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Lenses / Re: best NON L long lens

« on: March 15, 2013, 12:36:12 PM »

two lenses for you by sigma.  I can't testify to either one of them, but they may meet your criteria.  They may not be as good as Canon's, but the cost is significantly less. 

Additionally, what about the Canon 75-300 IS?

120-400 f/4.5-5.6 w/ OS  $949  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/549247-REG/Sigma_728101_120_400mm_f_4_5_5_6_DG_OS.html 

150-500 f/5-6.3 w/ OS  $1019  http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/549255-REG/Sigma_737101_150_500mm_f_5_6_3_DG_OS.html

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Lenses / Re: Where can I send my 24-70mm to be worked on? (somewhere besides Canon)

« on: March 13, 2013, 02:49:13 PM »

you may want to check Calumet Hollywood in CA or Photo tech in NYC.  Photo tech has a phenomenal reputation.  Nippon is also in NYC.  Any of these three are good.

www.calumetphoto.com
www.phototech.com
http://www.yelp.com/biz/nippon-photo-clinic-service-new-york

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Lenses / Re: 16-35II vs 24-70II IQ?

« on: March 13, 2013, 01:10:33 PM »

also:  here's a sample at 24mm f/2.8.  Ignore the things that look like dust spots, I was shoot through a cloud of gnats.

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Lenses / Re: 16-35II vs 24-70II IQ?

« on: March 13, 2013, 12:52:23 PM »

I posted this on another thread (for the 6D), but here's a 100% crop from the 24-70II at 70mm at f/2.8.  This photo was taken from 1.2 miles away.  I think it speaks volumes about the IQ of the 24-70II.

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Reviews / Re: Why I Chose a Canon EOS 6D over a 5D MKIII

« on: March 11, 2013, 03:40:44 PM »

One of the other things I love about this camera is just how much detail the sensor can resolve with the right lens.  This is a 100% crop at 70mm from the new 24-70 (and at f/2.8! which speaks to the lens).  I know that the lens plays a part in it, but the way the camera puts it together is astounding. 

By the way, this is shot from 1.2 miles away.  It's an incredibly smooth and detailed rendering by the sensor to the point where you can almost see the individual bricks.  It's a brilliant sensor.

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Landscape / Re: How Would You Edit This Landscape Photo?

« on: March 07, 2013, 07:34:47 PM »

This is a fun exercise!  A Velvia 50'esque look via photoshop and DxO filmpack 3 (in that order).

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D3 Silent Shutter

« on: June 17, 2012, 08:31:36 PM »

I've always noticed that there is a definite difference in shutter lag between normal and Quiet- instantaneous versus merely quick.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Where can I get a sensor cleaning or (last resort) replacement?

« on: June 03, 2012, 09:08:09 AM »

Ok.  So I see the splotches which are hallmarks of a dirty sensor, but those "power lines" have me worried, assuming they are not actually power lines.  You should have it professionally cleaned.  I do not know where you are located, but either Canon (nationally) or photo tech (nyc) would be my recommendation.

Matt

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: A former Nikon user's thoughts on his first 24 hours with the 5D Mark III

« on: May 13, 2012, 08:16:37 AM »

If anyone queries the noise on the pole dancer's legs, just tell them it's cellulite. 

Heh!    No, it's noise.  One of the reasons I had originally gone with nikon was that at higher ISO's, the noise looked like grain where as on canon, the noise looked like color.  Now, the noise on canon looks like grain too and so I was okay switching.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: A former Nikon user's thoughts on his first 24 hours with the 5D Mark III

« on: May 12, 2012, 11:17:10 PM »

Just an update with photos!  Still loving it except for the lack of AF linked spot metering.

So these is from a show I shot last night.  The strong man (Adam the First Real Man) is at iso 6400 85mmf/1.8 at f/2, the dancer (Ivory fox) is at iso 12800 24-104f/4L at 55mm and f/4, and Sasha Firegypsy is at iso 3200 with the 35mmf/1.4L at f/2.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: My first wedding Help!

« on: May 07, 2012, 08:00:27 AM »

As far as lens choice goes, I'd say you'll probably end up using the 50-150 all through the service.  For the reception and portraits, I'd glue on the 17-55, and for the prep shots I'd use the 50 1.4 or the 17-55 because that is when you'll want the shallowest depth of field for some of your shots.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III -- Compact Flash (CF) or Secure Digital (SD / SDHC)?

« on: May 06, 2012, 12:13:51 PM »

And I've had transcend and lexar fail but never sandisk. Anecdata, no question...be sure to baby your cards because they are fragile! I do think Sandisk has earned a bit of a premium...better real performance I think...but I nearly never work in continuous shooting mode, and even the 5d3 ALL-I video apparently doesn't tax an old transcend class 6 SD card.

I put my Sandisk 16gb (in a case) through the washing machine by mistake.  No damage, still kicking ass.  I've (knock on wood) never had either a CF or SD card fail.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is 5d3 pixel count enough to print large size prints?

« on: May 04, 2012, 02:57:31 PM »

Hello,

I am considering to to buy 5d3 but there is one thing that I am not sure of. Is 5d3 pixel count good enough to print large size prints? When I say large size i mean something along the size of 4 by 2 feet. As you probably guessed i am between d800 and 5d3.
I am not sure what else comes to play when printing large size prints but I believe ISO has to do with it. Can somebody give me some guidelines when it comes to that.

Thanks!

Thank you!

I've done 24" x 36" high quality prints off of a 12mp sensor (d300 nikon)... so yes...  ISO has to do with your dynamic range and noise (grain) in a print.  the higher the iso, the noisier your print will be.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: A former Nikon user's thoughts on his first 24 hours with the 5D Mark III

« on: April 30, 2012, 12:54:16 PM »

congrats. I'm going the other direction from the red team to the yellow team 
I'm sure we'll both enjoy our new systems. I'm excited about the switch to Nikon.

You'll love it.  If they had released what I wanted, it would have been a lot harder to make up my mind, but, unfortunately, they didn't.  so it goes...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: A former Nikon user's thoughts on his first 24 hours with the 5D Mark III

« on: April 30, 2012, 11:12:38 AM »

For choosing autofocus points, I'd recommend using the "joystick"/multi-controller. It's intuitive and fast to choose points (even more so if you're using zone AF).

yep, working with it.  I finally figured out how to set the joystick so I don't need to press the autofocus select button first.

The "work around" is to use AE lock from the center spot meter and then recomposing. It took me a bit of practice to get used to it (on a 7D).

I'm working on it.  Can't say I'm thrilled, but I'm working on it.