Excellent job of talking about the advantages of having a 70-200 mm lens in your arsenal. Many years ago, when I shot weddings, most photographers, including me, shot the formals with a medium format camera. I used a Mamiya RZ 67Pro. Like the 70-200 when you set that camera up on a tripod you had "professional" written all over you. It separated you from the amateurs. There's a lot to be said for perception. Like you said, people will tell you how great they think you did well before ever seeing any of the images you shot because they "perceive" you as a pro who knows what you're doing. Great job talking about photography, keep it up I really like how you approach each area involved in making an image.
I have an old Tamron 70-300mm with faulty aperture so you can't actually set it manually and have to rely on the widest aperture, mated with Canon eos 600d, not the greatest combination but I have always been able to say "try replicating the image in your smartphone" comfortably. Especially with the compression at 300mm, and the macro ability as a bonus to boot!
if any photographer feels the needs to set apart from cell phone photography，don't struggle，you are doomed and meant to be replaced. The ones use the cell phone as one of the tools，on the other hand，are the real photographers. Cuz you need to know a basic rule，any professionals uses a tool，utilizes a tool，not be threatened by a tool or an amateur with a tool…other than that，awesome video！
How does this compare to a 18-135mm on a crop sensor? The 135mm would be a 218 on a full frame. But does the background blur as nicely? I don't think so, because mine only goes to about a 4.5 aperture.
Your field of view would be similar/greater, but your aperture won't be as wide. Crop sensors also don't pick up as much light. That's a great lens, but the 70-200 is still a much better and better performing lens. It's not all about zoom range. Sharpness, clarity, and aperture also all matter quite a bit if you're trying to put out professional looking images.
Love your content brother! Keep it up
Hey Daniel!
Great Video so THX
A friend of mine got hers yesterday and we unpacked it together and had some first shots.
So much fun!
Have a great day
I know you have been enjoying it.
Excellent job of talking about the advantages of having a 70-200 mm lens in your arsenal. Many years ago, when I shot weddings, most photographers, including me, shot the formals with a medium format camera. I used a Mamiya RZ 67Pro. Like the 70-200 when you set that camera up on a tripod you had "professional" written all over you. It separated you from the amateurs. There's a lot to be said for perception. Like you said, people will tell you how great they think you did well before ever seeing any of the images you shot because they "perceive" you as a pro who knows what you're doing. Great job talking about photography, keep it up I really like how you approach each area involved in making an image.
Thank you so much for the comment!
I have an old Tamron 70-300mm with faulty aperture so you can't actually set it manually and have to rely on the widest aperture, mated with Canon eos 600d, not the greatest combination but I have always been able to say "try replicating the image in your smartphone" comfortably. Especially with the compression at 300mm, and the macro ability as a bonus to boot!
Cell phone killer I love that
if any photographer feels the needs to set apart from cell phone photography，don't struggle，you are doomed and meant to be replaced. The ones use the cell phone as one of the tools，on the other hand，are the real photographers. Cuz you need to know a basic rule，any professionals uses a tool，utilizes a tool，not be threatened by a tool or an amateur with a tool…other than that，awesome video！
02:16 killer shot
Thank you so much!!!
How does this compare to a 18-135mm on a crop sensor? The 135mm would be a 218 on a full frame. But does the background blur as nicely? I don't think so, because mine only goes to about a 4.5 aperture.
Sorry, I am not familiar with that lens.
Your field of view would be similar/greater, but your aperture won't be as wide. Crop sensors also don't pick up as much light. That's a great lens, but the 70-200 is still a much better and better performing lens. It's not all about zoom range. Sharpness, clarity, and aperture also all matter quite a bit if you're trying to put out professional looking images.
I have this exact lens and it’s worth every penny of the $2K I paid.
Yes it is! It is a legend.