Okay. I'm sorry I posted the information about this new book.



Thanks,
Drew

Rofflesaurrr said:

So I took most of your advice and rented the 24-70 and 70-200. The gear should be here on Thursday. Wedding is on Saturday.

Also, I'm not just showing up as a guest with a camera. He specifically asked me if I could help. There's also some times when the other photographer won't be able to be in 2 places at once. I'm definitely not pro, or claiming to be. He can't afford to hire a real wedding photographer, so I'm doing what I can. I'm a fan of available light photographs, so we're hoping I can get some good shots that wouldn't be possible with her crop body, slow lenses, and flash.

I'll report back after the wedding with samples for you guys to critique lol. Thanks for the advice!

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5D III + 24-70 II and 70-200 f2.8 IS II = "SUPER COMBO"

If the locations are well lit, the gear you rented will do just fine. I'm not sure you will need flash, but it's better to have one on hand.

Since you are Nikon shooter in the past, make sure you give yourself plenty of times to play with 5D III - get to know all settings and button locations.

Stay away from "Green" & "P" mode...have fun and post some pics

Stu007 said:

Has anyone seen any meaningful reviews of the 1DX for wedding photography? I've searched high and low and found very few. So, I left my own on Amazon to chronicle my experience with it in weddings http://www.amazon.com/Canon-EOS-1D-18-1MP-Digital-Camera/product-reviews/B005Y3T1AI/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 . If there are any wedding photographers out there, I'd love to compare notes. My review starts out rosy, then gets more nitpicky as I encounter different lighting and contrast scenarios. It's a great camera, but with some caveats. After reading Rouse's review and many others, I think weddings present their own unique challenges that are entirely different from sports/action photography.

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Hi - I've been using the 1DX for wedding photography for the past few weeks. I did a bit of a write up on my blog if you are interested:

http://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk/for-photographers/canon-1dx-wedding-photography.html

Cheers

Kevin

acafinecon said:

Does Nikon still make better bodies?

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Yes, but * Ken Rockwell * recons that if his public image is too much identified with Nikon it'll hurt his business, so he keeps on testing Canon stuff and making occasional public noises about it. You know Canon is in trouble if they receive pity reviews.

The result: Even on Canon sites his name * Ken Rockwell * gets mentioned a lot, so I'm sure the * Ken Rockwell * site rises in the Google pageranking - when you search for xyz Canon _review_, * Ken Rockwell * will be still at the top even if * Ken Rockwell * doesn't even bother to read the manual when testing gear on the * Ken Rockwell * site.

Btw: here's his site: http://www.kenrockwell.com/

... I hope he buys me a free Canon 5d3 now

friedmud said:

Hey - let me ask another question: What is your favorite Nikon forum?

I tried Nikonrumors.com.... but I don't really like it (doesn't have the same community feel as canonrumors and the site is not as well put together). Is there a good Nikon community somewhere?

Thanks!

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I mainly read CR and FredMiranda; I hear NikonCafe is good but I haven't gotten around to reading it myself.

NikonRumors is terrible; definitely stay away from those forums. They have maybe 2-3 active members and none of them know what they're doing. I still read and post around here because of how much better the forums are here, so that gives you an idea of how bad the NR forums are.

Edit: just checked out NikonCafe, and it doesn't look like there are as many people posting there as there are on FredMiranda, so I would just stick to that. Check out the Nikon Manual Focus thread on FM; it has enough content to be its own forum! All of their genre forums are fantastic (landscape, sports, etc); many well-known pros post there, and it's great to be able to talk to them. A few of them even shoot Nikon! check out Trenchmonkey's posts for maximum envy ;D

I'd go with the 400 2.8. I shoot wildlife & birds and loathe the loss of sharpness a non prime with or without extender would bring. If reach is the thing 400, 500 and 600 primes are the best.

I had the Siggy 17-70. It's a funny bird. It's mid FL's are decent but it's widest and tele ends are super corner soft and if you really want a great lens other than the 15-85 go for the 17-55 like the rest said. It like the 10-22 is 'L' like in many ways. Another great crop walk around is the Sigma 17-50. Sharp end to end. If you like Primes, try the 40 pancake, best on a FF but you might like the equivalent 64mm length. It didn't work for me on my 7D but you might like it. Best bang for the buck in Canon's lineup iyam.

I enjoyed my Samyang 14mm for a couple shots at the zoo today. It takes a little getting used to MF without focus confirmation but I'm happy I get the benefits from the precision matte focus screen in my 5DmkII. I found it's easiest to focus wide open, then stop down (like canon AF works).

Because in several reviews it was mentioned that infinity was not at the infinity focus mark, I did a quick test to confirm this and happy to report my focus scale is OK! I also noticed the infinity mark on my my focus scale is in a different position and has a leader, other than the one on Photozone. Looks like Samyang does silent updates

Shooting into the sun there was significant lens flare shooting wide open, but it immediately disappeared when slightly stopping down the diaphragm. I kinda like this sun burst effect though.

Sun shot and focus test:

First shot: at infinity, f/2.8
Second shot: at ~1m, f/2.8

As said before, the lens flare disappeared when stopping down.

All in all, great colors and I love the creative potential for this lens.

RAKAMRAK said:

Looks like if I can get hold of a good copy of Sigma 70-200 OS, it will pretty wonderful. But have to cross the hurdle called Sigma QC....

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It might be just a marketing response to what Sigma itself must realize is a perception that they lack QC, BUT they did recently make a big deal about addressing that. They re-released this lens in an "updated" form less than 2 years after releasing the last version. And to much accompanying hoop-la about a new system of QC.

