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EOS Bodies / Re: How much will the 5d3 cost at the end of 2012?

« on: July 04, 2012, 11:56:02 AM »

The new 5D3 is now available for 2,999 euros from a reliable online retailer (I've purchased L lenses from this eBay outlet e.g. got my new 24-70mm f/2.8L for €1,039 at the start of the year) - see link below:

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/g-CANON-EOS-5D-Mark-III-MIII-M-III-GARANTIE-EUROPA-4-YAHRE-NEU-/180918676722?pt=DE_Foto_Camcorder_Digitalkameras&hash=item2a1f97ecf2#ht_5553wt_1372

That's a 500 euro or 630 dollar (US$) drop in just a couple of months from launch (includes a 4-Year Warranty).

Be careful!
My best friend ordered one @ the sensational price of 2999 € (3760$) . And he is still waiting. The seller is not able to deliver the camera, although it was in store! He has to wait 8-12 weeks. Now he tries to get his money back... NO Eos 5D III for his southamerica trip 
Our biggest local dealer (who is the chairman of our local photo club) has told me that there are many grey-imported cameras along, where Canon refuses guarantee repairs.

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Lenses / Re: Chromatic abberation problem Tokina 12-24mm on Eos 60D & 7D

« on: July 01, 2012, 04:03:23 PM »

That´s not good. I don´t like to correct CA manually. In the last two days I took over 800 shots at hiking in the Alps.
I read a test in an European Magazine (Color Foto), where this lens got an recommendation.

Ok, the CAs are to high. I tried to correct them manually at some shots with DPP.
I´ll return the lens to the shop.

Can you give me some Advice which one to buy? Canon 10-20 or The Sigma 10-20??

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Lenses / Chromatic abberation problem Tokina 12-24mm on Eos 60D & 7D

« on: July 01, 2012, 12:36:42 PM »

I need some help, please:

I bought a new Tokina 12-24mm lens for my Eos 60D.
The lens is sharp, there is nearly no vignetting, BUT there is a lot of Chromatic abberation, heavy chromatic abberation, at 15mm to 12mm. red and blue lines on the end of the edges.
Does anybody have the same problem?
What can I do? The lens has the problem @ an aperture of 4 to 22, @ 4.0 it is really heavy.

How can I correct the CAs? Is there any possibility to do so automatically (Canon DPP lens recipie), or do I have to correct it manually?
The same problem at my wife´s 7D.

Much thanks

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Tokina AT-X 11-16 f/2.8 PRO DX Ⅱ Lens Announced - Statement

« on: June 26, 2012, 03:39:46 PM »

Read online at: http://www.thkphoto.com/news/press/N0000015/

"For Immediate Release
June 25, 2012

The New Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II is an update to the widely popular and award winning AT-X 116 PRO DX, 11-16 F/2.8 lens.

The main update to this lens is in the Nikon mount, the AT-X 116 PRO DX-II has an internal silent focusing motor to allow the lens to AF on Nikon bodies that do not have an AF drive gear and motor.

There have also been some adjustments made to the coating for slightly improved optical performance.

This compact ultra wide-angle zoom has a bright constant F/2.8 aperture make viewing and auto focus possible in lower light situations but still maintaining a reasonable size and weight.

Two Super-Low Dispersion glass elements and two aspheric glass allow the proprietary optical design to achieve excellent contrast and sharpness as well as controlling chromatic aberration.

Tokina’s exclusive One-touch Focus Clutch Mechanism allows the photographer to switch between AF and MF simply by snapping the focus ring forward for AF and back toward the lens mount for manual focusing. The lens is also designed to stand up to the rigors of daily use by photographers in a wide variety of shooting conditions and environments.

Other than the optical coating change there are no changes to the Canon mount. The AT-X 116 PRO DX-II for Canon uses the same AF motor and AF drive system as the the previous model.


