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[Brian]

 

I too have a Canon 7. But currently using the lens on my Z5.

[Dogbytes]

 

I too have a Canon 7. But currently using the lens on my Z5.

 

Nice lens. Actually it’s a nice camera too!

I really shouldn’t have but it was only £109. That’s £109 brand new. Brand new and delivered to my door, in fact! There are people asking more than that for used ones.

 

It’s a 24mm, so that’s a 38mm in full frame terms. A slightly wide standard. And it’s tiny, you can hardly notice it on the camera. I’ll give it a try tomorrow morning. 
 

 

 

[La Bikina]

I have a fun idea, John

 

In September, we have the challenge of ultra-wide angle as well.

Can you use your 24mm with your 7D canon vs my 35mm and my Nikon D3, and we kill two birds of one shot?

 

 

Dogbytes In theory, your canon 7D win the D3 in score, not joke

 

https://pxlmag.com/d...-7D-vs-Nikon-D3

 

If you want, we can compare both cameras and do the September challenge at the same time

Canon 24mm f/2.8 STM EF-s Pancake

 

Canon 24mm f/2.8 STM Review

 

VS

 

Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-s manual focus
Nikon 35mm f/2 AI-s Review

[Dogbytes]

I have a fun idea, John

 

In September, we have the challenge of ultra-wide angle as well.

Can you use your 24mm with your 7D canon vs my 35mm and my Nikon D3, and we kill two birds of one shot?

 

 

Dogbytes In theory, your canon 7D win the D3 in score, not joke

 

https://pxlmag.com/d...-7D-vs-Nikon-D3

 

If you want, we can compare both cameras and do the September challenge at the same time

Canon 24mm f/2.8 STM EF-s Pancake

 

Canon 24mm f/2.8 STM Review

 

 

VS

 

Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-s manual focus
Nikon 35mm f/2 AI-s Review

 

Let’s do it! Game on. 

[La Bikina]

Let's the games begin!!!!

[Merco_61]

I can do some days with the D700 and Nikkor -O 35/2.

[La Bikina]

I can do some days with the D700 and Nikkor -O 35/2.

 

So we will be 2 against 1 and we can flank him

 

Dedicated song for the duel versus dogbytes

Earworm of the Day - Page 2 - Coffee Chat - NikonForums.com

 

Nikon D700 vs Canon 7D

 

Nikon D700 vs Canon 7D Detailed Comparison

[La Bikina]

We started

A wide, wide open exercise for September. - Mini-Challenges, Member Contests, and Games - NikonForums.com

[Dogbytes]

We’re running a course, at work, all this week, so I’m going to be busy but I’ll. do what I can.

[Dogbytes]

Third and final lens for the Canon. It’s a very tidy, second hand, Canon EF 200mm f2.8 L ii 

 

As the 7D is a crop sensor body, this lens will give me the full-frame equivalent of 320mm with a depth of field roughly equivalent to f4.5 although with near enough f2.8 light gathering ability. I used to have a 300/4 full frame lens and I liked the focal length and f4 at 300mm still gives quite spectacular subject isolation at moderate distances.

 

I’ve got the lens for dog photography really although a bit of wildlife will inevitably creep in too.

It’s a lot more compact than a 70-200/2.8 zoom, I’m pleased to say!

 

If I’m honest, I’d rather have had a 135 f2 which would have given me the equivalent of 216mm and f3.2 but they’re still a good £150 more than I paid for this one.

Hopefully give it a try out tomorrow morning. 
 

 

 

[Dogbytes]

Gave the 200/2.8 a try this morning. Unfortunately it was quite cloudy so the ISO speed was quite high especially towards the start of our walk. The 7D only goes up to ISO6400 but I was surprised that the files are still perfectly usable. The 200/2.8 seems quite prone to CA if you provoke it but okay in normal use. Not bad when you consider the design goes back to the 1990’s, I believe. Fast, accurate and very quiet focusing. Backgrounds dissolve to nothingness. All as a good Canon L-series lens should be. 
 

