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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: help-bizarre happening with 1DX and canon 50mm/f1.2L

« on: September 04, 2012, 08:35:58 AM »

Anybody else notice the complete lack of EXIF data on the images?  Are they really from a 1D X.  I haven't seen anything come out of my 1D X looking like that and I too own a 50/1.2L...

I did notice the largest images posted are significantly smaller than the 1D X's s-raw-size of 2592x1728. I'm assuming resampling here, which probably caused the moire. Without knowing which software was used to what extent, can't say I'm suspecting the camera or the lens of the eerily discrete 'ghosting' area either.

And about the flare: that would be flare. If all flare would be controlled, we wouldn't have enough UFO sightings

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Samsung announces Galaxy Camera

« on: August 29, 2012, 02:20:57 PM »

Nikon has one too: http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3638044195/nikon-coolpix-s800c-android-camera-first-look

I think that there'll be at least a few months of fine tuning, I wouldn't want to be an early adopter on these babies (the startup time for the Nikon allegedly is outrageous, dunno about the Samsung). Both companies are likely to put out at least a few updates though, which for Android is good. Apart from social networking, third party software is the name of the game here anyway, and the Android community is plenty big to cater for just that. Still, apperently, you can't use either to make calls save for Skype and the such. For 3g/4g enabled hardware, that's just plain weird.

Me, I just want to know when the first smartphone with an EF mount is released.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Survival of the fittest/luckiest

« on: August 28, 2012, 08:05:03 AM »

but I just cracked open the 1D X on Friday

That is just painful to look at

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS BODY FOR ARCHITECTURE

« on: August 25, 2012, 07:31:08 AM »

Video is a wholly different animal... I'd say that for all video for which you have to refocus, a dedicated videocamera with continuous autofocus (or perhaps the 650D could do that, not sure) is a better choice. Manually refocusing while moving the camera about is far from trivial, is what I know from my own meager experiments. Also, I don't think the perspective correction of TS-E lenses will hold up if you move the camera about, so you'd be using them as regular primes. Lastly, if I were you, for architecture video I'd research the use of a trolley or a moving tripod or something like that.

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS BODY FOR ARCHITECTURE

« on: August 24, 2012, 12:40:46 PM »

My understanding is that with a TS-E you can not just correct the shot angle, you can also make sure that e.g a building front you're shooting under an angle with a wide aperture, is completely in focus - because you can simultaneously adjust perspective and focus plane. Is that correct?

Also, I don't quite get why FF is a necessity. Having wide angles is great and I love my 5D3 with anything 17-24'ish on it, but I'd assume a 7D with a TS-E17mm would be about as good for this purpose, especially since you get bigger DOF at similar apertures - which, for architecture, I'd think is good. Only reason I can think of is if you go for prints measured in feet rather than in inches. How am I wrong here?

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: August 21, 2012, 07:14:26 PM »

Funny, I found a couple of apprentices too.

Doesn't anyone teach those poor girls to tie up or cut off their hair before working machinery with moving parts? 'Cause reality can be painful and disfiguring and the such. The Concentration pic is passable in this respect, but I gotta deduct points for the lack of realism of the Hattie shot

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EOS Bodies / Re: BG-E11 alternatives: which one?

« on: August 21, 2012, 03:56:23 AM »

I ordered mine few hours ago, then I'll see. The vendor told me it's a new model which doesn't have the battery drain issue.
I'll test later the official grip to see the real difference, and when I'll have some extra cash, I may buy one

Congrats on your purchase, I'm looking forward to hearing about the differences

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EOS Bodies / Re: BG-E11 alternatives: which one?

« on: August 18, 2012, 09:37:59 PM »

I considered the Pixel, which is the only third party grip with a thumbstick, but decided against it because I carry my body with a Sunsniper - that is, from the tripod screw. I didn't want to take a risk and went for the full metal body from Canon. Also happy that I didn't get confronted with the battery drain issue, although that supposedly is fixed in a new version and if you're a careful shopper, that shouldn't be a problem.

