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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: What is the 6d actually good at (*positive* fact list)?

« on: December 11, 2012, 06:24:40 PM »

WIFI FEATURE ;-)

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Lenses / Re: Zoom vs Primes?

« on: December 11, 2012, 02:40:48 AM »

zoom...  gives u flexibility.... 

I won't be having a tripod with me.  I think I might just go with the canon 24-105 since it has IS.
And get 2 primes.
Which other primes do you guys recommend?
35mm sounds yummy bokehlious to me, maybe a 135 also?

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Lenses / Re: Zoom vs Primes?

« on: December 11, 2012, 02:38:12 AM »

In term of super bokeh, it's hard for zoom lens to out perform prime - f.1ish vs f2.8

However, to have a zoom lens that can produce same sharpness(even better in some copies) as primes at f2.8, the new 24-70 f2.8 II is your LENS. It's sharp end to end at f2.8 with decent bokeh.

I have no regret on my purchases: 24-70 f2.8 II + 70-200 f2.8 IS II

hahahah I would hope you have no regrets - you lost $1000 on your hasty 5d3 purchase!!!

Come on, no more trolls on this forum pleaseeee.

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Lenses / Re: Zoom vs Primes?

« on: December 11, 2012, 02:22:59 AM »

As it was already said, it is hard to tell without knowing more, however, I am going to try to answer keeping a general view, and understanding from your post that you shoot street photography, as you say you do a lot of photography in the street.

I know lots of people are going to disagree with me, but I greatly prefer prime over zoom lens.
I am a big fan of Henri Cartier-Bresson (who can be consider as one of the most (if not the most) influential and talented street photographer); whenever he was shooting for himself, he would use a 50mm, so his camera can really become an "extension of his eye". I personally think that he was right in doing so.

Prime can have much bigger maximal aperture than zoom; I personally don't know a zoom lens that is faster than f/2.8, but know a lot of f/1.4 prime. Bigger aperture can not only be useful in low light situation, but gives you more option in term of depth of field control. Everybody love bokeh Also, they tend to be sharper or/and cheaper, however, this is not always the case.

Of course, having access to multiple focal length is extremely useful; zoom lens are far more practical that prime in that regard. However, I tend to think that limiting yourself to only a few focal length gives you the opportunity to master them. I personally view photography much more as an art form than a business form (this is really just my opinion), so the usefulness isn't all that important compare to the possibility of growing as an artist.

Ultimately, the most important thing to keep in mind is that what really matters is which lens you prefer, even though  I am sure that you will get some awesome advices from this forum. In street photography, I think the best focal are 50mm, 35mm, 85mm and 135mm. However, everybody as their own view and their own preference, depending on their style and their view of what is photography in itself. This is, for me, an awesome thing; people having different view and preference is one of the reason why, after nearly 200 years, there is still lots of great and unique photos taken nowadays.

In summary (sorry for the long text, I hope it was not too boring!), if I was you, it would use that money on a few fast prime. The 24-70 II is about 2300$, so that leaves enough money for some good lens! If you are into manual lens, Zeiss are close to top (a poor man choice would be Samyang, which are extremely good for the price!). If you prefer lens build in a more modern view, I heard great things about Sigma 35mm and saw great things about Sigma 50mm f/1.4. Also, the Canon 85mm f/1.8 is one of the best values IMO in Canon's lens.

 

Thank you, it wasn't boring at all
Very informative indeed +1
This weekend i'm taking a trip to Santa Cruz with my girlfriend.  Mostly not going to shoot Street Photography but mostly just shots of the gal and me.  Mostly shots of her.
I'm also going to order tomorrow some lenses and do 2 day shipping on them so they can arrive early.
Now i've never tried the mark 2 zoom but for $2,000 do you think it's better then most of the primes out there?
I found the 35mm L lens for about a Grand and might be able to buy an 85mm.
Just don't know, I want bokeh shots but then again a zoom might be more useful.

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Lenses / Zoom vs Primes?

