Signs of Spring in Winter

It’s an odd dichotomy: last year’s leaves and debris with eager bloom well along. Such is winter in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The Canon 200mm f/2L IS is one heck of a nice lens in multiple ways — world class — so go get one if it suits your habits and your biceps.

But don’t count on the 5D Mark II to focus it perfectly— close is not good enough for its outstanding sharpness. I’ve had to resort to Live View with the 5D Mark II. Perhaps the camera fine focus adjustment would address that issue, I just don’t know and I probably won’t bother as I suspect that images will really sing on the Canon 1D Mark IV, which is what I’ll be trying with it soon. See my review of the Canon 1D Mark IV in DAP.

See yesterday’s notes on the Canon 200mm f/2L IS.