Anyway, the Pixel is an insane lot cheaper than the official one. If I used an ordinary strap (and/or if I'd had a slightly more adventurous personality) I'd probably have gone for that one. Oh, and the settings wheel is rather tight in my BG-E11, I don't like that too much - but I haven't touched any of the others so I cannot compare 'em, sorry.

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Lenses / Re: 24-105 damaged. Advice needed

« on: August 15, 2012, 07:56:19 PM »

"Isn't worth it" without even opening it up sounds shaky to me, $400 and no guarantees sounds like he doesn't know what he's doing. Find an official Canon service center and get a decent second opinion - they can repair anything and will give you a decent cost estimate. If that estimate is higher than 500-600, sure, it's a loss, sell it for parts and buy a new one. But I'd always get it checked out by a shop I trust, not by gamblers.

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Battle of Williamsburg re-enactment

« on: August 15, 2012, 01:58:26 PM »

Nos. 12 and 13 are pretty good, especially the sergeant (?) with his tin of food. They have a distinct sense of occasion, they can take you back to the day, as it were. Others are a little too clean, too distanced for my taste. Even then, the first image of the southerners firing their gun is an pretty impressive tableau, if nothing else

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Battle of Williamsburg re-enactment

« on: August 13, 2012, 07:08:18 PM »

Hmm...  interesting.  It's loading slow for me as well.  Earlier today it was really fast, so I wonder if something is going on with my hosting server.  Sorry about its slowness right now...  my hope is that it's temporary.

I'll kerb my curiosity for now and help hoping it's temporary - alternatively, check out the 'attachments and other options' button you get when you hit the preview button

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Lenses / Re: Upgrading Advice Appreciated

« on: August 13, 2012, 07:02:39 PM »

I would thoroughly re-research the sigma 12-24, I've heard bad stories about it - and especially on 3rd party lenses, the 5D3 will show you all the problems with corner sharpness, CA and vignetting that, as an aps-c-user, you've so far only read about My aps-c UWA (Tokina 12-24) got replaced by a 17-40 when I got the 5D3, which is roughly as wide - but I don't use it as much, because the 24-105@ff has a divine reach.

About the 28-300 - it's very bulky to call a 'travel lens', very heavy too. Don't think you'll be wanting to lug that around for days on end - speaking of which, just why is your friend selling hers? Both the 24-105 and the 70-200/4's are half its weight - your bag won't be lighter, but what you have in your hands will. And you're in for a bit of a shock to see just how versatile any 70-x00 lens is at full-frame - so I too second the suggestion to buy the 70-200/4IS over the 28-300, unless you really hate switching lenses.

Mind you, switching from 300@aps-c to 200@ff is a serious detriment to your tele reach. Happened to me too, I don't mind as much since I don't shoot tele often, but I just got me a 1.4 extender all the same. Of course, there's lots of good stories about the 70-300L too, but the 70-200's are legend for a reason

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Battle of Williamsburg re-enactment

« on: August 13, 2012, 06:34:40 PM »

Anyways, thanks for looking, and I hope you enjoyed these photos!

I'm sorry to report these are the slowest loading pictures I've seen in years. I get a few lines of pixels (literally) if I wait for 10-20 minutes. Could you give us a taste by uploading some images to a fast server, like cr's or flickr or something? 's 'cause I'm lotsa curious

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Some Pictures with the 1D X

« on: August 10, 2012, 09:37:42 PM »

The Baker Street station shot is stunning indeed, best of the lot - but the NAZ_2259 forest shot is inspiring. Thank you

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D3 review: If you don't own Canon, buy the Nikon D800

« on: August 09, 2012, 03:14:54 PM »

I stumbled onto this thread and thought that as a d800 owner, I'd chime in with my strident, biassed, obnoxious thoughts

I say thank you for a clear-cut usability case. Indeed, both camera's have their strengths and no-one in his right mind would doubt that the D800 is a serious piece of kit. Wouldn't be my cup of tea, but I'll happily acknowledge your shooting style requires it. Would you care to share some pictures with us?