« on: December 10, 2012, 09:59:37 PM »

I don't want to invest in a lot of money in glass until I hear from other photographers. I do a lot of photography in the streets with my canon 5D mark ii ( got from eBay at a amazing price!) . I don't have any lens at the moment. I'm thinking about the 24-70 mark 2 or should I just go for some primes for my work? What do you recommend me?

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Lenses / Re: Best lenses for canon 5D mark iii or 6D

« on: December 09, 2012, 03:18:19 PM »

so $8k to upload photos to instagram?  an iPhone would do that better than a dslr.  I am all for getting the best possible, but that seems a little overkill to me.  I think that begs the question of what else do you plan to do with the camera? Family? vacations?  I assume a little all of the above, in which case a 5diii is a great option.   

Personally I like the suggestion of buying the 5diii plus kit lens then see where you spend most of your time FL wise and fill in from there.  Obviously money isn't an object so you shouldn't need to rush out and spend it all at once. 

The point isn't instagram.  My girlfriend loves instagram, she's not to into my photography talk so I thought might as well get her a feature she would love and try getting into photography through the canon 6D.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: NEW here

« on: December 07, 2012, 12:05:58 PM »

What a troll. 7D mark 2 my ass

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Canon 6D + 24-70mm f 2.8 mark ii?

« on: December 07, 2012, 03:08:23 AM »

Good combo?
I'm mostly interested in the wifi and I mostly shoot in manual mode so the autofocus points don't mean anything to me haha.  Upgrading from a film canonet camera.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon 6D wifi/ transfer files to smart phone.

« on: December 07, 2012, 01:40:38 AM »

thanks so much for the information!
looking into the camera once more!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Canon 6D wifi/ transfer files to smart phone.

« on: December 07, 2012, 12:56:01 AM »

Why do the files transfer to 2.5 megapixel size ?
My iphone 4 has a 5 megapixel sensor might as well just use that for instagram and get a 5d mark iii for serious work then.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 6D or Canon 5D mark iii + which lenses?

« on: December 06, 2012, 04:37:54 PM »

rafaelsynths, I would advise against renting the 70-200mm if you are only going to have one lens. It can't zoom out far enough for the general uses you're talking about. The 24-105mm would be a much better choice.

So I shouldn't get the 70-200?
I was thinking of the 24-105mm
It's pretty cheap to rent, if I can have another lens which would you recommend (Prime L lens)
50mm 1.2 , 85mm 1.2, or the 135 mm 2.0?
Sorry for asking so much questions I just wanted some creamy bokeh shots too

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Lenses / Best lenses for canon 5D mark iii or 6D

« on: December 06, 2012, 03:54:09 PM »

I have a $8000 budget of getting a body and some lenses.
I love how the canon 6D has wifi so I can upload pictures directly to Instagram .
But the 5D mark iii has surpurb auto focus.
I'm mostly looking into carrying this camera through the city shooting street photography and portraits.
Help?
Just these two cameras please do not recommend me any other one.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 6D or Canon 5D mark iii + which lenses?

« on: December 06, 2012, 03:18:29 PM »

Oops sorry everyone!
I just wanted to know in simple terms what equipment to rent. I don't have money to buy a dslr so I'm renting.
Canon 6D or Canon 5D mark iii?
It's for walking around, street photography & portraits!
I've seen the 70-200 and that seems like a very good lens to rent out thanks
Yeah I would upgrade from the 7D to 6D for the Iso since the 7D has the same sensor as the t3i. But the burst rate is really useful for wild life and sports!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 6D Dominates Low Light Focusing Test vs 5Dii, 5Diii & Nikon D600

« on: December 06, 2012, 03:10:33 PM »

I'm thinking of renting the canon 6D myself . Can anyone help me on my other post it has 3 replies and all of them are from me
I need some pro tips on whether to rent a 6D or 5D

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 6D or Canon 5D mark iii + which lenses?

« on: December 06, 2012, 03:03:51 PM »

Why doesn't anyone reply but just view what I posted?