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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Kenrockwell comments on Canon 6d

« on: January 19, 2013, 12:37:38 PM »

thx magnardo.
hobby shooter i wait!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Request for Advice: 5D3 AF issues nightphotography

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:57:45 AM »

I so prefer lenses with 'hard stops' like my zeiss 35 and 15 for this.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Request for Advice: 5D3 AF issues nightphotography

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:56:47 AM »

Yep live view is safer.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: ISO 50

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:55:37 AM »

No JR.
I find 50 asa to be 'smoother' than 100.
And YES it seems like DR is reduced when shooting at 50, but if on a tripod you could bracket and merge in PS.
I so prefer to use ISO 50 when my camera is on tripod or when I have enough light.

Perhaps you should make a test and judge for yourself. If you do, I would love to know your thoughts. Please send me a personal message as I might miss your reply here.

This is of interest to me.

Best...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Kenrockwell comments on Canon 6d

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:50:41 AM »

Thanks for the tips. They seem valuable!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Request for Advice: 5D3 AF issues nightphotography

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:29:03 AM »

Pedro.
Use a little flashlight, set the focus on infinity and CHILL.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Kenrockwell comments on Canon 6d

« on: January 19, 2013, 11:04:35 AM »

No wonder people with rebels and g15s love him.

What does that even mean?  Plenty of fools with the semi-pro cameras like the 5D3. 
More cash and even a better camera doesn't make you a better photographer, or even less gullible or easily influenced.

Lots of folk doing very accomplished work on the cheaper cameras.

I don't rate Ken's reviews at all, and the points you make are mostly fair, but to sleight folk because they aren't part of the 5D3 club reveals it's own, worse kind of ignorance.

Well said as usual from you Paul.

We have lots of cameras in the house, my daughters are playing around both shooting video and pictures and then my own futile attempts to take good pictures of course. Some people on this forum gets kind of snobbish sometimes. My best picture ever I shot with my old 60D, without looking, I aimed it at a police officer shaking down a guy for money. Technically not a very good picture, but I was there in the moment and saw it go down as I walked past. I shot it backwards under my own armpit and the strap is disturbing the image That is also photography, not only perfect colourful landscapes with a lot of dynamic range.

Rockwell is what he is, I think he does a great job. AND I do like his writing.

I am with you. The photo you describe, as I imagine it, has the potential of being an unusual, interesting photo.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Kenrockwell comments on Canon 6d

« on: January 19, 2013, 10:59:00 AM »

Ken Rockwell always exaggerates one way or the other.
His advice and reviews are unreliable and he often contradicts himself.

He knows near nothing about Canon lenses,.....and often reviews lenses based on reading specs alone.
Read his review of 85 1.2,...one of the best lenses ever made by anyone. It is funny in its ignorance.
The review of 100 2.8 is Macro is just as clueless.
He just recently reviewed the 35 1.4,...... which is and has been and should have been a must,.... for any wanna be reviewer of photographic equipment.
For Canon reviews I trust The Digital Picture with no problem, any day, ahead of Rockwell.

For example to say repeatedly that the best thing is to buy a camera when they are first announced,.... is nothing else but stupid advice.
Whenever I did that, I had nothing but problems with the camera,.....and then the price drops in a few months by 30% and that makes you fell like a loser.
He keeps crying that he does not get paid by camera manufacturers but it makes you wonder when he gives advice like that,.... that plays into selling tactics.
 I never met a crooked person that ever claimed they were crooked,.....just the opposite,....they were always screaming loud and clear they were innocent and honest. Not saying this is necessarily the case with him but it would not be surprising in an age where everyone gets their own,.... that Rockwell's integrity is not what he advertises.
For a guy begging for donations,...He seems to have a Mercedes and a Porsche Cayenne ,....and recently he just bought (according to him),... D800e, D600, Canon 5DMArk III, Canon 6D, Canon 35 1.4...Why would anyone want to own all these at the same time?!
His claim that he always goes the cheapest rout is hilarious.

Lastly,... his abundant pictures of his family are awful, weak pictures, that display no creativity whatsoever,...plain and filled with expected angles of view, where everything looks flat and uninteresting.

He must be a guru for people that need a guru,.... because they cannot think for themselves,.... and need someone to tell them this and that,.... and don't mind being abused or like to be called idiots.
No wonder people with rebels and g15s love him.

His website has some interesting advice but it is not ,by any means,.....the ultimate authority ,.... when I want objectivity and unbiased advice.

