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EOS Bodies / Re: New DSLR at the End of March [CR2]

« on: February 28, 2013, 02:13:25 PM »

I have a 60D and a 5DmkII, seriously . . . all we need is digicV, that dual MFA . . . and maybe a touch of better usable high-iso.

For all the moaning about this camera, it's all come from people that didn't buy/use it.

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Lenses / Re: Best Value "Normal" Lens for 6d?

« on: February 27, 2013, 11:27:15 AM »

Best value is the kit lens 24-105...

Since the OP is talking about having paid for a 6D, I agree 100%.

On that same lines, I don't think the 50mm 1.8 is really that good for 'best value' since the 1.4 is much better . . .

It's all how you define value.  The 70-200mm 2.8 IS is a GREAT value, when talking about the 200mm L 2.0 IS

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Canon General / Re: How well do you see color?

« on: February 25, 2013, 02:20:47 PM »

Their color checker passport software is terrible on the mac.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 2013 Predictions for Canon EOS Products

« on: February 21, 2013, 09:08:51 AM »

Okay, so now we're just making stuff up and printing it?

Fine, me too:
The EOS Me is named as such because it's actually runs on windows Me.  Microsoft is going to run Nikon off the road like they did with the iPod . . . and the iPad/Android Tablets . . . and phones.

And puppies, free puppies for every camera buyer.

Hey this is easy, let's all get together and publish this stuff!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]

« on: February 19, 2013, 08:39:30 AM »

The spec list make the 5D3 look "inferior"…other than the sensor…
And this makes the 6D look pointless..
Isn't the smaller the number the higher end the camera?
These are features that should've been in their flagship FF cameras from day 1.

Compare the 7D and 5DmkII

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Win a Canon EOS 6D (Or Other Brand Body) Plus Other Prizes!

« on: February 19, 2013, 08:37:48 AM »

I already like Canon Rumors and I don't need Facebook to prove that, beside I do not like using FB

Maybe if everyone un-friends facebook, it'll just go away. 

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Win a Canon EOS 6D (Or Other Brand Body) Plus Other Prizes!

« on: February 18, 2013, 07:08:22 PM »

I'm pretty sure that THIS is how the trolls got in to start with.  Uninvited as a frequent reader.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deals: Apple Retina MacBook Pro & MacBook Air at B&H Photo

« on: February 15, 2013, 10:58:22 AM »

Dang, for a second there I confused price drop with a reasonable price.

What would YOU call a reasonable price?  Are there other high-res laptops selling for less?

Maybe you meant the air:
$912 Core i5 1.70GHz 4GB RAM 64GB Storage (flash)
Samsung . . . closest thing I could find is $849.99 NP540U3C-A01UB, but it does have a spinning disk drive . . . $800 on sale . .  oh hey, it has Windows 8, so you have to install Linux Mint yourself 

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deals: Apple Retina MacBook Pro & MacBook Air at B&H Photo

« on: February 14, 2013, 08:44:37 AM »

Now you are being irrational and commenting for the sake of being argumentative without being logical ... why would people want to read about Pope's resignation on Canon  rumors?
However, computers are very much a part of digital photography ... hence the need to know about any good offers out there.

Aw crap, now I'm curious whether the Pope is a Canon or Nikon guy, sadly, google didn't help

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deals: Apple Retina MacBook Pro & MacBook Air at B&H Photo

« on: February 14, 2013, 06:56:19 AM »

There are several threads on this forum started asking about gear and laptops.  Saying this isn't pertinent while providing snarky comments isn't really contributing to even the forum . . . let alone the main page.

Let's just shutter the site since you weren't currently in the market for this particular item.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Deals: Apple Retina MacBook Pro & MacBook Air at B&H Photo

« on: February 13, 2013, 04:27:02 PM »

Of note: apple this morning released the refreshed processors and has cut the (MSRP) prices on some of the laptops

I'm not saying this is at all a bad deal, just explaining the deeper discount; when the previous models sell out, they're usually gone quickly.

Also, applecare on laptops is *really* worth it, and it 'stays with the computer' so if you like to flip your laptops every year or two because you want the newer model before price drop, you can market your old one as 'under warranty'.

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Canon General / Re: What's your definition of "Pro"?

« on: February 11, 2013, 12:16:11 PM »

*MY* definition of a "Professional Photographer" is someone who's primary business is taking photographs.

Now, that is a phrase I'll never use, because it's misleading (and why you asked the question).  There are many people in business that do only one thing, but unpaid 'amateurs' can do better (car repair comes to mind).

I prefer to categorize photographers by their skills and knowledge . . .

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Confirms 70D; Future of Semi-Pro DSLR is FF

« on: February 01, 2013, 03:31:16 PM »

First, the corporate portrait. That is as perfect a headshot as I've ever seen -- and exactly the kind of perfection I'd expect to see from Canon. Imagine being the photographer charged with doing their management headshots!

I downloaded the file and notice that all the metadata was stripped from the photo.

I wonder what camera was used to take it?

Nokia cell phone
 

So, if it was the lumia, it was totally shopped?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Confirms 70D; Future of Semi-Pro DSLR is FF

« on: February 01, 2013, 09:34:20 AM »

Personally, Canon...if you are listening....Keep semi-pro APS-C.  I'll buy a high quality 7DII as soon as it is available for pre-order.

Even if it's just the same old 7D with built-in GPS, WiFi, new CPU and extra SD slot?

DigicV+ and tight/wide MFA?

absolutely

Everything else is just gravy.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Starting to work with RAW. Help?

« on: January 25, 2013, 08:33:46 AM »

I started out with Aperture (suffers from the same problem all Apple software does: they like to hide things in non-intuitive places or exclude it altogether because 'no one uses that').

Moved to LightRoom3 when I got a deal on it and haven't gone back since.

Workflow for me generally is:
1) Lens correction
2) If color temp needs changing for the whole set, figure out what makes the most sense and apply it (by hand) to each photo - I'm sure there's a better way to do that . . . exposure the same
If necessary:
3) Straighten and crop
4) adjust the better ones slightly with noise reduction - play with the highlights and shadows if you have any issues (bright sunlight with dark shadows etc)

All and all, if you're working on a batch and you've got any OCD issues (I think we may all have a bit) limit yourself before hand by time.  My rule is 1 minute per shot, 3-5 if it's going to be bigger than a 5x7