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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D Mark III Cityscape (Miami) with 50mm F1.2L

« on: March 26, 2012, 07:56:29 PM »

Very nice work.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D Mark II with 24mm f1.4L II (under the pier)

« on: March 26, 2012, 07:32:50 PM »

Nice shot.   What were your camera/lens settings? 

I'm very curious to see some detail under the pier. Any possibility you could try new HDR option of 5D3?  Not necessarily a better choice, just a different one?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: How to disable the focus on shutter button on the 5D MkIII if depressed halfway

« on: March 26, 2012, 06:55:22 PM »

p. 321 of the user's manual covers the focus enable/disable of both the shutter button and back-buttons...

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Software & Accessories / Quick release camera strap for Canon 7D and/or 5D MkIII

« on: March 23, 2012, 03:38:00 PM »

Looking for a quality quick release camera strap that attaches to camera body like the Canon stock strap does.  That is, with a fabric connection to the camera NOT a metal connector that will soon rub the finish off the camera body.   

Thanks for any suggestions?  Please provide brand and model number if possible.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Amazon 5D Mark III Pre Order Shipping & Order Status

« on: March 23, 2012, 12:45:43 PM »

I ordered the 5D Mark III body only on March 2nd at 7:30 AM MST. After no updates and several hours wasted at forums/blogs, I decided to contact the customer service through the chat option.

My first conversation ended abruptly due to internet issues but the customer rep credited my account with $5 for the agony. My second conversation resulted in better understanding of where the product is and what's causing the delay. My shipment was also expedited to a 1 day shipping at the end, thanks to a great Amazon rep.

Amazon specific:
Currently they have started shipping the body kit lens for 5D Mark III.
They are still waiting on the sales department from Canon to sync up with Amazon and officially release the batch lot for 5D Mark III. I don't think I have come across any blog/post where somebody received the positive shipping update on the body only order from Amazon (Please correct me if I am wrong).

It could be mishap on Amazon's end or Canon (or even both) but I don't think they will try to keep the orders on hold just to annoy the customers 

Believe me, I am as frustrated as anyone else out there as I have a business to run and would like to use this camera for a corporate event that I am shooting next weekend. But I can't let this ruin every day of my life until I get the shipment.

Let's see what happens in another day or two.

The only shipment notifications I have seen from Amazon have been for body only, I have not seen any kit shipping notifications.  I am waiting for a kit from Amazon, so it is what I've been looking for.  The kit seems to be very available at every major retailer EXCEPT Amazon.

I've ordered the kit from Amazon early on 3/2.  I received email that my order with ship on 4/2,  The website currently says the same.   It seem likely there are more body orders than kits.  Bodies are apparently already shipping, but shipping of kits is later, like mine.   

Has anyone received a kit from Amazon, or been notified of an estimated shipping date?

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DIII pre-order thread

« on: March 22, 2012, 06:07:36 PM »

Has anyone received a shipping notice from Amazon that ordered the 5D3 w/24-105 kit?   I ordered my kit on 3/2 at 9:30AM PST and received an email that my order would ship on April 2nd.  The Amazon website currently says my order "Not yet shipped".

Are bodies shipping first, then kits?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Insurance

« on: March 21, 2012, 12:34:11 AM »

Who do you guys use/recommend for full coverage (at and away from home) for your gear?
Edited to add: For professional business use.


Thanks.

I use State Farm - global coverage. My annual premium is less than 1% of replacement cost.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Lens micro-adjust for 5D3

« on: March 21, 2012, 12:26:09 AM »

Storing two values per lens is new for the 1D X and 5DIII, not available in any previous body.

So...you're one of the first!  Time permitting, can I ask you to satisfy a curiosity?  How does it vary across the range?  Simple experiment, since the AFMA value is recorded in the EXIF and displayed on the review image with full info (at least, in previous models).   Pick arbitrary ends, say -10 and +10 or 0 and +10, then shoot at a few points in the zoom range. Is there a gradual transition between the values, or an abrupt transition at some point?  I suspect the former, but the manual doesn't make it clear.

