I get Nikon ads all the time

Caption: "Dammit, I brought the wrong lens hood, but at least I have this cool polarizer. I''ll post some pictures of it to mess with those forum guys' heads."

kotwicki90 said:

Mostly portraits.
I shoot a 4 year old running around I find the t2i to capture it perfectly.

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Looks like you don't really need a camera upgrade, after all.

Interesting -- needs a curved sensor though.

Did they seriously compare a crop of a crop from the 8-15L to a crop (sesnor resolution limited) of the new technology mated to a microscope? Why didn't they use the microscope mated to the 8-15L?

J.R. said:

Eldar said:

What defines market leader? Market share? Business volume? Financial performance? Portfolio size and content? Used by most professionals?

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And sometimes, figments of imagination of some CR / DR posters

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+1 At least, they define it in their own minds. Some people have difficulty understanding (or accepting) basic facts...

Rienzphotoz said:

Ewinter said:

I'll have 3 dogs, one chihuahua, one sausage dog and one doberman. They'll be called 35/1.4, 135/2 and 200/2

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You are hereby certified as a Photo Geek ;D

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Great. Can I have the certificate in an uncompressed format for printing?

As someone who just ended a photo trip in some rural and urban places where my gear was between 1 and 5 years of salary and the reputation sometimes very bad (Chongqing central station slums), I have to say I'm still a "member of the smile greet and act local" club.

My partner for the trip took the other way, he had a lomo for "hot spots"

I am 5' 10" and a tiny bit, when my camera is mounted on a ballhead on the 055CXPRO3 with no column extension the viewfinder is 5' 4.5", it lines up perfectly with my eye when standing straight, no bending or stooping, obviously it depends entirely on how tall you are, how tall you camera and ballhead are etc. In the field I normally find myself not extending to max leg length anyway, I find it is a touch too tall to do fast panning and for landscapes and scenics it is generally much too tall.

As a good tripod recommendation, not too expensive, not throwaway, not likely to be outgrown quickly, hold its value well, the 055CXPRO3 is very difficult to not recommend. If mine got stolen tomorrow I'd buy another without question.

Jim Saunders said:

If you're worried about failed pixels then I'd take photos of a white surface and a dark one; That should make any duds stand out.

Jim

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we all know 1 or 2 dead pixel in a 18-20 million pixel image can ruin it... ;D

Thank you guys! I'll buy the 85L.

My main subjects are my daughters, then 85L makes more sense.

Latter I'll get the 17-40L to cover the wide end.

jdramirez said:

Zv said:

Finally sold my 17-55 today! Woohoo! Goodbye EF-S!!

;D ;D ;D

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Congrats. I know it is a good feeling when something finally sells. I haven't had that good feeling in over a month... I'm getting the shakes.

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Thanks, yeah this one was a tough sell!

In addition to the comparative images forged using different lighting (sunbeam in wooden furniture), the funniest part was professional connections: a micro HDMI, mini microphone jack, and mini-jack headphone. I laughed a lot. ;D ;D ;D Why so small as a toy? If I had a body like C100, and professional connections of fact, it could be taken seriously by many people with low budget.

I did some testing last night and both lenses need to be sent in. They are pretty soft wide open. Luckily I got each lens and parts for $418 and $410, respectively. I'm going to ask some of my friends if they'd be willing to send them in under their CPS account so at least I can get a bit of a discount on the calibration.

privatebydesign said:

YES.

"The PlusX is compatible with all Standard Channel-capable PocketWizard transmitters and receivers, so it's the perfect companion for your existing radios and new flashes."

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Work great, but just make sure you're on 'standard channels' currently (1-10).

neuroanatomist said:

dhachey77 said:

The AF isn't accurate and fast enough, and the shutter speed is too slow for BIF.

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But perhaps you mean frame rate, and the 33% faster fps of the 5DIII definitely gives a better chance of catching optimal wing position.

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Yes, sorry, I meant frame rate.

Jim Saunders said:

Those numbers are for each of my three lights fired in ETTL at a piece of paper on the wall, with white balance drawn from the white panel on my WhiBal card using the tool in LR5; I should have specified. If you want I can try each of them at different power settings.

Jim

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oic... thanks Jim for all the help! I think I have a bigger problem than that now...
My 600 is vy voltage sensitive with regard to recycling time.
Freshly charged Eneloop AA batteries give a recycling time of 2.4S when an eneloop
charged just 2 days ago gives > 3.2S! I think this is unacceptable and I am going to exchange my 600ex-rt.
Probably the color temp thing is related.

