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EOS Bodies / Re: 1d X field test

« on: April 28, 2012, 11:21:50 PM »

The Philip Bloom comments only pertained to video. And while useful as a news source, he is not an authority on cameras technically anyway (nor am I for that matter, but I am not cited as one).

There is apparently a hysteria about OLPF and anti-aliasing, probably due to the announcement of the D800E making everyone wonder about these things. I doubt the new generation of cameras is less sharp than the old, even on a per-pixel level, from a hardware standpoint. Probably much the contrary.

But we do know they have had a lot of trouble with the RAW conversion and the firmware...and all signs point to these cameras being sent out earlier than they were ready because of the Olympics and the D800/D4. I should think they will fix up the soft/firmware shortly enough and make the cameras work much better than their earlier generation counterparts. These are the early days for these bodies.

I agree..the 1DX was made mainly for the Olympics i believe..and there's still time to fine tune it but they better get it right before the Olympics…
The 5D3 on the other hand i believe was released because of the pressure of the D800 and i must admit, it doesn't feel like the finished product in terms of features and firmware…but knowing Canon and the 5D2 history, they will release tons more firmwares in due time with more features…I don't think we'll see many 5D3 at the olympics..most of those photographers use the best of the best, so all 1DX and D4…Actually, i don't see a D4 as a 1DX competitor really…it's nothing special thus far from all the reviews i'm reading about it..it's a great camera yes but it doesn't improve much over the D3s.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1d X field test

« on: April 28, 2012, 10:20:16 PM »

Personally, i find the biggest selling points of the 1DX over the 5D3 are
1) the 12fps
2) AF speed

More specifically sports photography. Putting IQ and ISO stuff aside, when it matters for speed the 1DX delivers.
I played with one for only about 15mins but i only wanted to compare it's speed vs my 5D3 and like the reviewer said, the 1DX is even faster than the 1D4 and many people already know the 1D4 is faster than the 5D3…so you can imagine my surprise when i took my first shots with the 1DX…
That thing locks onto a target the moment you press the shutter..doesn't matter what subject you focus on, it locks on immediately. We all know the "lag" the 5D3 has and that is irritating to me especially when the subject is moving but i'm not using AI Focus…the 1DX has no such issues, the tracking is also super fast..locks on and keeps locked one.

The 12 FPS? It's FAST…i was more into the sound of the shutter going off than anything else really…but i can see how sports photographers will love this camera…it does what it does and it does it better than anything i've ever laid my hands on…it's a good thing it's 2x the price of my 5D3, if not, i would feel my 5D3 wasn't up to scratch

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Technical Support / Re: Software Install Issue??? EOS Solution Disk ver 25

« on: April 28, 2012, 10:02:17 PM »

No point trying to contact Canon to figure it out..
I tried..they said they had no problems installing in on their 10.6.8 OSX…and some have problems, some don't..so clearly it's somthing within OSX that is causing this but no one know what..
Anyways, i gave up trying and whenever i have to use the Utiilty i just load my windows WM to use it…in any case, i need it only for Focal calibration and even that only runs in Windows…so don't really need the Utility to run on my mac anyways

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EOS Bodies / Re: The Techradar Test of the 5D MK3

« on: April 26, 2012, 06:57:26 AM »

This is avery interesting test…it's a known fact that below ISO800, the D800 will trump over any camera in the market..everyoen knows that..that's why it makes such a good studio/landscape camera…above ISO800..i'll take the 5D3 any day.

However, what i'm more interested in this graph is not the DR on high ISO…it proves one thing that i've always believed in, the 5D3 (or any Canon camera for that matter), performs at it's best at ISO160! Just look at the results..ISO50 and 100 wasn't as good at 160…unlike Nikons that perform well at ISO50…
It's surprising how close the 5D3 is to the D4…

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EOS Bodies / Re: Shoot JPEG again with 5D3

« on: April 26, 2012, 06:51:55 AM »

I used to be a 60D shooter and i know how many people have said there's no difference in IQ between the 60D and the 5D etc…
However, one thing i've found is that the JPGs out of the 5D using a custom neutral picture style looks alot better than from a 60D. I use to shoot only RAW on my 60D and then convert all to JPG just to get it to look nautral enough..but with the 5D3, in the beginning i've found that after editing my raw files and exporting to jpgs, they look identical to the jpgs that came out of the camera..there was no need for me to edit any RAW to begin with.

