blaydese said:

sanj said:

Nice to have you here.

We can be kind and we can be rude.

But we do attempt to help!

Your pictures are nice, except they seem over saturated to me.

Regards

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Thanks, I appreciate the advice.
I'm just enjoying reading posts from the past, most search results find what I'm looking for or answers to my questions.

Peace! 8)

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Dear blaydese.
All of the Comments/ Commends from all of our members CR., Including Mr. Sanj, My dear teacher, Are from their heart and their expertise, That We, (You and Me) can learn from them, to improve our skill in Love Photography.
Happy Holiday.
Surapon

TWI by Dustin Abbott said:

A couple of great images. That last one in particular is a stunner!

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Aw, thanks!

Mt Spokane Photography said:

I'm hoping we will see a mirrorless Canon FF body that is the same larger size, uses the same EF lenses, but has no mirror to bang up and down. Its coming, but when??

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When EVFs don't suck in comparison to OVFs.

I have just got an IXUS 135. I am trying image gateway it asking if the icon in the wifi menu is a cloud or a globe on the camera there is no icon in this menu. can anyone help.

Disappointed in this article because I immediately jumped to it on skim-reading "History: The Original Canon EOS 5......." I thought this was a forum item on my beautiful pristine and much prized as new thoroughly mint EOS 5 which LCE won't consider in P/E because it's simply "too old" and I could probably only sell for £40 on eBay for much the same reason! (bought it new just before they discontinued it as a replacement for my old one because I thought it was such a great camera, without the expense of the 3 or indeed the 1). It will no doubt become an antique in the future, a working pristine one at that!

I feel this guys pain. I haven't worked this hard to get consistent sharp pics since my 7d debacle.

Im on my second 6d body, and its performing much better then the junk canon first sent me. Its not 'there' yet though...i still feel like its not as sharp as its supposed to be, buti haven't AFMA yet. It is however showing much better baseline sharpness with my reference 24-105. Reminds me of my Eos M images with the 22/f2.

Im still looking for how these images will ultimately better than what my t2i can produce at iso 100. Ive seen plenty examples from others online, but as of yet i haven't experienced them with the 6d.

Here's some cropped, 1:1 eyes from my t2i. Can i realistically expect "better" from full frame?

Here is a thread reviewing the Rokinon (which convinced me to bite again after having the Bower version a year ago that I returned):

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=17252.0

sdsr said:

Maximilian said:

adebrophy said:

So, overall, I'd not be trading my 5dii for one, but...

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I am seriously considering this cute one as back up and travel DSLR.
I've read several tests about the fast AF and decent picture quality.
An despite the size it feels really comfortable in my hand.

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As far as I can tell, its image quality is as good as any other recent Canon APS-C body's, and it works very nicely with not-so-long primes; unless you need a fancier focus system (I've no idea how well it does with fast moving things, but mine works just fine on other subjects) or don't already have a FF body (and don't plan to), or find them too small to hold comfortably (I was pleasantly surprised), these cute little things seem rather appealing. Cheap, too - bought mine a couple of months ago for c. $450, including kit lens. I too like the touch screen (though nothing beats the combination of touch screen and EVF & masses of external controls provided by such cameras as the latest OM-D), though Canon's ergonomics are so good it's not the boon it would be for, say, Nikon.

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Thank you for your feedback. Your experience is meeting the tests I've read and also my "hands on" feeling I got in the shop.
For me it is more about "do I really need it" and "is it reasonable to spend the money" (;

AAPhotog said:

Im on canonpricewatch, and cant figure out how to get notified when price reaches a certain point. I see how to get notified for every deal, but thats it

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Go to the page for the specific lens (or whatever), click the Notify button, then enter your target price, etc., in the popup.

CarlTN said:

Not bad, I assume the 70-200 ii?

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Sorry, I did not mention the lens and setting.

I use a toothbrush with a weak soapy solution, lens cleaner works. If they have turned white from oxidation, they are exceedingly difficult to clean, since the outer layer must be rubbed away. In that case, spend $10 to replace it.
Get it from Canon, online resellers may just double the price

privatebydesign said:

Photographically I got a big sheet of metal painted white, and I am very happy with it! It is to put prints on with magnets and makes print viewing a pleasure.

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I got one of those too. Mine has a special compartment to put film in for long term storage.

Re: May your bokeh be Merry and Bright

slclick said:

"Oh Sigma Tree, Oh Sigma tree....."

