New lens for the Canon Digital Rebel XT

[Morden2004]

Just received my {nearly} new lens that I bought on eBay recently. It is a Canon EF USM 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom/macro. That translates to about 40-165mm in 35mm cameras.

Last evening I went out for a usual Bay of Fundy sunset shot. Back out this morning trying different scenics (no macro stuff yet) with it.

Here are some results. I like the lens very much - although it is much heavier than the 18-55mm EF-S zoom that came with the camera. This lens has good contrast and is sharp as all focal lengths.

Paul

[Photobitstream]

Nice little lens. I had one for a few years, but it wore out prematurely. Keep in mind I'm a professional photographer, and use my equipment daily. As for weight, bah! The 28-105 is a lightweight. You should try my 80-200/2.8L if you want to know what a heavy lens feels like. :yes:

But it all comes down to the photographer anyway. If you know how to use it the 28-105 will serve you well for years. It is a definite sleeper in Canon's line. Enjoy.

[uofmtiger]

Congrats on the new lens. I have been buying primes and I probably should look into getting something flexible like this lens for every day stuff so I am not changing out lenses all the time. Nice shots

[Morden2004]

I was heading over the mountian this morning about 8:00AM into the Annapolis Valley and the valley was filled with fog. As I was descending down the highway into the valley I was heading east into the morning sun. The fog was just beginning to lift out of the valley floor and in these pictures you can get an idea of how spectacular a view it was. Because I was stopped on the shoulder of a narrow twisting road I didn't have time to investigate the use of white balance which I think could have made these shots even more dramatic.

Anyway, enjoy. There are 6 shots total:

Paul


Image #1:
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture value: f7
ISO: 100
Focal lenght: 105mm

Image #2:
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture value: f7
ISO: 100
Focal lenght: 105mm

Image #3:
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture value: f8
ISO: 100
Focal lenght: 53mm

Image #4:
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture value: f8
ISO: 100
Focal lenght: 105mm

Image #5:
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture value: f7
ISO: 100
Focal lenght: 55mm

Image #6:
Shutter speed: 1/250 sec
Aperture value: f7
ISO: 100
Focal lenght: 85mm

[Morden2004]

Here they are:

[ProAc_Fan]

Paul were those pics taken with autoexposure or manually? Do you routinely shoot in RAW mode or JPEG?

Mike

[Morden2004]

Paul were those pics taken with autoexposure or manually? Do you routinely shoot in RAW mode or JPEG?

Mike

The exposures were automatic using evaluative metering mode. I was considering setting a +/- 1 stop bracketing but I was standing on the road and my car was only part way off the road so I was a bit nervous. Wish I'd had more time to play with the settings.

I shoot in JPG 'large-fine' mode only.

I think with exposure bracketing and using RAW I could have had something better to work with.

Next time.

Paul

[ProAc_Fan]

Paul try setting the exposure by focusing on the sky and then reframing the image using those settings. It makes for a much more accurate exposure. If you'd like a more creative exposure and more depth of field try F/11 or higher using the aperature priority mode.

Hey if you'd like a great book on exposure find Understanding Exposure ( revised edition) by Bryan Peterson. It is considered the Bible by photogs on how to get the proper exposure for creative photography. They have it at Chapters.ca but I got mine for considerably less from a very good Ebay seller from the US.MovieMars.com (http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Movie-Mars/Items/0817463003?)

Mike

[Morden2004]

Paul try setting the exposure by focusing on the sky and then reframing the image using those settings. It makes for a much more accurate exposure. If you'd like a more creative exposure and more depth of field try F/11 or higher using the aperature priority mode.

Hey if you'd like a great book on exposure find Understanding Exposure ( revised edition) by Bryan Peterson. It is considered the Bible by photogs on how to get the proper exposure for creative photography. They have it at Chapters.ca but I got mine for considerably less from a very good Ebay seller from the US.MovieMars.com (http://stores.channeladvisor.com/Movie-Mars/Items/0817463003?)

Mike

Thanks, Mike. I had a chance to grab a few "moody" shots on the way home from golfing last evening and I did as suggested. I changed the metering to 'center weighted' to reduce the effects of large areas of brighter light, and set auto-bracketing ON at +/- 1 stop. In the first two shots I metered the sky then shot 3 auto-bracketing pictures. The best shots were 1 stop under. In picture #3 there was very little sky so no compensation was necessary.

Here are three of the results (photo # 2 is reversed for compositional effect).

#1 and #2 are a farm field looking into the 6:30 PM sun which was blocked by fog rolling in from over the North Mountain. Picture #3 (I'll call 'Heading Home') is the highway heading into the mountain on the way home.

Paul



Image #1:
Shutter speed: 1/250
Aperture value: f6.3
Meter mode: Center weighted
Exposure comp: -1
ISO: 100
Focal length: 105mm

Image #2:
Shutter speed: 1/250
Aperture value: f7.1
Meter mode: Center weighted
Exposure comp: -1
ISO: 100
Focal length: 102.5mm

Image #3:
Shutter speed: 1/160
Aperture value: f5.0
Meter mode: Center weighted
Exposure comp: 0
ISO: 100
Focal length: 105mm