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Nate · Aug 26, 2012

Thank you guys for the helping!

So far I am processing this info, and I am looking for alternatives.

Please fell free to continue this post with further more information.

Bosman · Aug 25, 2012

Don't do it!

bdunbar79 · Aug 25, 2012

Jamesy said:
I have seen them on Fred Miranda occasionally used for 4.5k U$D.

Does anyone know if the 5D3 AI Servo fix for this lens extends past the one year warranty period? Is it a service advisory like the light leak fix that can be done at any time regardless of warranty status?

I think anytime Jamesy.

mdm041 · Aug 25, 2012

So sad...

2n10 · Aug 25, 2012

T3i with EF-S 17-55 at 55mm, f8, 1/250s, ISO 100

17mm, f5.6, 1/100s, ISO 100

blaydese · Aug 25, 2012

sama said:
Canon X5 (Japanese version of 600D)
with Tamron 17-50 Non VC version

I've seen that camera, they have some down the street
from my house here in Okinawa. So interesting that
there are different model numbers from USA to Japan.

Keep up the great work! Please post more pictures.

Peace! 8)

davidbellissima · Aug 25, 2012

Thanks for your reply Jason. Yes I checked the switch and toggled it. I removed the card and reinserted it, however the error reappeared a few shots later.

Your point about the CF card being better is not really valid in this context. It is not like I am making a choice between which slot to use, but rather the fact that I use the CF slot to write RAW files whilst simultaneously writing JPEG files to the SD card purely as a backup. Two CF slots would be best, for sure!

Thanks again for your comments.

RLPhoto · Aug 25, 2012

Aglet said:
RLPhoto said:

While these are interesting, They don't showcase anything that couldn't be done on a d30.

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HA!
Nice try. ;D

That's only +2 EV and 63% fill light on Adobe ACR 6.7
Either of those settings alone can show up banding noise in dark areas in some low ISO canon raw files. (I'm discovering there's sometimes more to it than that tho, can vary with Canon shutter speed)
Addenda: I can actually drag fill light to 100 to start to blow out the sand in the LR corner and it only shows a little chroma noise that could be removed with basic NR and still show plenty of detail.

see below from the d800 for a sample of low DR scene that's NOT at base ISO:

- 1st is a 1/10th linear scale of the whole frame
- 2nd is a full crop

take a guess at the ISO

I'll provide a few clues: f/8, 1/20s only a few points of luminance NR, May 25th, 7:50PM MST, in shade, about 53.5 degrees N latitude. ACR 6.7 using 10 pts of luminance NR on top of the default 25 pts of chrominance NR.
Ancient 55mm macro for glass.

I'd LOVE it if my 5D2 came out this clean at those settings.

check my tech blog for the dark noise comparison if you want to see impressive lens caps shots.

I really shouldn't clutter this particular thread with this so I'll likely delete this & other images Sunday
MEANWHILE: did you guess iso 800?... nope
1600?... not it either.
That's ISO 3200 performance on the d800. Still pretty clean in the dark areas. and lots of crop-ability

Yep, I could do that shot w/ the D30, excluding the ISO 3200 and the 36MP. 8)

2n10 · Aug 25, 2012

LOL, thankfully I did not make that mistake. Those are shots from 3 different tanks. I have a 75 gallon reef, a 75 gallon planted tank and an 8 gallon planted tank.

charlesa · Aug 25, 2012

For once he admitted Nikon lost out against the 1DX... that is one superb DSLR!

swampler · Aug 25, 2012

Richard8971 said:
This thread was "show your love for the 70-300", not "Hey, this lens sucks, what would you use instead?" Let's get back to the original post.

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I actually like the 70-300, I got the 70-200 for sports, then with the TC, I just find that I don't use the 70-300 anymore. Since the person I responded to had both lenses, I merely asked a question. Not sure how you got "Hey, this lens sucks" from my post.

skitron · Aug 25, 2012

I think the faster glass you have the less you'll "dis-like" the 5D2 AF system. At least that is how it worked out for me. The AF isn't anything to get excited about but the center point is better than the center point on my 50D. Plus the outer points work reasonably well for some things using f1.4 lenses, but less and less using f2.8 and slower lenses when marginal light.

friedmud · Aug 25, 2012

I own an XSi and a 7D and recently got to use an XTi. Wow there are a lot of features missing in the XTi. If you are going for a cheap and light older body I would recommend the XSi (maybe used). It has a great sensor, has liveview, much better screen, mirror lockup, decent AF.

I can't see going any lower than that. If you're going lower then I would recommend a point and shoot... The photos you get will look better (especially without editing them).

