For the first time in my life, I wiped out on the ice last Thursday. Minus a buzzing headache, an aching elbow and a sore back, I brushed it aside. Then my 16-35/2.8 lens — which had been attached to my camera and had remained in my bag during my fall — came off my camera only after a struggle.
The lens is at Canon now and should be repaired soon. In the meantime, because I no longer have a wide lens for my own camera, I’m using the intern kit’s D2H with the 17-35/2.8.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Marc Johnson, 9 of Penn Township, Lancaster County, reaches across the table to help his cousin Brady Pratte, 7 of Springettsbury Township, construct a motorized LEGO race car on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at the York Jewish Community Center. Kids of all ages could register to build motorized LEGO race cars out of custom kits on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, at the York Jewish Community Center. The sessions were sponsored by All About Learning, an organization that encourages kids to learn about math and science via hands-on interaction.
…And using a cropped sensor again for the first time in months is reminding me why I went full-frame.
Full-frame is just… nice.
Anyway, having realized that I should have a backup lens in the event of my very important wide-angle zoom going out, I’ve ordered a wide prime that should arrive on Thursday. In the meantime, I’m shooting midrange and telephoto on my own camera.
© 2011 by The York Dispatch. Taylor Pratte, 9 of Springettsbury Township, tests out her completed motorized LEGO race car in a hallway at the York Jewish Community Center on Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. The race cars were one of several motorized LEGO vehicles the kids could construct from custom kits.
Which means I’m shooting with both Nikon and Canon — at least until Thursday — for the first time since Dec. 2009, when I shot the Texas Bowl game. Which is always an interesting experience.
I guess I can’t complain about being kept on my toes.
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