Originally posted by brecklundin what's not working? Which lens and what are ya shooting? A lot of folks have probs with "the brick" (if you grabbed the 24-70L) at first getting used to the DOF and a FF body.
The 24-105 is not a bad lens either...like any system you have to give it time to become accustom to it's 'quirks mode' which always seems to kick in when you want the shot the most. My 77mm was making me insane at first...now I have it dialed in pretty good.
But if you have any questions, rather than see ya be unhappy someone should be able to help w/o being too snarky...hehehehe...but you knoooow, it is gonna happen. Feel free to PM if you don't want to post it here.
If you bought the 5D MkII you did buy a great body and honestly the way FF handles high ISO you can really push the limits to keep shutter speed high enough to not need IS for most shots. But there are tons of factors...just as with any line-up...if you really are struggling put it in AV mode or even Tv and set ISO to auto to get a bit of help.
Well, when I was considering pentax lenses I never even thought of IS. Now its something I have to consider.
In order to get great glass to cover what I want to do I need about $4000.
I really want the 85mm 1.2 for portraits but its about $1800. I dont understand how prime lenses can be so expensive, given the raw materials required to make them are most likely far less $$ than that of a zoom lens..
For now I just bought the cheap 50mm f1.8, while I consider serious lenses..
I think ill end up getting the 70-200mm f/2.8L USM IS, that will set me back about $1600
Then im left with no wide angle.. I want the 16-35mm f2.8L ..another $1400
I suppose I should consider non L lenses but its hard to , you want to be able to get the most out of your FF camera, you know?