Drive-by Camera Nerding...

[mattia]

...I got a new camera yesterday!

It's a Canon 5D mark II with the kit lens. It's my first camera body update since getting a digital SLR back in 2003 - spent a fair penny on nice glass (lenses) in the meantime, so I've got a decent lineup now

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[nuttyxander]

Urgh, kit lens. Actually, when you pay that much it might be good...

Got myself a K20D last week, and now I have both the DA* 16-50 F/2.8 and a 10-17mm fisheye which is a lot of fun. Not quite filled my 16GB card or emptied my battery in one go yet but really liking the control I now have.

[mattia]

...I say 'kit lens', but in this particular case a 'kit lens' is 24-105mm F/4 L (for 'Luxury', I believe, Canon's professional line of lenses) with image stabilisation and a nice, fast, quiet USM focus motor. Basically, all my zooms are now Canon L; 17-40 f/4, 24-105 F/4 IS, 70-200 F/2.8 IS. The 17-40 is crazy wide on a full frame, loads of fun

[mattia]

(re: Kit lens - is also on sale seperately for around 900 euros)

[ajp]

Cool...