However, i still shoot mRaw to the CF card and JPG to the SD card. But 99% of the time i end up deleting all the raw files because i don't need it..BUT it's aways good to have it when i need it…especially for landscapes where you just might need to bring out some shadows or highlights…but most time, i just use the jpgs..the camera does a very good job getting hte photos almost perfect.

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Lenses / Re: Canon 50 1.4 worth the upgrade?

« on: April 25, 2012, 09:39:43 PM »

that's why i find the dual card slots extremely useful.
mRaw in the CF and JPG in the SD.
99% of the time, i won't use the RAW files at all since the JPGs work great in the 5D3 out of the camera with the correct picture style used etc..in fact, i often find after editing the RAW files and exporting to jpgs that the original jpg looked 90% identical to the edited raw…so i'd rather save myself the trouble and just use the jpg out of the camera.
However, it's also good to be prepared to have the raw files on another card IF i need it..if not, just format the card…simple as that…
Raw is good to have when you need it but 99% of the time, i don't use it…

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III Spot Meter

« on: April 23, 2012, 09:38:36 AM »

Eh, maybe i rephrase my question.

For example, when using zone AF..if for example i use center-weighted metering, but i move the zone to the bottom most left corner (for a landscape shot for example), does the camera do the metering from the CENTER of the screen or does it do metering on the zone at the bottom most left that i moved the AF to?
I'm asking because for example, i'm doing an AF on a rock on the bottom left and i want the exposure to be based on that rock rather than the middle of the frame…or do i have to do an AE lock on the rock, and then reframe the shot?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III Spot Meter

« on: April 23, 2012, 07:58:38 AM »

I've been trying to find this info in the manual but i can't..what page is it that explains about only center point being used for metering?
I understand spot metering is ONLY on center point..that's been there since forever…
But what about other metering?
I know evaluative metering works at any point but what about center-weighted and partial?
Are those also ONLY for center point or do they work on other points as well…

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Lenses / Re: Patent: Canon 17-40 f/2.8-4L

« on: April 22, 2012, 01:08:14 PM »

The price most likely will double or hit somewhere around the 1400-1600 range just like the 24-70mm; if nothing is really astonishing about it comparing to the previous one...

Any idea how long will it take since patent release?

Not all patent get released..
Sometimes they patent it because they are testing it..doesn't mean they will ever release it..
Like hat many have mentioned…why the need for this lens when if you're going to pay so much more for it (i'm sure of that), just go get the 16-35 then..
It could just be one of Canon's "test" lenses that got patented and they're still deciding if they want to release it..i don't know…we might never see the light of it

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Lenses / Re: Canon 50 1.4 worth the upgrade?

« on: April 22, 2012, 01:04:48 PM »

Hi,
I was in the exact same shoes as you when i was using my 60D..
I had the 50f1.8 but i rarely used it because 50mm somehow works better on a FF…
I used my 30mm on my 60D alot more and well 300 makes it 50 on a FF doesn't it.

