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Lenses / Re: Which Canon lenses DON'T need an update?

« on: April 12, 2012, 07:35:11 AM »

one of my favorite lenses to use is my 135mm F/2L. Not sure why no one mentioned that, but I think it is one of the best lenses they make.

maybe because some think it could benefit from IS.
some people want IS in any lens.

I agree, it is a very good lens. Even if Canon made an IS version (which I assume it would cost double) I would hesitate to upgrade it.

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Lenses / Re: Which Canon lenses DON'T need an update?

« on: April 10, 2012, 05:49:40 PM »

And maybe the new 24-70 f/2.8 L II will be added to this list??

The funny thing is that this lens although new it might be considered as being eligible for
an update due to the lack of IS 

Whether it will be updated with an IS version soon is a totally different matter...

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Lenses / Re: Which Canon lenses DON'T need an update?

« on: April 10, 2012, 05:44:24 PM »

TS-E 17mm f/4L

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Site Information / Re: Disappointed and goodbye

« on: April 09, 2012, 08:43:35 PM »

Please stay. Don't let the bad people win. You can ignore them or answer to them as they deserve.

You deserve to stay. They don't. And anyway  the great majority here consists of people interested in Canon and photography in general and enjoy exchanging information.

P.S Let us know you are still here...

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Lenses / Re: Any Active Magic Lantern Users?

« on: April 09, 2012, 04:25:03 PM »

I love my 5d II with unified ML and technicolor Cinestyle. Shot a music video last week, editor called me to tell me it's the best footage he has seen out of 5d, made me proud. Not sure 5D III can get ML, since they couldn't get it to work with 7D due to dual processors and 5D III has dual processors as well.

5D III has a single Digic5+. It does not have dual processors.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D Mark III Light Leak?

« on: April 07, 2012, 09:27:51 PM »

It seems that the real beta testing of the camera is taking place now...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D Mark III Light Leak?

« on: April 07, 2012, 09:18:28 PM »

My 5DmkII does not have this problem

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D Mark III Nighttime ISO Comparisons

« on: March 31, 2012, 08:31:59 AM »

Impressive results. 1600 ISO seems more like 100 ISO!  3200 is excellent and so is 6400 (if the shot is well exposed). 12800 is very good too. Were these jpgs directly from your camera ? And if so can you tell us the settings?

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: This article is seriously making me question my 5DIII purchase....

« on: March 29, 2012, 08:27:38 AM »

I reallly don't see the point of making the Mark III with a compact flash and an SD card slot. That' so stupid. Now you're expected to carry two different types of cards, why didn't it have dual CF slots?

At least it's not dual floppy drives.

 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & Lens Combination Issues?

« on: March 29, 2012, 06:50:31 AM »

I found a report about EF800mm 5.6L at Fred Miranda

One person reported that the 800mm had the same problem as the 200 f/2:

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1098599/1#10487028

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark iii focusing issues

« on: March 27, 2012, 04:47:50 PM »

Maybe we can ask Canon for a version of DPP that makes it work like the Lytro. 

 

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark iii focusing issues

« on: March 26, 2012, 09:54:36 PM »

This whole situation worries me a little. Anyway I was not going to get a 5DmkIII soon because of the price and the fact that my 5DmkII pleases me (for static subjects) and is not used too much at the same time. However being a Canon fan with a lot of lenses I would like to know that everything is OK with 5DmkIII so as to continue relying on Canon. I do not want to switch. I have started using Canon since 1988 with an EOS620 and built upon it.  Let's hope that what was mentioned here was an exception.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How much better is the 5d3 from the 5d2 in terms of IQ and iso from real owners?

« on: March 26, 2012, 05:55:24 PM »

ISO 102,400
24mm
f/1.4
1/25

Processed in Adobe Lightroom. Any questions?

It's noisy   OK just kidding   Coming from a 5DmkII  I would be interested in seeing ISO 6400, 12800 and 25600 examples... (and if possible a subset of the photo enlarged 100%)

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EOS Bodies / Re: Mirrorless Camera & New Full Frame Coming Second Half 2012? [CR2]

« on: March 26, 2012, 05:45:54 PM »

I do not believe we will see an entry level FF. 5DmkII is doing fine! 
There is no point replacing it with something different mainly in ... the name!
A high megapixel camera would be perfect for studio and landscapes and prevent people from switching to Nikon.
Also it is about time for a new high end APS-C camera (7DmkII ?)

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EOS Bodies / Re: Mirrorless Camera & New Full Frame Coming Second Half 2012? [CR2]

« on: March 25, 2012, 08:18:46 PM »

This comes from someone that is probably the most accurate of any source with stuff months off from coming to market. Specs and the like are never decided this far in advance. I have heard there are multiple camera configurations in the wild right now.

If I had to wager, a 5D3 minus the AF, frame rate and build quality. $1999 anyone?

5D3 minus the AF, frame rate and build quality = 5D2.