Take Care
Time to show off a new lens, Canon’s 50mm 1.8 prime. Out of all Canon’s primes this one won out because it is the lightest lens available for a DSLR. When combined with my Rebel XTi, the smallest and lightest DSLR body, I now have a camera which I am more likely to use. I realize that size and weight are not usually at the top of the priority list for most people but in my situation, where I’ve lost close to 90% of the range of motion in my hands this is very important.
The image itself is a gun case made by the Dene people of Canada’s Northwest Territories and was a parting gift from my colleagues. I just figured the beadwork would be a good indication of the DOF of the lense.
Tech stuff: f1.8, 1/250 sec, ISO 200. Not bad for a lense that cost me $107! Admittedly, this has undergone some processing but the original was pretty sharp, nonetheless.
Take Care is actually the English translation for the original title Akua Tuta by Kashtin, a native group from Labrador and I have it on Robbie Robertson’s Music For The Native Americans.
Friday, January 18, 2008
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