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Black & White / Re: Black & White

« on: March 01, 2013, 01:00:38 PM »

Hi, two detail shots from a local museum, which one works better for you?


20130228-0059_Landesmuseum von stephan_n auf Flickr


20130228-0058_Landesmuseum von stephan_n auf Flickr

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Sports / Re: Basketball

« on: March 01, 2013, 09:39:31 AM »

I've considered buying a 135 but found the zoom of the 70-200 very, very useful.

Care to share some pics of yours?

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Sports / Re: Basketball

« on: February 28, 2013, 05:26:04 AM »

Thanks 

What do you guys think of the composition? I had to do a fair amount of cropping for each picture, but wanted to keep the surrounding players in the first pic and the referee in the background in the second pic - as well as the distance to the floor, obviously. The third one I could have kept landscape but I felt the other players in the background would have been a distraction.

I also love the second pic, got here the next frame which shows how the player has his eyes on the ball and the basket, but is has much less drama in it:


20130120-0674_Gmunden von stephan_n auf Flickr

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Sports / Basketball

« on: February 27, 2013, 02:37:49 PM »

Hi,

couldn't find a thread dedicated to basketball, so thought I'll open one with some examples from the game Gmunden vs. Kapfenberg a month ago. All shot with 5DIII and 70-200 2.8 II. (The full set can be found here http://www.flickr.com/photos/80270150@N06/sets/72157632875985126/ )

Any comments highly welcome, especially in terms of noise reduction - this is a topic where I'm just learning 


20130120-0327_Gmunden von stephan_n auf Flickr


20130120-0673_Gmunden von stephan_n auf Flickr


20130120-0789_Gmunden von stephan_n auf Flickr

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Backup body for vacation

« on: February 14, 2013, 03:16:18 AM »

So I have crossed off the 550D for good, and will wait a couple of months to see how things evolve pricewise with the 7D, even though neuro's argument for two identical bodies is really convincing.

I already got the 70-200, and also the 24-70 for the tourist-stuff and the Samyang 14 for landscape. As much as I would love to take a really long lens, the problem is that we're not going on one long safari, but we'll  take a rental car and drive around the country - and on top of that we'll have a domestic flight. All of this puts restraints on the size and weight of photo-gear I can take along, so taking a 300 and a 500/600 will not be possible.

I've been thinking of using a 100-400, due to its small size when retracted, but am leaning towards taking one long prime. And considering that the 300 is quite close to the 70-200 in terms of focal length, I might get a 400 or 500 instead, which, together with the TCs, should fix me up for most situations. So I guess I'll have to practise mounting/unmounting the TC with camera and lenses under a blanket or in a bag, for the dusty and windy weather

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Backup body for vacation

« on: February 13, 2013, 03:19:48 PM »

That's true, not having to think twice about where the controls are and this stuff will help a lot, good point, thanks a lot  . And that might turn out to be more important than the extra fps of the 7D, 7DII, 1D..

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Backup body for vacation

« on: February 13, 2013, 02:54:45 PM »

Honestly, it's a 50:50 case of backup and second body. I read the other thread about the African safari, and I'm afraid that if I use the 550D as second body, I won't have a lot of wildlife keepers, unless it's with stuffed animals in a museum

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Backup body for vacation

« on: February 13, 2013, 02:05:16 PM »

I'm going to South Africa on a 3-weeks vacation in November, about 50% wildlife and 50% landscape and other tourist stuff. As a backup and for extended reach I would like to pair my 5DIII with an aps-C/H body (my old 550D is most likely not up for it).

Since for me the 5DIII is more than adequate in all other respects, I don't want to invest too much money in this additional body, as I will sell it again and don't want to loose too much money in that progress, and I might purchase a 300 2.8 to go with it (for the 5DIII I've got the 70-200 2.8 II), and that lens costs quite a bit 

At a local dealer there is a used 1DIII available for 1200 €, as well as a used 7D for 900 € (incl. grip), both not in perfect condition, but I'm confident that they are working well enough for my purposes.

The question now is which of the two is overall the better choice, considering fps, mp, iso, build, reach, af, etc.? Maybe somebody here has firsthand-knowledge of both of them and can help me decide 

Or would it be better to get a 1DIV (or 7DII, if it arrives in time) and sell it afterwards? This would give the best body, for sure, but I'm afraid that having purchased it, I won't be able to part with it again, even if I don't need it, and I can't really afford this 

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

« on: December 29, 2012, 05:36:02 AM »

How did you manage to focus properly in the second? Did you prefocus to a fixed distance?

I love my 85mm 1.2 but always thought the focus was too slow for sports.  I took it to a high school basketball game last night and was very happy with the performance.  I just love this lens.

Reason I'm asking, I'm going to go to a basketball game in about two weeks and wondering what to take along with my 5D3: 70-200 2.8 IS II or 85 1.2 II or borrowing a 135 2.0.

[edit:] I'll be up in the stands, unfortunately I have no information as of now about the distance to the field and the lighting conditions, but maybe the 85 lacks a bit of reach? Would the 100 L Macro also be a possible alternative?

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Lenses / Re: Advice 5d3, wide angle

« on: November 16, 2012, 04:55:49 PM »

Don't forget that there is a profile for Lightroom which corrects the distortion of the Samyang lens! Strictly speaking it was created for the 5DII, but since you can change the resolution in the profile-file, I find it very usable with the 5DIII as well.

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Canon General / Re: Europe trip, 1-2 months

« on: October 27, 2012, 08:48:56 AM »

Just as a P.S. on my recommendation of the Salzkammergut: I recently spent three days there in order to take some pictures, in case you want to have a look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80270150@N06/sets/72157631863274949/ . So bring a good (u)wa (I used the 24 L II and the 14 mm Walimex aka Samyang), and prepare for about 33% chance of rain ;-) Oh: and I skipped most of the mountains on purpose, but those panoramas can be breathtaking.

Also second the above recommendation of Hungary: if you look at the map of Europe, you'll find Vienna, Budapest and Bratislava rather close together, and these three cities should provide you with more than enough churchs, monuments, parks, statues, museums, etc. for many years :-)

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Canon General / Re: Europe trip, 1-2 months

« on: September 13, 2012, 08:16:56 AM »

If you're already passing through Austria, visit the Salzkammergut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salzkammergut), especially Hallstatt (not for nothing did they build a 1:1 copy in China). Naturally I would be tempted to suggest Vienna (Salzburg has already been mentioned), but to be honest, any of the towns from the times of the old monarchy is definitely worth visiting: Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, Prague, Triest,

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Black & White / Re: Your best Architectural & City B&W shots?

« on: September 03, 2012, 07:46:54 AM »

Linz, Austria, pedestrian underpass, taken with 550D and 10-22:


20120329-0031_Linz von stephan_n auf Flickr


Linz, Austria, walkway to the old castle, taken with 550D and 24-70:


20120225-0054_Linz von stephan_n auf Flickr

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Animal Kingdom / Insects

« on: September 02, 2012, 04:45:38 AM »

Two insect close-ups, both hand-held.

Taken with the 5Diii and the 100 L macro:


20120805-0098_Botanischer_Garten von stephan_n auf Flickr

Taken with the 5Diii and the 24-70, a little bit out of focus, but I just like the way it's hanging there 


20120724-0184_Holland von stephan_n auf Flickr

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Street & City / Re: Street Artists

« on: July 29, 2012, 12:52:53 PM »

Maybe someone also feels like giving some cropping advice. I used a rather small part of the picture because I like the way the eyelashes show in front of the fabric, but maybe a different choice would have been better.

So, just in case, here's the full picture: