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Lenses / Canon 85L II AF speed on 5D III???

« on: May 01, 2013, 10:03:56 AM »

To all 5D III owners,
How do you like the AF speed of Canon 85L II on your 5D III?

I'm thinking adding this lens to my gear.

Thank you,
Dylan

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Software & Accessories / What editing software do you use?

« on: April 13, 2013, 11:58:25 AM »

What editing software(s) do you use?  and why?

Thx,
Dylan

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Lighting / How much light(watts) do you need to shoot f8 to f11 in studio

« on: April 06, 2013, 12:10:27 PM »

I plan to buy a Studio strobe lighting set.

Here is my plan:
1. Setup location, my garage
2. Shooting F-stops, min f8 prefer f11
3. Shutter speed, 1/125 or faster
4. 100ISO
5. Budget $300 to $600 (lower better, don't plan to use much)

You guys know the min light(watts) I should be looking for? or any good suggestions?

Thanks
Dylan

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Third Party Manufacturers / FULL FRAME MIRRORLESS

« on: February 27, 2013, 09:31:47 AM »

http://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/

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Technical Support / A Film Look

« on: February 25, 2013, 07:24:23 PM »

Hi guys,
I'm looking for recipes to make everyday photos look like Film Look cinematic.

These are not mines, but I love the film look of these photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/eneade/8482535934/#in/photostream/

Below are my works, but I'm no where near to film cinematic look

Any tips guys?

THANK YOU, Dylan

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Third Party Manufacturers / Sony RX1 -- My new toy

« on: February 07, 2013, 07:34:03 PM »

It just arrived today. Her name is "Little Monster"

Updated, Feb 12th, 2013: These pictures were taken at Chuck E. Cheese with RX1 by my wife and her friend.
http://albums.phanfare.com/isolated/fPRlYszx/1/5948895

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Snow tubing with 5D III + 24-70 II

« on: December 31, 2012, 05:56:02 PM »

I plan to take my 4yrs daughter to Mountain High in CA this Friday. This will be her 1st time touching and playing with snow. Our activities are:  build a snow man, snow tubing, and walking around the town with hot chocolate drinks.

I'm thinking about 5D III + 24-70 II with RS-7 strap for this trip.

 My concerns are:
1.  Will my 5D III and 24-70 II survive the cold and wet from the snow?
2. Will this combo be little too big for snow tubing?

I have Canon S100, but I doubt I would be able to capture her sliding in the tube down the lanes or building a snow man with her cousins.

Your thoughts and advices are greatly appreciated

Thanks
Dylan

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Third Party Manufacturers / Hand on SONY RX 1.............AMAZING

« on: December 19, 2012, 12:25:29 PM »

I was playing with Sony RX 1 yesterday at local camera store….all I can say is WOW.

The IQ is amazing - normal light, low light, super low light no problem. At higher ISO 6400ish the images look REALLY-REALLY good. It looks cleaner than my 5D III @ f2.8 lens

AF speed is quite fast. I didn’t have any problem focus in low light. The lens feel solid. You touch it, you know its high quality lens. 

The chassis is very well made. It feels very solid. This is no plastic stuff…

To me, this Sony RX 1 has great potentials for many uses. The only thing that pulling me back from buying is fixed lens, but I still can see myself travel with this camera very well

I thought I would share.

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Lenses / Canon 50L Sharpness at f1.2 ???

« on: December 17, 2012, 01:49:46 PM »

Hi guys,
I recently bought a 50L. I ran through FoCal 3-4 times. The results I got are very similar on all runs.

At f1.2, FoCal showed my 50L is best at -5 and sharpness is 753. I looked at my 24-70 f2.8 II, at f2.8 the sharpness is over 1000. Even my 16-35 II, at f2.8 the sharpness is above 800.

Questions:
1. It's normal for that 50L sharpness to be below 800 due to large aperture?

2. At f1.2, what is the sharpness on your 50L through FoCal?

Thanks
Dylan

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Canon General / Record Spending Into Camera Gear - HIGHEST

« on: December 12, 2012, 08:15:00 PM »

Back in 2008, I would say "you are crazy if you spend over $500 on camera gear". Little P&S  was fine for me at that time.

Well....after my wife and I welcomed our 1st child Sep 8th 2008, the money I spent into DSLR gear increased slowly.

2012 is my highest record spending into camera gear.

A. Bought 5D III @ $3500
B. Bought 24-70 f2.8 II @ $2300
C. Bought 50L @ $1439

D. Thinking about another 5D III as a 2nd body - if BH or Adoroma have some good deals this x-mas.

Trust me..... I DO NOT have million dollars in the bank nor making money from photography. This is just family photos.

What about you? What is your record spending into camera gear?

Dylan

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 5D III - Camera of the year 2012

« on: December 11, 2012, 01:16:02 PM »

I saw this while I was at Fry's Electronics.:

Canon 5D III got picked as camera of the year by Popular Photography. I believed they compared to D800, Sony A99 and others....I didn't read it in detail

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EOS Bodies / !!!FIRST!!! - Full Frame Mirrorless Camera

« on: November 19, 2012, 11:20:17 AM »

1. When do you think the 1st FF mirrorless will arrive - for $3000 or less of course?

2. Which company will bring to the market first? Sony, Nikon, Samsung, Fujitsu etc….I will not bet on Canon

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Canon General / How do you display your pictures?

« on: November 09, 2012, 11:52:20 AM »

I recently bought an Aluratek ADMPF119 19" Digital Photo Frame from BH. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED guys. It' great to display your pictures on 19" frame. Huge different from 10".

What I like:
1. THE SIZE, 19"
2. Clear & sharp
3. Colors and contrast are great

I'll have some drywall works this weekend 
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/706737-REG/Aluratek_ADMPF119_ADMPF119_19_Digital_Photo.html


I been using this Sony. I’m happy with it, but the display size is only 10”. I’m going to put this one on Ebay soon.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/734819-REG/Sony_DPF_XR100_10_2_Digital_Photo_Frame.html

 

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Lenses / Which Prime: 50L or 35L?

« on: October 12, 2012, 10:00:45 AM »

Hi guys,
I decided to upgrade all my lenses to “L”. Early this week, I sold my last non-L 50mm f1.4 on CL for $290. That wasn’t an easy decision, but I did it.

I currently have 16-35 II, 24-70 II and 70-200 f2.8 IS II (5D III body). As you can see, I’m pretty much covered from 16 to 200mm at 2.8 straight. It’s time to add a prime to my bag.

Question is which prime?  I’m leaning toward to 50L or 35L – my feeling right now is 55% on 50L and 45% on 35L.

So, which prime will deliver best sharpness at wide open for portrait general shooting & portrait? Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.

Dylan

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Lenses / A final goodbye to my 50mm f1.4 lens

« on: October 09, 2012, 10:33:07 AM »

I finally posted my 50mm f1.4 on CL yesterday around 3:30PM and the lens got sold by 6PM same day for $290 cash.

When I opened my camera bag this morning, I see an empty spot in my bag - where the 50mm sits when not in use. 

My feeling right now =    to