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Lenses / Re: EOS 6D with Kit, either Canon 24-105 F4 L or Tamron 28-300mm Di VC Macro

« on: February 28, 2013, 02:24:36 AM »

Thank you for your replies. In this case it really sounds for the Canon, as expected
Regarding my other Canon gear, see post number 5 in this thread.
It should be my "as a good all-purpose carry-around-all-day-so-you-don't-have-to-change-lenses lens" which would be most of the time mounted, at least not while I'm trying to picture wildlife (birds and such) or portraits.
And yeah, for the reasons why I want to switch, read again the initial post. I mean I wouldn't mind getting a crop camera if it would provide the same ISO possibilities and viewfinder size, but that simply doesn't exist from Canon at the moment.
Luckily I'm in no hurry of buying a new camera (first some holiday in the Philippines and Thailand next month), so I might experience the release of the successor of the 7D or 700D before I make my buy decision.
But to summarize my thoughts about the new gear, I want a possible higher ISO for low light images the most

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Lenses / Re: EOS 6D with Kit, either Canon 24-105 F4 L or Tamron 28-300mm Di VC Macro

« on: February 27, 2013, 07:16:27 AM »

Thanks for the replies so far. Most my pictures are shot with the 18-120 range, so I can't really say if I would shoot more with a longer lens.
The two kits cost both more or less the same (around 2850 USD inc. Taxes - 2650 CHF), so the price here is not an issue.
I know the L lenses are great, I own a great Canon 100 mm 2,8 IS USM
I also own an old Sigma 400 mm AF Macro HSM and an even old (and fairly lousy) Canon 75-300 mm without IS. Then also a Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II which is fine for portrait.
Oh, the only thing that I will really miss on the 6D is the not integrated flash For most of my pictures was the integrated enough.

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Lenses / EOS 6D with Kit, either Canon 24-105 F4 L or Tamron 28-300mm Di VC Macro

« on: February 27, 2013, 05:36:43 AM »

Hello All
I am currently evaluating if I should upgrade my EOS 550D with a really nice 6D. The main reasons for this are:
- bigger body, but still not as big as the 550D with the battery kit mounted, thus it's better in hand
- bigger viewfinder
- MUCH better low light performance (probably the main reason)
- full frame sensor (a little bit more detail)
The main use of the camera is everyday pictures. I always carry my 550D with a Sigma 18-125 lens with me around and I like the range of this lens. I picture mostly animals, landscapes and buildings, but normally no people.
I compared the two lenses over at Dxomark, here the compare with the 5D MK2: http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Compare-Camera-Lenses/Compare-lenses/(lens1)/211/(brand)/Tamron/(camera1)/483/(lens2)/164/(brand2)/Canon/(camera2)/483
The canon is a bit sharper, but with "only" 1/3 of reach. I don't think I'll feel the difference of 24mm to 28mm at all with my shooting habits.
What do you think, should I take the better and sharper Canon lens, but loose quite a bit reach, or is the difference in sharpness anyway not visible if I'm not going to pixel peep?
Thanks
Patrick

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Canon General / Re: What am I doing wrong???

« on: February 25, 2013, 08:17:59 AM »

I would simply guess wrong focus point!
Which point(s) do light up when you look through the viewfinder and press the shutter halfway through?
For doing Portraits, you might want to exclusively use the center focus point, so always the center will be sharp.

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Lenses / Re: I can't stop thinking about A MONSTER!

« on: February 08, 2013, 04:26:02 AM »

Hi,
have a look here: http://www.digitalkameraverleih.com/
The rent lenses in Austria, but sadly don't have the supertele ones. You could rent a Canon EF 300mm f/2,8 L IS II USM with 2,4 KG, just that you get a feeling of the weight
I recently bought an old 400mm Sigma lens (around 1,5 KG) and already that is quite heavy to carry around and make wildlife pictures.
But if you get it, much fun with it!

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Technical Support / Re: Error 01 lost comms with lens - should I get a repair ?

« on: February 04, 2013, 07:19:04 AM »

Just to be sure it's not a lens software issue. Put the camera into manual mode, change the aperture to 10 and take a picture.
Otherwise it indeed might be the lens. Do you live in a country where you get 10 years warranty from Sigma?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Help needed: Very slow live-view @ Canon 6D

« on: January 25, 2013, 07:39:47 AM »

I used it once also in Liveview with my 100mm lens. My recommendation, focus manually. I think that speed is more or less normal.
Which focus points do you have active?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Anybody using MagicLantern?

« on: January 08, 2013, 06:30:26 AM »

When you turn on the camera, hold the SET button. That way ML will not be loaded, in case of an issue or empty memory card.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6d aus release?

« on: December 13, 2012, 08:57:54 AM »

@Marsu42
The camera is available here in Switzerland, but only in the small "professional foto" stores and not in Mediamarkt and similar.
You might want to check out your local small stores

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6D Sample Images / Re: Anything shot with a 6D

« on: December 13, 2012, 04:02:41 AM »

It seems the Pictures from post 1 have been deleted
Can't open them, only get a "file not found ..." message.

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Video & Movie / Re: Underwater macro video with canon 5d mark ii

« on: November 16, 2012, 08:50:42 AM »

Cool animals, I soooo need an an underwater casing for my 550D... to bad they are so expensive

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Software & Accessories / Re: Need a little help with monitor calibration tools and graphic cards

« on: November 16, 2012, 06:51:02 AM »

Regarding graphic card (GPU) go for a new Nvidia 6xx series. Simply because of Direct X 11 and also many more years of driver support. You can take one of the low end series, but I wouldn't take the lowest, like a GT-640.

What you also could consider is directly jumping to Windows 8. It has greatly a accelerated Desktop speed, which might also improve picture editing speed. For the details read: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/b8/archive/2012/07/23/hardware-accelerating-everything-windows-8-graphics.aspx?Redirected=true

Ow and just read that this was an old thread, so my answers are a bit late

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Canon General / Re: Help | Going to buy the Canon 550D/T2i

« on: November 12, 2012, 08:12:31 AM »

I own the 550D since now 2 or even 3 years. It's a lovely camera, but I would go now for the 650D which offers a much better screen (touch enabled plus can be turned around). It also allows higher iso, even though not with much better quality
-
Patrick

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Amazon.co.uk's D800 price is killing me!!!

« on: November 07, 2012, 03:50:51 AM »

Hey traveler, how about a visit in Switzerland?
The D800 body is currently priced at around 1700£ and the 5D Mark III is priced at 2050£, that includes Swiss tax. Ok, you would have to pay taxes again in the UK, but that's your risk.

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Software & Accessories / Re: problems after installing magic lantern

« on: October 03, 2012, 02:27:40 AM »

I never had any issues with ML, but I'm also using a 550D.
Depending on how often this happens, you could push the AF or Q button (not 100% sure which one) while turning it on, that would disable ML for this one runtime.
pato