James Tauber's Blog 2006/10/31
Reddit Acquisition
Congratulations to the Reddit founders and employees and to Y Combinator on the acquisition!
by jtauber : Created on Oct. 31, 2006 : Last modified Oct. 31, 2006 : 0 comments (permalink)
New Lens
My first Canon L-series lens arrived today. It's the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM.
The L-series in Canon lenses is like the M-series in BMW cars. The construction and performance are just at a totally different level than "lesser" models.
You can tell L-series lenses from a distance because they have the "red ring".
I haven't had a chance to try it out yet, but even the external look of it sets it apart: the casing is metal rather than plastic; there is no external change in lens length when focusing or zooming. And as the f/2.8 in the name suggests, there's no change to maximum aperture at different focal lengths.
I'm looking forward to having 16mm. Even though that's 25.6mm equivalent with my APS-C sensor, I can't wait for the extra field of view. And even though f/2.8 isn't quite as open as my 50mm f/1.4, it's by no means shabby and is hopefully worth spending the extra money over the 17-40mm f/4 L.
by jtauber : Created on Oct. 31, 2006 : Last modified Oct. 31, 2006 : Categories photography : 2 comments (permalink)