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Canon General / Re: Advice, canon 1ds mark II and canon 20-35 2.8L

« on: June 10, 2013, 10:07:54 PM »

I may be mistaken, but as I recall the 20-35 is an OLD lens and it may be difficult to get parts to repair it if something goes wrong with it.

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: June 02, 2013, 04:08:17 PM »

And some hockey pictures using the 200 f2.8.

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: June 02, 2013, 03:58:52 PM »

A couple of pictures of the Memphis Belle.

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: May 05, 2013, 09:18:23 PM »

1Dx, EF 70-200 f2.8L II, ISO 200, 1/5000 @ f3.2

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: May 05, 2013, 09:13:45 PM »

1Dx, EF 300 f2.8L IS, ISO 200, 1/4000 @ f3.2

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: May 05, 2013, 08:49:02 PM »

1Dx, 70-200 f2.8 II L, ISO 2500, 1/2000 @ f3.5

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1D X - Few Questions

« on: February 28, 2013, 06:10:25 AM »

You might want to read this article by Peter Read Miller about settings for the 1Dx: http://www.sportsshooter.com/news_story.html?id=2678

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Lighting / Re: St-E3 + 600ex-rt + 430EXii

« on: February 24, 2013, 05:56:26 PM »

You could also get a long sync cord (see, e.g., http://ocfgear.com/) which would let you use the 600 off camera and still trigger the 430 optically as a slave in ETTL or Manual, I think. The 10m cord is $65 and the 5m cord is $48.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM (I)

« on: February 06, 2013, 10:23:08 PM »

I haven't shot soccer, but I do shoot lacrosse which is played on a similar sized field. If you're shooting from the sidelines, you may find that the 400 is too much lens, unless you just like to get head and shoulder shots. From the end line, 400 would be good for the far end of the field, but would be useless when the action comes down to your end. It helps to have two bodies, one with the 300 and the other with the 70-200 f2.8. I keep the 300 on a monopod, and just hold it in the crook of my left arm when the action gets close and I need to use the 70-200. Works well with the OpTech double strap and the Spider Holster kit.

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Hands-On Review

« on: February 06, 2013, 10:58:57 AM »

It's either a Kirk Enterprises or Really Right Stuff L-bracket.

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Hands-On Review

« on: February 04, 2013, 09:59:45 PM »

I just wish that he could have showed some of the pictures.

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Lighting / Re: Help for Speedlight MT-24 EX / 600EX-RT

« on: February 03, 2013, 07:56:45 PM »

And by the way. I doubt you will have success mounting the MT-24EX on the 100L IS. I had that flash, the MP-E65 and I own the 100L IS. It would not fit but I never tried getting an adaptor and I'm not sure you can.

Canon Macrolite Adapter 67.  $32, in stock at B&H, Amazon, etc.

+1

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Came across some 600EX-RT tech info

« on: January 26, 2013, 10:48:41 PM »

Syl Arena writes in a style that I enjoy. And he certainly seems to know his stuff when it comes to Canon Speedlites.

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Canon General / Re: Curious Distraction: Explain your username, avatar picture, etc...

« on: January 25, 2013, 09:29:14 PM »

I graduated from Yale University (their sports teams are known as the Elis after the founder, Elihu Yale) in 1972 where I first got an interest in photography. No avatar because I'm usually the one behind the camera!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: EOS-1D X Firmware 1.2.1 in the Wild

« on: January 24, 2013, 07:20:16 PM »

Mine went in two weeks ago because of an Error 30 issue. They replaced the shutter, but they didn't upgrade the firmware - it's still 1.1.1.