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Landscape / Re: Stars above.

« on: Today at 08:33:11 AM »

Well done - love the video too

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Canon General / Re: When out & about, how do y'all respond to gear small talk?

« on: Today at 07:03:10 AM »

My normal response is "I'm compensating..." and look at them to see if they get it

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mk III with 50mm f/1.8 II - bad images?

« on: June 15, 2013, 08:40:58 AM »

Here is one of mine with 5D Mk III with 50mm f/1.8 II - it is a great value for money lens and i always keep in in my bag.

As others have said, lighting is crucial. Here my 6 year old son (my assistant's dog was sick) was holding an EX 580 II Off camera

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Fuji/Panasonic Develop new sensor. Better DR and S/N Ratio

« on: June 15, 2013, 04:59:14 AM »

"That means that a single frame captured using this new sensor design could contain essentially all the same information as a bracket of three images shot at -1, 0 and +1 f-stop exposures. Best of all, of course, that data would be captured in a single instant, making HDR-quality images of action scenes a reality..."

Above is a direct quote - interesting!

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Camera Body Gallery / Re: 7D - Anything shot BY a 7D

« on: June 12, 2013, 02:04:31 AM »

70-200 f4

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EOS Bodies / Re: Beginning of a new Canon starting with 7D Mk II?

« on: June 11, 2013, 06:41:41 PM »

Some interesting points - I'd like to see more advanced features such as AF in lower end bodies too.

What body do you have at present and what is lacking from Canon's current offerings that is not satisfactory for your needs.

Cheers

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Flash for 5D2 and 1D3

« on: June 07, 2013, 05:59:23 PM »

Really happy with my 580 II so I'd reommend it without hesitation

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Does This 6D Upgrade Make Sense?

« on: June 07, 2013, 05:57:11 PM »

Thats a good selection you have there. Just be mindful of a couple of things when you switch o FF such as you'll lose some reach I.e. your 200mm will actually be 200 not 200mm x 1.6 etc.

Secondly, as you like primes, have you considered 400 f5.6 instead of the zoom?

Also, will you keep your T1i as a back up body?

Have fun

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

« on: June 06, 2013, 08:21:30 AM »

Good old 1D III 

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PowerShot / Re: Camera for Granny

« on: June 06, 2013, 04:41:09 AM »

If it was my granny, I'd get her an iPhone or the latest Samsung offering - decent point and shoot capability plus all the apps / games / Skype  etc etc to boot.

If on the other hand, you think granny will benefit from one of the two cameras you mentioned, get her the 500HS with a mono pod or a light tripod. IMHO.

Hope she has fun

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Camera Body Gallery / Re: 7D - Anything shot BY a 7D

« on: June 05, 2013, 07:51:19 AM »

I reckon it was a duff grip, and if so would probably have just binned, the £150 is money well spent for peace of mind though, just get it all checked out and know I can rely on it again.  Probably going to need to add a couple of LP-E6's to that bill as well (

Oh well - think of the extra LP-E6s as an investment for the future. You'll be sorted for years

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Camera Body Gallery / Re: 7D - Anything shot BY a 7D

« on: June 05, 2013, 07:03:47 AM »

My BG-E7 was shot by a 7D, or was it the other way about?  £150 repair bill either way

Ouch! I feel your pain

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Camera Body Gallery / Re: 7D - Anything shot BY a 7D

« on: June 05, 2013, 06:31:05 AM »

70-200 f4

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Landscape / Re: Flowers

« on: June 04, 2013, 07:19:34 PM »

Lily - EF100 2.8

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EOS Bodies / Re: 7d2 v 1D4

« on: June 02, 2013, 09:00:27 PM »

I know this is pointless

+1

+ 1

Kind of difficult to compare an existing camera with one not yet released or even announced.