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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: One way to win customers
« on: July 12, 2012, 02:38:22 AM »
FWIW, the ads you see on CR are not placed there by CR, for the most part they are served by Google Ads (which is why you see ads for a UK camera store, whereas I see ads for a US camera store, for example).

And this is what I see on the CR page in Norway;)

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
« on: July 11, 2012, 10:47:38 AM »
Here is one I took with this lens and a 2x III teleconverter.

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Lenses / Re: Canon 85 1.8 vs. Sigma 85 1.4
« on: July 09, 2012, 04:11:00 PM »
How can these two even be compared? ??? There difference lens speed and difference price ranges.

Well, I got the Siggy now, and I absolutely love it:)

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Black & White / Re: black and white with the use of selective colors
« on: July 09, 2012, 10:54:28 AM »
I like these type shots, really cool stuff!   :)

I wish I knew how to do that,  ::)  maybe one day.

Peace! 8)

You can find the steps in page 1 and 3 in this thread. Otherwise you'll find many good videos on youtube under selective colors.

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Lenses / Re: Battle of the 50mm's - 1.8, 1.4 and 1.2L
« on: July 04, 2012, 04:11:15 AM »
Good god nobody said it WASN'T at 1.2.  The poster expressed concerns about thin DOF and so the easiest and most obvious answer is stop it down, if that is a problem in a particular shot.  For you to nail that shot that you did requires a great amount of skill.

By the way that is some great work on your website, I really like the HDR work.

Fair enough, but if you read what he wrote and what you wrote again you will see where the confusion came from.  He was asking if it was possible to take the shot at f1.2 and you answered, ya stop it down.  I see the joke you were making but the context was a bit off, as it is most definitely possible.

@lex. Thanks for letting me know. I will borrow the 1.2 lens again, and try to duplicate your shot (not to steal it, but rather to learn). Your pictures are inspirational:)

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Lenses / Re: Battle of the 50mm's - 1.8, 1.4 and 1.2L
« on: July 03, 2012, 01:05:49 PM »
@lex. Through the cracks is an awsome shot! I thought that was impossible without some serious time in photoshop. I have the Canon 1.4 myself, and I just got it back from the shop today, and I am posting a shot I took earlier today with it. I love it, but I would buy a 1.2 if I could afford. (shot with a 5D II, @ auto iso, and F2.0

Gerhard.

Very nice striking portrait.  Looks Hemingwayesque.

Thank you:)

how did you do the through the cracks shot? is it possible to get the sharp image in the water with the superthin dof of the 1.2????

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Black & White / Re: Black & White
« on: July 03, 2012, 01:03:33 PM »
Picked up a second hand EOS 3 the other week and i've been shooting some 400TX (Tri-x).


Untitled by Scott_Henry, on Flickr


Untitled by Scott_Henry, on Flickr


The subway shot is brilliant! Love the tonality and the composition. I took one today, and I would love to get some feedback. I am trying to understand sharpening and depth in cs6, and in this one I have worked a little bit on curves, levels and tried to feel my way with high pass.

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Lenses / Re: Battle of the 50mm's - 1.8, 1.4 and 1.2L
« on: July 03, 2012, 12:58:53 PM »
here is the picture...

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Lenses / Re: Battle of the 50mm's - 1.8, 1.4 and 1.2L
« on: July 03, 2012, 12:57:29 PM »
@lex. Through the cracks is an awsome shot! I thought that was impossible without some serious time in photoshop. I have the Canon 1.4 myself, and I just got it back from the shop today, and I am posting a shot I took earlier today with it. I love it, but I would buy a 1.2 if I could afford. (shot with a 5D II, @ auto iso, and F2.0

Gerhard.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 Pancake
« on: June 28, 2012, 12:47:11 PM »
I just got mine today!:) Heavier than I thought (it said 170gr. but felt heavier). Just gotten a few shots with it so far, but I like what I see. When I put it on my camera it made me think of the classic Bill Burnbach ad from 1964 when they introduced the original VW beetle in the states "It makes your house look bigger"






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Canon 5D II w/grip, 17mm F4.0L TS, 16-35 F2.8L II, 50 F1.4, 70-200 F2.8L II, 24-105 F4.0L, 100 F2.8L HIS, 135 F2.0L, Sigma 85 F1.4, Tokina 17 F3.5, and now: 40 F2.8 STM.
Canon 430 EX II, 580 EX II, 600 EX RT

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 7D Mark II
« on: June 27, 2012, 02:53:56 PM »
I answered the APS-C, and like Neuro said, they would probably change the name of it if it differed. I would love to see a 1.9 crop sensor which has brilliant AF and IQ, with a hell of a range :)

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EOS Bodies / Re: Is Canon at a Crossroads?
« on: June 10, 2012, 05:29:24 PM »

Other than that, in the Pro/Prosumer line of things, the areas I see open for Canon, or otherwise, is bringing compact/mirrorless FF bodies and lenses to the mainstream pro/pro-sumer price-points and the same with Medium Format, getting it down to more mainstream price-points while keeping Canon's high standards of quality.

