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Lenses / Re: Amateur looking at a Macro, Prime and Walkabout lenses... input please!

« on: February 02, 2012, 08:28:44 PM »

Your 70-300 IS is a good lens and you'll have to spend quite a bit more to get anything sharper with IS at 300mm.

I dont think that 70-300 has IS you might be confusing it with the newer L

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is Canon 7D a good choice for my next DSLR

« on: February 02, 2012, 07:42:24 PM »

haha love that guys videos

also the 600d 60d and 7d all use the same sensor so IQ will be the same

main reasons to go with the 7d would be
better weather sealing
AF micro adjust
better AF performance if you shoot sport / wildlife

if you dont need those the 600D will produce the same images at half the cost and the 60D wont give you much benefit over the 600D the 60d doesnt have AF micro adjust
 have a look at the digital rev video comparing the 3 its pretty funny too
i think this is it

Canon EOS 600D (T3i) vs 60D: Which one is better? (plus bonus material)	Small | Large

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Lenses / Re: Amateur looking at a Macro, Prime and Walkabout lenses... input please!

« on: February 02, 2012, 07:17:10 PM »

do you still have both the 70-300 and the 55-250? bit of double up here
you could probably sell the 70-300 to help fund the purchase of the 100 f2.8L macro keep the 250 for longer stuff
its an awesome lens, great for portraits, light, comfortable and very good image quality. It is quite long on a crop body though effectively a 160mm so for -portraits you will be either standing quite far away or shooting very tight and cropped in

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DIII or 5DII wait or get a deal?

« on: February 02, 2012, 07:07:49 PM »

Well I personally am about to pick up a 5dII. Coming from an xti, Im more than confidant that it will be a great upgrade in all aspects. Much greater than a jump from 5dII to 5DIII. However, what I wonder is, if this camera is announced end of the month. Will we see the 5DII dip below 2000 again? I feel like I should wait a few more weeks to find out..

I have said it elsewhere and I am confident that they could easily reprice the 5D2 at $1999 retail price and continue to sell boatloads of them for another year or 2
I expect the new one to come in around $3000 hopefully a bit less thats a big difference to someone that want to get in at the ground floor of full frame.
The other benefit canon gain by keeping the 5D2 around as the entry level FF is keeps more people on the hook for the addictive full frame L glass and helps creat more L addicts. I expect they would keep the 5D2 around for this reason alone the fact that they can still make piles of cash just selling the bodies even though they have been superceeded will be pure gravy.

2012 is shaping up to be a very expensive year for photographers  

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D X or Mark III Specs & Release Date? [CR1]

« on: February 02, 2012, 06:47:01 PM »

my dreams are coming true!
Pro build non gripped bodies with proper AF

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Canon General / Re: Truth in photography

« on: February 02, 2012, 06:29:14 PM »

With all this talk about truth...I wonder how you guys feel about photographers using photoshop, particularly of actress's/model's faces in magazines that has been "altered". Isn't it pretty much the same concept?

Yeah I REALLY dislike that look too and all the ads for the horrible cookie cutter turn a troll into barbie software

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Lenses / Re: Canon 16-35 L version I vs II

« on: February 02, 2012, 09:32:41 AM »

http://www.thedigitalpicture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-16-35mm-f-2.8-L-II-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

here read this there are some comparisons in the article


and here is the old one
http://www.thedigitalpicture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-16-35mm-f-2.8-L-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

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Lenses / Re: How do you think we should spend the money?

« on: February 02, 2012, 09:29:28 AM »

i use the 24-105 at weddings its a great lens
firstly keep a flash attached, you wont always need it but its there to fill or bounce if needed
secondly when shooting wider ie 24 mm its usually groups and 2.8 is too narrow anyway you want to be in the f5.6 to f8 or f11 range depending on size of group background etc. even couple shots at f4 are pretty safe ie not getting one person oof.
Great value for money lens, great in the studio too, for just starting out when budget is key
a 5D2 the 24-105 a 50mm f1.4 prime and a 580exii and a rapid strapwill have you covered. Ideally having a backup body would be good so on the actual shoot maybe borrowing a friends body would be good and the 50 on a crop is more like 85 on FF which is dynamite for portraits at f2 or even 1.4 if the narrow Dof can work.

Starting out focus on getting all your safe shots first then get creative if you have time.

my 24-105 is an absolute trooper with the stuff its been through and still going strong. tough reliable relatively light good IQ. its a quality package at a respectable price.

Thanks a lot for your advice!