So when i upgraded to a 5d3…i was also thinking if i should use the 50 f1.8 or get the 50 f1.4
Ultimately because the 500mm works much better on a FF than crop and i felt that i was going to use it alot more, i sold my f1.8 and get myself the f1.4 2nd hand. Why? Because although people have said it's not a real USM and there's probles with it etc…it's still overall faster and better built than the 1.8 no matter how you look at it.
It focuses faster and it has 1.4 WHEN you need it…it's better stopped to f2.8…but so is the 50mm f1.8…
Both are equally as sharp but the 1.4 will focus faster and it is built much better too.
Bokeh also looks nicer becuase it has more blades after all…
The price differnce isn't hat much if you buy 2nd hand so it's worth getting the F1.4 version..
And for me…with the 5D3, it has all the built in Lens correction features for this lens, it makes it a much nicer lens to use…so my advice to you is..IF you like the 30mm on the crop and use it alot you will need something similar on the FF and the 50mm f1.4 is THE lens to get if you want something cheap and good. The f1.8 is a great lens for that price..but it's still a plastic mount lens, still very plastic made, only 5 aperture blades and only f1.8…for maybe $150 more, you can get a 2nd hand F1.4…so why not?

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Lenses / Re: 24-105mm f/4 L IS on a crop camera

« on: April 22, 2012, 12:44:40 PM »

I was using the 25-105 on my 60D for almost a year and it was a great walkabout lens…walkabout meaning you don't need wide lenses for landscapes etc..I too had a Tokina 11-16 for that which i use all the time if i needed to take landscapes.
The 24-105 was purely a walkabout lens for me.
In the event you go FF in the future, you will know that the 24-105 will also work great on it..
In fact, the 24-105 actually "transforms" into a different lens for me when i switched to the 5D3…it because an even better walkabout lens with a wide capability…although losing out on the tele range, it will depend on how often you need a tele range.
So for me, the 24-105 works well on both my 60 and 5D and i still constantly use it on both my cameras… the moment the 24-105 is NOT on my 5D, it will be on my 60D...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III Spot Meter

« on: April 22, 2012, 06:36:51 AM »

OMG..i had no idea..
I didn't know that ONLY evaluative metering can be used for other AF points..
You mean even center weighted also can't be used for other focus points?
I thought it would be useful especially for landscapes to be able to focus and meter without having to re-frame the shot......maybe that's why my shots are always metered wrongly...i never knew i could not use other point to meter!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Almost 10000 photos shoot with 5D Mk3 – Thoughts, Odds, Problems, Firmware Fixes

« on: April 21, 2012, 09:36:07 AM »

For item 2, did you reach max ISO? The camera will lower shutter speed for proper exposure once the max ISO is reached.

This is precisely the problem the TS is mentioning.. what's the point of having a min shutter speed when the camera will still slow it down if the min can't be met? I know having a shot is better than not having one but in this case having a blur shot is as good as not having a shot to begin with..
i personally too wished that when you set a min shutter speed, it should enforce that speed regardless of what the exposure is and if it's not able to take..then just blink and not let you take…that's what the TS wanted also..to "enforce" this speed..or at least have a range of preferred speed and fallback speed

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 50mm f1.4

« on: April 21, 2012, 05:41:29 AM »

I highly doubt there's going ot be an update to the 50s anytime soon.

There is a patent from Canon for an updated 50mm, and it's really time for this: The 50/1.4 has a horrible micro usm, bad bokeh (in comparison to more expensive zooms or primes) and is soft from f2-1.4. Since the 50/1.2 has the focus shift issue, and the Sigma & Nikon competition is way ahead it's about time for Canon to do something about it.

The patent has been there for over 2yrs now..still no news…there were some other patents that have been there for years and only recently have they been "announced" like the 100-400mm 1.4x lens…and STILL we don't see it…so it's a good gues that from the time a patent appears to the time a lens appears, would be many years later…
It will be updated for sure yes…but when? My guess is not anything soon…not in 2012 i believe..maybe in 2013?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: anyone have a 5Dmk3 and a kenko TC?

« on: April 21, 2012, 05:33:42 AM »

I believe it was discussed that there are different "series" of the Kenko DG in the same model and some will work and others won't
I have the 1.4 DGX (the black one not the white one) and so far every single lens i own works with it, even my Tamron 70-300 f4-5.6 will focus at 300mm f8 to my surprise so yes, the Kenko will work with the 5D3 no issues for me..