Yay, it’s here! My new Canon 5D Mark II is here! I’m broke but very happy!
I love the lenses I chose. This is the EF 50 mm 1:1.4. Love the depth of field possibilities of it. This I just snapped quickly from my armchair.
And here’s a quick sample of what the EF 24 mm 1:2.8 IS USM does with my living room. I haven’t had a lot of time to try it out properly yet, still reading the body manual but I think it will come in really handy.
It’s BIG. It’s HEAVY. I LOVE it.
Oh I love the idea of two fixed lenses, cannot wait to see more of your photos with it :)
Posted by: mel | November 06, 2012 at 04:54 AM
Wonderful first tries! Love how your living room turns out with this lens! Can't wait to see more!!!
Posted by: Tina Rawatta | November 06, 2012 at 05:07 AM
Hi Benita, your new camera is great.
I love the lense from the picture of Mini. It looks so cosy!
And thanks for your explanation. Now i will save my money for a new lense for my old Canon... i hope it fits ;)
Have a nice week, greetings Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Gruber | November 06, 2012 at 05:20 AM
Wow, I get a much better sense of your space with the wide angle. Lovely!
Posted by: April | November 06, 2012 at 05:45 AM
I LOOOOOOVE THE WIDE ANGLE photo of your room! YEY!!! Thanks. More please :)
Posted by: mribaro | November 06, 2012 at 06:28 AM
Lens envy second day in a row ;-). Very happy for you that you have new "toys" to play with. Looking forward to more great photos.
Pinning the living room!
Posted by: Zosia | November 06, 2012 at 06:54 AM
The 24mm lens is fabulous! I bought the Canon 550D which is lighter than yours and much cheaper but tests have shown that image quality is very similar. I found that investing in good fixed lenses makes all the difference.
Posted by: tracy | November 06, 2012 at 09:17 AM
This post makes me want a new camera!!
Posted by: Marie | November 06, 2012 at 10:56 AM
I just ordered a mirrorless camera: Olympus E-PM1 mini, and a prime lens for it. It's supposed to be delivered tomorrow, and I.cannot.wait. Your photos are goregous--kudos!
Posted by: Liz H. | November 06, 2012 at 12:55 PM
Beautiful! I am not a photographer, amateur or otherwise, but I am a picture taker and a lover of beautiful photographs. Looking forward to more lovelies from your new baby! And a question: is the photo of Mini achieved with the focal length of your new lens, or did you use editing software to blur the background and leave her face so crisply focused? Or perhaps, both? Thank you!
Posted by: Lisa Flaherty | November 06, 2012 at 02:16 PM
I don't know much about cameras, but that is one heck of a living room.
Posted by: Mickey@EuroAmerican Home | November 06, 2012 at 02:19 PM
Oh Benita... now I want one too. After seeing your living room photo I immediately looked up your lens. I wish I had chosen that over a prim lens. I might just start picking up my camera again with this one.
Dana
Posted by: Dana @ Bungalow'56 | November 06, 2012 at 02:57 PM
It's all the focal length which is what I love so much. This was set at the largest aperture 1.4 and using auto ISO and auto focus focusing on Mini's sweet little face :). I took it quite late in the evening and love how un-grainy it turned out with that high ISO. With the old camera if I set it at ISO 800 it got super grainy immediately.
Posted by: Carlos | November 06, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Lovely! your living room is quite surprising! who knew/?
Posted by: M.E. | November 06, 2012 at 09:29 PM
What a great and useful big heavy thing....
You are so talented, I can't wait to see your pics....
Posted by: Noga from Israel | November 06, 2012 at 11:26 PM
Very cool! I love the kitty picture :)
Posted by: Robyn :) | November 07, 2012 at 12:07 AM
I've been following your blog for YEARS, check it daily, and I can say that these pictures are FANTASTIC! Congrats on the great new camera! :)
Posted by: Whitney | November 07, 2012 at 12:37 AM
The photo's are great! Love the photo of your living room!
Posted by: Marianne | November 07, 2012 at 04:26 AM
wow. that evening shot is amazing! i can't believe how crisp and full of light it is. i have serious camera envy. it's so hard to capture good blog shots in the winter in england - it's all shadows and weak grey light! i tried to capture a vase of ornamental cabbages yesterday (at 11am in the morning) - it looks like i took it at night (http://www.byebyebirdie.co.uk/sewlattedoughblog/2012/11/6/say-it-with-cabbages.html). time to start saving up i think!!
(by the way - it's lovely to finally stitch together all those lovely snapshots of your living space into one wide shot - gives such a great insight into how your home really looks. i love it!)
Posted by: Byebyebirdieuk | November 07, 2012 at 07:22 AM
oops broken link! http://byebyebirdie.squarespace.com/sewlattedoughblog/2012/11/6/say-it-with-cabbages.html
Posted by: @byebyebirdieuk | November 07, 2012 at 07:48 AM
The cat photo is absolutely amazing. I love, love, love the focus. You should frame it.
Posted by: Erin Kleider | November 07, 2012 at 10:25 PM