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Canon General / Re: Recommended photography books

« on: December 26, 2012, 04:58:24 PM »

Everything that comes from Michael Freeman, and for composition basics - his "The Photographer's Eye"

When it comes to quality of lecture, that man is unbeatable.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 60d AEB steps?

« on: May 27, 2012, 04:42:11 PM »

Press Q (on the back, above wheel), navigate to exposure correction bar, enter with "Set".
Now you can correct main exposure (except in M mode) with back wheel and apply bracketing range with top wheel.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Which body to sell?

« on: May 15, 2012, 12:49:35 PM »

Personally I find that using tripod is an argument "for" not "against" flip screen - both stills and video. Only external monitor makes it irrelevant, not tripod.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Why canon sucks ass:

« on: May 11, 2012, 12:29:48 PM »

My unprofessional psyhological opinion:
That guy did not wrote it for others, but for himself. He has second thoughts, feels lost and needs to convince himself that he's right..

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D III Light Leak - Couldn't it be fixed in firmware?

« on: April 18, 2012, 06:13:28 PM »

Not only amount of light leak will be different beatween each camera, but it will be different over time, temperature changes... Among factors are individual micro differences in parts geometry, differences in material properties of parts, different light output from illumination source...

No, it can't be compensated by firmware.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Need some Video Advice for the 7D

« on: April 03, 2012, 02:29:48 PM »

I use 60D. Fast lens is a must. In interiors, even during daylight I have to use my 28mm f 1.8 prime to have high quality videos. F4 zoom will probably be fast enough only for daylight outdoors.
Standard picture profile does not work well. I prefer CineStyle from Technicolor, or Neutral/Faithful sometimes.
Som of my advices:
- ISO as low as possible.
- Do not use highlight tone priority in video. It does virtually extend dynamic range, but amplifies dark tones, and increases noises - harshly visible in shadows even in low ISO.
- Noise reduction - consider it when using higher ISO settings in lower light... You must try and see what looks you will like better. I usually consider some minimum noise reduction at ISO 800-1600.
- Consider a rig - handheld pointing is not terribly stable. Tripod is nice for photos in general, but only for some videos. Shoulder rig/steadicam can make difference. See some older Hollywood movies when actors had to approach static camera and say their parts (cameras back then were large and bloody heavy) and compare to modern day Nat Geo documentaries with calmly dynamic camera

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Canon General / Re: Canon footage in Nikon promo

« on: February 19, 2012, 02:10:15 PM »

They have some kind of "bad luck", like that time when Nikon ad featured white tele lenses:

Who is Nikon?	Small | Large

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 60D grainy viewfinder

« on: February 13, 2012, 06:46:38 AM »

That's focusing screen and it's normal... and it should be that way. It's not completely transparent, otherwise you would have trouble seeing DOF and where you have focus. Grain is more visible in higher f-stops.
Ef-S screen is even more matte to further help with seeing DOF.
It's possible that focusing screen in 60D is more grainy. In xxxD DLSR you have pentamirror, in xxD you have pentaprism, which gives more light, and therefore screen can me more matte and still pass enough light for lightmeter.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Will anti-aliasing filters doom even forthcoming Canons to early obsolescence?

« on: February 02, 2012, 05:54:48 AM »

@kapanak_ I am not an expert but as far as I have read a 15MP Foveon sensor is actually a 5MP sensor, since the RGB channel captures the three primary colours separately it becomes 5*3=15MP.... Or did I read it wrong. Please those who know more about the science behind the thing, could you confirm?

You read wrong. Sensor from Sigma is 4800x3200x3 layers and while it's 15 MP in practise, it is being advertised as 46 MP.
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/shop/sd1-dslr-sigma

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EOS Bodies / Re: Can someone debunk this Peter Lik picture... PLEASE!!!

« on: January 31, 2012, 02:08:36 PM »

It's physically impossible to take single photo like that. Basic astronomy and physics from elementary school.

Atmospheric phenomenons cannot hide behind moon, especially:
- clouds
- blue sky colour (shadows on Moon a 300 thousands kilometers away cannot be "blacker" than light scattering just a few kilometers away)

Plus exposure issues. Luminance difference between Moon and start is just too great. Long time ago I read somewhere that lunar surface on daylight side is too bright to see stars with human eye.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

« on: January 23, 2012, 02:31:07 PM »

One novelty is separate switch photo/movie mode on right to viewfinder. I don't think there were any switches like that before in Canon DLSR

7D has that switch too 

Yep, my mistake.
Indeed that camera is very similar in layout to 7D, but there are many differences.
I don't count locking dial... I my memory serves me, it is possible to have 7D and 5D2 equipped with such dial.

Hmmm... 5D3 or 7D2 without pop-up flash and (CA) mode on dial....

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III Sighting?

« on: January 23, 2012, 02:07:57 PM »

"Lens foot" is part of tripod collar, not lens itself, so no "fishy".
It indeed looks like one of 5D3 prototypes. No pop-up flash is one thing, but there's more.
One novelty is separate switch photo/movie mode on right to viewfinder. I don't think there were any switches like that before in Canon DLSR
Putting duct tape on name under screen does not work with me
Also screen also looks like one of size from 60D

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EOS Bodies / Re: How often do you shoot video with your DSLR?

« on: December 21, 2011, 04:58:53 PM »

I never cared how much video I take versus photos. Whatever I needed, I did.
I assume that photos and videos rather complement each other, not compete against.
When measuring by ammount of data (RAW photos + 1080p PAL videos) last company party was somwhere around 60% photos, 40% videos

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EOS Bodies / Re: How often do you shoot video with your DSLR?

« on: December 21, 2011, 12:14:46 PM »

I just wish Canon would separate the two formats completely. Ie if you want video then buy a video camera NOT A DSLR. By combining the two formats its just a POOR jack of all trades & master of NONE.

"I just wish that Apple would separate the two formats completely. Ie if you want to listen to music then you buy mp3 player NOT A PHONE. By combining the two formats its just POOR jack of all trades & master of NONE." 

Let's be serious. DLSR's are hardware + software. Video functions does not stand in a way of photos, just like M mode does not stand in a way of Tv and Av modes.
If you install Premiere on computer it does not cripple Photoshop.

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Lenses / Re: Buying lenses, do you listen to your heart or your head?

« on: December 17, 2011, 12:22:12 PM »

Lens selection - 100% head
Taking photo - 100% head
Deciding on photo subject - 100% heart