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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70D & EOS 7D Mark II

« on: May 21, 2013, 07:36:25 PM »

Who really needs a buildin flash? There are a lot of small flashunits out there (f.e. 270EX II), you can stick on the
body of you want. And those are far superior to the buildin-lightbulbs. It's like having a DVD-Drive in your laptop,
yes you need it once or twice in a lifetime, but better stick it externally and spare the weight 99% of the time.

But to come back to the 70D/7DM2 rumours...I guess the 70D will come out as an updated Version of the old 7D,
outspeccing the old cam, but with no magnesiumbody, SDCards or Prolike connectors. The 7DM2 will be out at
the end of 2013/beginning of 2014 with the new branch of sensors... which we'll get to use the next 4 or 5 years.

The WLAN/GPS enhancements of the 6D will get inside the 70D, I guess... they seem to work very well and give
some pluspoints against the Nikoncams.

I use the built in flash on my 7D as a master flash for a couple 430EXII slave flashes.  Just bought a 6D and had to waste money buying a 90EX for the same purpose.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 19, 2013, 09:04:09 PM »

A question for all....I've typically held ISO and Aperture constant when bracketing for HDR, and using Shutter Speed as my variable for the bracketed shots.  I just bought a 6D and have been stunned by the high ISO performance.  It makes me wonder if I could handhold more often to bracket by allowing ISO to be the variable, with Shutter Speed and Aperture fixed.  I think I get clean shots with the 6D up to 12800 in many cases, which allows a lot of stops to bracket. 

Has anyone tried HDR with ISO as the variable?

No one has tried this?

not sure why you would hold shutter constant and only vary ISO (lots of noise).  I often use a combination though so I can do the bracket handheld without blurring on the longer exposure shots.  Just use aperture priority and auto ISO, but limit iso to 800 or so.

That's what I'm talking about, limiting ISO, but on the 6D I'm getting better noise at 6400 than I got on my 7D at 800.  That allows bracketing with the same shutter speed/aperture and up to 6 stops of ISO range.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 19, 2013, 08:56:52 PM »

Everglades Osprey dining.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 18, 2013, 06:53:00 AM »

A question for all....I've typically held ISO and Aperture constant when bracketing for HDR, and using Shutter Speed as my variable for the bracketed shots.  I just bought a 6D and have been stunned by the high ISO performance.  It makes me wonder if I could handhold more often to bracket by allowing ISO to be the variable, with Shutter Speed and Aperture fixed.  I think I get clean shots with the 6D up to 12800 in many cases, which allows a lot of stops to bracket. 

Has anyone tried HDR with ISO as the variable?

No one has tried this?

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 17, 2013, 10:24:53 AM »

A question for all....I've typically held ISO and Aperture constant when bracketing for HDR, and using Shutter Speed as my variable for the bracketed shots.  I just bought a 6D and have been stunned by the high ISO performance.  It makes me wonder if I could handhold more often to bracket by allowing ISO to be the variable, with Shutter Speed and Aperture fixed.  I think I get clean shots with the 6D up to 12800 in many cases, which allows a lot of stops to bracket. 

Has anyone tried HDR with ISO as the variable?

An HDR done with ISO as variable...

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: May 17, 2013, 09:14:58 AM »

A question for all....I've typically held ISO and Aperture constant when bracketing for HDR, and using Shutter Speed as my variable for the bracketed shots.  I just bought a 6D and have been stunned by the high ISO performance.  It makes me wonder if I could handhold more often to bracket by allowing ISO to be the variable, with Shutter Speed and Aperture fixed.  I think I get clean shots with the 6D up to 12800 in many cases, which allows a lot of stops to bracket. 

Has anyone tried HDR with ISO as the variable?

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Tripod for video?

« on: May 16, 2013, 04:06:38 PM »

Thanks!

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Landscape / Re: Jippieeee! It's spring! Post your first spring pictures here.

« on: May 16, 2013, 08:31:22 AM »

No shortage of these
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Gee, we had one too...

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Tripod for video?

« on: May 16, 2013, 07:19:57 AM »

OK, I'm finally going to try video on my 7D and 6D - going to Yellowstone in a month.  I have a Manfrotto 190CXPRO4 tripod with a Manfrotto ball head (496.)  I assume video will be much better using a tripod.  Any recommendations for an inexpensive head I could use on the Manfrotto tripod?  Thanks!

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 6D Review - Real World

« on: May 15, 2013, 07:01:48 AM »

More and more users keep reporting how much they enjoy and are satisfied by the 6D.

It just goes to show how an excellent camera cannot be seen beyond its specs by the spec sheet nazis who wanted to leave Canon as soon as it was announced.

How true. I'd like to upgrade to the 5DIII from a 7D but it's just too expensive for me at the moment. There are times when I'd miss the 7D's performance if I went to a 6D, but maybe keeping the 7D and getting a 6D as well would give me the best of both worlds. Certainly the 6D should be a fine landscape camera, which is what I do most!

 I have had the 6D for a few months now. Everything about it in the review is true. I haven't used the 7D before. Instead I came from the 60D. I find the AF spread deficient. I thought I would be okay with it if it worked similar to my 60D. But the focus points don't spread out as evenly due to it being a larger sensor. I dont shoot sports but it's a pain shooting kids when they move a lot. I'm learning to live with this. But if you come from 7D, I'm afraid it'll be harder for you to adapt. I'm actually thinking of getting a used 7D as a secondary camera so that I could use the 10-22efs plus take advantage of the crop factor in certain situations.