I currently have a 60D body and a 35mm 1.4, which is great for lowlight if needed. I also have the 70-200 2.8 IS II. When I get the 5d2 I'll have two bodies and between the tele zoom, the 35 and a 24-105 i figured i'd be covered....

Thanks!

cool well that is some quality glass so half the battle is already won, only thing you will run into is sometimes 24mm on FF is not quite wide enough for some creative shots so you will find yourself looking for a wider option
another option you could consider is get a 17-55 f2.8IS for the 60D and use the 70-200 on the 5D then you have 2 bodies have everything covered at f2.8 and have IS the 17-55 is about the same price as the 24-105 just not weather sealed I Really enjoy the 5D2 and 70-200 together

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Deciding on an upgrade

« on: February 02, 2012, 09:08:54 AM »

with people mentioning the G1x i would look at the fuji x10 i'll try ost up some shots on the weekend extreme low light high iso its f2 -f2.8 lens 28-112mm is really quite good and image quality is pretty darn nice, like i said i'll try get some shots uploaded on the weekend. it might work out well as a low budget todler chaser with good quality and extreme portability

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Lenses / Re: How do you think we should spend the money?

« on: February 02, 2012, 08:33:08 AM »

i use the 24-105 at weddings its a great lens
firstly keep a flash attached, you wont always need it but its there to fill or bounce if needed
secondly when shooting wider ie 24 mm its usually groups and 2.8 is too narrow anyway you want to be in the f5.6 to f8 or f11 range depending on size of group background etc. even couple shots at f4 are pretty safe ie not getting one person oof.
Great value for money lens, great in the studio too, for just starting out when budget is key
a 5D2 the 24-105 a 50mm f1.4 prime and a 580exii and a rapid strapwill have you covered. Ideally having a backup body would be good so on the actual shoot maybe borrowing a friends body would be good and the 50 on a crop is more like 85 on FF which is dynamite for portraits at f2 or even 1.4 if the narrow Dof can work.

Starting out focus on getting all your safe shots first then get creative if you have time.

my 24-105 is an absolute trooper with the stuff its been through and still going strong. tough reliable relatively light good IQ. its a quality package at a respectable price.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Upgrading my setup

« on: February 02, 2012, 08:14:40 AM »

if you like long exposure night shots and are going to get a 5D3 then you absolutely must get the 16-35 f2.8L II the colours and sharpness are really stunning it's one of my favourite lenses and the more i use it the more cool uses i find for it

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Photography magazines

« on: February 02, 2012, 08:10:17 AM »

If you are beginner to intermediate have a look at www.photoradar.com
I think you can subscribe from there, they have quite well produced articles,
If you are looking for more advanced stuff I would look elsewhere

Prada? Are you mad?

Never send any one who wants to learn about photography to that hell hole.
ONce upon a time, it was called DCM, and things were, by and large, very good - and you could learn loads.
Then they decided to update it, as per most members request, and changed it in PhotoRadar and pissed every one off and destroyed a good site.

I wrote one e-mail asking a question and got told i clearly didn't know what i was talking about by some snotty nosed ex college kid who'd got a job because she had a degree (probably in pig farming) and that qualified her to know all about creating a web site and photography. Hell, she done a review once and was only shy of holding the camera back to front!

Please don't ever send any one there - it's just not funny. Send them to a camera club, that way they'll get the real help they need...

hehe ok i'll bear that in mind... Amusing post though and i got a laugh so i gave you an applaud
I still say they have some good articles for beginners on the basics. To be honest i havent bought a photography mag in a long time i buy mostly books or ebooks from the photographers i like these days. joe mcnally etc

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Australia / Re: Buying Camera gear in Aus? Who do you use?

« on: February 02, 2012, 07:06:39 AM »

Camera Electronic in Perth. These guys have been around well over 30 years and give excellent service. They are a bit more expensive (~5%) then others, but you do get top quality advice and whenever something is wrong they will handle it professional i.e fix the problem with passion. Website: http://www.cameraelectronic.com.au/

yep cant fault their service, they also put a lot of sponsorship effort into the local arts community and their special prices can often even rival ebay prices. worth keeping an eye on their monthly specials

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Australia / Re: C'mon Aussies

« on: February 02, 2012, 07:04:36 AM »

also for cheap ebay gear suppliers ozdigitalonline are good ship from hong kong but if you need to return it the return to address is in NSW this saves a bundle in the event you need to send something back. not as cheap as DWI but not having to ship back to hongkong is good

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Australia / Re: C'mon Aussies

« on: February 02, 2012, 07:00:48 AM »

C'mon Aussies I mustn't be the only one that regularly visits Canon rumors!

im pretty regular