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Lenses / Re: 100mm f/2.8L IS vs 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II for Macro

« on: October 01, 2012, 01:21:40 PM »

Thank you all for the good info.  I bit the bullet and purchased a 70-200 2.8 IS II last night.  I'll save for a macro lens when I absolutely need 1:1 magnification.  The 70-200 will be coming in this week!  I can't wait to play with it.

Just thought I'd give a little input on this since I've done some testing lately on this. I rented a set of extension tubes for my most recent wedding. I tried it on the vast majority of my lenses (both owned and rented for the weding). Of the zoom lenses I tested it on, the Canon 70-200 IS L II did very well. I actually ended up using it for some of the macro shots. I still like using the 40 2.8 better but I would highly recommend getting a set of KENKO extension tubes if you find the maximum magnification to be too small. After renting the tubes I went ahead and bought a pair. I'm sure I'll eventually get a true macro lens but I don't have the money for that right now and the extension tubes will give me even more possibility with a true macro lens. Hope this helps. Enjoy the lens. 

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: 20% off Refurbished EOS Digital Cameras, Lenses, PowerShot Digital Cameras, and

« on: September 29, 2012, 09:34:08 AM »

Picked up the 430EX flash.  Kind of hoping to get EF-S 17-55 f2.8 or 70-200 2.8 I (no IS).  Here's to hoping they come back instock. 

Hoping the 50 1.4 comes back instock.  I clicked it while it said Add to Cart, but by the time I finished entering info it was Out of Stock.

That's one of the next things I'm going to do when I actually have some money to buy some lenses is to build a script so I can have my server automatically place my order for me. I don't think I'll ever make it public though as that would require way too much personal information from the user.

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Lenses / Re: Using the 24-70 II for documentary wedding photography - my review

« on: September 28, 2012, 08:15:02 PM »

Nice pics. You mentioned that you use the 35 2.0 as a travel lens. I thought that was interesting. I currently have the 35 2.0 and have been contemplating if I should sell it or my 50 1.8 to buy the 40 2.8. I would think if you were looking for a real compact travel lens that would be a better option.

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Lighting / Re: YN-622 Reviews?

« on: September 28, 2012, 03:55:57 PM »

I don't have much expeirance with flashes so..
I had 60D nad YN-568 and as I remember I was able to put the flash in the slave mode and fire it up from the camera. The camera had buit in wirelles flash control.

I saw this YN-622 came up. I plan on buying 5D Mk III, but I still don't quite understand the flash part.

I understand one can put YN-622 on 5D mark III and use it as a trigger, but do you have to have it on each flash?
For example, if I had three flashes, would I have to put it one each flash and on camera? ...a bit confused.

Yes, it's not using the infared signal. It's sending a 2.4ghz wireless signal. I just ordered a pair last week. I'll try to post something once I've had a chance to use it some.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Canon Direct Instock Alert Tool

« on: September 25, 2012, 05:37:12 PM »

Another update. I've had 3 or 4 alerts come through where my alert is consistently 3 minutes faster than canonpricewatch. Which is considerable since that's about the length of time the products are in stock for. I'm really surprised how often Canon is adding stock to the store. This is a real blow out sale they got going on. Wish I had some more money but the wifey says no

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Software & Accessories / Re: Canon Direct Instock Alert Tool

« on: September 25, 2012, 01:24:10 PM »

Alright another update, Canonpricewatch beat mine by a minute this time. I'm changing it to check every 2 minutes now. We'll see how well that works now.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Canon Direct Instock Alert Tool

« on: September 25, 2012, 11:43:37 AM »

They went out of stock while it was in my cart.  Just seconds ago.  Bummer!
I'm wondering if the Canon e-mail I received was sent out a few minutes before they actually appeared in the store.  I had not considered that.

Canon's emails are consistently delayed a few minutes past my script. Not sure why though.

Anyways update on canonpricewatch's tracker:

Alright so I setup a bunch of notifications this morning with the canonpricewatch site. It might be a little early to call it but looks like my service is still quicker than theirs. The first one I had setup with both was for the Canon 24-70. I never got an email from canonpricewatch and if you look on the tool it says its been out of stock for 8 hours. However I did get an email from my script. It was instock as of 8:15 EST but was out of stock by the time my script ran again 5 minutes later. My guess is their script didn't check Canon's store during the time it was instock thus no alert.

