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EOS Bodies / Re: Will you be disappointed if the 70d gets the same 18mp sensor?

« on: March 24, 2013, 06:56:08 PM »

Absolutely I'll be disappointed if the 70D doesn't have an improved (image quality-wise) sensor.  Whether I intend to buy it or not is irrelevant to my disappointment because I do intend to upgrade my 60D at some point.  If it's the 70D with an improved sensor or an 80D with an improved sensor on top of the 70D's improved sensor - doesn't matter to me.  As long as there are noticeable improvements each time, that's what concerns me.  Otherwise, Canon is falling behind and not offering IQ in the same ballpark as the competition and ultimately, that's what I want (class leading or at least class equivalent IQ) when I do decide to upgrade.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Which would you pick for a wife camera sony nex 6 or eos sl1?

« on: March 22, 2013, 10:43:34 PM »

It sounds like portability is a deciding factor here.   Take her to a camera store (if you can find one) and let her see lots of options in person and let her decide which she likes best.  Honestly, for what you're describing, any medium-ish sensor camera will do a great job - IF it's with her.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS-b Images Leak & a New Kit Lens

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:47:43 AM »

"EOS-b"?

What customer is going to buy a "b" camera?
i.e. how many will ask "So where is the EOS-a?" and want to buy that?

They had to go with "b" because "a" was already taken by Sony.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Should I swap my 60D and $ for a 5D Mk II??

« on: March 12, 2013, 06:49:40 PM »

Question to Group.  ...

  I want to help the guy.

He is your son and you want to help him out.  The answer should be clear - he is family, you want to help him out, ... 

Help him out .. in what ever form that takes (exchange cameras including cash, gift, loan, ...)

It's his son's friend.  It's the 4th-6th words in the post.  You stopped reading that early? 

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Portrait / Re: Bikini girl in my studio with my first scenic bacground

« on: March 10, 2013, 09:33:16 AM »

I would think it is real.

Really?  The first thing about this picture that jumped out at me was that the background didn't look real at all - even without considering the horizon curve.

Model looks great.  I might have ditched the gel as well.

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Landscape / Re: How Would You Edit This Landscape Photo?

« on: March 08, 2013, 10:36:33 PM »

Looks like an old photographers vs. journalist(?) argument...

Perhaps that's a fair way to categorize my thoughts on photography - based more on journalism than creativity after the fact.  To me, if I can't go and stand where you stood and see what you saw, it's not a photograph, it's something else.  And there's nothing wrong with that - I'm not saying what people in this thread have is UGLY or undesirable, I'm just saying that they've crossed the line out of photography and into something else.  Some rely so heavily on post processing to make something interesting that they should not call themselves photographers, but post processors.  For me, photography is about capturing a moment.  If you post process the bejeezus out of something, that moment is gone and something else has taken it's place.  A fake moment, that never existed.  And again, THAT'S OKAY - I'M NOT JUDGING THAT.  I'm just saying that it's not really photography - it's a different form of art.

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Landscape / Re: How Would You Edit This Landscape Photo?

« on: March 08, 2013, 04:53:35 PM »

I'd edit it to look like I remembered it.

Exactly.  To me, photography is about capturing what I see - not what I can imagine.  If I wanted to make something fake and use my imagination, I'd pick up a paint brush - not a camera.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma Announces New 30mm f/1.4 for APS-C

« on: January 30, 2013, 07:37:34 AM »

Unless the new 30mm turns out to be at least as good or even better than the 35 regarding both AF and IQ and is significantly cheaper, I see no reason to not go for the 35.
What do you think?

Well, the 30mm is about 2/3 the length and weight of the 35.  So if that's important to you (in either direction), that could be a factor if all else is equal.

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Abstract / Re: Beautiful bokeh! Let me see yours!

« on: January 25, 2013, 05:33:06 PM »

Normally, when I shoot macro/close-up shots, I go for more DOF, but in this case, I really like the shallow DOF and insane blur.



I suppose this isn't bad for the "crappy" 60D and the EF-S 60mm macro 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Where are you EOS 70D?

« on: January 23, 2013, 10:00:42 PM »

Where are you EOS 70D?

