Köln Cathedral With Hohenzollern Bridge @ Germany
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 70 200MM F2.8 L IS
This is the famous cathedral of Köln along with the replica of Hohenzollern Bridge. The original bridge was destroyed at the time of World War II and rebuilt later.
The cathedral suffered seventy hits by aerial bombs during World War II. It did not collapse, but stood tall in an otherwise flattened city. The great twin spires are said to have been used as an easily recognizable navigational landmark by Allied aircraft raiding deeper into Germany in the later years of the war, which may be a reason that the cathedral was not destroyed.
The cathedral is fantastic from inside as well. But photography with a tripod is not allowed. I was staying very close to this place, so I went there early morning (06:30 AM) to get an inside view of this world heritage architecture. But it did not work out well for me. Three people asked me not to use the tripod while I did not even take it out of my camera bag. So I enjoyed the beauty myself and came back without a picture.
After a long time I used my heavy 70 200 lens. I took the same picture with the 24 105 as well. The pictures were taken in 76 MM, so I have managed to take more or less the same picture with both the lenses. On the spot I did not really see any differences in the picture. But while checking the same in my computer screen, I could justify the price of 70 200. The cost is really of the quality. The pricture of 70 200 is way too crispy than the 24 105. Well this is a well known fact, but I have compared it myself for the first time. Few days back I have borrowed the old 28 70 F2.8 lens from nestle photo club and it is also a fantastic lens. The picture quality in 100% crop is way better than 24 105. But once the pictures are correctly taken and processed properly, you will probably never understand the difference. The difference is visible only in 100% crop. That means, if you print the picture in A0 without sharpening the picture in post processing, you will find the difference. Otherwise at least I cannot see any differences.
So I will keep using the 24 105 over my 70 200 most of the cases because of the weight and size factor. The extra bit of sharpness and contrast will come from photoshop :)
Have a nice weekend.
Hope you will enjoy the picture.
Any suggestions or criticisms are always welcome.
Köln Cathedral With Hohenzollern Bridge @ Germany
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EF 70 200MM F2.8 L IS
This is the famous cathedral of Köln along with the replica of Hohenzollern Bridge. The original bridge was destroyed at the time of World War II and rebuilt later.
The cathedral suffered seventy hits by aerial bombs during World War II. It did not collapse, but stood tall in an otherwise flattened city. The great twin spires are said to have been used as an easily recognizable navigational landmark by Allied aircraft raiding deeper into Germany in the later years of the war, which may be a reason that the cathedral was not destroyed.
The cathedral is fantastic from inside as well. But photography with a tripod is not allowed. I was staying very close to this place, so I went there early morning (06:30 AM) to get an inside view of this world heritage architecture. But it did not work out well for me. Three people asked me not to use the tripod while I did not even take it out of my camera bag. So I enjoyed the beauty myself and came back without a picture.
After a long time I used my heavy 70 200 lens. I took the same picture with the 24 105 as well. The pictures were taken in 76 MM, so I have managed to take more or less the same picture with both the lenses. On the spot I did not really see any differences in the picture. But while checking the same in my computer screen, I could justify the price of 70 200. The cost is really of the quality. The pricture of 70 200 is way too crispy than the 24 105. Well this is a well known fact, but I have compared it myself for the first time. Few days back I have borrowed the old 28 70 F2.8 lens from nestle photo club and it is also a fantastic lens. The picture quality in 100% crop is way better than 24 105. But once the pictures are correctly taken and processed properly, you will probably never understand the difference. The difference is visible only in 100% crop. That means, if you print the picture in A0 without sharpening the picture in post processing, you will find the difference. Otherwise at least I cannot see any differences.
So I will keep using the 24 105 over my 70 200 most of the cases because of the weight and size factor. The extra bit of sharpness and contrast will come from photoshop :)
Have a nice weekend.
Hope you will enjoy the picture.
Any suggestions or criticisms are always welcome.