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Lenses / Re: Anyone upgraded from their 24-70L to 24-70L MKII?

« on: May 01, 2013, 12:34:43 AM »

You ask a lot!  Not many people can afford both lenses to take side by side comparison shots.  While not ideal, here is at least some attempt to do so:

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=101&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=4&API=0&LensComp=787&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=4&APIComp=0

A chart is simply a real world photograph. 

I want a data from a real world pictures taken by both lenses. Side by side comparison, not cropped, not post processed. That's what i want.  i don't want numbers!

Smart, smart, i like that....oooops i think i mentioned "no cropped" just regular size. But i like it, point taken.

Thats true, not a lot of people can buy both lenses because they are indeed very expensive.

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Lenses / Re: Anyone upgraded from their 24-70L to 24-70L MKII?

« on: May 01, 2013, 12:28:29 AM »

I want a data from a real world pictures taken by both lenses. Side by side comparison, not cropped, not post processed. That's what i want.  i don't want numbers!

You reminded me my 4yrs kid. This discussion is closed

Calm down calm down daddy...you have post too much in this forum already. Why won't you go out in the real world and take some real photos instead of reading and writing some comments. Practice make perfect!!

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Lenses / Re: Anyone upgraded from their 24-70L to 24-70L MKII?

« on: April 30, 2013, 09:51:44 PM »

I want a data from a real world pictures taken by both lenses. Side by side comparison, not cropped, not post processed. That's what i want.  i don't want numbers!

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Lenses / Re: Anyone upgraded from their 24-70L to 24-70L MKII?

« on: April 30, 2013, 11:59:13 AM »

A lot of people who bought the 24-70 mark ii are trying to convince themselves as well as others that they made a good(perhaps "worth it") purchase. Wake up people don't lie. The fact is, this argument whether the mark ii is worth the upgrade from mark 1 is the same thing as the argument of having more pixels. When you only view the image 100% crop then you will notice those things. Other than that, you will barely notice(if you will notice) the better sharpness. For the record, i owned both but end up selling the mark ii after 2 months of extensive use.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1Ds III

« on: March 21, 2013, 01:13:25 AM »

How much are you selling it for and how much is the shutter count?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 17, 2013, 12:45:40 AM »

The 1Ds Mark III is to this day still ranked FIRST out of all Canon cameras in skin tone accuracy.  Try it out.  Even the 1DX is slightly off, but the 1Ds3 never is.

That's good to know specially coming from someone that has both 1dx and 1ds3.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 16, 2013, 06:23:21 PM »

There doesn't seem to be a market to recoup costs on second hand ones though... and once you work with a 1DX, the 1Ds III looks and feels like a dinosaur... I was cursing even at the lack of a Q button... and the ISO performance is nothing short of stellar on the 1DX.

Agreed.  I feel like the 1DX is like a 1Ds3/1D4 combo camera.  The RAW files are much, much easier to push, the IQ is outstanding across an insanely large ISO spread, and man is it fast!  The sensor is better in the 1DX vs the 1Ds3. 

But I'm off topic.  I did use a 1Ds3 myself and I loved the camera.  But since I do sports and other things, I need ISO flexibility.  In studio, or in well-lit situations, the 1Ds3 is a monster.  Even today, almost 6 years later, it is probably Canon's 2nd or 3rd best camera.

Great, that is exactly what I want to hear. Im a happy camper now since this camera is really a beast. I don't really shoot that much at night time and if I do, I use flash. Also, I think that is where my 1.2's and 1.4's aperture that are going to get use.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 15, 2013, 12:09:16 PM »

My 1DsMk3 was $2300 delivered so $1400 is fantastic and a gift. I passed up a lot of $2600-2700 priced bodies. This low price insulates you from being hurt financially if there *are* problems down the road.

Get it.