Dandelion

 

 

Crop of the above

 

 

Red leaf

 

 

Abandoned orchard

 

 

Some other thing!

 

[Merco_61]

I am part way over to the dark side, as you might have seen in the wide, wide open exercise. I am impressed with the Viltrox adapter that even gives autofocus with EF-mount lenses on my Z bodies. The 20/2.8 that is the only Canon lens in EF mount I still have is quirky, but the results are nice when I nail my pre-visualization.

[Dogbytes]

I am part way over to the dark side, as you might have seen in the wide, wide open exercise. I am impressed with the Viltrox adapter that even gives autofocus with EF-mount lenses on my Z bodies. The 20/2.8 that is the only Canon lens in EF mount I still have is quirky, but the results are nice when I nail my pre-visualization.

I must admit to being very impressed by the Canon lenses. 

[La Bikina]

John .... Your dark side causes me to buy more Nikon cameras, now Nikon D3s

[La Bikina]

I created a post too about it.

 

D3s second hand - Nikon FX DSLRs - NikonForums.com

[Tomwlkjr]

I don't use photos either, which sometimes causes iPadOS to throw a fit. In fact some apps, particularly Apple stuff, just won't default to anything but Photos when you want to add a picture file to something. I made a folder, creatively called "pictures," which houses all my pics. I then get around Apple's nannying (apparently NOT a real word) by using the option to add a file. Apparently, they haven't found a way to fix that so it doesn't screen out photos.... yet. Photoshop and Lightroom don't seem to mind where the photo comes from.

 

I can't imagine what's going on between Apple and Canon to make you open a RAW file in Photos first.

 

My phone is a first generation iPhone SE. Lousy camera, no longer supported, but somehow... still works. I did have to replace the battery a year or two ago. Apple Store did it for about $50US. Came out looking like a new phone. I almost bought an SE 3 but didn't and it's probably past time to upgrade. My phone is still getting security updates but nothing else. Unfortunately, I HATE those huge phones they're selling now.

 

I can recommend the Ninth Generation iPad. It's a pretty nice machine. They're selling relatively cheaply now that the Tenth Generation is out. Just be sure to get the 256GB model. I run Photoshop and Lightroom on it as well as the full Affinity suite and some other graphic apps. But I try not to run too much stuff at the same time. I guess I'm still a single tasking guy living in a multifinder ... uh, multitasking world.

 

--Ron

I, upgraded my iphone 8 to SE and gave the8 to my great granddaughter, lost the SE and updated to iphone 13, have had some charging problems with it, great granddaughter still using the 8

John .... Your dark side causes me to buy more Nikon cameras, now Nikon D3s

My last Canon was a Ftb QL1 Great for low light but ! refered my Nikkormats FT2 and EL which I still have

[Ron]

I, upgraded my iphone 8 to SE and gave the8 to my great granddaughter, lost the SE and updated to iphone 13, have had some charging problems with it, great granddaughter still using the 8

I very nearly bought an iPhone 13 mini because I like small (unobtrusive) phones. Now, they're not so easy to find new, and I really don't want to buy someone's hand me down. Lord knows where that phone's been! As an aside, seems the newer iPhone's are having more than their share of problems. But I'll probably have to upgrade soon.

 

I really can't complain about the SE though. It's served me well for years. Reminds me of some of my old Macintosh's. They would last so long that you had to conjure up reasons to upgrade. .

 

--Ron

[Tomwlkjr]

I very nearly bought an iPhone 13 mini because I like small (unobtrusive) phones. Now, they're not so easy to find new, and I really don't want to buy someone's hand me down. Lord knows where that phone's been! As an aside, seems the newer iPhone's are having more than their share of problems. But I'll probably have to upgrade soon.

 

I really can't complain about the SE though. It's served me well for years. Reminds me of some of my old Macintosh's. They would last so long that you had to conjure up reasons to upgrade. .

 

--Ron I had a SE, lost it in the park with grandkids, replaced it with the 13, not really a fan, flashlight very easy to turn on by accident, difficult to turn off, fingerprint id unavailable, all controls are side button. Does have a nice camera and charges fast