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Hi guys, has anyone had a go at shooting snails in macro? They are very hard to shoot!!!! That is all...... :laugh:

What a little heat seeker Puck is, 3 of mine are not partial to the heat but Lacy will lie in the full sun. Although today they were chilling in side with the air con on. :laugh:

More great shots everyone! Loving them.

Didn't hear anything about the telstra shop.. My lot would be fine for a play date, they are all great with pups. We are having a beach walk on Sunday with the sitstay group, Laura just posted a msg on the facebook page, if your in town Sunday you could join us for that. We had a photo shoot for the paper today for our Delta Sponsors, I will NOT be looking forward to seeing myself in the paper. :laugh: Is everyone ready for Xmas?? RJ do you have to go pick Russell Angus up on Sunday? IS it a long drive?

Only just got back in here to see puppy progress, they all look like they are doing wonderfully. They are all beautiful but those little cream babies, I just love them so much!!

Oh thats sad, reminded me of my nan moving out of her place after my pop died, they had lived these since i was 3, saddest day. My nan is the reason I have roses, I asked her one day what I should plant when we built our house and she knew I wasnt much of a gardener so she said roses, you can't kill roses. :laugh: She has been gone for a few years now and I miss her every day. Oh and the rose is tequilla sunrise, it has a beautful smell. Day 13, why can't I pick just one, I ust like to share my favorites for the day! Huga are you still with us? I am actually suprised I am still taking pictures, such a busy time of year! Ping what camera do you have if you don't mind me asking?

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Week 50 part 1 Part 2

I couldn't decide either Day 12

I have the 100mm Macro (not the L) and it is great, fab for portraits and action too. A couple of shots from mine. And some action You may have already seen some of these.

Use them both! I can never decide either. :laugh: The more the merrier I reckon!

CC your right about the crop factor for wild life etc, you get a bit more reach which is great. Annie, I shoot in jpeg, so it could be that with my 50mm, I was int he camera shop today and the guy said to me just shoot with manual focus. I am not good with manual but would prefer the 40mm anyway so it's not really an issue anyway.

Ahhh gotta love a good pooh story! :laugh: I think everyone has heard mine before so I won't add it again. Nice to know I am not alone in doggy + pooh escapades!

I think go the 70 - 200 Monet&Divas mum has this and she has some awesome photos and says not having the is is not an issue. Kirislin has the 2.8 IS and said she never hardly uses the IS. I have a friend OS and he uses the f4 non IS for most of his photography his smugmug page is HERE if you want to have a look. That's a great price for the 7D you will be wrapped. I think one of the biggest differences between the 60D and the 7D is the 7D doesn't have any of the preset modes the 60D has. Also the AF system and the speed. The 7D is like a machine gun! :laugh:

We opened one at work and had a squiz, I think in the right house they would be good. I thought they were a bit exxy for what they were!

Sorry to hear about your stuff being robbed, that sucks big time. That combo CC has mentioned would be awesome and fantastic price! The wide end of that lens would be handy and also the long end for extra reach all in one would be great. I've said it a few times in other threads the 7D is a big step up but worth it. It's fantastic for fast running doggies and would be awesome for puppies!

Day 11

Mine seems to look for focus all the time, even if I am not doing anything with it, its hunting, its like its got a mind of its own. I also was missing so many shots as it seeded to struggle to find the focus even though it was clear to see what I was focusing on. Very strange and like I said on the 650 not a worry! Here is some I took this evening, I didn't push it as it was still very light but all shade, A comparison between iso 100 and 1600 This one was iso 100 40mm f4.5 1/30 This one was iso 1600 40mm f4.5 1/640 This one iso 640 40mm f4.5 1/640 This one iso 100 40mm f4.5 1/25 What I prefer to do when possible is still keep the iso as low as I can and use a slower shutter if possible, I think the one are 1/25 is not bad for hand held. I usually have not go a real steady hand and anything under 1/60 will be blurry, but I got myself a hand strap and I think this has helped with steadiness. Also it is awesome for holding the camera with one hand which is vertually impossible otherwise as I am using back button focus and the weight of the camera is a challenge with one had and bbf.

Yea come on Clover, there's not many of us in ere, join the fun!

Your 50mm will go n a full frame but your other two won't probly something to keep in mind with buying new lenses. I don't use my 50 much on the 7d mine just doesn't seem compatible and it's not me as its fine on the 650D just not the 7D. I got the 40mm and it's terrific, good in low light and much better built than the 50 1.8 IQ probly similar but my 7D seems much happier with the 40 on it. I've only had my 7D since July and already Imwant the 5D wishful thinking at this stage!

I've been thinking about this thread, I guess the low light thing is also going to be dependant on the lens your shooting with. If you have a fast one then you wont need to bump your iso up as high if you can shoot wide open, once again depends on the situation. I just had a squiz of my netball shots and it was late evening and all were shot with iso 100 but I used my 100mm lens and was shooting wide open on Av Mode so still plenty of light getting in. Had I have only had a slower lens say my Sigma 17 - 70 then I would have had to bump up the iso heaps to get the same result which would have added more noise to the shots. Anyway I think you will get what I am getting at. Very hard to compare the cameras that huga and snook have as the full frame will win out everytime with low light. If its really what you want why not keep saving and don't settle for a crop sensor? On the plus side the speed is awesome!

Awww so cute! Love this thread!

I have pushed mine pretty high but only to see what it is like, but I have a very bad habit of pixel peeping or viewing my images at 100% to see the quality and it is awful, If I could take every shot at iso 100 I would :laugh: but obvioulsy you need to go higher in low light. The 5D mkii's have come down heaps in price since the iii has come out but if you need speed it won't do it. Maybe we could post some shots here that we have taken in low light and you can check them out?

I think it is pretty good but if you are wanting to take lots and lots of pictures in low light you might be better with the 5D, its more expensive but might be worth it if you need it. To get good performance in low light from the 7D you do have to push the iso up a fair bit and depends what your shooting if you use a tripod a lot and can use a slower shutter speed you wont need to have the iso as high. But also depends if your subject is moving or still. Lots to consider. I found it a real learning curve going to the 7D, finally got the hang of it now after 6 months. Be prepared to do lots of reading and shoot shoot shoot. I could have just left mine in Auto but was determined to learn it front to back and now I'm shooting in A and full Manual mode. It is super fast which is great for the dogs running and sports etc. I took some netball photos in the evening and they turned out quite good considering the sun was going down. Anyway good luck with your new camera.

Day 10 a snap as its late and im tired! :laugh: cant get photobucket to work properly tonight so just added the link, will try to attach img code tomoz!