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Canon General / Re: Total File Size - All Your Images and Keep or Delete

« on: January 02, 2013, 10:46:04 AM »

I am at around 25GB, but I only got started with DSLR shots in May and did not keep the RAW files after processing at first.  (I know stupid, I'm a hobbyist for now)  I too delete bad and non "A" shots.  I have a few TIFF and DNG copies that are also converted to JPG.

Edit: checked at home last night and I am at about 33GB.

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Canon General / Re: How many clicks in 2012?

« on: January 02, 2013, 10:35:21 AM »

About 1000 with my SX20IS, 6000 with T3i (May through late August when sold, most rejects while learning to use a DSLR) and 3000 with 7D since late August.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: my new hero3 black, why is it better then my 7D?

« on: December 28, 2012, 04:01:41 PM »

Why doesn't my tractor taste like an apple when i bite it?

Why can't my leathrman include a two week holiday to spain?

Why can't a dslr behave like an action cam?

Somebody here is being very silly, and I'm sure it isn't me.

Couldn't have said it any better.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Natural Progression of Camera Bodies. Type Your story below.

« on: December 25, 2012, 10:28:21 PM »

Kodak Z730 in 2005
Canon SX20IS in 2008
Canon EOS Rebel T3i May 2012
Canon EOS 7D August 2012

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: right now i am not happy to be a canon user

« on: December 21, 2012, 02:00:36 PM »

We haven't done this one in awhile have we?

Awesome and totally appropriate

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Software & Accessories / Re: DxO optics pro (8)

« on: December 19, 2012, 03:59:11 PM »

I have DxO Optics Pro 8 also and like it very much.  If you save the processed file to DNG you can undo the DxO changes in LR as best as LR can do.  No changes are made to the raw file by DxO and other programs can not read the DxO file that contains the changes you made that I know of.

I also have LR and again think it is a good program.

I got DxO after reading Neuro's glowing praise of it and getting a trial.  I got version 7, then trialled LR4 and got it since it seemed to do better than DxO 7.  DxO 8 came out and it now appears to do better then LR4 most of the time so it is again my main RAW converter.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: DxOMark "Perceptual Megapixel"

« on: December 17, 2012, 07:22:47 PM »

So does this mean that all Nikon lenses will be rated better than Canon lenses?

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 50 f/1.4 IS in 2013 [CR2]

« on: December 13, 2012, 11:16:01 AM »

I didn't need IS with my FD 50mm f1.4, and I don't need it now, especially for the extra $400 over the current lens....

Then I'm glad you're not Canon's only customer, and you're glad this won't be Canon's only 50mm option. 

So you both should be satisfied with your options?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D III - Camera of the year 2012

« on: December 12, 2012, 11:46:22 AM »

Yes, this was actually a very good article summarizing the advantages/disadvantages of the major releases and explaining their rationale.

A very brief take-away: Canon, Nikon and Sony all released excellent cameras. 5DIII got the edge largely because of the range of improvements, including focus and because its excellent low-light performance was deemed more useful and significant than the high resolution of the D800: "...we felt strongly that the Canon produced the best balance across all imaging factors, with Low or better noise up to ISO 12,800, and still acceptable noise at ISO 25,600."

I found this assessment of the D800 very interesting: "Noise is Low or better only to ISO 800, and Unacceptable at ISO 12,800."


From everything I've read and heard about the 5DIII this sounds like a well-deserved honor.

I have them, after 12800iso the 5dmk3 is little bit better than d800 , same size and raw
at 6400iso d800 shows visible more details and the noise is on par with 5dmk3

why are they not mention the 14 stops DR at base iso?

Could it be that it is not that high in reality as it is in DxO's proprietary formula?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's roadmap

« on: December 04, 2012, 05:15:01 PM »

I can see more than half of those pictures taken by 5D mark II.

Not half, more like a quarter.  A link to a metadata analysis of those image was posted in this thread.

I wonder...  All those people posting that Canon is behind, that they have to catch up, whatever...what do they think about Canon being behind when a collection of Reuters' 'best images' of the year was shot with the camera distribution in that collection?  I realize that there are many categories of photographer besides photojournalists, but eyeballing the pie chart, Nikon has 9-10%, Sony 1%, and Canon around 90% of the images in the collection.  When seeing a piece of data like that, it helps put some of Canon's design choices (e.g. the 1D X)  into perspective.

Reuters supposedly has a contract with Canon to use their products. 

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Canon General / Re: soon to be a 'Canon/DSLR newbie' here!

« on: December 02, 2012, 05:31:18 PM »

Welcome and congrats.  Read your manual and take shots of averything you can with multiple settings.  Digital pics are real cheap.

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Lenses / Re: New EF-S Lenses Are Coming [CR2]

« on: November 21, 2012, 04:02:17 PM »

...a new “pro” APS-C camera, currently expected to be the EOS 7D Mark II.

I'm interested in this.  I wonder what 'pro' means?  I'd love a redesigned APS-C sensor with significantly lower high ISO noise, in a 1-series style body with the 1D X's AF system.  That's what 'pro' means to me... 

Here's hoping your definition is at least close.

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Lenses / Re: New EF-S Lenses Are Coming [CR2]

« on: November 21, 2012, 04:01:17 PM »

An EF-S zoom fisheye and a wider replacement to the EF-S 10-22?

My impression was the EF-S 10-22mm should be upgraded, specifically to have wider short end and maybe some IQ improvement.

An EF-S fisheye zoom? Does the Tokina 10-17mm sell that well? After years of not making any circular fisheye lenses (note there was one for the FD mount), does Canon suddenly see a market for those on both FF & APS-C? Wouldn't it compete with both the upgraded EF-S 10-22mm and the EF 8-15mm L, which serves as diagonal fisheye lens for APS-C?

My guess is the Sigma 4.5mm full fish eye has enough sales that Canon wants to compete?

I never liked the weird look of the full circle with mass vignetting...

As far as the 60D, does this means the astronomy one too?

Good question on the 60D.

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Lenses / Re: New EF-S Lenses Are Coming [CR2]

« on: November 21, 2012, 01:00:16 PM »

An EF-S zoom fisheye and a wider replacement to the EF-S 10-22?

My impression was the EF-S 10-22mm should be upgraded, specifically to have wider short end and maybe some IQ improvement.

An EF-S fisheye zoom? Does the Tokina 10-17mm sell that well? After years of not making any circular fisheye lenses (note there was one for the FD mount), does Canon suddenly see a market for those on both FF & APS-C? Wouldn't it compete with both the upgraded EF-S 10-22mm and the EF 8-15mm L, which serves as diagonal fisheye lens for APS-C?

My guess is the Sigma 4.5mm full fish eye has enough sales that Canon wants to compete?

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: Early Shot

« on: November 11, 2012, 02:55:13 PM »

Awesome job