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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: May 18, 2013, 08:45:26 PM »

Hi Kernuak, Try this, not the best solution, but works.

+ the Singh Ray 4' x 6' (100mm wide) fits the Lee Holder.

http://www.onlandscape.co.uk/2010/12/ad-hoc-reverse-nd-grad-filters/

5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: May 17, 2013, 11:22:31 PM »

Quote from: shutterwideshut on May 17, 2013, 11:24:20 AM

My most recent sunset shot.

Visual Symphony
Canon EOS 5D Mark III ı Canon TS-E24mm f/3.5L II ı Lee 1.2 ND Filter ı Singh Ray 0.9 Reverse ND Grad Filter ı Singh Ray LB Warming Polarizer ı 24mm ı 15s ı f/11 ı ISO 100

Visual Symphony by shutterwideshut on Flickr

Lovely shot, really.

I have the Lens, but not the skills with it, clearly you do, your use of Filters and time have made a Beautiful Image, well done.

1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: May 17, 2013, 10:50:03 PM »

Portraits from the Village in the Mountains.

All shot with the 1Dx & 200f/2 L IS

Lenses / Re: 400 F2.8 with Externder or 600 F 4.0 ? help need to take a decision....

« on: May 17, 2013, 03:22:41 AM »

Wildlife & Birds in Flight Photography

Two subjects that require a different approach.

I have both the Version 2 400f/2.8 & 600f/4, and in my own use they are Lenses that I use for different Geography, I'm not a Bird Photographer, having said that, I take Photos of Birds from time to time, but mostly I take Images of Wildlife.

The 400 I tend to use when I know I'm going to be in more Bush type Country, less Open space where I feel I'll be getting closer to my subject, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, the 1.4x series 3 works great on this Lens, but the 2x I feel degrades the Image so I Rarely use it.

The 600 I tend to pack & take on trips where I'm likely to be working in more Open areas, subjects expected to be further away, Tanzania, Kenya, Arctic & Antarctic. Same applies re the Converters, 1.4x matches well with very little degrading of the Image, 2x very seldom.

Another set up may be worth looking at, the New 200-400f/4 (1.4x), more versatile, Image IQ from reports I've seen indicate excellent, and I've handled the Lens myself earlier this year all indicate that this may well be "The Wildlife" Lens, certainly I have a Pre Order in & expect to take delivery mid June, it's a little short @ 560f/5.6 for a dedicated Bird Lens I would think, the 600 has the reach with the 1.4x extender, 840f/5.6. But up to almost 600 you have a huge amount of versatility, worth looking at if your leaning towards "wildlife" over Birds in flight.

All three of these Lenses are in a similar cost ballpark, along with the 500 mentioned by others, I'm sure it's just as good as the other V2 Lenses from Canon.

Lenses / Re: I have a weight limit....what would you bring?

« on: May 17, 2013, 03:03:16 AM »

Book an extra seat on your flights and take more gear.

Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.

Lenses / Re: Andy Rouse Reviews the EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x

« on: May 17, 2013, 12:38:57 AM »

Another review on the Lens from an Aussie Pro Photographer, Joshua Holko, some interesting comparison comments regards the 200-400 and the Series 1 300f/2.8 & 400f/2.8

http://blog.jholko.com/2013/05/14/canon-200-400mm-f4l-is-pre-production-sample-lens-review/

Lenses / Re: Can the 70-200 2.8L II IS replace my 100L and 135L?

« on: May 16, 2013, 08:28:12 PM »

Quote from: privatebydesign on May 10, 2013, 11:03:25 AM

Everybody will have a different opinion, only you can make the decision for your photography. And you are a superb photographer that gets the best out of both the 100 and the 135.

Personally, I believe, after getting the 70-200 and the initial love fest, you will start to see slight limitations in it, it doesn't focus as close as the 100, we are not talking macro shooting, just tight closeups, and it isn't as smooth as the 135.

I would strongly advise keeping what you can until you have owned the 70-200 for a while, then make a decision based on your actual images.

The one negative that has been leveled at the 70-200 is the harsh bokeh, your images often display very smooth blurring as an integral aspect of the image.

Excellent advise, I have all three Lenses, each have their use, no doubt in my own mind for dead straight IQ, the 135f/2, even though this is an oldish Lens, is just great.

The 70-200f/2.8 L IS II is also about as good as it gets for a 70-200, but in some conditions your going to be thinking "Crap this is getting heavy", that's when you'll regret getting rid of the 135f/2, the 70-200 isn't really your "incognito" type Lens.

The 100f/2.8 L IS is for me a straight Underwater Macro, I don't think I've ever used it on Land, but I may look at Land macro at some point, so it's a keeper for me, great IQ as well.

I find it extremely hard to sell Lenses I no longer use so much, almost like selling my Children.

Lenses / Re: Best fisheye for canon.

« on: May 16, 2013, 08:16:23 PM »

Wasn't able to find exactly what you wanted, but I've attached a couple of Images so it may help.

Keep in mind the "Fish Eye" effect is lessened considerably Underwater, mainly due to the Curvature of the Housing Dome, what you do still get is Fall Off to the edges & mostly the corners, using software for Underwater Images to "fix" the distortion is often a lesson in futility.

At 15mm the 8-15f/4 is just simply streets ahead of the older 15f/2.8, but it comes at a price difference, and the 8-15f/4 at less than say 14mm is of debatable real value (to me), although I have seen a lot of very nice Images even @ 8mm, so it's always going to be down to the user & their "artistic" view, someone posted earlier about the positive value of the older 15f/2.8, and they are right, it's a good Lens as well, it's just not up to the IQ of the 8-15f/4.

