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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Would I benefit from going full frame?

« on: November 07, 2012, 03:24:33 AM »

I was in your exact place about a year ago so i think i can understand your situation.

First off, if i understand this correctly then f2.8 on 7d is more like f2.8*1.6 = f4.4ish on FF. Appreciate it if someone could correct me on this.

what did i do? well i din't want to compromise on the frame rate and the AF on 7d. so i waited out and bought the 5d3 last March. 6fps is way better than 3.7fps and the AF on 5d3 is from a different planet

I own both the 24-105 (came as a kit lens) and 17-40 (bought later). Agreed they are not the best of zooms around but if you are on a budget both these lenses allow you to do what you want to do. Obviously, PP can fix some of the issues. I was recently shooting at an university fashion show and i was consistently at iso3200ish with the 24-105 and the files were amazingly clean (which was not the case with my 7d).

My suggestion would be if you can wait then get the 5d3 - it 'll probably set you good for 2-3 years.

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Canon General / Re: Amazon policies.

« on: November 06, 2012, 11:46:54 PM »

fwiw, i've been ordering on amazon for the last 4 years and shipping stuff to India (agreed not higher priced products). No issues so far and their packaging / delivery has been amaz(on)ing!

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: EF 24-70 f/4L IS & EF 35 f/2 IS Preorders

« on: November 05, 2012, 11:17:58 PM »

Thank you Canon - you did it again! yes, this is about pricing 

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D3 Spot Focus Question, and Advice on Accessories

« on: November 04, 2012, 11:40:13 PM »

Screen Protectors:

http://www.amazon.com/GGS-Screen-Protector-Glass-Camera/dp/B008I0RC00/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1352090061&sr=8-2&keywords=ggs+canon+5d+mark+iii

I've been using this for couple of weeks now. Happy with it so far. If you read the comments in the link there is a complaint with respect to using wide angle lens in live view. I haven't had the opportunity to test it myself though.

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EOS Bodies / Re: [Poll] Canon Reign Supreme Again?

« on: November 04, 2012, 12:05:49 PM »

The 3Ds is still the best performing low-light camera (with the 1Dx just catching up).

That maybe. but the very fact that 1dx is pitted against at least three other dslrs - D800, D3s(?), D4 in shadow noise, Low light, God-knows-what-other-features in that order, in-fact, speaks a lot about 1dx. Don't you think?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is this an Overkill to purchase the EOS....

« on: November 02, 2012, 10:02:37 AM »

If you are looking for a better alround camera then you won't be disappointed with 5d3 Period

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Shutter Issue with 5D Mk3

« on: November 02, 2012, 04:10:24 AM »

Could it be that HDR is enabled?

if the exposure isn't changing then the lag could be due to some other setting/issue.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Official DXOMark Sensor Score for the EOS-1D X

« on: November 01, 2012, 02:03:53 AM »

Actually, Nikon can start (re)naming their cameras as DXO4, DXO800 etc.

www.greypartridgefilms.com

That's an impressive bio Sanj!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon to start using 0.18um (180nm) process for FF?

« on: November 01, 2012, 01:55:23 AM »

Apart from the apparent mudslinging going on here there are some great links in the thread.. so thanks for that!

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Landscape / Re: Beautiful sunsets

« on: October 26, 2012, 02:54:38 PM »

Corfu, Greece

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: October 25, 2012, 09:34:34 PM »

Near Louvre

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware adds HDMI & AF Upgrades

« on: October 23, 2012, 09:52:23 AM »

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 23, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced a new firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR camera that improves the camera’s performance and usability.

AI Servo AF point illumination will be added with a  Firmware Update around August 2014.

haha..

Common canon it's about time.. oh wait, in 5 more months it will be about time.

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Video & Movie / Re: wedding video 5D mkiii Hillbilly music

« on: October 21, 2012, 03:44:53 AM »

Nice video. i like the music too.

Did you use glidecam with a vest ? nice fluid movements..

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5d Mark III Shadow recovery

« on: October 11, 2012, 11:51:07 PM »

Off topic but..
"5D MkIII or 6D??? | EF 35f1.4 | EF 50f1.4 | EF 70-200f2.8L MkII | TC 1.4x III | TC 2x III"
Unless all you do is video.. Definitely the 5D mkIII. My opinion...

From my experience in using 5d3 - it won't disappoint you at all. The video tends to be mushy with respect to fine details (outdoor - on grass for example) as other tests have shown but i don't know if 6d will be any better.

Whether 5d3 is worth the difference in price versus still untested 6D?  well its not an easy call until you can test both the bodies.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 5d Mark III Shadow recovery

« on: October 10, 2012, 02:50:06 PM »

Btw, pushing shadows in LR/CR imho isn't really a substitute for +ev (with the adjustment brush or graduated filters) because it looks often artificial to me if shadows go over +50 in PV2012.

Agreed. I was just trying to see how much information is in there. The recovered part does look 'plasticy'

I think you could lift a LOT more than that. Try boosting the exposure slider by at least one stop, if not two. I push around my 7D shots a lot, sometimes a +80 shadow lift on top of a +1, +1.33, or +1.5 exposure lift (and usually some negative black shift to maintain contrast) when I botch a shot, and experience zero banding.

Thanks for the tip!