Most of what you say is crap to me.
1. You have no way of knowing how he reviews his lenses.
2. You clearly missed his point of buying camera when they are announced. Read carefully: He says if you want to own a camera, if you want a camera as soon as it comes out, it is best to pre-order it so you can have it early. Something wrong with that??
3. You have no right to judge anyone's integrity without proof. Damn!
4. Seems to have expensive car and gear... He clearly states he buys used cars. He DOES educate and help lot of general camera users and DESERVES to earn his money. He says 'If you feel that you have been helped, contribute $5.' To me that is fine...
5. He reviews gear. If he can buy it what is your problemmmm? He may be reselling etc. But what he buys is non of your business...
6. You have a problem with Guru? Then do not go to any expert's website including this. Resolve all your questions yourself..
7. He is for the general public out there who need his help. Am assuming you are a pro. He is not for you.
8. I agree about your thought on his family photos. However, the people who read him want to perhaps take regular family/vacation photos... He is advising them...
9. Ultimate authority?? Did he claim he is? He is giving his opinion.
Sorry about the rant. Apologies.

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Beauty dish for Canon 600EX-RT flash

« on: January 19, 2013, 04:25:20 AM »

Thank you guys

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Lenses / Re: EF200mm f1.8L vs EF200mm f2L IS vs EF300mm f2.8L IS II

« on: January 19, 2013, 02:08:02 AM »

Be warned IS is important at 1/200 if shooting hand held!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Kenrockwell comments on Canon 6d

« on: January 18, 2013, 10:46:22 PM »

Among the sites I frequent, Rockwell has probably saved me $ over time.  He, and others, frequently say:(paraphrased) 'if you are not a full time pro, this upgrade is probably not worth it for you".  That said, I'm am enjoying my week old MkIII.

I do photography as a professional, but not a full time professional.  I do view my equipment as tools rather than toys, but try not to purchase anything that isn't covered by photography profits (and thus taken out of my or my family's livelihood).  As a result I do try to be discriminate in my photography spending.  It's expensive enough even doing that, but I have learned that I don't always have to have the very best.  I would be thrilled to have placed the order for the 5DMKIII...but I am also very happy to have ordered the 6D.  Sometimes you just have to make the decision to live within your means.

But at the same time I am thrilled for anyone who can enjoy fine photography gear.  There is something special about using a well crafted and engineered piece of equipment.

I admire you. I wish I had your self control.

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Lenses / Re: IS blurry pictures

« on: January 18, 2013, 10:53:43 AM »

Something seems wrong. I have been shooting at high shutter speeds 1/1000 and above for years and have never noticed IS making a picture soft.
I believe you should get the lens checked.
Attached is a photo shot at 1/1250

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Portrait / Re: We, The Photographers......Self Portaits..a Who's Who on CR

« on: January 18, 2013, 04:25:23 AM »

Me at work.

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Beauty dish for Canon 600EX-RT flash

« on: January 18, 2013, 03:36:17 AM »

Drjio.
It looks great. Do you think there will be a cable required to run from the camera to the flash or there will be electronic connections which will fire the flash.
I know I am not wording this correctly.
Let me try again: Will the flash work as if it is mounted directly on the hot shoe?
Thx.
Sanjay

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deal: EOS-1D X for $5936 via eBay

« on: January 15, 2013, 02:08:07 AM »

To add a bit more info, on the subject, with a tangent comment.
Besides photography, my other hobby is fishing, not making a living of any one, but I eat the fish I catch. In our fishing community, is a well known fact and practice to buy fishing rods and reels from Japan and not US. Although the names are 95% identical for the reels made in Japan for Japan use (JDM Japanese Domestic Market) with the reel names sold in the US (USDM US Domestic Market), there is a difference in the quality of the reels made and sold in Japan, as better finish, better ball bearings, higher quality. There are days when all reels built is for Japan use, and other days when is for export. They do not mix them. Japanese people have a much higher quality expectation than the rest...national pride. Also if you watch the Yen value, for the same reel bought from a Japanese retailer you pay less than the one bought from US market.
Right now I will do the same practice for Canon 1DX. Have sent emails to my reel vendors in Japan and asked them to find and let me know of a few reputable Canon dealers. Will contact them and pay for the camera in Yen value through PayPal (have done it many times) that converts currency value. I trust that Canon cameras built and sold in Japan are higher in quality than sold here.

I have no way of knowing this but I am willing to bet anything that there is NO difference in the cameras sold in Japan or USA or elsewhere.... No wayyyyy. I trust your trust is misplaced. And are they all not made in Japan?
Btw I share your hobby of fishing..