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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70d speclist
« on: February 22, 2013, 04:00:31 PM »
wait a month or two... then it'll be announced, and you can decide if you want to save up for one around the holidays when it actually becomes available.
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Street & City / Re: Tuscany and Cinque Terre with TS-E 24 II and TS-E 17
« on: February 22, 2013, 03:59:04 PM »
These are incredible! Colors are beautiful, some very cool composition, and the 360º stitched shot is very creative. Makes me want to go back! And makes me want to spend more money than I should on a TS-E lens... great use of what these lenses can do.
The only critique I can offer is that the duomo is a little over-HDR for my taste, but that's just me and my preferences...
The only critique I can offer is that the duomo is a little over-HDR for my taste, but that's just me and my preferences...
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]
« on: February 22, 2013, 03:13:52 PM »New thought: AF-point linked spot metering. I was just rereading TDP's 1dx review, because I like to taunt myself like that. And I realized that's listed under "1dx advantages over 5d3". Any chance of the 7d2 getting this?
I somehow doubt it because the reason why the 1dx has it and the 5d3 hasn't is the different metering system - so for the 7d2 with supposedly a more complex af system as the 7d Canon would also have to add another completely new metering system. Of course they could if they wanted to, but one the one hand it'd drive up the costs for sure.
Ah. Fair point. I assumed dedicated processor for AF, forgot the 1dx had one for AE. Too many letters...
oh well, I'll keep dreaming.
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Software & Accessories / Re: I'm not much of a techie, need some advice on my iMac...
« on: February 22, 2013, 02:16:57 PM »
That sounds much more in line with what I'd expect.
Here's an experiment: open Activity Monitor (should be in Utilities), and pin it to your dock. Go up to View -> Dock Icon -> Memory Usage. You'll get a pie chart in the dock, showing your system RAM. Red is active, Yellow is Inactive, Blue is Wired, and Green is Free. The first three are basically "RAM being used". Green is what you have available. Go about your workflow, but check on it when things start getting slow. Do you have any green? If you have available RAM, then upgrading probably won't help. With 50MB images, you theoretically probably have enough. As others have said, it depends what else you're doing simultaneously, etc. I've found that 12 is usually enough for me for LR processing, but when I run into trouble is when I have PS stitching together panoramas.
Sparknotes: If things get slow and you have no available RAM, an upgrade would definitely help. If you have available RAM when you experience slowdowns, the bottleneck is elsewhere.
Here's an experiment: open Activity Monitor (should be in Utilities), and pin it to your dock. Go up to View -> Dock Icon -> Memory Usage. You'll get a pie chart in the dock, showing your system RAM. Red is active, Yellow is Inactive, Blue is Wired, and Green is Free. The first three are basically "RAM being used". Green is what you have available. Go about your workflow, but check on it when things start getting slow. Do you have any green? If you have available RAM, then upgrading probably won't help. With 50MB images, you theoretically probably have enough. As others have said, it depends what else you're doing simultaneously, etc. I've found that 12 is usually enough for me for LR processing, but when I run into trouble is when I have PS stitching together panoramas.
Sparknotes: If things get slow and you have no available RAM, an upgrade would definitely help. If you have available RAM when you experience slowdowns, the bottleneck is elsewhere.
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Lenses / Re: 7D + 400/5.6 + TC?
« on: February 22, 2013, 02:09:59 PM »
Only 1 series bodies (and soon 5d3) can autofocus with a max aperture of f/8. And even then, only with the center point.
Because a 1.4x TC reduces the max aperture by 1 stop (so your 400 f/5.6 becomes an effective 560mm, f/8) it will not be able to autofocus. Manual focus will still work, and you'll be able to take great pictures, but your max aperture is now f/8. Add a 2x TC (instead of a 1.4, not talking stacking here) and you lose 2 f/stops, so your new max is f/11. You're also talking about a much dimmer viewfinder by that point.
Hope that helps!
Because a 1.4x TC reduces the max aperture by 1 stop (so your 400 f/5.6 becomes an effective 560mm, f/8) it will not be able to autofocus. Manual focus will still work, and you'll be able to take great pictures, but your max aperture is now f/8. Add a 2x TC (instead of a 1.4, not talking stacking here) and you lose 2 f/stops, so your new max is f/11. You're also talking about a much dimmer viewfinder by that point.
Hope that helps!
