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Lenses / Re: What's your dream lens

« on: December 04, 2012, 09:39:47 AM »

Well - my real-life dream lens is the 200-400 f/4 1.4 ext.

And if it were physically possible to produce a 14-35 f/1.4 (is it? - is it just not produced because it would kill the primes?) which was optically at least as good as the best prime in that range, prime-sharp and fast to autofocus I'd be pretty happy not to worry about the four primes in that range. 

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Lenses / Re: what 5 lenses would you want (exclude factors such as buissiness and body)

« on: December 04, 2012, 07:03:15 AM »

Canon 24 1.4
Sigma 35 1.4
Canon 24-70 2.8 II
Canon 135 f/2
Canon 200-400 f/4 IS 1.4ext (yeah, Mads, as if that's gonna happen...)

I mean... I have plenty of glass to keep me occupied already, so this is more like a "filling some gaps and adding some extreme luxuries" thing.

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: November 24, 2012, 07:05:14 PM »

Russell Glacier, an active finger of the Ice Cap, somewhat down the trail from where I live here in Greenland. August morning around 6 or 7 AM.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deal: Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS $749

« on: November 02, 2012, 05:36:27 AM »

Anyone else find it strange the first half of this thread is talking about what looks like a price drop in the 5D III, and not this lens? lol

For some reason the "deal" post on the lens carried the comments from the "deal" post on the mark iii over into a new thread. Kinda weird - and my original post about the mark iii suddenly fell out of context. so I deleted that.

But agreed - it can cause confusion.

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Lenses / Re: What lenses do you own?

« on: October 02, 2012, 05:31:55 AM »

1) Canon 16-35L 2.8 II
2) Canon 50 1.4
3) Canon 70-200L 2.8 IS II
4) Canon 300L 4 IS
5) Canon 100L macro 2.8 IS
6) Canon 85 1.8
7) The shorty forty

Body: 5D Mark II (+ and hoping to add the Mark III next year)

Well. I am just a happy amateur who went a little more serious within the last two years, so it's not like my family survival depends on the photography income - but I dont buy gear I cannot sponsor with the extra income.

Of the lenses in my kit I would never go anywhere without the first three. The rest are for more specialized stuff, but the first three, and especially the 70-200 are my best friends. There's no denying that the 70-200 is insanely sharp, has incredible contrasts and takes an insane amount of abuse.

Oh - and the 100L will never let you down for that crossover portrait and macro work. so crisp and fantastic.

But to be honest, the lens that hugs the body on most days is the 16-35 as I do a lot of landscape and adventure travel experience stuff.

(For street stuff I use the X-Pro1 with the 35 1.4).

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Lenses / Re: If you can have ONLY 3 lenses, what would they...???

« on: September 16, 2012, 06:48:17 PM »

16-35L
50 1.2L
70 - 200 2.8 II IS

(for now I am coping quite nicely with the 50 1.4)

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Technical Support / Re: 5D mark II reading light wrong after fall

« on: September 04, 2012, 12:39:00 PM »

@Mt Spokane - good point. Thanks.

I tested the lens on another body (7D) and it seemed unharmed, but you're absolutely right, and I will definitely send in both items.

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Technical Support / 5D mark II reading light wrong after fall

« on: September 03, 2012, 06:16:23 PM »

My 6 months old 5D Mark II took a bad tumble off a bench in rough seas and dropped app. 1 1/2 feet to a hard wooden floor, and after that it started overexposing everything, as if there's not enough light reaching the sensor or something.

The 70-200 2.8 II lens that was on the camera was not hurt at all (which just proves how incredibly sturdy that wonder of a lens is, I guess) and the camera body also looks completely unhurt. No other functions seem to be affected by the accident, and all menu options are available. And the issue persists no matter what lens I test the camera with.

I tried updating the firmware (I hadn't installed the latest version for some reason) after the incident, just to check if it might just be a shake-up somewhere in the system. But that didnt work.

Obviously the camera needs service - but I am just wondering if anyone might have an idea what could've happened? Just seems strange to me that ONLY the light metering is off.

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Lenses / Re: What lens are you patiently waiting for?

« on: March 28, 2012, 10:05:43 AM »

24-105 IS f/2.8...

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Suggestion for Camera/Laptop backpack

« on: March 28, 2012, 07:30:58 AM »

I am using the Lowepro DSLR Video Fastpack 350 AW. Works great for my needs (which are not video, but photo - I just found this bag to be the best fit).

The photo compartment usually has:

- 5D Mk II with grip and the Canon 16-35 lens attached.
- Canon 50 mm 1.4 lens
- 2 Lumopro LP-160 flashes
- Zoom H4N sound recorder in protective case
- Lens and camera cleaning gear + air blower
- Interfit iSync 4 strobies kit

The top compartment carries spare lens caps and hoods, a 500GB hard drive, USB cables, filter pouch with 6-8 filters - and on days where I need to carry the Canon 70-200 2.8II IS, I can comfortably fit that up there in its own (very sturdy) bag. This still leaves room for a bit of lunch.

Water bottle goes on the side of the pack.

The built in sleeve - which is well protected - has room for my 17 inch Macbook Pro.

And being part of the AW series it has a rain cover located in the base of the pack. Good as snow cover as well

Fits most of my trip and backcountry needs, and I have yet to see any issues even though most of my backcountry trips are on my snowmobile in rugged terrain up here in Greenland.