Updates...

Quite a few things to mention in this one.

First, the previous post about the Sigma telephoto lens can now be disregarded, as I returned the lens a couple of days after that post in exchange for a Canon 70-200 f/4L. I took the Sigma out to the airport, where I found that, while it took good images while focused, the focus drive was somewhat inaccurate, and much too slow for my needs. Its replacement (the Canon), has razor sharp and nearly instantaneous focusing (thanks to the USM focus drive), and the pictures it produces are the sharpest and most saturated I've seen from my camera, so I'll definitely be keeping it.
The trip to D.C. went well, and Amy and I got a fair crop of photos. Since term is starting to kick into high gear, though, I really haven't had the freedom to just go around taking pictures like I did during the summer, which is unfortunate.
Interestingly enough, though, I've started to become more and more interested in the technical minutae of photography (specifically, lens engineering), and also the prospect of shooting film with a cheap SLR body (one of the great things about already being invested in a 35mm system--old bodies are really cheap, but its really the glass and your skill that determine the pictures you take, and I'm already invested in good EF-mount glass). It may be, however, that I just want to shot candid stuff more, which is frankly a bit tough with my current setup, as the only lens I have of appropriate length to do that is just huge, so I can't really justify carrying it around with me (truthfully what I need is a Rebel G or 1000F with a 50/1.8, but digital--oh well).

posted by Fred Gay @ 20:59