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EOS Bodies / Re: No sensor cleaning?

« on: September 01, 2011, 02:31:46 PM »

Great if your service provider is down the street.  No so much if 1400 miles away like mine.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Tablet Computers - yes or no??

« on: September 01, 2011, 08:54:11 AM »

I have an iPad, and it is perfect for handing to a model who is waiting to be photographed.  Like giving a ball of string to a cat.

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EOS Bodies / Re: According to NL 5Diii is a late 2012 camera at the very earliest

« on: August 29, 2011, 12:31:37 PM »

All the Facts we have:
1. The first 5D was replaced after 3 years.
2. Dude, That was like 3 years ago!
3. There was a catastrophe in Japan the like of which we have not seen before.

So, Is it possible: "According to NL 5Diii is a late 2012 camera at the very earliest"  Yes.  In fact we can say for absolute certain it will be before, during, or after late 2012.

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Lenses / Re: EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 USM L IS

« on: August 23, 2011, 10:22:26 PM »

I think the 70-300 L and the 200-400 L will replace the 300mm f4 IS, and the 100-400mm.

IS is BTW awsome both on and off a tripod for longer lenses if you know how to use it.

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Canon General / Re: High shutter count on brand new 60D!

« on: August 21, 2011, 11:51:06 PM »

Always format the card in the Camera.  The two formats are not exactly the same, and the camera has to work with the card all day long.  Think of it this way, who do you want organizing your mechanic's  toolbox, the mechanic, or your accountant?

What is the difference between formatting Fat 32 in one camera versus another?  I've swapped cards among most Canon DSLRs for many years with no problems.

As soon as you put a card in the camera and turn it on to reformat the card, the camera has already picked up the higher image number.  You must do a long format on the card externally when moving a card from camera to camera if you do not want to pickup the highest image number from the other camera.

Then format it in camera again.

What two cameras?  The OP said he formatted in Windows 7.  I assume that is on a computer.   I said format the card in the camera.  It's better for the stability of the card. 

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Canon General / Re: High shutter count on brand new 60D!

« on: August 21, 2011, 02:47:32 PM »

Always format the card in the Camera.  The two formats are not exactly the same, and the camera has to work with the card all day long.  Think of it this way, who do you want organizing your mechanic's  toolbox, the mechanic, or your accountant?

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1D Mark V Spec List [CR1]

« on: August 17, 2011, 11:04:42 PM »

So? 19mp with a 1.3 crop is better than the current 1DIV resolution. Double Digic V would most probably be able to handle this at 10 fps. You get to trade speed for resolution depending of the job to complete.

Sew buttons.  It shows this spec list is nonsense.  Nothing wrong with the concept, Nikon did it with one of the D2s as I recall, but assuming the pixels are the same size throughout the sensor, the numbers in this spec sheet are sheer comedy.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1D Mark V Spec List [CR1]

« on: August 17, 2011, 08:32:02 PM »

The formats do not make sense.  If the sensor is 32MP at FF, cropping the image electronically would yield just less than 19MP at 1.3 crop, and 12.5MP at 1.6 crop. 

"Pixel size about at the limit for optics." has been said about every DSLR for the past 5 years.  And what optics? An L prime at it's best settings? or a consumer zoom?  Or are those the same?

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Landscape / Re: HDR bracketing

« on: August 17, 2011, 10:57:17 AM »

As others have said, obviously Canon is trying to give you a reason to buy the pro body.  Sucks, but that's what they have  gone with.

The way I shoot this, is to have saved as a one of my custom settings: bracket -2, 0, +2. A priority, F11, 2 second delay, mirror lock.  I shoot this, then if I really want more exposures, twist in a +1, and shoot three more, resulting in -1,+1,+3.  Those 6 exposure will make for a pretty nice HDR.

2 second delay, mirror lock because I want the shot as steady as possible, and obviously I'm on a tripod.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Where to buy the to be announced body(s)?

« on: August 10, 2011, 02:37:03 PM »

Just don't get too excited and loose money to some scam.

It's not unusual to see any hot item for sale on ebay or craigslist long before its available, and while it might be someone who got a hold of a pre production version, it could also just be a scam.

B&H is going to have the item as fast or faster than anyone else, and is just a good safe way to make this kind of purchase.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Where to buy the to be announced body(s)?

« on: August 10, 2011, 11:52:33 AM »

I buy my gear from B&H 90% of the time.  For a new body or lens, they will allow pre-orders at some point.  i pre-order from them as soon as that's available.  You can always cancel that later if you find it someplace earlier.

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Canon General / Re: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MACRO LENS

« on: August 09, 2011, 06:04:55 PM »

In the late 60s Porshe made a car called the 917 striclty for racing.  It was going 240mph when other cars could not crack  200.  It became known as "the widowmaker" for obvious reasons.  Awsome car?  Yes!  A good car for someone interested in thier first sports car. Hell no.

65mm Macro something to consider as your first Macro?  Er no.

100mm marcro is a great first macro.  IS vertion even better. 

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Canon General / Re: How can I tell if my Canon lenses will fit a digital camera?

« on: August 09, 2011, 01:16:07 PM »

The 50D will work with EF lenses and EF-S.  Your older lenses should be EF, thogh they may not say that on them.  But any lens that works with an EOS film camera should be fine with any Canon DSLR.  So you should be fine.

You could bring your older lenses into a camera store and try them out with a sample 50D. (or any Canon DSLR)

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Lenses / Re: Red Epic with an EF Mount

« on: August 08, 2011, 01:28:43 PM »

Cool but the video kind of sux.  Would have been much cooler to use in an urban environment, maybe scan across a part and se some faces.  Just showing backlit birds does not really give you an idea of the quality obtained.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Stoke the 1D Mark V Fire

« on: August 08, 2011, 10:24:42 AM »

I think those are spots for the teleconverters which would be great, and make the case far more useful.

My question about that photo is: was it taken by a spy satellite?  Could it be any worse? Any less informative?  Maybe that was on purpose.