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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 6D vs 5Diii today...

« on: December 05, 2012, 09:42:39 AM »

Here is one of those im not really helping but thinking out loud posts

Coming from a 60D...

I dont think you can go wrong with either one of them honestly. Lets just assume $1000 difference for the sake of argument.

Warranty clarification aside, I got mine for $2499 (US Model) and no tax so it would have only been a $200 difference for me as a NY'er (Amazon, BH etc). So it was probably the biggest reason I went with the 5D3.

The 6D had everything I long desired for FF, low ISO performance, AFMA etc. I didnt know if the AF would be a big deal for me until I started playing around with it.

I was experimenting tracking one of the blades of one of our ceiling fans last night at a low rpm setting using wide open aperture on my 50mm and was impressed of its ability to lock and be in focus. Probably not an ideal test but lighting was average so its an definitive improvement for me from the 60D.  Plus I have an 18 month year old who wont sit down for anything...

Didnt check to see if the 6D had HDR and multi exposure built in, but actually dont find the multi-expose as gimmicky as I would have though.t

Like I said $1K more dont know thats hard when you can grab a 100L or 135L with change

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EOS Bodies / Re: Finally happened- Refurb 5DmkIII

« on: December 04, 2012, 11:25:48 AM »

Up until this year they didn't include the 5DII for the CLP program or 20% deals. I believe at the last sale they did though.

Might take a year or so before they include the III in those promotions.

Unfortunately purchase from most states is taxed when buying from Canon USA online store. Negates 20% savings a little

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Lenses / Re: What's your dream lens

« on: December 04, 2012, 11:18:35 AM »

300 F2.0L

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Anyone received their $2499 5D3 from bigvalueinc?

« on: December 03, 2012, 07:27:17 PM »

Just got mine today.. Rochester NY. They had shipped it out late Wednesday night I guess

Mine did come with warranty card and I registered it with Canon USA. They are US models which is nice.

Wow the thing knows how to focus in low light.. Lot to learn though. I think there are more menu screens then its max iso

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon 60D-- need help on which kit to go with..Thanks

« on: November 27, 2012, 04:14:07 PM »

I would have gone 2 as well. Optics are probably fractionally better with the 18-135 then the 55-250 IS but you also get the 1.8 and save almost $200.

Not sure what budget is so I guess the only worry would be you dont have anything below 50mm (~80mm on 60D) so if you dont have any other lenses I would maybe even pick up used 18-55 IS for $65-$75 or so.

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EOS Bodies / Re: BigValueInc - Ad claim of Canon USA Warranty is blatant lie, buyers beware!

« on: November 27, 2012, 01:44:59 PM »

Agreed its somewhat deceptive by stating Canon USA Warranty when its not...
I totally understand anyone hesitant to by from them but IMO I was lucky to score one at the $2499 price for these reasons.

• They have a 99%+ rating on eBay.
  They have a 30 day full refund return policy if anything is defective so that was some reassurance for me. Usually if something is defective it will be in the first month.
  Canons warranty is only good for a year as it is so at the end of that year, it also not warranted and cameras are the same (Understand if your CPS it might be different). On refurbs its only 90 days..
  You can buy a three year square trade warranty for couple hundred and still be at around 2700 (considering)
  No sales tax for me in NY

I know of others that have gotten their stuff fixed through Canon buying from other non-authorized dealers though wouldn't count on it with MAP pricing

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Reviews / Re: Review - Canon EF 100 f/2.8L IS Macro

« on: November 27, 2012, 08:58:33 AM »

This is my next planned lens to get... While my camera fund is spent getting the 5D3 recently, this is definitely next on my list. I had the original 100mm Canon Macro and sold it to fund the 100-400, but really want the IS on it.

Plus the 100mm now becomes well 100mm for me, when before it was ~160mm..

Anybody compare this to the new sigma 150 f2.8 OS?

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Ended: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Body $2499

« on: November 23, 2012, 01:51:59 PM »

Yeah I grabbed one with the deal for $2499 and no tax living in NY (BigValue is NJ). Was a total impulse as I was looking at the 5D II or per-ordering the 6D but for that I had to pull trigger

I almost bought a Mark II through the canon store last night for $1320+tax with the refurb price being 25% and didnt pull the trigger.

I figured if I can sell my 60D+10-22 combo now for $1000 or so that will make difference up.

Excited to finally be stepping up to the FF world.

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Lenses / Re: Aperture pronunciation - "F one point four" or "F one four" ?

« on: July 25, 2012, 09:43:45 AM »

I usually add the point but anyone that has been shooting DSLR for awhile has a pretty good idea of a majority of Canon's offerings.  When you the eighty-five one two, im guessing 95% of this forum knows your talking about the 85mm F1.2L.

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Lenses / Re: Advice before buying used 15-85 EF-S

« on: July 25, 2012, 09:38:07 AM »

Yeah agreed stick with 15-85 over the 17-85. Even being used its a much better lens....

If your budget allows for it even keep your eye open for the 24-105L. I got mine for 780 in like new condition. Since its been a 5D kit for many years your can def snag a good deal. Only downside its not as wide as the 15-85 on your 60D and still might be a couple hundred more.

Ive seen the 17-85 go for $250 US on ebay all the time so its bad for resale. Though it would be an upgrade over the 18-55 IMO.

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EOS Bodies / Re: A New 100-400 & Coming Announcements [CR2]

« on: July 25, 2012, 08:36:53 AM »

Im guessing $2999 street

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Lenses / Re: What's the best deal you've ever gotten on a lens?

« on: April 30, 2012, 11:05:02 AM »

Couple weeks ago, I was able to snatch the 10-22 Canon from the Canon Online Store for $550 when the 20% off sale was going on. About 300 cheaper then the normal selling price... It was spotless

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Software & Accessories / Re: Where to position a watermark

« on: April 19, 2012, 01:36:34 PM »

For signature purposes I usually put it in the lower right corner (Lightroom setup) unless its a certain picture that would get distracted by having it there.

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM

« on: April 06, 2012, 08:37:36 PM »

If money wasnt a concern Id probably grab the 180 but..

Anybody have any thoughts on the Sigma 150 F2.8 Macro, Ive seen going for around $450-500 these days. I owned the Canon 100 USM Macro non L for about a year and sold it to fund the purchase of my 100-400 cause I didnt do a whole lot of macro at the time but it was a great lens.

Kind of have the itch to get back into it with spring here and summer in the next few months and debating on going with the IS version or saving a few bucks for the Sigma and getting the bonus reach

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EOS Bodies / Re: Can i sell old gears for 5D Mark II?

« on: March 19, 2012, 04:00:39 PM »

Getting much more then $300 USD for the XSi + kit would be on the high end.

I bought my XSi shortly after release 4 years ago for around $750 and just sold it a month ago for $275, not bad considering I had it for over 3 1/2 years with 25000+ shots.

Good luck.