I wish Sigma could get its crap together and be what they could be. Sigma could really be the one 3rd party/2nd tier outfit that advances to the 1st tier Canon/Nikon/(Sony?) level. (I'd include Pentax and Oly on 1st tier if they had more DSLR market share) Sigma makes their own cameras, not just lenses. It is a large company. They should/could be much better thought-of than a company like Tamron, Tokina, etc., but for now they remain lumped in together with 3rd party outfits on that level. If they really can get a handle on QC, and then convince everyone that they have done so, then they could be a catalyst that pushes Canon and Nikon to innovate faster while keeping a check on prices too.

Correct - a simple integer linear regression between the two values across the focal range of the lens. For the plot below (with the 1D X, but the 5DIII is the same) each lens was set to W = -10 and T = +10.

Ive owned a 1DS3 for 5 years and its one amazing bit of kit. Its been in rain, snow, deserts, has been dropped onto rock and tarmak 5 times and still works perfectly. It does what it does and was designed for very well and keeps going where only pro bodies go.Colour renidtion is excellent, autofocus is good. Its used for landscapes and the odd portrait where its not going beyond iso 400. It can go higher but i dont need to. So buy one, its built like a tank, will last a lifetime in all conditions but its slow shooting and limited iso is its achillies heel. And if you loose your hammer you can knock nails in a wall with it.

As for why the 1d4 has kept its value is easy to explain. Its the crop factor. Not wanting to buy bigger lens's as they cost so much to negate the loss of crop is to much for many so the prices are holding up well. People want that crop factor.

Albi86 said:

That would require to use live view though, wouldn't it?

I shoot 99% VF only

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So if you only want to use the viewfinder, ML does not work
But the 5D3 works like nomad85 said earlier
OR
Figure if some of the interchangeable focusing screens will work for you on the 5D2. I dont have one so I cant help there...

Yeah .... It is officialy out 1-2 weeks ago. See Canon EOS 6D Specification here : http://news.entecity.com/canon-eos-6d-the-cheapest-full-frame-dslr-ever/

Read the early verdict on the canon 6d in that article. And comparison of 6D, 5D mark iii and nikon d600 is also there.

Hope you all ill find this article helpful...

Hesbehindyou said:

To everyone else: I've never seen the point of P mode. Are there any situations in which it's better than the other modes?

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The only time I ever use P is when I hand my camera to a non-photographer. This worked great at my own wedding, where I obviously didn't want to have a camera in hand. I switched it to P before the ceremony and handed it to my sister-in-law. She got some great shots, but would have been lost in any other mode. Av can be pretty simple, but I didn't want to risk it.

Never used P myself though. I'm usually in Av, M, or a custom.

Halfrack said:

Roger over at LensRentals has to be hit with this ask every day... Of all folks, he has the tools on hand, and I believe folks would pay a premium if they could purchase new lenses that have been checked out.

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Roger has tools to check a lens, but only has the know how to tweak a few adjustments in a lens, and some he leaves to Canon.
I do not think it would be feasible to sell new lenses, since people would only pay a premium for the top 10% and you would be left with the other 90%.
A testing and report issueing service would put the onus on Canon to fix a bad lens, and would not void a warranty.

This is like a question from 2009

the only limiting factor on the 24-105 in my opinion is the f4, I would prefer a lens wider than 2.8!

So I guess the equation is:

Focal length(mm)/sensor height(mm)=distance to subject/height of subject

7D sensor height in landscape = 14.9mm
7D sensor height in portrait = 22.3mm

Example: d=300mm/14.9mm X 6'= 120.8' ; distance to 6' height subject to fill 7D frame using a 300mm focal length lens in landscape orientation

Lol no the filters where correct way.. Will give it another play tomorrow see what results I can get

With 70-200 f/2.8 II and 2x TC MkIII, it's truly "Set to f/8 and go." f/8 seems to be the setting with TC III that gives you tremendous sharpness and contrast still.

Looking back at my purchases, IF (and that's a big if) I wasn't doing any video at all, I would've opted for the 16-35L over my 35L. But i absolutely LOVE the 35 L when I shoot videos. Yes, I use it at f/1.4-2.0 for video and it looks gorgeous. As a walk around, on the rare occasion when I switch out my 24-105 for the 35L, I use it at f/1.8-2.0 without flash and it does a decent job, but I'm realizing more and more that primes, awesome as they are, aren't really well suited for my style of shooting. It's a pain to have to switch between my 35 and my 50 when I'm walking around so 90% of the time, I just keep the 24-105 on. This might change as I just got my 70-200 yesterday and have fallen in love with it.

to sum up: I like primes for video shoots when I have time to set up one lens and one shot. Lots of fun playing with manual focus. I'd prefer an f/2.8 zoom for photography and it seems like you're lacking in the wide angle area so I 2nd that notion.

Hi what about downloading the trial version of LR 4.2. This handles. NEF files. Michael

wickidwombat said:

the statement is true to an extent however there are only a handfull of L lenses better than the sigma 85 f1.4
regardless of cost and focal length and they are all the seriously expensive massive and heavy ones.

also IMO the new sigma 50mm f1.4 is better than all the canon 50mm lenses

the 40mm pancake is sharper and better accross the frame than the 24-70 f2.8L mk1 at 40mm the center is similar but edges and corners the 40mm dominates heavily.

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+1

So I'm a pretty big guy WITH ripply muscles... and I just have to say... OH MY! It's heavy and I can see why people complain about the size... but I really kinda like how big it is.

I purchased the SX50HS with a 30 day money back guarantee and I just finished my first day with it. The AF is pretty fast and image stabilization and auto frame assist works very well on the long end. I've been shooting in auto mode to get a feel for handling the camera. I've been shooting exclusively with DSLRs with grips since my 20D and BG-E2. The smaller, lighter feel and zooming via a lever takes some getting used to. I'll get into the creative modes and settings next week when I pop into NYC.