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24-FEB-2011

First Shot

Just bought a new Canon 70-200mm f\2.8 L II USM. Well i have had it for a couple weeks,
but this was the first shot out of the box. Hand held 1250 ISO 2.8 at 1/30.
I think it should work out fine.

By the way that is me at 17 years old, senior year in high school. That is Elaine at 16 when she was a Junior.
Wow, for me that was 45 years ago... a lot of water over the dam since that picture was taken.

Canon EOS 50D
1/30s f/2.8 at 70.0mm iso1250 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Alan K04-Mar-2011 12:06
Or even since Access 97 was released. I have the same model; it's served me well but in retrospect I wish I'd bitten the bullet and gone for the IS model. The DOF at f/2.8 is sometimes a little shallow. Not so much in a shot like this, but it was very noticeable in a group of ducks that I shot with it when viewed at full size. (It sharpened up OK at web resolution but I wouldn't want to print it.) Even so I think you'll get a lot of good service out of that one.
Robin Reid01-Mar-2011 02:46
Tack sharp! That is a great lens. It is fun to see your books and the "old" pictures
ewa toll27-Feb-2011 08:34
nice shot , nice youngsters too ;)