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Pricewatch Deals / Re: 5D Mark III Special Kit from Adorama

« on: June 28, 2012, 06:26:21 PM »

Wow, that's some savings!

@mitchell, I've actually heard that the 28-300 is pretty good overall. Obviously not super amazing awesome, but for such a superzoom, it's worthy of the L moniker.

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Abstract / Re: Not quite abstract but heavily 'shopped.

« on: June 28, 2012, 02:07:42 AM »

Well, here's one I got ages ago with my Rebel XSi. This thread made me think of it. I was messing around in LR2 (pretty sure it was 2 at the time), seeing what would happen if I did this or that, and this is what I ended up with. Sorta looks like it was painted a bit, I think.


Painting the Ocean with film by Drizzt321, on Flickr

Ahh, the XSI. Such a good camera, I just remember how horrid ISO 800-1600 was. Good times, good times.

Btw was this shot at high ISo? I see some banding.

Yup, sure was. Don't remember how high, but I think it was 800.

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Abstract / Re: Not quite abstract but heavily 'shopped.

« on: June 27, 2012, 08:02:11 PM »

Well, here's one I got ages ago with my Rebel XSi. This thread made me think of it. I was messing around in LR2 (pretty sure it was 2 at the time), seeing what would happen if I did this or that, and this is what I ended up with. Sorta looks like it was painted a bit, I think.


Painting the Ocean with film by Drizzt321, on Flickr

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Lighting / Re: PHOTTIX Strato II Wireless 5 in 1 Trigger Set for Canon

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:51:04 PM »

hmmm cool, if I get the stratto reciever and it doesnt work with the odin do you wanna buy it off me?
I can see the strattos being handy for hanging off studio strobes, but then i wonder if i will still get 1/8000 out of the studio strobes. hmmm lots of experementing to try

Yes, please experiment! Seeing as I don't have another mount or a 3rd speedlite yet (I already got the single extra receiver) I'm afraid I might have to pass on buying it off you if it doesn't work.

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Lighting / Re: PHOTTIX Strato II Wireless 5 in 1 Trigger Set for Canon

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:42:29 PM »

you can use 1 reciever to fire 2 flashes in manual with a simple $2 3.5mm stereo splitter cable too then plug the phottix pc sync to 3.5mm connectors into it and into the pc sync ports of the flashes

works on my 580s anyway great for backlights which i set to manual anyway and means 1 less $200 odin reciever needed

anyone tested the stratto II recievers to see if they fire off a signal from an odin? they are supposed to

Yea, but then you don't have RF TTL for that 2nd flash. But if you're setting that to manual anyway, then $200 saved is definitely nice.

Haven't tested it (I don't have the Odin's). Why don't you test it and let us know? It's only ~$55 for the receiver

yeah i was going to just wanted to float it to see if anyone had both
actually I havent tested to see if it will fire 3 flashes one in the shoe and 2 hanging off the pc cords. I thought it had to be one or the other

I'm pretty sure 1 in the shoe & N hanging off of the pc-sync cord will work fine. I believe that's what I read in about the Strato receiver, that it'll trigger both the pc-sync and the shoe simultaneously.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS-1D X Review

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:41:21 PM »

That, and they can also harness the power of mass production to make much of the AF system for both 5d3 & 1DX cheaper on a per unit cost since they share large parts....

AKA, farm it out to slave labor in China. Brilliant! High end gear at "low" prices for those of us who don't care how we get our discounts.

That's what pretty much everyone else does in the electronics (or most other manufacturing) industry. Not saying I personally agree with the policy, at least in so much as the working conditions and pay are, from what I understand, mostly pretty horrible, unsafe, and they are paid almost nothing. Not saying it has to be up to US standards of pay (depending on local costs of living & such), but they really should be safe and have some decent pay.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1DX new all-time low-light king?

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:39:09 PM »

1DX new all-time low-light king?

^^  One main reason I'm getting a 1D X.  After needing to push my 5DII up to H2 earlier this month, I'll take all the improvement in ISO performance I can get.

You're using H2? Holy crap! What the heck are you shooting?

Hey, how many times I did try to shoot without flash and there was not enough light for my 5d mark ii, so 51k iso or even H2 at times could mean huge difference in getting the shoot at all just amazed with the high iso, hope I can get my camera now finaly after waiting ethernity )))

I've been using 6400 regularly for shooting some live music performances where the lighting is actually decent (well, it's constant and doesn't really change, although it is mixed) to keep my shutter speed up to 1/80-1/120 and I still feel I'm losing a bit too much fine detail. Granted that's peeping at 1:1 or 1:2 (or is it 2:1 for 1/2 size?), but even outputting at 1200px long edge I'd like it to be a touch sharper.

I guess it is just true, a shot you wouldn't otherwise have gotten is a good shot even if it's noisy or not as much detail. Heck, I should try going to 12800 or 25600 tonight and just convert to B&W, might give me some interesting shots. Although I don't really need to be at >=1/200 since she's not a wild crazy rock performer. Singer/piano player, so pretty static most of the time.

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Lighting / Re: PHOTTIX Strato II Wireless 5 in 1 Trigger Set for Canon

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:30:21 PM »

you can use 1 reciever to fire 2 flashes in manual with a simple $2 3.5mm stereo splitter cable too then plug the phottix pc sync to 3.5mm connectors into it and into the pc sync ports of the flashes

works on my 580s anyway great for backlights which i set to manual anyway and means 1 less $200 odin reciever needed

anyone tested the stratto II recievers to see if they fire off a signal from an odin? they are supposed to

Yea, but then you don't have RF TTL for that 2nd flash. But if you're setting that to manual anyway, then $200 saved is definitely nice.

