{"id":3610,"date":"2005-12-20T10:16:23","date_gmt":"2005-12-20T18:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/20\/lens-lust\/"},"modified":"2019-12-19T15:22:48","modified_gmt":"2019-12-19T23:22:48","slug":"lens-lust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2005\/12\/20\/lens-lust\/","title":{"rendered":"Lens Lust"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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other day, I had a customer come in looking for a specific lens &#8212; Canon&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect?tag=djwudicom-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%253fASIN=B00007GQLU%2526tag=djwudicom-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\/o\/ASIN\/B00007GQLU%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002\" title=\"Canon: Canon EF 85mm f\/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras\">85mm f\/1.8<\/a>. It wasn&#8217;t one we had in the store, so as we started placing the order for the lens, we got to talking. Turns out she had a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect?tag=djwudicom-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%253fASIN=B0007QKN22%2526tag=djwudicom-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\/o\/ASIN\/B0007QKN22%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002\" title=\"Canon: Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 Lens (Black)\">Digital Rebel XT<\/a>, and she said that she had &#8220;a lot of photographer friends on the internet&#8221; that had recommended this lens to her.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you have a photolog on the &#8216;net or anything?&#8221; I asked.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Actually, I use a site called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/\" title=\"Flickr\">Flickr<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I grinned. &#8220;Nice&#8230;I&#8217;m on there too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s your name on there? It would be funny if we knew each other.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/\" title=\"Flickr: Photos from djwudi\">djwudi<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Her eyes got a little big, she grinned, and held out her hand. &#8220;I&#8217;m <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mylakent\/\" title=\"Flickr: Photos from myla kent\">Myla Kent<\/a>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d been watching each other&#8217;s photos for some time now, and it was fun to actually run into each other. We chatted for a bit, and she even gave me a very nice compliment, remarking that she was surprised that I didn&#8217;t have a digital SLR after I mentioned that I was still using my little <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect?tag=djwudicom-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%253fASIN=B0002OD3JY%2526tag=djwudicom-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\/o\/ASIN\/B0002OD3JY%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002\" title=\"Canon: Canon PowerShot A95 5MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom\">Canon A95<\/a>. &#8220;They don&#8217;t <em>look<\/em> like point-and-shoot photos.&#8221; Hehe &#8212; yay!<\/p>\n<p>Last night during a slow point at work I got a little curious, and found a similar lens to pop onto the store&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect?tag=djwudicom-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%253fASIN=B0009JPRE6%2526tag=djwudicom-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\/o\/ASIN\/B0009JPRE6%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002\" title=\"Nikon: Nikon 6.1 MP Digital SLR - D70S\">Nikon D70s<\/a> (my current dream camera) &#8212; Nikon&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect?tag=djwudicom-20%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%253fASIN=B00005LENO%2526tag=djwudicom-20%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\/o\/ASIN\/B00005LENO%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002\" title=\"NIKON: NIKON 50mm\/f-1.4 D-series\">50mm f\/1.4<\/a> (about a 75mm after the digital conversion). Oh, wow&#8230;<em>such<\/em> a nice lens. I spent a good half hour shooting randomly around the store and experimenting. <em>Man<\/em> that lens has a nice shallow depth of field. I want!<\/p>\n<p>Heh.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t even afford the <em>camera<\/em>, and I&#8217;m lusting after a $320 lens to add on to it.<\/p>\n<p>Someday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" title=\"Get iTunes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iTunes\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;bids=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" alt=\"\" \/> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DGirls Under Glass%2526songTerm=Lucky%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Lucky' on the iTMS\">Lucky<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DGirls Under Glass%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Girls Under Glass' on the iTMS\">Girls Under Glass<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DGirls Under Glass%2526albumTerm=German Mystic Sound Sampler Vol. I%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'German Mystic Sound Sampler Vol. I' on the iTMS\">German Mystic Sound Sampler Vol. I<\/a><\/em> (1989, 4:07).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night during a slow point at work I found a Nikon 50mm f\/1.4 to pop onto the store&#8217;s D70s. 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