Thanks!

Thanks for your feedback Neuro!

Footnote at the bottom of p.108 of the manual says, as you may have seen

"When shooting with the intermediate range (focal length) of a zoom lens, the AF's point of focus is corrected relative to the adjustments made for the wide-angle and telephoto ends.  Even if only the wide-angle or telephoto end has been adjusted, a correction will be made automatically for the intermediate range."

This is the only explanation I could find.   I take it to mean a linear(?) interpolation of the W-T adjustments.

If so, it might not be as simple for a zoom lens with a variable aperture like my EF-S 17-85 f/4-5.6 zoom.  What role does the variable aperture play in computing the adjustment for the intermediate focal lengths?

After my 5D3 w/24-105 f/4L arrives in early April, I'll be able to use the W-T adjustment method and test the intermediate focal lengths.  Maybe the linear interpolation assumption can be observed/not?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Lens micro-adjust for 5D3

« on: March 20, 2012, 11:48:28 PM »

I've downloaded and am reading the user manual while waiting for my 5D3 to arrive.  The AF microadjustment described on p. 104-109 has new capability (to me) that allows for separate calibration at each focal length extreme of a zoom lens. The manual calls these settings W (wide) and T (telephoto).  Once these settings are stored in the camera for a specific lens the adjustments for other focal lengths are automatically scaled by the camera based on the W and T settings.

I previously have attempted calibrating my EF-S 17-85 zoom with my 7D using the LensAlign MkII tool.  The 7D allows for a single microadjustment - obviously a limiting choice for zoom lens.  Seemed like a capability only for prime lenses.

The W and T settings may have been in 1D models for quite some time, or it could be new to the 5D3, and likely the 1D X too.

Does anyone have any experience with the W and T capability and can comment on its effectiveness? 
 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: What's the first lens your going to test your 5DmkIII with?

« on: March 20, 2012, 10:24:39 PM »

24-105L

Me too - wiil be my new kit lens.  Then probably my 100 f/4L macro

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Amazon 5D Mark III Pre Order Shipping & Order Status

« on: March 18, 2012, 04:49:01 PM »

Pre-ordered 5D3 w/24-105 kit from Amazon on March 2nd at 9:30AM PDT.  As of today (3/18) shipping estimate is Monday, April 2nd, with delivery to California between 6-9 April.  All looks well. 

While waiting I downloaded a copy of the 5D3 manual and am busy reading away.  I'm finding there to be a lot of similarities between the 5D3 and my 7D, which is not too surprising.  Should help my learning curve.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III Manual Online

« on: March 16, 2012, 02:16:04 AM »

Nice. It looks like they do listen after all. It appears as if the histogram is now outlined again so we will be able to see where it ends when shooting outdoors with the sun shining!

I noticed that too.  I'll enjoy that.  My 7D doesn't have the right vertical edge; makes it real tough to find the white point.

Manual is huge!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III Manual Online

« on: March 15, 2012, 05:40:51 PM »

Thanks for the link.

Downloaded it fine and am printing 8.5x11 size for notebook.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Mark - III Preorder and Delivery

« on: March 15, 2012, 01:07:51 AM »

My Amazon ordered changed from "delivery on April 5-9"  to "shipping on April 2nd". For the kit. Ordered on March 2nd, early east coast.

+1   My order is also for the kit.   Delivery between April 5-9 still seems reasonable.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Anyone Pre-Order the 5d3 from Canon Directly

« on: March 14, 2012, 07:38:35 PM »

I know a lot of folks going BH/Adorama or local, but how many have gone shop.canon ? I called them and while they did not know how much stock they had, the website says Ship date March 26th?

Anyone know if there's a better shot at ordering from them directly? (Since price is the same everywhere...)

Good idea!  Especially since there is no price difference (unless Canon charges sales tax?).   

Too late for me to try, as I happily expect my 5D3 to arrive from Amazon between Apr 6-9.