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EOS Bodies / Re: Bye Canon?

« on: April 30, 2013, 10:27:43 AM »

let me put it this way.... why the top Pro photographers shoot only with Hassyes and MF cameras  

I couldn't agree more. That's why all wedding photographers shoot MF...... And wildlife photographers shoot MF because it is so easy to buy and carry MF cameras and lenses with the same reach as the " big whites ".  And that's why all sports photographers use MF, you never see Canons and Nikons at the big games.

P.S. What is the appropriate tag for HUGE SARCASM

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Canon General / Re: How much would you pay?

« on: April 29, 2013, 06:53:03 PM »

I'd pay $1.80..... and if answers to questions were not forthcoming I wouldn't share my TimBits... I'd also make sure he saw the Nikon lens cap on my lens and I would ask why Canon does not make a lens cap that you can put on or remove with the lens hood in place...

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Lenses / Re: EF 800mm f/5.6L IS II [CR2]

« on: April 29, 2013, 01:55:24 PM »

and the 1200 F5.6 is also way overdue for updating.... and probably costs more than my house.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Wedding expert suggestions desired...first time.

« on: April 29, 2013, 09:43:23 AM »

Thanks so far for the informative replies - I am reading the entire "Emergency wedding, of sorts" right now as suggested above. And yes I do agree that this is a high degree of responsibility but truthfully, the couple had never really budgeted for a photographer since having "quality" shots of their wedding just were not that high on the list of them. I was volunteered and they are very happy but as a back-up they are handing out a few dozen disposable cameras for guests to have fun with.

I am just trying to help out here and figure if I take 500-1000 shots they should be able to pull a few dozen really nice ones out. And since I have never formally shot a wedding before I am just looking for the basic suggestions more-or-less to confirm what I have read elsewhere. An example would be shooting in Av at 5.6 or 8.0 as that reinforces others suggestions.

And I really do appreciate the help folks, the more info the better.

On a far more important note..... GOOD FOR YOU! You learn by stepping outside your comfort zone and you are being a nice person and doing a nice thing. GOOD FOR YOU!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Lens for upcoming Auto show

« on: April 29, 2013, 09:37:38 AM »

Just leave the camera in the "AUTO" setting and you should be fine

Seriously though, whatever lens you choose, a polarizing filter will be a must. Lots of reflections off shiny surfaces and glass....

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EOS Bodies / Re: Bye Canon?

« on: April 28, 2013, 05:50:41 PM »

Maybe the new camera will have weather capabilities 

Of course it will have weather capabilities..... At the least it will be able to handle sunny or cloudy

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Release Date [CR1]

« on: April 27, 2013, 03:21:15 PM »

Will the wait ever end??

It's like being a Cubs fan

Fortunately for us in Canada, it will be released before Toronto wins the Stanley Cup......

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Lenses / Re: Macro lens or attachments to make my current lenses go macro?

« on: April 27, 2013, 03:17:32 PM »

To my way of thinking, if you are dealing with moving subjects (live insects, ec) or handheld, the 100L is the clear best choice. If you are dealing with static objects, out comes the tripod... IS is not needed, and you have all the time you want to make your shot using whatever techology suits your fancy.

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Canon General / Re: The best camera is the one....

« on: April 27, 2013, 09:57:03 AM »

I stand by my signature line....

I was thinking of you and your signature line just two hours ago. Here in Phnom Penh the rainy season is just starting, we just had a huge thunderstorm passing by the city a few hours ago. In the aftermath I went to pick up pizzas around 6 PM our time and the light was just fantastic. I saw two fantastic images, I had nothing to capture them with, one towards the setting sun over a couple of taller buildings and one to the east, with the sun behind me lighting up an old Soviet apartment building that is falling apart. I often bring my S100 in the car but just forgot this time and I missed it. I'll bring it tomorrow though.

Have a great weekend!

J

....is the one in my hand when I need it

Two weeks ago, after a winter of shooting a great grey owl at considerable distance, on the only day I didn't have any camera with me, there he is, perched on a limb 2 meters away.... I watched him for thirty minutes thinking that you could have gotten great shots with even an iPhone...... A camera sitting at home is useless!

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Release Date [CR1]

« on: April 27, 2013, 08:30:55 AM »

As of now, a couple of people have said that May 14, 2013 is the day the lens will be officially announced with availability coming in September/October 2013.

Is it possible that someone misread the date as May-14 (and hence jumping to mid 2014), instead of May 14, 2013? 

I guess that's better than misreading May - 30

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Canon General / Re: The best camera is the one....

« on: April 27, 2013, 08:26:31 AM »

I stand by my signature line....

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS not good for NASA?

« on: April 26, 2013, 08:14:40 AM »

I can't speak for NASA, but I can tell you that there are Canon cameras at the Canadian Space Agency..... and I know that they have at least one 800 F5.6 lens...... because it is on the other side of the room I am in!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Why not higher resolution video?

« on: April 26, 2013, 08:10:58 AM »

Because it is not trivial to process the larger amounts of data per second. Processors need to be fast enough and be able to dissipate the heat.

I can see that, but the new GoPro does 4k.

Processing power depends a lot on the algorithm used. The GoPro HEAVILY compresses it's video.... that's why it fits hours of video onto a microSD card. Also, the goPro shoots 4K video at 15FPS..... that's the same data rate as 2K video at 60FPS. Also, the GoPro is a VIDEO camera..... hardware is optimized for shooting VIDEO, as opposed to a DSLR which is optimized for shooting stills.


I don't have it with me to check file sizes, but on Sunday I shot a 55 minute long video (one continuous recording) on a GoPro..... compare that to a Canon DSLR where you can reach the 4G file size limit in about 2 minutes....

With such a lossy algorithm, you skip on trying to conserve the smallest details, so you need a lot less cpu power.... if Canons provided poor quality, they could speed up too

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EOS Bodies / Re: 21mp Sensor in the 7D Mark II? [CR1]

« on: April 24, 2013, 10:07:12 PM »

So let's say Canon comes out with a 54Megapixel camera.... Think of a 21Megapixel 7D as the sweet spot of the big megapixel monster yet for half the price (or less)..... It will sell.

There are an awful lot of us that seem to be waiting on the 7D2.  It will sell.

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EOS Bodies / Re: The sound of silence

« on: April 24, 2013, 06:48:59 AM »

I had to jump in here. Whenever I get new cameraitis I get my 7D out and go take some pictures. Tonight I used my tripod and took several shots off of my patio as the sun was going down. I used my 24-105 at 28 mm and F8. I tried a few little tweaks like bumping the saturation up to 1 in the Neutral setting and increasing the sharpness to 2. I tried different focus modes from my usual "Single point AF", including the manual zone select shifted to the left for a particular tree. I played with white balance settings. I shot in Live mode with a 2 second timer for many of the shots. I took 19 shots all in all. Brought them inside and pixel peeped the heck out of them. I made some crops, kept one in the original framing, and made a watercolor out of a crop of the tree that caught my eye. The crummy old 7D will still take better images than I can visualize. I don't use the fast focus on mine so much, stills and macro are more my thing. My point is, the camera isn't the limitation, I am.

 Still, the new ones will make it easier to get good images (we used to say exposures) and I like the idea of higher res. With high resolution you can use a really good fixed lens and crop your zoom later. I feel like I am missing out on something not having a new way cool camera right now! I guess I'll just try to get more things framed correctly the first time and learn how to use the camera I have with more skill!!! LOL

And that's what it is all about.... Seeing and creativity....  Great first post and welcome to the forum.