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Canon General / Re: Air Shows-How do you shoot them? (my first attempt)

« on: October 04, 2012, 12:12:31 AM »

Roger Cicala on shooting air shows:
"One effective technique to get some room when you’re at a crowded airshow: set the 600 vertically with the hood end on the ground, get a serious look on your face, and announce loudly 'you folks should step back from the blast area before we launch this.'"

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Lenses / Re: DPReview and DxOMark to partner for lens testing

« on: October 02, 2012, 10:26:03 PM »

There are issues with IP filtering, I just do not mention them, enough trolls know how to work the system already without giving a tutorial.

I understand.  Just that doing the basics eliminates 99% of the problem users.  There will always be the 1% that are cockroaches.

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Lenses / Re: DPReview and DxOMark to partner for lens testing

« on: October 02, 2012, 10:07:42 PM »

The state of objective journalism in the photography equipment world is pathetic when one guy on this forum and a guy running a rental house are the only real authorities you can trust.

Agreed.  I quite enjoy Roger and his entire lack of brand loyalty.  Some of the better quotes I've seen:

Sigma 300-800: “A perfect lens for surveillance use, its stealth black finish is unobtrusive and easily concealed.”
OK, let me get this straight: the lens weighs 13 pounds,  is nearly 3 feet long with the hood mounted, and has a front element the size of a dinner plate. But by painting it black, it’s now “ unobtrusive and easily concealed”. If you mount it as a gun on a battleship, maybe.

Do you know the difference between a fairy tale and a Southern fairy tale? Well, a fairy tale starts “once upon a time.” A Southern fairy tale starts “Y’all aint gonna believe this S#@t!”. The 300mm f/2.8L IS is the Southern fairy tale of camera lenses.

One effective technique to get some room when you’re at a crowded airshow: set the 600 vertically with the hood end on the ground, get a serious look on your face, and announce loudly “you folks should step back from the blast area before we launch this”.[/b]

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Lenses / Re: DPReview and DxOMark to partner for lens testing

« on: October 02, 2012, 09:33:37 PM »

Occasionally, someone who is banned gets another IP, user name, and e-mail and starts posting again, however, a range of IP's can be banned as well.
I do not agree that a web site should just ignore abusers, spammers, etc because they occasionally come back with a new account.

Agreed.  Glad someone who knows about IP address filtering entered the room.

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Lenses / Re: If you can have ONLY 3 lenses, what would they...???

« on: October 02, 2012, 04:13:37 AM »

Well, I used this thread and some others to help me decide on this trio during the 20% refurb sale:
EF-S 17-55 f2.8
EF 85 f1.8
EF 70-200 f4 (non-IS, shooting kids sports outdoors in sunny Florida)

I know it doesn't sound very impressive against everyone's dream list that costs $10k+, but I'd say I did alright for $1.5k and got 95% of the performance those lists offered.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Sunny Isles stunning reflections with 5DIII & 50L

« on: October 02, 2012, 02:00:51 AM »

With the interesting cloud formations, comes out very surreal.  Very nice shot.

Yeah, Florida has very dramatic skies.  You can have three or four different types of cloud formations on one side of the sky, with a total blackout from isolated severe thunderstorms on the other side.  I often wish I had a safe place to park and take pictures when I drive to and from work.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: 20% off Refurbished EOS Digital Cameras, Lenses, PowerShot Digital Cameras, and

« on: September 29, 2012, 04:20:53 PM »

Or you could just do what I do, which is work on night shift and just refresh the page every so often.  Signing up for the notifications is a good bet too.

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Lenses / Re: Using the 24-70 II for documentary wedding photography - my review

« on: September 29, 2012, 03:36:12 AM »

I was able to view the link earlier, really nice pictures.  Getting the 403 error now though.

To be honest though, I think there are too many B&W photos for my taste.  One or two is good, but >50% is a little much, but that's just a personal preference.  The B&W also accentuates the blown highlights.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: 20% off Refurbished EOS Digital Cameras, Lenses, PowerShot Digital Cameras, and

« on: September 28, 2012, 11:52:38 PM »

Just picked up ef-s 17-55 2.8, 85 1.8, and 70-200 f4.  A lot of lenses just came back in stock, take a look while the going is good. 

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Canon General / Re: How do you sell your gear?

« on: September 26, 2012, 06:28:31 PM »

My offer of $750 for the 17-55 f2.8 still stands.  Won't last long though if it becomes available on Canon's refurb site.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: 20% off Refurbished EOS Digital Cameras, Lenses, PowerShot Digital Cameras, and

« on: September 25, 2012, 07:01:34 PM »

Picked up the 430EX flash.  Kind of hoping to get EF-S 17-55 f2.8 or 70-200 2.8 I (no IS).  Here's to hoping they come back instock. 

Hoping the 50 1.4 comes back instock.  I clicked it while it said Add to Cart, but by the time I finished entering info it was Out of Stock.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Canon 1DC is IDENTICAL to 1DX other than firmware

« on: September 21, 2012, 12:01:11 AM »

Wait, um, why is this news?  Video card manufacturers (AMD and nVidia) have been doing this for years.  They have their consumer card and their pro card.  They are physically identical to the last detail, yet the pro version is 10x more expensive.   You know why?  Because the pro version has drivers to run all of the workstation applications and are optimized for better performance under those applications.  You know what too?  If you use that pro graphics card to play video games it's going to suck wind.

Programming costs money, and is usually more expensive than any hardware costs.

I would argue that hardware development can be fairly expensive also.

I am talking about when the hardware is the same, be it video cards or camera bodies.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Canon 1DC is IDENTICAL to 1DX other than firmware

« on: September 20, 2012, 11:21:51 PM »

Wait, um, why is this news?  Video card manufacturers (AMD and nVidia) have been doing this for years.  They have their consumer card and their pro card.  They are physically identical to the last detail, yet the pro version is 10x more expensive.   You know why?  Because the pro version has drivers to run all of the workstation applications and are optimized for better performance under those applications.  You know what too?  If you use that pro graphics card to play video games it's going to suck wind.

Programming costs money, and is usually more expensive than any hardware costs.

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Canon General / Re: How do you sell your gear?

« on: September 20, 2012, 10:19:09 PM »

Are you talking 17-55 f2.8?  If so, and it's in good condition, I'm willing to pay $750 for it (Canon refurb price minus 20%).

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Lenses / Re: Canon 14-24 2.8 - With our powers combined....

« on: September 01, 2012, 01:14:45 AM »

Wish granted.  Go ye forth and procure the 16-35L.
http://www.adorama.com/CA16352U.html