Canon 17-55

[rhema83]

Hi Bro,

Thanks alot!! So either way will do a 100% crop but i felt the latter is kinda more accurate cos it's crop out from a 100% view while the former is like it will differ from the size of the area being crop out right or am i wrong?

Huh? I only described one way of doing it, using DPP. And there is only one way (in principle) to do it.

In case I am not clear:
The size of a 550D/600D/60D/7D RAW file is 5184*3456 (17,915,904 pixels total). This is way too big to fit on any monitor screen, since most 24-inch monitors have 1920*1080 resolution. Therefore you select a small part of the image and save it as a new picture (i.e. the "100% crop"). If a tree was 500 pixels tall in your oroginal RAW, it will still be 500 pixels tall in your 100% crop.

Put it in an analogy. How big the tree looks depends on how far you stand away from it (i.e. the zoom on your monitor screen). But the only important thing is the tree itself (i.e. the picture file). As long as you don't magically shrink it (i.e. resize), people will be able to see the same tree standing however far or near they want.

 

[Errz]

Bought the 17-55 today. sharp!

 

[NewbietoPro]

Bought the 17-55 today. sharp!

Yeah!
Enjoy it!!
Remember to get a hood + filter cos it tends to flare

 

[Errz]

Yeah!
Enjoy it!!
Remember to get a hood + filter cos it tends to flare

filter have liao. hood think will get 3rd party one

 

[rvf79]

filter have liao. hood think will get 3rd party one

bro
u interested in 3rd party?
i have one... havent opened... bought it before i got the lens and the lens i bought come with hood... zzzzzzzzz

 

[NewbietoPro]

bro
u interested in 3rd party?
i have one... havent opened... bought it before i got the lens and the lens i bought come with hood... zzzzzzzzz

LOL... Errz, do consider cos it is gonna be helpful

 

[rvf79]

LOL... Errz, do consider cos it is gonna be helpful

yeah very useful. i never put my lens cap when i put into my camera bag... :X
cos the hood still protect my lens and i never invert the hood

 

[rvf79]

Woah, it cost a hefty 3.3k brand new or 2.5k for used copy.

if u get F4 IS, then next time u will gana the BBB virus again to upgrade to F2.8... so take the pain n get 2.8 lo... hehe
every mth put aside 400 to 500 lo...
i had thought of the weight liao... need to go gym n pump more... lol
should be getting it ard may period.
mean time, if i need then rent 1st lo...

 

[NewbietoPro]

if u get F4 IS, then next time u will gana the BBB virus again to upgrade to F2.8... so take the pain n get 2.8 lo... hehe
every mth put aside 400 to 500 lo...
i had thought of the weight liao... need to go gym n pump more... lol
should be getting it ard may period.
mean time, if i need then rent 1st lo...

LOL.. i seriously doubt it. Cos weight is really a bother to me.. For travel, i will like to use 7D with the sigma 17-50 + Tokina 11-16 + 70-200f4L IS only.
When i am more pro, i will consider an used 5DM2 + 21mm Carl Zeiss, Canon 50mm f1.4, Canon 35L +70-200F4L IS.
That should be it ba.
I planned it in a way that the weight is acceptable as i will be carrying my tripod along too

 

[rvf79]

LOL.. i seriously doubt it. Cos weight is really a bother to me.. For travel, i will like to use 7D with the sigma 17-50 + Tokina 11-16 + 70-200f4L IS only.
When i am more pro, i will consider an used 5DM2 + 21mm Carl Zeiss, Canon 50mm f1.4, Canon 35L +70-200F4L IS.
That should be it ba.
I planned it in a way that the weight is acceptable as i will be carrying my tripod along too

hehe
i yet to try out F2.8. went over to the showroom, they do not have F2.8...
tried the F4IS. was really in love with it. the weight is just nice. ard the same weight as 17-55.
but in low light, u need the wide open.
when u want to have better bokeh, F2.8 will give a better 1
when u want a better anti flare lens, F2.8 mkII deals it better...

too many pro against 1 con, which is the weight... :X
the price diff is ard 1k right?

 

[NewbietoPro]

1.5k lol. For bokeh, I will prefer 85f1.8 or 50f1.4. For night or low light, I usually use tripod. If I need to hold that 2.8L mark II for long, I am sure that with IS, it is not gonna help much too lol

 

[rvf79]

1.5k lol. For bokeh, I will prefer 85f1.8 or 50f1.4. For night or low light, I usually use tripod. If I need to hold that 2.8L mark II for long, I am sure that with IS, it is not gonna help much too lol

Pump the gym.

 

[Kongfu]

Huh? I only described one way of doing it, using DPP. And there is only one way (in principle) to do it.

