gngan said:

lol

This is funny.

I guess i am lucky cause my wife is into photography too. So we can share lenes or she can use my L lenes. ;D
She suggested me to get 10-22 and 24-105 too. She just bought me a 70-200 F4 IS for my birthday.

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You're lucky your wife likes to share. My fiance and I use separate cameras (right now it's mostly because he can't take a good shot with mine, and because if he did get a dslr it would be Nikon). I told him if he got a Rebel he'd be on his own with lenses because I'm very anal about keeping mine clean and pristine.

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kdsand said:

As far as I can tell the fine tuning auto focus it's not about the bodies but about lenses.

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You're correct - however, Canon seems to adjust their lenses better anyway. Every Canon lens I ever tried had no afma problems (in contrast to 3rd party manufacturers like Tamron). That's why I think leaving out the afma from the 60d was not just intended to make the 7d look better, but mostly to torpedo 3rd party sales - I'll probably buy a Tamron 24-70, but won't getting around looking for a sample that fits my camera body out of the box.

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The lack of fine tunable auto focus is the only thing that is a disappointment for me with my 60D while the rest of the features make it a great performer otherwise. Down the line when I do upgrade tuning the A.F. is definitely on my must have list.

Regarding third party lenses - they seem to be playing much better lately. Well that's what I'm seeing based on more current reviews vs those just a couple of years back. I know there are several very nice third party glass options to be had. If you do spend the extra time making sure you get a good copy there is another benefit - the various glass seems to have definite unique color/tone or richness. I guess I would say variation can keep your eyes sharp. 8)

Hi,

It's said it will be released very soon, it's been several days past still no news about the release. Is there any
further message?

try looking for used G11 or maybe even lucky and pick up a G12 for that now the G1X is out

awinphoto said:

Thanks for replying guys... Examples of how I would want to be able to do it would be for example if i'm shooting a wedding, and doing set-up, dressing room video where off cuff I try to get the bride talking about how she met the groom so I can use it in a simple commemorative 3-5 minute video of their wedding day, or use it as audio overlay to include with their package, or have my second shooter shoot video of the bride and groom saying "i Do's" stuff like that... Or if' i'm doing commercial photography for a client on a resort or whatever and want to shoot some simple video to use for youtube or something like that for the resort... you know.. not trying to take the video industry by storm or anything, but something extra I could throw out to clients as a viable add-on or commemorative... something to add even more value to my work and my product.

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I really would not recommend a shotgun mic of any description for what you have described. You want the sound to be perfect (it is a wedding video after all) so I would use a wireless clip on mic, or even a wired clip on mic where you can. You can get some good ones quite inexpensively.

tomkatsu said:

How soon is "soon" for the T4i?

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Sooner than later.

DR is by no means overrated, as long as you really need it Most of the DR talk lately revolves around landscape shooters looking to pull more shadow or highlight detail out of a single exposure. People also cite the benefits of DR when you botch an exposure. In this regard, the D800 is a badass machine. If you have the luxury of shooting with a tripod and merging multiple exposures in post processing, obviously DR goes out the window.

I'm far from the best photographer out there, but in those instances where I wish I had a bit more DR, I often reach the conclusion that I could have easily reduced the DR demands on my gear by slightly tweaking my technique in the field. That said, I realize there are many very talented photographers with impeccable technique and stunning Flickr portfolios that do everything within their power to limit the DR in a scene, yet still need 14-plus stops of DR ;D Quite a vocal bunch, these folks are

For landscape photogs like yourself, I don't see how DR can be overrated. The question is whether or not DR is more important than everything else that goes into a system such as lenses, bodies, ergonomics, OE and third-party accessories, serviceability, parts availability, etc.

I use spot metering and this is how i get around it

I shoot in manual
I use back button focus so a half press of the shutter meters only not focuses
when i go to take a shot i point the center at the part of the scene i want to control the exposure
adjust shutter speed just use the exposure bar in the VF i usually have it set so the meter shows it a little over exposed
frame it focus with the back button and shoot

I can see it causing issues if you shoot av or tv but in these uses you are better off using evaluative metering
especially if you are using zone AF too

april said:

It upsets me when I'm trying to make a good exposure and you can't control the exposure as it has a mind of its own. sometimes I want to smash my 50D since its got a mind of its own. I do shoot only in manual mode and in low light situations I bump up the ISO but the exposure automaticaly compensates making it a little underexposed. And to top it all AE lock don't work in manual mode. [size=14pt]HOW IS THAT? WHY? [/size]

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You completely control the exposure in manual, so you cannot blame your body for the underexposed image.

The exposure compensation--when it indicates "underexposed" while in manual mode--is basically saying, "if I were making the decisions I would change some things..." But in manual you are making ALL the decisions. What would you change given that you are setting aperture, shutter speed, & ISO? Writing code to alter the sensitivity of the sensor?

