Things to Do while waiting for your new 5DmIII

[briansquibb]

1X - tell everyone you are gong to buy a 5DIII whilst playing with the D800 and 600mm f4 ED VR AF-S Nikkor Lens

Write script to change exif make it  look like a 1DX

[neuroanatomist]

I still have my 7D.  They use the same batteries.

I noticed my growing pile of LP-E6 batteries.  With the new cam I'll have four.

X ) Look into multiple battery charger.

I've got 4 as well (gripped 5DII and gripped 7D), but two cameras = two chargers, which is sufficient for my needs.

[goldwing_uk]

Click the tracking button again to find its now in Briingham. wow it's moved 100 miles now its only a 100 miles away.

Date  Time  Location  Event Status   
 20 Mar 2012   00:45   Hub 3 - Birmingham   Your parcel has been received at our sortation hub     
 19 Mar 2012   14:37   Stoke   Your parcel has been collected from the sender 

[goldwing_uk]

go to bed.
wake up
click that button again and smile.

Date  Time  Location  Event Status   
 20 Mar 2012   07:55   Dunstable   Your parcel is on the vehicle for delivery
The estimated time of arrival is between 10:04 - 11:04     
 20 Mar 2012   05:22   Dunstable   Your parcel has arrived at the local depot     
 20 Mar 2012   00:45   Hub 3 - Birmingham   Your parcel has been received at our sortation hub     
 19 Mar 2012   14:37   Stoke   Your parcel has been collected from the sender 

only 3 hours to wait ;-)

[goldwing_uk]

KNOCK KNOCK
ummm I wonder who that could be?

[goldwing_uk]

oh yesssssssss the wait is over

[kidnaper]

oh yesssssssss the wait is over

I hate you.... Pay no mind, however, that is just the jealousy talking.
I'm checking here every hour or so because no US retailer is giving anyone any sort of information. I'd love to have the camera this week, but I'd even be willing to have the knowledge that I will be receiving it mid April. It's not the wait that's destroying my brain, it's the not knowing.

[jalbfb]

oh yesssssssss the wait is over

I hate you.... Pay no mind, however, that is just the jealousy talking.
I'm checking here every hour or so because no US retailer is giving anyone any sort of information. I'd love to have the camera this week, but I'd even be willing to have the knowledge that I will be receiving it mid April. It's not the wait that's destroying my brain, it's the not knowing.

Ditto!  Congrats goldwing_uk,  give us some feedback after you get a chance to play with it today.

[photoxication]

I cleaned up the garage, installed insulation, and am putting in drywall this weekend.  It's perfect for a studio - 22 feet long, 13 foot ceilings, 14 feet wide.  To be painted all white... Converted photography studio/man cave.  I'll be glad to send pictures (with the new Mark III of course) when I'm done if anyone is interested.

[awinphoto]

I cleaned up the garage, installed insulation, and am putting in drywall this weekend.  It's perfect for a studio - 22 feet long, 13 foot ceilings, 14 feet wide.  To be painted all white... Converted photography studio/man cave.  I'll be glad to send pictures (with the new Mark III of course) when I'm done if anyone is interested.

Just a quick suggestion... if your making a photo studio, paint your walls black... That way you wont have light bounce/wrap around/flare by unintentional light bouncing off the white walls uncontrolled.  Black walls absorbs the stray light and you can make sure only light that you want to hit your subject/background/etc is present.  This becomes even more important with high key shots because light bounces around so much off backgrounds/walls/etc it can easily get out of control if your not careful. 

[Lenscracker]

    Read the online operators manual for 5D3 until you can quote page content in your dreams.

[photoxication]

I cleaned up the garage, installed insulation, and am putting in drywall this weekend.  It's perfect for a studio - 22 feet long, 13 foot ceilings, 14 feet wide.  To be painted all white... Converted photography studio/man cave.  I'll be glad to send pictures (with the new Mark III of course) when I'm done if anyone is interested.

Just a quick suggestion... if your making a photo studio, paint your walls black... That way you wont have light bounce/wrap around/flare by unintentional light bouncing off the white walls uncontrolled.  Black walls absorbs the stray light and you can make sure only light that you want to hit your subject/background/etc is present.  This becomes even more important with high key shots because light bounces around so much off backgrounds/walls/etc it can easily get out of control if your not careful.

That sounds like a great recommendation.  It might be hard to get permission from the GF to paint the walls black (flat black i'm guessing), since changing the color down the road from black is rather difficult.  Maybe I'll go with a black muslin curtain system.  That I could do.  Thoughts on a 12' long black muslin curtain system that I can extend around the parameter of this garage and do on the cheap?  My 5D mark III should be coming this weekend so a curtain system sounds quicker to me than lots of painting.

[awinphoto]

I cleaned up the garage, installed insulation, and am putting in drywall this weekend.  It's perfect for a studio - 22 feet long, 13 foot ceilings, 14 feet wide.  To be painted all white... Converted photography studio/man cave.  I'll be glad to send pictures (with the new Mark III of course) when I'm done if anyone is interested.

Just a quick suggestion... if your making a photo studio, paint your walls black... That way you wont have light bounce/wrap around/flare by unintentional light bouncing off the white walls uncontrolled.  Black walls absorbs the stray light and you can make sure only light that you want to hit your subject/background/etc is present.  This becomes even more important with high key shots because light bounces around so much off backgrounds/walls/etc it can easily get out of control if your not careful.

That sounds like a great recommendation.  It might be hard to get permission from the GF to paint the walls black (flat black i'm guessing), since changing the color down the road from black is rather difficult.  Maybe I'll go with a black muslin curtain system.  That I could do.  Thoughts on a 12' long black muslin curtain system that I can extend around the parameter of this garage and do on the cheap?  My 5D mark III should be coming this weekend so a curtain system sounds quicker to me than lots of painting.

Black material could work fine...  You may want to shop around to see affordable prices for muslin or go to a local fabric shop or even an arts and craft store to see what thicker material they have that's dark enough... It may be kinda spendy compared to flat matte black paint, but if needed, do what's best for your budget.  Ebay may be a good option for black material for muslins and fabric... It doesn't have to be flawless in quality or such, it just needs to serve it's purpose in this case, and that is controlling light bounce and wrap around.   

[bgstucki]

Kill time: You can read about how the 22MP images from the 5D3 do with iPhoto for iPad. (which is limited to 19MP photos)

http://blog.macminicolo.net/post/19646911348/ipadiphoto5d3