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Software & Accessories / Re: How do you get rid of (de)banding noise?

« on: October 05, 2012, 08:45:09 AM »

Hi
I also shoot RAW with a 7D. Very happy with the camera, however my landscape images usually result in terrible vertical and horizontal banding noise in the sky.  Terrible noise at ISO 100.  Drives me nuts… I usually use Nik DFine 2.0 which helps a lot. I would like to give LR4 and/or DXO a try.  Interested to read what other peoples comments are from this post.

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Recent photo journalism trip to Ireland entirely shot with 1DX

« on: October 04, 2012, 10:33:53 AM »

Very Nice Shots!! that first image is just awesome!!

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Software & Accessories / Re: What are most people using for processing RAW

« on: October 03, 2012, 12:21:11 PM »

right now, I use Aperture 3 with Nik and onOne plug ins...Nik IS GREAT!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Upgrading from a canon30D cant decide between a5mkII or a 7D

« on: October 01, 2012, 03:17:48 PM »

5D II! less noise than the 7D...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Adorama is selling 5d3 for $2745 on eBay now

« on: September 21, 2012, 11:07:52 PM »

Got mine today! Orderd saturday around 6 PM  6th digit is 4. Looking forward to the world of full frame!!!!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Adorama is selling 5d3 for $2745 on eBay now

« on: September 15, 2012, 09:02:01 PM »

I pulled the trigger also, could not help it, had to do it! Can not wait!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 7D to 5D III upgrade..worth it?

« on: September 11, 2012, 07:23:57 AM »

Everyones reply is great, thanks to all.This is some great info.  May have to sell the 7D to fund the 5D III, however it would be a nice backup and good to keep around for the reach. Have to save the pennies!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 7D to 5D III upgrade..worth it?

« on: September 10, 2012, 08:45:46 AM »

Hello,

I think maybe this questions has been put out there before,..so I apologize if it has…Just wondering if there are any thoughts out there on upgrading from a 7D to a 5D III.  I’m looking for better IQ at low ISOs.  Low ISO noise from the 7D has really annoyed me at times.   I like to shoot landscapes, HDRs, and some people/portrait and macro work.  Thanks for any opinions!

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Canon General / Re: Adorama issues anyone? Ever try to return a product?

« on: August 15, 2012, 09:34:55 PM »

No problems at all!!  I have been buying, calling about, returning items with Adorama for 10 years with NO problems. They have been simply fantastic! Great service!!

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: August 07, 2012, 07:22:23 AM »

early morning HDR

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Lenses / Re: Aperture pronunciation - "F one point four" or "F one four" ?

« on: July 24, 2012, 06:55:26 AM »

I always use "point" never "dot"

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5DIII Price Drop

« on: June 28, 2012, 03:40:54 PM »

when will we see an honest price drop?

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Mother of God - D800 scores 95 DxOMark

« on: June 09, 2012, 08:49:11 AM »

I have only read a few of the posts in this thread. This is what I have to share. My partner and I have a photo studio in L.A. and we have had working relations with both Nikon and Canon. I shot for almost 20 years exclusively on Nikon and my partner on a Canon for almost 10. We have been shooting for the last 3 years on a 5D2. When the D800 and 5D3 was announced a few months back, we scoured the net for every review and user feedback there is, almost nightly.

We literally spend a few hours every day talking about this subject because we know that the camera we choose will be what we live with for the next three years and perhaps longer because it is a pain to switch. The feedback from the net about a D800 including DXO had my partner switch his entire system to Nikon, to two D700's and Nikons top glass, to buy him time until he could get his hands on D800's.

I could not wait to switch, being a Nikon fan boy but i decided to be prudent and just wait until after I did a side by side test of both cameras, D800 to 5D3.

Finally, last week we found two places that had both cameras available for us to shoot with. My partner was so excited because he was well prepared with all his beautiful Nikon glass and I was so excited just because I was used to my Nikon ergonomics. I know it sounds funny but I just never settled into the way the Canon feels in my hand and I often have to ask him to remind me how to adjust settings because they are not yet intuitive to me with Canon. I can pick up a Nikon and dial it in with my eye's closed.

Well, if you are wondering why the hell I am telling the internet all this in a Canon forum??? Well, I thought you Canon folk would like to know this. My partner and I live and support our families from photography. We are good at what we do. We took a D800 and a 5D3, with their best equivalent glass and shot them side by side, with the same settings. We did this for three days at two separate locations that had different cameras, just to make sure, there was no problem with any of the cameras influencing the outcome or the ambiance of the space affecting the color balance.

Moral of the story..... My partner has already begun selling ALL his Nikon gear. I am not switching back to Nikon...

Let it be known that when virtually every comparative shot was put side by side, the Canon won in sharpness, color balance or just a feeling that would draw us to the Canon image.  The Canon shot was picked over the Nikon almost every time even though it was the smaller image and that size seems to usually impress / influence, as it would when we would compare a D700 file  to a 5D2.

Moral of the story, no internet review or forum told us what our tests revealed to us, not one... Or if they did, they got shuffled because our minds seem to selectively choose what we want to read / listen to.. :-)


All the best...

L.B.

Nice!...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 7D Firmware Version 2 Coming Soon

« on: June 09, 2012, 08:36:49 AM »

I agree with many of these comments!  A new sensor is needed as I'm quite tired of the 7D noise and banding at low ISO.  7 shot AEB would be really, really nice also!

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EOS Bodies / Re: NEED HELP W/LENSES: What should I get next...?

« on: May 17, 2012, 03:09:27 PM »

Yes,..the 70-200 f2.8 II IS! Fantastic lens and very sharp. A lot of fun to use!