The second alert I got was for the Canon 70-200 IS ii. I did get an alert from canonpricewatch on this one. However it didn't come until 3 minutes after my script. Right around the time my script sent me an email saying the lens was out of stock again. With as quick as these products are going out of stock, I think I might need to switch to checking more often. Perhaps every 2 minutes maybe.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Canon Direct Instock Alert Tool

« on: September 25, 2012, 11:21:39 AM »

I missed the restocking of the 70-200mm MK II this morning.  They were gone by the time I got up this morning on the West Coast.
There are some other very good lenses that are still in stock.

Should be instock now if you act quick.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Canon Direct Instock Alert Tool

« on: September 25, 2012, 07:56:19 AM »

You can also try the in-stock notification tool built into canonpricewatch, which works really well for refurbs. I picked up a 24-70 and also the 70-200 II last 20% discount, this way.

http://www.canonpricewatch.com/canon-refurb-stock-tracker/

It's handy in that it tells you when something was last in stock, which gives you an idea of how rare something is. On their facebook page, they mentioned that they check every 15 seconds and get notifications out within seconds of that.

Thanks JBL. I was unaware of this. I'm going to setup alerts on there and test the speed between their script and mine. I'll post results after I've tested it out.

So another update on Canon's store. A bunch of products came back in stock tonight. My emails arrived 18 minutes before Canon's did. I'm amazed how many good products are still in stock. Perhaps because it's still early morning.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: 20% off Refurbished EOS Digital Cameras, Lenses, PowerShot Digital Cameras, and

« on: September 24, 2012, 08:26:55 PM »

Well I was right. Quite a few lenses came back in stock last night. Some really good deals there.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 46.1mp Canon DSLR Previewed at PhotoPlus 2012? [CR1]

« on: September 24, 2012, 12:32:06 PM »

Let me guess - yet another recycling of the T2i/60D/7D/T3i/T4i/ pixels, just in a larger sensor.

18*(1.6*1.6) = 46.1

Either that or it's a new crop sensor that will eventually go in the rebels and 70D but starting with FF version first. An even greater level of the technology dropping from top to bottom.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark II eyepiece

« on: September 23, 2012, 10:18:35 PM »

I leave mine on my 5D classic all the time now.  It does allow me to see the full image with my glasses on.

I gave up on manual focus a while back, but I'm pretty sure it would make it more difficult unless you have one of those large split-image screens installed.

And oddly enough, I do have one of those for sale in the "for sale" section if you want to search for it.  Oh wait, the for sale and WTB forums are currently not visible.  What's up with that?

Didn't even realize there was a for sale section on the site. I'll have to check that out sometime.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark II eyepiece

« on: September 23, 2012, 09:51:23 PM »

They have a fix!

The EP-EX15-II will reduce magnification, and provide a longer relief, and (help) keep your nose off the screen.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/547886-REG/Canon_3069B001_EP_EX15_II_Eyepiece_Extender.html

Thanks. Appreciate the info. I just finished a wedding tonight. I was much more concious out needing to make sure my eye was totally against the eyecup and it worked much better. If it means less focus accuracy then I'll probably not mess with it. Even though I use AF lenses, I still like being able to tell that what I'm focused on is actually in focus.
I bouught one three years back, it does not work, but manual focus is tougher.  Still, it was a solution to the eye relief issue.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark II eyepiece

« on: September 22, 2012, 11:51:56 AM »

They have a fix!

The EP-EX15-II will reduce magnification, and provide a longer relief, and (help) keep your nose off the screen.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/547886-REG/Canon_3069B001_EP_EX15_II_Eyepiece_Extender.html

Thanks. Does that make it harder to manual focus or not?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Enough Full Frame Talk: Where are the 7D II Rumors?

« on: September 22, 2012, 08:57:36 AM »

Much better performance in high ISO say up to 6400 (improvements in RAW files not JPG only). 10fps. Even better Autofocus. Silent shooting would be nice too.

I believe these improvements would be enough to make it a killer APS-C camera. In fact I would get this instead of a bigger telephoto! And of course we can all dream 

P.S Price around 1.8K tops

Uh the original was $1699.00 when released. You actually expect them to only add $100 to the price? This is how we get people going thermonuclear when the product ends up being ridiculously expensive in people's minds. Have realistic expectations and then it's not as big a shock when the price comes out. I could see them pricing this the same as the 6D at $2100. Then you have the choice of better AF and body construction or a Full frame with Higher  ISO sensitivity. BTW my 5D mark ii is only marginal at 6400 so I wouldn't expect 6400 to be super useful on a crop body. I think if they're smart they might work on something that they have more control over say DR and an increase in MP possibly.