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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III - Repair Procedure

« on: April 26, 2012, 10:24:57 AM »

I emailed Canon regarding the repair procedure of the affected 5D Mark III's.

This is what they replied:

"... But even for the unfixed cameras there will be a free of charge service offered at our service station to replace the light shield from 10th of may."

"According to the information I have it is a light shield between LCD-Illumination and Exposure sensor located at the prism unit."

Thanks.. I was wondering about this since their free service announcement...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Let's see some great shots taken with old, cheap gear!

« on: April 26, 2012, 10:05:15 AM »

Another monkey shot from my 1st DSLR, EOS 1000D & kit lens 18-55


A mother's love by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

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EOS Bodies / Re: Let's see some great shots taken with old, cheap gear!

« on: April 25, 2012, 01:10:40 AM »

From my old EOS 1000D

Macaque 003 by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D3 + 70-200 + 2x for Birding (low light)

« on: April 24, 2012, 08:54:24 AM »

Nice job!
That last one looks a little bit backlit, in the same situation my 7D would have blown out the background or just made the bird a mush of black. Did you use any +/- EV Comp while shooting, or recover details in PP? (or is the 5D3 metering just that good?)

Thanks..
I used Aperture Priority Mode, spot metering with +1/3 EV Comp and some regular PP.


If you're curious, I attached here a screen capture from DPP with only default settings.

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5D MK III Sample Images / 5D3 + 70-200 + 2x for Birding (low light)

« on: April 22, 2012, 08:00:56 PM »

All shots are from yesterday..
Oriental Magpie Robin, female I think.. 

5D3 + EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II + 2x III extender
Photoshop CS6 Beta & Topaz DeNoise
ISO 4000, 8000, 8000 & 8000


Untitled by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr


Untitled by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr


Untitled by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr


Untitled by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

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Lens Gallery / Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM

« on: April 22, 2012, 07:28:52 AM »

Oriental Magpie Robin, female I think..

5D3 + 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II + 2X III @ 400mm cropped
1/160 | f/5.6 | ISO 4000

Untitled by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

5D3 + 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II + 2X III @ 400mm cropped
1/500 | f/5.6 | ISO 8000

Untitled by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III NOT Getting Recalled?

« on: April 21, 2012, 02:51:48 AM »

To tell you the truth, my images have never looked better with the cap on, so no complaints here!

My "Lens-Cap-On" photos looks fantastic as well.  Dunno what all the fuss is about...

I'm on a tight budget.  So, my question is, has anybody tried any 3rd party lens cap before? How's the color and contrast? Any recommendation?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Ordered the 5d3

« on: April 17, 2012, 05:27:17 AM »

I got mine few weeks ago simply by off the shelf purchase.
I can't stand the agony of waiting for the the delivery to arrive. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Product Advisory

« on: April 16, 2012, 05:24:14 AM »

5d mark iii light leak

light leak with normal operation in sunlight

That would explain my consistent under exposures in direct sunlight!

Anybody ever tried taking a normal in sunlight shot and another one while covering the LCD to verify this under-exposure issue?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Product Advisory

« on: April 16, 2012, 04:30:40 AM »

Though the D800 isn't immune from an early hiccup either. Forget what it was/is. Not that I'm considering a D800 or D4.

I heard D800 have an issue with green/yellow tint with its rear LCD screen

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: little complain about the dual card system on 5D III

« on: April 13, 2012, 05:06:01 AM »

I only use Photoshop, and even batching that many is annoying because I have to stay at the computer and hit enter every time it opens / saves a new file.

I would open the folder containing RAW files using Adobe Bridge. Select all RAW files and open with ACR. Then inside ACR, select all, click save image and save inside the same folder (or where ever you want).
 
After that you can just close the ACR and it will convert your RAWs one by one. There is no need to keep pressing enter.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Automatic Microfocus adjustment software

« on: April 11, 2012, 11:54:09 PM »

I heard that the software allows you to register up to 5 bodies. Is that true?
For those who owns both Canon and Nikon system, do they have to buy a separate license for each system?

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Landscape / Re: Post your best HDR Photographs

« on: April 09, 2012, 03:21:45 AM »

5D3 + 24-105L
Nope... Not an in-camera HDR. It's a 7 exposure AEB, Photomatix 4 & PS CS6 Beta

Masjid Putra, Putrajaya by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Is anyone using the Mark 5D III for sports photography?

« on: April 08, 2012, 07:56:39 AM »

Check out this thread:
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=5184.0

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon 5D Mark III - AF Servo field test ... with some action [pics!]

« on: April 01, 2012, 11:54:00 AM »

4 shots out of 12? That is not very assuring.... I hope that's not the best it can do...

I'm sure, with more training and experience, the hit rate will increase...