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Lenses / Re: Canon 50mm 1.2L or Canon 85mm 1.2L?

« on: April 16, 2012, 06:18:41 PM »

85 1.2 II.  Great lens, I used it at a wedding.  They say slow focus butttttt I got the shots I needed without missing anything.  Its slow compared to lets say 135 f/2 but when you look at the overall scheme of things its actually not bad.  85 is my goto lens, perfect for portraits.  I can't get used to 50, a little too wide but not wide enough.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Why do i have these horrible pixelated regions in my 5DIII images?

« on: April 10, 2012, 12:26:59 AM »

I think i'm having a simliar problem here.  I think some of it (or all of it) is due to the LR4 conversion from raw to jpeg.

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=5505.0

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 5d3 banding and checkerboard

« on: April 09, 2012, 05:35:10 AM »

I'm having a problem. I went out shooting tonight on my 5d3, 16-35 and shot 270 shots and stacked them of the stars. I batched out low res the first time and stacked using startrails and got this checkerboard pattern at 100%. I re-batched full res copies out using LR4.1 and stacked manually using photoshop and got the same problem. See the examples below. Can you offer any advice?

from first batch: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1637319/Capture3.JPG
from the second batch: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1637319/Capture4.JPG
final image merged: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1637319/capture5.jpg
(notice in the final image the banding bottom right)

Settings for these shots were f/2.8 iso 640, 10 seconds per shot

ANY ideas at all?  Is this my post processing?  Individual shots look perfectly clear and normal, unless there is one that is adding a checkerboard pattern to the image as a whole but i looked at a ton of them and nothing.

:|

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Lenses / Re: If you could only have one

« on: March 26, 2012, 02:15:59 PM »

35 1.4L.  Hands down. 

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United States / Re: Need help from US citizens

« on: February 03, 2012, 05:52:40 AM »

If you happen to end up in Colorado I'd be happy to chat with you.  Would be interesting after seeing your portfolio on how we could end up collaborating on some projects together.  Rocky Mountain Nat'l park is a great place to visit and depending on your market has a great place for weddings.  (wedding photographer myself).  It would be good to have a location picked out ahead of time of where you would like to go therefore you can connect with people in that specific region, traveling is always good though.

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United States / Re: Lens suggestion for a 1600 budget

« on: February 03, 2012, 05:48:57 AM »

I would not settle for 18-55.  Plastic cheap, 3.5-5.6, I don't believe worth the time of day to even use the lens.  yes it does cover the range but would you rather have a better piece of glass?  I figured out very early(as well as you) that primes are the way to go.  Zoom is helpful but primes make the difference.  Radical idea, sell all your glass you have (maybe not the 50 or upgrade to the 1.4) and take that money with the money you have now and set yourself up with some good primes?

Yes you won't have the versatility of going to 300mm right off the bat but in most situations you can zoom with your feet.  I own two L lenses myself and I can say I almost use my 85mm 1.8 more than those lenses.  My setup consists of 16-35, sig 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, and canon 135 f/2.  The 85 is a top performer out of my bag followed by the 135.  Since I'm shooting on a 5d i don't have quite the reach with the 135 but it beats out the 70-200 in my opinion (weight, size, cost, flashiness).  I rented the 35 1.4L over the summer and was in love, covered great angles and was sharp as all get out.

The 135 I bought for 900 was a great purchase and the 35 1.4L would be my next lens.  I've been debating myself to sell my 16-35 for it.  I'm not quite sure what I"m going to do with it, I wanted to give my opinion on the matter.  I hope you can see my point of view on it.  Rent before you buy or at least get hands on.  It'll put everything into perspective.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Cable release (stupidity) for 5D mk1...

« on: January 27, 2012, 05:28:09 AM »

I happen to have a Canon release I bought.  Friend bought me some knockoff intervolimiter for a present and now I have two releases.  Just as easy to use the timer release as it is the first one, and I don't need two.  Let me know!  It's crucial to have let me tell you.

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Lenses / Re: Going Wide on FF but which.

« on: January 20, 2012, 04:24:39 PM »

I have 16-35 and 50, 85, and 135 and will be adding another body to the mix (probably a 7d or something crop body just to push that 135 to 200+)  and I have to say I love my 16-35.  Yes its 82mm but if you're going to want the best expect the cost to come with.

What do the pro's use? 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 1d Mark II N vs 50d

« on: January 19, 2012, 06:00:20 PM »

I have 5dc and I love it for what it does.  I'd love a mark2 but the 5d suits me fine for my needs (weddings portraits night shots stars ect ect.)  You won't regret it.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma 180mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Announced

« on: January 11, 2012, 05:21:33 PM »

I noticed a focusing iq issue with the mk2 but it handles noise so much better than the mk1.  i have a hard time producing anything worth while at 1250, but that could very easily be how I light (or don't light) my subjects.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma 180mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro Announced

« on: January 11, 2012, 03:17:21 PM »

That's hot, using classic 5d.  Also the lens.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Tripod w/ Spiked Feet and Air Travel?

« on: December 27, 2011, 06:35:27 AM »

I actually have had trouble.  I went to Cancun August of '10 and it wasn't a big deal (older manfrotto with showing spikes without any rubber feet and all alum) but when I left Cancun and flew to LA (a stop over in texas first) the TSA fella at the gate was about to take the tripod away from me.

He mentioned it could have been a club like object but I explained (in a very calm manner) that it was just a tripod and I have had no trouble with any other airport that I was at, the 5-6 times I went through security.  I was also traveling in a suit, he mentioned since I'm such a polite young man and that I meant no harm that I could continue on without him jacking my $100 pos tripod. 

I'm not really sure where he got polite though.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Is $650+ too much for a 6hr (one day) Lightroom session?

« on: November 29, 2011, 09:18:55 AM »

I wouldn't pay it.  There is a lot to learn about lightroom but you can find any/all information on it on the web.  I know what I know from the web.  I picked up a few things on management from a friend or two but that was it.  Save your money and if you have any questions, facebook or email me, I would be happy to answer (I'm sure there are plenty of people on this forum that would do the same). 

650 is a lot of cash to throw down on something you can learn for free.

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EOS Bodies / Re: The things I love about the 5Dmkii

« on: November 25, 2011, 07:19:51 PM »

I have the first 5d, its great and all, but already after a year of ownership I feel as if I must upgrade.  5d2 looks good and all, and shooting at intervals of 160 I feel that 2500 is def. useable as well as 5000 (or even 6400).  I've been debating buying the 5d2 now and saying I want it because of low light capabilities and video and all the other greatness, or sticking with my 5d1 (which 1250 iso is just barely useable) and waiting til 5d3 comes out.  I do agree, the 5d2 is pretty amazing for what you get, I feel the price however, is still too high for a 3 year old camera.  If it was  1800(1900) it would be justified.

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Lenses / Re: 24mm 1.4L II versus 35mm 1.4L - help!

« on: October 11, 2011, 08:48:37 PM »

I've shot 24 and 35 both at weddings on my 5d.  I can say with confidence that the 35 blows the 24 out of the water.  35 is not as wide yes but you can still get a natural feeling from your photos without having to be inches from their face.  24 had too much distortion since I frame my photographs edge to edge. 

Shot with the 35L:



I have to mention as well, I am a huge prime fan, I love the 50 and 85 and I have used a ton of lenses.  The 85 1.2 is excellent, the 35 would be a lovely combo.