Hope it hasn't been posted before...found it on the web.
http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/2484-70-megapixel-full-frame-sensor/

I have a custom bag made for 2 diff setups. One gets a hole for the monopod and so i can adjust zoom. I also plan to use this setup, a ladder with a solar umbrella attached to it. I need to do more tests to see what works as far as angling the umbrella for the best protection but basically it should do what i need. I got a solar umbrella with silver material for when the sun is scorching. I have found the bigger events cooking me in the sun so this will be my remedy this year. Secondarily i will have the umbrella to help with rain. I plan to hook a bucket filled with cement below the ladder to anchor it like in the photo. I use the ladder for start photos. It allows me to get a better perspective on the participants heading out to face their challenge. I have found it to be a pretty cool shot so I am incorporating an umbrella now. I may buy some plumbers piping and make an adjustable holder for the umbrella rather than simply connecting it differently to the ladder. Maybe I'll add a drink holder while i am at it. I can stand with my monopod under this.
Here is the one i got. I love the colored ones but i need protection from the sun so i went with their metallic version
http://www.euroschirm.com/schirm/windflex/info.cgi?session=fKAJHRbdU3jsv&sprache_land=usa

OP: Gary Fongs tend to be inefficient as they spray light n all directions. The 24x24 softbox you linked is more efficient as it propels light forward and not lost behind the box. It has the added benefit of not contributing flare to your lens if it is in front of your camera position (any light source coming into your lens will create flare but that is another story).

Enjoy and post some pics when you get it!

I also recommend creative live...
btw there is live free course about lightroom in few days http://www.creativelive.com/courses/lightroom-101-lightroom-professor-jared-platt

learncanon said:

its a very very very minor fix

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The fw guys are either too keen on the details this time, or they just don't have anything to do. ;D

true it was also his review of the sigma 85 that made me buy it (that and shooting it side by side with the canon 85L) then you can really see the difference in AF speed

his review of the new 35 is pretty good though
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-35mm-f-1.4-EX-DG-HSM-Lens-Review.aspx

could it be heat waves? I remember that a few times for soccer we were all getting hideous results, with weird twisted focal planes (when there even was a focal plane at all). It doesn't have to be really hot, it often happens during spring or fall transition periods actually when the grass/ground/bases an heat very differently than the air. If you shot early the air may have been a much different temp than the ground with sun shining on it?

did you try it elsewhere at all?

Mt Spokane Photography said:

As others have noted, outdoor light can be gruesome deep shadows, over exposed highlights, etc. Absolutely have him rent or borrow a external set of flashes and reflectors. They will do far more than renting a lens and the AF risks that brings.

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What kind of external flashes are you suggesting? We have two speedlight 580exII and two 430exII. Is there anything else flash wise that we need? I think we also might use some wireless triggers but I don't know how they're going to use it outdoors.

Grumbaki said:

Please people, those are the key words:

Mark Carey said:

shooting predominantly in India and South East Asia.

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Mark carey, in south east asia.

Except if he has local heritage, he will be conspicuous. There is no freaking point in trying to avoid it with a small camera.

Actually a large camera (and some skill in local langage) get you way better interaction and sneaky candids than touristy cameras. Show you are "local". I'm in china, got a tshirt made for friendly shooting spots that reads: just another alien photograph, give me your qq i'll give you your picture." (and then my own qq, which is a very local social network/messaging system). It's the most gimmicky thing ever but you get great results by knowing you are different but making use of it.

Actually the only bad point is that you get way more work with the portraits they'll ask, pics of you they wanna take, general discussion time but generally ends up in being great memories and discussion around a few beers.

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haha love the qq t shirt idea!

pgsdeepak said:

The lens came good. From outside, it looks just as new. I took some Zoo photos and I really liked the result. Initially I was finding it hard to justify replacing my 70-300 Non L with the L (I still have the non-L, trying to sell). But after spending some quality time with the lens, I got my justification. The lens is very sharp, period.

Here are some pictures. PLease share your opinion.

