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5D3's First Engagement Shoot...
justsomedude:
--- Quote from: DanielG on March 22, 2012, 09:48:31 AM ---I wasn't aware there was a Ferris wheel downtown Denver right now. What's that all about?
(Just realized that's probably 6 flags and I didn't know it was open already)
-Another Denverite.
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Hey Daniel - nice to meet another Denverite. The ferris wheel is indeed Elitch's. It's still closed - but those lights are on most of the year. :)
--- Quote from: awinphoto on March 22, 2012, 10:26:22 AM ---Very nicely done and congrats on the new camera... Just out of curiosity.. What lens/shutter/f-stop was used on the first shot? The exif info doesn't look like it was saved/carried over. Any image quirks we should be prepared for such as slightly soft from the preproduction models or someone yesterday said their copys images seemed "blotchy" and not smooth... How do you feel the detail of the image is like and with the newer controls, is it easy/comfortable to pick up and start shooting or would you say the new features takes a bit to get used to and feels foreign at first and has a learning curve like the 7D had compared to the rest of the XXD series cameras?
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Awin, in all honesty there is no softness like we saw from the pre-pro images. But, as I think many others have previously concluded, a lot of those shots were probably in-camera JPGs, and not processed RAWs. By working off the RAW files you can get incredibly sharp shots (at least what I've seen so far), which are also helped by the great AF. As for that first shot, I think it was f/3.2 with a 1/100th shutter speed. But I will confirm that for you later today. (and I'll also post higher res. samples for better detail scrutiny)
Image detail is incredible, and the ISOs are just phenomenal. However, if you're looking for some life-altering jump in image quality from the 5D2 to the 5D3, you will not find it. The improvements are in the AF, the high ISO noise control, and the menu-ing/control options. Obviously, the body and ergonomics are also improved. Some people say this is more like a 5D2-E, and I can understand that argument as the lower ISO images are relatively unchanged. However, for the AF and ISOs, it's well worth the upgrade to me.
As for the menu-ing, there is definitely a learning curve. Totally different from the 7D and even a further departure from the 5D2. I didn't have much time to dig into it, because I only had a few hours with it before my shoot, and I didn't want to mess anything up! I'll more time to get through the manual and really dig into the menu levels in the coming days.
Pyrenees:
Well done on the photos. Love the composition of the second-last shot, in particular.
SomeGuyInNewJersey:
--- Quote from: justsomedude on March 22, 2012, 09:45:03 AM ---
* The metering is phenomenal - and while some have complained of the DR, it seems I'm able to recover a heck of a lot more highlights than I could from my 5D2 images. Whether this is improved functions of LR4, or better metering of the 5D3 is hard to tell at this point.
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Glad to hear you are enjoying the new camera... Mine should be shipping today. My 5 year old daughter is going to a birthday party at an indoor play place called "pump it up" Ive always had problems there with my 550d due to the low light and movement... If my 5d3 arrives in time tomorrow it will be a great test for it.
Quick question... You are talking about LR4 with the 5d3 shots... So:
- Is there a new update to use the 5d3 raws?
- Did you shoot jpg?
- Did you convert to tiff in Canons software then import that into LR4?
Actually that was 3 questions... :)
Oh and now I think fo it I have more...
The AF performance you mentioned in low light... what lens were you using? What was the max aperture? I think you were probably using a 70-200L f/2.8?
Great shots by the way... have you shown the client yet? Though I am sure they didnt care about anyhting you had to say about your wonderful new camera! :) I liked the ones with the sunset clouds in the background. [/list]
awinphoto:
--- Quote from: justsomedude on March 22, 2012, 11:01:35 AM ---
--- Quote from: awinphoto on March 22, 2012, 10:26:22 AM ---Very nicely done and congrats on the new camera... Just out of curiosity.. What lens/shutter/f-stop was used on the first shot? The exif info doesn't look like it was saved/carried over. Any image quirks we should be prepared for such as slightly soft from the preproduction models or someone yesterday said their copys images seemed "blotchy" and not smooth... How do you feel the detail of the image is like and with the newer controls, is it easy/comfortable to pick up and start shooting or would you say the new features takes a bit to get used to and feels foreign at first and has a learning curve like the 7D had compared to the rest of the XXD series cameras?
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Awin, in all honesty there is no softness like we saw from the pre-pro images. But, as I think many others have previously concluded, a lot of those shots were probably in-camera JPGs, and not processed RAWs. By working off the RAW files you can get incredibly sharp shots (at least what I've seen so far), which are also helped by the great AF. As for that first shot, I think it was f/3.2 with a 1/100th shutter speed. But I will confirm that for you later today. (and I'll also post higher res. samples for better detail scrutiny)
Image detail is incredible, and the ISOs are just phenomenal. However, if you're looking for some life-altering jump in image quality from the 5D2 to the 5D3, you will not find it. The improvements are in the AF, the high ISO noise control, and the menu-ing/control options. Obviously, the body and ergonomics are also improved. Some people say this is more like a 5D2-E, and I can understand that argument as the lower ISO images are relatively unchanged. However, for the AF and ISOs, it's well worth the upgrade to me.
As for the menu-ing, there is definitely a learning curve. Totally different from the 7D and even a further departure from the 5D2. I didn't have much time to dig into it, because I only had a few hours with it before my shoot, and I didn't want to mess anything up! I'll more time to get through the manual and really dig into the menu levels in the coming days.
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Thanks for your response, and I appreciate the feedback. I cant wait to get my copy to test it out... Regardint the ergonomics, I've heard reviews across the board from people saying it looks and handles a lot like the 7D to those saying it's a modified 5d2 chassis. I've even read one person saying they changed buttons around just enough where it makes sense over time but may p#@$ you off at first until you get used to it. I also remember first playing with the 7d camera out of the box, the first shots looked like crap until I figured out the new AF and camera layout... I was/am expecting the same kind of learning curve with the new 61pt af. One last quick question/test... since they have the same VF as the 7D (intelligent) when you remove the main battery for charging, does the VF go soft/dark/oof like the 7D does cause the LCD overlay goes dead or do you get a normal view like the older cameras without the LCD overlay? I understood it still couldn't do much without the battery in it, but it just was weird/annoying if I had the camera on tripod with the battery charging... you couldn't focus or do squat to frame the shot unless the battery was inside.
justsomedude:
--- Quote from: awinphoto on March 22, 2012, 12:00:59 PM ---Thanks for your response, and I appreciate the feedback. I cant wait to get my copy to test it out... Regardint the ergonomics, I've heard reviews across the board from people saying it looks and handles a lot like the 7D to those saying it's a modified 5d2 chassis. I've even read one person saying they changed buttons around just enough where it makes sense over time but may p#@$ you off at first until you get used to it. I also remember first playing with the 7d camera out of the box, the first shots looked like crap until I figured out the new AF and camera layout... I was/am expecting the same kind of learning curve with the new 61pt af. One last quick question/test... since they have the same VF as the 7D (intelligent) when you remove the main battery for charging, does the VF go soft/dark/oof like the 7D does cause the LCD overlay goes dead or do you get a normal view like the older cameras without the LCD overlay? I understood it still couldn't do much without the battery in it, but it just was weird/annoying if I had the camera on tripod with the battery charging... you couldn't focus or do squat to frame the shot unless the battery was inside.
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Awin - not to sure on the VF, I'll let you know when I get back home and can test it out. Also, here's the info on that image, looks like the EXIF is there after all...
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/2.8
Focal Length 200 mm
ISO Speed 12800
http://www.flickr.com/photos/akphotodenver/7005045775/#meta/in/set-72157629274945686/
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