Recent content by robertgilbert86

I think the Tokina 11-16 is the ultra wideangle I'd buy right now and the 70-300 VR is meant to be really good too. For transport (racing cars?) 300mm should be enough. Some sports might warrant an f2.8 70-200 but that's a fair investment and might be worth waiting some time to buy. A 50mm...

The CPL is also a UV filter and will increase contrast and darken the sky (maximum when 90 degrees to the sun). This can be pretty useful but if you at a very wide angle the sky has a very uneven brightness which can look bad. You'll need a longer exposure when using it though as 2-3 stops of...

I had a quick foray into ND grads and didn't get on well, especially since Lightroom does it so easily!

Yeah...once I bought a lens with 'soften and desaturation' filter thrown in :/ Not all cheap ones are bad though. I got a CPL from DealExtreme which was about 70% good.

I don't think so... A less elegant option would be to upload a copy of those photos and set them to private.

Hmm bit tough. I'd be weighing up keeping the zoom you have or going for the 24-70L :/

Haha yeah maybe I'm assuming the usual path people take. I can provide my postal address if you want to make choosing lenses much easier in future! :P

TP should get some branded lenspens, they'd make a fortune it seems!

Lenspen!

Sure, it's likely that someone with your level of kit has been shooting for quite some time and probably has a good idea of what focal lengths they tend to use and what they like to shoot. If you take loads of portraits then the telephotos lenses would be appropriate and so on. I personally have...

No offence but it seems crazy asking these questions when you have such high-end kit available to you. Venice is as most other cities; full of details but also vistas so you can bring home a good set with virtually any lens you take out.

I'd be temped just to take the 24-105 as the always-on lens and then switch to the 21mm/50mm for when you're struggling with light or want a low DOF.

I'd go for a Hoya Pro1 personally. Not silly money but does the job. I think the main advantage of the Pro1 over the HMC is the thin mount. Whether a step-up ring fouls the hood will depend on the lens. I found using a 67mm CPL on my Sigma 30mm f1.4 (62mm) was fine. I really hate using the...

I generally use a lens pen, would you say this is any better?

Looks pretty hardcore compared to the first but the co-op looks fun.