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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

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EOS-M / Re: To buy M or not to buy M?

« on: May 01, 2013, 07:33:29 PM »

Well, I've taken the plunge and ordered my M, with EF-M adaptor and 22mm lens.

Thanks for all the advice up until now.

I tried one out with the focus set to single point select and it worked pretty well, in both one shot and servo continuous.  I don't get the beefs.  It is figuratively miles ahead of my 600d in live view mode, and it's not meant to replace my 7D in conventional mode.

Excited.

Oh and it's in black!

try the touch to shoot, its pretty fast not that far off the pace of a rebel
but what i have noticed is I feel its accuracy is significantly better than the AF from a rebel
it rarely misses focus

enjoy!

also the 22mm is such a great little lens i pretty much use this and the samyang 8mm on this camera
havent used the 18-55 much at all even though it's not too bad stopped down

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Lenses / Re: Need Some Advice

« on: May 01, 2013, 01:47:55 AM »

do you mean you have the EF85 f1.8?

if so i suggest getting the sigma 35 f1.4

i would use the 24-105 and the flash for the majority where you will be stopped down
for the reception stick with the 35 and the 85

those 3 lenses and your flash

the sigma 35 on your T2i will be more like a 50 on FF too to use concurrently witht he 5D and 24-105
then for the reception you could go the 35 on the FF and the 85 on the crop

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Lenses / Re: A review of the Samyang Tilt Shift

« on: April 30, 2013, 08:35:06 PM »

cool thanks for the link