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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 100D Detailed Specs Appear

« on: March 20, 2013, 07:34:09 AM »

I have 4 canon dslr bodies and a set of L lenses to go with them. The NEX system has Zeiss lenses just for their system which are excellent in IQ. The 16MP sensor in the nex 6 is excellent, AND you get AF all the time.

Canon is way behind Nikon and Sony as far as IQ and innovative products.

Are you sure you got that right ... You mean you have 4 DSLR canon bodies and L lenses and they have poor IQ as compared to Nikons and Sony?

Troll post if ever I saw one!

Damn! My bad on commenting on a troll post and starting the dreaded DR discussion again 

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Crazy... go Nikon?

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:02:34 PM »

It wasn't supposed to be funny, it was supposed to make you understand that you hardly have the right to call silly anyone who makes different choices from yours. But you failed in grasping this concept.

People - pro or not - buy what they find better suited to their needs, which might be different from yours. Apparently you can't get out of your viewpoint and understand that what works for you and satisfies you not necessarily will do the same for others, and that this doesn't make them silly as much as it doesn't make you smart.

But never mind, be happy in your little bubble.

What's your point? (except over and over again state how much you love D800)

Why do you expect there will be a "point" in a Canon Vs. Nikon argument? The arguments are so biased on both sides that it is next to impossible

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Street & City / Re: How to not get beat up when photographing public places?

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:31:42 AM »

Always carry a tripod ... use as a weapon if necessary

A Monopod makes an excellent weapon.  I have never had to use mine, but I have twice had to explain to the person who wanted to rob me that I was holding a metal pipe, and was a poor target.

That's the kind of stupid advice that gets people killed.
The one you don't see is the one that stabs you in the back!

ET

Either your comment is incomplete or stupid as you say it. You mean if any punk walked up to you and asked for your stuff, you would simply hand it to them?

Surely if someone approached me with a knife I'd gladly give up my gear as long as I was left alive but for the average brat ranting on the beach, it works as a deterrent.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 100D Detailed Specs Appear

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:17:23 AM »

I have 4 canon dslr bodies and a set of L lenses to go with them. The NEX system has Zeiss lenses just for their system which are excellent in IQ. The 16MP sensor in the nex 6 is excellent, AND you get AF all the time.

Canon is way behind Nikon and Sony as far as IQ and innovative products.

Are you sure you got that right ... You mean you have 4 DSLR canon bodies and L lenses and they have poor IQ as compared to Nikons and Sony?

Troll post if ever I saw one!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS-b Images Leak & a New Kit Lens

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:11:49 AM »

So this is the announcement everyone has been waiting for? After much wait for the 7/70D and lens upgrades, this is what we get ... EOS-b(ull) from Canon! Shame

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Street & City / Re: How to not get beat up when photographing public places?

« on: March 19, 2013, 09:42:21 AM »

Always carry a tripod ... use as a weapon if necessary

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Animal Kingdom / Re: How would you fix this RAW of 2 baby snow leopards

« on: March 19, 2013, 08:08:51 AM »

Interesting to see how everyone's edits are so different. Here are mine - worked on them approximately 5-7 mins.

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Lenses / Re: EF or EF-S for 7D/70D

« on: March 18, 2013, 01:03:38 PM »

I want to start upgrading my lens kit, so that one day when I can afford a 5D Mark III (a few years from now) all I will need to do is get the body. In the meantime I want to drop my EF-S kit lens for a quality replacement.

Would the Canon 17-40mm f/4 L EF be a good option for replacing a 18-55 EF-S kit lens for a crop body? When I eventually go full frame I will want a wide lens, so I thought this one may serve that purpose while also being a good replacement for the kit lens on a crop body.

I was going to upgrade my Rebel XT to a 7D about a week ago, but then the rumors of the 70D announcement started coming. So for now I'm holding off and waiting to see what this new camera will entail by the end of the month before deciding which camera body to get.

I did the exact same thing when I got the 17-40 for my 7D - I had sold the 18-135 kit lens - all in the hope of going FF someday.

TBH, I hated the lack of focal length on the 7D as the focal length was neither here nor there. I cursed myself for not having purchased the excellent 17-55 f/2.8 IS which would have given me a full stop of light and a couple more stops in IS which could give me shots at ISO 800 which were possible with the 17-40 only at ISO 3200+ (useless on the 7D).

Subsequently, I did go FF last October and had an equally frustrating time with the 17-40 on the FF. the constant f/4 aperture on the FF was useless because the IQ isn't something to rave about unless you stopped the lens down all the way to f/8 or more.

Frustrated with the 17-40, i finally sold it today.

Cutting the chase ... Do consider whether the 17-40 is that great a deal on the FF and worth ignoring the excellent EFS 17-55 IS. Don't get entangled in this whole business of going FF someday. You can only shoot with the equipment you have in your hands ... Not with what you expect to buy someday.

BTW, the 17-55 is one lens which retains its value. You can easily sell the lens on eBay for a very nice price when you do go FF.

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Lenses / Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4L or Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM or other suggestions?

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:37:30 PM »

You are unlikely to get a better value for money lens than the 70-200 f/4 (non-IS). It was my first L lens and since then I've purchased only Ls ... It's addictive.

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Street & City / Re: How to not get beat up when photographing public places?

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:09:11 PM »

Here is a street shot of a girl in prague a complete stranger let me tell you good looking girls love the attention :-)

I guess you are right but trouble starts when their boyfriends don't like it.

i have never had problems yet..but when the time comes a smile really does work :-)

  +1

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Street & City / Re: How to not get beat up when photographing public places?

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:06:32 PM »

Here is a street shot of a girl in prague a complete stranger let me tell you good looking girls love the attention :-)

I guess you are right but trouble starts when their boyfriends don't like it.

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Lenses / Re: Anyone Want an Improved 16-35mm over the much requested 14-24mm?

« on: March 18, 2013, 11:28:20 AM »

I'd take one right now! Sold my 17-40 today and am upgrading to the 16-35 II

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Technical Support / Re: Aperture/Shutter speed/ISO

« on: March 18, 2013, 11:23:59 AM »

Since I'm not a big fan of tripod, my priorities are:

1. Lowest ISO
2. Shutter Speed
3. Aperture

Of course there is no right or wrong here - just personal ref.

Interesting ... My priorities are opposite - I choose shutter speed and aperture over ISO. 

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Technical Support / Re: Black Speck in Viewfinder

« on: March 18, 2013, 11:20:26 AM »

I had some dust sticking it on the focusing screen of my 6D and it was annoying as hell! Thankfully the screen of the 6D is removable so I was able to get it cleaned by a friend once I realized where the dust actually was

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Street & City / Re: How to not get beat up when photographing public places?

« on: March 18, 2013, 11:17:48 AM »

Nothing riles them up more than surreptitiousness that is revealed. Dirty looks is not the worse so be thankful and you just smile and behave appropriately if confronted. As distant.star said, fear is useless and actually could set you up for more trouble than if you were bolder.

+1. There is no middle ground in such a situation - shoot without fear and the usually the worst outcome will be that someone will ask you (maybe not nicely) to bugger off.