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Lenses / Re: 50mm.. Upgrade or not?

« on: May 24, 2013, 05:05:28 PM »

I recently acquired the 50mm 1.2 its been a joy to shoot with, strangely enough it was produced in 2013 (UB date code) and it came with the new snazzy pinch lens cap...hubba hubba

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Waiting for a Sigma 50 "A" like their 35 to appear?

« on: May 16, 2013, 02:47:52 PM »

I would have exchanged it for another one before I decided to "stick with canon"...and I also would have shot the video in the horizontal aspect.  Looks too much like the stupid videos all the 14 year olds shoot, if you do it vertically...just my two cents.

Isn't it also a factor for you, hanifshootsphotos, that you might be a little peeved that your Canon 35mm f/1.4, is worth a bit less on the used market than it was, before the Sigma came out?

For starters thanks for the l laugh, I seriously needed it that video was brutal why didnt I just use my 60d to illustrate the point?!?  You're right the used market is flooded with 35mm 1.4 hoovering around 1K and a little below.  After I cool down I may try another Sigma 35mm or get something completely different.
 

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Waiting for a Sigma 50 "A" like their 35 to appear?

« on: May 14, 2013, 04:49:56 PM »

If Sigma introduces a new 50mm 1.2 or 1.4 I sincerely hope they can wrap their arms around QA; my 35mm 1.4 was a dud from jump street,  see and feel my pain here:

Sigma 35mm 1.4 Squeaking On Canon 60D	Small | Large

Optically great, but I can't say I will miss it.  I'll stick with Canon gear (for now)

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Lenses / Re: How Much do you use your Canon EF 16-35mm L ??

« on: March 27, 2013, 03:45:23 PM »

I own a Canon 135mm L and the 16-35 is my favorite lens! I use it 80% of the time, here's some samples


http://500px.com/photo/23892975

http://500px.com/photo/28999777

http://500px.com/photo/21868565

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Sigma 35 f/1.4 Available for Preorder

« on: November 16, 2012, 09:47:42 PM »

Sample pictures from the Sigma 35 1.4 here:

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/11/15/first-batch-of-sigma-35mm-f1-4-sample-photos-released-shows-impressive-iq/

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Software & Accessories / Re: Are Ligtroom 4 and Nik ColorEfex 4 compatible with Windows 8?

« on: November 14, 2012, 09:27:18 PM »

Hi

I'm about to upgrade to Windows 8 but I'm not sure if LR4 and NIK Color Efex are compatible with Windows 8?

Has anyone tried them on Win8?

Thanks for your feedback

LR worx -blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/2012/10/windows-8-and-photoshop.html

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Sigma 35 f/1.4 Available for Preorder

« on: November 08, 2012, 01:45:42 PM »

I can't wait to see the reviews for this artisan lens...

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Software & Accessories / Perfect Photo Suite 7

« on: November 08, 2012, 01:44:23 PM »

Anyone evaluating Perfect Photo Suite 7?

I recently downloaded Perfect Photo Suite 7, I was more interested in the improvements of Perfect Layers and vetting Focal Point.  I must confess it took me a couple days to understand the workflow of  Perfect Layers 2, and version 3 is a lot more fluid and easier to navigate, I also did not experience any device hang-ups either.  As for Focal Point the concept is neat; however the focus profiles provided seemed overwrought & unrealistic.

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Lenses / Re: 16-35 ii on crop

« on: November 08, 2012, 01:33:00 PM »

Was wondering if anyone else loved using their 16-35mm on their crop cameras.

I primarily shoot with a 60D and the 16-35mm II...its my favorite lens but don't tell my 135mm that - only con I noticed that at f3.2 it becomes razor sharp.