First Pix with Canon 40D

My 40D body arrived last Monday (16th). The Sigma lens that I ordered
wasn't going to show up until Friday so I went to a local camera store
and purchased the Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens so I could play. Here are some
pictures I took the first couple of days. So far I'm very happy with the
camera but have a lot to learn. I was very pleased with the lens. It
performed very well for an inexpensive lens. On some shots it creates
some rather interesting bokeh but most of the time I thought it was
rather nice.

I've been away from photography for awhile and am feeling rather rusty
so would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions and
pointers that you might have for me.

Here is the link:
http://www.sfcn.org/rmd/40DFirstPix/40DFirstPix.html


Russell

"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
news:6ci7rsF3h1o4nU1@mid.individual.net...
> My 40D body arrived last Monday (16th). The Sigma lens that I ordered
> wasn't going to show up until Friday so I went to a local camera store and
> purchased the Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens so I could play. Here are some
> pictures I took the first couple of days. So far I'm very happy with the
> camera but have a lot to learn. I was very pleased with the lens. It
> performed very well for an inexpensive lens. On some shots it creates some
> rather interesting bokeh but most of the time I thought it was rather
> nice.
>
> I've been away from photography for awhile and am feeling rather rusty so
> would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions and pointers
> that you might have for me.
>
> Here is the link:
> http://www.sfcn.org/rmd/40DFirstPix/40DFirstPix.html

I like "Waiting for Wind" the best.

Enjoy your 40D as it is a superb camera.

On 2008-06-26 14:19:47 -0700, "Charles" <charlesschuler@comcast.net> said:

>
>
> "Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
> news:6ci7rsF3h1o4nU1@mid.individual.net...
>> My 40D body arrived last Monday (16th). The Sigma lens that I ordered
>> wasn't going to show up until Friday so I went to a local camera store and
>> purchased the Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens so I could play. Here are some
>> pictures I took the first couple of days. So far I'm very happy with the
>> camera but have a lot to learn. I was very pleased with the lens. It
>> performed very well for an inexpensive lens. On some shots it creates some
>> rather interesting bokeh but most of the time I thought it was rather
>> nice.
>>
>> I've been away from photography for awhile and am feeling rather rusty so
>> would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions and pointers
>> that you might have for me.
>>
>> Here is the link:
>> http://www.sfcn.org/rmd/40DFirstPix/40DFirstPix.html
>
> I like "Waiting for Wind" the best.
>
> Enjoy your 40D as it is a superb camera.

Agreed. BTW, that 50mm f1.8 is a superb bargain lens.
--

thepixelfreak

thepixelfreak wrote:

>>
>> Enjoy your 40D as it is a superb camera.
>
> Agreed. BTW, that 50mm f1.8 is a superb bargain lens.

Both true, but for photos like these, get the 100mm f/2.8 macro.
It is far better at closeups than that 50 mm lens, and
equally superb at telephoto shots.

Doug McDonald

"Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
news:6ci7rsF3h1o4nU1@mid.individual.net...
> My 40D body arrived last Monday (16th). The Sigma lens that I ordered
> wasn't going to show up until Friday so I went to a local camera store and
> purchased the Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens so I could play. Here are some
> pictures I took the first couple of days. So far I'm very happy with the
> camera but have a lot to learn. I was very pleased with the lens. It
> performed very well for an inexpensive lens. On some shots it creates some
> rather interesting bokeh but most of the time I thought it was rather
> nice.
>
> I've been away from photography for awhile and am feeling rather rusty so
> would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions and pointers
> that you might have for me.
>
> Here is the link:
> http://www.sfcn.org/rmd/40DFirstPix/40DFirstPix.html
>

Good job, Russell. You might find that lens a little slow to focus for
moving subjects but for what you are doing you made a good choice.

user@domain.invalid wrote:
> thepixelfreak wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Enjoy your 40D as it is a superb camera.
>>
>> Agreed. BTW, that 50mm f1.8 is a superb bargain lens.
>
> Both true, but for photos like these, get the 100mm f/2.8 macro.
> It is far better at closeups than that 50 mm lens, and
> equally superb at telephoto shots.
>

Thanks for the suggestion. Do you have any photos, macro and telephoto,
taken with that lens that you would mind sharing?

Russell

just bob wrote:
> "Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote in message
> news:6ci7rsF3h1o4nU1@mid.individual.net...
>> My 40D body arrived last Monday (16th). The Sigma lens that I ordered
>> wasn't going to show up until Friday so I went to a local camera store and
>> purchased the Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens so I could play. Here are some
>> pictures I took the first couple of days. So far I'm very happy with the
>> camera but have a lot to learn. I was very pleased with the lens. It
>> performed very well for an inexpensive lens. On some shots it creates some
>> rather interesting bokeh but most of the time I thought it was rather
>> nice.
>>
>> I've been away from photography for awhile and am feeling rather rusty so
>> would appreciate any constructive criticism and suggestions and pointers
>> that you might have for me.
>>
>> Here is the link:
>> http://www.sfcn.org/rmd/40DFirstPix/40DFirstPix.html
>>
>
> Good job, Russell. You might find that lens a little slow to focus for
> moving subjects but for what you are doing you made a good choice.
>
>

Thanks to all for your comments.

Russell

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:04:39 -0600, "Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote:

>user@domain.invalid wrote:
>> thepixelfreak wrote:
>>
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy your 40D as it is a superb camera.
>>>
>>> Agreed. BTW, that 50mm f1.8 is a superb bargain lens.
>>
>> Both true, but for photos like these, get the 100mm f/2.8 macro.
>> It is far better at closeups than that 50 mm lens, and
>> equally superb at telephoto shots.
>>
>
>Thanks for the suggestion. Do you have any photos, macro and telephoto,
>taken with that lens that you would mind sharing?

If you want to see examples of pics taken with certain equipment, go
to flickr...
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=100mm%20macro&w=all

Archibald

Archibald wrote:
> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:04:39 -0600, "Russell D." <rmd@sfcn.org> wrote:
>
>> user@domain.invalid wrote:
>>> thepixelfreak wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Enjoy your 40D as it is a superb camera.
>>>> Agreed. BTW, that 50mm f1.8 is a superb bargain lens.
>>> Both true, but for photos like these, get the 100mm f/2.8 macro.
>>> It is far better at closeups than that 50 mm lens, and
>>> equally superb at telephoto shots.
>>>
>> Thanks for the suggestion. Do you have any photos, macro and telephoto,
>> taken with that lens that you would mind sharing?
>
> If you want to see examples of pics taken with certain equipment, go
> to flickr...
> http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=100mm%20macro&w=all
>
> Archibald

Cool. Thanks for the link.

Russell