I cant go into a in depth review but I have the 28-75 and the 17-50 tamron and I like them both. My copy of the 17 is a touch sharper then my copy of the 28 but the 28 is years old where my 17 is relatively new.
Both take beautiful pictures for me (guess I have good copies of both). Def make sure you test it out to make sure you get a good copy of it (nice lens if you do).
Yes, it does have the buzzing motor but if you don't need instant instant auto focus it will not be much of a concern. I have no problems using it and getting good shots and im no pro.
It will hunt a little bit in very low light, but I think most lenses do.
All in all its a nice lens for me and the focusing of mine does not bother me.

Intriguing. It does look convincing.

silvestography said:

There was that guy who started a kickstarter for an external rear gasket that you could slap onto a partially sealed lens like the 100-400 to ensure better sealing, but that has since ended (he got his funds), and I have no clue where you'd actually go about buying one.

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The more I read stories like this, the more I think it should be called "fraudstarter"...

My trusty Tamron 24-70 2.8 VC. Works a dream even on my mere crop-sensored t3i/600d.

If you still have your old camera, consider a refurb from Canon using the Canon Loyalty Program. There's a 60D and a T4i (with a kit lens) for $719 and a couple of T3i's for $400's on the site right now. And the CLP gets a discount off that price.

Not sure if this helps,but i had same problem,I saved photos to external drive,which wasn't formatted correctly and hence the problem.
once i saved all photo's to another external,reformatted the drive all was then ok

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shashinkaman said:

;D ???

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In my 25 years of use of computer communications, that's the first time I've seen a complete message effectively conveyed exclusively with smileys.

Well done sir.

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Etienne said:

Lots of patience required for all these goodies to trickle down to my price range :'(

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+1

Arecibo Observatory about 90 minutes west of San Juan and 12 km south into the karst mountains. This is the largest single dish radio aperture on the planet (305 m diameter with Gregorian optics). Look up visitor center days and hours.

To all of you who posted butterflies photos, hats off to all of you. It is not easy as the butterflies are usually very easily frightened off.
I found one that was not living and I took it home and took a photo of the bright colors of its wings using 3 extension tubes and Canon 100L-f/2.8 IS.

(edit) photo is full size no post or cropping.

New Lomography Petzval Lens

I'm sure either Canon or Nikon would love to have this much buzz about a new lens.
Incredible enthusiasm - all it takes is an interesting product!
Looks like a fun, if limited lens at a good price, with lots of perks for early adopters (including a LOWER presale price).

I ordered one, and will post images once I have it in hand (months from now).

Very good IQ. Great gallery too. Nice job!

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Get a refurb MK 3 from Canon using the CLP program. Trade in a junked film slr or powershot for 15% off the refurb price. Just Google Canon loyalty program. They will want the serial number of the junk camera. It is supposed to be broken. They send you a mail label for it, it goes straight to recycling.

You might also try to see if they will discount a refurb 6D, they have them for $1569 now, and 15% off is better than a MK II.

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Thx for the feedbacks All...& the cool info Mt SP...I just pulled the trigger for the refurb mark iii for $2545 that comes along w/a refurb camera should bag

Excellent. Looks like I'm stoppin at the goodwill store tomorrow

Good thing the wife doesn't know about the 7D refurb

" Canon sold 19% fewer digital cameras worldwide in the second quarter of 2013, compared to the same period last year – with demand for interchangeable-lens cameras falling 4%. However, Canon’s global imaging division sales revenue climbed 4.4% and the firm says it held the number-one spot for photo and video in the UK for the first half of 2013.
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Sales of Canon compact cameras fell 26% worldwide from April-June 2013 in volume terms (year-on-year) but demand for the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS 6D DSLRs continued to grow and the EOS 700D ‘proved popular' in Japan over the three months.

‘As for digital compact cameras, sales volume declined from the previous year due to the market slowdown and increasing popularity of smartphones,' states Canon.

The firm says this was ‘despite efforts to increase sales through the introduction of new products such as the PowerShot SX280 HS – equipped with a high-magnification zoom lens that exceeds the capabilities of lenses offered by smartphones'.

Total camera sales revenue rose 0.8%, while Canon's inkjet printer sales jumped 17.3% despite a 3% drop in units sold.

On the future of its camera business, Canon points to a ‘sense of a slowdown in China and Europe', adding that its future priority will be on ‘profitability'.

Operating profit at Canon's Imaging System Business Unit fell 17.5% for the first six months of 2013, compared to a year earlier.

In a statement accompanying its latest business results, the company adds: ‘Demand for interchangeable-lens digital cameras is expected to continue growing, owing to an expanded user base in developed countries along with market growth in emerging countries.'

In the UK, meanwhile, Canon reports that it came top in photo and video sales for the six months to June, in both volume and value terms, and was also 'number one' in compact cameras.

According to figures Canon says it received from market analysts GfK – which GfK would not confirm when approached by AP yesterday – Canon led the market in digital interchangeable-lens cameras and compacts for the month of June.

