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Software & Accessories / Re: Flickr is now 1 Terabytes!! For everyone!!

« on: May 21, 2013, 08:14:21 AM »

Waaaaaaa... Piss. Moan. Complain...

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Lighting / Re: 3rd party flashes not working with 6D

« on: May 15, 2013, 09:16:53 AM »

I have energiser batteries. Calumet batteries. Sigma lenses. A tokina lens.

I have a canon flash.

Whenever the question comes up in forums I always say 'buy a canon flash'.

This is why.

Not very helpful, but true.

The money spent on cheapies is wasted as the third party guns have no resale value, and you'll end up buying the canons anyway.  There is such a thing as a false economy.  Tripods.  Flashguns.  Don't scrimp.

True dat.  I had a Sigma Flash, their top of the line.  Always loved Sigma lenses and never had a problem with the.  Hated that flash, sold it on eBay after 2 months and bought a 580II.  5 years problem free.... 

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Lenses / Re: Who has pre-ordered or will order 200-400

« on: May 15, 2013, 12:15:40 AM »

It's cool, but in a night football game, I'd rather have my trusty 400mm f2.8 IS and 70-200 f2.8 IS II. 

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Software & Accessories / Re: GoPro Video and Helicopters

« on: May 10, 2013, 10:13:57 PM »

DJI Phantom GPS GoPro Flying Platform is actually made for just for this.  With GPS hover and one button return to home, its probably going to take 3 flights to loose it, not 2.

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Lenses / Re: One lens for vacation

« on: May 10, 2013, 11:52:45 AM »

May I suggest a 24-105 F/4 L IS, it's the best general purpose lens I can think of on FF (and the basis of my vacation lens set, I usually also bring a 50 mm f/1.8 MkI, a17-40 F/4 L and a tamron 70-300 USD. Wide open the 24-105 is sharp enough, and in the longer focal lengths you can get enough bokeh when needed High iso's and IS make up for low-light use.

Agree 24-105 is a great lens if you only have one.  also the 24-70 f2.8 I or II, but I prefer the 24-105 because of the IS, and it is much cheaper. 

I see you are picking up a   135L, i think this leaves you with no wide option, but that is one way to go.  Consider a 100mm Macro.  Not as long as the 135, but it gives you a macro lens and is pretty awesome.

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Lenses / Re: Sport lens - low budget

« on: May 10, 2013, 09:27:44 AM »

I would buy the best 70-200 f2.8 you can afford.  On a crop camera 200mm is pretty long.  F2.8 will be critical in bad light.  Maybe the Canon f4 (with/without IS) but still

Look at used Sigmas, or older Canons.

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Lenses / Re: 600mm lens

« on: May 02, 2013, 11:49:15 PM »

I really like my lowepro trekker 600.  Bought it used (and perfect) for less than $100.

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1D X Sample Images / Re: Weddings

« on: May 01, 2013, 04:34:50 PM »

Really nice.

I did not like the ring photo.  To me there is not enough in focus, kind of made my eyes hurt.  A friend of mine does weddings and he shoots the ring photo with his iPhone.  Sounds funny but the much smaller sensor means a much bigger DOF.

I have shot a few weddings as 2nd photographer, and I always concentrate on the groom and groomsmen.  Probably because they are considered 2nd to the bride...   But the bride is also the one picking photos and she always chooses some of my groom picks.

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Lenses / Re: EF 300mm f/2.8 ( non IS ) AF ISSUES

« on: April 27, 2013, 07:59:57 PM »

This place has done great work for me: http://www.sp-ts.com
They will give you an estimate over the phone based on your description.

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Lenses / Re: Macro lens or attachments to make my current lenses go macro?

« on: April 27, 2013, 02:10:13 PM »

A real macro lens will give the highest quality results, but the differences can be subtle.  For the difference in money it's probably not worth it for most shooters. 

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: i need a new tripod, any recommendations? please help.

« on: April 27, 2013, 01:25:47 PM »

JUST BUY A GITZO AND STOP WORRYING ABOUT IT...THEY ARE THE BEST, PERIOD!

Bad advise for someone on a budget, and overkill for someone with that camera.  And twist lock legs do suck.  Mayb step up to a manfrotto 190 if you can swing it.

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: i need a new tripod, any recommendations? please help.

« on: April 26, 2013, 09:35:57 PM »

http://www.trustedreviews.com/manfrotto-mkc3-h01-tripod_Camera-Accessory_review_features-and-design_Page-2

Highly recommend one of these for budget tripods, it only cost me $60 aud and I used it for ages. It held up my rebel with 17-55 and also my 5d mkii with 17-40. Not to mention its super light and quite compact, carried it everywhere on my camera bag.
But do be wary of using the center column know its limitations and work around it, as that's what you'll have to do when saving some $$.

Yup, a friend has this and it's a great little tripod for the money. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS not good for NASA?

« on: April 25, 2013, 12:09:45 AM »

But how does one explain some of the pictures taken from the space station with a 1200mm lens?

My guess is they have a 1200mm lens.  Could be the Zoom-Nikkor 1200-1700mm f/5.6-8.0 ED-IF or the older  Zoom-Nikkor 360-1200 f/11 ED, or the Nikkor 1200 mm f/11 IF-ED Super Telephoto.  Or it could be a Russian made 1200mm, or a 1200mm mirror lens, or something custom.  Heck they could have a Canon 1200mm that had the mount shifted to Nikon.  They are NASA, when it cost $10,000 a pound to put something up there, they can probably have anything they want.

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Software & Accessories / Re: How to achieve this amazing editing effect ?

« on: April 22, 2013, 06:18:11 PM »

I think that is a technique called right place, right time.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1dx plus 85 1.2 is great for night street photography.

« on: April 22, 2013, 01:47:17 AM »

I wonder if anyone has tried the 1DX with some of the big f2.8 telephotos for sports photography?  I'm willing to bet it would work well for that.

One day when I have some more money I want to walk the streets at night with 1dx and the 200 f2. Whoa!!!
And I am certain that if you search you will find many 1dx with 2.8 lenses sports photos...

Well, I have walked the streets with a 5D Mark III (mine), and 200mm 1.8 (borrowed). Pretty awesome.