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No, really, I wanted the 5d3 from day one.  When the original 5d came out I thought: "Yes, FF will be $1299 in a few years."  Wow, I was off on that.

Bring the 5D3 on.

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Wait for the 5d4? :-[

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I'm sure it will, it's just a question of when, maybe Xmas 2012?  But hell if you can pay $3300 you should be able to pay $3500.

Do you work for Canon?

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Lenses / Re: 70-200 f/2.8 IS L II -VS- 135 f/2 L + 70-200 f/4 IS L
« on: March 01, 2012, 04:56:41 PM »
200mm and bokeh = ef 200mm f2.0L

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I had the 50/1.8 (with my 400D) and it was a good start, but I couldn't arrange with the focal length.
It was too close for me indoors, and even outdoors it was either too close or not close enough! That's the reason I bought a 28mm and right after that the 100mm, so I walk around with one of them :-). The 28mm gives me a nice to use 44mm full frame equivalent.
I'll probably will get a 50mm when I am going full frame, but as said the 80mm full frame equivalent didn't suit me, and now I am wondering for what you are using the 7D + 50mm indoors? :-)

50mm can be use on crop bodies as a portrait lens.  85mm can be used for head shots.  The 50 and 85 on a crop would be similar to the 85 and 135 on a full frame.  It takes some getting used to if you're used to shooting wider focal lengths, but the change in perspective can be refreshing.


Yeah, but a 50mm on a crop has a view of an 85, but the perspective of a 50, and for tight portraits that's not the best combo.  The 85 or 135 (even your 200L) on a FF would be much better.

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EOS Bodies / Re: So, what about the T4i?
« on: March 01, 2012, 03:51:54 PM »
I was only talking from a pure marketing BS perspective that they must beat sony to get the win at best buy.

+1

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Did they mention a delivery date?

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Site Information / Re: Has the forum gotten screwed up?
« on: March 01, 2012, 02:39:55 PM »
According to the Forum it's March 2nd.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5d Mark III vs Nikon D800!!!
« on: March 01, 2012, 02:00:06 PM »
There's no official spec list for the 5d3.

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You'll be able to tilt / shift the sensor, nice.  Or, maybe, in-body IS.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III Full Spec List?
« on: March 01, 2012, 11:19:55 AM »
So if the native ISO is 2 stops higher then the D800s, what do we think this means in practice?
really? what do you think it means? we can take cleaner pictures is lower light.

I'd guess he means what do you think it will mean to ISO performance at the settings the D800 and the 5D mk3 will share.

How on earth can anyone tell this from a spec list? It could mean that  the 5D MkIII sensor is  two whole stops more sensitive than the D800, or it could just be marketing blah blah.  The proof of the pudding is in the eating and I think that we'll have to wait a few more weeks/months yet for the side by side comparisons, my guess is that you may get an extra stop.

It does not mean that it's 2 stops better than the D800 because that would require something beyond 100% QE.
It is for sure just marketing.

Yes, Canon can make the native ISO as high as you want, that does not mean you'll like its performance.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III Full Spec List?
« on: March 01, 2012, 11:17:11 AM »
I haven't read through the whole thread so forgive me if I'm asking something that has already been addressed.  But is anyone else curious as to the purpose of the CR1616 battery listed in the box contents?  That's a nickle-sized, flat disc type battery.

A CR1616 battery is 16mm in diameter and 1.6mm thick (nominal sizes of course).  A CR2032 is 20mm across and 3.2mm  thick, and so forth for all 3.0v lithium batteries.  CR1025, CR1216, CR1220, CR1225, CR1616, CR1620, CR1632, CR2016, CR2025, CR2032, CR2320, CR2325, and CR2430.

OK, so it's dime size.  Didn't have one in front of me to measure.  Just looked at photo of it when I googled CR1616.

Just a little info.

Yeah, it's all good.  Just letting people know how lithium CR battery numbers correlate to the battery's physical size. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III Full Spec List?
« on: March 01, 2012, 10:55:15 AM »
I haven't read through the whole thread so forgive me if I'm asking something that has already been addressed.  But is anyone else curious as to the purpose of the CR1616 battery listed in the box contents?  That's a nickle-sized, flat disc type battery.

A CR1616 battery is 16mm in diameter and 1.6mm thick (nominal sizes of course).  A CR2032 is 20mm across and 3.2mm  thick, and so forth for all 3.0v lithium batteries.  CR1025, CR1216, CR1220, CR1225, CR1616, CR1620, CR1632, CR2016, CR2025, CR2032, CR2320, CR2325, and CR2430.

Just a little info.

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Canon General / Re: Is it worth *really* studying photography?
« on: February 29, 2012, 06:31:53 PM »
All you need is a decent portfolio and a really, really nice website.  It's all marketing, people.  If you look good, you must be good, right?


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EOS Bodies / Re: Best part about 5D III?
« on: February 29, 2012, 05:32:37 PM »
Best part?  How about the part that it does not yet exist.

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