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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DM3: What speed/brand cards?

« on: March 19, 2012, 09:28:31 PM »

The reason why I haven't upgraded to Extreme pros is that I haven't found an external cf card reader that can actually transfer 90mb/sec. Doesn't make sense but yeah, I haven't found one that operates on usb 2.0 or firewire 800.

I think the most important aspect of 90MB/sec is that it can take far more pictures in the camera, as the buffer eventually becomes the bottleneck, not the memory card.

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Lenses / Re: 24-70 II availability?

« on: March 13, 2012, 05:58:59 PM »

My local dealer said availability by the end of April so we'll cross our fingers for that.  I'm considering holding on to my old 24-70mm, as the price for the new one is astronomical.  Maybe in 2-3 months it will fall if the availability is high.

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Canon General / Re: Social experimant: I do not have enough smites soooo...

« on: March 10, 2012, 07:42:14 PM »

There was a poll a few weeks ago that didn't stay up very long and had a small number of respondents.  The [small]  majority liked the system, but again -- the poll wasn't up for very long and the N was very very very small. 

To me, it seems that there are those who vehemently hate it, and those who are mostly indifferent.  Even a 30/70 split (hate/like) would indicate that it should be done away with.  It seems to take away more than it adds. 

Hopefully the mods will put it up for discussion again.  Maybe we could just have an applaud system. That would accomplish the same goal (praising those most helpful) without the silly and often arbitrary negatives.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Understanding the price increase on the 5DIII

« on: March 05, 2012, 09:34:55 PM »

Lest we not forget that $2700 years ago is not the same as $2700 today.  Inflation at 3% makes it...

$2700 Sept 2008
$2781 Sept 2009
$2864 Sept 2010
$2950 Sept 2011
$2995 March 2012 (1.5% because of 1/2 year)

The SAME camera would cost $3000 in today's dollars.  Canon chose to up the price for plenty of other reasons.  Debate those all you like, but the big fact that most people are missing is that time (inflation) takes its toll too. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D3 or 1DX for Ultimate Image Quality...

« on: March 01, 2012, 11:16:20 AM »

I think the image quality will be equal on both cameras between ISO 100-640, with the 1D X taking the lead after that.  Image quality always seems better in good light, and the 1D X should shine in tougher situations.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Do you think the 5DmkIII sensor will have the same technology as the 1DX's?

« on: February 26, 2012, 06:24:41 PM »

Echoing the other threads on this topic    it is highly unlikely.  You need to give enough reason for buyers to choose between the 5D X and the 1D X.  The other differences besides AF would never command an extra $3300. 

Yes, we'd all love for Canon to make the two systems identical, but then they might as well do it for the 70D and next Rebel.  The lines have to be split up somehow.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5dIII = 1ds mkIII THIS IS A GREAT DEAL! P.S. Is 1ds III a goner?

« on: February 25, 2012, 12:33:51 PM »

In 2 years, the 1Ds III will STILL be an amazing camera.  The other options out there don't change the fact that it has a great AF, great IQ, and all around great feeling. 

It's worth every penny -- especially as cameras with video capabilities start to dominate the market.  If you don't need that, buy 2 of them! 

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Lenses / Re: A Canon Competitor for Nikon 14-24 f/2.8

« on: February 24, 2012, 10:52:03 PM »

The 16-35 and 17-40 come pretty close -- almost so that it might not make sense to have overlap for an extra couple mm on the wide end (from a business point of view.) 

If it were made, I'd buy it, but only because I don't have the 17-40mm or 16-35mm anymore. 

14-24 + 24-70 + 70-200 makes a nice kit.

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Lenses / Re: Canon 200-400mm f4 lens - worth waiting for?

« on: February 24, 2012, 12:53:28 PM »

I don't think he meant any disrespect about your photog creds.  It's just rare to see folks with tons of expensive gear jump from one camp to the other based on one lens.  It definitely happens, and it goes both ways. 

Nice site, and nice shots.  What you shoot with is your own business -- I'm just glad you're sharing your photos with us!

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Lenses / Re: Canon 200-400mm f4 lens - worth waiting for?

« on: February 24, 2012, 11:53:45 AM »

That Nikon lens is $7000 new.  It's been out for 2 years.  It doesn't have a built in 1.4x Extender (huge plus for most).

Canon lenses always get a high markup at launch, and then lower (more so than Nikon) with time.  It will be $8000-$9000 in 18 months - not cheaper than Nikon, but far closer.

Sorry if that doesn't fit your time frame, but Nikon was first to bring it to market.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Why I am happy that the 5D3 shows almost no new video impovements

« on: February 23, 2012, 04:15:38 PM »

So what you're saying is, "I'm happy other people won't have improvements because I don't want to have to buy a new body for my video needs."  Cool.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 16 bit color anyone?

« on: February 23, 2012, 01:34:18 PM »

Jumping to 14-bit was a nice improvement, but for super-fast cameras, the amount of extra data passing through would reduce FPS without some other compensatory technology. 

Medium format doesn't usually have more than a frame or two per second so it can process more data and not have to worry about filling/emptying a buffer. 

The upcoming 4K DSLR could incorporate that if it were designed as a medium format and/or video competitor. 

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver Announced & Available

« on: February 21, 2012, 10:39:04 AM »

Lots of people use them so it's good to know about new technology.  It also sparks conversation about competitors, which is always helpful.

The special deal on Adobe Lightroom 3 (a cheaper purchase pathway to v.4) was also posted and it was really useful for people who manage their libraries with that software (probably 1/2 of the users here). 

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Site Information / Re: Should karma remain on the forum?

« on: February 20, 2012, 10:40:05 PM »

I wonder if the moderator would open up the poll again (or start a new one) leaving it open for at least a week's time.  A far more accurate reading of the user base would be nice.   

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Site Information / Re: Should karma remain on the forum?

« on: February 20, 2012, 09:31:37 PM »

Well spoken Curmudgeon!  I didn't see the poll when it was up and didn't vote either.  Maybe we can resurrect it -- or get some more attention drawn to a new poll so that the sample size is far larger. 

And true to form, I got dinged -2 for my last posting (previous page) which was about as general and non-inflammatory as it gets. Can't wait to see what happens with this post...

But again, thanks for your thoughtful words.