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Canon General / Travel to Thailand/Laos should I bring my 5d mkiii?

« on: November 16, 2012, 02:37:28 PM »

I've been reading a lot of other forums and there is a lot ppl who recommends bringing a point and shoot over dslr because of theft and just being in the moment there for the experience and not worrying about your gear etc.

Ill be in Thailand for about 1 week and Laos for 3 weeks this coming December. Has anyone been there recently with their dslr and would recommend me bringing my 5d mk iiI?

I do have a t2i and a 7d as well a g1x. I was also thinking of pairing my dslr with my 24-70 L. It'll be my first time in s.e.asia but I've traveled overseas to Europe before and know the basic rules to keep inconspicuous.

I really love my 5d.. but is it smart to bring it there? Thanks in advance! -Alex

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Lenses / Re: Advise please.. lens or body..

« on: June 08, 2012, 07:35:33 PM »

So i bought the 5d mk iii yesterday. I just wanted to show the pictures i took with it so far. Nothing fancy. I havent done any adjustments or anything just straight out of camera HDR mode. I dunno if i love it yet, but I do love the AF speed. It's really fast to focus .

Thanks again everyone for the input!

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Lenses / Re: Advise please.. lens or body..

« on: April 09, 2012, 04:40:46 PM »

Thanks all for the wonderful input. I do have two other lenses. I think the 24-115 3.5-5.6 that came with the 7d and a 17-55 2.8. But I think I got dust inside my 17-55, so I think I will be selling that one and getting an L lenses and not have that dust issue. I have a 1.4x converter as well.

I usually do a lot of street photography/portraits and some bird watching when I have time. I'm really trying to learn how to do some landscaping that's why I wanted some real wider-angle lenses. I want to eventually get a tilt-shift lens, but thought that since I do portraits and street photography more it'll probably be better to get something in the 24-35 mm range.

So it seems that the consensus is to go with the 5d mk iii. I will definitely look into that once they are restocked. If its 3 months from now maybe I can get both a lens and the body

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Lenses / Advise please.. lens or body..

« on: April 06, 2012, 05:21:56 PM »

Hi, i am kinda new to photography.. Ive been shooting my 7d for about 2 yrs now.. Now i have been thinking about buying either a 5d mk iii or two lens 24-70 L and a 35 L..  Right now i have a 70-200 2.8 l ii and 85 1.2 ii and a 50 1.2... And my 7d... I ve been meaning to buy some lower(closer) lens because i dont have anything really in that range, but ive been wanting a full frame after using my friends 5d mk ii... What do guys think is best? Mk iii or 2 lens? Thx