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Lenses / Re: 85mm lens

« on: October 30, 2012, 06:58:12 PM »

I ordered the 135 f/2 today, $879 from Amazon.  Can't wait to get it and start shooting some pics with it.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Natural Progression of Camera Bodies. Type Your story below.

« on: October 30, 2012, 06:55:26 PM »

Can't remember the dates, and don't want to dig through documents to figure them out!

Polaroid Instant Camera, can't remember the model #

Canon AE-1 Program

Canon T-50

Canon T-70

Canon EOS 3

Canon 40d

Canon 5d Mk III

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5d Mk III - outdoor night time sports

« on: October 21, 2012, 02:55:38 PM »

Nonac, you no good evil dog.  I had talked myself out of the 5DmkIII and you have to go and post these wonderful shots.  They are fantastic.  I realize it is 80% photographer and 20% his/her equipment, however you have rekindled the 5DmkIII flame within me.  So when my wife has my butt for buying this camera, I will explain that it is all your fault...

Very nice captures, Sports Illustrated quality.

Sorry, just tell your wife how happy it will make you!  I guess there are some advantages for me, such as being single?

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5d Mk III - outdoor night time sports

« on: October 21, 2012, 02:50:29 PM »

Thanks for the comments everybody.  The 5d Mk III has allowed me to get these shots.  I would never have even attempted these pics with the camera that it replaced (40d).  Someone had originally asked why I used auto ISO and now I don't see there post.  I used auto ISO because even though it looks like nice even light on the field, there are variances at different parts and you never know when the play you are shooting may enter a darker or brighter spot.  I absolutely love shooting manual aperture and shutter speed and using auto ISO.  The 5d Mk III gives you the latitude to do this.  I have had some "keeper" shots as high as ISO 12800.  I'm still learning the autofocus variations and trying to adapt them to various situations.  I have had some great success with indoor volleyball and I'm looking forward to the start of basketball in a few weeks.     

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5D MK III Sample Images / 5d Mk III - outdoor night time sports

« on: October 21, 2012, 04:00:56 AM »

Here are a couple shots taken last night at a local high school football game. My first attempt at a night game with my Mark III.  Both shots were taken using a 70-200 f/2.8 II lens.  Both were shot at 200mm @ f/2.8 and the shutter speed was 1/500 sec.  The ISO was set to auto and the leaping interception was at ISO 2000, the pass by the quarterback at ISO 4000.

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Lenses / Re: 85mm lens

« on: October 10, 2012, 11:19:04 PM »

Thanks for all of the great info. I think I'm going to start by renting a 135 f/2 for a few days and see how it performs.  Volleyball is winding down, but basketball is right around the corner.

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Lenses / Re: 85mm lens

« on: October 10, 2012, 07:57:25 PM »

Thanks for the comments. Great points to consider. I may look at the 135 f/2 a little more.  It actually may work out better in my situation. Do you feel the focus will keep up with the fast action sports, particularly volleyball, which is very challenging at times.

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Lenses / 85mm lens

« on: October 10, 2012, 06:12:22 PM »

I am looking at Canon's 85mm f/1.2L and the 85mm f/1.8.  I am amazed at the difference in price between these two lens as I read great reviews for both.  I am planning to buy one of the two, mainly to be used for indoor sports, i.e. basketball, volleyball, hockey, etc. mated to a 5d Mark III.  I currently use a 70-200 f/2.8L II for this, but I would like a tad more speed (so I can reduce the ISO and noise) and bokeh in my images.  Most shots are taken between about 90-140mm.  I can get closer to the court if need be.   I read an article a few months ago (can't find it now) in which the reviewer felt that the 1.2 version did not focus as quickly as the 1.8 which made it worse for indoor sports.  This was an eye opener to me and couldn't believe that a $400 lens would focus faster than a $2,000 lens. Does anyone out there have experience with one or both of these lens?  If so, can you give me some input on how you feel it would do for what I plan to use it for.  Thanks in advance.   

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EOS Bodies / Re: Who said Canon cameras suck?!?

« on: September 28, 2012, 12:17:22 AM »

Do you people actually take pictures or do you just sit around and analyze the camera and data all day long?  Reading all of this gave me a headache and I had to GO OUTSIDE and take pictures!

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Lenses / Re: New Lenses in January [CR1]

« on: September 25, 2012, 05:28:57 PM »

Wake me up when you can actually get your hands on one of them.

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 7D Mark II, EOS 70D & 700D in 2013? [CR1]

« on: September 23, 2012, 01:41:00 PM »

Should hit shelves about 2015. The one thing I hate about Canon is that they make an announcement and then it is months before the product is available. Getting tired of that. Why don't you wait until you are only a week or two away from release before making the announcement?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: For those whose paid full price on 5d III, how do you feel about the price drop?

« on: September 16, 2012, 08:10:50 PM »

I'm not real happy about it since I just bought mine about 5 weeks ago.  I think it will hurt Canon a little because I, as well as others I'm sure, will NEVER buy their new gear until at least 6-12 months after release.  I didn't need mine right away; however, I never dreamed that it would drop that much in that short time frame.  They should not have overpriced it to begin with! 

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Concert pictures

« on: September 14, 2012, 04:09:28 PM »

Sorry, forgot to add the ISO's.  Moving from top down, ISO640, 800, 640, 400.  I had the camera set to manual and selected the aperture and shutter speed, with the ISO set to Auto.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Concert pictures

« on: September 11, 2012, 05:19:04 PM »

Some evening concert pictures from this weekend in an outdoor amphitheater setting.  First time I have shot a concert with digital gear.  All with EOS 5D Mk III, 70-200 f/2.8 II at various focal lengths and apertures (most from 2.8-5.6), no flash, RAW capture.   A couple of these images are cropped, they required very little noise reduction in LR4.  Give me some feedback, thanks.

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Technical Support / BG-E11 question

« on: September 09, 2012, 09:37:19 AM »

Considering the purchase of this grip for my 5d Mk III.  Will it work with only one battery in it?  The reason I ask is that I currently have 3 batteries, so 2 in the grip and when they go down one left. Will it work alone or do I have to buy a 4th?