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

« on: December 17, 2012, 12:29:54 AM »

BUT don't put off getting the 135 f/2 as long as I did.

Oh man, I just sent my 135mm f2 rental back last week. Worst day of my life. Well, not really, but I was pretty sad to see it go...

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Lenses / Re: Lens choice advice please??

« on: December 16, 2012, 07:37:58 PM »

1. Never, ever use screw-on lens "additions"

MCP, anyone?

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Landscape / Re: Geminids over Pendleton, Oregon

« on: December 16, 2012, 07:35:28 PM »

Really nice work. I live about 30 miles from this spot.

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

« on: December 14, 2012, 11:15:44 AM »

I'll save up for a 50mm f/1.2 IS...

You'll be saving up for awhile. The current 50L doesn't have IS.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D vs 5Dii - The End of an Era?

« on: December 13, 2012, 09:33:16 AM »

I would suspect with the 6D certain economies have been made, and that the build quality at best would be no more than that of the 5DII.

How about no better than a Rebel? For my money, the 5DmkII is about as solid as it gets. Yeah, I suppose I could move up to a 1Dx model, but then we're comparing apples to oranges. The 5D's/6D's are more at the FF prosumer market level. I stand by my earlier assessment: For what I'm doing, it's a tank. I'm just worried that the 6D isn't going to hold up as such.

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

« on: December 13, 2012, 09:26:41 AM »

Yeah, at this point IS is gimmicky.

This lens has been a workhorse, although it can be finnicky and a bit fragile at times. All they need to do is make that inner barrel out of something besides plastic and this will be a fantastic lens.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D vs 5Dii - The End of an Era?

« on: December 09, 2012, 11:27:08 AM »

Yeah, my big question is more about build quality than anything else. The 5DmkII is a tank and has held up pretty reliably in the field. The 6D seems to be Rebelized a bit in that regard. IQ for both are likely a wash. If you can't take good images with one, you won't be able to get good images with the other. They will likely be sunsetting the 5DmkII, but it's too bad they can't keep it around with a 'legacy' or 'classic' moniker of some kind.

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Lenses / Re: EF 800 f/5.6L IS II & Other Big Lenses

« on: December 07, 2012, 04:03:57 PM »

I heard they're going to kit this with the next Rebel.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EF 50 f/1.4 for $299 at B&H

« on: December 04, 2012, 12:21:40 AM »

I just spent almost that much fixing my old one. 

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Lenses / Re: Next Lens - Help

« on: December 03, 2012, 01:44:21 PM »

no brainer. 85L good for shooting movie too!

It will probably be my last (expensive) lens for a while.

really? time will tell.

This is basically the conversation my wife and I have over this stuff. :-)

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Likely Price Trend

« on: December 02, 2012, 11:02:33 PM »

Past performance not indicative of future results, but here's the trend for the 5DmkIII since being available last summer (scroll down to see graph):

http://www.canonpricewatch.com/product/03868/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III-price.html

And here's the same thing for the 5DmkII (ditto):

http://www.canonpricewatch.com/product/02699/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-II-price.html

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

« on: December 02, 2012, 09:42:27 PM »

Canon 50mm 1.4

+1

It's your best bang for the buck regardless of the FF body you're putting it on.

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Lenses / Re: Is this the normal bokeh for an L series lens

« on: November 30, 2012, 11:57:20 PM »

If this is normal, I am not impressed. Especially with the fringing..

You've got pretty high standards, then. I can just imagine the scenario: "Hey Mabel, will you come look at this? You can actually see the layers in the bokeh in our portraits! What was that photographer thinking when he bought that lens, anyway? Come here, look through this microscope, you can see it for yourself..."

Don't let this stuff get in the way of taking good photographs.

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Canon General / Re: The Palouse

« on: November 29, 2012, 04:15:15 PM »

I live south of there, just past the border in Oregon. If you're making a spring trip, mid-May to early June is generally the best time to go, depending on climate conditions that particular year. If you get much earlier than that, then the winter wheat hasn't had much of a chance to show up. Go later and your colors go from greens to yellows/greens, and every shade in between. However, I have seen some great shots that time of the year as well.

It's good that you're planning on spending multiple days. If you get a cloud cover, than you won't get those evening shadows that Steptoe Butte is so famous for. Another place you'll want to visit nearby is Palouse Falls. If clouds are moving on a given evening, you can get some spectacular images from there.

I will likely be making a trip there in the spring, so drop me a line if you make it. I can show you around. Don't pay somebody to show you the place. It's easily accessible if you have a decent roadmap and do your homework first. Glad you're planning on making the trip; it will be worth the effort.

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Canon General / Re: Suggestions for website hosting?

« on: November 29, 2012, 04:01:42 PM »

Godaddy... I made my own website from scratch so i dont need any other service... I'm in the process now of rebuilding my website...  hopefully will have the new site launched in a week

I've been with them for 5+ years and am getting ready to switch. I've recently had some bad service with them that I can't just blame on somebody having a bad day at work.