A craftsman never blames his tools.

Interesting - that may be it! I just tried it out (my DoF button in mapped to AI Servo override) and when I am holding the DoF button the preview of the image does not come up and obviously the AF confirmation will not happen in one-shot because it ain't in one-shot anymore

I will keep this in mind if I experience this issue again.

Thanks for your insight!

the tiffen water white 77mm indie kit, hands down. i got that recommend from shane hurlbut after he did all his extensive testing with all the NDs out there on a 5D, so i took his advice. he also wrote and article on it. since then i compared my image quality to others shooting with variable nds and other off brands right next to me and shane was right, there is a noticeable difference.

K-amps said:

smithy said:

The review was very positive, although it's hard for me to take a writer seriously when they spell supercedes "superseeds".

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Does the writer have many kids?.... ;D

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Hahah!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18050363

0-zone metering, 0-AF points, 0.5fps.
At least it's mirrorless...

I removed the photo due to .. high demand..
the bride Saw the before and after actually - which was done with make-up only, no photoshop work in there.
she agreed for my fiance to use it as a promo for her work.

i shouldnt have been so harsh in my words obviously but I've had some back and forth with the bride and was a little annoyed with her.

Now for more practical advise: use Tv (time value) mode and select a faster speed and let the camera do the rest if the most important thing to you is the lack of blur. Personally, I wouldn't mind the blur in the legs as I would mind the lack of blur in the background. Setting your camera to Av mode and selecting an aperature around 2.8 should give a nicer look, isolating your subject from distractions in the background.

hahaha...at least i can go to bed in peace now...thankS

I did the same upgrade about a month ago and I'm really happy that I did it. I don't shoot video, but the ergonomics of the 60D are soooooo much better than the 450D - I didn't realize that it would be so much easier to change settings on the fly. And I like the swivel screen - I think the 60D is a very good package.

mrdiger said:

I AM NOISY @ high ISO shots ;D

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Let me guess - you are a Canon APS-C camera?

jrista said:

True, however the 5D III has the same AF unit.

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Precisely...

My Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT arrived a few weeks ago. I'm very pleased with the purchase, despite it's price. It has opened up new functionality for my existing lenses.

I have filmed a short 'hands on' first look video if you're interested.

Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT - Unboxing & First Look

Now to start saving up for the 440EX-RT ....

Greetings,
First of all pardon for another 5d mIII vs D800 topic but I would like some insight on the pricing of these two bodies across the world. Here in Greece where I live, 5d mIII costs 3600 euros while D800 costs 2650 euros i.e. there is a 950 euro (1200$) difference. In USA though the difference is only $500 (3500$ vs 3000$). Isn't this strange or what? Can anyone give me a possible explanation about this huge difference?

p.s. I am not starting a debate on which body is better or if 5d is overpriced. I can't afford any of them for the time being.

With the dual settings on the 5d3, I have observed that onc eyou set T (tele) and are happy with it, then go and set W (wide), the T settings need to be fined tuned again. It seems the wide settings may introduce a slight bias on the tele settings but a couple of fine tunes and you are good. It's not a one shot thing like the 5d2

helpful said:

......they quoted me a price on each individual item, and I accepted three of their prices (D90 for $450, 50mm f/1.4 for $175, etc., all in mint condition). ......I think I saw my exact same D90 on sale at their website for $800 the next day).

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Our turnaround isn't that fast - all items go to be inspected by a minimum of 2 people for grading purposes, cleaning and packaging, before they are posted onto the website. The pictures that you see are stock photos provided by the manufacturers.
We receive several hundred items for evaluation every single day, and there are currently 25 - 26,000 used items in our distribution center right now.

helpful said:

......I would never use Adorama again to sell my used equipment to.

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I was really very sorry to read of your experience, and do understand why you would be reluctant to consider trading with Adorama in the future.
I can't ID your transaction from the information you have given. If you would like to email me: [email protected] with your transaction number I will certainly go over the figures and check whether an error was made.

Just a note about why selling to Adorama is never going to achieve the same results as selling privately:
we cover the cost of customers mailing their gear in for evaulation (and sending it back if we can't agree a price); time taken for repairs / servicing / cleaning; warehousing & advertising; our 30 day returns period - and on most gear, a 6-month warranty.
On the plus side, if you trade up, then you can offset the sum offered by Adorama against a new item - for tax purposes.

psolberg said:

well, I'm in the process of switching away from the mkII and I'm one of the few people here that actually owns a D800 and has shot with it long enough to form an informed opinion. After 3 days of using it, RAW is the way to go with this bad boy. The level of detail, color, DR, simply blew my socks off. There is just nothing in the canon side that comes close, and it would be a waste to use jpg only unless you have some really good reason to.

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Have you used a 1DS3 then?