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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Dynamic range, high lights information D800 vs 5dmk2

« on: April 03, 2013, 03:54:00 PM »

Is that  all you have to say?
Turn around  a discussion of physics and also question my skills as a photographer?
well I have been working with photo since more than 30 years, how about you?

if you want to talk about physics, i am openning to that topic too (thought that i have mentioned this to you before)....  how about my photography experience?  not sure where i am at but i have started to learn and use dslr since last feb 2012.  about my main studying? light... want to challenge me about exposure... anytime... i have my confident on that with and without taking a look at meter...  (note:  of course more precise when using meter.  however, my exposure without meter still is acceptable from number of people.)

i am not taking challenge on strobist since i am now trying to collecting stuff to study about it... but bounce on camera flash and direct on camera flash... YES...

no metadata for all your images.  however, being a photographer for 30 years but cannot consistently nail focus, still capture snapshot images without story telling on street photography... you should quit...

following image was not taken by me but another one who has just started to learn about photography.  this should be a story telling image (about rich and poor)...

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Dynamic range, high lights information D800 vs 5dmk2

« on: April 03, 2013, 03:13:04 PM »

Mikael Risedal returns with some BBQ test charts. How surprising.

mikael risedal needs to be back into this forum flooding the same topic again, otherwise, he will be broke since nikon stops paying him.  wonder if an image that mikael risedal provide is his actual work area's corner.

ankorwatt:  show me your best image with metadata... i might be able to tell how good you are (do not care whether image has been edited or not)...  why?  my hobby is not only digital camera but also analyzing images 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Does Canon really have a Flagship Stills Camera?

« on: April 02, 2013, 07:48:45 PM »

a flagship camera does not help you to get a nice image... instead, your knowledge about arts/photography in general... eyes, color, gears, composition, etc does...

there is one wedding photographer currently bases in orange county, ca.  he claims that he has been receiving number of awards about photography and always shoot full manual.  well, he is shooting "full manual" with:

1. manual mode
2. auto iso, and
3. matrix/evaluative metering
4. auto white balance
5. any others, i do not know... but all of the above i know exactly that is his shooting style

question:  is it really full manual?  i personally think NOT.  below is an example of getting nice images without flagship...

example:  http://blog.zhangjingna.com/2010/10/equipment-and-where-money-comes-from.html

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Lenses / Re: Want to expand my gear?

« on: March 30, 2013, 02:08:43 AM »

here is my thought:

70-300l for more reach:  imo, i would not choose this one... for more reach, i would wait to get 7d mark ii or 70d so that i would add another body to my list and it will be obviously more reach than what you have planned when pairing with 70-200mm.  someone here might claim that 5d mark iii is better at high ISO... sure, but keep in mind that lens is f/4-5.6.... at most two stops and think about it, you can shoot at f/2.8 with focal length of 320mm instead of f/5.6 at 300mm

2 more 600exrt for flash photography:  sure
100mm 2.8 lens portraits and macro:  i just got it 
16-35 2.8 for landscape:  got it last year but also thinking about and waiting for 14-24mm

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EOS Bodies / Re: What is missing from the 7DII specs

« on: March 28, 2013, 01:00:13 PM »

If I were to upgrade, my main concern, owning a 40 D, is how noise free the higher ISO's will be. Shooting at 3200 iso in a dark theatre, the images on the 40 D just have to much noise.  I don't see the current 7 D as having much better noise performance than my 40 D.  But I imagine the price will be too high and I will be stuck looking at a
70 D.

I personally think that you cannot find any camera with NOISE FREE even at ISO 100...

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 7D Mark II Test Camera [CR1]

« on: March 28, 2013, 12:36:37 PM »

I agree with whoever said that, except for the 10 fps, they look more like 70D-like specs.

I doubt we'll see the 7D AF in the xxD anytime soon.

let me guess... we will see canon t5i in 70d body with some additional software feature like AFMA, etc...

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 7D Mark II Test Camera [CR1]

« on: March 28, 2013, 12:29:02 PM »

This just sounds like a sensor test body, not the full camera, using the current af from 7d and just used to test the sensor.

official integration test methods and approval integration test results are based/required to test on the whole system.  i personally do not think think that they can test it like that unless canon is not going to release this camera soon... then they can test it that way...

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 7D Mark II Test Camera [CR1]

« on: March 28, 2013, 11:08:07 AM »

Holly smoke!!!...

5D Mark III ISO:  100-25600 (L: 50, H1 51200, H2 102400)
   Note:  For [Highlight tone priority], the settable ISO speed range will be 200-25600

7D Mark II ISO:  The same?

Overall, I personally think that given specs are pretty good.  The only thing that I do not like is one CF card.  However, points that I am starting loving this camera are
1. FPS
2. ISO (Not sure how can they handle noise level at such high ISO?  But it is pretty impressive with 2 stops better ISO)

Not sure if anyone need this function, but I think that it would be kinda handy if Canon can provide a function that help me to perform exposure lock forever until I cancel it (Like give me a option to set a toggle button between lock and set.  Current exposure lock function will timeout in certain amount of time...).  This helps in acting quick when using AV/TV mode with selecting focus points instead of select focus and then re-compose...

