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Canon General / Re: Canon Experience Stores Coming Soon [CR3]

« on: January 11, 2013, 07:58:44 AM »

Now I know where that $1000 premium that I paid on my 5D Mark III went ...To open a Canapple Store. LOL!
I thought it was for the facilities that got destroyed in the Tsunami?
I hope my investment was used for the LED Tunnel.....that would REALLY excite me.
( BTW the new white Canon N is looking very "Applish")

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Lenses / Re: How many times did you return (L) lenses to get a good copy?

« on: January 10, 2013, 10:29:05 PM »

Hmmm...I have 8 lenses and I have never tested ( with a chart), any of them. I did go out and run them thru the paces and give a real close look to the clarity, sharpness across the frame, and AF accuracy...but only real world images.
That's good enough for me....if you have a great shot...nobody notices any of the super, analysis tweaking anyway....
Just a fact.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II with EF 2x Extender III vs Sigma 150-500 OS

« on: January 10, 2013, 06:26:14 PM »

This post is too funny. I just posted something similar the other day with the announcement of the Sigma 120-300mm!  I want to see the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II w/1.4X go up against that Sigma. Put all three in one review and it would be very interesting to see all of the results!!!!!!! (In this case I am betting on the Canon kickin some %&@!!!!!!

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=803&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=6&API=3&LensComp=687&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=5&APIComp=2 there it is; vs 120-300 the new one as the same optics as the ''old'' one. only cosmetics  changes and focus limit switch

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!  The Canon Kicks the Sigma's butt with the 2X extender and completely BLOWS IT AWAY with the 1.4X.
Gee...you can pick up the Canon lens for about $2100 and I think the extender is about $500...so you can save
$900.00, have way better image quality, faster focusing, have a smaller, lighter, more versatile setup and tons more resale value...um..exactly WHY would anyone buy the Sigma?

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS II with EF 2x Extender III vs Sigma 150-500 OS

« on: January 10, 2013, 05:41:17 PM »

This post is too funny. I just posted something similar the other day with the announcement of the Sigma 120-300mm!  I want to see the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L II w/1.4X go up against that Sigma. Put all three in one review and it would be very interesting to see all of the results!!!!!!! (In this case I am betting on the Canon kickin some %&@!!!!!!

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Production to Begin in Q2

« on: January 10, 2013, 09:49:45 AM »

Ahhhhhh....ahhhhhhh....lte me catch my breath!

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma Launches the 120-300mm F2.8 DG OS HSM

« on: January 10, 2013, 05:21:17 AM »

If this lens remains optically the same as the old model, and now costs $3500, aren't I better off (I.e. sharper, more compact, lighter and more versatile), with a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II and a Canon 1.4X III?  After reading reviews of the current Sigma's IQ (which will stay the same for the new lens), at The Photozone and The Digital Picture...it seems to me that the Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II is that much sharper. I would also be saving a bundle of money! Am I missing something???
I would be missing 20mm of reach...that is about it.

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Technical Support / Re: Press shutter once to take picture, it stays closed, press again and it opens

« on: January 09, 2013, 03:43:04 PM »

Sweet, thanks all. I definitely didn't switch it on purpose. I took a picture of some Thai kids and showed them the result. One got all excited and started pressing buttons. Perhaps that's what happened.

Any who, after reading about it, it actually seems handy.

Do you guys use the mirror lock up feature often?? I enjoy night photography and it seems useful.

I agree about Mirror Lock up being useful for slow exposures on a tripod.
Liveview is a good way to go too as it locks up the mirror. Use Liveview  ESPECIALLY  if you are doing multiple exposures for say, HDR. Much faster. The mirror locks up just once and all the exposures are made, and then the mirror goes back down. Very convenient.
Vibrations for the mirror are significant. I was in an abandoned factory a couple of weeks back and was using a carbon fiber tripod, with weigh on it for added stability. I was shooting on a solid concrete floor.  I could actually feel the vibrations from the mirror in the balls of my feet when I was doing my test shots. At first I thought I was mistaken...but I did some more tests and amazingly it was true. To me...that was significant vibrations from that mirror. Amazing.

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Technical Support / Re: Press shutter once to take picture, it stays closed, press again and it opens

« on: January 09, 2013, 07:39:25 AM »

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Sounds like you have 'Mirror Lockup' enabled. Look through the manual and your cameras settings on how to change it.
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+1

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Anyone else intrigued by the new Fuji X20 and X100s

« on: January 08, 2013, 10:18:31 PM »

Seems like the X-Pro 2 is the camera that everybody is going to like the most.

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Street & City / Re: Your best street shots of any kind.

« on: January 08, 2013, 10:10:31 PM »

Don't shoot street very often....

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Abstract / Re: Beautiful bokeh! Let me see yours!

« on: January 08, 2013, 09:59:15 PM »

This is fun.

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PowerShot / Re: Canon Announces The PowerShot N

« on: January 07, 2013, 11:37:21 PM »

Looks like fun!
The white one almost looks like something Apple would have designed and brought to market.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Anybody using MagicLantern?

« on: January 07, 2013, 06:53:55 PM »

I have a friend who wants to use ML on his 7D so that he can get more extensive bracketing to create HDR images.
Should he wait until the there is a more tried-and-true version?
Is it really that simple..you can take out the card you install it on and you are back to your Canon firmware?

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Preorder the new Canon PowerShot and Vixia Products

« on: January 07, 2013, 06:44:23 PM »

Looks like fun!

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Lenses / Re: Want 400mm reach (FF) - 70-200 2.8 IS II + 2x III or 400 5.6L?

« on: January 07, 2013, 07:31:25 AM »

Folks,
Thanks to all for your advice and opinions - it has helped me make a simple (mostly financial) decision - I'll add the Extender EF 2x III to my collection.

An additional benefit will be that I will be able to take the 70-200 lens and get into a venue (I live in Sydney, Australia) for Twenty20 cricket whilst keeping the 2xIII in my pocket - and not get hassled for a too-large lens.

I already have a Manfrotto CF monopod and head - hopefully the gate people won't give me grief about that (no problems last time - I extended it and used it as a walking-stick on the way in!)

Cheers

Just a note...(I was surprised myself when I looked into this)..that the 100-400mm zoom is actually shorter than the 70-200 f/2.8L IS II lens. ..but you gave yourself more flexibility and saved yourself a bundle. I bet that the image quality is close between these to options as well. Good sporting!