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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: a digital photography noob has a question about image quality

« on: January 30, 2013, 05:57:27 AM »

hello,

i am new to this forum and digital photography.
i was using a canon film camera since the 1980s, until now.
never cared much for digital.
for the few photos i took a year my film camera was good enough.

but im a pensioner now and will go on a 8 weeks trip to south africa this year.
so i decided to go digital. 

i bought a 5D Mark3 and a 650D at amazon.
now i have 24 days left to decide if i keep the 5D Mark3 or the 650D

what puzzles me is that the image quality is, as far as i can tell, exactly the same.
i bought a epson R3000 printer and when i print the files i can hardly see any difference.

i know why the 5D Mark3 is more expensive (better build, more functions, FF sensor etc.) but i thought there would be a visible difference in image quality?

sorry if this is a stupid question. as i wrote im totally new to digital cameras.

i just wonder that i get the same image quality in a 700 euro camera and in a 2800 euro camera.
i see bigger differences when i change from one film type to another on my analog camera.

Keep the 5D MKIII that camera is amazing you will have much more all around use with it. For instance better low performance leagues better than the 650D. This is a once in a limetime event and the 5D MKIII will deliver more keepers in a lot more different lighting situations if your technique is right. This all depends on well your pockets can handle keeping the 5D MKIII. Either way happy shooting.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS-1D X Firmware 1.2.1 Available

« on: January 30, 2013, 05:44:39 AM »

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<p><strong>Canon EOS-1D X Firmware 1.2.1<br />

</strong>Firmware Version 1.2.1 incorporates the following improvements and fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>The function to disable the Image size selection button has been added.</li>
<li>Fixes a phenomenon in which Err 70 and Err 80 may occur during certain shooting conditions.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href=\"https://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/professional_cameras/digital_slr_cameras/eos_1d_x?selectedName=DriversAndSoftware\" target=\"_blank\">Download firmware 1.2.1 here</a> | <a href=\"http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827036-REG/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_EOS_Digital.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296\" target=\"_blank\">Buy the EOS-1D X</a></strong></p>
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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:56:02 PM »

I've had great luck with the 1DX doing indoor and outdoor concert photography, bird photography, indoor very low light portraits, and have yet to really get a bad shot with high-speed continuous shooting. Here is one example of that taken just before sunset at 2000 ISO using Canon 70-200mm 2.8 at 200mm and 6.3 AV. (This is one in a 1 second sequence of 12 shots).

Beautiful shot!!! I want the 1 Dx, I want the 1 DX, and I want it right now!!!

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:52:29 PM »

love my 1Dx        Burrowing Owls
600mm f/6.3 1/5000 iso 640  shot this 7/17/2012  7:30 am

Great shot!!!

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:52:08 PM »

1Dx    baby bandit   hand held
600mm f/7.1 1/400 iso 1000

Beautiful outstanding!!!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: I love big gear

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:50:16 PM »

Bigger is better when it's bigger for a reason. Big DSLRs are generally better cameras than little point and shoot cameras. One of my favorite things about the 7D and the 5D Mark III is the ergonomics - they just feels good in my hands. They fit. They're well balanced. I've got a small shoulder bag that I can throw my camera and lens into when I don't need all the gear, but if I know I'm gonna use it, or there's even a chance I might need it, I take it all. Isn't that what photography's all about. What's the use of having it if you don't take it with you and use it?

The people who say that "good things come in small packages" are trying to sell you something. I like my camera gear like I like my women - Big, Fat, and in the sack.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: I love big gear

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:44:33 PM »

I totally agree.  I'm 6'5" and 250 pounds, so it's one-series bodies for me.  I have an old 40d as a backup body, but I never use it if I don't have to because it feels small in my hands, and the rebels just feel awkward because half my hand is hanging free (not bashing rebels though, I started out with an xti).

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: I love big gear

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:43:37 PM »

what a fun thread.

I like the big gear too.  It feels good in the hands.  If you think a 5-10 lb camera load is too heavy to "lug" around, you really do need to start working out!  (Unless, of course, you have some sort of medical condition preventing you from lifting/carrying too much for extended periods of time.)  Or you can hang out with all the wives and sip on you fruity drink while the rest of us get those great shots you only wish you could get.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Roadmap for 2013 [CR2]

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:35:57 PM »

How about we all just go shoot photographs with the cameras and lenses we have right now, and meet back here in a year! Doesn't look like much of anything interesting will be happening, and to me that's actually fine- I don't have to spend any money for a few minutes!

The technology is really getting good, upgrades are so minor these days, there's no real excuses left.

I think I'll buy an X100s though just to satisfy my sickness.

Cheers!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Roadmap for 2013 [CR2]

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:32:36 PM »

Let's see... 100-400 f/4-5.6L IS II, 14-24 f/2.8L, and TSE-90 f/2.8L, and TSE-45 f/2.8L.

That's four, right?

I'm liking the possibilty of a 100-400mm (I'm dreaming again) and the 14-24mm to rival the Nikon's version.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Roadmap for 2013 [CR2]

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:29:05 PM »

It would be nice to have an update on the 50mm f/1.4 - at least I am curious about it.

What would be the improvement in a new 50 f/1.4 have over the old one?
As an amateur the current lens works pretty well for me. Took a picture just yesterday. Very low light. Only source was a flatscreen. No NR applied.

oh that´s simple.

AF that does not break that often.
the 50mm f1.4 is one of the lenses where the focus breaks quite often.

better border sharpness.
better sharpness at f1.4

less bokeh fringing.
better bokeh overall on FF cameras.

the lens is good but that does not mean there is nothing to improve.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Roadmap for 2013 [CR2]

« on: January 27, 2013, 03:27:46 PM »

everything points to a new 100-400L

I believe in a 100-400 L II when I see it. This lens is the successor of the never going to be updated 24-70 2.8 IS / II here on CannonRumors

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS-1D X Firmware Specifcations

« on: January 25, 2013, 08:39:06 AM »

Ahhh, now I see the issue.  Yes, that's true - I suppose it's a result of the transmissive LCD.  The older cameras you mention have the AF points etched onto the focus screen - they're always 'on' and because of the etching, when illuminated, the light hits them in such a way that pretty much only the selected AF point lights up.  With the transmissive LCD, when it's illuminated the selected AF point(s) are 'lit' but to a lesser extent the whole VF glows red. That is a bit distracting, sort of like wearing rose-colored glasses or suffering from a bad hangover.    That glow also mucks with the metering, which is why it turns off after AF lock, and why the AI Servo 'fix' is the illumination blinking on/off rather than steady.

Personally, while the transmissive LCD has some drawbacks, I think those are outweighed by the benefits of AF point display flexibility, on-demand grid display, etc.

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: January 24, 2013, 06:13:25 AM »

Old Boat In Barbados.

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS-1D X Firmware Specifcations

« on: January 24, 2013, 05:44:05 AM »

What's the problem with the focus points lighting up red in One Shot?

In One Shot the focus points do not light up red pre or post focus!  Only during focusing.

On the 1V/D/S/MKII/MKIIN/MKIII they were on all the time until the 6 second timer ran out.  Now they are only on when the shutter button is half pressed then go out after focus is locked!

It is impossible to see a black lcd focus point on a dark subject with a dark background without constantly tapping the shutter button half way to find the focus point in the viewfinder.

The Canon manual says to position the focus point over the subject then half press the shutter button to focus, very hard to do when you can not see the focus point at all!

Thank you my point exactly!!! I shoot in low dingy lights!!!