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Lenses / Re: Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Tips Needed

« on: September 20, 2012, 09:21:59 AM »

Thanks for all the info everyone. I will set it to 5.6 and forget it like you say. I did read it gets sharper there on the edges then wide open anyways.
I will also try to focus on the ground a few feet ahead of me instead of letting it auto focus. You say that will keep more items that are rather close in focus more then just framing them?
I am also unsure about the hyperfocal.

Thanks.

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Lenses / Sigma 8-16mm f/4.5-5.6 DC HSM Tips Needed

« on: September 19, 2012, 02:21:51 PM »

Just picked this up for my 7D and was wondering if any kind souls could give me some shooting tips with it.
I have never shot anything that wide.

Thanks much.

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Sports / Re: Post your best Football shot (American Style)

« on: September 18, 2012, 08:17:56 PM »

I used to shoot for All-Pro Photography out of Morgantown for WVU. The problem is, WVU got so big Football wise that they started to let more people on the sidelines...alumni and such and they quit giving out Photog field passes. Really stinks!

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Sports / Re: Post your best Football shot (American Style)

« on: September 18, 2012, 07:35:59 AM »

Yea I know how that goes. Shooting football is not all fun and games lol.

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Sports / Re: Post your best Football shot (American Style)

« on: September 17, 2012, 07:58:43 PM »

Thats a nice catch bdunbar79 thanks for sharing.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Review

« on: September 17, 2012, 01:16:27 PM »

Me either, I was just digging around over there and saw it. 

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EOS Bodies / 6D Review

« on: September 17, 2012, 01:10:02 PM »

Sorry if this has been posted but it looks like Ken Rockwell has a review up of the new 6D.
Have a look.

http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/6d.htm

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Technical Support / Re: 5D Mark III Hot Pixels

« on: September 17, 2012, 09:52:55 AM »

That is kind of odd to me being new bodies. I actually had that problem with my year old 7D but a hard reset took care of most of them oddly enough.
Maybe try that on yours?

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Sports / Post your best Football shot (American Style)

« on: September 17, 2012, 08:27:17 AM »

New poster here and did not see the topic. I used to shoot WVU Football and would love to see some more Football shots from you all if you are able to post them.

Attached is my fav shot of Adam "Pac-Man" Jones.
Shot with a 1D Mark II

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EOS Bodies / Re: Adorama is selling 5d3 for $2745 on eBay now

« on: September 16, 2012, 06:24:12 PM »

Glad you all who had the opportunity to pick this up were able to. Wish I was able lol.

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Technical Support / Canon 7D focus problem and fix (for me)

« on: September 16, 2012, 06:21:01 PM »

Hi all. First time poster to the site and just recently found it about a month ago.
I shoot with a 7D and mainly the Tamron 17-50 2.8 and a few others including a Sigma 300 2.8 non IS.

Recently I was having major problems with my 7D and focusing. I was never able to get faces/eyes in focus. After much reading (mostly on this site) I came to the conclusion to first try a hard reset on the camera.
I am happy to say that this was all that I needed to do and it is now focusing like a charm (again).

What causes a camera to loose "focusability" of that is even a word over time? None of my other cameras have done this (rebel, 1D Mark II).
Anyways, if you have this type of problem I urge you to at least try the hard reset first to see if it helps. Again, thanks to all on the site who have suggested this in the past.
I have attached a pic I got today that never would of been possible had I not tried suggestions.