In case I am not clear:
The size of a 550D/600D/60D/7D RAW file is 5184*3456 (17,915,904 pixels total). This is way too big to fit on any monitor screen, since most 24-inch monitors have 1920*1080 resolution. Therefore you select a small part of the image and save it as a new picture (i.e. the "100% crop"). If a tree was 500 pixels tall in your oroginal RAW, it will still be 500 pixels tall in your 100% crop.

Put it in an analogy. How big the tree looks depends on how far you stand away from it (i.e. the zoom on your monitor screen). But the only important thing is the tree itself (i.e. the picture file). As long as you don't magically shrink it (i.e. resize), people will be able to see the same tree standing however far or near they want.

oic i think i miss understood you earlier...will go back and try tonite thanks!

 

[Kongfu]

filter have liao. hood think will get 3rd party one

Hi Bro,

I dun mean to dissuade you from buying 3rd party hood but just to share an experience. Got myself a 3rd party hood at $18 and just to find out the hood doesn't hatch to the lens(i dunno why and it's a correct model). Have since got myself an original at $38 which imo is better build than the 3rd party. Hence if u really want to go for 3rd party, i suggest you bring your lens along to try if it fit.

bro
u interested in 3rd party?
i have one... havent opened... bought it before i got the lens and the lens i bought come with hood... zzzzzzzzz

Hi Bro,

sorry ha am not trying to dissuade Bro Errz from buying your hood just that he nids to know there're mfg defects...

 

[rvf79]

Hi Bro,

I dun mean to dissuade you from buying 3rd party hood but just to share an experience. Got myself a 3rd party hood at $18 and just to find out the hood doesn't hatch to the lens(i dunno why and it's a correct model). Have since got myself an original at $38 which imo is better build than the 3rd party. Hence if u really want to go for 3rd party, i suggest you bring your lens along to try if it fit.

Hi Bro,

sorry ha am not trying to dissuade Bro Errz from buying your hood just that he nids to know there're mfg defects...

No pro bro. He want also can try before buy. I think will sell off at 15.

 

[Kongfu]

No pro bro. He want also can try before buy. I think will sell off at 15.

Yea

 

[Errz]

Ah..thanks for the info. will get original then $38 is ok. i thought it will cost like $50 over. LOL

Hi Bro,

I dun mean to dissuade you from buying 3rd party hood but just to share an experience. Got myself a 3rd party hood at $18 and just to find out the hood doesn't hatch to the lens(i dunno why and it's a correct model). Have since got myself an original at $38 which imo is better build than the 3rd party. Hence if u really want to go for 3rd party, i suggest you bring your lens along to try if it fit.



Hi Bro,

sorry ha am not trying to dissuade Bro Errz from buying your hood just that he nids to know there're mfg defects...

 

[DigitalCamera]

Huh? How can turning the rubber damage the AF motor??? We are not talking about turning the focusing ring here. What I'm saying is I can still turn the rubber even after infinity so eventually its the rubber that is turning not the focusing ring itself. This has got nothing to do with FT manual focusing le lol....

Sorry, what I meant was that the rubber being able to still be turned even beyond infinity is normal, just that I won't purposely turn it just to be safe lol.

 

[DigitalCamera]

Huh? I only described one way of doing it, using DPP. And there is only one way (in principle) to do it.

In case I am not clear:
The size of a 550D/600D/60D/7D RAW file is 5184*3456 (17,915,904 pixels total). This is way too big to fit on any monitor screen, since most 24-inch monitors have 1920*1080 resolution. Therefore you select a small part of the image and save it as a new picture (i.e. the "100% crop"). If a tree was 500 pixels tall in your oroginal RAW, it will still be 500 pixels tall in your 100% crop.

Put it in an analogy. How big the tree looks depends on how far you stand away from it (i.e. the zoom on your monitor screen). But the only important thing is the tree itself (i.e. the picture file). As long as you don't magically shrink it (i.e. resize), people will be able to see the same tree standing however far or near they want.

Um, just wondering, is there any other way of getting a 100% crop besides using DPP?

filter have liao. hood think will get 3rd party one

You can also check out the hood from dealextreme, just that it will take a loooong time (around 3 weeks) for it to arrive. So I ordered the hood for my 15-85 about a month before I got my lens lol.

Lens Hood for Canon (EW-83J) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

 

[Kongfu]

Sorry, what I meant was that the rubber being able to still be turned even beyond infinity is normal, just that I won't purposely turn it just to be safe lol.

lol...thx bro..yea i accidentally found out when using mf for fireworks...i oso note that if u apply a little pressure when turning it then it wont slip past infinity..cheers