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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Post Your Best Hi-ISO/Low Light 5DIII Shots!

« on: November 01, 2012, 02:55:03 PM »

f2.8 -- 1/60 -- ISO 8000 (no flash of course) shot with 24-70 II

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Canon General / Re: Canon's MAP Pricing Goes Into Full Effect Today

« on: November 01, 2012, 12:26:21 PM »

+1 with Canon on this subject.

Alot of people said:
1.  " early adopters always pay for premium price tag"
2. " You get to play wiith camera before us"
3. " Demand and supply law"

I say if you think $3500 is too much for 5D III then switch to Nikon. or get the mrk II. 

Allowed 20%ish price drop on new & hot body is unacceptable. Canon needs to keep their reputation as leader in this market.

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Canon General / Re: Canon's Minimum Advertising Price to go into effect Nov 1

« on: November 01, 2012, 12:08:18 PM »

Canon needs to monitor these kind of activities. Otherwise, Canon will loose many more loyal customers.

As far as I see it Canon does everything and more to protect mid- to high-range investments like the 5d3, that's why they spec'ed the 6d as it is. If an investment is safe as far as electronics goes, it's with Canon ff and L.

That being said the 5d3 is a special case because most people though that $3500 was mildly to ridiculously overpriced given the competition and the improvements over the 5d2, and I'm sure the price will continue to drop until it's at least on d800 level.

+1 agree....but NOT drops as FREE FALL

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Canon General / Re: Canon's Minimum Advertising Price to go into effect Nov 1

« on: November 01, 2012, 12:05:24 PM »

I agreed....It's Bsssssss too see 5D III price drop $700 - $800 after 6months from released date.

Canon needs to monitor these kind of activities. Otherwise, Canon will loose many more loyal customers. THE-END 

Early adopters always pay extra premium on electronics. I'm sure you knew that, so no reason to get mad if you got a great camera much earlier than other people.

Put your order sooner next time...and if $3500 is too much, sswitch to Nikon

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Canon General / Re: Canon's Minimum Advertising Price to go into effect Nov 1

« on: November 01, 2012, 01:40:10 AM »

I agreed....It's Bsssssss too see 5D III price drop $700 - $800 after 6months from released date.

Canon needs to monitor these kind of activities. Otherwise, Canon will loose many more loyal customers. THE-END 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Natural Progression of Camera Bodies. Type Your story below.

« on: October 31, 2012, 12:51:40 AM »

Before 2008, I would NEVER spend over $200 on camera.

Sep 2008==>  40D + 17-55 f2.8 IS (borrowed from a friend. My wife and I welcomed our 1st child. All pictures were shot in "GREEN MODE or P=professional mode" 

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SPENDING STARTED FROM HERE:

Late 2008==> 40D + 17-55 f2.8 IS (bought this set for $1000)

2009==>  Bought 580EX II + 50mm f1.4

2010 ==> sold 40D
        ==> bought 60D
        ==> bought 70-200 f2.8 IS mrk I (USED)
        ==> bought 28mm prime

2011 ==> sold 60D
        ==> sold 28mm prime
        ==> sold 580EX II
        ==> sold 70-200 f2.8 IS mrk I
        ==> bought 5D II + 24-105
        ==> bought 70-200 f2.8 IS II(x-mas special from BH, $400 off)
        ==> bought 3 different copies of 24-70 f2.8 mrk I - ALL SOFT, returned all 3.

2012 ==> sold 5D II
        ==> sold 24-105
        ==> sold 50mm f1.4
        ==> bought 5D III (YES...it was $3500 from 1st patch, light- leak is included )
        ==> bought 16-35 f2.8 II
        ==> bought 24-70 II
        ==> THINKING ABOUT 50L THIS X-MAS

FUTURE: Waiting for the new 100-400
 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Hurricane Sandy in New York City. Almost like a ghost town

« on: October 30, 2012, 07:42:47 PM »

Thanks a lot guys! Things are getting a little worse now. I might go out tomorrow morning for photos of the aftermath.

