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Lenses / Re: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Sets New Benchmark for Excellence

« on: March 18, 2013, 06:19:33 PM »

This is great!  It's great to have these great lenses coming out by 3rd party to compete with Canon.  Competition is excellent.  I think Canon products have been overly-pricey and they need to come down a notch.

If I didn't have my Zeiss 50mm f1.4, I would totally consider this lens...

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EOS Bodies / Re: The Next Rebel? [CR1]

« on: March 13, 2013, 05:35:52 PM »

The more I think about a smaller DSLR and these specs, the more I like this.  This is looking like a smaller 50D with better specs.  I mean, if this has a metal body, this could be a GREAT travel camera.  WITH EF and EF-S lens compatibility without an adapter?  I'm really liking this.  Gosh, this could replace my beloved 50D.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big Megapixel Camera in 2014

« on: March 13, 2013, 04:08:31 AM »

I can't wait for some solid news on this bad boy! 

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EOS Bodies / Re: refurbished 5d III, what do you think?

« on: March 13, 2013, 03:47:11 AM »

I've never heard anything about Canon refurbs...  Never.  Good deal on the 5DIII!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Should I swap my 60D and $ for a 5D Mk II??

« on: March 13, 2013, 03:32:56 AM »

Depends on the money.  But I have the 5DII and it's a much better camera for noise and dynamic range qualities.  You definitely see a difference.  Though if you have a great lens and good light, the difference is less though still noticeable.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Dynamic Range vs. Exposure Range, and why the difference matters

« on: March 13, 2013, 03:26:28 AM »

Jeez... the topic that won't die. Sick of DR and the endless discussion.

Ok.  So don't read it?

And he's only posted 135 times..  Oh yeah, that's an old-timer...  (sarcasm)

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EOS Bodies / Re: A New DSLR Line from Canon? [CR1]

« on: March 13, 2013, 03:24:44 AM »

Smaller than a Rebel?  We talking Kiddie Cams?  I'm interested what a smaller DSLR looks like and not be a point/shoot or 4/3 camera....

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Capturing Stills from 4K Video with the EOS-1D C

« on: March 03, 2013, 10:20:44 PM »

I'm sure there are times when extracting stills from video can be great. But I think it's a tremendous waist of money, technology and time doing it this way. "Micro-Expressions"? Sounds like a sales-term to me...

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: The Next Zeiss Lenses? [CR2]

« on: March 03, 2013, 10:14:10 PM »

I think the ONLY reason Zeiss needs to update their lenses is for the new, high MP sensors. Well, their 50mm can be refreshed. But their 35mm and 85mm are fantastic for anything less than 30MP.

For fashion and portrait work, it's hard to beat Zeiss. I hope they have two different lines for the immediate future. Until I get a camera above 30MP and A LOT more paid work, there is no reason for me to get these uber-lenses.

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EOS Bodies / Re: New DSLR at the End of March [CR2]

« on: February 28, 2013, 03:05:35 PM »

I think this is going to be a SWEET camera.  I LOVE my 50D and feel it can only really be improved without a huge leap in price would be better ISO performance at the high-end.  The highest useable ISO on it is 1600.  3200 would be very good and 6400 would be great!  Add WiFi and it would be a long-term keeper.  I would consider replacing the 50D with the 70D for my walkabout camera.  But the 50D is just too good to spend another $600/net for 1 - 2 stops in ISO performance and WiFi...

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Reviews / Re: Review - Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT

« on: February 26, 2013, 09:56:15 PM »

I think the new flash system is great if you work primarily with flashes. It certainly makes using them remotely a little easier. But I want the flexibility and possibly more advanced functions 3rd party units can offer.

I too was a little underwhelmed with the new 'upgrade'. I still wonder why they didn't incorporate WiFi on the flashes? Do you know the crazy stuff you could do? And the simplicity of doing it all with a laptop. The applications that can be developed for controlling them? The near limitless zones you can set... And it would only cost the manufacturer $20 to implement it....  Heck, Phottix can develop units with this functionality...  Better replacing a TCU and Rx units than entire flash units...

