Testing 5D...

and what better subjects to test on than huirong and portia? =)

Huirong:



Potia:



u know where to find the rest...

Was using a few lenses.. 70-200/2.8L (no IS), 35/1.4L, 85/1.2L, 24-105L and my fav of the lot was the 35/1.4

ok i seldom equipment wank but this i gotta say, TOTALLY backlighted and wide open, the 35/1.4 controlled flare so well, and the most amazing part is... totally no CA...

85/1.2 is too damn heavy and i can never get a good focus at f1.2. of course i dun have to use it at f1.2 lar, was just testing. altho alot of wedding photgs that have that lens, use it at f1.2.... i was like HOW???? my skill lousy.. teach me leh. WILLIAM CHUA!!! oh ya that reminds me, i want the shot u took of me at TCC.. yeap.. at f1.2!!!

24-105 won't be a lens of my choice, becos it's at f4. i guess being a nikon user.. we don't have f4 lenses, so all 2.8 or faster. also, at 24 the barrel distortion is too much for me, i wouldn't sacrifice that just for a longer range zoom. i wonder how the 24-70 fares at the 24 end...

then the body.. 5D, yeah.. nice piece of work, image quality wise. body wise, average, controls are ok, anything is better than the 1D series where it's like trying to mutilate a rubix cube.. i still like how nikons feel in my hands.. but then i suspect that's totally something you get accustomed to...

i was blown away.... damn.. DAMN. nikon.. wat are you doing??????????????????? and can you do it soon?!!!

don't be surprised if i turn up to a wedding wielding both systems.. madness economically, but totally making the best of both camps. like, i can't give up nikon's flash system. even a 5yo can shoot with a nikon flash and expose correctly ALL THE TIME. =P

many thanx to james for loaning me the 5D and 24-105, and william for the rest. and REAL friends do not poison each other, both of them have advised me to think carefully before making any decisions.

ok equipment wank off. got a wedding to shoot in a couple of hours. (with nikon!)