Do you know by any chance or have heard something about 1ds3 having a premature shutter breaking problem?
Any website that you can recommend to order a spare battery. I would like to get a canon lp-e4 because the battery has rubber sealing around it but the problem is, it will cost me an arm. I would like to get a cheap yet a good quality third party batteries. Ive looked at amazon and ebay already but people have diff experiences with their batteries. So i kinda want to hear other peoples oppinion that actually have owned third party batteries.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 14, 2013, 03:32:27 AM »

a 1Dmk3 will complement the 1Dsmk3 in the following ways

- share the same batteries, currently yhe 1Dsmk2 and 1Dsmk3 have different batteries and chargers
- 10 fps
- the 1Dmk3 has a better buffer and is better for sustained shooting (smaller files vs 1Dsmk3)
- identical controls, both cams have dual cards etc
- however the image does not really benefit from the 1.3 crop factor in giving extra reach as if you crop the 21MP file to 1.3 you basically get the same 10 MP or so of the 1Dmk3

if you get a 1Dmk3 make sure its either

a) a late model number that does not suffer from the AF issue
b) comes with proof that it had the AF issue fixed

how much are you looking at paying for the 1Dsmk3?

$1400 for less than 4000 shutter count.
I know the person who's going to sell me the 1ds3 that's why its hard to pass with this kind of deal. I'm so overwhelmed that i can't even go sleep anymore. I guess I'm going to sell my 1ds2 so i can use the money to buy the 1d3. I'm thinking that maybe having 2 FF will be overkill for what i do. I mean, i get paid sometimes to do some work such as event occasion and some other type of shoot.

I think the 1.3 crop sensor of 1d3 will benefit me if i use it with my 85 f1.2 and sigma 50f1.4 wide open since the edges will be crop out, leaving me the center of the frame sharp shooting wide open.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 13, 2013, 11:35:34 PM »

If i sell my 1Ds mark ii and get 1D mark iii, would that compliment 1Ds mark iii or should I just keep my 1dsii and forget about getting crop sensor at all. I don't do sports and if i do it would be just a once-in-a-while thing. I'm not saying that crop sensor or 1d series body are only for sports but i just want to know whether it would be better for me to sell my 1dsii or keep it.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 13, 2013, 11:55:03 AM »

Thanks for the info. It was very helpful and informative.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 12, 2013, 02:31:00 PM »

How i wish i have money for 1Dx. For now my budget only gets me a 1Ds mark iii. I was looking through flick photos of 1dsiii and it seems that all the photos along with there respective lens combo(which i also have) seems to be really good. I just recently moved from aps-c sensor to FF and boy the image quality is much better.

You'll love the 1Ds3.  Just know its limitations and what ISO range to use to maximize its IQ.  It is a studio camera remember, so I wouldn't use it for sports if you can help it.  The ISO's required to shoot high action sports sometimes go beyond what the 1Ds3 is capable of doing.  If you stay ISO 100-400 it's still probably the very best at getting accurate skin tones out of camera.

Probably at the most i'll be using up to 800ISO and occasionally 1600ISO since my slowest lens is f2.8. I would love to see this beast with my 85 f1.2 and my sigma 50f1.4. I'm already inlove with my 1ds mark ii with all my lenses. I can only imagine how nicer it will get with markiii.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 12, 2013, 12:36:31 PM »

How i wish i have money for 1Dx. For now my budget only gets me a 1Ds mark iii. I was looking through flick photos of 1dsiii and it seems that all the photos along with there respective lens combo(which i also have) seems to be really good. I just recently moved from aps-c sensor to FF and boy the image quality is much better.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 12, 2013, 04:21:22 AM »

I will use it primarily for portrait. In daytime and in night time. But for the most part i'll be using strobes and ISO below 800. I just like the build quality of 1d bodies. It feels solid and well balanced with my 24-70 and 70-200.

So tell me, what exactly is wrong with the live view mode of 1ds mark iii? I wont say i'll never use it but i found myself using it very seldom with my 60d.

Any other issue/s that i should know in regards of how 1ds mark iii's flaws?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 1Ds mark iii????

« on: March 12, 2013, 02:57:41 AM »

I recently posted a question about 1ds mark ii. I had a chance to get one for a very low price with low shutter count. Boy, i was amazed with the image quality and just the overall feeling of having a 1d series.

Now, i have a chance to yet own a 1d series. Its 1ds mark iii.

My question is, how does 1ds mark iii hold up against its newer brothers. Hold up, meaning, in terms of image quality, build quality, functionality, and just the overall specs of this camera?