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Lenses / What should I buy next?

« on: June 21, 2012, 02:07:33 PM »

So I'm just getting started into wedding photography but I don't know what I need to purchase next. I'm shooting with a 5D Mark III. I have two batteries, so I was thinking maybe a battery grip. I only have one 430 EXII, so I was thinking maybe getting a 580 EXII for some more power but also the ability to do off-camera flash for the reception. Also, I was considering getting a 100mm L macro for ring shots but also just having the ability for anything macro.

What are yall's thoughts?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 5D Mark III Spot Meter

« on: April 10, 2012, 05:10:45 PM »

So as I was shooting my little twin cousins this weekend while they were collecting their Easter eggs, I was messing around with trying to use spot metering instead the typical evaluative metering. No matter what I did, my camera always spot metered the very middle of my composition. I was shooting wide open so I was using Spot AF and using my outermost focus points at times. I could easily be wrong, but I thought my 40D allowed me to spot meter wherever my focus point was, not only the center point. Is there a custom function I'm missing or something?

To confirm my speculations, I walked into the house and experimented with metering off open windows and the wall beside it. Yep, it was definitely ONLY reading the very center.

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Lenses / Lens Issue: 10-22 vs 16-35 vs 17-40

« on: March 12, 2012, 06:22:55 PM »

So I currently have a 40D and just decided to make the jump into FF and preorder the 5D mark III! I'm pretty sure that I want to keep the 40D as a backup (not 100% though) and to get some more reach out of my 70-200, but I'm torn about what to do with my UW zoom if I do end up keeping the 40D. I love my 10-22 and have never really had any issues with it, so what would yall recommend: keeping the 10-22 or selling it and purchasing either of the FF UW lenses? Would there be significant visual improvement from moving from crop UW to FF UW?