More pics at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98679084@N00/sets/72157633193265030/

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Too me. These pictures look good - SHARP.

Wow, that's awesome Jordan!

Axilrod said:

You're a lucky man, that's an amazing lens. Nice pic, but too much light pollution, get back out during a new moon in a remote area!

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Thanks Axilrod. Regarding the sky pic, yeah, there's been a fair amount of burning off around Melbourne (Australia) this time of the year, in the name of fuel reduction (it's autumn). Where I live (about 50kms from Melbourne), you can see down to mag 4.5 (maybe 5) during winter. So, looking forward to a few cold nights with the lens

But yes, I'll get out where it's really dark, over the next few months.

You called it. They posted this:
http://youtu.be/Gyv4BxyKEy8

OK, so it's not exactly a rumour, it's a definite thing if they get more supporters, so I'm doing my bit by sharing.
As you all might know, i've gone a bit film nutty lately. I've been shooting 135 and 120 film a lot, and I've been spending some time over at the APUG forums. Two things there recently caught my eye.

Firstly, is that Velvia (the best landscape film available, the one that killed Kodachrome) went out of production in large sheet sizes, followed quickly by being back in production. I was so happy about that, that Fuji are still making a concerted effort to support their film division, that I was almost contemplating buying a LF camera in celebration.

Secondly, and by strange coincidence very soon after, I see this:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wanderlust/travelwide-45-camera
It's a kickstarter project for a travel-sized LF camera, smaller than your average DSLR.
Two versions, 90mm f/6.8 with focussing helicoid (which translates to FF 25mm f/1.8 if you crop the LF to a 3:2 ratio, 21mm if you crop FF to a 4:5 ratio), and a 65mm f/8 version, pre-set at hyperfocal (18mm or 16mm depending on how you crop to compare).
Scan it to a mere 2400dpi (i've scanned velvia to 3200dpi and can't see grain) and you get a 120MP image. Even at 1200dpi you get a modest 30MP image. Take that, D800.
And the best part is, it's only $99 plus a lens (lens is probably about $200). Film's not even expensive either, $2 a shot or so (As in, you could get about 1500 frames in for the same price as a 5D3+lens).

I'm in for the 65mm version, although I may swap to a 90mm (or get both) depending on how easy it is to get a lens. They're already $57k out of $75k, if they get to $85k then everyone gets a free pinhole (which will save me needing a lens for a while).

So, who else would like to support this? Even if not, share it around your friends, you never know who'd be interested...

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Lens tests only apply to the SPECIFIC Camera model they were tested on. You cannot compare results taken with different cameras.

Are you sure they were taken with the same camera??

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If you compare the difference between multiple lenses on each site you can usually see when one is getting significantly different results from the others.
On TDP specifically you can also look at the 200f2 samples for a comparison of all the different bodies.

It looks like all review sites have dud lenses (relatively speaking) in their line-up. Ideally each site would test three or four samples, but that doesn't quite seem to be practical. I always look at as many reviews as possible when considering a lens.
The best example I can think of right now is the Sigma 120-300 f2.8 OS, which scores very highly set to 300mm f2.8 in some reviews, but the TDP sample at that setting looks awful (in the center, the edges are universally bad). Then sometimes lenses that score somewhat poorly on other sites look great on TDP. Again, it looks like there's a lot of variation in both the samples and potentially in the reviewers.

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Skirball said:

Rienzphotoz said:

I have the same problem, battery drains within 4 or 5 days without any use ... But this only happens if I charge the battery with the charger that came with 5D MK III which is meant for USA switches (I bought my 5D MK III from USA but I love in Middle East) ... but when I use the old 60D charger to charge the battery than there is no problem.

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Well that's interesting. Do the new ones trickle charge after the green light comes on? Or maybe just stopping early? Neuro, come edumacate us on the inner workings of the Canon chargers, past and present!

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Hmm, that's interesting...

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Interesting indeed ... I am not sure if it has anything to do with it being an American power compatible charger or if it is the charger itself ... I'm waiting for a friend of mine to come back from his holidays to test if his 5D MK III charger (also bought from USA) does the same thing.

