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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: April 30, 2013, 11:04:02 PM »

This is not a great shot, or anyting exceptional, but I just wanted to point out that YES, that is the ball.  I have no idea how that shot turned out the way it did.

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Sports / Re: Cycling

« on: April 28, 2013, 07:48:28 PM »

Mick,

You did a great job.  You are very talented.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Color Differences, 5D3 vs 1D4

« on: April 28, 2013, 07:38:34 PM »

The answer is YES.  And I agree, it could be the lens.  The 1D4 has pretty good color accuracy, unless you use AWB and then you get the "Canon Red" skin tones.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 28, 2013, 06:35:29 PM »

Thanks for the help.  I used my 300 today because I just couldn't risk it, as I didn't have time to do any testing.  I simply picked two locations during the day where there was a green, next to a tee, luckily the cart path turning 90 degrees to the right after the green.  So I was okay and just had to give up on fairway shots.  I'm going to test it, because I have track next weekend and really need that lens for that.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 28, 2013, 12:34:42 AM »

Thanks a lot for your help.  I got them tightened.  Do you think it's worth the risk of shooting with it tomorrow, or go conservative and use the 300 and then test the 400 at home prior to using again? 

Again, thanks for your help.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 28, 2013, 12:08:28 AM »

Well if anyone is REALLY bored, and wants to follow this little mini-drama, it's 12:08am here and a friend of mine who has a tool is still awake, so I'm heading over .

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 28, 2013, 12:03:58 AM »

Well, I'm looking at my lens now, and I took it off the camera.  The lens mount was loose, I turned the camera about 45 degrees, it held and clicked, as it turned it to 90 degrees to release it.  All four screws on the mount are ready to come out and I'm just wondering if this is because at football and soccer I don't pick it up and put it down so much, but at golf I'm putting it into a cart and taking off all the time. 

I do NOT have a tool right now to tighten those screws, as luck would have it.  Also not claiming this is the issue.

Do not remount the lens until those screws are tightened!!!!!

I had a similar issue with a 70-200 f2.8 IS on a 1D, one of the mount screws came loose and jammed in the body mount recess. They were stuck together and it was only because I was working with a micre electrical engineer and he had some very cool small tools that he was able to separate the pair.

That is almost certainly your de-centering issue too.

I took off the camera and will just shoot with my 300 f/2.8 tomorrow.  When I get a tool to tighten them, and I go ahead and do it, how can you exactly tighten them such that the de-centering issue is gone?  Or is it just good enough?  My fear is overtightening or undertightening.  Thanks.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 11:51:56 PM »

Well, I'm looking at my lens now, and I took it off the camera.  The lens mount was loose, I turned the camera about 45 degrees, it held and clicked, as it turned it to 90 degrees to release it.  All four screws on the mount are ready to come out and I'm just wondering if this is because at football and soccer I don't pick it up and put it down so much, but at golf I'm putting it into a cart and taking off all the time. 

I do NOT have a tool right now to tighten those screws, as luck would have it.  Also not claiming this is the issue.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 11:43:27 PM »

Quick test: if it's due to a tilted lens element, it should follow the orientation, right?. So shooting the same situation in portrait and landscape should settle whether this is the root cause.

Yes, that is correct.

No to standing on a slope, that WILL NOT do this.

I didn't think it would.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 11:28:50 PM »

Here's one more example of some photos I had on my card, first one is the actual shot, and then I cropped a lower section.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 11:15:47 PM »

Yeah a lot of my shots were from a slope or slight increase in gradient.  Wonder if at such a wide aperture, if my camera is tilted downward, the focal plane is slanted enough that the face is in line with the grass in front?  Oh hell I don't know, I'm shooting with my 300 tomorrow until I know what's going on and thankfully I posted these or I wouldn't have looked until tomorrow night.

That would explain why my track ones don't display this, or unless the misalignment just happened recently.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 10:39:26 PM »

Thanks guys.  What else is weird is that in looking through my track photos with the lens, I don't notice this.  I will have to send this to Canon asap.  This doesn't look like a simple fix.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 10:22:02 PM »

You're right, that is very strange.  I didn't notice that before.  How do you check it and/or get it fixed?  Thanks.

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Lenses / Re: 300 f/2.8L and 400 f/2.8 at f/2.8

« on: April 27, 2013, 09:11:37 PM »

I'm doing better.  I wanted to update you guys.  The 400 f/2.8L I IS requires a LOT of skill, care, and expertise.  I shot at f/3.2 all day at the GLIAC golf tournament.  I need to edit these later, but had to get 3 quick out to Jeff at GLIAC and just thought I'd share.  I used AF Case 1, and used an AF point two up vertical from center, and was very, very careful to focus directly on their faces through the shot sequence "burst."

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: April 23, 2013, 05:47:52 PM »

This freshman from Michigan State ran the 5000 meter run in 14:14 and won the race at the Jesse Owens classic.  This is the beginning of the final straightaway where he outkicked the OSU runner on his left.