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EOS Bodies / Re: Comparing my 60d with my new 5d3 not seeing much of a difference.

« on: April 01, 2012, 04:44:36 AM »

Here is my cat in manual 1/100 f4 iso 10000 105mm just converted raw in lr4.1.

Imho a good test picture of what *not* to do with a 5d3 and a f4 zoom. You'd gotten a much better picture when using two flashes (bounce and fill) and/or a faster lens  - the lovely corner in the background really deserves to be blurred by bokeh. And generally IS does not freeze your cat, 1/100s is very slow for 100mm and your image is motion-blurred even at this resolution. Furthermore you'd have to overexpose to get more detail out of the black cat and then postprocess it properly - atm it looks like a black hole with yellow eyes.

So the OP has only a couple of zooms and needs advice about the best lenses for his 60D, and then ONE DAY later he's already bought a 5D3 and is complaining about it not being much of an upgrade? Jeez, slow down dude! Get to know your camera, what lenses you like, experiment with primes, and then you can figure out what the advantages AND disadvantages of a full frame camera are.

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=5088

KKCFamilyman, really, looking at your postings and the advice given from a lot of people, you seem to *want* to ignore advice given to you. If you are out to do something anyway and just want to have your opinion strengthened, you might think about saving other people's time around here - personally I'm happy to help with my limited knowledge, but no one likes to talk to a wall.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D Mark III and what firmware updates you hope to see come thru

« on: April 01, 2012, 04:29:01 AM »

I hope they fix the espresso maker.  Having a reliable source of caffeen in the morning is essential for us professional photographers.  My 5DIII is not very good at making espresso with the current firmware.  Hope they fix it!!

:-) did you know you can write custom lua scripts with the latest magic lantern firmware addon (atm only for up to 60d/7d2)? You could at least write a timer script that reminds you of drinking coffee every now and then, or draw a little coffee machine on your display.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Is the Nikon 51-pt AF system actually capable of f/8??

« on: March 31, 2012, 07:32:15 PM »

Unfortunately marketers didn't learn much maths in high-school.

... but reading "AF detection up to f/8" as "not including f/8" would be just misleading and only worthy of Canon marketing :-)

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EOS Bodies / Re: Comparing my 60d with my new 5d3 not seeing much of a difference.

« on: March 31, 2012, 07:17:46 PM »

I am having a hard time comparing photos at various iso's between the two in real life around the house shots any suggestions that anyone has would be great on how to test this during my return period.

Watch out for flying objects in your direction :-) ... seriously: the 24-105 might be a "kit" lens, but it's a very good one - so that's not your problem. And since the 5d is not an aps-c camera with "built-in" 1.6x teleconverter, it appears much shorter on full frame. And increased iso range does not mean you can shoot with f4 in the dark expecting no noise - wait another 10-20 years for that, but by then Canon will probably be bought by Sony.

If you look at your current photographic ability and your budget, you might want to consider returning the 5d3 and get a some nice lenses to experiment with focal lengths and depth of field ... after all changing lenses is part of what a dslr is about. Did I mention the 60d/5d2 runs the stellar "magic lantern" firmware addon while the 7d/5d3 does not :-p ? You can then buy the 5dx or 5d4 once it's out...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D3+GPS Receiver? VOTE!

« on: March 31, 2012, 06:50:17 PM »

How do you sync the GPS device with the camera initially?  What GPS recorder do you use?

The camera and the gps device are simply synced by clock, no initial sync necessary - which is why you have to make sure your camera clock is current, the gps device gets its clock from the satellites. Then get the gpx log file from the tracker by usb and  import it into Lightroom 4.

I've got a cheap Holux GPSport GR-245 because it has a display and also shows bike speed, distance traveled et al and allows for coordinate entry while outdoors for ad-hoc geocaching or usage with a paper map.

For photography tagging alone, get another logger without display but more precision (higher number of sats tracked = more accuracy when in your pocket or trunk), the bt747 chip is said to be very precise and power efficient.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D3+GPS Receiver? VOTE!

« on: March 31, 2012, 06:16:29 PM »

How do you sync the GPS data with the metadata, and how close are those points given time differences in camera clock and GPS clock?

Use Geosetter or Lightroom 4 - the camera/gps clock sync is extremely precise, and you can get a better gps unit with shorter logging intervals so even every turn of a fast moving car is logged just fine.

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EOS Bodies / Re: is the 40D still a good one for 400$

« on: March 31, 2012, 05:31:36 PM »

The difference between a professional photographer and an amateur is that the professional gets paid. There is not a direct relationship between professional and capability

I'm not a pro (yet), but I'd tend to disagree: Imho a pro needs *another* capability as an amateur - e.g. the ability to shoot with more time constraints and less room for try and error which necessitate more knowledge of one's gear vs. getting the newest, shiniest models. Thus, a pro opinion of the 40d and other bodies or lenses might very well be different, and for good reason.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D3+GPS Receiver? VOTE!

