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Lenses / Re: One lens for vacation
« on: April 17, 2013, 09:00:00 PM »
The 17-40 f/4L with your 50 should work. The 17-40 is fairly compact and light and half the cost of a 24-70 II f/2.8L or a 16-35 II f/2.8L.
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EOS-M / Re: To buy M or not to buy M?
« on: April 17, 2013, 06:18:34 PM »I bought one and I'm very glad I did,fantastic iQ
Post some pics
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Lenses / Re: need help consolidating my lens collection
« on: April 17, 2013, 05:33:30 PM »
Weight wasn't an issue, in that case sell everything and buy an SL1 with the 18-200 IS lens. 
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Lenses / Re: need help consolidating my lens collection
« on: April 17, 2013, 12:16:25 PM »
10-22 f/3.5-4.5
35 f/1.4L
50 f/1.8
24-105 f/4L IS
28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS
70-200 f/2.8L IS II
70-300 f/4.5-5.6L IS
'my current definitely keep list has these 4
35 f/1.4L
24-105 f/4L IS
70-200 f/2.8L IS II
70-300 f/4.5-5.6L IS
thanks in advance
Sell the 70-300 and get a 1.4x III TC, your 70-200 becomes a 98-280 f/4. You will get 200-280 at f/4 rather than f/5.6.
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Canon General / Re: How do you buy equipment?
« on: April 16, 2013, 07:48:23 PM »Since all the local shops here have zero to no selection of finer gear I buy almost exclusively from B&H. During the past two years I did quite a bit of selling bodies and glass to fund new buys and with Canon gear having 95% of original cost resale value for like new gear it has been easy to do so. Now I'm in a happy place with what I have with little to no gear lust save for a new film body. (Thinking of switching from an Elan 7 to an EOS 3) I do use a card for my purchases but we pay all our bills off every two weeks. Credit card companies hate us.
On the contrary, they get the 3% fee and their money back in two weeks, CC companies love you. The proof is the offers you get for new cards.
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Canon General / Re: How do you buy equipment?
« on: April 16, 2013, 07:45:44 PM »
I wait until some yahoo upgrades to a new release so I can buy a barely used, under 5000 actuation pro camera.
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EOS Bodies / Re: *UPDATE* A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]
« on: April 16, 2013, 11:21:02 AM »[T]he 5D Mark III does not present such a technological leap[....]
Erm, that's complete bollocks.
Best autofocus system of any camera on the market at the time of its release, best high ISO performance of any camera on the market at the time of its release, best video of any consumer DSLR....
There's a whole hell of a lot more to a camera than just its megapickle count.
Anybody who claims that the 5DIII isn't a big deal isn't a photographer or is just plain clueless.
It may well be the case that the advancements made in the 5DIII aren't relevant to your particular type of photography. And, if all you do is low ISO work of static subjects, you'd be exactly right.
But that's such a marginal part of photography that's already been so well served that it's ludicrous to suggest that that's all that matters.
Cheers,
b&
So you are saying the 5D Mark III's AF and ISO performance is better than the 1DX? My point is many people upgraded just to have the latest and greatest. I would bet you 95% of 5D Mark III upgraders never go above ISO 640
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EOS Bodies / Re: *UPDATE* A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]
« on: April 16, 2013, 10:33:42 AM »
Want to force Canon to innovate? Don't buy into everything they release. The 5D Mark II is still a superb camera and the 5D Mark III does not present such a technological leap, yet many of you wanted the latest and greatest and rewarded Canon. The 1D Mark IV was a leap beyond the 1D Mark III with video and IQ, but was the 1DX a quantum improvement over the 1D Mark IV?
As long as people gobble up what they offer; Canon will continue on this path. How many 5D Mark II owners jumped at the 5D Mark III? How many people cast aside the 1D Mark IV for the 1DX? How many T3i owners upgraded to the T4i? If you accept small incremental technology improvements, expect more of the same.
Look at the T4i, the T5i should have been the one released to replace the T3i. I expect the T5i sensor to be a major leap over the T3i in IQ.
As long as people gobble up what they offer; Canon will continue on this path. How many 5D Mark II owners jumped at the 5D Mark III? How many people cast aside the 1D Mark IV for the 1DX? How many T3i owners upgraded to the T4i? If you accept small incremental technology improvements, expect more of the same.
Look at the T4i, the T5i should have been the one released to replace the T3i. I expect the T5i sensor to be a major leap over the T3i in IQ.
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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]
« on: April 16, 2013, 09:03:30 AM »
Why does someone assume that if the pixel count is the same then the sensor is the same one? The 1DX. 7D, 60D, T3i, T4i, T5i, EOS-M, and SL1 are all 18MP
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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]
« on: April 16, 2013, 08:45:27 AM »What's not new for you may be new (and now affordable) to someone else. Why rail on a camera not aimed at you? The 70D, T5i, and SL1 are terrific cameras for those whose needs they meet. What everyone here wants is a 1DX or a 1DXL. I'm willing to wait until the 1DX prices are where the 1D Mark IV is today.
What everyone is really waiting for is the successor to the 5D2 that actually improves on IQ.
Why wait, buy the 1DX.
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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]
« on: April 16, 2013, 08:09:12 AM »
What's not new for you may be new (and now affordable) to someone else. Why rail on a camera not aimed at you? The 70D, T5i, and SL1 are terrific cameras for those whose needs they meet. What everyone here wants is a 1DX or a 1DXL. I'm willing to wait until the 1DX prices are where the 1D Mark IV is today.
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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]
« on: April 15, 2013, 10:14:49 PM »
For those bitching about 18MP, I'd like to get me one of those 18MP 1DX thingies.....
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EOS-M / Re: To buy M or not to buy M?
« on: April 14, 2013, 08:09:07 PM »
Want the same size? Buy the SL1 and ensure you will have a good supply of new and used Ef and EF-S glass.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Bogus Canon Rebate Prices at B&H
« on: April 14, 2013, 07:43:23 PM »Savvy buyers know that the first few hours of the rebate, when prices are still "in flux" is when the best deals happen. Sometimes the prices are even set incorrectly as the retailers don't rebate off the right base amount.
I scooped up the 6D+24-105mm deal this morning for $2199... and I added a 70-300 IS for $199.
After I sell the 70-300 IS for $300 and the 24-105mm for $700 I will have my $1200 6D body
Can you run that math by me again? $2199 + $199 = $2398
$2398 - $700 - $300 = $1398
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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS M w/22mm f/2 STM $399 New
« on: April 13, 2013, 11:35:15 PM »
Tried it, handled it, shot a few frames with it......wouldn't buy it even if they drop the price to $99. Maybe if I can find a sucker to buy it from me for $149