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I use a Canon 5D with the EE-S screen (necessary for anything faster than f/2.8, seriously) and not a single Canon lens. Everything's manual focus, from the lensbaby to the nikkor primes (20 f/2.8, 28 f/2, 35 f/1.4, 50 f/1.2, 55 micro f/3.5, 105 f/2.5, 135 f/3.5, 180 f/2.8 and 300 f/4.5).
No aperture coupling sucks and would make using the lenses a lot easier, so I really am jonesing after a D700 really badly, but I just can't come up with the bucks for it. Stop-down metering is quirky and often difficult in shooting situations. Generally though, I find it's not bad, because the times I'm able to stop down (bright sunlight, etc), sometimes the viewfinder is clearer and easier on my eye than the actual scene. In Texas, anyways.
The whole way I'm using the 5D and these lenses seems like a little blast to the past. It's a challenge but I think it builds ability, or at least proficiency with a number of hand-eye-mind coordination tasks. I miss autofocus, but I'll have it some day. Probably soon, seeing as I can check out Canon glass from the photo-j department. I think they have a bunch of 70-200 2.8 ISs and the 85L and shit. Can't wait until I'm in a photo class again...
Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeCanonCamera ModelCanon EOS 5DImage-Specific Properties:Horizontal Resolution300 dpiVertical Resolution300 dpiImage Created2008:08:31 17:27:46Exposure Time1/80 secExposure ProgramManualISO Speed Rating400Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModeUnknownFlashNo Flash, CompulsoryRenderingNormalExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceAutoScene Capture TypeStandard
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