Comments on: [News] 2011 Pop Awards: The Best Photo Gear of the Year http://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year Video Blog for Creative Professionals Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:40:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Rick Bennetthttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-29159 Rick Bennett Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:24:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-29159 Wait a second… Does FStoppers = PopPhoto.com = Popular Photography Magazine? At least PopPhoto.com is clear about their ownership. Either you guys are owned by Bonnier (the owners of Popular Photography and Popphoto.com) or you don’t give a crap about copyright.

]]> By: Gilbert Africahttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28491 Gilbert Africa Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:54:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28491 Rented the Sigma 85 (thanks borrowlenses!) on my 5D MkII for a portrait session and I LOVED it. The example I had was razor sharp with very nice bokeh. Like Tero, I’ve heard some others refer to the auto focus as slow, but I found it to focus faster than the Canon 85 1.2L by a noticeable amount…and for much less than half the price!!! Saving my pennies. I would recommend it to anyone considering a prime lens around this focal length.

]]> By: HoMan Cheunghttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28391 HoMan Cheung Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:48:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28391 I may have only glanced at the article at this moment but I am very pleasantly surprised to see the Panasonic GH2 in there.  I just picked one up for myself second hand and i feel good seeing it recommended here.

]]> By: Rick Bennetthttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28354 Rick Bennett Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:19:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28354 Bring on the rejects list! Tell us why they sucked!

]]> By: Tero Koskelahttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28335 Tero Koskela Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:44:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28335 I have the Sigma85 on Canon and it’s truly a pleasure to use. Focusing is a bit slow which results in occasional out-of-focus shots, but when you nail the focus with big aperture, it renders the image so beautifully. Never liked the Canon f/1.8 but always loved shooting with this one.

]]> By: Jo Reasonhttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28331 Jo Reason Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:10:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28331 nice list.

]]> By: Mike Mhttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28327 Mike M Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:47:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28327 It’s pop photo… honestly I think there are a lot more interesting gadgets that aren’t new besides this crap.

a $500 photographers jacket?  a new $1700 printer when most high end printers from canon and epson aren’t even slouches now? 

The micro tripod and pentax seem interesting at least… but most of these things will just be fads for a few months, if even that.  

I’m surprised they didn’t receive an advanced Nikon 1 for testing.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28322 Anonymous Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:50:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28322 Lee I was thinking the same thing… I’ve been looking at the canon 85 1.2 but just can’t pull the trigger with that price tag even with the rebate… I have a sigma 105mm that is super sharp even though the autofocus is snail slow I love the lens.  hmmm…… buyinnnnnng NOW!

]]> By: John David Pittmanhttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28319 John David Pittman Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:32:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28319 Very intrigued to see that Sigma 85mm on the list. I love my Sigma 70-200mm.

]]> By: iciehttp://fstoppers.com/2011-pop-awards-the-best-photo-gear-of-the-year/comment-page-1#comment-28301 icie Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:25:00 +0000 http://fstoppers.com/?p=15231#comment-28301 Interesting pick on that Sigma 85mm. I’ll have to look into that quite seriously.

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