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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Shutter sounds (burst shooting) of Canon DSLRs

« on: May 19, 2013, 10:09:07 AM »

Check this out-

Comparison of Canon EOS Burst Shutter Sounds (visual)	Small | Large

Damn ... The 1DIV and the 1Dx sound like machine guns.

Apologies if this has been posted earlier. I hope I embedded it correctly.

Cheers ... J.R.

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Lenses / Will Canon ever release a 100-300 f/2.8 zoom? Thoughts?

« on: May 13, 2013, 04:46:33 AM »

Saw the Sigma thread http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=14801.0 and couldn't help but wonder what will it take for Canon to come up with its own 100-300 f/2.8 zoom.

Do you think such a lens will be released by Canon? If yes what would it be priced at?

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Third Party Manufacturers / Schneider Lenses for video on DSLRs

« on: April 24, 2013, 08:44:40 AM »

The competition's hotting up. New 35, 50 & 75mm lenses -

http://www.studiodaily.com/2013/04/schneider-optics-announces-new-family-of-4k-xenon-ff-primes-for-hdslr-cameras/

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Canon General / That's my money you are profiting from Canon!!!

« on: April 24, 2013, 07:06:51 AM »

From the net - http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/canon-earnings-idINDEE93N05I20130424

"Canon Inc raised its full-year operating profit forecast by $300 million as a weakening yen triggered by Japan's latest deflation-fighting policies inflates its overseas earnings, despite smartphones sapping compact camera sales."

So much for people who were anticipating a fall in prices of Canon products due to JPY devaluation.

Interestingly smartphones have started eating into the P&S sales. I am not surprised.

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EOS Bodies / Hackers turn the 1DX into remote spy tool

« on: April 23, 2013, 07:09:59 AM »

Saw this on the net today - what do you guys make of it?

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/303436/scitech/technology/hackers-turn-canon-camera-into-remote-spy-tool

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Lenses / Trouble mounting a new 24-70 II

« on: April 22, 2013, 08:04:27 AM »

Hi,

My new 24-70 II arrived today. However, I am less than pleased with the difficulty I am having mounting the lens. The lens seems to require more effort while mounting it onto both the 5D3 as well as the 6D. While turning the lens I am almost feel a slight grinding while turning the lens to lock it in.

I've never faced any such problem with any of my other lenses ... this doesn't seem to be a perfect fit for the cameras somehow. Anybody else face a similar problem? Suggestions ....

Thanks in advance ... J.R.

PS: I do have the option to return the lens if it doesn't work out. I'm kinda scared it'll mess up the bodies. I've just left it on the 5D3 for now (it is working fine).

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Lenses / Which Lens ... 24-70 II or primes?

« on: April 10, 2013, 03:33:33 AM »

Hi CR folks,

I've run into a very serious dilemma and need your help on this. I am having a hard time in choosing between the 24-70 2.8L II and a combo of 24mm 1.4L II and the 35mm 1.4L.

I have shot with the 24-70 II recently and was very impressed with the IQ and was considering the zoom but lately I have been considering the primes as well.

BTW, I'm a hobbyist and usually I shoot images of my family / children and landscapes. The images are usually taken after I'm back from work so its mostly in low light situations.

What do you guys suggest? 

PS: Budget is not really an issue because I can pick up the 24-70 II right now or I could get the 24 f/1.4 now and the 35 f/1.4 in a few months.

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Software & Accessories / How long does one wait for the Lee Big Stopper

« on: March 20, 2013, 08:05:39 AM »

Hi Guys,

I'm having a frustrating experience with the Lee Big Stopper. I've been waiting for what seems like an eternity.

Anyone faced with a similar situation? How long is the waiting on average?

The only other option available is the Hitech 10 stop ND - but I've decided against it because it is reported to have color cast issues.

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Canon General / How many years have the CR posters been shooting seriously / professionally

« on: March 20, 2013, 08:00:22 AM »

I'm just curious what is the "experience" in terms of years that CR folks have been shooting professionally / seriously (for hobbyists).

Speaking for myself, a hobbyist who had a DSLR since 2009, I started shooting seriously only since December 2011 so I am in Option 1.

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Software & Accessories / How good is Datacolor Spyder 4 pro

« on: March 12, 2013, 09:43:44 AM »

for calibrating my new Dell U2713H monitor?

The dell is my first wide-gamut monitor and I want to calibrate it correctly. How good is the Spyder 4 pro?

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Technical Support / Can switch orientation on my laptop!

« on: March 10, 2013, 10:47:56 AM »

Hi Guys,

I can't change the orientation of my laptop from landscape to portrait. The CTRL+ALT+Arrow key combination does not work.

I've also tried the 'screen resolution' after right clicking on my desktop. There is no option for flipping the orientation.

Has anyone else faced a similar problems. How do I change the orientation.

FWIW, The display adapters in the Device Manager are listed as:

1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
2) NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M

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Software & Accessories / Which wireless radio control for the 5D3?

« on: March 07, 2013, 06:56:17 AM »

Hi,

I'm looking for a radio wireless control for the 5D3 but am unsure of which one to get. I am looking to cover for a distance of about 150-200 feet between myself and the camera. Please advise ...

Thanks in advance ...

--JR

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Third Party Manufacturers / Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 ZE Planar

« on: February 25, 2013, 11:49:17 AM »

Hi,

The Zeiss 85mm has been playing on my mind for quite a while now. The basic reason why I didn't but it till date was because it was too fussed about the manual focus but now with the 6D, I'm contemplating buying this lens and changing the 6D's focusing screen to aid in manual focus.

I just have two questions here -

1) How difficult with the manual focusing be after changing the focusing screen? (I've never changed a focusing screen of any of my cameras so am wary of the performance)
2) How does it compare to the Canon's offerings?

Thanks ... J.R.

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Software & Accessories / How good is Reikan FoCal?

« on: February 22, 2013, 01:25:51 PM »

Hi,

I have been thinking of purchasing the Reikan FoCal software for AFMA and have gone through various threads here  on this aspect but am still confused.

How good is it? Does it really solve your problems of AFMA?

Is there anything that you need to especially take care of when you use this software to ensure that you make the best use of it - i mean anything which is not mentioned by the Reikan guys?

Your thoughts on this ...

Cheers ... JR

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Lens Gallery / Smartphone Photos - iPhone / Droids / Nokia / others

« on: February 17, 2013, 10:36:04 PM »

Hi,

People go on and on how they can get amazing photos with their iPhones. I've seen posts on this forum that people have given up their P&S in favour of the iPhone.

I checked up this section of the forum and didn't see any iPhone image gallery.

Please post your best iPhone images here.

I always carry a P&S with me so I don't click many images from my iPhone. However, I checked and there were a few images which I clicked with it - posted below, not very good perhaps but I'm not too sure what to expect from this "camera" which is used by me only in SOS situations.

Cheers ...  J.R.

PS: I edited this post and changed to title to include all smartphones ... on popular demand of course! The the smartphone image battle begin