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Software & Accessories / Re: Hdd/SDD storage for trip

« on: June 16, 2013, 10:30:17 PM »

I would be cautious about the cheaper portable HDD's; sent a very new one back after it cratered a few months ago and then read some super scary reviews. [Impulse buy]. I now try to stick with WD or LaCie. Don't use any cheap media to back up your shots. I copy mine to my MacBook Air for viewing/editing, but keep the originals on the cards.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Is it time to consider Sigma lenses seriously?? competitive to Canon?

« on: June 14, 2013, 11:33:37 AM »

I am about to pick up the Sigma 15mm diagonal fisheye. I will use it on my 5D3, but primarily I chose it for my IR converted 40D; it is supposedly fairly free of hotspots for IR. Anyone have any experience with this lens?

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Site Information / Re: banning people for nothing at canon rumors

« on: June 13, 2013, 07:06:14 PM »

I deeply appreciate the job the moderators do here. And it's good to know that a mechanism is in place to rectify occasional errors in judgement. The alternative is to abandon the forum to the trolls, professional haters, stealth marketers, etc. that are always waiting right outside the gate.

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PowerShot / Re: Best solution for really shaky hands

« on: June 08, 2013, 04:58:27 PM »

+2 on the viewfinder suggestion. Think about it - with most P/S cameras you are holding them almost at arm's length! Something with even a simple optical viewfinder would help stabilize the camera considerably. But, yeah, they are hard to find and not inexpensive.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: New Canon 5D Mark III

« on: May 18, 2013, 06:29:50 PM »

The 5D3 is a joy. You will love it! Running searches on the Forum helped me enormously when crawling up the learning curve on this camera.

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Lenses / Re: Infra red filter - question

« on: May 17, 2013, 11:09:41 PM »

I had my 40D converted by LifePixel - they are great! One thing I ran up against pretty quickly, tho, is that a lot of lenses, in particular the 16-35 I was hoping to use for landscapes, have a nasty PITA "hot spot" of reduced exposure in the center of every shot [due to the way IR reflects inside the optics]. I'm currently looking at the Sigma 15mm to use on WA shots, since it is reportedly better. It would pay to research your current lenses before you commit to IR.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Quick release plates: RRS v's Manfrotto

« on: May 14, 2013, 06:14:49 PM »

As another aside, you may want to consider the BH-55 over the 40 with your 5D3.

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Site Information / Re: Membership Approval Now Required

« on: May 10, 2013, 09:12:57 PM »

Thanx again for working to keep this superb resource up and running. I continue to be amazed that there is no way to send like 147,000 volts back down the lines into the spammers vile little CPU's. Stupid Laws of Physics........

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Software & Accessories / Re: Adobe to Stop Making Packaged Software

« on: May 06, 2013, 10:30:06 PM »

I may have to revisit Gimp......

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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:

« on: April 29, 2013, 10:04:49 AM »

Moon rising over the riverboat Mark Twain, docked in Hannibal, Missouri. 24-105.

Hazy Moon Over the Mark Twain by 8201, on Flickr

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Street & City / Re: Your best street shots of any kind.

« on: April 24, 2013, 12:00:15 AM »

Night shot on Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee

Beale Street by 8201, on Flickr

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Anyone use Wasabi Power Batteries?

« on: April 19, 2013, 10:51:30 PM »

I stuck with Canon batterie$$ until the warranty ran out on my 5D3, now I use Wasabi also. Used them for years in my 40D w/o a problem.

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Lenses / Re: Street Photography 35mm/50mm + DC？Help

« on: April 18, 2013, 01:28:39 PM »

24-105 works for me. Small + unobtrusive, IS, sharp, and versatile zoom range for the street. The 5D3 has plenty of high-iso chops to make up for the lens speed. Below are @ 12,800:


Elvis by 8201, on Flickr


On the Street by 8201, on Flickr

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Post Your Best Hi-ISO/Low Light 5DIII Shots!

« on: April 14, 2013, 10:23:54 AM »

Elvis by 8201, on Flickr
Elvis statue in Memphis, TN.  iso 12,800

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DM3 Firmware Update

« on: April 12, 2013, 09:07:59 AM »

If you go to the Canon site for the 5D3:  http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii#DriversAndSoftware    you will see that you can select your OS. The latest Mac OS that they list for their 1.1.3  firmware is Lion, but I believe it should install fine with Mountain Lion.