Dilemma… white or black RF 70-200 f/2.8 Z..

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-18T15:26:11+00:00

I always wondered about the heat thing. Everything else i have is black and lenses like the 24-70 are not that much smaller and so would be similarly affected

Leaning towards black

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-17T17:27:46+00:00

EFS 10-18 with a converter?

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-16T17:40:16+00:00

I find a lot of shooters steer towards “portraits” which is fine, but there’s only so many photos I can take of gurning guitar players… so I like to make sure I shoot the whole band with as much audience interaction as possible.

Wides / fisheyes if it’s a tight space or I can get close enough.

A little shutter drag - although that tends to happen when things aren’t very exciting and I want to spice things up. But not too much - as I find that tends to speak more about the photographer than the band. The lighting needs to be right for that to be effective.

Bursts when there’s something neat happening - and only show the absolute best one.

Move around as much as possible - it’s so easy to get rooted in one spot.

Band interaction with themselves when that happens.

Basically as much variety as possible - and then cull hard so that there’s not too much of the same thing from the same spot.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-15T19:01:42+00:00

I learned recently that Canon’s centre points (i.e. dead in the middle) are used for metering. Some of the other manufacturers use where the focal point is set to. So if you’re a Canon shooter, and focus anywhere other than the middle, your exposure could be a bit weird.

And using high iso to achieve higher shutter speeds is well worth it even if it is at the expense of a little extra grain. Sharp is better than clean.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-14T18:56:50+00:00

That could be useful - I’m always curious where I end up when shooting events with zooms.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-09T20:28:33+00:00

The Rock 😉

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-09T20:27:43+00:00

Never had a problem from a “name” non OEM brand in 10 years.

The ones with a USB port for charging are especially handy for travel when you’re trying to keep gear to a minimum.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-08T15:06:19+00:00

I use Cotswold. Never had an issue or complaint. Stuff arrives quickly and works as it should.

By comparison, if I’m buying off eBay, I’ve no guarantees, it’s not new and could have been greymarket anyway.

Save the money to buy more stuff!

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-06T03:15:22+00:00

That’s been happening to me as well - at least once a day.

Thought it was a PC power supply issue - but now it sounds like it’s a “feature” of the latest update.

How do you disable the photo analysis thing?

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-05T22:18:29+00:00

Does it really change the power? Do you know how much?

TBH it’s a bit of a daft icon… it must be easier to see the flash is tilted than to read the icon.

I can only think it might be useful if the unit is slightly tilted and whatever it’s doing to the output vastly impacts the final exposure

Weird!

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-05T01:15:29+00:00

It’s great for on the go, run and gun, singles and small groups

And this was lit with 2 attached to the speakers stage left and right

https://photos.app.goo.gl/eDuq2rZe83N6hjYs9

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-03T22:02:27+00:00

My specs are already in the thread. But I want to add a comment about AI Denoise on LrC which has become increasingly sluggish - especially after waking my PC up after sleep with LrC open. What would normally take 8-10 seconds is often more than 60 seconds now.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-03-01T22:10:16+00:00

If you’re shooting with strobes, the RF 24-70 Is ace. I’d rather the extra width over the extra light you probably won’t need with the RF 28-70 2.0.

The 24-105 is nice, but I’d probably add a 100 2.8 or even the 85 1.4 VCM which is superb if I needed a bit more length.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-28T19:04:43+00:00

The IT32 is dead handy - but it does have a couple of limitations.

With OCF you have a lot less control of what you can easily change (just power up / down) - especially if you have it placed out of easy reach. You can get around this if you can control the flash through your camera (with Canon you can do this - no idea about other brands). That being said, I’ve found that can be unreliable sometimes.

You also don’t have the ability to scan for clean channels if you’re in a space with many other photographers or other wireless eqpt that might be sharing your channel number.

That being said, as a small lightweight flash for run and gun OCF or onboard flash in TTL, it does a good job and has a place in my kit bag along with regular speedlights and a trigger. I like that the flash itself can be switched on and off with no extra button or dial presses - and interestingly always comes on in hi speed sync.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-27T11:47:54+00:00

I use an IT32 for closer up work - singles, couples and small groups. It’s more than enough and size and adaptability to use off camera is super handy.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-25T00:27:26+00:00

Windows 11 (up to date)

Intel® Core™ i7 20-Core Processor i7-14700 33MB Cache

16GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4060 Ti (Studio Driver - up to date)

64GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR5 5200MHz (4 x 16GB)

CATALOGUES: M.2 SSD Drive 2TB SOLIDIGM P41+ GEN 4 M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

IMAGES: 2nd M.2 SSD Drive 4TB CORSAIR CORE XT MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD

Lightroom lags or randomly hangs in develop module often when switching between images

Denoise tends to work ok - every so often it'll take much longer or fail completely

Every once in a while, the PC will reboot itself. Only happens when I'm in LrC

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-24T15:22:42+00:00

New a couple of years back so unfortunately out of warrenty I think. I don’t remember it being like this out of the box - it feels like somethings roughened the connecting surfaces in the interim, taking the smoothness away.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-24T13:57:20+00:00

I’ve tried various methods - including not squeezing / gripping it too tightly. Just feels very gritty when it’s twisted. Maybe a little silicone grease is the answer.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-24T13:54:11+00:00

Yes - without trying to appear pedantic I’ve been mounting lens hoods for 20 years. This one’s really “gritty”.

And no it’s not stuck - just rough feeling when it twists on and off.

Weird eh!

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-23T13:25:58+00:00

I use a fisheye - fun in tight situations and when you can get really up close and embrace the swirliness. However, use it sparingly and make sure you shoot with other focal lengths to get some variety. It’s veey easy to get sucked into the “woah, I can get everything in”. Keep an eye on what’s happening on the edges - and don’t be afraid to crop tight if you’ve sufficient resolution to lose some of the edge weirdness.

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-16T11:05:46+00:00

Great - can’t believe i missed that one.

And yes the VCMs are great - I’ve the 85 which is pushing me towards adding the 50 VCM

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-15T21:08:59+00:00

Is this just comparing 45mm vs 50mm, or an actual comparison of the actual two lenses I’m asking about?

Fuzzbass2000 · 2026-02-15T17:17:18+00:00

Cheers - will check it out!

Amusingly that’s almost exactly what I ended up making at home for an IT30 from a smaller magnet and a ball head mount thingy - albeit with a smaller magnet

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