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EOS-M / Re: EOS M Announcement in the Summer? [CR2]

« on: Today at 03:26:21 PM »

to be successful, need good (if not great AF) and an adaptor (already have this, but needs to continue to work) for EOS EF and EF-S lenses.

Why would I want to use BIG/HEAVY DSLR lenses on my mirrorless cameras?? When I dump my DSLRs the lenses will go as well. For me, NO adapter wanted or needed. YMMV

+1...faster AF and more pancake lenses, not the bulky stuff.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon 14-24 or 16-35 for Nikon D600?

« on: Today at 03:16:42 PM »

I shot 14-24 on D800 through a friend, all I can say is WOW.

My vote is 14-24. I wish Canon can match or do better than current Nikon 14-24.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: May 17, 2013, 10:38:40 PM »

My most recent sunset shot. 

Visual Symphony
Canon EOS 5D Mark III ı Canon TS-E24mm f/3.5L II ı Lee 1.2 ND Filter ı Singh Ray 0.9 Reverse ND Grad Filter ı Singh Ray LB Warming Polarizer ı 24mm ı 15s ı f/11 ı ISO 100

Visual Symphony by shutterwideshut on Flickr

Awesome shot shutterwideshut

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Urgent advice.

« on: May 17, 2013, 10:10:02 PM »

Hi!

I'm very interested in this lens, but am wondering if it wouldn't be smarter to wait for the MarkII version?
Technology changes so fast these days, and who knows how much better the MarkII version will be, right?

stupidity likes this need to be stopped

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM @ F2.8

« on: May 17, 2013, 07:14:38 PM »

I gave my new 24-70 a workout last night at a preliminary dress rehearsal for our spring Home School Play.  There are not many students in the school, so everyone gets involved, and they do a great job.
 
Because of the low light, I used aperture priority and took the whole evenings group of photos at f/2.8.  This is a bit of a step down, since I've been using wide aperture primes in the past, usually at f/1.8 to f/ 1.4.
 
I was particularly happy that this wide view at 24mm was sharp along the edges with minimal CA's.  I did see a few on the edges of the white dresses, but Lightroom took care of them.
I put the vignette on the image, just playing around with the LR settings, its still a preliminary photo since its the first night.

Give me this lens on 5D III plus 70-200 f2.8 II IS on another 5D III - I can do it all day

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Lenses / Re: Best Lenses for Canon EOS 5D Mark III according to DxO

« on: May 17, 2013, 09:08:37 AM »

It looks like most my purchases made it to their top list    except 16-35 II

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Lenses / Re: Canon 85L II AF speed on 5D III???

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:21:23 PM »

To all 5D III owners,
How do you like the AF speed of Canon 85L II on your 5D III?

I'm thinking adding this lens to my gear.

Thank you,
Dylan

Thanks everyone for your feedbacks. Rental will arrive this weekend. Decision will be made once I played with it. I will keep everyone updated; buy or not buy

Dylan

Love the IQ, but hate the AF speed. I'm going to skip it.
Dylan

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Lenses / Re: EF 24-70mm F2.8 L ver 2 or 3 Prime Lens

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:13:27 PM »

I feel like I'm repeating myself a bit with this reply, but the new 24-70 f/2.8II is so good I've sold my EF 24 f/1.4II and my Sigma 50 f/1.4 and if I had a 35mm prime that would have been sold too. The new zoom is so good my primes were gathering dust. Get the zoom.

-PW

I do use my 50L here and there, but not often as 24-70 II & 70-200 f2.8 IS II.

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Lenses / Re: EF 24-70mm F2.8 L ver 2 or 3 Prime Lens

« on: May 14, 2013, 07:55:18 PM »

If you shooting with FF, it is almost a no brainer to take 24-70 II over 3 non-L primes

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: M RAW or "full" RAW on a Canon 6d?

« on: May 14, 2013, 07:26:29 PM »

Always full raw with 5D III

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Lenses / Re: Who has pre-ordered or will order 200-400

« on: May 14, 2013, 07:09:10 PM »

For an ave Joe (like me), spending nearly $12K on single lens is too MUCH. I'll wait for 100-400 II and hoping the price tag won't go above $3K

For the Pro(s) making $ from photography, this should be an easy purchase

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Lenses / Re: One lens for vacation

« on: May 10, 2013, 02:22:16 PM »

24-70 f2.8 II will be a great choice. You can get sharp and decent bokeh at f2.8. You can shoot f9-11 for landscape shots with 24-70, where your 50L could have major focus shift. 24mm on 5D III is quite wide for travel and indoor tight space.

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Lenses / Re: 17-40 f4 L discontinued???????

« on: May 10, 2013, 11:05:16 AM »

Prepare for 14-24 f2.8 IS guys

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Lenses / Re: Can the 70-200 2.8L II IS replace my 100L and 135L?

« on: May 10, 2013, 10:56:08 AM »

No comment on 100L, never own one

70-200 vs 135L, are you willing to give up one full stop & weight?

I love my 70-200 f2.8 II IS. The range 70-200 is very easy to use with FF. Sharpness is amazing even @ f2.8.

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Portrait / Re: The official: Portrait Humor Thread....

« on: May 09, 2013, 09:07:47 AM »

The official: Portrait Humor Thread....

Keep it clean...
Okay, so a friend asked me for some examples of "bad portraits"

As I was gathering a few examples... (I know, mine suck as well)..I thought I'd share....

You know... from one "bad" photographer to another...

I can relate to that ....I think the 1st pix is cute and funny