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EOS Bodies / Re: What will be the issue with the 6D

« on: November 23, 2012, 10:58:53 AM »

A related topic, is there any moderation of the canonrumors forum? There is so much anti-canon stuff that is allowed to proliferate and seems mainly aimed at making canon owners think they make poor decisions and should be filled with regret. Instead, this forum could be a pleasant haven for Canon users where people share, solve and support one another. All it would take is some decent moderation of the anti-Canon crap from either bitter people or blatant trolls.

As long as they don't resort to personal attacks, name calling, or profanity; they shouldn't be moderated.  My job isn't to judge peoples personal opinions, they're entitled to them, and I would refuse the job if given it.  As long as things are kept civil, most things will work themselves out, and most dedicated trolls will leave out of boredom or banned because of bad behavior.  There are some forum members that started off with very trollish behavior and ended up becoming good helpful forum members.

Amen.  Very well said, and it speaks very well of the integrity of this entire site!

+1

 A bit of humour and self-mockery never killed anyone. Let's keep it fun and light, it's just a camera after all....

No!!!!!! It is much more!
(am I going overboard here? may be I should stop. but then may be not. what is a mind if you cant change it? like lenses on your dslr...)

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EOS Bodies / Re: What will be the issue with the 6D

« on: November 23, 2012, 10:53:36 AM »

GPS coordinates are 3 km off

This could come in really handy, when you forget you have it and take pics of that gf your wife doesn't know about! 

Or you could have the option to modify the GPS data so it reads in another preset location.

Man you must be rich! Where I live, 3 km away is surely another person's location (may be even 75,000 persons' locations).

(sorry, no offence, could not pass this up)

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EOS Bodies / Re: What will be the issue with the 6D

« on: November 23, 2012, 10:48:49 AM »

That said, some truths are hard to accept.

... unless you accept them before spending your first $: tech gear is bound to loose value, break and being superseded by superior gear, and no tech standard (ef) or system (eos) is here to stay forever.

+1.  That's why we always say, shoot as much as you can.  It's all about your pictures and not about what you use to take those pictures.  Buy your tool and use it.  If something better comes after, as long as you have taken good pictures with your current tool, I don't think there'll be room for regrets.

+1

I have a great "hammer" in my 5D3. It is the idiot behind the camera that limits its "punch".

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EOS Bodies / Re: What will be the issue with the 6D

« on: November 23, 2012, 10:43:40 AM »

GPS coordinates are 3 km off

This could come in really handy, when you forget you have it and take pics of that gf your wife doesn't know about! 

What do you mean by could?

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EOS Bodies / Re: What will be the issue with the 6D

« on: November 23, 2012, 10:40:20 AM »

That world does not exist! Try using the 'B' word in an airport

"Brain."

 

That is not a real word! the real word is Brain!

I know, you are going to take it as a compliment.

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EOS Bodies / Re: What will be the issue with the 6D

« on: November 22, 2012, 09:50:22 PM »

All it would take is some decent moderation of the anti-Canon crap from either bitter people or blatant trolls.

i prefer to live in a free world without censoring.

That world does not exist! Try using the 'B' word in an airport

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Lenses / Re: 1Dx or lenses

« on: November 22, 2012, 09:42:26 PM »

I think you have enough glass

I     don't     understand      this     conecpt.

I know it is a hard concept to grasp. Think 300D and 17-55. Yes that is all the glass I had for a long time!

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Lenses / Re: 1Dx or lenses

« on: November 22, 2012, 08:33:07 PM »

As for the other replies, thank you, but you surprise me, I was sure you guys would mostly recommend the new lenses, can I ask you why you suggested the camera and not more lenses?

FWIW I want to do more portraits, you think the lenses I've got are enough?

I will probably buy them at some point, I originally decided on the camera, but then talked myself out of it in favour of the glass, I only had a quick shot of a friends, but right away I could tell it was better than the 5 , but is it really that much better.

So what shots are you missing? If you aren't missing any, I'd get glass! There is always going to be a newer better camera. If you want to do more portraits, get a 135 mm lens unless you are going to shoot your portraits with the 70-200 or the 100L. Quite frankly your lenses are also quite sufficient. That is my opinion

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Do that many people use Live View for pics primarily over normal Viewfinder?

« on: November 21, 2012, 02:00:40 PM »

Mostly the viewfinder. Live view when shooting video or when shooting at arms length...

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Lenses / Re: 600mm F/4L IS AFMA settings

« on: November 21, 2012, 08:17:07 AM »

Neuro and wearle are on the money. The only thing I'd add is DO NOT USE FLUORESCENT LAMPS OR TUBES. Sorry for shouting it out but it has been one of the significant reasons my tests failed. Also never raise the central column of the tripod.

Best of luck

Every single light in my apartment is fluourescent... No wonder FoCal kept giving me inconsistent results. Good to know! I might pick up some cheap lights and then return them afterwards.

It is a real pain. I did it 4 times before realizing it was the fluorescent bulbs! Each time the error would come at a different part of the process. I even wrote to FoCal earlier telling them that I have feedback for them - and that really turns out to be user error! When I changed the bulbs to incandescent, everything worked perfectly!

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Lenses / Re: 600mm F/4L IS AFMA settings

« on: November 20, 2012, 09:45:44 PM »

Neuro and wearle are on the money. The only thing I'd add is DO NOT USE FLUORESCENT LAMPS OR TUBES. Sorry for shouting it out but it has been one of the significant reasons my tests failed. Also never raise the central column of the tripod.

Best of luck
 

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Lenses / Re: Help me choose a lens

« on: November 20, 2012, 09:36:17 PM »

Wow, lots of great pieces of advice!

@ Random Orbits
Sounds good to me! I was even considering getting only the 24-105 lens now and then buy some FF body later. The only thing that bothered me was that it's not so fast, but who wants a shallow DoF for group portraits anyway?

@ rpt
Agreed. The 24-105, with or without a FF camera, seems to be the better choice.

Any thoughts?
Thanks!

The 24-105 is much cheaper as a kit lens (as is the 24-70 kit lens). Don't forget that on the 60D the 24 mm turns into a 45 mm! So if you get rid of your 18-135, you will have nothing on the wide end.

You also have the option to go for a 5D2 and save some money for glass...

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Lenses / Re: Help me choose a lens

« on: November 20, 2012, 11:20:51 AM »

Firstly if you are going in for a FF sometime soon, don't buy any more EF-S lenses.

If you can afford it, go in for a 6D and 24-105. It is a good lens.

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Technical Support / Re: Sandisk Extreme Pro behaving very unusually.

« on: November 19, 2012, 08:28:32 PM »

You may have a bent pin in the memory card connector in your 5D MK III.  That has happened to the 5D MK III more frequently than usual.
Get a good light, and magnification, if necessary, and check that one or more of the pins is not bent over flat.

That happened to my rebel 300D in February and ever since I have been keeping the cards in the camera and transferring via the USB cable both for the 300D and the 5D3. I only eject cards if it fills up while shooting. To be fair, that bent pin was a once in eight year event...

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Off-Topic Fun: How are YOU spending your Black Friday (week)

« on: November 19, 2012, 12:13:58 PM »

"The same thing we do every night, Pinky—try to take over the world!"

LOL

"like"

Me like too!

No Black Friday for us in India. I'll be going to work