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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D MK2 - Price

« on: January 21, 2012, 09:22:17 AM »

Henry's has stock available for $1999.99 CDN. At today's rate that would work out to $1962 US.
http://www.henrys.com/23776-CANON-EOS-5D-MK-II-DIGITAL-SLR-BODY.aspx

I just received the Henry's flyer to the door here in Toronto and it says "EOS 5D Mark II sale prices expire Jan 31st " and I Googled around a bit a saw a couple of other retailers saying the same thing.

I hope I don't regret having not jumped on this - I am still holding out for the 5D3...

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Lenses / Re: What lenses should I get for my 7d? (16 year old)

« on: January 21, 2012, 06:25:58 AM »

I would just buy everything that your friend is selling because those prices are absolutely unreal, buy all of them and resell them and you'll get double what you paid for them.  Even if you had a Nikon I would say buy all of those.  The 24-105 for $450 is ridiculous, they are $850-$950 used.

Maybe not the 10-22 for 450 (even though thats a pretty solid deal still), but the 100L Macro for $350?  Are you sure it's not the non-L macro?   A A 70-200 f/2.8 IS for $750?  That's a $2k lens and the cheapest I've EVER seen one was maybe $1100 used.  I paid $1500 for mine and I paid $900 for the 100L and thought that was a great deal.

+1. None of my photography friend part with their gear to me at up to 50% of CL going rate. If the lenses are what you say for those prices, snap 'em up. BTW, does your buddy have any 5d2's kicking around for around $800? 

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United States / Re: $100,000 - How would you spend it?

« on: December 10, 2011, 08:36:04 PM »

200 F2 - for sure (I cam e this close to buying a used one but I balked and it was gone) and pretty much every prime that Canon makes! A couple of 1DX's and a full complement of Profoto lights and a studio to put 'em in...

I wouild also like to experiment with a Hasselblad - OPPS, there goes the 100K!!!

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Lenses / Re: Battle of the 50mm's - 1.8, 1.4 and 1.L

« on: November 24, 2011, 06:24:29 AM »

I had the Canon EF 50 f/1.4 and it was kind of OK, emergency use only at F/1.4, getting good at f/2 and quite acceptable from f/2.8 through to f/8. Never stellar.

Most likely I'll take a hit on this lens and try another Canon 50 f/1.4. Just give me a good copy this time!

I had a 50 1.4 and feel exactly the same way, I sold it after a month of so. I have had the 50 1.8 for years and only use it occasionally as the AF is so-so and it is a tad noisy too. After 2.0 my copy is pretty decent.

I have had my eye on the Sigmalux 50 1.4 for over a year but am leery based on the reasons cited by PWP - these are well documented online.

Perhaps the Canon 50 1.4 Mk.II will knock it out of the park

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: How bad is the AF on 5DmkII really?

« on: November 23, 2011, 10:35:01 PM »

OP said: "How bad is the AF on 5DmkII really?"

My questions would be, how does the 40D (which I own) perform next to a 5DII in regard to AF? I have heard they are very similar, is this the case?

I have a 40D as well - I went to a 5D and then the5DII and I dont remember the AF having any differences

Thanks. I have shot with a 5D and 5DII and they seemed similar to the 40D but I only use them in the studio so I do not have an overall appreciation of their AF capabilities under real world conditions.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: How bad is the AF on 5DmkII really?

« on: November 23, 2011, 09:26:54 PM »

OP said: "How bad is the AF on 5DmkII really?"

My questions would be, how does the 40D (which I own) perform next to a 5DII in regard to AF? I have heard they are very similar, is this the case?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big 5D Mark II Price Drops in Canada & USA

« on: November 01, 2011, 09:33:06 AM »

So, it is Nov 1st and the 5D2 is still $2000 here in Canada and the 5D2/24-105 kit is $2800. When are the rebates supposed to end?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Bokeh difference - full frame vs crop??

« on: October 27, 2011, 10:27:50 AM »

Without those pictures being framed with the camera (not post production cropping) identically, the comparison with them is useless.

The two examples I was most interested in seeing for myself, hence the test, was 40D/50mm and 5D/85mm and they are roughly the same framing and clearly the background blur on the 5D/85mm is far creamier. It proved the point to me.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Bokeh difference - full frame vs crop??

« on: October 26, 2011, 10:46:16 PM »

What Neuro said 

Here are some examples I shot last year with my 40D and a buddies 5D classic. I was most interested in the 40D/50mm vs. 5D/85mm at F2.0 but I also have an example with the 5D/82/f2.0 and 5D/70-200/F4.0.

They are not framed identically but for my purposes, it illustrated the difference between FF and crop.

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Lenses / Re: Realistic wish lens

« on: October 26, 2011, 09:30:50 PM »

The 24-105 IS weighs in at 670g and the 24-70 (No IS) weighs 950g (a.k.a The Brick) so it stands to reason that a 24-105/2.8 IS would be well north of 1Kg - more likely 1.5Kg which is in the territory of a 70-200/2.8 IS. I too have thought a 24-105/2.8 IS would be one hell of a walk-around.

I presently have a 40D/17-55/2.8 IS combo and have been debating picking up a 5D2/24-105 kit. The loss of a stop of light is more than taken care of with the higher ISO capabilities. I could go the 24-70 route but like the idea of the reach on the 24-105 - purely as a walk-around.

I echo your wish for a 24-105/2.8 IS, provided it could be produced around 1Kg - but I don't think that is possible.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big 5D Mark II Price Drops in Canada & USA

« on: September 28, 2011, 04:18:06 PM »

Dont think there is a fee for custom, but the currency exchange fee i paid i guess going through paypal was like 50 bucks or so. In any case final amount charged to my account in USD from Henry's in Canada is $2013.78 for a new 5d2 body only shipped.

It usually costs 2.5-3% to convert USD <-> CDN dollars - this is known as the 'spread'. 2013.78 for the bosy means they are not collecting US taxes and that would likely be levied by US customs when they deliver the camera to you.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big 5D Mark II Price Drops in Canada & USA

« on: September 28, 2011, 04:12:09 PM »

Did anyone buy the body from Henrys or any of Canadian sites? Can you give me an idea of how much I have to pay when the shipment goes through the custom? or there is no fee at all?.... Btw, Hernys is a reputable seller right?

Henry's is very reputable - they are the largest (I think) national seller we have here in Canada.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big 5D Mark II Price Drops in Canada & USA

« on: September 28, 2011, 02:17:15 PM »

yea i did Henry's it was cheaper shipping than the other one, and i am not 100% positive but i believe that $2000 listed is not converted to USD

2K would be the Canadian price. Henry's are very reputable, as are Vistek and Merckle. Go with the cheapest to your door and buy with confidence. I don't know how they treat the taxes on shipments to USA- they may charge you and remit to Uncle Sam on your behalf.

I was tempted when the kit hit 3k CDN and now it is 2.8k. I must,,,,, resist,,,, and wait for the MkIII....

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United States / Re: Traveling abroad with photography equipment

« on: September 09, 2011, 07:47:06 AM »

I live in Canada and I leave for Paris and London today. A few weeks back I took all my gear to a customs office near the airport in Toronto and got them to inventory everything and create a Y38 form for me. I even had them document lenses and my Gitzo 2 series which I do not intend to bring along. It was an easy process and apparently you can do it at the airport when leaving the country but you never know if there will be delays in line-ups, etc...

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III & 7D Mark II Within a Month! [CR0]

« on: August 15, 2011, 02:20:50 PM »

Anyone seen this yet? A Chinese commercial for the 5D3. 28MP, 45 Cross type sensors...

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjg0NTgzMTQ4.html
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