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Software & Accessories / Re: Adobe to Stop Making Packaged Software

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:44:54 PM »

what a bunch of ***??!!! <insert any desired expletive

oh well looks like i wont be changing from CS6 in a hurry
I absolutely loathe subscription software

but what real alternatives are there? seriously when push comes to shove the competition
just are not as good as adobe its pretty bad for to punish loyal customers like this
I hope it backfires and hurts them.

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EOS-M / EOS-M tilt shift adapter ?

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:09:08 PM »

would it be possible to make an adapter for an EOS-M that allowed you to turn any EF lens into a tilt shift ?
looking at the amount of available room in the flange distances i think its probably possible.
It would be a pretty killer little piece of kit

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:00:04 PM »

... probably the new 3200 ISO will be as good as the old 400 ISO...

I wouldn't hold my breath on that.  More like ISO 800 similar to the 7D's ISO 400...if that.

Personally i hope aprilforever is right since if THAT is what comes out of a crop you know how good the FF will be however i'm more inclined to agree with your take Carl

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Lenses / Re: 35 & 85 or 50 & 100 for photographing kids

« on: May 06, 2013, 12:02:29 AM »

i have the sigma 35 1.4 and the sigma 85 1.4

both are superb however I would wait on the 85 and see what sigma do with the art series if they give this lens a significant upgrade it will be amazing
maybe go the canon 85 1.8 in the mean time

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EOS Bodies / Re: Why no crop mode on 5d mkiii 1dx

« on: May 05, 2013, 10:56:05 PM »

interestingly my EOS-M box had a video crop mode symbol that was covered over with a white sticker

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EOS-M / Re: Cases FOR EOS M + 22

« on: May 05, 2013, 10:09:08 PM »

i got this

http://www.lenscoat.com/bodybag®-point-shoot-large-zoom-p-1579.html

it's great, cheap and light with good protection

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EOS-M / Re: Subsequent m naming...

« on: May 05, 2013, 10:07:19 PM »

it will be  the EOS-me and it will be a massive success just like the microsoft operating system of the same name was

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Canon General / Re: That's my money you are profiting from Canon!!!

« on: May 03, 2013, 01:35:14 AM »

i just wish they would release a camera already

the natives are getting restless

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Lenses / Re: EF 300mm f/2.8 ( non IS ) AF ISSUES

« on: May 02, 2013, 07:52:28 PM »

A fine lens it is.  Check the gold contacts on the back.  Sometimes cleaning GENTLY with a qtip and alcohol will help.  Other than that you should call Canon and see if they will check it out for you.  It's worth it to get it fixed even though 14yo.  I bet it's the contacts though.  They don't last forever.

I've also see this happen with dirty battery contacts since on some cameras the AF motor gets its power directly from the battery.  However since you have tried it on several bodies, I would say it's likely the contacts.  But it could be something internal that needs to be repaired.

+1    A pencil eraser also works...

WTF? do you want him to ruin his lens?

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Lenses / Re: New Tilt-Shift Lenses in the Wild [CR2]

« on: May 02, 2013, 07:51:12 PM »

The other thing is the TS-E 17 is often just too wide.

I keep wishing someone would make a 20 or 21mm TSE lens
(I think Zeiss should have a go )

something in the middle, often 24mm is a bit to tight and 17 is too wide
I find 20 or 21mm is a really nice Ultra wide size

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: New Zeiss 55mm Lens

« on: May 02, 2013, 07:46:26 PM »

for the price and MF only i'm not super concerned with it
I would like to try one out on my 5Dmk2 with brightscreen though to see how it is hitting focus wide open
without the brightscreen on a lens like this i think it could get frustrating wide open

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Looking for an Mirorrless or Compact for climbing/high altitude hiking

« on: May 02, 2013, 02:43:29 AM »

I know the lens aint exactly light but the new sigma 18-35 f1.8 on a 100D and a 100f2.8L macro for some tele and close ups as well as nice portraits overall that kit will be pretty decent with a TON of flexability

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: New Real Estate Photography - What do you think?

« on: May 02, 2013, 01:35:58 AM »

something looks off with the greens
what camera profile are you using in LR
adobe standard or camera faithfull?
it looks like adobe standard which makes the greens too saturated imo
if you switch it to camera faithfull (before you process them obviously) the greens will be a bit more natural
sometimes i'll even specifically desaturate the green in the HSL tab a bit to take the edge off as they can dominate a shot to the point of distraction.
try also to use the vibrance slider instead of the saturation slider

I actually do usually desaturate  the green and even bring their luminance down. But I could do it further. The greens have been an issue for me. I didn't know anything about camera profiles at all I will look that up right away. I also do use vibrance rather than saturation unless i specifically need to bring everything up.

cool definately try it bottom tab configuration it will say adobe standard in the check box and select camera faithful instead

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: New Real Estate Photography - What do you think?

« on: May 01, 2013, 09:19:29 PM »

something looks off with the greens
what camera profile are you using in LR
adobe standard or camera faithfull?
it looks like adobe standard which makes the greens too saturated imo
if you switch it to camera faithfull (before you process them obviously) the greens will be a bit more natural
sometimes i'll even specifically desaturate the green in the HSL tab a bit to take the edge off as they can dominate a shot to the point of distraction.
try also to use the vibrance slider instead of the saturation slider

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EOS-M / Re: Eos M my first impressions!

« on: May 01, 2013, 07:38:11 PM »

congrats if you want a nice bag to protect it i highly recomend this
http://www.lenscoat.com/bodybag®-point-shoot-large-zoom-p-1579.html
i've been using it for a while now and it fits perfectly and is nice and light

edit: might need to copy paste that link the R has screwed it up