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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: EOS 5D Mark III, EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C Firmware Info [CR1]

« on: April 11, 2013, 06:44:56 PM »

I haven't heard anything about red focus dots... please please please be in it!

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mk III Firmware, any news?

« on: April 02, 2013, 11:01:52 AM »

I was just coming here to ask the same question. Wedding season is coming and shortly I won't have any choice but to attempt to focus on people dancing in near complete darkness. Common red focus point illumination!

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: EF 24-70 f/4L IS & EF 35 f/2 IS Preorders

« on: November 06, 2012, 08:46:06 PM »

I'm not overly happy with my Sigma 24-70 IF EX DG APO because it takes a maximum micro adjustment of +20 to get it in focus (and it is still slightly out, if I could adjust it to +21 it would be perfect). Yet if Sigma starts releasing weather sealed excellent lenses at prices that match the previous generation of Canon L glass then I'll be buying their products instead of this new batch of Canon lenses. I need a few more lenses to fill out what I want to do professionally, so I'm in the market with a reason to buy.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: EF 24-70 f/4L IS & EF 35 f/2 IS Preorders

« on: November 06, 2012, 07:15:00 AM »

I don't believe this lens takes the place of the 100L.

Exactly. It may be much better than you would normally get with a 24-70 but it isn't going to replace an actual macro lens. Like someone else said above this feature is a perk for someone paying $1,000 for a lens, not an incentive to pay $1500. A used 100L macro will server the buyer MUCH MUCH better.

This may seem like bashing, but if your photography work includes macro shots and you don't have a bag that can hold your macro lens then what are you thinking??

This lens seems like a prosumer type lens that is simply over priced. Would it be good at video for pros? Sure... but before I paid a premium for this lens I would put the money into a stabilizer and fly all of my lenses instead of paying for IS in this one lens.

Just my thoughts but here's another lens that will make me look at products other than canon, and used canon lenses. 

Kev

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware adds HDMI & AF Upgrades

« on: October 23, 2012, 09:41:32 AM »

I got very excited when I saw the news, but where is the AF point illumination? Uncompressed HDMI is cool and all but AF Point illumination in AI servo has become VERY important to me since I have started using that mode almost exclusively.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: A Quick Color & Noise Comparison: Canon EOS-1D X vs Canon EOS 5D Mark III

« on: September 22, 2012, 09:19:46 AM »

The 1Dx is a high ISO monster! Perhaps I need to remortgage the house so I can upgrade from the 5D3 to the 1Dx.

Frankly, the 5D3 did an amazing job in that photo too. Color shift doesn't bother me too much because I always play with that in post even if it looks good as shot. So no color shift wouldn't even save me on workflow.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Battery Drain on Pixel Vertax Grip for 5D3?

« on: August 09, 2012, 07:27:28 AM »

Canon says not to store batteries in the camera or grip when the system is not in use in the manual shipped with the 5D3 because of battery drain. In fact is says to leave the batteries in for no more than 24 hours prior to a shoot.

Perhaps the drain that is been seen is excessive, but is it really an issue? If you're not going to use the camera for 5 days take the batteries out like Canon says you should.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Upgrade from my T3i Need Advice!!

« on: July 30, 2012, 03:34:24 PM »

If the 5D3 is outside of your budget then wait at least until the new "entry level" full frame camera is announced. The T3i is a great camera. The 7D has the same sensor with a better body and better AF system.... but in the end you'll have the same sensor limitations.

Now that I have the 5D3 I can't imagine going back to the APS-C sensors. The extra reach was nice... but the photos I get from the 5D3 are well worth the price of admission.

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EOS Bodies / Re: AF Point Color on the 5D Mark III & 1D X Update [CR2]

« on: July 23, 2012, 01:17:46 AM »

I shot a wedding yesterday and the reception was in an exceedingly dark location. Not just the dance but the whole meal and speeches... It was a REAL pain to have to keep moving my focus point in order to see where I had it selected.

Not cool.

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EOS Bodies / Re: AF Point Color on the 5D Mark III & 1D X Update [CR2]

« on: July 13, 2012, 08:05:45 PM »

Add me too.

I am finding it hard to ensure critical focus in darker situations because it is hard to tell if I am on the correct point or not.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mk III vs D800/E, is the 5D3 better at anything?