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]
« on: February 22, 2013, 01:10:42 PM »
per i moderatori:
ma questa specie di troll molesto non è ancora stato bandito da questo forum?
c'è un moderatore che parla italiano?
New thought: AF-point linked spot metering. I was just rereading TDP's 1dx review, because I like to taunt myself like that. And I realized that's listed under "1dx advantages over 5d3". Any chance of the 7d2 getting this? I guess it comes back to giving a lower-numbered camera features that the higher-numbered, more expensive camera doesn't have, vs. pro-level / enthusiast level in the two separate lines (FF and APS-C). But for something so small, I can't help but think AF-point-linked spot metering would be really helpful for the kind of shooting people use these cameras for...
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Software & Accessories / Re: I'm not much of a techie, need some advice on my iMac...
« on: February 22, 2013, 01:06:05 PM »
Either way it sounds like your single HDD trying to is the write and read problem at the same time.
what's going longer bit Takes a. it? Doesn't out to work
copy-paste glitch? ;-)
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Software & Accessories / Re: I'm not much of a techie, need some advice on my iMac...
« on: February 22, 2013, 12:19:18 PM »Other World Computing is a great place to get RAM, and any other Mac upgrades from, I use them regularly.
However 50-100GB RAW files, that makes no sense. A 21MP RAW file is about 25MB, to get into the GB category you need to be talking about layered TIFF's or PSD's, but to get into multiple GB files you are talking serious stitching or a very inefficient workflow, or a typing error :-)
I am not an Aperture fan, I gave up on it after Lightroom 2 came out, but if your files truly are in the multiple GB size then I suspect something is wrong.
that was my thought, too. How are your images that huge?
But yeah, I've been thinking about upgrading my iMac (older than yours) to 32GB. I say go for it... can't hurt!
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Black & White / Re: Made by Italian craftsmen.....EF 24mm TS architecture...
« on: February 22, 2013, 12:17:08 PM »
The easy way to avoid the power lines is just to scale the power pole, and take a UWA image from the top of the pole!
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EOS Bodies / Re: guess the spec
« on: February 21, 2013, 08:02:12 AM »
jrista: I'm guessing it's a 300mm @ f/2.8, or else you've got some wicked background separation!
RLPhoto: 85/1.2?
RLPhoto: 85/1.2?
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]
« on: February 21, 2013, 07:59:21 AM »
Love the ironies...
in terms of price, FPS, the 7100 seems more on-par with an x0D than a 7d. Especially if it's a pentamirror VF instead of a pentaprism... which as neuro pointed out, is more xx0 than x0. Higher MP, sure, but that's what Nikon's all about, isn't it? I feel like this doesn't put that much pressure on an upcoming 7d2
And its so ironic, too...we bitch about having AA filters....they bitch about NOT having them. We bitch about having too many fps...they bitch about none of their cameras competing with the 7D line.
Ah, the ironies. SO MANY IRONIES!
in terms of price, FPS, the 7100 seems more on-par with an x0D than a 7d. Especially if it's a pentamirror VF instead of a pentaprism... which as neuro pointed out, is more xx0 than x0. Higher MP, sure, but that's what Nikon's all about, isn't it? I feel like this doesn't put that much pressure on an upcoming 7d2
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Lenses / Re: 200 1.8 - Am I dreaming??
« on: February 21, 2013, 07:50:07 AM »
there's one for sale on photography-on-the.net right now...
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EOS Bodies / Re: guess the spec
« on: February 20, 2013, 08:54:03 PM »Really folks. The sig was a dead giveaway but leaving EXIF data isn't exactly covert either. Canon XTi,nifty fiftyplastic fantastic, iso 200, 1/800s, f/10... Step it up please!
I really hate 'nifty fifty' as a nickname
damn. I knew I forgot something...
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EOS Bodies / Re: guess the spec
« on: February 20, 2013, 07:42:40 PM »
My guesses:
First pic, 5d2, 17-40 @28mm
Eagle pic, 7d 70-200 @ 200mm
one of my own:
First pic, 5d2, 17-40 @28mm
Eagle pic, 7d 70-200 @ 200mm
one of my own:
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EOS Bodies / Re: 7D Mark ii with WiFi/GPS or Without?
« on: February 20, 2013, 09:48:13 AM »
Has canon ever made a weather sealed body with a swivel screen? Not commenting on what they CAN do, just historical precedent... If they ditch weather sealing in favor of a swivel screen, I'm picking up another 7d classic in a heartbeat to have a second body.