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Lenses / Re: Circular Polarizer
« on: January 10, 2012, 05:22:16 PM »
and you cant stitch panoramas properly that are shot with polarisers on it makes the sky go all crazy
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PowerShot Cameras / Re: Canon PowerShot G1 X Announced
« on: January 09, 2012, 06:21:40 PM »
I think this camera will fail, the fuji X10 lens is a full stop faster at the wide end and 2 full stops faster at the long end! not to mention its smaller, and the fuji looks retro 
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1D X \
« on: January 09, 2012, 06:12:48 PM »
umm the bracketing thing, 1 Series cameras have been able to shoot up to 7 brackets at +/-3 EV since forever
I am fairly sure that will remain on the 1Dx
I am fairly sure that will remain on the 1Dx
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Lenses / Re: I guess there won't be any new lenses at CES?
« on: January 09, 2012, 05:33:00 PM »
I actually think they are going to announce the 5D3 because Nikon stole their thunder with the D4 and the D4 doing f8 so now they are having to defend that decision, So dropping a 5D3 on everyone will be a nice "look a distraction" and will definately bring out the oooh ahhhs. of course then Nikon will drop the D800 and steal the thunder right back again 
aint competition fun?
aint competition fun?
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Lenses / Re: Should I purchase the 15-85mm f/3.5-5.0?
« on: January 09, 2012, 05:29:27 PM »Thanks for all the suggestions guys.everyone on this site is extremely helpful.
I have made the decision to save up a ton of money and get the 10-22mm and 24-105mmL combo. I forgot to mention that I was planning on upgrading to the 7D by the end of the year. Haha. Thank you to everyone for helping me out. And thanks to neuroanatomist for the tip of taking a look at my EXIF data. I noticed that i tend to zoom a lot when taking pictures. After doing an evaluative average of 20 pictures, the Average was 25mm.
smart decision i think, the long end is a full stop faster on the 24-105 and its weather sealed so a nice match up for the 7D, also once the 7D mk2 gets released I think you will be able to pick up either a used 7D at a vey nice price or get a new one at a nice discount just before the mk2's hit the shelves. the 10-22 is a great lens. Then when the new 100-400 comes out you can snap that up and have it all covered nicley with 3 lenses
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Software & Accessories / Re: EdMika adapter launch - 0.5mm FD-EOS dual-orientation adapter for super-teles
« on: January 09, 2012, 05:08:55 PM »
Also got to give you credit for making your adaptor a reasonable price
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Mirrorless in 2012?
« on: January 09, 2012, 05:03:19 PM »
if they do a mirrorless to compete with the nexes aqnd so on i hope they make an EF/ EFs adaptor for it so we can us our existing glass with it, just from the perspective of having a very small form factor crop body in the bag you can pop onto a 300 or 400 lens and shoot longer, of course it would have to have decent AF which from what i've heard is where all these mirrorless option are a bit of a let down
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: joe mcnally talks about the D4
« on: January 09, 2012, 06:41:44 AM »He is a genius because so many of his photos make you stop and say "man, I suck." I'm an extremely tough critic and will rip most photos to shreds, either in terms of composition or execution, if I'm asked to be completely honest. His are almost always flawless, at least to my taste, on both counts.
It's not just the quality of his light, but rather the way he sets up his scenes and the way he works with themes. There is correctly lit and then there is interestingly lit and he is very creative. He does all the little things that add just a little bit of pop.
His only serious shortcoming is his feeble-minded allegiance to Nikon.
If they gave me that much gear i would be their feeble minded biatch too!
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Software & Accessories / Re: EdMika adapter launch - 0.5mm FD-EOS dual-orientation adapter for super-teles
« on: January 09, 2012, 06:29:32 AM »
does this adapter work with the 600mm f4.5? Fd
also the Fd lenses are all manual focus only right?
also the Fd lenses are all manual focus only right?
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Lenses / Re: Does anyone here have a sigmonster?
« on: January 09, 2012, 06:19:44 AM »
I've been on half a dozen safaris in africa and It really depends which type you take if you are restricted to being in a vehicle 300mm is way too short, i've never taken a big lens out before so 300mm has been the longest i''ve had and it is definately not enough for the cats if they are not really close by, elephant etc you can get with shorter ranges 70-200 or 300.
There are the walking type where you are escorted by armed guards I have never done one they are insanely expensive but it might be worth it. it also depends which game park you go to as to how accessible the animals are. this type shorter focal lengths might work but getting close enough to use a 300mm lens on a wild lion without the protection of a vehicle is a little dicey.
There are the walking type where you are escorted by armed guards I have never done one they are insanely expensive but it might be worth it. it also depends which game park you go to as to how accessible the animals are. this type shorter focal lengths might work but getting close enough to use a 300mm lens on a wild lion without the protection of a vehicle is a little dicey.
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Software & Accessories / Re: EdMika adapter launch - 0.5mm FD-EOS dual-orientation adapter for super-teles
« on: January 09, 2012, 01:57:01 AM »Bought my FD 300mm f/2.8 L last week. Bought the adapter tonight. This will be my third Ed Mika lens conversion. Looking forward to it, Ed! +1!
Do you have a link to the video on infinity calibration?
where are you finding the Fd lenses for sale?
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Lenses / Re: Does anyone here have a sigmonster?
« on: January 09, 2012, 01:12:24 AM »
ROFL at the amazon review and the replys
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Lenses / Re: Does anyone here have a sigmonster?
« on: January 09, 2012, 12:32:39 AM »
wow that 200-500 looks insane!
is IS that important on a lens of this size? i mean its not like you are going to be shooting it handheld so its always going to be on a tripod etc so you would turn IS off anyway.
is IS that important on a lens of this size? i mean its not like you are going to be shooting it handheld so its always going to be on a tripod etc so you would turn IS off anyway.
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Software & Accessories / Re: EdMika adapter launch - 0.5mm FD-EOS dual-orientation adapter for super-teles
« on: January 09, 2012, 12:28:26 AM »
Awesome now i just need to find an Fd supertele for sale!
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EOS Bodies / Re: 1D X Limitations Fixable?
« on: January 08, 2012, 08:47:17 PM »If the f/8 AF limitation was a pragmatic compromise that enabled superior AF at faster apertures then I have no problem with it. Probably <1% of all shots taken worldwide would be taken with f/8 max aperture setups. That's definately unfortunate for the ultra telephoto shooters, but I guess the majority needs priority.
if that were the case I am sure they could have a custom function to enable / disable the f8 sensitivity of the center point disable f8 and increase sensetivity and enable to make it more like that of a 1D4, I would guess this could all be done in firmware?