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Nipper
So, I could use a stabilized lens given that I shoot out of train windows and drink too much coffee. So when my friend Sudi went medium format I was offered the kit lens off of his 5D Mark II, which I also ended up buying later. Here is the lens on its first train trip, nailing a shot that had eluded me for years.
In the early 1900's "His Master's Voice" record stores were launched in the UK, and had as its logo a dog listening to a gramophone. The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) liked the logo so much they licensed its use exclusively in the USA. When they opened a plant in Albany, the dog -- named "Nipper" -- was placed on the roof.
So, from the train there is only one gap in the trees where you can get a clean shot of the factory (note the trees on either side of the image; now imagine them moving!). Worse, it is on a curve and is during the approach to Albany station, so the train is usually going slowly at a speed where it's usually rocking: hence the need for an IS lens. I knew I had this when I took it, and immediately justified the purchase for me! (I do have another shot of this, captured in infrared on my 350D amazing with my even older EF 100-300 5.6L -- and no image stabilization to boot! Over the years I've not been able to repeat that shot -- until this one!!)
Nipper
So, I could use a stabilized lens given that I shoot out of train windows and drink too much coffee. So when my friend Sudi went medium format I was offered the kit lens off of his 5D Mark II, which I also ended up buying later. Here is the lens on its first train trip, nailing a shot that had eluded me for years.
In the early 1900's "His Master's Voice" record stores were launched in the UK, and had as its logo a dog listening to a gramophone. The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) liked the logo so much they licensed its use exclusively in the USA. When they opened a plant in Albany, the dog -- named "Nipper" -- was placed on the roof.
So, from the train there is only one gap in the trees where you can get a clean shot of the factory (note the trees on either side of the image; now imagine them moving!). Worse, it is on a curve and is during the approach to Albany station, so the train is usually going slowly at a speed where it's usually rocking: hence the need for an IS lens. I knew I had this when I took it, and immediately justified the purchase for me! (I do have another shot of this, captured in infrared on my 350D amazing with my even older EF 100-300 5.6L -- and no image stabilization to boot! Over the years I've not been able to repeat that shot -- until this one!!)