Oh - I'm off to trek across England for the next two weeks with about 50-60 pounds of gear on my back... So maybe I'm not the best one to give advice here either

Rienzphotoz · Aug 25, 2012

Stu_bert said:
What worries me more about Canon currently is their apparent shift to charging more for equipment,

I shifted from the dark side in 2009 ... but I still had my Nikon D80 and a 4 lenses till last month.
What people don't realize is that Nikkor glass costs a lot more than the equivalent Canon glass e.g. Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 = $1886 vs Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 = $1400.
Canon 17-55 f/2.8 IS costs $1060 vs Nikon's 17-55 f/2.8 (NO VR/IS) costs $1400
So whatever one thinks they saved / lost in buying camera or lenses will soon realize that "Dark side" or the "Light side" they both work out the same (in terms of price). I've always liked Nikon & Canon cameras and lenses ... if I had enough money I would buy D800e (plus some good FX glass) and still use my 5D MK III as well as the D800e.

Half Way To Nothing · Aug 25, 2012

Thanks for all the reply's. I'm very limited by equipment, using a flash with extension cord is as crazy as it gets. I like the idea of a reflector. The flash is harsh on the second one..

As for the job, It is to be Jack Sparrows at Disney Land (Paris)....

sandymandy · Aug 25, 2012

double post

Viggo · Aug 25, 2012

If you by any chance work in studio, there's also that old powersupply that came with the 1d3.

I saved mine, and I'm really glad I did now. (ESpecially when I calibrated).

LetTheRightLensIn · Aug 25, 2012

gmrza said:
dr croubie said:

Hey, what's wrong with pissed aussie rowers?
(although technically, I gave up rowing at the end of highschool, a few months before I started uni and started drinking instead, so I was never both at once...)

One of my uni mates is in the Quad Sculls in a few hours, hope they kick your UK butts...

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I have never seen a rower who doesn't drink. You sound like a first.

Mostly, they are just drunks with a rowing problem.

actually i knew one who didn't drink his entire first year

EOBeav · Aug 25, 2012

Better get one now before the new 'consumer' FF comes out and the 5DmkII's are not available anywhere. You'll be sorry if you wait.

sama · Aug 24, 2012

When I was shopping at the cruise terminal of SP, the salesman at the other side of the display window asked me to give him a quick shot. He then showed this photo to his fellow workers and said that he is going to be a star someday. I promised to post it on the internet but have no idea where to post so.......... it's here. Hoping that he will see it one day.

Canon X5 (Japanese version of 600D)
Tamron 17 50 non vc

Aug 24, 2012

neuroanatomist said:
7D, 15-85, 70-300L (same size filters, IIRC, but my recollection could be wrong), CPL and ND, tripod and ballhead, and Sigma ultra wide if there is room in the bag.

+2

I agree the 10-22 is needed for the wider shots outside and also inside the van, if you are all cramped in there together, there could be some good candid shots captured here.

Rienzphotoz · Aug 24, 2012

Drizzt321 said:
Woody said:

DB said:

Just goes to show how both Canon + Nikon have become volume sellers, with the emphasis now on shifting product to new customers (especially new emerging markets), rather than focusing on better new products for existing customers.

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I am not sure if I agree with this statement. Two top lenses: Nikon's 14-24 f/2.8 and Canon's 70-200 f/2.8L IS Mk2 are clearly new better products for existing customers.

Nikon and Canon are able to sell large volumes of lenses because of their excellent DSLR bodies, extensive lens collections as well as massive support from 3rd party lens sellers (Sigma and Tamron). Sony and the m43 consortium still have a long way to go in terms of lens selection.

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They are...but they also cost in the neighborhood of $2K+. Not exactly an easy sell for many if not most existing owners. Will I buy the 70-200L IS m2? You betcha! When? After I can manage to save up for it.

Both Canon & Nikon are among the best companies in the world that put in a great deal of emphasis on R&D (i.e. "focusing on better new products for existing customers") ... if they did not, they wouldn't be where they are today ... when Canon & Nikon make new products they incorporate suggestions & recommendations of their customers (many of them are Professional Photographers). The success (of serveral decades) of these two companies is not an accident. The best products in this world always cost much more than run of of the mill stuff and that is the fact of life.

fallenflowers · Aug 24, 2012

after reading the comments, i am going to stick with my beloved 17-40, thanks everyone for the input.

Aug 24, 2012

Oh man. Just had a chance to play around with the T4i live view mode. There were times I had to wait up to FIVE (!!!) seconds for the camera to lock focus. I'd think Canon would at least try to speed things up a bit for a camera system purely dependent on this focus scheme...because otherwise I'm not sure how useful this camera would be (if at all).

tiger82 · Aug 24, 2012

EF-S lenses and 5D2 don't mix, you need a good EF lens. Buy the kit.

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