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I charge my 5d3 batteries in my 7d charger...

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... and I charge it with 60D charger now

Interesting that it was a refurb. Possible it was returned...camera was checked out but not the battery. Put up for sale as a refurb. I've often found...no every time I've found...that buying a refurb also buys you the previous owners issue. I generally stay away from refurbs. That being said, every refurb issue I found was always fixed under warranty...but it's the hassle you deal with to save a few dollars.

bseitz234 said:

Thanks all for the replies!

Lets see if I can answer all these questions:
-I do not use ML; not that crazy a question, I've considered it, but no, I'm using factory firmware.
-Longer version of the anecdote: she said she was manual focusing because the camera wasn't focusing, but she thought it was fine at the beginning. Looking at her shots, she nailed some running dogs, so I'm pretty sure it was fine when she got it, and died during that day.
-I have not really tested any of the batteries, since I usually recharge at the end of a day of shooting. But I have fired off 2k frames in one day of ski racing, and not had to change battery. Unfortunately don't remember which battery that was... Statistically speaking, twice as likely to be a third-party one, right?
-battery terminals look clean to me
-both third party batteries AF right down to one bar.
-this OEM battery is ~5months old, can't have more than half a dozen load-cycles. Came with my 7d when I got it, refurb. Makes me less likely to bother returning it... If it is a faulty battery it seems more worth my time to recycle it and get another $15 wasabi power one... They've been great in my gopro for 2 years, and so far so good in this context as well.

Edit: because I got it from canon direct, I'm inclined to think its genuine. Now, it may be refurbed and already have a ton of load cycles, but I think it was in retail packaging...

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paul13walnut5 said:

Repair shop telling me £70+VAT for new barrell.

Can live with that, had it been much more I would have put it towards a new lens instead.

I've been very happy with the images from this lens, so if it can ride again then I'm happy.

Was quite looking forward to some fun ideas for a viking burial for a dead lens though...

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If your lens wasn't going to be okay I would have suggested you turn it into a lens mug. Kind of like giving your pet to a taxidermist. Well, Execpt you can stuff your lens with coffee or ice cream

candyman said:

Beautiful photo's. You were there in the right time of the day.
Did you do some post processing on colors?

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Thank you. Some light processing in LR4, mainly increasing the temperature and upping vibrancy and saturation. But not too much (I hope!!)

Richard

Thoughts? Anyone had a chance to get their hands on one?
http://www.calumetphoto.com/eng/product/genesis_speedlight_sp692c_for_canon/cf0170

Very Nice,

What did you use to keep the camera/equipment dry while filming the wet scenes?

cayenne

tridluu said:

We are in the rumors forum for a reason...

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True that!

Well first congrats on the ff. Should be great for landscapes to capture the color and lighting nuances. I like taking close ups of flowers in gardens whether at conservatories or at home, a park whatever. Then there's landscape like the Grand Canyons or the Swiss Alps, beaches, wetlands and the ocean. So decide what it is you want to capture in landscape. Then match the lens to your needs. I use a 24-70L and sometimes the 70-200L. If I were doing it all over again I'd weigh well the weight of the lens I"m comfortable carrying. If I wanted an all around lens I guess the 70-200 is terrific. But instead of a 24-70 I would look for a wide angle with a large aperture. You may not have such a need right now. The 24-105 is also very good. Remember u have to carry these suckers around perhaps all day maybe on long hikes. Good luck.

I stand corrected

I know my 450D is a newer camera with a DIGIC III processor and the 5Dc has a DIGIC II processor, but would going back to an older processor matter?
yes.

With the 5Dc being full frame the ISO and image quality will be much better than the 450D, am I right?
yes.

Is there a big difference in image quality between the 5Dc and 5D MKII?
yes.

I do understand that the 5DMark ii is again better than the 5Dc, but I am trying to save money. I am basically asking is going from the 450D to a 5Dc a good option?
and yes again.