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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: D600 High ISO Examples

« on: November 01, 2012, 01:20:47 AM »

Skin tones are orange...which seems to be a hallmark of Nikon FF sensors. Nothing that can't be fixed in post, but I grew tired of dealing with it and switched back to Canon. Thankfully, short of MP count, the 5D3 is equivalent to most of Nikon's current offerings (D4 notwithstanding). 

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Lenses / Re: Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS vs Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS II

« on: October 19, 2012, 09:10:15 AM »

Simply put, go with the MkI unless you live between 2.8-3.5 and need your images, between that range specifically, to be the sharpest possible. In my experience, having owned and tested both simultaneously, the MkI and MkII are equally sharp from f4 and beyond. As for clarity, color and contrast, the MkII is excellent out of the camera. However, with good PP, you can achieve the same look and feel with the MkI (bokeh notwithstanding, however the differences between the two are greatly exaggerated IMHO).

I kept the MkII because I shoot a lot of high ISO low-light indoor sports, and the difference in sharpness wide open is enough for me to justify the additional cost.

No matter your choice, the MkI and MkII are legendary performers, and have produced some of the greatest sports  and editorial images in recent history.  There might even be a wildlife or wedding photographer that has made a few pennies with these lenses. 

Cheers!

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Canon General / Re: Loving Canon right now.

« on: September 17, 2012, 11:55:57 PM »

I love Canon as well and have to believe there is a reason why they chose to introduce a new AF system and sensor, rather than repurpose the 5DII sensor and 7D AF.  Perhaps greatly improved DR?  Perhaps simplified but excellent AF?  Heck, with focusing at -3EV, this might be a low-light focusing monster with awesome high ISO capability.  We don't know yet, but before bashing let's see what it can do.  For a lot of people this will be exactly the camera that bridges them from crop to FF.