If I was getting brand new flashes, the 600's are the way to go. Otherwise, older units work just fine too if you're okay with 3rd party systems.

OK, I read (semi read + skimmed) the review and I found it well done.  Thanks!

Unfortunately, the new Canon RF flash system still leaves me underwhelmed/disappointed because I think there are so many things they could have done and didn't.  It seems fairly rudimentary and limited for the money they are charging.  An incremental upgrade considering what is already available from RadioPopper, PocketWizard, YN, etc.

Integrated camera wireless control is what I want and halfway expected from Canon after all this time.  I want a small Canon RF flash alternative like the SunPak RD2000 that I can hand hold or use on camera without the need for wires or another flash.  I want simple wireless flash zone control like the PW AC-3.  Instead we get another expensive, complicated menu driven master/slave dedicated flash design that simply replaced TTL light communication with TTL RF communication.  Wow.  Yawn.  Canon wasn't even kind enough to keep backward compatible TTL light communication so you could keep using all of your now obsolete and soooo 2010 pre-600 series flashes.  The 600 series flash stuff just seems more like a small incremental way to take a lot of my money than a true innovation or evolutionary RF flash system to really wake things up.  And WiFi is not the way to do anything other than low priority network data transmission.  To use it for much else where fast response is mandatory will result in delays, latency and interference.

Sorry to be such a stick-in-the-mud here but I think I'll pass and just keep using all my old 430/550/580 series (now junk I guess) stuff with YN radio triggers that work like a champ.  And the YN triggers even have AF assist lamps and a hot shoe on top, unlike the single function ST-E3-RT.  Take that Canon!

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Reviews / Re: Review - Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT

« on: February 26, 2013, 12:34:45 PM »

I know!  I would be very happy to buy someone's good-condition 580exII's...  Even if I had a compatible-camera, I would not use the newer flashes simply because there are no receivers for strobes.  Seems kinda silly to buy into this system and it work ONLY with flashes...  And at double the price of a top of the line third party maker...

'Selling off my 580exIIs wasn’t easy. Their drop in price meant I was selling two flashes to one 600ex-RT purchase'

That's odd. I sold off 3 of my 580exII speedlites in perfect condition when the 600ex-rt was announced. I got almost new price for them and had to add only a small amount extra to buy 3 600ex-rt's. Certainly nowhere near to the 2 for 1 situation you observed.

Great speedlite BTW. I love the confidence a radio trigger gives me. And I love the range as well.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 20, 2013, 03:44:30 PM »

Wow!  18 Pages of this discussion!  You know these specs are want people want or hate!   

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 03:24:19 PM »

Slam in a FF sensor with these MP and this would've been an awesome 5D3!  LOL!

Still, it's a pretty darn nice sports and wildlife shooter. A totally nice and great upgrade to the current 7D.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Big Megapixel Camera in 2014

« on: February 07, 2013, 05:07:15 AM »

Yes...  And people said it wouldn't happen... 

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=12606.msg224974#msg224974

I don't think development of the big-MP camera started when Canon got wind of the D800. I think the sensor technology R&D may have been delayed due to the tsunami. So now they are behind Nikon.

Canon HAS to come out with brand new tech to keep the FF market profitable. Or go into the MF market.  And it doesn't look like they want to do that. Once this new sensor tech. is released, don't be surprised in three to five years that they stop making APS-C cameras and go solely FF for DSLRS.. Even the Rebels. There is only so much more tech they can cram into the Rebel. Don't be surprised if the next Rebel is the last with an APS-C sensor.

I'm fine with the big-MP Canon coming out in 2014...  But Canon has gotta hurry it up a bit. That rumored Nikon D4X looks to be my perfect big-MP camera and its going to look very juicy to many. The 1Dx is a fine camera. But its a sports-shooter. For us fashion-types, we want more MP and DR. I would bet that nature-types are in the same boat.

I don't think the longer-term Canon pros would switch, but this could put Nikon in a really good spot in the market for the next several years...  Canon should announce and the big MP camera before the D4X. That would take some of Nikons thunder when they release the D4X.

Please Canon, come out with something that there is no question what is the best big MP-FF pro cam out there.