The Manta Shot: 5DMK II 8-15F/4, Shot @ f/7.1 & 1/125th ISO200

My Son's First Dive B&W: 5DMK II 15f/2.8, Shot @ f/8.0 & 1/125th ISO100

Lenses / Re: Standard Lens for Paris and London holiday.

« on: May 16, 2013, 07:44:06 PM »

Sell the 16-35 & anything else you don't need, then buy the 24-70f/2.8 L II, you will not be sorry, this Lens is just about perfect for what your going to need, and keep in mind Paris is simply Lovely at night, the f/4 will struggle, your 24-70f/2.8 L II + your 135f/2 are the only two lenses Paris require.

And I wasn't joking about your new 16-35, it's a "nice" Lens and I have the Version 2, but it's not a "great" lens like the 24-70 & 135, My view only of course.

Which ever way you go on the Lens purchase, have a great time, Paris is a Beautiful City.

Lenses / Re: Andy Rouse Reviews the EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x

« on: May 16, 2013, 07:33:03 PM »

Quote from: expatinasia on May 14, 2013, 05:50:52 PM

I hate being cynical, but he has had the lens for 6 months and no doubt would like Canon's next toy for 6 months or so too. That does not tend to happen when one is too critical, or sometimes even negative towards the toys they offer.

Still, an interesting read, and I look forward to reading more from others.

I agree, I believe Andy may have been a little disingenuous, I have a few friends that are Professional Wildlife Photographers, they happen to all work with Nikon unfortunately, and they all Buy their own gear, there are probably very few Pros that Canon or Nikon supply free gear to, but two of these Pros are "loaned" equipment to try out & as long as they write up positive reviews, in this case for Nikon, the equipment loans are viewed as "long term".

I was in Africa in March shooting with one of these Pros, he currently uses a Nikon a pair of D3x Bodies and in particular the Nikon 200-400f/4, when I left to come home I lent him a 1Dx & the 300f/2.8 v2 & 400f/2.8 v2 Lens to try as he was considering flipping to Canon (because of the 1Dx), his views over the last couple of months of comparing were interesting, at 400 there is simply nothing to compare, the 1Dx + 400f/2.8 v2 combo "Murders" (his word) the Nikon D3x/200-400f/4 combo @ 400 (but to be honest the Nikon 200-400 has always been soft at 400), his view on the combo at 300, was the same if not more so, the 1Dx/300f/2.8 v2, "murders" the Nikon 200-400 @ 300.

But, and this is the kicker, his view was the straight up "flexibility" of the Zoom in fast action wildlife, still gave the Nikon 200-400 the edge in his opinion, as long as your Technique was excellent, he was prepared to give up better IQ for flexibility. Of course it's all debatable, and this chap is a long term Nikon shooter, but it was interesting view non the less.

My feel at the moment is that the Big White Primes are still going to have the IQ edge over the New Canon 200-400f/4 1.4x, at 200/300/400 & definitely at 600 (compared to 560 with a 1.4x), but i have little doubt the IQ of the Canon 200-400 will trump the much older Nikon 200-400, and that Nikon 200-400 isn't a bad Lens, the flexibility is what will be a decider for myself, the flexibility of the Zoom at these distances (200-560) will be just awesome & if the IQ is as good as I expect, and as good as Andy Rouse's Images show, it'll be a definite Lens in my Bag.

Now, I need to head out & sell the wife's Car before she comes Home, and then off to the Gym to build up those arm muscles.

Lenses / Re: Best fisheye for canon.

« on: May 16, 2013, 05:22:20 AM »

I own both the 15f/2.8 Canon & the 8-15f/4 Canon, I use them Primarily for Underwater Photography, the 8-15f/4 @ 15mm is streets ahead of the much older 15f/2.8.

I also own the Zeiss 15f/2.8 Distagon T, but it's a Manual Focus Lens, and damn expensive, but it Kills both the above mentioned Lenses, including the Canon 14f/2.8 L II, which I also own & used a lot until I purchased the Zeiss.

I also have the new 17 & 24 Canon TSE lenses, but again, they are somewhat expensive and Manual Focus, the Image quality though is superb.

I dont have any experience with other Brands on the Super WA side unfortunately, but if you can afford the Zeiss and don't mind Manual Focus, you cant go wrong.

1D X Sample Images / Re: Any Thing shot with a 1Dx

« on: May 16, 2013, 04:04:01 AM »

In the series of Images I've posted here that involve the Small Village in the Mountains behind Jakarta, it is clear a lot of the Images are taken at this small weir, the reason for this is that the Village is split by the river, the only place for several Kilometres upstream & downstream to pass from one side of the village to the other side, is via this small weir, you sit yourself upstream and let village life come to you, unfortunately other things come to you as well so although your not looking over your shoulder for Leopards & Lions, you do keep a healthy lookout upstream for "deposits".

1Dx 200f/2 L IS, Shot @ f/4 & 1/50th ISO250.

Group of perhaps 15 year olds going from School on the left bank, to home on the right bank, obviously these are older Children and their need to keep dry and maintain their dignity is clear, as against their younger Brothers & Sisters in previous Posts, but given time, they all end up like the Children in this Image, keeping their shoes dry & maintaining that very important 15 year old dignity.

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