Got my first "L" :)

[pxl8]

Hi folks,

My 70-200 f4 L arrived this morning so naturally it's raining but I did manage this shot from the back door of a couple of blackbirds. The lens was a bargain @ £400 inc. delivery.

[Alan]

Great stuff Andy, good action shot. What model is the lens mate - canon, sigma etc?

[JM]

Originally Posted by Alan

Great stuff Andy, good action shot. What model is the lens mate - canon, sigma etc?

That'll be a canon Alan, and by the way welcome to the 'L' club Andy. Looking at that shot I am going to have to get myself one to go with my 300 f4 L!

[Gill Catton]

an awful lot of what you just wrote might as well be latvian to me!!! but the photograph is superb and the rain drops actually add to it I think.
You lot are right tempting me to get myself to a digital SLR photography course - just so I know what you're on about!!!!

[pxl8]

Sorry, guess I geeked it up a bit too much

Yes it's a Canon, the "L" range are the pro lenses and the 70-200 f4 is the cheapest of the bunch but a great little walkaround lens. If anyone is interested in getting Canon glass cheap drop me a PM and I'll give you the details of the guy I used. He sells on ebay but will deal direct to avoid the fees - I saved £40 off his ebay price that way and about £100 off UK prices.

Now if only it would stop raining

[MalcolmX]

Congrats L Glass Is The Best

[Gill Catton]

no please keep geeking, there's obviously plenty who do understand - and it makes me want to learn more - which is a good thing right?
See to me L is shorthand for Lapwing (well L. if you want to be precise). and 70-200 means you're rubbish at counting them and F4 well that's something to do with genetics and cross breeding....
It's a whole other world.....

[JM]

Originally Posted by Gill Catton

no please keep geeking, there's obviously plenty who do understand - and it makes me want to learn more - which is a good thing right?
See to me L is shorthand for Lapwing (well L. if you want to be precise). and 70-200 means you're rubbish at counting them and F4 well that's something to do with genetics and cross breeding....
It's a whole other world.....

As Andy has stated 'L' is canons pro range of 'glass' (lenses), the 70-200 bit is the focal range, 70mm-200mm is a zoom lens and if someone quoted just a single number then it means the lens is fixed at that range.
The f4 bit is the lenses minimum aperture (how much light it lets in) the smaller that number the 'faster' the lens...... god i wish I never started now would you like me to go on?

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by JM

As Andy has stated 'L' is canons pro range of 'glass' (lenses), the 70-200 bit is the focal range, 70mm-200mm is a zoom lens and if someone quoted just a single number then it means the lens is fixed at that range.
The f4 bit is the lenses minimum aperture (how much light it lets in) the smaller that number the 'faster' the lens...... god i wish I never started now would you like me to go on?

Brilliant please do - if you have the time? Although maybe it should be a new thread? Camera talk Basics for beginners?!!!

[JM]

OK the f4 bit you can change manually, this will then decrease the shutter speed. for example f4 at 1/250 sec at iso200 (iso = film speed lower number better image quality) change the f4 to f5.6 and the shutter speed becomes 1/125 sec at iso 200. This is called 1 stop. Or you could change the iso to 100 and you have f4 at 1/125 sec, also 1 stop difference...... there are many combinations but essentially you need good light..... hope this helps or do you need more?