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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 1DX vs 5DIII Wildlife Comparison

« on: February 21, 2013, 08:08:51 PM »

There is no verification anymore of pro status.  You just answer a few questions.  The rest is based on a point system and depends on how much Canon stuff you own.  If you have enough for Gold status you can borrow equipment.  Gold is 100.00 a year and Platinum is 500.00 a year.

CPS. This isn't entirely true, though it may be in certain areas. The requirements for CPS, and especially their verification system, varies per country (at least in terms of how they enforce it etc). I know where I am, they definitely wanted proof of pro status. I have had medical examinations that were less painful!! 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 21, 2013, 02:12:58 AM »

Esp. with the crop mode from aps-c the 24mp d7100 will be a budget sports/wildlife shooter's dream, looking at Canon's latest innovations I somehow doubt that they'll put something equivalent in the 7d2 but more likely they'll try keep selling their tele lenses :-o

I would hardly call 6fps or 7fps a sports shooter's dream. Nice, but hardly dream material, even if you are on a budget.

If the 7D Mark II can really do 10fps then that would be great.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 7D MKII USB 3.0 very important

« on: February 20, 2013, 07:44:46 PM »

Why would USB 3 would be that important to a professional, surely you do not download thru the camera USB connection?  Its much better to use a card reader than run down batteries downloading 60 GB of images.
WiFi would be useful as well as a GB Network connection.

I always use USB to download the images from the camera for the simple reason I have had issues with card readers in the past and ended up with bent pins and the like. Plus, I guess it is habit.

I for one would love USB 3.0, my laptop has two USB 3.0 slots so I would be a very happy bunny if my camera had USB 3.0 to connect with.

Plus the less I have to carry the better. I have a great retractable mini and micro USB cable that is perfect. And, the less I have to remove my cards the better. The more you remove a CF card, insert into a reader (which is going to USB anyway) and then taking it out and putting it back in the camera the more chance of damage and other issues.

SD cards are different as my laptop has a card reader that can accommodate SD cards, but my cameras do not have SD.

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EOS Bodies / 7D Mark ii with WiFi/GPS or Without?

« on: February 19, 2013, 10:01:12 PM »

As it seems, we may be getting closer to an actual 7D Mark II. I ask you, how would you prefer your 7D Mark II to be served?

And would you pay extra for the additional perks like WiFi and GPS?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 09:14:34 PM »

Very impressive rumoured specs indeed. Mind you August is a long way off...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Beginner considering a canon 40D for sports photography

« on: February 19, 2013, 06:28:54 AM »

If you can, quickly, try to find a 50D.  I think there isn't as much difference between the 50D and 7D.  If you can't find a used 50D relatively quickly for about the same price or slightly more, then the 40D would be fine.

+1 Agreed. The 50D is a very good camera, and much better imho than the 60D. Definitely worth it if there is not too much price difference between the used 40D and 50D.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 1DX vs 5DIII Wildlife Comparison

« on: February 18, 2013, 11:39:29 PM »

I may be cynical, but I get the feeling the OP would have found in favour of the 5D Mark III no matter what. In fact, it is almost as if he started this thread just to say he prefers the 5D Mark III.

But here is what I find strange:

1) Says 12 fps is excessive.
2) AFMAs on a moving subject
3) Compares ISOs when at 1,000

I forget what else. Something definitely smells fishy, but that is just mho.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Cinema EOS C50 [CR1]

« on: February 13, 2013, 06:04:29 AM »

It will, at least from my perspective, be interesting to watch Canon build an entirely new product line and market for those products.

It makes sense they would do something like this but they will be competing against some formidable top of the range Camcorders that only cost US$1,500 or so.

In a way it is what we all buy into with our DSLRs, just that started quite a while ago now, but the same company philosophy will be there.

And let's face it, most people only shoot video for home viewing, or YT. They do not need this, and especially not the higher kits. Of course, many members here are an exception to that.

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Portrait / Re: A Portrait of Poverty . . .

« on: February 13, 2013, 03:42:30 AM »

I have travelled (and lived) extensively in some of the poorest countries in the world, and I often find that the poorest people sometimes live the richest lives.

And the most sincere, and heart warming smile I have ever seen came from those areas too.

Often makes me wonder whether we have the understanding of poverty all wrong....

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big Megapixel Camera in 2014

« on: February 12, 2013, 08:11:22 PM »

That is exactly my point. More fps doesn't give you better pictures, it just gives you more of them. Or to be more precise, it gives you more images that you delete so your keeper ratio is lower.

It doesn't lower the keeper ratio, it gives you more keepers and can sometimes give you a headache in which to choose.

You can do the same with lower fps but then there is a certain amount of skill and luck involved, high fps removes some of the luck especially.

Take baseball or cricket or hockey or some such sport. The ball is moving at such speed that milliseconds count.

Ask anyone that shoots pro sports with a 1DX whether they would switch for a high megapixel camera with an fps of 6 and they would most likely laugh at you. High fps makes it easier and increases your chances of getting a perfect shot compared to a good or great shot.

And I have no idea about shooting in video mode or using a 1DC. Those file sizes are insane and you would have to shoot the entire game to make sure you do not miss anything, it would be a night mare. Plus there are a lot of very strict rules about taking moving pictures (video) at sporting events (even if you promise to later on take stills from it. But it does not matter sports=more fps please.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Bought a 7D, considering exchanging for a 60D. What would you do?

« on: February 12, 2013, 01:03:12 AM »

If you really wanted to get rid of your 7D and save some cash in the process. Why not get a 50D instead of a 60D. Some say the 50D is the better camera and it has AFMA, but no video unless you use ML.

the 50D doesn't have video.

Like I said in my post, the 50D does have video but you have to use ML (magic lantern) to get it. But overall the 50D is a better camera than the 60D, and has some benefits such as the sealing, body and AFMA etc.

Plus, I would imagine they are very cheap right now.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Bought a 7D, considering exchanging for a 60D. What would you do?

« on: February 12, 2013, 12:17:03 AM »

If you really wanted to get rid of your 7D and save some cash in the process. Why not get a 50D instead of a 60D. Some say the 50D is the better camera and it has AFMA, but no video unless you use ML.

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Lenses / Re: 70-200 f2.8II + 2xIII on 7D vs 300 f4 + 2xIII on 5D3

« on: February 11, 2013, 10:52:17 PM »

Just to throw a spanner in the works, but could this much rumoured 7D Mark II be the answer?

Of course nobody knows what specs it will have, but at least you should have speed over the 5D Mark III and who knows maybe they will throw in new tech like some are suggesting.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Video 5D III vs. 1DX

« on: February 04, 2013, 12:08:11 AM »

That P. Bloom review is an interesting one, and I agree fully with his surprise at the lack of a headphone jack on the 1D X. Something like that is just a basic necessity imho, though there are many, many (really loads) of people here on CR that just love external sound recorders and could not care less about a headphone jack. Me on the other hand, I like choices and hate being dictated to in any way, shape or form.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Confirms 70D; Future of Semi-Pro DSLR is FF

« on: February 01, 2013, 08:11:29 PM »

Also the more I think about it, the more I believe that this was not an interview at all. Certainly not an exclusive interview. I am guessing but I think it was probably excerpts from a press conference at CP+. Maybe the press conference itself or the Q&A session after it. Of course I may be wrong but that's what I feel.