Haven't tested it (I don't have the Odin's). Why don't you test it and let us know? It's only ~$55 for the receiver

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS-1D X Review

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:17:11 PM »

This explanation sounds entirely plausible.  Most 5DII users were not screaming for better sensor performance - they wanted better AF

At the same time, this real sensor upgrade on the 1dx explains why Canon was so lenient to put the 1dx's af system in a much "cheaper" camera body, though at a lower af speed as far as I understand it. They felt sufficiently confident that the 1dx would blow the 5d3 out of the water anyway - not only for better built and more shutter cycles and so on, but simply due to the 1dx's high-iso shots making a real difference unlike 5d2/5d3.

Well, I think they needed to do something big for the 5d3's AF system on top of whatever else they were doing because so many people seemed that was a big failing of the 5d2. If they hadn't done something that big, they might not have gotten all that many people buying the 5d3.

That, and they can also harness the power of mass production to make much of the AF system for both 5d3 & 1DX cheaper on a per unit cost since they share large parts. Same with the firmware, they probably could take large parts of the firmware from the 1DX and put them into the 5d3 for the AF system.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1DX new all-time low-light king?

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:14:29 PM »

1DX new all-time low-light king?

^^  One main reason I'm getting a 1D X.  After needing to push my 5DII up to H2 earlier this month, I'll take all the improvement in ISO performance I can get.

You're using H2? Holy crap! What the heck are you shooting?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Just got my first DSLR, confused...

« on: June 27, 2012, 07:06:43 PM »

I believe you need to turn OFF the AF on this lens as it is not a FTM (full time manual focus) lens. There should be a small switch on the lens itself that goes between AF and MF.

Hey, I know that much!  I'm dumb, but I ain't that dumb.

What I think happened was when I put on the lens hood, the lens became somewhat loose or something. I took it off and put it back on (the lens) and the sound went away and everything focuses fine.

Anyone know where to find the audio metering in the menus?  It has audio metering, right?

Ah, ok. Just checking.

No clue, it may. You'll have to check in the menu. Oh, hey, it came with a manual, right? Try reading the manual

hmmm i was just checking on the FTM thing

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/06/08/Canon-creates-EF-S-18-135mm-F3-5-5-6-IS-STM-EF-40mm-F2-8-STM

they say here it is FTM for stills

and here
http://www.canon.com.au/~/media/Product%20Brochures/Lenses/EF-40f28-STM-Specifications-Brochure.ashx

That's cool, didn't know that about the shorty forty. I gotta get me one of those. I've heard it's pretty darn good quality, and for $200 it's a good buy.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Just got my first DSLR, confused...

« on: June 27, 2012, 06:42:25 PM »

I believe you need to turn OFF the AF on this lens as it is not a FTM (full time manual focus) lens. There should be a small switch on the lens itself that goes between AF and MF.

Hey, I know that much!  I'm dumb, but I ain't that dumb.

What I think happened was when I put on the lens hood, the lens became somewhat loose or something. I took it off and put it back on (the lens) and the sound went away and everything focuses fine.

Anyone know where to find the audio metering in the menus?  It has audio metering, right?

Ah, ok. Just checking.

No clue, it may. You'll have to check in the menu. Oh, hey, it came with a manual, right? Try reading the manual

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EOS Bodies / Re: Just got my first DSLR, confused...

« on: June 27, 2012, 06:32:44 PM »

It isn't the AF itself, that's pretty quiet.  It's when I manually focus it, it creaks one way.

I'm about to turn it on again and pay around some more.

I believe you need to turn OFF the AF on this lens as it is not a FTM (full time manual focus) lens. There should be a small switch on the lens itself that goes between AF and MF.

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Lighting / Re: PHOTTIX Strato II Wireless 5 in 1 Trigger Set for Canon

« on: June 27, 2012, 06:31:45 PM »

got it thanks!

If I don't use the Strato II wireless.   And I get one of those ST-E3-RT, it will do TTL directly to my 600ex-rt right ?
So basically these ST-E3 RT and 600ex-rt can both communicate.   And whatever I adjust from the ST-E3, it will also change the remote 600ex-rt ?   

Not having used remote TTL at all, I believe that is correct. If you get a ST-E3-RT it'll let you use TTL 1 or more 600EX-RT's as if they were physically in the hotshoe. Plus put them into flash groups and the like I believe.

Good luck with it! It'll get mighty expensive really quick which is why I decided to mostly go the Phottix Strattor route with non-TTL cheaper speedlites

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Lighting / Re: PHOTTIX Strato II Wireless 5 in 1 Trigger Set for Canon

« on: June 27, 2012, 06:12:12 PM »

If I don't use the Strato II wireless.   And I get one of those ST-E3-RT, it will do TTL directly to my 600ex-rt right ?
So basically these ST-E3 RT and 600ex-rt can both communicate.   And whatever I adjust from the ST-E3, it will also change the remote 600ex-rt ?   

Not having used remote TTL at all, I believe that is correct. If you get a ST-E3-RT it'll let you use TTL 1 or more 600EX-RT's as if they were physically in the hotshoe. Plus put them into flash groups and the like I believe.