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Lenses / Re: Trouble mounting a new 24-70 II

« on: April 24, 2013, 03:08:19 AM »

If you don't like how hard the 24-70 II is to put it on, just wait til you see how easily it can FALL OFF!  Sorry all....still bitter after my little accident the other day.  Sigh. 

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Canon General / Re: 24-70Mk2 fell off my 5DMk3 and smashed

« on: March 31, 2013, 11:24:13 PM »

@Chris Burch  That IS some crap luck...and with gear WAY more expensive than I just lost.  Sorry man.

@Marsu42  Thanks for what you wrote.  While I'm not happy it happened to other people, I'm glad I'm not alone (if that makes any sense).

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Canon General / Re: 24-70Mk2 fell off my 5DMk3 and smashed

« on: March 31, 2013, 06:44:15 PM »

Wow.   I didn't realize my question would bring out so many haters.

I was mid-shoot when this happened.  So it wasn't a mounting error.  In testing, if the lens is not COMPLETELY CLICKED IN, it reads F00 and MF (manual focus).  I suppose it's possible that the release spring didn't engage properly.  But I've tested that 100 times and it seems to be in order.

I was not blaming Canon....yet.  After Googling the issue and hearing other people's horror stories, I supposed that I accidentally hit the release button and rotated the lens off the camera while zooming.  The purpose of asking this question IN A CANON FORUM was to see if any other CANON USERS experienced this issue.  If a ton of other people did, then yes, it would be a design flaw and we would hold Canon accountable.  But it looks like only a few people have had it happen, so perhaps it's just how we shoot or carry our cameras.

On that note, after more Googling, I think I have an explanation....it happened to a few other people as well.  I use a Black Rapid strap over my left shoulder, so the camera hangs on my right hip.  I'm guessing that the release got pushed (perhaps by the top of my belt) as it "bounced" around on my hip during the evening.  After that, all it took was one good zoom to the right and I twisted the lens right off.  I actually feel a little better now that I have a more-plausible explanation than hitting it with my thumb.  I can now look at how I carry my camera so this doesn't happen again.

As for the embarrassment comment.  I don't get it.  I HAVE dropped a lens before...my 70-200L2.8....and I can assure you, embarrassment is not one of the feelings that rises to the top.  It's mostly panic and fear (that you won't get your job done, and that it'll cost you a fortune to fix) and then rage...at yourself for being so stupid.

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Canon General / Re: 24-70Mk2 fell off my 5DMk3 and smashed

« on: March 29, 2013, 11:08:42 PM »

@viggo   Thank you for your comments.   I needed a good laugh right now.   

@dylan777   Why would I make this up?

@everyone else   Thank you for your words of support and encouragement.

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Canon General / Re: 24-70Mk2 fell off my 5DMk3 and smashed

« on: March 29, 2013, 04:34:28 PM »

I had been shooting for over an hour, so it wasn't a mounting error.  If that was it, I'd just be mad at myself but I'd get over it.  I believe this is a design flaw as much as human error...or more likely a bad combo of the 2.  Even when I put my thumb solidly on the zoom ring, my thumb is only 1/2 inch from the release button.

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Canon General / Re: 24-70Mk2 fell off my 5DMk3 and smashed

« on: March 29, 2013, 11:40:14 AM »

@pierceography   We must just hold the camera differently.  Not that I've ever thought about it until last night, but in looking at it now, I brace my thumb left against the body of the camera to steady it and zoom with my middle and pointer fingers.  My thumb doesn't move much.  And it's right on the lens release.  Testing it here at my desk, I'm having a hard time replicating it too.  As we all know, though, shooting at a job is a lot different than testing at home.

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Canon General / 24-70Mk2 fell off my 5DMk3 and smashed

« on: March 29, 2013, 10:56:55 AM »

Last night while shooting an event, my new (2 months old) 24-70 Mk2 FELL OFF MY 5DMk3 and smashed on a tile floor. I Googled this issue and a lot of people have had this happen. I never gave it much though, but the zoom ring puts my thumb ON TOP OF the lens release button while shooting. I must've hit it accidentally and then, when zooming, rotated the lens off the camera.  I tested it with my 16-35 (that I've shot with for years with no trouble) and the zoom ring is farther down the barrel, so it doesn't get bumped.  Is this a design flaw with the new 24-70 or am I doing doing something different from every other photog out there?  I am devastated.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Crazy... go Nikon?

« on: March 17, 2013, 11:56:47 PM »

Maybe I'm naive, but I just can't imagine there's much you can do with a d800 that you can't with a 5d3.  If there's a red tinge in Canon sensors, can't that be fixed easily in LR or Bridge?  And I own the 16-35l and, again,  I cant imagine a lens could be much better.  I make my living from photography (mostly people) and there's very little the 5d3 won't do.  As for MPs, 21 is 10 too many for most of what I shoot.  I often shoot in RAW medium (or whatever its called) so I don't have to juggle and store massive files.

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Canon General / Re: Which eye do you shoot with?

« on: March 15, 2013, 02:01:18 AM »

I usually leave both eyes open.  I was taught to shoot an M-16 this way in boot camp.  You keep both eyes open so you can see what else might be coming.  I guess it works well for cameras too.    Though, as a left-eye photographer, I see very little from my right eye (too much camera in the way).

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Canon General / Re: Which eye do you shoot with?

« on: March 13, 2013, 04:39:19 PM »

Left eye.  But I'm a righty...sort of.   I say that because my sister studied handedness in grad school.  And after a few tests, she said I was probably supposed to be a lefty but society nudged me to be a righty.  After hearing that, I really started to pay attention and found that for most tasks (except writing or throwing a ball) I have no dominant hand.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Keep or sell my 7D

« on: March 08, 2013, 11:02:51 PM »

Jpk, do you do any paid shooting?   If so, even if just a little, I'd keep it as a backup.  If not, I say sell and buy something else wi the $.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Backpack Suggestion

« on: March 02, 2013, 03:29:55 AM »

I have the Thinktank Street Walker Hard Drive and love it.  It has a side pocket that'll hold a laptop or flash bracket...that feature is way more handy than I thought it would be when I bought it.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D3 candle light High ISO (102400)

« on: February 24, 2013, 10:43:37 PM »

Does anyone else find it funny that on a photography discussion board we're posting cat pics just like everyone on Facebook?   

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Canon General / Re: Do you see lenses when you check the time?

« on: February 17, 2013, 09:07:52 PM »

As someone who DID get through basic training, I see the smell of napalm in the morning. 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 7D to 5D Mk III - Pull the trigger?

« on: January 25, 2013, 02:43:36 PM »

.Now with a 5D3 I feel like a magician.

I agree with this completely!  I too came from the 7D and, when paired with the 24-70 II, I feel like I'm cheating when I shoot with the 5DIII.  This combo removes any barriers (read excuses) for bad photography.  If you can't take good photos with this, you can't take good photos with anything.

As for the OP's question, I used the 16-35 on my 7D and did quite well with it.  However, the range is very limited...you need to get right in people's faces and that can distort them...not in a good way.  You also won't get the kind of blurred background you might want want to separate your subject.

My typical setup now is a 24-70 on the 5DIII and a 70-200 on the 7D.  That gives me a 40mm "hole" between 70 and (effectively) 110 but it hasn't been a problem.