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ebiggs1 · 05-29-2025

Obliviously a family dispute where she is telling him what he did wrong and then the oh well never mind.

ebiggs1 · 05-13-2025

I got this from CPS yesterday. Info for the ones of us that have this lens. "Your EF 70-200 2.8L IS II USM will no longer be eligible for service after 6/30/2025. In appreciation of your continued loyalty, our expert sales team is standing by to help...

ebiggs1 · 11-01-2024

As a general rule, I advise most folks to not try camera/lens repair themselves. However, if you are in the business you have occasion to make quickie repairs to keep the wheel rolling along so I have done some in my career.Anyway one that most could...

ebiggs1 · 10-16-2024

Lots of folks are asking me how to photograph the comet. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is in its glory for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Look southwest and find Venus. Then look a bit to the right and up from Venus. Venus is the brightest star in...

ebiggs1 · 10-28-2021

There has been a lot of interest in using old film camera lenses on new DSLR or mirrorless cameras. Although this isn't a comparison of that it is an old vs new example. Neither is right or wrong just the way it is. I won't say which is which so the ...

ebiggs1 · 01-21-2026

"...should i just experiment with kit lens ..." Baby steps. I will guarantee if you rush out and buy a lens or any new gear without a plan or knowledge you will buy the wrong thing. First thing there is no such lens made that does "everything". Your ...

ebiggs1 · 01-21-2026

"... with a 1.6x crop factor it would result in an equivalent field of view of a 160-640mm lens which would offer pretty good reach for wildlife or sports." It always has been and will probably always will be the hot topic debate, which is better. Th...

ebiggs1 · 01-20-2026

"... learning wildlife u but needed a lens with a longer reach." Of course depending on what the word "wildlife" means and what camera model you are using but 400mm is not a lot of telephoto. You will be at that long end way more than the 100mm end....

ebiggs1 · 01-20-2026

"There's no silica gel packs to mess with or anything you have to watch or remember to change." Most people forget silica gel 'wears' out or fills up if you will. It is not a toss it in and forget it. Also they have no idea how much or how big a pack...

ebiggs1 · 01-19-2026

Is there a good reason to make a dedicated ‘C’ prime lens? I think not. I don’t know what the OP considers a fast lens but the fact remains fast optics are generally large and thus heavy.

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