BE CAREFULL....very nice shots

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/4L IS Coming [CR3]

« on: October 30, 2012, 07:13:15 PM »

I can see the benefits of f2.8 IS - but 24-70 f4 IS??

Let me guess...Canon going to charge more for a shorter in lenght(24-105) and slower f-stop(f2. lens.

WOW....their marketing team is getting smarter and smarter everyday.

There will be reasonable explanations for it:
1. STM motor
2. Better focusing with newer bodies
3. Next generation IS
4. Better coatings
5. Less distortion at 24mm
And a sentence: "Specially dedicated for photo enthusiast covering focals above 70mm with their 70-200 zooms, this newly developed best in it's class lens is better optimized through it's whole focal range."

They can't even do that on 24-70 f2.8 II - A $2300 LENS

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EOS Bodies / Re: Cards for a 5D III?

« on: October 30, 2012, 07:09:35 PM »

I recently bought Lexar 32GB CompactFlash Memory Card Professional 1000x UDMA.

I shoot raw...I LOVE THE SPEED....get USB 3 card reader for faster transfer.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/841566-REG/Lexar_LCF32GCTBNA1000_32GB_CompactFlash_Memory_Card.html

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/4L IS Coming [CR3]

« on: October 30, 2012, 06:47:33 PM »

I can see the benefits of f2.8 IS - but 24-70 f4 IS??

Let me guess...Canon going to charge more for a shorter in lenght(24-105) and slower f-stop(f2. lens.

WOW....their marketing team is getting smarter and smarter everyday.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS [CR1]

« on: October 30, 2012, 06:34:51 PM »

Problem is, I don't think the 24-70 (without IS) was designed with you in mind.  I would guess that the main use case Canon considered was reportage - PJs and wedding shooters being the two biggest camps. - Both of those groups need to keep their shutter speeds up to reduce motion blur - in the region of 1/80s to 1/125s at least.

I shoot weddings, and my main lens is the 24-105.  It's not uncommon at all for me to get some shots at 1/5th to 1/20th, and for them to be fantastic.  The catch is, it would be nice to have that extra stop of brightness when I do need to pump up the shutter speed - it would save a stop of ISO - but not while requiring me to change lenses to get those slow shots too.

If your main lens is 24-105 for wedding, how many flashes do you bring with you?

One on every camera, but I don't rely on flash for anything but fill.  When I need speed because of dark conditions, I break out the primes - f/2.8 is too slow.

I wonder...what kinda shots do you shoot at 1/5 or 1/10 at wedding and at what f-stop???

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS [CR1]

« on: October 30, 2012, 11:02:28 AM »

Problem is, I don't think the 24-70 (without IS) was designed with you in mind.  I would guess that the main use case Canon considered was reportage - PJs and wedding shooters being the two biggest camps. - Both of those groups need to keep their shutter speeds up to reduce motion blur - in the region of 1/80s to 1/125s at least.

I shoot weddings, and my main lens is the 24-105.  It's not uncommon at all for me to get some shots at 1/5th to 1/20th, and for them to be fantastic.  The catch is, it would be nice to have that extra stop of brightness when I do need to pump up the shutter speed - it would save a stop of ISO - but not while requiring me to change lenses to get those slow shots too.

If your main lens is 24-105 for wedding, how many flashes do you bring with you?

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS [CR1]

« on: October 29, 2012, 06:47:45 PM »

I prefer 1/40 or above..."IS" is useless in this case.

Do you prefer ISO 6400 at 1/40th or ISO 1600 at 1/10th?

at 1/10 you better pray your subject(s) stand still as building. Answer to your question, I'll take 6400 over 1600 on 5D III or 1D X.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS [CR1]

« on: October 29, 2012, 02:29:47 PM »

I prefer 1/40 or above..."IS" is useless in this case.

What does 1/40 have to do with IS? Do you know what IS is used for? Do you never shoot anything with a slower shutter speed?

I'm shooting with 5D III + 24-70 II + 70-200 f2.8 IS II - you think I don't know what IS does?

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L IS [CR1]

« on: October 29, 2012, 01:22:28 PM »

I prefer 1/40 or above..."IS" is useless in this case.