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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 6D vs 5Diii today...

« on: December 05, 2012, 08:28:30 AM »

Clearly the 6D. Much cheaper, same picture, lighter, nicer body, plus the wifi and GPS comes in handy.

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EOS Bodies / Re: More 6D sample images - with RAW files.

« on: December 05, 2012, 06:04:05 AM »

The cameras seem to be very close.  The 6D is perhaps a bit better, with less color noise.  If the difference can be measured, I think it would be much less than a full stop.

I installed CaptureOne myself, imported the 5d3/6d raw files I'd say after much more color noise reduction on the 5d3 the difference 5d3->6d is about 1/2 stop - which is more than nothing, given the fuzz that was made about the improvement 5d2->5d3. The real world difference might be that iso 12800 is more usable on the 6d.

I have the 6D since Monday and to me the 12800 ISO is very usable. Now there might be very different opinions on this but to me the shoots look extremely good. Of course I am comparing to my old DX cam....

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: The First Canon EOS 6D Video Footage

« on: November 28, 2012, 02:31:34 PM »

I hear the video quality is more on par with the Mark 2.

In addition what I just found out today and made my cry is that the Canon 6D cannot be controlled over Wifi for shooting video. Thats too bad because that was what I really hoped for.

Canon - why ? On the manual page 15 it says - when Wifi is enabled movie shooting is disabled http://t.co/hl4QR6Og

I guess I get the Mark 2 or Mark 3 instead. Just not sure if the Mark 3 is worth the money over the Mark 2. . .

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Canon 6d for video?

« on: November 20, 2012, 05:29:16 AM »

I pre-ordered the 6D for the exact same reason. I do both photography and videography and as I travel a lot I think a DSLR is just a really versatile tool for doing both and not having to carry to heavy.

I am going to the same lens 24-105. In addition I will buy the 17-40 and the 70-200 4.0 IS

On top I will have a Rode VideoMic Pro.  I hope thats a very nice and versatile setup overall.

Btw - on canon.com you can make a spec comparision and see all the differences between the Cameras.

Cheers
Andreas

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: EOS 6D Recording Video & Sound

« on: November 20, 2012, 05:11:21 AM »

I've spent a lot of time today researching Plural Eyes.
Version 3 is not yet available for Windows 7.
Version 2 is $149, which is more than my budget for the video editor!
I have little hope that the next Windows version will be affordable or work with Premiere Elements.

Thanks,
Drew

Just a hint. If you currently buy a Rode Video Mic Pro or a Stereo VideoMic Pro you get Plural Eyes for free.

http://www.rodemic.com/pluraleyes

My setup is like this. I use a Rode Video Mic Pro on the DSLR and the Zoom H4-N with a Rode lavaliere mic. There is a bag for the Zoom that can attach to a belt for example.

In that way the sound is pretty good without the need for a boom operator and even if the person talking is turning around or showing its back to the camera (while walking etc..)

Cheers
Andreas

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: EF 24-70 f/4L IS & EF 35 f/2 IS Preorders

« on: November 06, 2012, 01:33:01 AM »

This... Thats not low budget at all, especially when Nikon is offering a Camera Kit that is very competitive for around $2500 dollars(or less.) I'd say the 24-70 should be better than the Nikon 24-85, but the D600 has better specs than the 6D....and the Nikon kit is $1000 dollars less than Canon!
The recent pricing of Canon items has been a major kick in the balls to their customers.

To me ist looks like Canon wants to adress its recent earnings by raising prices....not sure if thats smart.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware adds HDMI & AF Upgrades

« on: October 24, 2012, 03:27:53 PM »

Sure I get that - Just was interested if something leaked about it. D600 has it. Just saying.

If Magic Lantern was able to unlock it on the 5d3 *and* Ml will run on the 6d at all it is likely that they can port this feature, too - the cameras aren't that much different as far as the firmware goes, they all use functions of the digic cpu which is the same on all models.

Yes, Magic Lantern might be the way to go. Would be nice to have it without it but somehow I need to run Magic Lantern anyway.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware adds HDMI & AF Upgrades

« on: October 24, 2012, 11:50:59 AM »

My question was only referring to the HDMI out.
In principle it shouldn't be a problem for Canon to add it if they can at the 5DMIII

In principle.  If only Marketing believed in principles other than the Principle of Product Differentiation   

The 6D might have clean HDMI out, but it may be more likely that Canon wants you to shell out for a 5DIII if that feature is critical to you...

Sure I get that - Just was interested if something leaked about it. D600 has it. Just saying.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware adds HDMI & AF Upgrades

« on: October 24, 2012, 11:05:10 AM »

What about the 6D ??

What about it?  The AF sensor is different (inferior by a good margin), unlikely that it can support f/8 AF.  No cameras in the wild, no idea about clean HDMI out yet, could be added.  The 6D should not have the AF point illumination in Servo 'issue' because it doesn't have the transmissive LCD, but rather the standard, etched focus screen like the 5DII.

My question was only referring to the HDMI out. Do not care about the AF, I shoot landscape which usually holds still  .

In principle it shouldn't be a problem for Canon to add it if they can at the 5DMIII

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Firmware adds HDMI & AF Upgrades

« on: October 24, 2012, 09:43:31 AM »

What about the 6D ??

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Big Canon EOS 5D Mark II Price Drop Coming

« on: September 29, 2012, 11:42:30 AM »

Just preordered the EOS 6D today. As I like to use it for many years and knowing myself it will be (for me) the better investment even if it is now severel hundred dollars more expensive. I save over time :-)

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 6D Announcement Soon? [CR1]

« on: September 08, 2012, 11:48:56 AM »

This is such a weird body to release, where does it fit in? before the 5d mkiii and after the 5d mKii hum ..ok

I think it fits in (whatever the name will be ) as an attractive entry FF in direct competition to the soon to be announced Nikon D600 which is rumoured to be at a price point of around $1500. If Canons only answer is the 5 year old 5DMK2 then I am sure they will loose quite some business to Nikon (at least mine) .

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EOS Bodies / Re: More Photokina Chatter [CR1]

« on: September 07, 2012, 10:31:47 AM »

If Canon releases a 6D now they have my money. I even wait until end of October, but then if nothing happens and I won't wait forever I go with the new Nikon D600...just saying - not that anyone would care.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Announcements Before Photokina

« on: September 05, 2012, 09:22:47 AM »

Thats depressing. No new EOS FF until when ? I thought the 3D should be announced? What happened to the 6D in October?