If it's an incremental upgrade with the same sensor and only GPS/wifi to differentiate it, I don't care where it is - it's not EVER going to be on my radar.  I'll stick with my 60D - thanks!  In fact, it would take a pretty dramatic upgrade for me to move along - or, a FF version of the 60D.  I don't care what anyone says, the swivel screen is AWESOME and is perfect for LOTS of shooting scenarios.  FF (and all the benefits that come with it like improved ISO, etc.) + Fast live view focusing, a larger viewfinder, MFA and nothing else has to change for me - I'd upgrade immediately.  More focus points would be nice, but I could live without them.

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Portrait / Re: We, The Photographers......Self Portaits..a Who's Who on CR

« on: January 19, 2013, 07:33:50 AM »

At the Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta, GA

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon DSLR Body Rumors for 2013

« on: January 01, 2013, 11:56:43 AM »

I'm okay with 3 FPS on the 70D if everything else is dramatically improved.  Heck, I'm okay with 1 FPS.  I'm not a "spray and pray" kind of guy and my subjects don't demand it.  In fact, with a flip out screen, I can't imagine the target audience is either.  I use live view focusing quite often and while faster focusing would be helpful, faster FPS would not be.

Having said that, to get me to upgrade from my 60D, they need to release a FF with a flip out LCD (I was initially hoping that would be the 6D).  Then, they can have my money.  Until then, probably not!

Also, this is an EXCELLENT point

I don't read Japanese, but the characters after 3.0 don't match the ones after 10 in the 7dii description. Maybe it means 3.0 inch screen?

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Software & Accessories / Re: DPP and dust delete data

« on: December 28, 2012, 07:29:25 AM »

Have you tried the "Quick Check" feature in DPP?  It's pretty handy for culling non-keepers.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon Deals at Adorama, EOS 6D, EOS 7D and 50 f/1.8 II

« on: December 27, 2012, 11:09:12 AM »

I've been debating buying the 50mm 1.8 or the 1.4 (which is $299 at Adorama when you add it to your cart).  I'm using a 60D and have the 15-85, 60mm macro, 55-250 (not really relevant to this post) and the 430 EXII.  The current main purpose of adding an additional lens would be for pictures of my (almost) 5 month old daughter now, and in the future.

I'm not a huge fan of flash as I think that it renders unnatural colors.  The obvious solution is faster lenses - hence my above internal debate.  The problem is, I'm not sold on whether or not 50mm is the focal length I need.  I'm wondering if either of the new 35mm lenses (Canon's f/2 IS or Sigma's f/1.4 - probably the Sigma due to the larger aperture) would be better suited to my needs.

The more I think about it, the more I think the 35mm focal length is the better solution - but this being my first child I admit I don't have much experience to go off of.  Currently, I'm using my 60mm macro wide open and standing (or lying) a fair distance away.  Occasionally when more versatility is needed, I'll use the 15-85 with the 430 EXII (but as I said, I'm not a fan of flash).

I'm wondering if I should reserve the 60mm macro + flash for occasional use and go with either of the 35mm's for majority use.

Is anyone with a similar shooting situation able to chime in and help me out?  If you recommend a 50mm, is the f/1.4 worth the extra $210 over the f/1.8?

Heck, maybe even the 35 f/2 non-IS is the way to go since the major criticism I've read is that it falls apart at the corners and since I'm on APS-C, that might not matter as much.  Any thoughts there?

Thanks!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Macro pics - FF or APS-C

« on: December 23, 2012, 11:28:26 AM »

Thank you everyone for your input!

From what I can gather by assimilating all of the responses, I was mostly right, but failed to take into account the pixel size factor which, with smaller pixels (which when talking about the cameras I mentioned, applies to my 60D), diffraction sets in earlier - thereby compromising the APS-C shots earlier than the FF shots.  Due to the image quality of FF, the 100mm L, and the ISO advantage, apparently FF is simply better, correct?

I would be interested to see a comparison (perhaps one shot w/ zero cropping along with a 100% crop of the same image) of a current APS-C with the 60mm macro to a FF (perhaps the 5D2 since they're of a similar sensor generation with the 100L to compare image quality - if anyone is willing/able to oblige.

Thanks again for all of the responses!
Jonathan