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1DX Replacement

« on: March 23, 2013, 02:53:08 PM »

Product announcements

1DX on October 18, 2011 (24 months)
1D4 on October 20, 2009 (32 months)
1D3 on February 21, 2007 (18 months)
1D2n on August 22, 2005 (17 months)
1D2 on January 29, 2004

i agree with charlesa who said, "No way the 1DX will be replaced that soon".  and keep in mind that 1dx is actually a direct replacement of 1ds mark iii, which was announced in 2007, instead of 1d 4.  so think about it... unless canon come up with a 1d series body with a different usage such as either aps-h or high m-pixel camera.  i do not see that 1dx replacement coming out pretty soon, say within about another 3 or 4 years...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Congratulations Canon to another great Camera release!!

« on: March 21, 2013, 08:46:03 PM »

The more money Canon milks from its entry-level product line, the more money it has to invest in its pro and semi-pro gear. Sounds good to me

yeah well it only has to show results some day....

I would say the 1Dx and the 5D3 are adequate results.

Aside from dominating the DSLR market, yes.

humans are never satisfied with what they have like we wants more holidays per year, so retailers or manufactures... but really different thoughts between the two since to retailers and manufactures more holidays mean more bussiness... LOL

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon 400D (Digital Rebel XTi): Sell, or keep it?

« on: March 21, 2013, 08:14:18 PM »

if sell it for less than or equal to $100 bucks, i rather keep it for:
1. give it to my one of my relatives, or
2. give it to my daughters (they could have fun with it), or
3. keep it for experiment purpose, or
4. use it in creating textures, etc

note:  my 7-year-old daughter and i am still using my 30d since one of the local camera store offers me for $250.  it still serves me well though...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Congratulations Canon to another great Camera release!!

« on: March 21, 2013, 07:29:07 PM »

Can anyone confirm if the T5i has the same new sensor that the SL1 has?  The marketing materials clearly state the SL1 has a new sensor, but it is unclear if the T5i has the sensor from the T4i or the SL1.

nope but i will bet it looks like this:

Canon 550d - 18mp - DXO Mark sensor score: 66
Canon 600d - 18mp - DXO Mark sensor score: 65
Canon 650d - 18mp - DXO Mark sensor score: 62
Canon 700d - 18mp - DXO Mark sensor score: 5?



yeah i know it´s all wrong what DxO does and even a score of 40 would be good enough. 
fanboys... pfhhhh.

+1
Canon's market team is offering 50 cents for each person who defend 700D, go collect them

i personally do not care about scores analyzed by someone else.  i do care about my eyes and my techniques that i have developed on my own and yes, i am still using my canon 30d every day...  for me, internet sources are there for me to read, trust it or not it depends.  use your brains instead of using provided information...

for example:  i will not learn photography techniques from Sal unless it is offered for free but will learn marketing techniques from Sal even though it is not offered for free.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Congratulations Canon to another great Camera release!!

« on: March 21, 2013, 03:19:31 PM »

Straight from the Canon Japan website:

Shot at ISO 1600
http://canon-premium.webcdn.stream.ne.jp/www09/canon-premium/eosd/samples/eos100d/downloads/06.jpg

Well, that pretty much confirms it to me. Looks pretty much like my 550d; I can already see the hallmark red/green blotches of pattern noise without even attempting to lift the shadows.

Let's hope they'll do better on the 70d. I don't see why they couldn't. From what I've seen, this problem is much better controlled on the 5d3/6d?

this image was not taken with t5i aka kiss x7i, it was taken with sl1 aka x7.  i am not sure as if anyone interest in seeing images taken with t5i?  but if you do, i have some (a portrait shot with 1600 iso is the highest iso image i have... pretty clean image). 


note:  recently found out that they have updated their website with all 8 images from t5i, so i do not need to post them up.  here is the link http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/samples/eos700d/

another thing is that i am not sure why people are complaining about this one.  canon did not say that they are majorly upgrading nor minor upgrading this to t4i, but just said that a new version.  like someone in this threat has said that you will find a new model of car every year, but the different might be just lights...

canon, pleaseeee release your 7d mark ii....

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Information [CR1]

« on: March 07, 2013, 01:05:16 PM »

Integrated grip and a high-density AF sensor?  Very, very interested.  Throw in noticeably better high ISO performance than the current 7D and I'm sold...

Ditto! Very exciting...

i am in for one if new 7d mark ii matches above description

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Lenses / Re: Keep or sell??

« on: February 28, 2013, 11:34:09 PM »

well... if you would like to keep it, then you can use it as macro lens all you have to do is to pay additional around 5 buck for reserve ring: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ee0vHORA74