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Canon General / Re: improving IQ in landscape

« on: Today at 01:04:22 AM »

Although I do like post processing, I get tired in about 30 minutes of it at a stretch ... but I enjoy shooting even if it is all day long ... Panos as nice as they are require a great deal of editing which is time consuming ... I don't mind doing it once in a while as a novelty but I would not enjoy post processing panos as much as I enjoy shooting out there. I envy those with the patience to spend a lot of time in editing those incredible detailed panos. 

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

« on: Today at 12:24:21 AM »

Thanks, is all that I say

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EOS Bodies / Re: Is This the EOS 3D?

« on: June 18, 2013, 04:42:38 AM »

 

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Site Information / Re: CR wobbly

« on: June 17, 2013, 11:56:10 PM »

All is well now

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 28mm F/2.8 IS USM $399 from Adorama !!

« on: June 17, 2013, 11:53:22 PM »

Back up to $649! Damn. (I suppose that's a good thing in a way though)

Yup, I don't think I could have resisted more than another few hours 

+1

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 28mm F/2.8 IS USM $399 from Adorama !!

« on: June 17, 2013, 11:51:29 PM »

If only it didn't have the silly IS...

I still want a fast, sturdy, high optical quality 28mm lens at some point.

Here you go. Problem solved. 

Good one!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is there a better time to buy a 5D mkIII?

« on: June 17, 2013, 11:47:40 PM »

Just trying to snag a good deal, wondering if history has been any indicator in the past.

what some of the forum posters thought about buying now, after 22nd, or buying in the fall?

Going by recent history and if I recollect correctly, the next set of "deals" are usually due in Christmas ... oh, almost forgot, don't the Americans have something called the Black Friday after the Thanks Giving Day? I've seen some awesome deals during that time ... maybe you can snag a really good deal ... either way you'll have to keep on eye on those sales constantly ... CR is a good place to keep checking for deals, just yesterday one member posted an Adorama deal for EF 28mm f/2.8 IS for US$399 (via eBay) ... but I find it annoying to wait for something I like/want, so I usually buy it the moment I can spare some money and sometimes regret later and sell it off  ... since we don't have the concept of renting camera gear in this country, I look at all my camera gear regrets as rentals 

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 28mm F/2.8 IS USM $399 from Adorama !!

« on: June 17, 2013, 03:39:30 PM »

WOW

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Site Information / Re: CR wobbly

« on: June 17, 2013, 03:21:03 PM »

Forum or blog?

Both

Please let me know if you have any issues from this moment on. A temporary fix has been put into place as a troubleshooting measure.
Cheers

Still having problems ... both on the forum as well as the blog ... I did dump the cache and restarted the browser and tried again but no luck ... here is a couple of screen shots

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Site Information / Re: CR wobbly

« on: June 17, 2013, 04:09:08 AM »

It is getting worse today ... half the pages I'm visiting are unreadable ... I've got bad dust storm outside for the past 2 weeks with poor visibility and now most pages on CR site got the same problem. 

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Software & Accessories / Re: Camranger vs cameramator

« on: June 17, 2013, 04:02:44 AM »

Has anyone tested one or both of these wireless "range extenders"?
If so, which to buy?

I use the CamRanger ... I do not own the Cameramator (btw, they changed the name to "Sanho
iUSBportCAMERA Wireless Transmitter" due to a dispute between the owner of the device and the app creator) ... CamRanger is slimmer and works flawlessly ... I'm sure "Sanho iUSBportCAMERA Wireless Transmitter" also works well but it is a little fatter and it has shoe which you can use to mount it on the camera hot shoe (I'm not a fan of that). I use the CamRanger for my 5D MK III & D7100 (it does not work with EOS-M) ... make sure to check if your camera is compatible before buying ... if its compatible, it works like a charm, absolutely no signal loss or bugs, works flawlessly. It also comes with a little pouch to help dangle it on to your tripod or the camera strap.

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Site Information / Re: banning people for nothing at canon rumors

« on: June 17, 2013, 03:47:48 AM »

I Fly away from it all tomorrow, Tanzania 4 weeks, Iceland 2 weeks, and my Baby, 200-400

Lucky you! ... wish you all the best for your trip, do share some photos once you come back ... but no more of them rude Squirrels please, seen enough nuts to last a life time, especially the horrible one with the poor fella hanging by his unmentionables  ... so I wish you all the best for some awesome images in Tanzania ... Perjalanan Yang Aman.

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Lenses / Re: Review - Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II

« on: June 17, 2013, 03:29:11 AM »

You can shoot directly into the sun, and get a decent picture. Try that with the Nikon 14-24 or the Tokina 11-16 (on APS-C). It's almost impossible to avoid a direct light source when using UW lenses.

+1 ... here's one made with the EF 16-35 f/2.8 L II (an on-camera HDR image) on 5D MK III, with the lens directly pointed at the sun, without using a lens hood.

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Site Information / Re: banning people for nothing at canon rumors

« on: June 17, 2013, 02:06:07 AM »

Thanks Guys for a couple days of genuine entertainment, not only are there talented Photographers and Technicians on this site, but there's some very Funny People here as well.

Canon-F1 excluded form all three categories goes without saying, except I just said it, well, wrote it.

I agree with you about the first 2 categories, but how can you exclude Canon-F1 from the third category (i.e. "funny people"), especially after re-reading a summary of his choicest words, his wisdom of all ages & sages ... I am sure you will agree that he is was the reason and he is was the corner stone for this great entertainment over the weekend (it was quite dull here in Qatar with horrible dust storm that is going on for the past 2 weeks). Besides providing great entertainment, he helped us discover a great deal of information about nuts, what not to hang by and that Squirrels are indecent little fellas and that they could come in all kinds of colors etc etc ... not to mention that there was universal brotherhood of like-minded CR members coming together, in one thread, waging a holy war against the unholy wisdom of ages from the one and only Canon-F1  ... considering all that, I say Canon-F1 was the undisputed hero and the invisible force/source of this great entertainment ... so I propose the "funny people" award be bestowed upon him without further delay ... but his "side kick" and "alter ego" might claim that the mods/admin are the villains. 

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Site Information / Re: CR wobbly

« on: June 16, 2013, 05:21:21 AM »

I've been getting the same stuff on CR for the last two days, on again/off again.

I think the Squirrels have got into the Coding system, they should be Banned.

Them darned Squirrels 

I believe these are unfair accusations toward the squirrel community, and though not a lawyer, i would be willing to represent them if needed. You have been forwarned!

Oye, that is totally unfair ... you blamd the squirrels that they "got into the Coding system" and they "should be Banned" etc ... but now you have turned into a hostile witness, your testimony is found null and void ... therefore you are banned for life from representing the squirrel community ... I think the only person fully qualified to represent them is paulWalnut as he never blamed the squirrels, in fact he seems to promote them quite heavily

Rienzphotoz, that should possibly be "Nuts & Void"

... good one