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Lenses / Re: "Affordable" telephoto lens for wildlife

« on: October 31, 2012, 08:13:19 PM »

I do own a 100-400mm L and I m really happy with it, very versatile, as I do lots of filming with it as well.
AF could be a bit faster tbh, but for that price range you can't complain about it.

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United Kingdom & Ireland / Re: Hello...Anyone else from the UK?

« on: October 29, 2012, 10:00:27 AM »

Studying in Salford, Manchester, originally from South East Germany though!
5dm3 coming next week

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Macro / Re: Some random Macros

« on: October 19, 2012, 12:56:34 PM »

my first macro tries, borrowed my friends 100mm f/2.8 L + 550D

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EOS Bodies / Re: do crop sensors really add reach?

« on: October 18, 2012, 05:27:16 PM »

I currently own a T2i as well and do lots of wildlife shooting, so I did quite a lot of research, my advise don't get a 5dm2 as the autofocus is just shitty, no improvement over the t2i, so depending on your budget i'd say go for a 5d mark iii, or IF you don't mind waiting another half a year or longer wait for the 7d mark ii to be released. Another option would be to get a 7D, but it has the same sensor as the t2i which wouldn't be much of an improvement than the obvious AF and FPS.

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Lenses / Re: Cheapish standard / short tele replacement / upgrade

« on: October 18, 2012, 02:47:19 PM »

I'd go for the sigma 30mm 1.4 in that case!

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Black & White / Re: I'm new here

« on: October 18, 2012, 11:29:14 AM »

I love the edited colour version! Great shot! and Welcome!

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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes

« on: October 17, 2012, 07:26:28 AM »

Lake District, Windemere, England,     550D + Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 VC

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Show your Bird Portraits

« on: October 16, 2012, 04:12:48 PM »

550D +100-400mm L







5D mark iii + 100-400mm L

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Where do you start for videos?

« on: October 15, 2012, 04:20:29 PM »

I haven't read previous posts really, but you always want to keep things manual (unless you're doing a documentary where you have to rush into a house for example then you might want to work with auto iso), focusing it depends what you're shooting, but try and keep the f.stops at 10+ then you wont have such a shallow DOF which will make it easier to keep a subject moving in focus, but it's all about manually adjusting things. Obviously not as easy with a DSLR than a professional video camera.

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Software & Accessories / "cheap" video tripod

« on: October 07, 2012, 06:16:04 PM »

Hey guys,

I m looking to buy a tripod, now I have been looking into the manfrotto series and I do like the 501HDV/701 head but it is a bit pricey, what I m not sure on are the legs, I'd prefer something with carbon fibre but it is obviously expensive, I will use either a 1dm4 or 5dm3 on it...

Now my budget isn't high at all (trying to keep it below £200/$320), but I just need something decent that will not fly over by a gush of wind and is light as I m planning to take it trekking etc.... any suggestions?

Thanks!

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Third Party Manufacturers / Nikon DSLR's pass bbc broadcast test

« on: October 05, 2012, 08:42:27 AM »

Hey guys,

I know it's the canon forum but I thought I'd share the news as this is great news for us all loving those DSLR video shots!

http://mynikonlife.com.au/pro/pro-news/nikon-d4-d800---first-dslr-cameras-fit-for-broadcast

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Lenses / Re: Canon Teleconverters Question

« on: October 03, 2012, 02:06:08 PM »

a 1.4X II will stack to a 2XII, the 1.4X must be on the camera side.  I don't know if any other combination works.
I have a Kenko 1.4X on order to try with my 5D MK III for focus at f/8, and I'll be seeing how it stacks.  I also got a older 2X TC, which is likely a Sigma or Kenko but branded Quantaray, its actually ok, but does not allow AF at f/8 with my bodies, they just can't find focus.

which kenko 1.4x are you getting? I was thinking of ordering the Pro 300 1.4X DGX as I read somewhere it will focus at f/8 on the 5dm3

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Camera choice mark ii? 7d? wait?

« on: October 02, 2012, 05:22:37 PM »

I was thinking of the 7d, but it's just too old now and the ISO performance isn't good enough for me as i sometimes need to do low light filming, (concerts/clubs) so I'll get the 5dm3 at the end and pay the price as it just has better video options than the 1dm4...

Renting out isn't an option for me as it's way too expensive, and I have panasonic hpx500's available for short time renting from my university at no cost.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Camera choice mark ii? 7d? wait?

« on: September 30, 2012, 11:45:31 AM »

I would probs buy the 5dm3 with the kit lens and sell my 550D+the tamron lens to my mate, the thing with the 60D is that i don't really like it's ISO performance, and as I live in England and it's virtually always raining something weather sealed would be nice, even though i know my 100-400L isn't weather sealed.

I'd just consider the 1d mark iv because of the aps-h which would give me a bit more range, plus it's a beast when it comes to photography, but then again i earn my money making videos. So my head is breaking! I have about £2700 pounds to invest all together for a new camera+wide-mid range zoom.

From the looks of it is either 5dm3+kit lens or a used 1dm4+17-40mm possibly...

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: Camera choice mark ii? 7d? wait?

« on: September 30, 2012, 09:10:04 AM »

I've got a 100-400L and a Tamron 17-50VC, so I m not too heavily invested in anything....but due to a little financial boost I m now looking at either the 5d mark iii or a used 1d mark iv