David Franklin

Yes, it is the mark II. Never had the first one, but I handheld this one quite easily for such a big lens. There is one positive/negative about the lens. It is probably smaller/lighter for carry ...

I am not a nature or birding photographer, although I do pursue those things for fun on occasion. I am a very long time pro who mostly shoots people and products for big corporations. At the end ...

These were not written as 4 consecutive posts. They were written as one. But the site only allows a short number of characters in each post. Therefore.... The whole thing together explained one...

As an aside to the poster who said that it would be better for an upcoming shooter to learn software rather than lighting, I have to say, no and yes. As a true pioneer in digital imaging for...

You EARN your knowledge the hard way. And, sometimes, some shooters (like me) enjoy explaining to assistants just what they are trying to accomplish and how they intend to do it. But if they are...

In order to gain the requisite and sometimes arcane knowledge of how to properly light a car on a studio stage (or even on location), almost all current photographers have worked themselves up from...

I think I have a good idea of this guy's frustration. As a longtime professional who shot cars for most of the biggest makers in the world for a living, and who owned a large car stage until about...

Agree on both points. Just to note: in the film era, unlike today, medium format did have universally accepted standard definitions, which was anything from 56mm (actually 54mm) square to ...

I sympathize with you and your story of under-appreciation by a stingy client. I hope things go better for you now, whatever you are doing.

Not quite sure, but I suspect you were trying to be funny. Or something. However, if what you said was serious, then I feel sorry for those weekly newspaper clients. Those same types of papers ...

Sometimes, when I have encountered a twenty-something fellow photographer complaining about how they are having some issue with their work, I smile inside, knowing that they most likely have no ...

I haven't read this thread beyond the first dozen or two replies. Here's what I think: Carey Rose did a fine job taking the pictures. Hey, she's probably not a super talented professional, but I...

From my point of view, I can easily tell you why; I have almost $20,000.00 worth of EF lenses and I can't afford to duplicate their focal lengths and functions in another separate mount,  just for ...

I, like some of you, am a very long-time professional photographer, who started out shooting Kodak Tri-ex and Kodachrome in a simple Argus C-33 when I was 13. Still as a hobby (in college and, ...

Sorry, my post wasn't actually addressing your last one, but to the whole idea of the thread.

First, let me please put aside the inevitable label of "fanboy," to describe me after reading what I am about to write. Not only does that term not apply to me, but it rarely even applies to ...

I can tell you for sure that Canon does listen to their user base. I can't tell you exactly how I know this, but I do. But, they are a very large, very conservatively run corporation and the ...

I have both the 70-200 f/2.8 IS II and the 100-400 IS II. I look at my 100-400 as primarily an awesome, sharp 200-400 mm lens, as I'd usually rather use my 70-200 up to 200 mm, mostly for its ...

First some background. I am not, nor ever have been, a Canon "explorer of light" (corny-sounding phrase, by the way). However, I have, at one time, been fairly close to some people in the higher ...

I am, in fact, thinking about buying my second 5D4 right now, to replace my last 5D3. If my finances ally themselves as I expect, I will do so. Yes, a Sony and a Nikon camera are both competitive ...