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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Battery Grip BG-E11 & off brands

« on: April 15, 2013, 12:58:12 AM »

My question to all who have battery grips is this.  Aside from the additional buttons and the convenience of shooting in portrait orientation, and longer life (two batteries), does the battery grip offer other benefits, such as faster focusing?  I have a 5D III.

Thanks for your observations from your experience.

sek

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Software & Accessories / DPP VS. LR4 VS. Something else, and a story about it.

« on: December 03, 2012, 01:28:57 AM »

I currently use and am happy with LR4.  I like the keyword ability to sort, and the image manipulation abilities seem just fine.  Work flow is efficient.

This weekend I went to a photo expo in Arlington, TX which was very good.  I had a long discussion with the Canon representative who did not suffer from humility from either his own abilities or the Canon line of cameras and software.

He opined that DPP software was superior to all other processing software because it communicated directly with the digital files from Canon cameras in a proprietary.  His argument was that importing through DPP (especially in raw) frequently obviated need for pp, and that lens tuning/correction could not be matched by third party software. 

I am wondering what everyone thinks. Is DPP really superior?  Is it worth switching?  Do people use DPP for post processing and LR for searching?  To me it seems like a lot of redundant work.

Thanks.

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EOS Bodies / An IS Question- position 1 or 2?

« on: July 28, 2012, 12:50:47 AM »

I would appreciate input please

I am going on a hot air balloon ride and intend to use my 5DIII in video mode, likely with 70-200 f/2.8 IS II. I will likely use a bean bag.  Obviously, the balloon will be moving, and I will be shooting moving wildlife.  So the question is:  Which IS position should I use for best results?  Would it be different for stills?

Thanks.

sek

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Lenses / Advice/suggestions extenders

« on: May 24, 2012, 11:57:36 PM »

I just got the 5DIII, and I was thinking about an extender to increase reach.  I would appreciate advice and comments about real world experience from people who use them. I prefer wildlife photog, but any chance to shoot I won't pass up.  I was thinking about the 1.4.

What I am interested in finding out is if the iq is affected significantly, and how  will it affect focusing, color, contrast, etc.  Is it worth it?

Thanks so much.

sek

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Lenses / Opinions for Short teles for 5DIII?

« on: March 23, 2012, 12:00:27 AM »

I am going to get a 5DIII in the next several weeks (can't wait).

I have a 17-40 f4L, but not thrilled with it (good enough at ~f6)
I have the 70-200 f2.8 is II, and a couple of long primes.

I like wildlife photography and need an occasional shorter lens for closer work.

So the question is, which would be the best lens to replace the 17-40 .  I am interested in image quality, and let's say that I have about $2,300 to spend.  The choices I was considering were:

24-70 f 2.8 II
24-105 f 4 (kit)
A macro even?
Any other recommendations?

Thanks so much for your input/considerations

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EOS Bodies / Image Quality 5D II vs 5D III

« on: March 04, 2012, 12:13:17 AM »

I haven't seen many pics from the 5DIII compared to 5DII to really judge.  Anyone see comparisons and have an opinion?  I know that higher iso's look better from what I have seen, but what about lower iso's?