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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS-1D X Review - Fred Miranda

« on: August 31, 2012, 03:02:04 PM »

Very good read.  Thanks. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 3D X [CR1]

« on: August 21, 2012, 02:38:02 PM »

However this camera turns out, 5D3 owners will be burned.

For what reason? Unless you plan to buy another super computer for 46MP - raw file 

I bought a D800, and my fairly powerful PC could not handle editing of the raw files without taking excessive time to render the images.  NR or other enhancements were painful.  I edited a 500 image shoot, and that was enough for me.  I've looked into the latest computers, but there is no major processing power improvements from my first generation i7 to the third one.  I need 5X or 10X better for a 40mp raw file that opens to a 200+ MB file once in a editor.

Sorry to ear that!  I have the latest Intel i7 six core processor and works fine with the D800 files.  They are a bit longer to process then the 1DX file, but not noticably.  If you use Lighroom, did you optimze its settings to leverage the full power of your computer (like your RAM, etc...).  I know Adobe have some article on that on their website...

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EOS Bodies / Re: More Big Megapixel Talk

« on: August 21, 2012, 01:24:24 PM »

It is not about the number of pixels but the quality of the pixels that put the D800 spreading like wild fire in the market place! Nikon has created a new niche this time ... I hope Canon don't miss the boat, this round!

The credit goes to Sony, who developed the Nikon D800(E) image sensor. This Sony-Nikon agreement will soon allow the same technology will become available to others.
The big difference in shooting a D800 versus any other FF camera is the D800's depth of detail which eliminates the need to frame tightly using a fuzzy zoom lens and instead allows shooting wider frames with the very best primes. The post cropped image then offers the very best in both detail depth and lens sharpness.
Unfortunately the Nikon D800 focusing problems are taking the edge off Nikon's success with the D800.
Sony themselves, Leica and Hasselblad are jumping on the bandwagon and are also likely to reap great benefits from this Sony high MP technology.
 

I agree.  Sometime I am amazed of what I can find cropping the D800 image taken with a 35mm lens for example.  Almost like an image within an image.  I get the wide angle view and can crop to zoom equivalent on the face to create close up from the same file.  On a few occasion it allowed me a great close-up I could not have done so...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 3D X [CR1]

« on: August 21, 2012, 01:20:58 PM »

Personally I love these specs and I would get such a camera.  Having played around with a D800 a bit I could really dig a high MP camera with Canon with great ISO 100 performance (aka industry leading DR) to complement the 1DX.

I hope they make it happen.  Not sure how such a camera could be priced below $4k though...

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX Worth the Money?

« on: August 15, 2012, 02:14:36 PM »

as a very happy user, my simple answer is YES!

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Lenses / Re: Lenses that inspire you?

« on: August 07, 2012, 01:46:31 PM »

1- 50L f1.2
2- 85L f1.2 II
3- 70-200L f2.8 IS II

This may surprise many but my favorite is by far the 50 1.2.  At least this is the one I use the most for indoor shooting.  I shoot both Canon and Nikon now, but I find there is no NIkon equivalent to the first two above.  The two f1.2 from Canon are in a class of their own...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1DX ISO 12,800 real-life test

« on: August 06, 2012, 08:42:51 AM »

quite wonderful.  what shutter speed and aperture did you use?  Just curious to know a sense of the amount of light present...

Recently on a vacation trip I surprised myself taking a few ISO 16,000 shots of my daughter playing.  I included those shots in a printed book I did of the vacation pictures, and you cant tell which ones are the actual 16,000 ISO shots!  Quite nice!

Enjoy!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1D X ISO Shots

« on: August 06, 2012, 08:38:44 AM »

There are quite a number of other differences between the 1DX and the 5DIII, but none of them are any more significant to real-world shooting than the noise difference we see here.

Depends on your definition - if you're talking only IQ, fine.  But...better sealing and 250K more shutter actuations seem like they benefit real world shooting, not to mention the improved metering.

The new metering in the 1DX has really impressed me so far.  I still have a D4 lying around and over the week-end I played taking the same shot with both the D4 and then the 1DX (inside shooting) - not a real test but just real life shooting... There is no doubt that both metering system are "tuned" differently.  However all the "WOW" pictures I got were from the 1DX.  Not only is White Balance much improved from the 5dmkII but there is just something about how the 1DX capture light and adjust the exposure to make some spectacular shots.  In comparison the Nikon metering seem to produce more flat pictures...still very good...

My point was not to make this comments about Canon versus Nikon metering, but just using reference points I have/know since I cant compare with the 5D mkIII...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big Megapixels Coming Soon? [CR1]

« on: August 04, 2012, 09:34:40 PM »

Ok. more megapixels. That was always going to happen.

But will the sensor be any better?
Will it still have vertical banding up the wazoo in dark areas?
Will the read noise be the same?
Will the dynamic response be about the same?

What was so good about the D800 wasn't just the increase in number of pixels but the quality of those pixels.

+1 !

I really hope a new high MP body will also come with much improved dynamic range.  If not then I have no interest.  Shooting with both the 1DX and the D800, I am just amazed at the dynamic range of the D800.  It really DOES make a difference in several shooting conditions, like outside in the sun, inside when a window is in the composition, etc.

I never thought I cared about DR until I tried the D800.  Now when lighting is perfect, it is still no match for the 1DX to my personal taste :-), but then again those are two very different cameras...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Bryan Carnathan's 1D X Review Is Finished

« on: August 02, 2012, 07:47:39 PM »

And here are two ISO portraits...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Bryan Carnathan's 1D X Review Is Finished

« on: August 02, 2012, 07:42:44 PM »

There has been much focus on low light/high iso for the 1DX

I haven't been able to see much reporting on high light/low iso yet.

Well by no mean I am not a reference here but I am VERY impressed with the low ISO performnace of the 1DX.  The amount of details is incredible.  My only comparable point of reference would be the Nikon D4 since I already sold the 5D mkII and I have no experience with previous Canon 1D product.

That said, while I believe the Nikon D4 still has a higher DR at low ISO, I find the 1DX at ISO 100 to produce more impressive image.  As well, anything shot below ISO 500 is unbielevably good for me anyway.

The first image below is ISO 250 while the second one is ISO 400.

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Lenses / Re: *UPDATE* Canon EF 135 f/1.8L IS

« on: August 02, 2012, 02:06:18 PM »

Real or not, I want one!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1DX vs 5D3

« on: July 28, 2012, 09:33:17 PM »

What about the dynamic range?  Any thoughts on how the 1DX stackes against the 5D mkIII in that regards?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS-1D X vs Nikon D4

« on: July 26, 2012, 01:01:21 PM »

I found another interesting view of the 1DX from a Nikon shooter this morning.  Very impressive comments on high ISO pictures (like ISO 8000-16000)...

http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/index.php?link=blog

I also want to point out that Matt, in the test posted in this thread, has not said anything about selling all his Nikon lens as another posted suggested.  He just said he would use the 1DX...  At least unless I missed something.  Still a very relevant interview.

The D4 and 1DX are both great.  This is the reality 

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX and DxO Optics Pro compatibility

« on: July 25, 2012, 02:41:39 PM »

Thanks, JR.

Regarding #3, what "Camera Calibration" are you using in LightRoom? Haven't played too much with it for the 1DX, but for my old T1I, I found some of the presets better for certain types of images than for others. I often ended up with "Camera Faithful," but sometimes "Landscape" got the  color balance more to my liking.

Your mileage may, of course, vary =)

Shawn L.

always use the neutral profile...