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Lenses / Re: Please help me.
« on: February 11, 2013, 11:46:19 AM »
Definitely that 10-22 for ultra wide purposes and I might throw in a 18-50 Tamron instead of a 17-40 Canon there.
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Canon General / Re: What's your definition of "Pro"?
« on: February 11, 2013, 11:46:05 AM »
Oh I might add, I feel as an amateur when my portrait work with lots and lots of unpaid hours gets times 1000 less affection than someone's lunch vintage filtered on instagram. I mean, fuck Instagram.
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Germany / Re: Camera Insurance in Germany.
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:13:37 PM »
I am insured at Pöpping. Goes quite well so far.
http://www.fotoversicherung.com/Poppings_Fotografenversicherung/Fotoversicherung.html
http://www.fotoversicherung.com/Poppings_Fotografenversicherung/Fotoversicherung.html
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Canon General / Re: Why did you choose Canon?
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:11:39 PM »
I don't really know. My brother got a Rebel T1i before me, I was somehow always Canon fixated and then got my own Rebel T1i. Had a Nikon to play around a bit, it just did not feel... right... you know 
so, 5D Mark III it was.
so, 5D Mark III it was.
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Canon General / Re: Curious Distraction: Explain your username, avatar picture, etc...
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:10:23 PM »
Well my username is not so much a mystery, it's my official photographer name 
and also real name, obviously. My avatar shows my logo.
and also real name, obviously. My avatar shows my logo.
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Canon General / Re: What's your definition of "Pro"?
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:07:59 PM »
I don't exactly consider myself a pro, but I'm not a fan of referring to photography as just my "hobby".
Nowadays I have to talk very much about my photography because nearly all my friends know what I'm doing and I put very much emphasis on the fact that it is only a hobby for me. A damn expensive one, that's right, but I have the feeling people appreciate more what I do when they know I do it not because I have to but because I want to, and that in my spare time. Also grants me the possibility to turn down requests for portrait shoots with people I don't really want to waste time on. I don't want to see it as work, and I don't want to do free portrait shoots of people that are clearly not photogenic.
So, I'm no pro obviously but I would label myself somewhere between very ambitious hobby photographer and semi-pro
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Canon General / Re: Post-Processing Woes
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:02:46 PM »It's called a learning curve. Worry when you don't look back and think that you could do a much better job now.
Amen to that, when scrolling through my older shots I am sometimes wowed how I could manage to not see particular things that I'd process the s**t out of nowadays. But I let it stay the way I did them in the first place. It is joyous to have a recognizable progress.
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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 Pancake
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:03:34 AM »
I bought that lens for when I went skiing some weeks ago just to save some space and I was absolutely not disappointed. Great sharpness, easy to use and dirt cheap. I returned it afterwards though because I got a Tamron 24-70 2.8 which magically covers the focal length of 40mm and I saw no real reason for keeping it besides the size, which I do not need that often, because I carry around my stuffed camera pack anyway.
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HDR - High Dynamic Range / Re: Post your HDR images:
« on: February 07, 2013, 03:37:47 PM »
Samyang 14mm, seven shots merged
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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes
« on: February 06, 2013, 01:20:17 AM »I think the best landscape I've ever taken is this one:
Nice. I assume significant cropping in the tree-bench picture and a some cropping in the nightime-landscape?
It was overall heavily edited. You can find the original picture for a before/after on my website here.
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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images
« on: February 05, 2013, 04:49:07 PM »
I think the best landscape I've ever taken is this one:
Taken with 5D Mark III and the Samyang 14mm 2.8, honestly my first shot with that lens, it amazed the S___ out of me.
The next best I've done would be
that is also 5D3/Samyang 14
5D3/100L handheld
Taken with 5D Mark III and the Samyang 14mm 2.8, honestly my first shot with that lens, it amazed the S___ out of me.
The next best I've done would be
that is also 5D3/Samyang 14
5D3/100L handheld
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Landscape / Re: Post Your Best Landscapes
« on: February 05, 2013, 04:47:30 PM »
I think the best landscape I've ever taken is this one:
Taken with 5D Mark III and the Samyang 14mm 2.8, honestly my first shot with that lens, it amazed the S___ out of me.
The next best I've done would be
that is also 5D3/Samyang 14
5D3/100L handheld
Taken with 5D Mark III and the Samyang 14mm 2.8, honestly my first shot with that lens, it amazed the S___ out of me.
The next best I've done would be
that is also 5D3/Samyang 14
5D3/100L handheld
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EOS Bodies / Re: on the verge of buying, just need some final moral support
« on: February 04, 2013, 02:02:08 PM »
Back to topic then,
I am also only an amateur photographer, started out with Rebel T1i / 500D in 2010, then went full, well almost full ack six months ago after a sudden money shower and bought a 5D3. I must say, if I had waited some more months till it was announced I *think* I might have also gotten the 6D plus a nice lens instead. Image wise that's not that much of a difference, but sure the autofocus system of the 5D3 is better plus maybe a bit more ISO capable. Regardless I do not regret the purchase, it's a great cam even if you only shoot as a hobby - as soon as you learn your way around the camera with all it's settings, you're going to produce great shots. Still it's a whole lot of money for only a hobby, so be really sure you're going to use it regularly.
Two years ago I choked when lenses were more expensive than, say 400$. Today I own the Tamron 24-70, Canon 100L and 135L, which are all around 800$ each. Once you go into that high priced area, you probably won't go back.
I am also only an amateur photographer, started out with Rebel T1i / 500D in 2010, then went full, well almost full ack six months ago after a sudden money shower and bought a 5D3. I must say, if I had waited some more months till it was announced I *think* I might have also gotten the 6D plus a nice lens instead. Image wise that's not that much of a difference, but sure the autofocus system of the 5D3 is better plus maybe a bit more ISO capable. Regardless I do not regret the purchase, it's a great cam even if you only shoot as a hobby - as soon as you learn your way around the camera with all it's settings, you're going to produce great shots. Still it's a whole lot of money for only a hobby, so be really sure you're going to use it regularly.
Two years ago I choked when lenses were more expensive than, say 400$. Today I own the Tamron 24-70, Canon 100L and 135L, which are all around 800$ each. Once you go into that high priced area, you probably won't go back.