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Animal Kingdom / Nagarhole national park, Karnataka, India

« on: April 03, 2013, 02:30:59 AM »

Hi all, went to Nagarhole (Kabini) last weekend and was lucky to have seen and shot some leopards and tigers...  here are a few images...  it was my first safari real wildlife shoot, so any feedback welcome...  They are not perfect, but i'm happy, and learnt alot...  better ones next time i hope!

Taken with 70-200 IS II + 2xTC III at 400mm f/8.

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Lenses / Renting a wildlife lens

« on: March 26, 2013, 10:01:01 AM »

Hi,

I'm heading off on a last minute safari in India, and wanted to hire a 100-400L, but unfortunately it was unavailable...  my alternatives are the more expensive Canon EF 400mm f/4L IS DO or Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS USM. having never used either of these lenses i was hoping for some input from you guys upon choice...

Thanks for anything,

John

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / I feel like a kid again....

« on: December 19, 2012, 02:20:04 AM »

As one grows up, the excitement of Christmas diminishes... you know what your getting (socks) and it's focus drifts away from the presents and more towards spending time with your family and friends...

But this year...  this year....  i can not wait for Christmas morning!!!!!  I feel like a 10 year old kid eagerly anticipating the nintendo shaped box under the tree... Why am i so excited this year?...  well let me tell you! While finding a hiding spot for my wifes present at home (macbook air), i was rummaging at the back of the guest room closet to see if there was space there, i found a 5d mkiii kit!!!! soooo....  it is there, 15ft from where i sleep....  and i can't touch it until the morning of the 25th! Hence the excitement... I just hope she charges the battery for me!

Anyway, this has no real relevance to anyone, but since i don't have many photo-buddies (recently moved to india) here so i needed to share...  now i need to act all nonchalant so my wife doesn't find out...

I hope you all have a great Christmas season and a happy new year... 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Dumb question?

« on: November 23, 2012, 04:15:05 AM »

Hey this is probably a dumb question, but here goes...

I want to go FF, but loosing the length i get from a cropped body worries me. But I had a thought...

I am using a 450D (12MP) and am thinking of getting me a 5D MKIII (22MP)...  If i were to crop the FF image to 12MP, what is the crop factor? 1.8 (22/12)  If this is the case, with a 5D MKIII image cropped, i will actually be getting more magnification than i would with my 450D...  and a lot better quality (i would hope)...

Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Am I being dumb (i'm not renown for my maths skills)?

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Lenses / Macro extension tubes

« on: October 03, 2012, 09:26:34 AM »

Hi guys,

Been having fun with a reversed nifty-fifty (attached) but want to get a bit crazy by adding extension tubes...  can anyone recommend any, or any advice on what to avoid?

thanks,

John

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EOS Bodies / 7D mkII and New FF? - news From India

« on: September 15, 2012, 12:08:48 PM »

Ok...  If i were to give this a rating it would be a CR2...  plausible rumour, but new source...

I picked up a 70-200 IS II (woohoo) from a canon image store in Bangalore...  started chatting the manger about the D600, and asked him what he thought canon would do to counter it...  he said, straight up, the 7D mkII and a new FF will be out soon!

nothing new, but hey, thought i would share!

Enjoy (i'm off to have fun with my new lens...)

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Lenses / Where is Canon

« on: September 12, 2012, 07:54:05 AM »

Other companies are gearing up for Photokina... Pentax and Sony have unleashed a barrage of new stuff ready for next week.  Nikon have their D600...  We have what, some weak rumours....  At this stage I am starting to think Canon won't announce anything (i hope i am wrong)....

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EOS Bodies / EF-S lens on FF mirrorless?

« on: July 23, 2012, 04:19:37 AM »

So, canon has released the APS-C mirrorless, which, with an adapter, can take EF and EF-S lenses.

If canon were to release a FF mirrorless, surely it would be possible to mount an EF-S mens with a thiner adapter no?

Now that i would pay 800€ for!!!

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Lenses / Moving to India

« on: June 22, 2012, 05:55:33 AM »

Long story short; I’m getting married at the start of August and moving to Bangalore, India (for the next couple of years) at the end of August. Camera gear is actually more expensive (from what i have found, PLEASE correct me if i’m wrong) in India than here in Europe (not to mention the US) and apparently import tax is a bit of a bugger too. I can mentally and financially justify buying a single new lens before we go, and i’m torn between which to get. The weakest part of my set-up is at the longer end (55-250) and would like to replace it with either the 70-300L, 70-200L is 2.8 II or the 100-400L.

Regarding my photo style, I’m a bit of a Jack of all trades, master of none. I enjoy all photography; travel, street, landscape, strobist, portrait, wildlife etc... Each of these lenses has its own attributes (physical size, speed, optical-length, resolution) that make it more desirable for one style or the other. Considering I have no one specific role for lens, I find myself ping-ponging between all of them depending on the direction of the wind! I just know that I'm not happy with the results i get from my 55-250!

I’m not rich (especially with the upcoming expenses) so any purchase is a BIG one. My body will be replaced anyway in the next 9-12 months; either FF or cropped depending upon what canon has to offer...
Any advice for this rather “privileged” dilemma?

Thanks.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Anyone heard of this problem before???

« on: June 14, 2012, 07:04:06 AM »

For some time now, my camera (450D), intermittently decides it does not want to start. It is never permanently, lasts for about 30-60sec then decides it has finished its little tantrum and wants to play again…  It does not appear to be a battery problem as I have interchanged batteries and still won’t start. It also has happened in normal and aberrant conditions (cold/hot) alike.
It is 3 years old and only has about 140k actuations (shutter still works fine)…
So, just wondered if anyone else has come across this kind of thing?  And if so, any advice?
Don’t know if I can be bothered to send it off to Canon as it has not exactly been a big problem yet, but I know that if a miss a great shot because of it, I would be a little sad! Time for its retirement?

Thanks,

John

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EOS Bodies / An announcement today or what?

« on: February 28, 2012, 07:47:32 AM »

so do you think anything is going to be announced today or is it just going to be Friday?

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EOS Bodies / Anyone else want a cropped sensor?

« on: February 09, 2012, 04:34:33 AM »

I realise I am in the minority, but I am NOT currently in the market for FF body (not that I wouldn’t like one, just I have not got the glass or the money), but am dieing to replace my banged up 450D.
So what do folks think the next cropped bodies will be like? Is there anyone else out there who wants one?