Separately, news agency Reuters reports that Canon has cut its interchangeable-lens camera sales target to 9 million, from 9.2 million previously. However, Canon UK was not able to confirm this to AP."

from: http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/photo-news/539870/canon-uk-boasts-number-one-spot-but-demand-dips-worldwide

paul13walnut5 said:

Ok, the frame rate of the T1i isn't the best out there, but if you set the cam up to take JPEGs, set AiServo focus mode, select the centre af point and track, also maybe get a faster SD card? Class 10's are dead cheap now.

You might also fare better putting the 40D money on a faster lens. Something like a used 50mm f1.4 or 85mm f1.8.

The much brighter max aperture will really speed up focusing, and make it more accurate to.

With the cam set in Ai Servo, track track burst, track track burst.

It's not always the cameras buffer that slows things down, and you'll be surprised at the speed you can get with the right settings.

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I'm right on with your suggestions - I've got class 10 cards, got some faster lenses, though I will be upgrading my 70-300 zoom soon to probably a 70-200 2.8, was just looking for some faster frame rate on the cheap. The only time I have buffer issues is when shooting raw, but for the sports events I always shoot jpeg and use center focus point with AI Servo, so no buffer issues there. You can see what I have in my signature.

Thanks again for your constructive comments. I'm passing on this 40D.

part of my weekly routine is to look at the local photographers around me to see their work.. but for big names, lovegrove, ghoinis, ashcroft....

makes sense, thanks for reply

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bvukich said:

The F-stop is 1.8, the T-stop will probably be in the 2-2.1 neighborhood, possibly 2.2 with that many elements.

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Yep, this means that likely the lens's true f-stop is HIGHER than f/1.8 ( say f/1.7)and they rounded down. Most manufacturers overstate a lens's performance, Sigma is clearly not doing that.

You want the world and you want it now it seems. Look you want an UWA prime with little to no distortion, great color and contrast, a super manual ring? Zeiss has many but not in the price range you listed, that's just not going to happen. Save your dough.

I don't know why some of you complain about corner softness wide open. Do you have any scenario that requires sharp corners using f2.8 except astro, which is the nichest of the niche use? Or 'hand hold landscape'? If you want that, you might as well just get a P&S for the job.

And 24L II is due for an update? Oh please, just cut it.

When you shoot at f1.4, or f2.8 for that matter, you want your point of interest to be sharp and in focus, and you want your background, that includes the corner, to fade away to reinforce the attention of the topic. And how many of you puts your topic object in the corner and shoot wide open? Let say 0.0001%? And in normal usage, wide open in center / mid-frame, 24L II is the sharpest f1.4 lens I've ever used.

To me the versatility of 16-35 trunces the bulb head 14-24. The useful 35mm f2.8 setting (not many UWA offers that), the flare resistance as mentioned above, the ability to take filter are all better. Which includes putting on a UV filter and don't worry about using it in harsh conditions. I've seen so many 14-24 owners bought the lens, gets excited, then put it in storage because they don't want to make undue damage to the bulb head front element. How sad.

Even if Canon comes up with a bulb head 14-24 I'm sure I won't be interested. By switching my 16-35 to a 14-24 I will have to buy a separate 35mm lens, double dent in the wallet!

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jdramirez said:

I sold my 100mm f/2.8L is macro prime last week... and I miss it.

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You should have kept it! :-\ I sold all my primes under 85mm.

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I'm going to get a 135mm f/2... and then I'm going to eventually sell that to get a 85mm f/1.2... so I'm not too concerned...

I used the 100mm as a portrait and just a solid indoor/outdoor sports lens. I didn't do much macro... but I liked having that as an option.

So after I get the 85mm... if I still have an itch for macro... maybe I'll pick up one...

Its been there for many months. Goes in and out of stock.

Has anybody used an Aputure Gigtube wireless with a 5D MK III ?
If so, what model of Gigtube did you use
Thanks

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Jim Saunders said:

Thank you for all the feedback. I'm ok with a little noise; I got the photo attached tonight and it has been put through LR4 for lens profile and 30 NR. That one isn't too bad but the wiggle room for either less noise or more shutter/aperture would help.

Jim

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I have no experience with the 5DIII. Among other things, I shoot live theater. I've been shooting pro bodies for a decade...typically keeping the previous body as backup to the new body. I'm currently using a 1DX with a 1DIV as backup. I've also held onto my 1DsIII because I shoot actor headshots and I wasn't sure if the IQ of the 1DX would be up to to the task (it is).
I've decided that I will purchase a 5DIII as a backup. It will be a little weird for me to shoot a normal sized camera again. It seems the AF and high ISO are similar to the 1DX and I would like a smaller body for travel.
Since acquiring the 1DX, I've settled into using 5000 ISO for live theater. I'm hoping the 5DIII will give me similar results. Here are a couple at 5000.

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Nice images Brett.

Its fun to shoot live theatre, I particularly like it when they turn out the lights and have just enough light so a person can see the action. That's where the 25600 ability comes in. Of course, most of the time, ISO 3200 or even less is fine, but when the lights go down, that's where the challenge is.

I'd get a 1D X, but haven't been able to justify the difference in price to myself. I had a 1D MK IV and used it to 12800 quite nicely, but went back to the smaller body to to carpal tunnel issues in both my hands.

The 5D MK III degrades gracefully at extreme ISO settings, so even though their is noise, it doesn't increase on a steep curve as the ISO goes up.