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70 - 200 L USM question
I just invested in this lens - Just viewed the first results - WOW! It
IS sharp and what lovely colours.... What a fantastic lump of glass!!!! I did invest in the massively expensive tripod collar - & Glad I was too... On way home, I have to go over a big (for England) hill. It was just gone dusk. The mist was rising around a village in the valley. 30seconds at F/25 using one of those miniature pocket tripods Without the tripod ring, the camera would have been too nose heavy to be usable & I will have lost the shots....As it was, I am extremely pleased with them... The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? |
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Donald, I don't have the answer, but more of a request. Can you put one of
the pics somewhere? I would like to see it. Thanks! "Donald Gray" wrote in message ... I just invested in this lens - Just viewed the first results - WOW! It IS sharp and what lovely colours.... What a fantastic lump of glass!!!! I did invest in the massively expensive tripod collar - & Glad I was too... On way home, I have to go over a big (for England) hill. It was just gone dusk. The mist was rising around a village in the valley. 30seconds at F/25 using one of those miniature pocket tripods Without the tripod ring, the camera would have been too nose heavy to be usable & I will have lost the shots....As it was, I am extremely pleased with them... The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? |
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The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? I have the 70-200 2.8 is usm with that button and, as stated in the manual, fasting focuing is exactly what it's for. |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:05:26 GMT, "Robbie"
wrote: Donald, I don't have the answer, but more of a request. Can you put one of the pics somewhere? I would like to see it. Thanks! Hi Robbie I have been rendering them for the web - Reducing to 800 pix etc I have run outa time & must get to bed... Tomorrow I have a funeral to goto & may not have time to put em up then... I will be putting the first few shots up on my website - I only have the images from my last camera there at the mo. (Nikon 5700) I will post again in this thread when I have done so... In the meanwhile see: www.websilk.co.uk/digital Regard Donald |
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On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:14:28 GMT, Alan wrote:
The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? I have the 70-200 2.8 is usm with that button and, as stated in the manual, fasting focuing is exactly what it's for. Hi Alan Obviously with teh 'posh' version you get a manual - with my version, all I got was a sheet that covered 7 lenses including the 70 - 210 but not the 70-200! The sheet does not cover the focussing limiter switch. Is there any harm in leaving it permanantly on the 1.2 metre position? |
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Donald Gray wrote:
On Tue, 29 Nov 2005 22:14:28 GMT, Alan wrote: The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? I have the 70-200 2.8 is usm with that button and, as stated in the manual, fasting focuing is exactly what it's for. Hi Alan Obviously with teh 'posh' version you get a manual - with my version, all I got was a sheet that covered 7 lenses including the 70 - 210 but not the 70-200! The sheet does not cover the focussing limiter switch. Is there any harm in leaving it permanantly on the 1.2 metre position? Hi Donald, no, there is no harm in leaving it at the 1.2m-infiniy setting,it's just that when you're shooting consistantly within the further range you can pick up a bit of speed beacuse the camera doesn't look for stuff close in. |
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Donald Gray wrote:
I just invested in this lens - Just viewed the first results - WOW! It IS sharp and what lovely colours.... What a fantastic lump of glass!!!! I did invest in the massively expensive tripod collar - & Glad I was too... On way home, I have to go over a big (for England) hill. It was just gone dusk. The mist was rising around a village in the valley. 30seconds at F/25 using one of those miniature pocket tripods Without the tripod ring, the camera would have been too nose heavy to be usable & I will have lost the shots....As it was, I am extremely pleased with them... The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? Surely it is meant to be used to reduce auto focusing time. Grinning |
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It is also useful if you are shooting say birds from brushes and there are
little bits of "stuff" blowing about within 1.2 meters or whatever, if set to the 3 meter mark it then will not bother focussing on these closer things hence loosing focus on the main subject. regards Don from Down Under "nick c" wrote in message ... Donald Gray wrote: I just invested in this lens - Just viewed the first results - WOW! It IS sharp and what lovely colours.... What a fantastic lump of glass!!!! I did invest in the massively expensive tripod collar - & Glad I was too... On way home, I have to go over a big (for England) hill. It was just gone dusk. The mist was rising around a village in the valley. 30seconds at F/25 using one of those miniature pocket tripods Without the tripod ring, the camera would have been too nose heavy to be usable & I will have lost the shots....As it was, I am extremely pleased with them... The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? Surely it is meant to be used to reduce auto focusing time. Grinning |
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"Donald Gray" wrote in message
... I just invested in this lens - Just viewed the first results - WOW! It IS sharp and what lovely colours.... What a fantastic lump of glass!!!! I did invest in the massively expensive tripod collar - & Glad I was too... On way home, I have to go over a big (for England) hill. It was just gone dusk. The mist was rising around a village in the valley. 30seconds at F/25 using one of those miniature pocket tripods Without the tripod ring, the camera would have been too nose heavy to be usable & I will have lost the shots....As it was, I am extremely pleased with them... The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? Actually, that's exactly what it is. It is termed a "focus limiter," and it keeps the lens from having to go its entire focus range when you refocus. It caught me out the other day, I forgot I'd switched it to the shorter range, and was getting in close to a couple for a tight head shot, and the lens wouldn't focus. Is yours an f4 or f2.8? Mine's an f2.8, and I love it. -- Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com |
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"Donald Gray" wrote in message ... I just invested in this lens - Just viewed the first results - WOW! It IS sharp and what lovely colours.... What a fantastic lump of glass!!!! The question: why does this lens have a switch 1.2 metres to infinity or 3 metres to infinity. Surely it is not in an effort to save focussing time? I believe that in fact that is the reason for that switch. It is there to help stop the lense from searching all the way through the focusing range. |
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