Specifications

Mount Availability: Canon EOS, Nikon-D
Focal Length: 11mm – 16mm
Maximum Aperture: F/2.8
Minimum Aperture: F/22
Optical Construction: 13 Elements / 11 Groups
SD Glass: 2 Element
Coatings: Multi-layer coatings
Angle of View: 104 to 82degrees
Minimum Focus Distance: 11.81 in. (30.0cm)
Reproduction Ratio: 1:11.6
Zooming System: Rotary Type
Number of Diaphragm Blades: 9
Filter Size: 77mm
Maximum Outer Diameter: 3.31in. (84mm)
Dimensions: 3.31in. (84mm) x L3.50 in. (89mm)
Weight:: 19.40oz. (550g)
Lens Hood: BH-77B"

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Technical Support / Re: Tech tips & advice to shoot Airshow

« on: June 16, 2012, 03:31:39 AM »

You have to be a routined photographer if you shoot in M-Mode. The planes are sometimes 400-600 knots fast.
My tip is: Try it out. F wide open, shutter speed faster than 1/1000s (otherwise the plane is unsharp, especially @ faster speed. Iso@  Auto.
Your 100-400 is ok for that, but the "pulling-zoom" is a little bit tricky. On the other side, you can use the 70-200 with an Converter. I use both of these lenses (70-200 2.8, but he 1. version).
If the planes stay far away, AF in oo  (endless). If they are in front of you, AF on.

I tried to use spot mode, but that resulted in over&underexposed pictures, especially when there are clouds and a variety of dark and bright situations on the sky. overexposuring +1 was optimal for my Cam in more-field-metering, but you have to try it out with your Cam.
I use the 7D for that, taking RAW pics. With your 5DMkIII it should be no problem changing the brightness etc. in photoshop without loosing much quality.

If there is an airshow, got there some days before the event. Professional teams are often  training before the airshow. Then try it out, using M-Mode, etc. and learn to know your Cam.

Sorry for poor English.

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Technical Support / Red dots & more noise

« on: June 16, 2012, 03:09:16 AM »

Hello!

My Eos 60D had to be repaired again (1st , some month ago, a big red horizontal line was visible in the pictures, then some weeks ago big noise came up @100 Iso -> changing the sensor again by Canon support).

My problem is, that the 60D shows some colorful red dots (5) near the center. And if I raise the Iso, noise is much higher than it was before the repair.
I sent the Cam back to Canon, but they told me that this tolerable. 5 colorful and glowing red dots are not worth reparing the Cam again.... And if I want to shoot high quality images @ higher ISOs, I have to buy a better Camera...

Does anybody have some advice, how to get the camera repaired again?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Should wait for a new EOS body?

« on: June 16, 2012, 02:58:08 AM »

I understand his wish to get a new body. My 60D had to be repaired last month (changing the picturesensor again). Now I own a camera that has awful noise @>400ISO  and some red dots. But Canon told me that´s "tolerable".....
There seems to be a big variety of quality. If you are a lucky guy, you own a well built one. If you´re not so lucky, your pics are full of noise or colorful dots.....

(But I was told (by Canon) that buying a highend model means better qualitychecks too....) 

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Software & Accessories / Test of 2 products

« on: May 27, 2012, 06:53:28 AM »

Much thanks for all of the advices!

I was able to "test" the Clik Elite Contrejour 40 Backpack, renting it from an friend.
It is well built and able to contain everything you need for an 1-day trip. The reason, why I don´t buy it, is the price (300€) and it is not fine to carry, if your backpack is heavy equipped. In my opinion, the weight is not well placed. I feel that the backpacks pulls me back. I tried to repack and optimize the weight distribution. But this was not possible. Positive: The side opening for the camera and the opening on the carrying side.

The Naneu K5 is bigger, and has an extra "bag in the bag" for the Camera & equipment. Well built, very big. You can put his bag out by the side and carry it on your front side. Carrying is much better, when the backpacks is heavyly equipped.
Two reasons, why I sent it back:
1. The carrying-belt on my hips were not long enough for my stomach (172 cm, 84kg), so I was not able to close it in the front.
2. Minor reason:  And if you open the camera case too wide, carrying in  front of you,  it happened that 2 lenses felt down. One of the straps, that should keep it from too much opening, was removed, when I pulles the case out of the backpack. The backpack is much cheaper. 200€. It would be worth buying, if the carrying belt would be able to be closed in front of my stomach.

Now I´m waiting for the Satori Exp from f-stop.

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: May 20, 2012, 04:20:07 AM »

PS G10

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Canon General / Re: Suggestions on new Canon DSLR -- thinking 60D

« on: May 20, 2012, 04:09:07 AM »

My personal experience is, that the 60D was my favorite, when I was waiting for the 5D MKIII (which is a little bit too expensive for me by now).
In my family, three Persons own an 60D and one an 600D.
It´s image quality ist quite good, if you use EF-S lenses or lenses that are designed for Crop Cameras. My older lenses (all "L") as the 17-35mmL 2.8 are suffering from chromatic aberation and being not as sharp as the lenses that are designed for crop Cameras.
The two lenses that you want to buy are ok. In my opinion good shots are more depending on the knowledge od the photographer than on technique.
The AF is working well, but if the AF has to be very fast, there is an big difference to the AF of the 7D. But the 7D costed twice the price of the 60D.

