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Lighting / Re: Do I need the 580?
« on: February 21, 2012, 03:51:47 PM »
430's do not support strobscopic/multi mode if that is of interest to you.
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Lighting / Re: Do I need the 580?
« on: February 21, 2012, 03:32:05 PM »
Although the 7D and 60D can control 430's or 580's, the use of a 580 on camera off camera via a cord can afford greater flexibility in placing the slaves as the 7D and 60D have a limited FOV in controlling slave flashes.
A buddy of mine who owns the 430EX II just bought a Yongnuo 565, which is a 580 EX II knock-off and he is very happy with it and it was only $150. As with all things eBay, YMMV.
A buddy of mine who owns the 430EX II just bought a Yongnuo 565, which is a 580 EX II knock-off and he is very happy with it and it was only $150. As with all things eBay, YMMV.
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Lenses / Re: Recommendation: Filter for premium lenses
« on: February 20, 2012, 08:29:41 AM »
I have a Hoya Super Pro-1 on my 17-55 and really like it but I always wondered how it fared against a similar B+W. Would the B+W MRC be a comparable filter to my Hoya?
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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes
« on: February 15, 2012, 12:17:38 PM »Your landscape seems noisy with full of CA
Yeah, it's only a 196MP UltraCamXP... If they don't bring out the MKII soon- I'm selling all my glass and moving to Nikon...
I'm selling all my Google stock and switching to Bing!
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Canon General / Re: More Lens Suggestions [CR1]
« on: February 14, 2012, 12:42:15 PM »I wish Canon would focus more on the most popular lenses. The 50mm f/1.4 is only OK at best and is REALLY old. This is a bread & butter lens, along with the 85mm f/1.8, and really these should be top priority. A stellar 50mm & 85mm would make someone consider switching brands. Canon does not have great quality in the non L wider angle primes either (20-35mm range). The newly announced primes with IS are too expensive and cheap looking for a non L leaving a void. There is no excuse for not having a stellar non-L prime lineup with 24-35mm, 50mm, and 85mm. Nikon has brought out a new 50mm & 85mm too.
I agree that they should focus on a 50 1.4 replacement but the 85 1.8 is a pretty solid lens - much better than the 50 1.4, IMO.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: DOF FF vs Crop...
« on: February 14, 2012, 09:48:05 AM »I'll add to Jamesy's test... Here are two 'equivalent' images:Interesting - what made you select 85_F2.5 vs 135_F4 - did you just chimp until the bokeh looked similar or did you bust out the calculator?
#1: 135mm f/4 on a 5D
#2: 85mm f/2.5 still on a 5D, but I cropped the center in post.
The camera-to-subject distance was fixed.
The key thing to note is that the Bokeh appears identical between the two focal lengths.
#3 is the 135mm FF at f/2...
Note that a 135 f2 has far more bokeh than an 85mm f2.5 cropped.
(Unfortunately I didn't do an f2<>f2 comparison, and I ate the tomato)
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: DOF FF vs Crop...
« on: February 13, 2012, 10:32:28 PM »
I have posted these once before here - they are far from perfect 'lab' shots but they show the rough difference in bokeh between a 5Dc/85_1.8 and my 40D/50_1.8, both at 1/3200, ISO100, F2. Clearly the 5D has way more bokeh.
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Lenses / Re: A good low light- environmental portrait lens?
« on: February 07, 2012, 12:27:46 PM »
Justin2099, It is impossible to know which glass is right without knowing the desired FOV you require for your needs. Was the 50 1.4 to narrow a FOV for you? Too wide? What was the issue with it?
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Lenses / Re: A good low light- environmental portrait lens?
« on: February 07, 2012, 12:09:13 PM »
Depending on how far your subject is fro the background, a fast prime such as the 50 1.4 may not be your best choice. As the last poster mentioned, you may need to hold more depth of field which would put you into F5.6, F8.0 or greater. Many lenses shine in these apertures. I agree that a 17-55 or 24-105 may be the glass for you - I have a 17-55 and it is a fantastic all around lens on a crop body.
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Software & Accessories / Re: Sling Straps: Black Rapid, Sun Sniper
« on: February 03, 2012, 04:02:25 PM »@neuro: do you know if it's possible to use the FastenR-T1 without putting the Manfrotto RC2 plate? Basically I don't always want my Manfrotto RC2 plate on my camera. But I don't like the original bulging FastenR-3 for storage reason. I do like FastenR-T1 since its D-ring can be flattened.!
I didn't try it, but I would think it would be possible to use the rubber washer from a Fasten-R3 on the FastenR-T1 and tighten it sufficiently like that.
Not sure if you can find them anywhere (I've probably got a couple of them in a drawer), but the older FastenR-2 folded flat:
You could always conatc BR directly, they are very responsive and may send you some washers - they are good like that!
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Software & Accessories / Re: Sling Straps: Black Rapid, Sun Sniper
« on: February 01, 2012, 12:08:04 PM »i often hook on to manfrotto tripod mounting plate too...
Cringe - assuming you mean the little D-ring thumbscrew used to tighten the plate, bad idea. I'd suggest reading this. Then, get yourself a FastenR-T1 instead.
+1
Rumour has it, BR are developing an Arca-swiss plate too - I think they would sell a few of those
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Software & Accessories / Re: Sling Straps: Black Rapid, Sun Sniper
« on: February 01, 2012, 06:03:51 AM »
I did find that the FastenR-3 can tend to unscrew from a camera body (or presumably a grip too) while walking around which has prompted me to ensure it is on snugly. I tend to check it on a regular basis while out and about. I also check that the lock portion of the ConnectR-2 is properly in place to avoid it opening up by accident.
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Software & Accessories / Re: Sling Straps: Black Rapid, Sun Sniper
« on: January 30, 2012, 09:26:07 PM »
I attach my BR strap to my RRS L-Bracket with a heavy duty Ty-Rap that has a metal gripper inside it - super strong. I did however have the BR ConnectR-2 fail and they sent me a new one within days - excellent customer service!
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Lenses / Re: What lenses should I get for my 7d? (16 year old)
« on: January 26, 2012, 10:20:50 AM »
Hence, the lack of posts after people pointing that out.
It certainly got us talking!!! If something seems too good to be true, it usually is
