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Many laptops do not have CD Rom drives, so this is a solution.


CD drives on laptops is going the way of 8 track drives in cars  ;D

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Software & Accessories / Re: Alternatives to Adobe Software
« on: May 08, 2013, 01:08:10 AM »
Buy a copy of CS6 and only pay for LR thru CC or if they continue to use retail copy's. you can convert your RAWs to DNGs later on to continue editing in CS6 for years.

That's my plan anyway.

No upgrades, no new features, ... imagine being stuck on CS(1) or earlier.  Would you be happy?

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Reviews / Re: 7D2 or 5D3?
« on: May 07, 2013, 11:29:10 PM »
Given the latest rumor that the 7D M2 will not be out till next year, are you still tempted to wait.

Get the best camera you can and enjoy it.

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I've seen that before...seems to me that a lever release clamp on a dangling strap would be the quickest transition from hip to pavement.   :o

That's what I first thought when I saw it.  A demonstration showed that you push a button on the lever to release it (much like a lock-back knife) and that bumping the lever in either direction will not release it.

Thanks - that makes a lot more sense!

looked at it on line and it seems to require a positive action to open the clamp.  Neuro - I had the same reaction initially, if the clamp accidentally opened, the camera would hit the ground in under a second

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Lenses / Re: Any one ever seen a zoom extender
« on: May 07, 2013, 11:08:26 PM »

And how much more are you willing to pay? And I'll be willing to bet they would need to do at least some revision of the optical formula since the tube would now be physically longer to accommodate the built-in TC. Or something. Anyway, personally I don't see why you would need to switch on the TC that quickly on your super-teles, but if you use them all the time maybe you have a use-case that would be useful to a large number of users.

Here is an example - I have a 1.4 on my 500 and the bird, lion, lion chasing the impala, gets to close for the combo.  By the time I can get the extender off the camera, caps back on the extender, camera reattached to the lens, rebalance on the wimberley or raised to the roof of the safari vehicle, the action is over.  I may only have 30 seconds to the shot.  Same reason Canon puts a 1.4 in the 200-400, adds versatility

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Unfortunately there are no good ford, chevy, toyota, .. alternatives.  Only Yugos

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Lenses / Re: Any one ever seen a zoom extender
« on: May 07, 2013, 07:25:19 PM »

Well, sure, you can stack TC's now, they just are different physical things. I imagine it'd be quite a bit more complicated to have one device that you introduce the different optics into position. More complicated mechanically, which introduces many more points of failure, and probably much more complicated optically unless it simply lifts one of the optics out of the way and puts another in it's place. Theoretically possible...but why? Just pull off the lens, and stack your TCs.

Why build a 1.4 into the 200-400?  Convenience?  Stacking TC takes time and are very discrete.  I would like to a zoom function to my 300, 400, 500 or 600 Great White

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Are there any discounts / promotions on the software?

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Software & Accessories / Re: Alternatives to Adobe Software
« on: May 07, 2013, 11:08:51 AM »
These big companies almost ask to be pirated.

Does a large department ask for shop lifters?  Do rich people ask to have their homes broken into?
Should carjacking of Porsche and Mercedes be condoned?

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Software & Accessories / Re: Adobe to Stop Making Packaged Software
« on: May 07, 2013, 11:07:03 AM »
What happened to the days where a craftsman made an excellent product and then sold said product for cash? Oh yeah, pirates. :|

So to stop pirates, (which this CC won't) they will rent you said tool and if you make thousands of files with that tool and don't pay, instantly those are thousands of useless files. I don't like that idea, I'd rather just buy the tool.

Am I strange?

Stoping the pirates is a laudable goal.  Thief should not be tolerated.  However for me (and I suspect many of us) the issue is cost.  If I could get LR and PS CC for $150 /year with a long term commitment from Adobe that they would hold that price I could live with it.

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Lenses / Re: Poll: Most Wanted New Lenses of 2013.
« on: May 07, 2013, 09:12:13 AM »
1) EF 100-400/f4.0-5.6 IS
turning zoom, IQ and build quality as good as the 70-200 / 2.8 L IS II
price approx. USD 2,200 - including tripod ring!

2) EF-F 50-150/2.8 L IS
IQ and build-quality as good as the 70-200 2.8 L IS II but as compact, light and black as the Sigma 50-150 / 2.8
price? USD 1,300

3) EF 16-35 /2.8 L IS
optically as good as the 24-70 II
price USD 1,500

4) EF 20/4.0 pancake
as compact, cheap and good as the 40/2.8 pancake
priced at 250 USD

5) EF 24-105/4.0 L IS II 
IQ and build quality like the 24-70 II
priced at USD 1,000

If the returns to 150 to USD1 , maybe you'll see these prices.   Until then you are 30-50% too lower (unfortunately)

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Lenses / Re: Poll: Most Wanted New Lenses of 2013.
« on: May 07, 2013, 09:05:10 AM »
There are a few lenses I would like to see updates / added to Canon's lineup


Update the 180 macro - no need for IS, as I shoot mostly a tripod.
14-24 if up to Nikon IQ
200-400 w/ or w/o the 1.4
100-400 if IQ  is top notch
400 f4 would be a nice

I could not afford all these but it would be nice to have choices

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Here is an awesome comparison between these cameras:
Nikon D7100 vs Canon 7D - Fight! - Photography Feature Challenge - Best APS-C DSLR?

Looks like Canon is still a favorite for sports and wildlife in many ways though the Nikon does have some tempting features.


Not surprised.  Each system has it strengths.  It would unlikely that one system (of the 2 which compete head to head) would win in every dimension.

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My AFMA test results differ between wide open and stopped down to the sharpest aperture, why?

Possibly focus shift (with some lenses, stopping down shifts the focal plane).

Seriously??  Never heard of that before.  Will be interesting to see if I can spurious results when I test my lens.

The 50L is notorious for it, for example.

How do you focus with the lens?  Rely upon DOF to hold the focus sharp?

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