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Macro / Tulip with 7D and 100 f.4L macro
« on: August 27, 2012, 08:07:35 PM »
Shot in available light on tripod with 7D and 100mm f/2.8L macro. ISO 100, f/32, 1.3 sec,
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Software & Accessories / Re: Stitching panoramas question
« on: August 17, 2012, 03:00:07 PM »I've done a search but can't find an answer to this question.
I'm going to try my first panoramas in a nice landscape area soon.
I understand the technique for taking the pictures ok.
Let's say I take 5 images in horizontal format to be stitched together. I'll probably be using Canon's Photostitch software.
How do you know what will be lost from the top and bottom of each of the 5 images when they are stitched together? Or can this be specified by the user?
I'm not talking about the areas of overlap that are needed, but the area at the top and bottom of each picture that will go in order to produce the long thin panorama.
I want to make sure I don't lose something that is integral to the composition.
I hope this makes sense!
Thanks
Have you considered using vertical (portrait) format? I think you have more control - more information in your final image - and less distortion - if you take your images in the vertical (portrait) format.
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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Boston Panorama
« on: July 24, 2012, 06:59:35 PM »
I like it a lot, especially since it's not an HDR effort - which is what I most likely would have attempted. Wish I had been there to try.
However, the top floors of the left-most tall building are washed out, and a bit of an eyesore - hard to avoid without some HDR - or at least some highlight correction.
However, the top floors of the left-most tall building are washed out, and a bit of an eyesore - hard to avoid without some HDR - or at least some highlight correction.
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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Mission San Juan Capistrano - California
« on: July 18, 2012, 07:28:58 PM »
Liked you pics on photobucket. Did you use HDR on any of them?
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5D MK III Sample Images / Navy's Blue Angels at MCAS Cherry Point, NC - May 6, 2012
« on: July 18, 2012, 07:13:41 PM »
Four images of Navy's Blue Angels taken with Canon 5D Mark III and 24-105 f/4L. Each image shot at 105 mm with the same exposure settings: ISO 800, f/8, 1/3200 sec. Really enjoyed the Airshow and satisfied with results even though limited by 105 mm max focal length.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Is the 5D3 compatible with STM lenses (e.g., new 40mm f/2.8)
« on: July 16, 2012, 07:25:57 PM »
My understanding is that STM lenses offer quieter focusing for video and the new T4i is apparently compatible with STM lenses for this purpose. Is this also true for the 5D3? The 5D3 user's manual makes no mention of STM. If 5D3 not compatible, can firmware update make it compatible?
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Software & Accessories / Re: Issues with Black Rapid?
« on: April 14, 2012, 04:49:34 PM »Can you post a snap of the bottom of the camera showing the scuff? One thing you might consider is attaching the BR to a Wimberly P5 generic Arca Swiss plate, that may keep the connectors farther from the camera body.
I also use the RS-7 with the 5D3 with an RRS L-plate attached. I connect to the L-plate with a Kirk 1" clamp that is connected to the RS-7 threads. This fully protects from metal-to-metal. Also, it's very easy to get on and off a tripod - quickly.
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Software & Accessories / Re: Issues with Black Rapid?
« on: April 14, 2012, 04:11:21 PM »
I just bought the RS-7 for my new 5D3 and like it a lot. The RS-7 threaded attachment has a rubber washer that protects the camera from metal-to-metal contact. So far I haven't had and problems.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Product Advisory
« on: April 14, 2012, 03:56:31 PM »
Secondly, leaking LCD is very disappointing. That just reflects the deterioration of Canon's workmanship or quality control. For those who understand how Canon's cameras were put together, can you please shed some light on what type of "countermeasures" would be deployed to fix the issue? I think it would require significant work to get to the part between the LCD and the sensor. I am just not 100% confident about the skills of the technicians at the Canon service center. I suggest that if the issue does not bother you, just go out and take more photos. If it does, return it now and wait for a few months to get a new one.
Eoseoseoseoseos
5DIII, x0D, 1v, 16-35 L, 28-70 L, 70-200 2.8L IS, 50 1.4, 100 2.8L IS.
Seems to me that Canon may have felt pressure to get the 5D3 to market, in presence of earthquake issues and competition from Nikon. There is no other excuse for not discovering this problem in QC and fixing it before distribution. Not good. But I am confident Canon can and will fix it.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Product Advisory
« on: April 14, 2012, 03:49:08 PM »This kind of pisses me off. Not because I feel like I got a defective camera or that I even think this issue would really affect me. I'm pissed off because I will now have to decide if I want to be without my camera while it is getting an updated LCD cover or if I want to ignore the recall and deal with whatever the consequences of that are...
Choices, oh choices.... at least you have this choice
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Eye-Fi usage on 5D3, with C1, C2, C3?
« on: April 09, 2012, 07:46:49 PM »If you're wanting to run the SD card as a parallel back-up, I guess this doesn't help, but why not shoot just RAW to the CF card and just JPEG to the EyeFi card?
I was actually playing with the C1, C2, C3 settings last night and I thought that you could tie the recording scheme to them, but they are separated out and I can see pluses and minuses both for that decision.
Can you share your pluses and minuses? Thanks!
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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images
« on: April 09, 2012, 05:37:49 PM »
Canon 5D III with 100 f/2.8L macro on tripod, shot in RAW converted to JPG in PS5
rose#1 --- at f/8, 1/50s, ISO 100.
orchid#3 --- at f/16, 1/10s, ISO 100.
rose#1 --- at f/8, 1/50s, ISO 100.
orchid#3 --- at f/16, 1/10s, ISO 100.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Great tutorials on 5DIII and 1Dx AF system
« on: April 07, 2012, 02:39:51 PM »Thanks, I'll read them.
+1 I'm reading the manual, but finding it a bit vague. Hope to learn from these links. Thanks for posting.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Depth of Field preview button
« on: April 06, 2012, 01:57:29 PM »
I use DoF preview all the time with macro work...
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Amazon 5D Mark III Pre Order Shipping & Order Status
« on: April 04, 2012, 05:21:16 PM »
Pre-ordered my 5D3 w/24-105 kit on 3/2 at 9:30 AM PST. Received 4/2. Diving into the manual....