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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Autofocus not impressive

« on: June 18, 2013, 02:19:50 PM »

Actually Neuro, that last image that shows the autofocus spread that looks so small and narrow, is the one I was referring to as being incorrect.  Frankly both of those are incorrect.  Just pick up a 6D and do a side by side comparison.  True the viewfinder is not 100%, but in reality it is very close to 100%.  The spread of the AF array is nowhere near as small as that second image.

I dunno, looks reasonably close to me; closer than the former anyway.  And for the record, I'm a proud 6D owner.  I love the camera and after several months of ownership I'm positive it was the right choice for me (over a 5d3).  I just wish the spread was larger.  In fact, while we're all bitching about what we want, just give me this:

If you put the outer points there is would give new meaning to the phrase:

"My outer focus points are useless in low light"   

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EOS Bodies / Re: SL1 as a "travel" body

« on: June 17, 2013, 04:31:59 AM »

Are you sure you can't use back button focus on the 100D ? Even my daughters 1100D can be set up this way, but it uses the * button rather than a dedicated 'AF-ON' button ( just like the 5D mk1 set up).

Thanks Sporgon - I double checked and you're right! Funny how expectations influence these things - when I looked at the custom functions the first time I was convinced I would not find it .. I first started using back button focus on the 40D and never realized the Rebels offer this too. It is slightly awkward on the SL1 due to the placement of the buttons, but it's great to have the option.

Yup, I think for the majority of photographers BB focus is better. In fact I was alway a manual focus guy for the majority of my work, but now, with the AF accuracy and AFMA of modern bodies, coupled with BB focus, I rarely use manual focus now. This has also influenced the lenses we use: no longer need so many L lenses for their manual focus qualities.

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EOS Bodies / Re: SL1 as a "travel" body

« on: June 17, 2013, 01:26:11 AM »

Are you sure you can't use back button focus on the 100D ? Even my daughters 1100D can be set up this way, but it uses the * button rather than a dedicated 'AF-ON' button ( just like the 5D mk1 set up).

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

« on: June 16, 2013, 05:43:38 PM »

^^

Thanks for taking the time to condense those quotes Don.

It's because of CR's absence of this kind of inane bull***t that I, and I'm sure many others choose CR to follow and post on. So many other forums are full of this kind of crap; let's keep it off here.

The overall standard of CR would suggest the admin and mods are doing a good job.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: would it be better to use a 5d mark 3 for manual focus rather than a 6d?

« on: June 16, 2013, 05:33:21 PM »

Would it make any difference?

Personaly if I was going to use manual focus lenses and not be always shooting from a tripod and using live view, I would choose the 6D due to its lack of translucent LCD screen, and the ability to fit a proper manual focus one.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Horses

« on: June 16, 2013, 05:05:51 PM »

Nice one !

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

« on: June 16, 2013, 03:32:44 PM »

One more off off topic comment and then i am quitting for the night: Ausatralia looks like a cool place to visit, but there are too many dangerous critters there for me. Here in the US, we have our killer squirrels, but there you have crocs, snakes, spiders, kangeroos?. Did I leave anything out emi?

It's the redback spiders that scare me, a fatal wee bite on the bum when you are doing your business.
It's not so much the fatal bite, as we've all got to go someway, somehow, as the being found dead on the pan.

What frightens me the most is the sight of an irate Scotsman waving a claymore and wearing a kilt 

I'm suitably corrected on the clan tartan. It's amazing what you learn on CR !

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: June 16, 2013, 06:05:32 AM »

From near the top of Goat Fell, Arran, around sunset:


Sunset on Goat Fell, Arran [IMG_3019] by GammyKnee, on Flickr

Lovely picture from Goat Fell Paul. Well handles exposure balance in HDR, just how I like it ! I must visit Arran again.

Did you really get up there with a gammy knee ? 

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: June 16, 2013, 06:01:23 AM »

Warfleet Cove in Dartmouth on the south coast of England. So called because legend has it that is is where the Crusade ships gathered to form a fleet before sailing to the 'Holy Land' in a rather misguided game and adventure that they played in those days.

One of only two pictures that we have ever produced from APS format. Whilst I feel the APS offers many advantages in shooting things close to you, I don't like the characteristics for distant detail such as landscapes.

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Lenses / Re: 24-70 f/4L IS vs 24-105L

« on: June 16, 2013, 05:51:38 AM »

Warfleet Cove in Dartmouth, south coast of England, shot on the 24-105mm at the wider end. This is one of only two pictures we've ever done on APS format: we used a 650D. ( Didn't like it for our job ).

I've also added a higher magnification crop from the edge.

My advice to anyone looking at the two lenses is that if you either can't or don't want to afford the difference in price there's no need to fret about it.

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Lenses / Re: 24-70 f/4L IS vs 24-105L

« on: June 15, 2013, 11:21:49 AM »

The next four are a comparison with the 40mm STM, again at f6.3, mid frame and extreme corner.

Our only 24-105 is on a different location so I can't do a back to back comparison at the moment. Suffice to say the new 24-70 is very close to the primes.

I've revised my opinion at 50mm: it isn't so good mid frame at this focal length as other focal lengths, but still, it's pretty good.

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Lenses / Re: 24-70 f/4L IS vs 24-105L

« on: June 15, 2013, 11:08:28 AM »

The next four crops at 100% show the 24-70 @ 50mm, mid frame and corner. The last two are 50mm f1.4. All at f6.3

There is no sharpening, they are all from RAW untouched.

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Lenses / Re: 24-70 f/4L IS vs 24-105L

« on: June 15, 2013, 11:03:59 AM »

Here are some comparisons of the new 24-70 f4 against a couple of well respected prime lenses.

The first picture shows the overall scene. Reduced in size for the web.

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

« on: June 15, 2013, 08:14:55 AM »

Looks like the Admin CR Guy put a dress on PaulWalnuts Squirrel

Na, that looks more like a kilt of the McWalnut clan's  tartan.

It'll be paulwalnut done that.

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

« on: June 15, 2013, 08:10:39 AM »

High School Rodeo Championship

1dx and 300 2.8 IS
1/2000
f4
iso 500
AF case #1

Great action shots !