I have had a 7D for a couple years and bought a 6D a month ago as an addition.  I love the fast frame and reach of the 7D for birds/wildlife.  What's blown me away is the high ISO performance of the 6D.  I never realized how much flexibility it adds.  Even 3 stops higher than the 7D, the 6D's noise is much more attractive.  I'm headed to Yellowstone next month, and look forward to getting the best from both of my cameras.

By the way, I have a 70-300L as well, and it's superb with both camera bodies!

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 14, 2013, 07:32:21 PM »

Can't you do that with the 6D?

There's not much range on the little canon remote, plus you have to be in front of the camera. It's nice to stay hidden, 30 or 40 feet away, and be able to see what the lens sees.... You should be able to do anything over wireless that you can do tethered, plus using the tablet to do intervals, trigger on sound, changes in exposure, movement......

6D wireless works very well with Canon's EOS Remote app on my Android phone - I assume the iPhone app works as well.
He's not talking about the Canon remote shutter, he's talking about the 6D's integrated Wi-Fi. Canon has released an app for Apple and Android devices called EOS Remote, which can remotely control the 6D completely from the phone.

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Landscape / Re: Jippieeee! It's spring! Post your first spring pictures here.

« on: May 12, 2013, 09:10:37 AM »

Late Spring in Connecticut....new 6D and loving it.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Adobe to Stop Making Packaged Software

« on: May 09, 2013, 11:33:31 AM »

I'm an amateur photographer who uses Lightroom (4.4) and Photoshop (CS5 Extended.)  I haven't updated my version of Photoshop because I use the program a couple times a month, for HDR and layers adjustments.  I use Lightroom regularly, but there are many things Lightroom can't do that my version of Photoshop can.  Based on the pricing, I guess Adobe just doesn't care about users like me.

There's nothing to stop you continuing to use Ps CS5, it won't suddenly expire. You can stick with LR4 or upgrade to Lr5 on the normal perpetual license model. You'd only have to subscribe if you wanted the new features in Photoshop CC, in which case your workflow actually suits the new scheme - you can keep Ps CS5 installed, and if you don't use the features in Ps CC very often you can rent it for one month as and when you need it (both versions can be installed together). There will be a few cases when the PSD files created by Ps CC won't be compatible with Ps CS5 (for example if you use TypeKit fonts or the new vector shape layers) but you can flatten out those objects.

I'm already having problems with compatibility.  I just bought a 6D and my version of Photoshop does not recognize the CR2 files from that camera.  I now need to convert to DNG (which is another "trust me" product from Adobe) to be able to open as layers from Lightroom to Photoshop.  This will not get better.  I hope someone else realizes there's a market for a lot of non-professional photographers who need more horsepower than Lightroom, but don't need or want the additional "enhancements" Adobe wants to force us to pay for.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Adobe to Stop Making Packaged Software

« on: May 09, 2013, 07:13:58 AM »

Adobe isn't splitting Lightroom into two versions; both perpetual and CC users will get Lr5. The difference is in when the free updates are released and what's inside them. Perpetual licensees get bugfixes and compatibility patches. CC subscribers may also get new features. Nobody's guaranteeing they will, just that it's legally possible.

I know this appears to contradict Adobe's argument for moving to CC, but Lightroom is part of the Consumer business along with the Elements line (the full-fat version of Photoshop and co. are in the Creative business unit, who are the ones implementing the CC system). We're not talking about running two different versions (Lr5 and Lr6), but scheduling the release of dot upgrades differently. As existing users of Creative Cloud know, Adobe have already pushed some exclusive new features to them for Dreamweaver, Illustrator, etc; but they're still called CS6. Lr will continue to have major release cycles when the version number increases, we're only talking about what happens in between those times. I'm sure Adobe would like to offer new features to perpetual license holders as well, but the lawyers say no.

The primary sales route for all consumer products is via retail (perpetual licenses and what used to be boxed products), so the fact Lr is also in the CC bundle is more of a side-effect; the same is true of Acrobat. Development will carry on as normal, there are no plans for "Lightroom CC" or "Acrobat CC", neither will Photoshop Elements go subscription-only.

In future there may well be times when new features appear in the CC-bundled version of Lr which aren't yet in the perpetual version, because Cloud subscribers get new features quicker (as SOX doesn't apply).

So how is that you say you can't continue CC and perpetual versions of programs because the code maintenance is too tricky but now you are actually splitting LR into CC and perpetual?

I'm an amateur photographer who uses Lightroom (4.4) and Photoshop (CS5 Extended.)  I haven't updated my version of Photoshop because I use the program a couple times a month, for HDR and layers adjustments.  I use Lightroom regularly, but there are many things Lightroom can't do that my version of Photoshop can.  Based on the pricing, I guess Adobe just doesn't care about users like me.

I'm no expert on Photoshop, but have invested 20 hours or so in Linda.com training.  I have purchased Photomatix for HDR, but will need to find another solution for things like layer/mask work,  content aware adjustments, etc.  I have no interest in the other applications Adobe wants to offer me as part of the subscription.

I'm sorry I wasted the time over the past couple years learning how to use Photoshop.

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 24 TS confirmed for Photokina!

« on: April 29, 2013, 04:29:25 PM »

Does anyone know when it might be released/pricing? I too am very interested in this lens!

Probably around March.

It's been on B&H for pre-order for months.  $999, shows release date mid-May.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/926417-REG/samyang_syts24_c_24mm_f3_5_tilt_shift.html