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Pricewatch Deals / Re: The 5D Mark II & 5D Mark III Get Cheaper

« on: October 29, 2012, 01:37:35 PM »

I disagree that buying early and paying more is generally a bad option.  It is a personal choice, which can have a lot of value - either in making money with the camera or for personal use.

If the price is $500 less now after 7 months, was it worth having the camera for $71 a month?  Most that purchased it when first released would say yes.

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: October 20, 2012, 01:51:29 PM »

Heres a Few.

Fantastic shots!

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Lenses / Re: A very dumb view

« on: October 20, 2012, 01:20:18 PM »

A couple of fun posts from Roger's Blog at LensRentals.

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2010/12/the-glass-in-front-of-your-glass-all-about-filters

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2011/06/good-times-with-bad-filters

I use filters to protect my front element and keep dust out.  I don't get the cheap ones, especially on my L glass.  Some people are anti-filter, which is cool.  There are tradeoffs both ways.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D III, or 6D+7D combo - your thoughts?

« on: October 12, 2012, 06:11:22 PM »

I think a lot of the replacing the 7D depends on the set of lenses you currently own.

My lenses:
I use a 70-300L for my outdoor sports and I'm very happy with it. 
When I don't need the reach I use my 24-105L for everything else outdoor.

Indoor, I mostly use a 85 f/1.8 and a 50 f/1.4.  I got these primes as an affordable way to get to a decent shutter speed for indoor sports within the ISO range of the 7D.  It barely does that.

Other lenses I have:
EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 - my general purpose indoor lens.  If I sold the 7D, this would be sold with it.
EF 35 f/2 - I just wanted this to try out a "normal range" prime, but haven't used it much.
70-200 f/2.8L IS USM (Mach I) - AF doesn't keep up with sports, so I don't use it much for that.  I got this used and haven't been happy with it, so I am considering selling it and getting a 135 f/2L - but I first wanted to try all my lenses on my FF camera when I get it before making a decision to sell any of them.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D III, or 6D+7D combo - your thoughts?

« on: October 12, 2012, 05:22:27 PM »

Keep the 7D and get the 5DIII you must learn to read the Canon tea leaves and follow the EYECUP.

The interface is close in the above cameras 1.6 vs fullframe

Ideally, I'd do exactly that.  However, that is an extra $1,000+.  I'm happy with the 7D for what I use it for, but if a 5D III can replace it I get the best of both FF and what the 7D offered.

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Sports / Re: Cars cars cars (and some bikes)

« on: October 12, 2012, 05:18:42 PM »

Stuff from some recent shoots....

V8,
I'm a big muscle car fan, so I adore the vehicles you have captured - and even better is the presentation you have created.  Very captivating.  Some of the best I have seen, and I have read a lot of car mags.... Well done!

When I finish restoring my 68 camaro, I'll have to ask you for some tips on shooting it. 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 5D III, or 6D+7D combo - your thoughts?

« on: October 12, 2012, 04:50:05 PM »

I have a 7D and love it.  I primarily shoot my kids sporting events.  Football, volleyball, basketball, track.  Indoor/Outdoor.

Here is my dilemma.  I want to buy a FF camera to do more portraits, landscape, etc.  Do I sell my 7D and get a 5D III, or keep my 7D and get a 6D for a second body? (I couldn't justify the cost of the 5D III unless it could replace the 7D as well)

With the 5D III, I really only give up a couple of FPS vs the 7D and some reach which I would probably only miss in football.  I gain much better ISO performance for the indoor sports like volleyball, where the 7D can struggle (even with an 85mm f/1.8 I need ISO 3200 which honestly is poor on the 7D).

I know many of you have owned a 5DII & 7D combo and have some experience with that.  For those of you that moved to a 5D III - did you find yourself still using the 7D much?

I'm not in a hurry.  I want to wait out the release of the 6D and see the reviews, and decide if I would go with the 6D vs. a 5D II (new or used).  So, maybe next spring I would pull the trigger on the FF.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: What will happen with 5D2 in the marketplace? (poll)

« on: September 30, 2012, 06:52:24 PM »

There are still unanswered questions regarding the 6D - the main one being the performance of the AF.  The other is the performance of the sensor.  If these both perform well, then I believe the 6D will sell very well.  I expect the street price to settle just under $2,000 USD.  So, the real difference in price between 5D II and 6D will be about $200 USD. 

Unless the IQ of the 6D is not acceptable, I don't see much of a reason for most people to pick up a NEW 5DII right now.  5D II is old technology, and it will be discontinued shortly after stock is depleted and the 6D is in good supply.  The price of used 5DII bodies will continue to drop - there are a lot of them out there.  Picking up a decent USED 5D II might be a nice way to get into FF for those not wanting to spend what a new FF costs.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 7D!

