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Reviews / Re: Review - Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II

« on: November 07, 2012, 10:30:59 AM »

Totally agree! I think this is a good resume of the lens.

I have a 17-40 and a 70-200 and I kinda miss the 24-70 for a lot of things....I need it....

When can I hope for the next rebate program? Nothing before Xmas? right after?

thank you!

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Lighting / Re: Need Assistance on how to improve skin tones with strobes

« on: September 14, 2012, 06:08:37 AM »

Are you shooting RAW? If not? Why? You should!:)

Why did you shoot ISO 50? Not sure you get better results than 100 with the 5D MKIII. Still an extended mode and not native.

You ended up turning this guy almost as grey as the background. You also applied some kind of softness to the all photo when you should only work on the skin. You soften his eyes, nose, mouse...these areas should remain as sharp as possible. No need to change the colours and sharpness of the guy's suit.

I also notice this guy is almost sweaty, there is usually no problem to use a bit of make up Men for portrait.
This will help with the redness as well.
Did you use a grey card so setup your white balance? Almost a must for portrait as well.

Are you using umbrellas or softboxes? What size, how far from your subject?


Thanks,
Almograve

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1D X Structural Weakness

« on: September 01, 2012, 10:22:09 AM »

So much for a waterproof camera...do you have insurance?
how much would it cost to replace the frame? do they even offer that type of repair? that would mean changing the all thing I guess...
Hope you live out of photography and that you'll be able to afford a new one....

almograve.com

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D2 Mark III: Anyone seen corrupted CR2 RAW

« on: September 01, 2012, 10:17:19 AM »

Never happened to me on over 15K shots. Might be the memory card but you are using what should be "good/great" ones...
I wouldn't worry about 1 frame but you are getting lots of those...

are you using the latest firmware?

thanks,
almograve.com

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Technical Support / Re: 5D MarkIII - Shutter Hangs on last shot when taking HDR

« on: September 01, 2012, 10:14:36 AM »

Agreed, valid question...

Try doing an HDR pointing at the clouds in the sky (lots of light in daylight) and bumping iso to 320 or 400. Speed will be much higher on all 3 shots and it should sound nice.

But agree with you, the first time you use the HDR shot that "hanging" sound sounds weird.

I guess you must have returned your previous model from an online store, otherwise they would have explained it to you.

almograve.com

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon USA Rebates Expiring Soon

« on: September 01, 2012, 09:09:31 AM »

I want to pick up a 70-200IS II but the $2200 price is total crap. I can wait.

I'll pick one up on the 7th of September when traveling to NYC, directly at B&H.
I will be interesting to see the price in a few hours...
Right now they are still showing the rebate, I though the 1st of September was no "included" but it seems it is.

Do you think that it will go for much more? There is no way for me to order and pick up at the store right?

Thank you,
http://www.almograve.com

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Lenses / Re: *UPDATE* Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II Pushed Back to October?

« on: August 31, 2012, 09:38:15 AM »

They must have a really hard time building those babies...
I just hope that they will guaranty build quality from day one...
I start wondering if it would not be a bad idea to let the first batch go when it becomes available....

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon USA August Rebates

« on: August 13, 2012, 10:43:27 AM »

Is it me or the resellers have quickly reverted to the MSRP price has soon as those rebates were out?
I'm looking at a 70-200 ISII and it wasn't at 2499 a couple days ago...actually it was probably 50$ more than it is right now with the 300$ rebate, but not much more...
I'll be in NYC between the 6th and the 11th of September and I kinda hope that the prices will be as low as possible...

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II Delayed Again

« on: July 09, 2012, 02:53:17 AM »

For some reason I have the feeling that Canon has such a hard time releasing something better than the current 24-70 in order to justify the 1000$ extra that they are just having way to much defective units on the production chain...

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Software & Accessories / Re: Apple Aperture, 5DMKIII and unsaturated images

« on: May 17, 2012, 05:57:04 AM »

Neuroanatomist is correct. You initially see the same image preview that your camera displays when you review pictures you have taken. When shooting RAW it's best to set the camera's picture style to Neutral to get a realistic preview of what the RAW file will look like. This affects the histogram the camera shows, so keeping it neutral makes the histogram more accurate.

I see. I'll try to follow the best practice.
However, that means that you guys are constantly interpreting/guessing what could be the picture with the right saturation/levels right? This makes reviewing pictures a little bit harder I  believe.
Right now, I rate my pictures by looking at my iPad sync (thus jpeg) that gives me a much better understanding of the potential of each thanks to it's 3MPX resolution.
I would to be able to do the rate process completely and directly on the iPad without having to move the picture TO the iPad....

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Lenses / Re: Where to buy Canon L lense in Singapore

« on: May 15, 2012, 04:37:24 PM »

Hello,

I'll be traveling to Singapore in a couple days,
I would like to take the opportunity to get a Canon 17-40 f4 L while I'm there.
Could you please advice a location where I could get good service and best pricing?

Thank you,
Almo

Just out of curiosity, why you need it to buy in Singapore? Is there no camera shops in your country that sell 17-40?

Thank you for the great help guys!

I do have shops that sell the lense in Spain where I live or in France (I'm French) but it is cheaper there and I don't really have the time to go bargain until I leave to SG on Friday

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Lenses / Re: Where to buy Canon L lense in Singapore

« on: May 15, 2012, 11:47:29 AM »

I got this page

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/price-guides/518391-canon-price-lists-singapore-2009-2011-a.html

From:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1208722

Thanks,
Almo

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Lenses / Where to buy Canon L lense in Singapore

« on: May 15, 2012, 11:22:10 AM »

Hello,

I'll be traveling to Singapore in a couple days,
I would like to take the opportunity to get a Canon 17-40 f4 L while I'm there.
Could you please advice a location where I could get good service and best pricing?

Thank you,
Almo

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Software & Accessories / Apple Aperture, 5DMKIII and unsaturated images

« on: May 02, 2012, 10:17:05 AM »

Hello,

Hope you'll pardon my ignorance, I'm new to Aperture (moving from iPhoto), new to RAW file format and new to my 5DMKIII...

When loading the pictures I take with my 5DMKIII to my Apple Aperture I find that all the pictures lack of saturation/colors.
Before the file is completely loaded (I see the loading phase) I can clearly see that the colors are much better although the resolution of the pictures is very low. When my pictures are updated in my iCloud/Photostream the results on my new iPad are much much better (I know, the resolution of the screen is nothing to compare to my full HD Dell monitor), I get a nice contrast, color balance and saturation.

I understand that a RAW file is not really meant to be seen but I would still like to view something in Aperture that is close from a typical "good" JPEG conversion. Is this possible? Am I missing something?

Thank you,
regards,
almo

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D Mark III with 50mm 1.2 High Speed Photography

« on: April 30, 2012, 12:39:34 AM »

The technic is well described and explained here:

High-Speed Photography Tutorial with Splashes and Flashes	Small | Large