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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: ordered a 3 stops ND filter for bright daylight shootings

« on: June 11, 2012, 07:37:13 PM »

I have just ordered a 3 stops ND filter for bright daylight shootings, the black af points should be as visible as when using a 2.8 lens with it, hopefully the AF won't lose too much speed...

It isn't a fix but if it should improve shooting in daylight quite a bit with fast primes at least.

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EOS Bodies / Re: New Full Frame Camera in Testing [CR1]

« on: June 06, 2012, 02:25:06 PM »

Canon is officially gasping for air and flipping out ! First there is no high res box , "we have merged the 1d and 1ds series to the 1dx"....then the d800 came along lol!! I wish I never bought this freaking 5D Mark III now,

LOL! I remember the day when hi-res was 12MP with the launch of the 1DS I really don't think canon is flipping out ATM.

according to them the 18 mpix was it...til the d800 came out that is....I wish we knew what Canon roadmap was tho!

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EOS Bodies / Re: New Full Frame Camera in Testing [CR1]

« on: June 06, 2012, 11:54:41 AM »

Canon is officially gasping for air and flipping out ! First there is no high res box , "we have merged the 1d and 1ds series to the 1dx"....then the d800 came along lol!! I wish I never bought this freaking 5D Mark III now,

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EOS Bodies / Re: Preproduction Canon EOS-1D X Exists!

« on: June 01, 2012, 07:57:04 PM »

Stupid question here.....why are these "pre-production" models in (at least what looks like) retail boxes and why so many? Wouldn't pre-production models just come in old (1dmk4 or 1dsmk3) boxes? Why waist time in making fancy boxes? Other photogs like Frits van Eldik that got pre-production models, just had the canon rep drop it off at their studio....just curious..

why so many I have no idea, finished boxes... why Not? The cameras might be ready for final rollout and their shape and size aren't gonna be changed anyway, so the packaging 's been done, the rest may just be firmware or fine tuning which will not change the body size and shape.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 29, 2012, 11:43:16 AM »

I just dont bitch without a reason I have better things to do

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 28, 2012, 12:07:50 AM »

I had my red dot AF invisible yesterday in the strong sunlight. No system is perfect unfortunately.

No system is perfect, from manufactured goods to political systems. But in the context of this discussion, it's clear that Canon inexplicably let go the highly workable red AF point system for a comprehensively inferior, deeply unpopular, black AF point system. Sigh...And just as the Canon PR machine thought they had put the 1D Mk3 AF debacle behind them they've got yet another AF related bomb to defuse.

And what a shame. My 5D3 AF is the best I have ever experienced in either OneShot or AI servo mode in bright light or dimly function rooms, except when I lose sight of the selected AF point. And that's far too often.

Canon have re-written the paradox manual; a brilliant new AF system throttled by a simple, wrong GUI decision.

PW

EXACTLY how I feel...  +1

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 27, 2012, 02:09:45 AM »

... Compared to the 1D4 in identical circumstances the 5D3 knocked my socks off. Where I managed to keep sight of the AF point the keepers rate was way above my expectations. If we had the red AF points visible, the only lost shots would have been from motion blur. I was astounded.

So what a pity Canon has set this camera up with such strong AF and all but murdered it's usability. Cancel the 1DX pre-order? It's a tough call...

PW

You've just confirmed my fondest hopes and my worst fears.

The 1D4 does a great job overall for my dance work, but I lose too many shots to imperfect AF when the dancers are dimly lit and wearing low-contrast costumes. By all accounts, the AF system in the 1DX is brilliant in low light ... but if one can't keep it trained on the subject, it's useless.

Dunno what to do either, I'm gonna wait and see if Canon can somehow improve this dumb a$$ "intelligent" view finder before I forkout $7000...It  is crazy that the 1Dx is supposed to be great at low light, yet you won't be able to use it successfully because the dang AF points

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Lenses / Re: does the lens extend out???

« on: May 26, 2012, 01:06:42 PM »

What's the tube there further out? Is it he hood or lens extend out when zooming? Geez I hope not!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 25, 2012, 09:54:05 PM »

I also find it curious that 7D shooters were never bothered by this.  To me that says that hardly any professionals use the 7D.

Think again, I used the 7d as my primary camera for almost 3 years since it was first released.  Never bothered me once.  To be fair weddings isn't my bread and butter but whenever I needed focus in dark areas, I never had to fear about missing shots... ever.  It just grew to be practically second nature to me.

the 7d didn't have so many af point as the 5D Mark III does...Then again if you shoot  stills subject this is not an issue, try shooting something fast, action, it dim light, a concert, a wedding dance even which aint fast at all, then you will see how bad this is

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: email Canon and demand a fix if you are't happy with it! (Addy)

« on: May 24, 2012, 11:20:09 PM »

 if you aren't happy with the VF af point display email support here, the more people the better hope for a fix... even small improvement, whatever that might be: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii/form_display/support_by_kb_email

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 24, 2012, 05:27:55 PM »

I got a 5D3 as a second body for my 1DIV. Most of the time, the black focus point isn't an issue but when I shoot sports and use both at the same time in servo mode and move the focus points around, it is very annoying. The only solace is being able to press the multi-controller to have the focus point reset back to the center point when it gets lost on dark backgrounds. During a typical baseball game I bet I lose the focus point on the 5D3 2-3 times which sometimes but not always results in an OOF shot or I should say, the focus point not where I want/expect it to be.

The red focus points on the 1DIV are great - never lose them in the viewfinder. I hope Canon provides the option at some point in the future.

+1 There ya go!!! Agreed! a killer AF system yet you miss home shots because a bad VF...isn't life wonderful (sarcasm...)

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 24, 2012, 04:11:29 PM »

I will wait fornext round of bodies and see if after the 1Dx they will go back to the regular "non - intelligent " viewfinder like on the 1D MIV, why Nikon can do it and Canon can't?!?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 24, 2012, 04:07:02 PM »

A much bigger issue in my opinion is that you do not get any visual focus confirmation in single shot mode, when you are in an environment that is bright enough to make the red light invisible.

When I have the beep sound off (as I often have to), how do I know if the camera was able to achieve focus? My old 5D Mark I would flash the focus point red as confirmation that it achieved focus. But with the Mark III this works only in low-light situations, as the red light is impossible to see in brighter circumstances.

At first I thought the option to make the focus point disappear when focussing would act as a confirmation, but unfortunately it disappears every time, wether the camera achieved focus or not.

The little dot at the bottom right of the viewfinder is not useful at all in my opinion. When I shoot fast (focus, click, focus, click) and need to keep my eye on the action I find it impossible to look down there every time.


+1 +1 +1


YES this dumb "intelligent" viewfinder is a major step backwards...lots of cons about it!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark III & 1D X Black Focus Point in AI Servo Information

« on: May 24, 2012, 04:04:43 PM »

Sports photographers might not have probs because they shoot with"slower" 2.8 and 4.0 or even 5.6 lenses, as the lens used is darker the the af points get darker and more visible too. When using 1.2 -1.4 1.8 the af point becoesgery and almost transparent in bright daylight.

Yeah, shooting in the dark the af point selectd is almost impossible to see and therefore to constantly keep on top of a moving subject.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Let Canon know you want the Firmware Fix (link)!

« on: May 06, 2012, 02:32:28 PM »

Chuck mentioned that we would like more red(?) we (I) woul dlike the black af point more visible and being able to turn on the af point I'm using in red....Please send your request for the firmaware fix here:

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/professional_cameras/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_5d_mark_iii/form_display/support_by_email?WT.mc_id=C126149