« on: September 18, 2012, 05:37:11 PM »

If Canon were to release the original 7D today, exact same specs as the current camera, it would cost $2,200 USD
 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: For those whose paid full price on 5d III, how do you feel about the price drop?

« on: September 16, 2012, 08:13:11 PM »

The Adorama auction closed back up at $3,459.

This thread is hugely misleading as there isn't a true market wide price drop. I do not feel jipped in the least, i've loved every second shooting with my 5D3 since March and I just got back from a nice trip to Europe with it.

+1

This was a 1 day event on ebay by a vendor - not even on their own website - not a price drop by Canon.
What if I said my neighbor pre-ordered from 3 different vendors and ended up selling one of the extras to me for $3k?  Sometimes deals happen.

This is a camera, you didn't buy it like a stock expecting it to go up in value over time.  Market conditions & competitive pressure will dictate what price Canon can charge.

If you felt it was a good decision for you to purchase the camera for the price you did at the time you did - then that was YOUR decision.  If you thought the price was too high or the price would drop after 6-12 months, you should have waited or not made the purchase.  I doubt any of you purchased the camera thinking - "I will only be happy with my purchase if the price doesn't drop much below what I paid for at least a year".

Really people.  So much sour grapes over a decision you made yourself.

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L II Arrived

« on: September 14, 2012, 06:41:28 PM »

Digital Rev are talking rubbish about this being a plasticy lens unlike the nice metallic original. Can someone set my mind to rest and confirm that this is made of all metal like a lens of this class should be?

Roger at Lensrentals.com took this lens apart and was impressed with what he saw build-wise.
http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/a-peak-inside-the-canon-24-70-f2-8-mk-ii

His summary quote "But it’s apparent to me that Canon has taken the time to design the lens well and build it sturdily. I totally agree, that for the price, it should be well designed and well built. But experience has taught me that is not always the case for a more expensive lens. I’m glad it is the case here."

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Lenses / Re: Should I sell 35L f/1.4 to get 24-70II?

« on: September 14, 2012, 04:32:30 PM »

Another vote for selling the 35 f/1.4 for the new 24-70 f/2.8 II
So much more versatility.  You could always pick up a 50 f/1.4 in case you got in a situation requiring the wider aperture.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 7D: Buy now or wait?

« on: September 12, 2012, 09:40:33 PM »

Well I did just that. My 40D took a turn for the worst so needed something to fill untill I can get hold of a 5DMKIII. So I got one a year old under 10k shots for £750. Have to say the camera is incredible, everything is great but...

and its a big BUT! The IQ and noise are horrible in the places you don't expect. In fact I am impressed how good the ISO performance is over 1600 (as the 40D was unusable over 1600) but up to 800 it is horrible! 100-400 really really disappointing, especially 100!!! Coming from a 40D it was much cleaner, its still working to make a comparison and shot two side by side and the 7D is worse, noticeably worce. The DR has no difference either... so where it counts it was disappointing, and i was expecting it to be better especialy DR i thought the IQ would be similar. Everywhere else it is an awesome camera the AF system makes the camera useful for everything and the 8fps is great too, but now after 2 weeks im thinking of just selling and biting the bullet for the 5D MKIII and converting FF.

On my 40D I didnt use any NR at ISO100, on the 7D im using 5-10 on the slider and loosing detail. The NR is set to standard too. Its ridiculous, I was using 5-15 for 400-640 on the 40D.

Maybe I was expecting too much but was a bit disappointed. Not just my cam either have tested two to make sure its not just mine.

Is this normal from you other 7D owners. I hate dissing this camera as im a true canon guy, and ive heard great things about the 7D.I remember hearing another member being upset about the ISO100 performance and thinking he must be mad. But I really feel strongly on this one.

The 7D is a great camera - but as you said it has a lot of noise in low light.  In good lighting, it isn't so bad.  For sports, the 7D is excellent.  High FPS, extra reach with the crop, great AF.  I also picked up some of the faster non-L primes for indoor sports - 85 f1.8.  The 7D allows you to get shots you otherwise wouldn't be able to. 

I was initially a bit disappointed with the IQ when I first got the camera, but have grown to love it after I have learned what light it works well in and not.  I shoot 80% sports, so beside stepping up to a 1D body, the benefits of the 7D far outweigh the compromises for me.

However, if I did not shoot a lot of sports, I would not buy a 7D.  I think there are better choices for general purpose shooting, landscape, etc.  A 60D or T4i would be less money and probably better - or go FF.  A 5DIII gives you just about everything a 7D provides (and more) except the reach of the crop, - so if that is in your price range it seems like the way to go, short of a 1D body.

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Pick your favorite.

« on: August 29, 2012, 11:42:10 AM »

The first one, far and away the best - In my opinion

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 7D firmware upgrade problems

« on: August 27, 2012, 03:41:32 PM »

No problems at all.