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Landscape / Re: Stars above.
« on: Today at 07:06:27 AM »
Wow, nice stuff SwissBear. Love the video and the clouds coming in at the end (with a moon rise I suspect). Very well done 
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: would it be better to use a 5d mark 3 for manual focus rather than a 6d?
« on: June 17, 2013, 09:19:27 AM »Depends on the lens, and what you mean by manual focus. If you mean through the viewfinder, the stock focus screen in both is the same, and is not very good for lenses faster than f/2.8 (because you'll see the DoF of ~f/2.8 even with faster lenses). The 6D has a user-replaceable focus screen, so you can easily install the Canon Eg-S, which will show you the true DoF of a fast prime (and conversely, f/4 and f/5.6 lenses will give you a pretty dark viewfinder). Canon doesn't consider the 5DIII's focus screen to be user replaceable. There are 3rd party options, installation can be easy, but also easy to screw up (misalignment resulting from improper shimming), and metering may be affected (the 6D has settings to compensate for other Canon focus screens).+1.
If you mean manual focus via Live View, there's no difference between the two cameras. If you're going to rely on focus confirmation from the AF system, the 5DIII has an edge.
I can't speak about the 6D, but after using my Zeiss 15mm on the 5D3 for the past month or so (yes, I know, there's a bit of latitude in the 15mm
), the focus confirmation light (bottom right in the view finder) makes a MF lens very easy to use. No need for focus screen replacements, IMHO. It does take a bit of getting used to, but it's become second nature now. I'm very tempted to get a Zeiss 85 / 1.4 (at least hire first).
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 14, 2013, 09:00:49 AM »
Dolina, nice sharp pic. A tricky one to get, considering the amount of foliage
And thanks for the info on the bird.
And thanks for the info on the bird.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 14, 2013, 05:09:46 AM »
serendipidy, nice pics of the Heron. We do get the Nankeen Night-Heron (looks similar to yours) out our way, but rarely (although I did see one flying through the city of Melbourne - Aust. a month or so ago, which surprised me a little). Plus, when we have had the Nankeen Night-Heron, it's been very shy and easily frightened off.
Keep up the pics
Keep up the pics
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Landscape / Re: 5D mkII Image noise in long exposure
« on: June 12, 2013, 07:31:46 PM »It is known that long exposures do not work well in the digital age. For startrails, there is an easy solution: shoot many pictures (p.ex. 30/15sec exposure each, normal post in LR), and then do an overlay. I used GIOTTO if i'm right.^^^^^^
This works quite nice, only fills your memory card. Another advantage: if clouds roll in, you still can make a nice movie
This works well. I found the same issue when first attempting star trails. There's a program around called STARTRAILS.exe (I think) that allows for merging of multiple images. 1-2min exposures on my 5D3 worked well, then merged into one.
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Landscape / Re: Stars above.
« on: June 12, 2013, 06:19:56 PM »Great shot. Nicely done.Thanks Click.
Beautiful shot.Thanks wopbv4. I'm about an hours drive nth of Melbourne and faced a similar issue (light pollution). I did one shot at ISO 3200 but that just brought out the light pollution, rather than more stars (plus sensor noise). In LR I did increase the contrast and added a touch of NR.
I tried something similar with 8-15 mm fisheye, but I had too much light pollution from Margaret River (WA) Town nearby.
In a month or so, I'll head down to Wilsons Prom Nat Park, which is a beaut location for a south facing sky. Then I'll try again
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Landscape / Stars above.
« on: June 12, 2013, 09:02:02 AM »
Mid winter, southern hemisphere night sky.
5D3 with Zeiss 15mm
30 seconds @ f2.8 ISO 1600
5D3 with Zeiss 15mm
30 seconds @ f2.8 ISO 1600
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 10, 2013, 06:40:38 AM »
Thanks Serendipidy and Click
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Your best animal shots!
« on: June 10, 2013, 06:38:48 AM »
Swamp Wallaby (AKA Black Wallaby)
Normally a nocturnal animal, for the past 3 months, I've noticed this one feeding during the day, about 1km from my place. Solitary by nature, and very shy, this one allowed me to spend 10min photographing it from 70-80m away, before it finally hopped away. A beautiful animal.
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC III (ISO 1600 due to fading light).
Normally a nocturnal animal, for the past 3 months, I've noticed this one feeding during the day, about 1km from my place. Solitary by nature, and very shy, this one allowed me to spend 10min photographing it from 70-80m away, before it finally hopped away. A beautiful animal.
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC III (ISO 1600 due to fading light).
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 09, 2013, 11:54:41 PM »
Eastern Spine bill....again. Sorry
But once the Correas finish flowering, he's off. This afternoon, both he and I managed to position ourselves better. No annoying twigs to get in the way. At the time of the pic, he was happily banging out a song, hence the open beak.
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC III. This time, with the help of a winter sun, I could stop down half a stop, which helped with the DOF. I find the 1.4x TC can take the edge off the sharpness (or affect the focus) just slightly. Stopping down even half a stop makes a difference.
But once the Correas finish flowering, he's off. This afternoon, both he and I managed to position ourselves better. No annoying twigs to get in the way. At the time of the pic, he was happily banging out a song, hence the open beak.
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC III. This time, with the help of a winter sun, I could stop down half a stop, which helped with the DOF. I find the 1.4x TC can take the edge off the sharpness (or affect the focus) just slightly. Stopping down even half a stop makes a difference.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 09, 2013, 05:54:41 PM »Mr Bean and wopbv4,Thanks Serendipidy. I must admit, looking at the splendid images posted in this thread (over the past few months for me at least) has certainly inspired me to go out and give it a go. With half decent equipment, a good mono pod and hours of standing....waiting....waiting.... it can pay off
Beautiful shots of two lovely birds. Well done.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 09, 2013, 08:17:56 AM »Thanks Click. They are found along the east coast of Australia. For a small bird, they have a fairly loud call. A very challenging bird to photograph, as they move like lightning (a bit like the hummingbird). But a worth while challenge when I nail a few picsEastern Spine Bill.
This ones been gorging on the Correas that are in flower in my backyard (note the yellow pollen on the beak).
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC
I love this bird. I don't have this species in my region. Very nice shot.
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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits
« on: June 09, 2013, 04:20:56 AM »
Eastern Spine Bill.
This ones been gorging on the Correas that are in flower in my backyard (note the yellow pollen on the beak).
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC
This ones been gorging on the Correas that are in flower in my backyard (note the yellow pollen on the beak).
5D3 with 300mm f4 + 1.4x TC
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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes
« on: June 07, 2013, 09:41:52 PM »
A frosty start at the Diamond Creek this morning. Around 1c
Near Hurstbridge, Aust.
5D3 with 40mm pancake.
Near Hurstbridge, Aust.
5D3 with 40mm pancake.