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Lenses / I have a weight limit....what would you bring?

« on: May 17, 2013, 01:02:17 AM »

This is the kind of post for which there is no single best answer, but I am curious as to other opinions.  I will be traveling through Central Asia.  I am limited by weight restrictions and it will be quite hot so I am trying to limit my kit.  Right now, I am planning to bring my 70-200 f/4 IS, my 24-104, and my 17-40.  While I may want to do some building interiors, I am not gonna carry my 14mm and the 100-400 is just too big and heavy for this trip.  The 40 would be nice but redundant.  My high iso shots have been OK, so I think that I can get by without a lens that fast.  I have a Jobey that can squeeze into my bag, so that might be worthwhile.

My questions....anyone traveled through the 'stans before?  Does my logic make sense to you?  Would you do anything different?  Maybe I just want some re-affirmation of my logic (or lack of) here.  I tend to do "people" shots with some scenery.  Thanks.

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Lenses / I bit the bullet!

« on: April 01, 2013, 12:55:55 PM »

I've been struggling with getting a longer lens for way too long.  I have debated 300 f4 vs. 70-300 L vs. 400 f5.6 vs. 100-400 vs. 70-300 DO (not too much consideration) along with the TC issue (I have the Canon 1.4 but would need a Kenko to use with some of the above).  You see what I have below.

Thought I'd settled on the 70-300 L after taking some shots of the moon with my 70-200+TC last week.  The night was cloudy but the shots were not too bad with cropping post (BTW, the Redged legs are great but I'll probably up the ballhead in the future).  I knew what I wanted and was just waiting for the right price. 

Then, the 2 day Canon refurb sale comes up.  As I was ready to buy a 70-300 L, I had a quick change of heart and purchased the 100-400!  Should arrive soon.  I truly hope there is no "buyer's remorse," but my thoughts were to expand my options with some IS and little overlap.  We'll see.

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Software & Accessories / Black Rapid and dropped camera?

« on: January 06, 2013, 02:00:53 PM »

All,

I know this has been discussed before but could not find specific comments about just how "strong" this strap is.  I am contemplating the Black Rapid 7.

If I have a 5diii + 70-200 or 70-300 hanging from this I am sure it will be more comfortable than a neck strap but I'll be worrying about the camera and lens dropping.  I worry that a single connection to the tripod plate or the swivel / turnbuckle will fail.  I do a lot of travel and almost always have a camera hanging off of me.  I've also looked at the usual alternatives that are analogous, some of which attach to the lug instead of the tripod mount. All of these have an occasional review that describes a catastrophic "camera-lens-go-to-ground" experience.   

Am I overly concerned?  Can anyone relate their experiences (good or bad) with a fairly heavy DSLR/lens setup and these straps?

Thanks in advance.

JP

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Software & Accessories / 5diii and IPAD 4th Generation

« on: December 06, 2012, 11:25:11 AM »

Hi all,

Back in March, a member listed a blog about using his IPAD with his 5diii, specifically using an iPhoto app to edit.  I am wondering if any of you are finding a use for the IPAD with this camera.  As I understand it, there are issues importing form CF cards.  I know there is a device for XD card uploading.  I believe one can use the USB out form the camera to load photos into the IPAD and understand there is a limit in the size of the file. 

I guess I am curious as to the following:

Do any of you use the IPAD with this camera?
Do you upload form the card (there is a second card slot in the camera for an XD) or the USB cable?
Do you use the IPAD to edit or just to view and store photos while in the field?
If so, can you please walk me through your workflow?

BTW, all of my software is PC based so a Mac is not a part of my processing, now.


Much appreciated.  The amount of things I learn from this forum is amazing.

JP

EDIT: Meant SD card not XD!

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Lenses / Smart purchase or not?

« on: November 09, 2012, 10:55:56 AM »

Hi,

New to FF so my EF-s lineup is not of any use.  I've got a 24-105L, a 70-200, and a 50 1.4.  I had an EF-s 10-22 with my APC before that was used rarely, usually only for interiors of buildings.  I am looking at a 17-40 used with a date stamp of 2006.  I am not asking about this vs. 16-35 vs prime.

I've handled the lens.  It seems to work perfectly.  It looks like it is brand new except for a small scuff on the mounting plate (not a scratch but a scuff).  Given that I don't use this focal length much and given that the lense seems to be in excellent shape, would you pull the trigger (can save myself a couple of hundred $)?

Thanks.....