Thanks all for helping out! John

Ok, didn't mean to upset anyone.
There's no need to be aggresive Lichtgestalt. I was simply excited to use the camera and after RTFM I confused that silly video/liveview option. No one forces you to answer a question you consider dumb. Just move along.
Thanks for the patience to the other forists though.
I got it now, thanks Dkocher for the advice! Everything's fixed and working great.
Appreciate your answers!!

xx Stf

terminatahx said:

DigitalRev is garbage - http://www.resellerratings.com/store/DigitalRev_Limited

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Generally looks like people buying from the UK are having a very different experience from those in the US

I have a 5D3 and I select an AF point closest to where I want to focus, back-button AF to lock and move to recompose then shoot.
This minimises the chance that re-composing would change the AF plane of focus.

Works well for me.

Also, I try and shoot portraits in the studio at f8 or f11 - nice sharp aperture for my lens and decent depth of field to work with too.

A 300 f/2.8 Wi both 1.4x as well as 2x should be perfect. The combo is surprisingly light for hand held shooting if you need it.

With the 400 2.8 onwards ... You'll probably need a gimbal and a superbly stable tripod.

Chris Geiger said:

To start with I don't like the 50mm 1.4 at all. When you are wide open it is very soft. No sharpness anywhere in the images. I had one for a time but sold it. I get much sharper results from my Sigma 85 1.4.

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I think for closeup shots, the need to use it wide open would be very minimal, unless going for a really arty shot, where ultimate sharpness probably isn't important anyway.

Chris Geiger said:

As to macro lens or spacers I see opinions posted here with nothing to back it up. If your going to say that a macro is better, you need to say why it is better. Frankly I don't think it is better. Are your you going to get better depth of field with a macro lens? No, are you going to get a sharper image with a macro lens? No.

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Actually, although I was suggesting extension tubes, logically, a macro lens should be sharper for closeups, as it the design is optimised for that short of work, while other primes have different compromises in thir designs. However, at teh size of images generally reproduced for weddings, the differences wouldn't really be noticeable, particularly as your average bride and groom won't be doing much pixel peeping. The question is more, "is the lens sharp enough?", not "which one is sharper?". I do have examples with my extension tubes, but not with the 50 f/1.4, so they wouldn't be of much use and for the small cost of a set of extensions tubes that could have other uses...

Chris Geiger said:

Are you really going to carry a macro lens around all day just to get a few ring shots? It takes me 30 seconds to set up a ring shot with an extension tube. I install the tube, crank up the ISO to 6400, turn the lens to F11, set manual focus and zoom my 24-70 to 70mm. Now I am ready to shoot macro and I did not have to go get a different lens.

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I make use of my macro lens, but for occasional use, I would agree.

GrgK said:

Thanks guys for sharing your experience. Today I had the opportunity to try the lens in a camera shop on a 600D and got the same results. The guy there also said this must be a factory defect. :'( I'll return this lens asap and try to put my hands on another one which does't have this issue.

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Good luck! This is one of the most fun lenses I know, and the results can be stunning.

I think you did the right thing, the 135mmL is wonderful, but not so much with extenders. I just checked, and of 5049 images with the 135mmL, I only have 3 with the 1.4X that I kept. I stopped using that combination when I did not get as good of results as I had hoped for. They are sharp in the center, but would not match the 70-200L MK II.

ajfotofilmagem said:

Is possible, but... :-\ Buy multiple rings "step up" and use this huge hulk a small camera does not seem a good idea. Even as closeup filter robs image quality. See if you can find an extension tube for macro EOS M.

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A single step up ring can be had, but a 77mm closeup lens might be a bit heavy -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/52mm-77mm-Step-Up-Filter-Ring-52-77-mm-Stepping-Adapter-/141071150461?pt=US_Filter_Rings_Holders&hash=item20d87eed7d#ht_304wt_919

better choice is -

EOS-M extension tubes are available from at least a couple of vendors - for example
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meike-Auto-Focus-Macro-Extension-Tube-Adapter-for-Canon-EOS-M-EFM-lens-/190888120798?pt=US_Lens_Adapters_Mounts_Tubes&hash=item2c71d191de

To all of those having difficulties focusing either the 50mm f1.2 or 85mm f1.2:
The prime reason for your issues with focusing is likely your camera body.

Use a 5D Mark III or 1-series body and you will be focusing just fine.

Using something like a 7D will make focusing at f1.2 somewhat of a challenge, even though its autofocus is generally quite good. I've been in that situation and after upgrading to my 1D-X + 5D Mark III combo focusing a wide open f1.2 lens is not an issue to me any longer. If you can focus reliably on f1.2 or f1.4 those prime lenses really do come into their own.