Interesting point Jettatore. I think you might be right. Why is Canon not in the Medium Format category and leave this to Leica, Pentax and others? Would there not be a market? I for one, would not mind having a Medium Format body if I also could use my L lenses there.

Also, interesting thread.

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Lenses / Re: The Canon EF 600 f/4L IS II Has Arrived
« on: June 04, 2012, 04:01:32 PM »
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<strong>Canon EF 600 f/4L IS II<br />


</strong>I received my Canon EF 600 f/4L IS II today, and I must say  it’s pretty exciting to get new big glass.</p>
<p><strong>First Impressions<br />


</strong>No matter how many times you read about the weight difference between this one and the previous version, you just don’t have a handle on it until you hold the lens. I cannot believe it weighs the same as the Canon EF 500 f/4L IS. It’s completely hand holdable and well balanced. Construction feels wonderfully solid and apparently the weather sealing is better than the previous version.</p>
<div id="attachment_10097" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/canon600andrest.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10097" title="canon600andrest" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/canon600andrest-575x383.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="383" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">EF 300 f/2.8L IS II, EF 400 f/2.8L IS II, EF 600 f/4L IS II, EF 800 f/5.6L IS (500 f/4L IS II still missing)</p></div>
<p><strong>Accessories<br />


</strong>It comes with a shorter foot, probably making monopod use easier. It also comes with the new style lens cover, a lens strap as well as a strap for the hard case. The manual is also on paper on not CD.</p>
<p>As suspected, it shouldn’t be a problem getting any of your Arca style plates to fit on the lens.</p>
<p><strong>Test Shots

</strong>I will be heading out to do some birding this week with the new lens, I will report back with what will be pretty obvious information…. i.e. “it’s sharp, it’s great, it costs a lot”.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r </strong></p>



Awsome. Hope you share pictures taken also with a 2x III extender on full frame and a crop body like the 1D IV?:)

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Canon General / Re: Food Processing Factory Photography?
« on: June 04, 2012, 02:49:35 PM »
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Timothy:

First, congratulations on your keen interest in photography. Sounds to me like you have a good attitude toward learning and enough confidence to try new things. Don't let negative ninny type comments discourage you. Focus on what is possible! The winners in life take chances.

Second, I've had a lot of experience with such things so I'll throw out a few suggestions:

1. People trump machinery every time. A picture of a human working with a machine has an interest element that a machine-only picture does not. And this does not have to be the whole person. Sometimes a picture of hands interacting with machines/process/products tells a great story in itself. Looks for instances where humans seem to dominate the machine or vice versa. Maybe there's a huge butter churn in there being operated by a person who is dwarfed by the machine. That can be a great point of contrast.

2. All the standard photography rules are in effect -- numbers, lines, symmetry, etc. Those sorts of things are all over factories.

3. Look for what makes this unique from other "factory" environments. You mentioned condensation on the walls -- that's great, and I'd try to incorporate it into the images if possible. A focus on the condensation with something factory/cheese related in the background may work. Or it might be taken further with some post-process. That focused condensation/factory shot layered over a cows-in-pature image may be possible.

4. Movement is an element of factories and machinery. Don't let pictures be static. Show motion and movement -- in all the many ways photography can do this.

5. Look for the little details. A closeup of a big start/stop button smeared with cheese layered over weeks/years of use. Worn spots on a floor where people have stood for hours and days and years. Clothing/equipment that workers use -- coveralls on a hooks, boots, gloves, safety eyeglasses, etc. Safety notices on machinery. Stacked boxes or other supplies. You may want to walk the factory floor sometime when it's shut down to really look and get ideas.

That should give you something to think about. Again, stay positive and enjoy the challenge.

+5

It was not me who posed the initial question, but I must say I enjoyed the positive, practical and constructive response you gave in this answer, that other, myself included can benefit from!

I envy you Samurai for your opportunity to shoot pictures in these surroundings (given that most people will not get in these plants, because of secrecy surrounding manufactoring procedures and such). I have two boys, and with the rapidly changing cityscapes (where factories and production is replaced by service economy and various forms of entertainment) my sons will grow up with hardly any sense of the true nature of goods and where they come from. In this sense I think your project is an essentialistic one. Hope that you will share some of the shots as they are made.
G.

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Canon General / Re: Food Processing Factory Photography?
« on: June 04, 2012, 10:20:21 AM »
First of all; way cool to work in a cheese factory:) Do you make any unpasteurized variants too?

I am enclosing a shot I took in a dairy in Norway. Not the style your going for, but anyway.

I would go for 50mm or wider, and then I would get a macro to take shots of details.

As far as flash goes, it might complicate things unless you are very good at using them, since what you're describing are many different types of reflective surfaces. I would probably go for natural light (shot in Raw of course), then make adjustments in pp.


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