The "minus" of the 60D is the quality range of the picture sensor. My 60D had  quite big noise if the ISO was higher than 400. After changing the Sensor (red stripes in the picture), the image quality is much better. The 60D of my son is not very sharp, but has superior colors...

Forget the live view mode if the object is moving. It is working much to slow.

The 600D has an much better image quality. Think of buying the 650D. It is worth waiting. The 600D of my daughter has an superior image quality to my camera. In landscape, portrait and macro fotography the pics are very sharp and detailed. The AF is a little bit slower than that one my 60D has.


Overall: The 60D is (for its price) a very good camera. Think of the 650D, maybe its an good alternative

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Software & Accessories / Re: Battery Grip for 7D - any suggestions?

« on: May 20, 2012, 03:39:41 AM »

My wife tried two of them:

She owns Phottix BP-7D Batterygrip, that was about 80 € when she bought it. It works and is of quite an good quality. All features are working well, and its haptic is ok.

That one, she tried before, was not good. It was too loose, and the release button was too weak to press. Sometimes it took some pictures by its own. It went back to Amazon.

http://www.amazon.de/PROFI-BATTERIEGRIFF-Hochformatausl%C3%B6ser-Langzeitbelichtungs-Aul%C3%B6serverz%C3%B6gerungssteuerung/dp/B003OQOG6Q/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

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EOS Bodies / Re: Brand New 5d3 with 1500 shutter counts.

« on: May 14, 2012, 03:02:40 AM »

The problem is, that the legal situation depends on, in which country you live.
When I bought the Eos 60D, I got an camera that had scratches on the lens lock in the front and some fingerprints on the Ocular. And when I tried to insert the memory card, I was astonished: There was an SanDisk Extreme 16GB pro indside. An Memory card full with hundreds of photos from an car race... 
I phoned the dealer where I bougt it and they affirmed that this camera is new. So I looked into the Internet and identified the person, whom the memorycard belongs to. And he told me, that he used my Eos 60D on an fotoworkshop and was happy, that someone found his memory card (with excellent photos on it).
Canon Germany told me, that the dealers are allowed to test the Camera if its ok. But in my opinion, testing does not mean, that they shoot thounsands of pics and lean it to photographers that join an photoworkshop.
But the legal situation is not clear in this special case.  I phone an lawyer that is an expert in these things. He wrote some letters to the dealer and at the end I got an Eos 60D that was new (after writing an reader letter in an consumer protection magazine)

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Software & Accessories / Re: Backpack for photoequipment and hiking

« on: May 13, 2012, 04:25:21 PM »

F-Stop seems to be a good choice. Looks good.
I´m interested in the Satori Exp. If you take a smaller ICU inlay, thats smaller than the opening on the carrying side, does it cover the things you carry within the bag? Or is it open, so that the things outside of the ICU can be seen?
And how is the air circulation on the back and the carrying comfort?

Much thanks

I have been looking at the Loka.... What ICUs do you use?

I´m sorry, if my posting was misunderstood. I´m looking for the Satori or an equal backpack.
I´m unsing an Tamrac Expedition 8 and the Tamrac Adventure 10. And für the adventure 10 I´m looking for an alternative backpack

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Software & Accessories / Re: Backpack for photoequipment and hiking

« on: May 13, 2012, 01:40:06 PM »

Sorry I haven't read all the replies so I don't know if this was already mentioned but I used Naneu and they were excellent quality...
It might worth a look:

http://youtu.be/OcKx006C3B0

Are there bigger pictures of this bag available? On the hp of naneu there are just small pics.
Can you carry an 5D Mk3 and an 17-35, 70-200L and an 28-70L inside this camerabag?

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Software & Accessories / Re: Backpack for photoequipment and hiking

« on: May 13, 2012, 01:26:02 PM »

Sorry I haven't read all the replies so I don't know if this was already mentioned but I used Naneu and they were excellent quality...
It might worth a look:

http://youtu.be/OcKx006C3B0

Thank you! Interesting too. What a big backpack. But on the product homepage, the pictures could be al little bit bigger....