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The picture is nice and the humor is even better!

CarlTN said:

I for one, would like a 30-120 zoom with constant f/0.9, autofocus, and image stabilization...with bokeh as smooth as Canon's 135 f/2! Would that be possible? The front element would be 130mm or so, and it would be heavy...but surely it's not physically impossible...

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Only if by "physically impossible", you mean "physically impossible to carry".

This is a better picture of the locator I am looking for:



Does anyone have one I can borrow, please?

Of course Leica's CEO would say mirrorless would take over...rangefinder cameras are mirrorless, and they're what Leica have been known for, for what, almost a century?

It's kind of like Apple saying whatever they make is going to take over. They're losing their luster, and now Samsung and others are taking over.

I would bet heavily on a professional camera body still having a reflex mirror 15 or 20 years from now, and especially still being as large as a 1-series body (perhaps a bit lighter, but the same physical size). The technique is just too established, and the physics are against an EVF ever totally replacing a mirror and pentaprism. Even if phase autofocus goes away, there will still be some sort of mirror and prism. But I'm not even sure phase autofocus will ever go away...not for stills photography anyway. It kind of has to for video.

Several months ago I bought the Canon 70-200 2point8 new - the original nonIS version. Bought it because it was a thousand bucks cheaper than the ISii version. Fantastic lens, no regrets whatsoever. I have read the ISii is sharper but mine is so sharp that I cannot imagine any average person being able to see the difference in real life photographs (as in NOT pictures of line charts). IS would be nice, but not absolutely necessary IMO due to the excellent high ISO range of modern cameras. (I use it on a 5D2). Of course I also use a tripod quite a bit. Often use it with the 1.4xii extender with equally good results.

Shot with a 70-200 Sigma on a 7D.

Thanks everyone.

Agree, Best Buy is only trying to compete with online retailers, period. The price will return to a higher level for the 6D within days or weeks, guaranteed.

I feel a 6D replacement would occur after a 5D3 replacement. The only reason it wouldn't, is if the 5D line is coming to an end. If so, they'll keep the 5D3 around a couple more years, while updating other lines (kind of like what they did with the 7D).

What seems more likely is a merging of the 6D and 70D into a full frame camera geared for the crowd who uses the 70D more than half the time for video. But then again, something totally different might replace or displace all of these lines in the future, you nevahhh noo...

To the administrator (or whoever may reply): How does Glenn Bartley compare to Arthur Morris, as birding photographers go? Would you care to elaborate on the mistakes you were making, where this e-book showed you the error of your ways?

Kream said:

I think our mind is set on the Elichrome's. It comes out great in several reviews.
Was wondering tho, how large of softbox is recommended for full body work? The larges softbox the Elichrome store has in the Netherlands is a 50x130 cms (1.6f x 4.26ft). I doubting this will be large enough. Does anyone have any good recommendations on other, larger softboxes?

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If you can get the soft box close that size should be all right. I use a 46" and 60" Octobox and it's fantastic. Like I mentioned earlier that the mods is what's most important and expensive... I'd love a deep octo from them btw.

Another vote for BR

I have had both the similar Carry Speed and Black Rapid products. I spent about 2 years with each before giving away the CS to a friend, it just didn't have the ease of use, smooth sliding and shoulder staying power I needed. It worked don't get me wrong and it didn't have more failure points than the BR but it just didn't stay put as well with the picking up and putting down motion. The strap stops aren't as nice on the CS either imho.

After watching this video, I would never use photographic lens L to video. ??? Now I can only use cine lens, and beautiful model (woman) will materialize in front of me. ;D I can not run the risk of wearing lenses for photography and pop up a naked guy. Maketing very persuasive.

Don Haines said:

Any lens that extends when focusing or zooming will suck in air and then pump it out. The real question is where does the air enter/exit... If it is entering/exiting along the lens barrel then there is no flow of air into the camera body and as a result, no big concerns about dust on the sensor.

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Of more concern is the possibility of accidentally pumping warm moist air into cold optics. That could cause internal condensation which would be difficult to remove. I opted for the 70-200 with both extenders. Tried several copies of the 100-400 and was not entirely impressed from many fronts. However depending on requirements and budget, it may be an option for those that don't mind things like coma when used wide open.

I now also have big primes to suite my needs but the 100-400 was never included in my suite.