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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX or 1D4

« on: August 03, 2012, 12:10:40 PM »

I suppose it could be relevant. The 61 Point AF is the best AF ever from canon, Unless you need F/8 AF.

Then W/o a doubt, its the best Low Light AF I've ever used from canon.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX or 1D4

« on: August 03, 2012, 11:51:46 AM »

I`m wonder why nobody talk about only 5(five) 2.8 focus points in new 1dx (5D3) compared to almost all in 1D4. Is it no matter to all? What is the diffrerence in real life? For me a so big and important.

The five in the center of the 1Dx array are double Cross type points. A type of AF point that only exists in the canon lineup as of today and is only in the 5D3 and 1Dx.

The 1Dx AF has 5 Special Double cross type, 36 Standard Cross type, plus 20 Standard AF points. All of these are active with f/2.8 lenses or faster.

What do the double cross AF points bring over the standard cross types?

Standard cross type AF checks contrast vertically and horizontally. Double cross type is two of those stacked and  checking contrast diagonally also. Its pretty good, It catches focus in very low contrast subjects unlike my 5Dc did and alittle better that my 7D's standard Crosstype points. It's a good improvement for a high-speed prime user.

It also allows canon to charge us more monies.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX or 1D4

« on: August 03, 2012, 10:59:56 AM »

I`m wonder why nobody talk about only 5(five) 2.8 focus points in new 1dx (5D3) compared to almost all in 1D4. Is it no matter to all? What is the diffrerence in real life? For me a so big and important.

The five in the center of the 1Dx array are double Cross type points. A type of AF point that only exists in the canon lineup as of today and is only in the 5D3 and 1Dx.

The 1Dx AF has 5 Special Double cross type, 36 Standard Cross type, plus 20 Standard AF points. All of these are active with f/2.8 lenses or faster.

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Lenses / Re: *UPDATE* Canon EF 135 f/1.8L IS

« on: August 02, 2012, 08:45:38 AM »

If this is true, it be the best thing ever.

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: New Canon Flash This Fall? [CR2]

« on: August 01, 2012, 08:35:45 AM »

This would destroy Nikon if the price is right. Around 350$ a pop would be a sweet spot.

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

« on: July 31, 2012, 09:05:16 PM »

5d3/50L - ISO 3200 - f/1.2 - 1/1000th

You coulda done this at iso 800. Shot looks great and at F1.2 dead on. Prob took a few to nail it i'd guess.

Thanks. I purposely shot it at 3200 to test my MK3. No other reason than that and its solid @ 3200.

By the way i wanted to congratulate you on your purchase, your L collection will show its glorious colors even more accurately. Post processing is so much less with the 5dm3. This image is cropped, yes? I shot a bride at F1.2 on the 50L and her eye was the only thing in focus, you have the whole face. Just curious.

No, this is an uncropped image. I tilted the camera slightly down to move the plane of focus to get more of the face in focus @ f1.2. it's also been downsized to web resolution.

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

« on: July 31, 2012, 02:05:09 PM »

5d3/50L - ISO 3200 - f/1.2 - 1/1000th

You coulda done this at iso 800. Shot looks great and at F1.2 dead on. Prob took a few to nail it i'd guess.

Thanks. I purposely shot it at 3200 to test my MK3. No other reason than that and its solid @ 3200.

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

« on: July 31, 2012, 11:21:20 AM »

5d3/50L - ISO 3200 - f/1.2 - 1/1000th

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is this a good time to buy 1D X?

« on: July 31, 2012, 11:16:32 AM »

The 1Dx is the most advanced camera canon has produced to date. If it doesn't satisfy your needs, I doubt any camera could.

Except if its gonna fail on you for the entire trip, then its a big risk to take when you won't be able to exchange it.

See this thread for examples: http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=8158.30

Personally, I'd wait until Canon acknowledges the error and fixes it, that way you can avoid getting the error. But it sounds like resetting the camera to factory defaults can be a workaround if it acts up. If you're willing to deal with the potential hassle of resetting, then the benefits (insanely fast AF, awesome low-light, etc) could be worth it

Murphy's Law in action.

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Portrait / Re: natural light

« on: July 31, 2012, 10:57:56 AM »

 

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Lenses / Re: Canon at the London Summer Olympics

« on: July 31, 2012, 10:51:40 AM »

That room full of L glass must be worth hundred of thousands of dollars. It's a robbers dream the lenses are being held in a broom closet.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Viewfinder vs LiveView on Manual Focus Lenses

« on: July 31, 2012, 10:49:43 AM »

Too bad canon ditched the EG-s screens in the MK3. I really miss mine but they'll bring it back in the mk4.

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Lenses / Re: 35 1.4 vs 24 1.4 II

« on: July 31, 2012, 10:47:47 AM »

Their about the same. The 24L II is my lens of choice over the 35L.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is this a good time to buy 1D X?

« on: July 31, 2012, 10:46:30 AM »

The 1Dx is the most advanced camera canon has produced to date. If it doesn't satisfy your needs, I doubt any camera could.

Get one if you want it.

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Portrait / Re: Reverse Engineer this please

« on: July 31, 2012, 10:44:34 AM »

It looks like just proper exposure with post-processing done. Dodge and burn.

The first one might be flash but I cant see the eyes enough to tell.