« on: June 28, 2012, 07:19:19 AM »

Does anybody think that in all seriousness NOT having a D800 is going to cost them work, money or enjoyment?

Great question! I chose the 5D3 for various reasons, but I think I can IMAGINE two people who might answer "yes."

1. The "pro" who either doesn't want to, or cannot, properly frame shots while capturing a decisive moment. With the D800 he'll be able to crop the shot in post to make it look like it was properly shot with a 5D3. If this person "only" had 22MP he would not sell his work because he'd have to crop it to 6MP or something.

2. Have you shot with or seen the files from a medium format camera? I got to check out the Phase One earlier in the year and just looking at those files makes a person smile. The single D800 file I've played with sort of had that feeling too it. So a pixel peeper, camera trekkie kind of guy may actually enjoy their D800 much more than other (in class) cameras simply because of the insane amount of detail that is captured. I'm not convinced that translates to any meaningful benefit in print however.

The thread asks if the 5D3 is better at anything over the D800. My answer? When I had the chance to play with both of them I didn't even touch the D800. The 5D3 sells itself because of expectation and reputation. The only thing that the D800 seems to best the 5D3 at is a failed (IMO) marketing move of having 36MP which are at least 18 more than we really "need" and I put that in quotes because I'm not convinced we need that many even.

The 5D3 is better at fitting into my workflow, both by giving me the tools I need and not getting in the way with "features" I don't.

If you're a Nikon guy with lots of glass get the D800, if you're Canon get the 5D3 just like every credible review has said neither camera is strong enough to make a person who is at all invested in the product line switch. They are both truly great cameras. The 5D3 is just better.

It's better because it fits me.

Kev

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III Tips, Tricks & Settings

« on: June 27, 2012, 09:01:50 PM »

Is it possible to get it to meter using the selected AF point instead of the center of the frame?

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EOS Bodies / Re: My 5D mkIII AWB is Warm - Help

« on: June 27, 2012, 08:44:26 PM »

I only got my 5D3 a couple of weeks ago, but I am also finding that the images are a little warm even with shots taken outside in the shade.
No problem with shots taken in sunlight or using flash though.
Not a big deal to correct in RAW for a few shots here and there, but it will be when I take it for jobs where I have to work on 500+ photos!

+1 exactly. So I'm not the only one then

Previous to the latest firmware (1.1.13 I think...) my 5D3 was way too cool on AWB. I shoot RAW so it was no issue to fix. However, since updating to the latest firmware I find the AWB to be very accurate.

Try the latest firmware if you haven't already.

Kev

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II Raw Image Quality

« on: June 26, 2012, 07:55:59 AM »

One thing I think we can all agree on:

The 5D Mark III is capable of amazing performance by creating usable files at ISOs which we often finding ourselves needing to use: 1600-6400. Of course I would clean up a file shot at 6400 before I printed it.

I can shoot a band in a night club and shoot night city street photos at 6400, and that's what I needed the 5D3 to be able to do. I don't "think" I'll "need" higher ISOs than that but time will tell. If higher ones clean up well then I may use them, but I don't "need" them.

The thread isn't really about this, but what would people say is the highest ISO the 5D3 can use to produce a usable print? Any examples?

Thanks for everyone that pushed about the cat image - I really appreciate all that I've learned because of it.

Kev

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III vs 5D Mark II Raw Image Quality

« on: June 26, 2012, 07:50:10 AM »

So yes, he is right that some NR was inadvertently applied by ACR, not you, and that you can knock it from 25 to 0 and get more noise, but he is wrong about how much noise and what kind of noise...  Minimal difference in color noise between 0 and 25 and it is luminance noise more than anything else, which is to be expected, and cleans up quite nicely.

If you are referring to what Sambal Oelek said about the cat at ISO 6400, I'm not sure I agree, but maybe I got you wrong. I'll try to post three 100% crops: one without any NR, one with the default 25 chroma NR, and one with 69 (!) luminance NR without chroma NR, which makes the chroma noise easily distinguishable form the luma noise.

What I was expecting was to see a lot more color noise (chrominance noise or chroma noise for short), similar to filo64's result. Luminance noise is already visible in the jpg (the "graininess" of the OOF areas), so i figured that at least some chroma NR was being applied by the RAW converter.

Thanks to kevl for uploading the file.

Thanks for posting this!

Kev