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i got few photos in next issue of pasmag... not even sure does people know about it, i hope that counts too

Congratulations, Carlton. I happen to have a copy of Photolife ~ Image C, (Page 30 / 31 - Sept Issue)
But, you didn't go around bragging/praising yourself and your skills. That makes your work more impressive.

As mention earlier, you don't need to praise yourself and successful people don't praise themselves or show off to others how good they *think* they are.

Only in Utopia, in the real world you meet plenty of self promoters like Donald Trump. Also not much to do with the topic.

I disagree. self-promotion only draws attention to it.

If you take the most spectacular pictures in the world, and no one knows about it, then it is effectively useless to the rest of the world. Let the rest of the world judge whether he is a fool or not. Just because a person is self-promoting, does not mean that the person is not successful.

While it is nice that sometimes there are those that promote for you. Most of the time, there is not, and self-promotion only draws attention to yourself. It is not a bad thing in and of itself.

Finding a treasure or a hidden gem (such as finding amazing photos from an unknown artist) is to feed the ego of the finder.

It's like those elitist music snobs that 'discovered' so-and-so before they became all 'popular'. I say to hell with them. By all means, self-promote.

Just remember to have something to back it up with.



And I'm thinking of selling my 17-40L for a 24-105L. Hmm...

I think self-promoting and bragging/boasting are two different thing. Just my two cents worth...

Sorry, in the real world outside Utopia and the world of TV, The Donald is not even really that successful. He can't even compare with...many other non-self promoters like, The Oracle of Omaha. His company, Berkshire Hathaway's website (http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/) doesn't even look fancy. Just straight forward, no BS info for his investors. If you want to learn about investing, feel free to browse his "Shareholder letters" - http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/letters.html
As of yesterday's NYSE closing, BRK.A is worth $98,400.00 per one share.
http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/brka.html
And, BRK.B is worth $3,240.00 per one share.
http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/brkb.html

And here's many others who's keeping a low non-bragging profile:
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/bil ... _Rank.html



Well said!

While I agree with most of what was said in this thread, um, well, back to the original topic.

I also have a 24-105 and I'm wondering if it's user error on my part? I don't particularly find my photos to be "tact sharp" and sometimes it's really difficult to get it to get focus confirmation. I know Canon's not that great for focusing in kind of dark situations, but I often find myself turning off autofocus to do manual focus.

I'm quite happy with the sharpness with my copy. It's actually one of the sharpest zooms I've used.

It may also depend on what camera it's used on. I find that all pictures taken with the 5D are sharper than my other cameras, possibly due to the weak AA filter.

Mine are taken with the 5D MKII.

Trump is in the top .1 percent higher if you believe his own self promotion/bragging and I repeat what has this all got to do with the topic or photography in general? It seems to me you are just getting off by attacking a member of TPMG with sarcasm.

I find mine to be quite sharp with my 40D and don't have any focus issues unless in very low light. Maybe you have a bad copy???

Interesting observation. Do you also get off by defending a member of TPMG who's known for his sarcastic and harsh remarks? He's an adult, he can defend himself. Very easy, you want to brag and show off, I'll want to see your published work. It's a very simple thing to ask.

If he wants to continue bragging about his skills and creativity, he should have something to back that up.

Don't be sarcastic if you can't take sarcasm.

Anyway, I do apologize to the original thread starter, francishmt for stepping on the soap box too long.

Back to the original discussion, 24-105 is my fav walkaround / travel lens. It's on my camera body almost all the time. It's a great lens.

When I got my 5D classic, I was debating between 24-70 or 24-105. I decided my shaky hands needs the IS and the 105 reach helps as a travel walkaround lens. I also check my previous shots and not many were shot @ f2.8

Nice Pictures!

Beautiful shots, Dez. Now I'm debating if I should go for the wide angle or this lens for my next purchase

Thank you, Yu-Lin Chan and Sue.

Sue, if you're using a full frame camera......24mm is wider than the 17mm on the crop body. However, if you want to match the EF-S 10-22, you'll need the 16-35 or 17-40.

As I don't really shoot indoor and don't need the f2.8, I bring my 17-40 in case I need to take wider angle landscapes.

Hope that helps.

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Yes get off your soap box, if you insist on asking me more questions about my motives please take it off line or start another thread I will be more then happy to question your logic.

To answer your question above. It's not about defending his actions it's about your actions being of a personal attack and completely off topic. If you haven't already read the Terms Of Use for this board you might want to read them.

Alright you guys. Sarcasm in posts are the worst things to try and interpret, so let's just leave it at that and move on.

So...

how about that 24-105L lens?

It can't hold a candle to my 18-55. No sarcasm.

You know what matters the most about being published? Absolutely nothing..

If you base artistic credit and ability solely on the publishing of yours or someone elses work then your view of photography and art is unfortunate. As much great work is published as is horrible work. This happens day in and day out without any foreseeable change on the event horizon. It can not and must not be taken as the end all be all of justifications for credibility.

Gear means nothing, talent means nothing. Each on their own, they are merely a tool. The endless possibilities of combination is where the possibilities lie. Your ability to leverage and put those to use and create what your vision is is what makes you a creative artist.

On topic, the 24-105 is a fantastic lens and contrary to what many believe it is in fact L quality and its versatility is neither matched or exceeded by it's competitors. IMHO. I had this lens for a period (and published two advertising campaigns and a double page magazine spread for those who need to know to make their credibility justifications) and at times do miss it. This lens offers great optics with a large focal range for most circumstances.

The only reason I gave it up was to get the extra precision of focusing with a 2.8 because the majority of my work is done with sports and indoors where f2.8 and additionally sensitive focus points matter.

How do I check? Do I have to go to Canon?

Perhaps you can do a focus check by shooting some focus targets at an angle. If they are not perfect, you could use focus micro adjustment on your 5D II. The only problem is that it's a zoom and you have to decide what focal length you use most and adjust the focus for that focal length.

Try this:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/arti ... tment.html

There are lots of focus charts you can print off to test your lens.

Or just borrow someone else's copy and see if it's any better

Wow, thanks!!

if you want to make a focus chart, here is an simple chart.

layout file
http://cid-df1c9611da891b31.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Public/Focus%20Chart.pdf

procedure in pictures is here.
http://forum.canonfans.biz/viewthread.php?tid=8020

you need
1. cutter
2. triangle ruler
3. instant glue
4. bristol paper
5. spray adhesive
6. A4 print out

Wesyu thank you very much for your last post!

Yes, there is such a magazine!


I was asked recently to provide photographs for next issue of **Humber Happenings**

Is there a certain $$ amount, I should ask for? I have no idea!

I never got paid for any of my photos before!

Is there a different fee for cover and inside photos?