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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Ring flash for Portrait photography

« on: April 14, 2012, 09:02:28 AM »

How much time do you have?  You can make one!

http://www.ishootshows.com/2010/02/23/diy-beauty-dish-video-tutorial/

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: New to flash photography - softbox or diffuser and other must have accessories

« on: April 14, 2012, 08:31:05 AM »

I would suggest that before you buy any accessories, you buy Neil van Niekerk's book on on camera lighting.  Or at least poke around on his tangents blog.  You don't have to buy anything to get great flash shots.

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: BG-E11 Battery Grip for 5D Mark III Camera Price???

« on: April 14, 2012, 08:28:17 AM »

Amazon just dropped the price of the grip to 358.20. Seemingly random price, I know. But there it is for anyone going the amazon route. They also finally dropped the price on the gps receiver to 278.65.
http://amzn.to/Im3mBV

It will probably take a couple of months.

Some people detest Amazon for how the MkIII was handled, and then others (such as myself) stay loyal. I've never had an issue with Amazon and will gladly wait a month or two for the grip if it means I get the first-hand tried and true excellent service from amazon that I've come to expect. I also don't see near the level of demand for the grip and can't see it being to difficult to acquire compared to the 5D body.

And with Amazon, they had the MSRP for so long, that the people that did want the grip ordered it from a lot of other places instead of Amazon.  So they probably did not get as many orders for it.  I ordered from them once it dropped to $358 because I had gift cards and points. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Recall?

« on: April 12, 2012, 03:08:20 PM »

My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw the 5D3's light leak at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Solve idea for Light Leak Issue of the 5DMK3

« on: April 10, 2012, 04:33:54 PM »

I remember the iPad 2 had a phenomenon that was exposed (see what I did there) out of proportion, too.  Also about light leaks.  Once the photons settled, it was apropos of nothing.  Much like this leak issue.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Demand for High Mega Pixel Body vs 60Da

« on: April 06, 2012, 11:10:53 AM »

I don't think they are hemmoriging users over the 800.  I just don’t believe that magical megapickels is so much to worry about.  Given the wait times to get a 5D3, I don't think Canon is either.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Demand for High Mega Pixel Body vs 60Da

« on: April 06, 2012, 10:34:52 AM »

Canon is smart.  They are market driven.  If they see a demand, they release it.  I don't think they 'demand' you see is real.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Best 5d3 custom function AF point selection quick!

« on: April 04, 2012, 11:58:35 AM »

Good info.  But the topic sounds like something I would get spammed with.  Ha!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Shot wedding with 5DIII, dissapointed in AF

« on: April 02, 2012, 04:27:56 PM »

Is this the one you are talking about:

http://learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2011/1dx_af_pts_article.shtml

edit: this is for the 1DX, but it is helpful as well:

http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2012/1dx_guidebook.shtml?categoryId=12

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's bad marketing - big mistake

« on: March 30, 2012, 06:18:50 AM »

I remember years ago when the megapixel craze really started.  I had an XTi and a photographer friend asked me to explain to him why megapixels were important.  They were tons of cameras that had more megapixels and his question was 'why is your camera that has less megapixels better than this point and shoot that has more?'  He told me I would be asked that a lot.  And he's right, over the years, I was.  And every time it was by some one who really didn't understand what it meant.  More has never meant better in the photography industry.  But people still chase that dragon like it's the only thing that matters.  I cannot wrap it around my head why you (and many others) are jumping up and down over this.  After years of following the 5D2, I can honestly say that the majority of people never asked for more megapixels. They asked for better resolution, better autofocus and better low light performance.  What they asked for is what Canon delivered.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D3 Autofocus System

« on: March 29, 2012, 01:30:33 PM »

You are right- they give you the how it works not the why you would use it.  This has been a Canon deal for years.  There was a good explanation of the 7D focusing system that came out right after it did, from Canon.  I would expect the same with the 5D3.  Not to mention, there will be a flood of 3rd party books released soon.

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EOS Bodies / Re: This web site is making me question why I lurk here

« on: March 29, 2012, 11:17:44 AM »

However, I personally think of this site not as a photography (how to) site, but a camera hardware site.  As such, people who know more about hardware than photography should almost be more welcome here than great photographers with no hardware understanding.  (joke credit to Emmo Phillips)

Agree.  But to know your hardware, you have to know how to use it.  And that's the OP's point.  A lot of people, for example, are saying 'the 5D3's focusing sucks.'  However, they are coming from an XTi and don't understand absolute basics of how to set focus. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: This web site is making me question why I lurk here

« on: March 29, 2012, 10:48:21 AM »

Feel that?  I just gave you an e-hug.  Totally agree.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DIII is SHARP!

« on: March 28, 2012, 06:21:09 PM »

This is a 100% crop from DPP of the picture I posted on the last page, but this is just a screen grab.  The details are still sharp.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DIII is SHARP!

« on: March 28, 2012, 02:18:45 PM »

It's not cropped- it's right out of the camera.