My new lens.... prepare to be jealous

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 12:35

Ok dont laugh i know it's no L glass...

as stated in my 'good bye' thread i just bought this for £8 and i thought it might be worth just having for fun (maybe dissasembling for the hell of it!) but i also want opinions on what it might be good to shoot with it.

ladies and gents i bring you the .......

CANON ZOOM LENS EF 35-80mm F 4-5.6 MKIII

LOL the AF/MF button is history but i can still access the switch so that's all good! well thoughts? what good is the focal length it gives me on a DSLR? and for the love of god it must be old because even though its a MKIII i cannot find a review for it anywhere! so if you can please let me know.

Richard T · 10 Feb 2006 at 13:39

hehe wasn't expecting that!!!

Is it made out of iron????

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 13:52

its plastic fantastic im afraid! cant be that old then eh!

hoodmeister · 10 Feb 2006 at 15:14

looks interesting, will be useful if you're shooting mud fights or similar - though be sure to protect your body well.

Would like to see some sample shots

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 15:47

ill get on it now sir!

Colin_da_Killer · 10 Feb 2006 at 17:13

For £8 you should see how well it handles taking underwater shots

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 17:35

Colin_da_Killer said:
For £8 you should see how well it handles taking underwater shots

rofl!!

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 17:42

Ok here's some of the sample shots i took - i have played with PS just to make them a little more interesting all have been reduced and cropped etc to get them on uploadit.org..

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 17:42

Joe T · 10 Feb 2006 at 17:50

Is that an Acer TFT by any chance?

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 18:06

yea and i only wish id turned the power on now - would be nice to have had the glow of the switch...

dod · 10 Feb 2006 at 19:01

sod all wrong with that for £8. I'm not sure if it's the same version but someone on here had the front element off a 35-80 and it was a very respectable macro.

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 19:03

yea the ebay auction had it listed as the best lens canon ever made... well lets just hold on there a minute mate haha

but seriously though is a 35-80 meant for any particular kind of photography (seems a strange focal range compared to the newer lens)

hoodmeister · 10 Feb 2006 at 19:37

I think it's just meant to be a good walkabout range for film SLR's (as 35mm is reasonably wide on a full frame camera)

Nice and sharp, bokeh seems good, decent range... Killer for £8!

Ghost in the Shell · 10 Feb 2006 at 19:58

bokeh = ?

yea it will become my new body cap haha

wez130 · 11 Feb 2006 at 01:09

erm, i have that very lens, andmight i add, it has very good use for me

i have more but cba finding them right now

Awesome · 11 Feb 2006 at 01:15

bokeh = ?

Bokeh = background Blurr. Some lenses are much better at this than others.

Awesome

hoodmeister · 11 Feb 2006 at 01:58

Good lord!

You appear to have picked up a half decent walkabout & macro lens for £8!

Well done sir

IceAx · 11 Feb 2006 at 08:43

Wez im loving that second picture mate, its eyes are amazing!

Andy

Richard T · 11 Feb 2006 at 10:28

-=BAF=-AXE said:
Wez im loving that second picture mate, its eyes are amazing!

Andy

What he said!! :eek: