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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Big Canon EOS 5D Mark II Price Drop Coming
« on: September 29, 2012, 12:10:59 PM »
$100 off isn't exactly a "big" price drop...
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon D600 already shipping - 5 days after announcement
« on: September 28, 2012, 12:21:45 PM »
Shipping the camera so quickly is nice, but having to wait three months for a decent RAW converter takes a lot of the fun out of it. Even Nikon's own Capture NX2 doesn't fully support D600 NEF files yet.
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Does Zeiss glass ever go on sale?
« on: September 28, 2012, 12:20:20 PM »
Aden Camera in Toronto has some great prices on Zeiss lenses right now - they are by far the cheapest I've seen anywhere.
http://www.adencamera.com/default.asp?Category=7&Manufacturer=186
You'll need to add the lenses to your shopping cart to see the price.
http://www.adencamera.com/default.asp?Category=7&Manufacturer=186
You'll need to add the lenses to your shopping cart to see the price.
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Rented a D600
« on: September 28, 2012, 12:15:32 PM »
Sounds like you need to sit down and read the instruction manual - a lot of your complaints could be remedied by changing a few settings.
The ergonomics of the D600 aren't as good as my 5D Mark III, 7D, or D800e, but there are really only a few minor annoyances as far as I'm concerned (like not being able to review an image by pressing the "ok" button in the centre of the rear dial like on all of my other cameras...). Once you set the controls the way you like and get used to the camera, it works pretty well, and the image quality is light years ahead of the 7D.
The ergonomics of the D600 aren't as good as my 5D Mark III, 7D, or D800e, but there are really only a few minor annoyances as far as I'm concerned (like not being able to review an image by pressing the "ok" button in the centre of the rear dial like on all of my other cameras...). Once you set the controls the way you like and get used to the camera, it works pretty well, and the image quality is light years ahead of the 7D.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 3D X [CR1]
« on: August 21, 2012, 08:18:36 AM »This may be the optimized studio/landscape offering from Canon. The specs certainly look very good. I particularly like that ISO 25 feature.
I would love to see even lower (useable) ISO's... perhaps down to ISO 6 like some of the Kodak DSLR's had.
The crazy-high ISO's are just a waste on landscape cameras. I'm tired of having to spend hundreds of dollars on neutral-density filters just to be able to get useable apertures and shutter speeds.
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Lenses / Re: 5D Mark III / EF 85 1.8 - General Portraiture AFMA
« on: August 17, 2012, 10:48:53 AM »
Of the dozens of Canon EF lenses I've owned and tested since Canon introduced the MA feature, I have yet to find a single lens that has needed *any* MA adjustment.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: HONEST users of Canon Bodies who earn their living with photography
« on: August 17, 2012, 07:49:32 AM »
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EOS Bodies / Re: B&H is selling the 5D II at $1979. What does this indicate?
« on: August 16, 2012, 08:27:09 PM »
It means they have dropped their prices $20 below what most of the reputable stores have been selling it for... maybe hoping to attract some business.
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Lenses / Re: Choice for a landscape lens
« on: August 16, 2012, 02:15:41 PM »According to one reviwer who must not be named, the Nikkor 16-35 F4 is noticeably sharper than the 14-24 f2.8. That tells me that Canon needs to work hard on their Zooms.... looking at the TSE 24, we know they can do it.
Only in the very centre of the frame... but on the edges, it's (much) worse than the Canon 17-40L.
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Canon General / Re: Adorama issues anyone? Ever try to return a product?
« on: August 16, 2012, 10:10:13 AM »
I've never tried to return a product to Adorama, but I did have to spend several weeks fighting with them after they charged several thousand dollars to my credit card and then refused to refund it when they couldn't supply the item I had purchased. I'll certainly never deal with them again. 
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5D Mark III - Price Drop Details
« on: August 16, 2012, 10:06:31 AM »I guess all bodies with the light leakage issue dropped in price. So one can find a body for $3000 in US online.
However, B&H sells newer version and the price is as of today $35000.
Cheaper version: 5260A002
B&H verision: 5260B002
Not 100% sure, but pretty much convinced about the statements above.
Another B&H ripoff... there must be a $31,500 rebate coming from Canon soon.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: People with a 5D3 from first batch, did you get the light leak issue fixed?
« on: August 15, 2012, 01:15:04 PM »
Nope... I don't shoot with my lens cap on (well, at least not intentionally... 
) so it's totally a non-issue for me.
) so it's totally a non-issue for me.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Big Megapixels Coming Soon? [CR1]
« on: August 14, 2012, 08:34:36 AM »It´s true that the 5D Mark III is only better in speed and AF.
But I don´t like the image quality from the D800E. In my opinion it´s not advisable to put more than 30 megapixels on a FF chip.
If you compare the image quality from the D800E with the image quality of a medium format camera the D800E loose, because the image is totally unsharp. But it´s all a question what are you willing to pay for the best image quality.
My images from the D800E were extremely sharp, when the camera was used with a good lens (14-24mm f2.8G) and when the camera could manage to get the focus right.
If Nikon were ever to come clean and admit the problems this camera has, and come up with fixes for their AF problems, crippled Live View, and clean up their wide-spread QC issues, I would switch back in a heartbeat.
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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: Is there a cheaper way to buy from "REALLY RIGHT STUFF"
« on: August 13, 2012, 11:00:54 AM »It seems that the only way to buy from this American company, is to buy directly
None on eBay and no dealers
Question 1: Is there a "cheaper" way, or a way to get a discount on new stuff?
Question 2: Are UK VAT and duties, a guaranteed consequence on all imports from them
I am intending to buy the TVC-24 Tripod with BH-40 LR Ballhead
I needed some other stuff from themWith other attachments
So, the bill kept mounting
Add to that over $100 shipping
The total amounted to just over £1000,, before VAT and Duties
Which gave me a sort of heart attack
Any advice?
Thanks
Why would you think that buying indirectly, and paying for one or more middle men to take their profits on top of the original selling price, could somehow be cheaper than buying direct?
If you want to save money, buy a Gitzo tripod and Arca-Swiss ball head - they are much better quality and cost less (and also weigh less...)
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EOS Bodies / Re: Big Megapixels Coming Soon? [CR1]
« on: August 05, 2012, 11:29:19 AM »
Now the D800 exists so that is now the yard stick by which every other DSLR of that form factor will be measured when it comes to IQ.
Only if you're shooting Nikon factory-approved test targets in a controlled studio setting.
Out in the real world, the D800's second-rate lenses and third-rate AF pretty much offset any IQ gains the sensor is theoretically capable of producing...