« on: March 31, 2012, 05:27:07 PM »

Places where GPS data in the metadata would be very, VERY nice. 

One reason I got for wanting a Nikon back when I originally bought my Canon was the (missing) gps port. But today, I see why Canon never bothered about it in the past: I've got a 40€ external, precise gps logger that runs 48 hours with one battery charge, put it in my pocket an then forget about it. Afterwards I extract the tracklog and attach it to the files including additional geolocation metadata. Works for me, doesn't drain my camera battery and is always available without any delay when I turn on my camera.

The one thing that is better on an in-/on-camera gps solution is that it can detect the direction and even inclination of the camera.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D Mark III and what firmware updates you hope to see come thru

« on: March 31, 2012, 04:29:40 PM »

2.  Inability to assign flash exposure compensation to a button.  Even Rebels let you do this, which was very convenient for flash photography.

Doh - you have my condolences: I'm changing fec with the set button on nearly every other shot with my 60d. However, you can sponsor magic lantern development on the 5d3 - if it should ever run on the digic5, assigning functions to buttons should be the easy...

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EOS Bodies / Re: is the 40D still a good one for 400$

« on: March 31, 2012, 02:45:26 PM »

Or maybe does your grandma? Besides, you kind of contradict yourself, if you need to post process your photos TOO much that is because the IQ is not good enough.

My grandma certainly didn't know pp, that's why she was out to get candy pictures no matter what. I do know some pp and therefore think that some iq degradation like color or CAs are/is fixable while other like issues sharpness are not - so it's not a matter of iq vs pp but a matter of *which* iq problems a body or lens generates.

And like i said before, this is my opinion. You don't have to like it.

Sorry if it sounded like I was flaming you, that certainly wasn't my intention. I absolutely would like to hear other people's opinions and respect them, otherwise I wouldn't post in forum. But after due consideration, you might be inclined to accept that the statement "The colours are terrible" without further specification does sound a bit awkward ... Pa :-p

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Lenses / Re: How about Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HS

« on: March 31, 2012, 12:13:53 PM »

I've gone back to using the 50mm more and plan on getting a used 5DmII and just leave the 50mm on it all the time

The Sigma 50/1.4 is said to be stellar on crop but to have iq issues on full frame - let us know your experiences after you switch :-p

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EOS Bodies / Re: Get some perspective... [Humour!]

« on: March 31, 2012, 11:57:28 AM »

Every now and again, we all need to get some perspective (myself included).

Great read - the guy who wrote this has been hanging around in forums like this way too long (or I hope he earns his income with it) to know all possible arguments in advance.

Ken Rockbuster, LOL 

Actually I like what he writes because it contradicts the general "expensive and heavy is good" assumption. Is it because of this, his family marketing or simply because he seems to have a successful site that everybody seems to hate him?

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Cancelled my D800 pre-order... !!!

« on: March 31, 2012, 11:46:51 AM »

And I thought I was bored already today... Sorry, but this is pointless.

+1 .. but it's not even pointless, it's wrong - for me, shooting raw does *reduce* workload because it increases the percentage of usable shots and decreases the post-processing workload because it's easier to correct pictures (dynamic range, color temperature, ...)

Uh, no, PJs and sports photogs would disagree with you there. And I shoot with those real pros on a fairly regular basis.

If you're talking about shooting raw or jpeg - why's that? Of course raw fills the buffer faster and thousands of raw pictures don't fit on a memory card that easily and due to larger data size might be slower to copy - but other than that? I was talking about workload, not the ability to shoot as many pictures as possible.

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EOS Bodies / Re: is the 40D still a good one for 400$

« on: March 31, 2012, 09:57:13 AM »

I prefer the 60D.

Afaik the theory "older low mp sensors are better than newer ones" has been proven wrong time and time again - but "bigger pixels are better than smaller ones" is so intuitive that it's hard to believe otherwise... but sensor development does bring other improvements apart from megapixel count.

PS. 40D have better IQ at base ISO than 7D when viewed at 100%

Interesting fact: Are you saying that a 18mp picture scaled down to 10mp is worse than a native 10mp shot from a 40d ... where did you get it from? About what iq are you talking about: noise (hardly because of downscaling), banding or dynamic range?

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Lenses / Re: Buy 60D with Pro Lenses or 5D with Kit Lens?

« on: March 31, 2012, 08:25:43 AM »

Hey everyone, I was wondering what would be better, to buy the 5D Mark III with the kit lens (limited budget), or 60D (or T3i/T4i) with some pro lenses such as 24-70, 70-200, and/or primes. I personally think the 5D is a better option although I won't have the best lens kit as I will only have the 24-105. What would you guys do?

Under what lighting condition do you plan to shoot, i.e. do you need the expanded iso range the 5d3 offers over the current 18mp crop sensor? Do you want to have a tele range available and would you like to shoot with the small dof of a prime lens? After all, a dslr is about having multiple lenses. And if it's a bit about money: lenses keep their value while bodies do not. Other than that, have a look at Kai mk.2 :-)

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