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Lenses / Re: Have $2200 budget which lens(es) to get next?

« on: November 22, 2012, 04:29:55 AM »

Lense(s)? 

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma 35 f/1.4 DG HSM First Impressions

« on: November 22, 2012, 03:29:57 AM »

I am so glad that someone like Roger is raving about this lens:
"OK...you can get out your crayons and color me fanboy!"...LOL!..I,was considering waiting 4 the new "rumored" Canon 35mm f/1.4...but I already own the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 ( which is a FANTASTCIC alternative to my mostly "L"-Glass quiver in spite of the mixed reviews...GREAT LENS!), but with this praise From Roger and the $899 price tag it will be a joy to purchase this hunk of glass and thumb my nose to Canon's new pricing policies and loooooooooooooong waits for products to come to market.
COOL! Immediate cost- saving fun...I LOVE IT!
(regarding the above post..I have to agree:as a full-frame shooter, for me...the 35mm certainly cannot replace the 50mm...it is a nice addition to it...and helps me avoid buying the over-priced Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 II...Can U say DOUBLE BONUS!).

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: November 21, 2012, 08:28:45 PM »

Come out of your shell.....and play!

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: November 16, 2012, 03:19:09 PM »

Sandy's aftermath. Ocean Grove, NJ.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Q: A dedicated Still Image DSLR without video? Thoughts?

« on: November 16, 2012, 11:50:01 AM »

If the 5D3 did not have video I would not have bought it... I don't want to lug a dedicated video camera for what I do - hobby. Having said that, even if I had to lug 2 cameras, I'd prefer the video camera to be a dslr so I could select the lenses for the shoot. Then again, I am not a pro but that is what I would want.

I agree...no videO and maybe some added features for B&w imaging..but stills ONLY!  I owned a 5DII and I never turned on the video feature!...
I have a 5DIII now and I imagine it will be the same...do not even care how the video works!! LOL!
Think I am not the average camera user these days, tho..so maybe there is no market for a stills camera...
I occasionally use live view...but I could live a simpler life without it...no doubt!

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: November 15, 2012, 05:29:09 PM »

Recent Shot

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EOS-M / Re: My First EOS-M Review

« on: November 13, 2012, 11:08:13 PM »

Wickiwombat...seems to me that you are trying to talk yourself into liking a piece of crap, (compared to what's available in the marketplace today).....please read what you have written...it is kind of obvious.

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EOS Bodies / Re: A Brief 2013 Canon Roadmap

« on: November 13, 2012, 08:03:04 AM »

Can't WAIT to see the Canon price tag on the big megapixel camera...Basesd on their post-tsunami pricing it should be a WHOPPER!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Plan to get a 5D3 for $1

« on: November 13, 2012, 07:58:05 AM »

So I just saw another members signature joking about a kind soul who would donate a 5D3 that good Karma would be upon them etc.

Now what if you did a first come first serve list of 3500 people.  Now in this list Everyone donates a dollar to the "raffle"  because obviously the cost would be 3,500 if everyone gave each other a dollar and it would wash out but if it were designed like a weekly drawing, you would have a change at a new camera for 1 dollar with fairly low odds.  I know I"d be willing to take that risk every week for a year.

Not sure how many others would be on board but if you can think of a good way to administer it.... unsure if pay pal is a safe enough place to hold those funds in escrow while we do this?

that's still only a 1 in 3500  shot that you win one each week. (Assuming there is always 3500 people in the raffle)  So let's play...try picking the number I'm thinking of right now between 1 -3500...that's how hard it would be to win.

 Those are Incredibly low odds of winning. (Don't get me started on the lottery )

I just saw the 5DIII Listed for $2769..( about $700 less than I paid for it...UGH!)so ...if he runs the raffle for that amount...it should increase your odds! GOOD LUCK!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Convince me to shoot in RAW

« on: November 12, 2012, 09:32:10 AM »

This thread is silly.

+100 on that statement!

If you need to be "convinced"...you just don't get it.
Raw = Serious
Jpeg = Not Serious
End of discussion............

Then again we should not oversimplify matters. There are valid reasons to shoot JPEG sometimes, so it is not all bad. I would not qualify it generally as not being serious. I would like to rephrase this in the following way:
RAW = Shooting slow or with the option of making the most of every shot you take
JPEG = Shooting lots of stuff you have to process fast and you don't want to pp on it.

End of discussion: Not likely...

OK...I will agree:

Jpegs for junk photography.
Raw for keepers.
Still slices the same way that I stated above, no?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Convince me to shoot in RAW

« on: November 12, 2012, 08:35:36 AM »

This thread is silly.
If you need to be "convinced"...you just don't get it.
Raw = Serious
Jpeg = Not Serious
End of discussion............

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Landscape / Re: Sandy -- Ocean Grove, NJ

« on: November 11, 2012, 11:12:33 AM »

OK..I am flattered...I know this makes me a Canon Fanboy...but I AM amazed at the image quality with 5D III, 70-200 f/2.8 IS II, ISO 2500.....Handheld in 90 MPH winds...the photos are so sharp..that they freak me out a little...

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Canon General / Re: Canon Can't Even Make a Billion Dollars Anymore

« on: October 27, 2012, 09:04:06 PM »

New canon products are overrated. Not affordable, i'm very glad they fell out of their goal making money.
Canon should open eyes and see the world economic crisis.
where the hell are you going selling 5D 3 3.000 $
are you expecting to sell like 5D 2 back in her age while the worlds economic pulse isn't good?

Products i WOULD buy to upgrade my work:
5D 3
70-200 2.8 IS II
24-70 2.8 II

but the prices of those products are EXTREMELY high with no reason. Its like canon saying, DON'T BUY IT.. and i'm curious, why the hell are you constructing such monsters if you don't want to sell them!

I agree with you completely! Although...my 70-200 (which I paid $2500 for when it was released) is sooooooo sharp sometimes I actually think it was worth the money. LOL. Not so for the new 24-70mm tho...mixed reviews does not garner a $2300 price tag....Waaaaay overpriced...what is Canon thinking?

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Canon General / Re: Canon Can't Even Make a Billion Dollars Anymore

« on: October 27, 2012, 08:53:13 PM »

These price drops may not be good for early adopters.  That's why patience is always a virtue.  But you had enjoyed your camera 4 months earlier than the rest of us.  Right?
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I expect the price to come down $200-$300...but no $700.  My 5DII really held its value....This is just absurd.

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Canon General / Re: Canon Can't Even Make a Billion Dollars Anymore

« on: October 26, 2012, 07:36:23 PM »

Some of Canon's problem is the world economy...but much of it has to do with the RIDICULOUS prices that Canon is attaching to MANY of their products. WAY out of line with their competitors.  I feel some massive rebates coming on sometime soon...I for one am buying NOTHING Canon until the company gets real...I bought a 5DIii 4 months ago...and now see it online for $700 less than I paid for it? Canon....that is insulting to your customers. I expect the price to drop...but nothing like this. Also delivering products that are far below their hardware capabilities and having hackers embarrassingly shoewng your own firmware ?
Everyone...let's do a Canon boycott for 6 months...right thru the holidays and bring this arrogant behaving company to its knees!