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Studio1930 · Sep 26, 2012

I use the 85 f/1.2 for closer work on a 1 series body and the 135 for 3/4 or full length shots. Both are excellent lenses. The 85 f/1.2 focuses more slowly and can by tricky to use wide open but gives excellent results. The 135 is light, cheaper and very sharp. The 135 will give better compression and a more pleasing shape to a face than a wider lens.

http://stepheneastwood.com/tutorials/lensdistortion/strippage.htm

TomTom · Sep 26, 2012

Looking to upgrade my ageing 400d to something slightly higher. On a tight budget just now and have been waiting for the 70d, but as thats probably not going to happen this year and the launch price will no doubt be way to high, thought a 50d would be a good option.

Is it a good upgrade option and how much would you expect to pay (GB£)?

stoneysnapper · Sep 26, 2012

I shoot Scottish Football with my 1Dx (soccer for our US friends) not paid work or anything, just for a Football website and I shoot in Raw. I intend giving jpegs a go at some point but as my deadlines are not immediate I use Raw. I spoke to a experienced Pro Sports Photographer earlier this year and for football he only shoots jpeg, he's a Nikon user. He doesn't have the time to process and convert after a game when he needs to get his images to agencies/newspapers quickly, within 20 minutes or so, in order to sell them. Lets face it Newspapers dont need the highest image quality for the printing quality and size they use, online versions may have changed that though.

BDunbar's comments are interesting as I need to experiment with the set up for jpegs. As a Club photographer largely doing landscapes for comp entries I have never once shot jpeg since I converted to Raw around 4-5 years ago. There is absolutely no doubt for my Football shoots that jpegs are the solution, most of Studio1940's reasons above explain why but I suppose one can become too reliant on the convenience of Raw editing in Lightroom. For me its a confidence thing in not shooting jpeg.

In answer to the original question, 1Dx and mostly jpegs, cant see why not, thats what most Sports/Press photographers will do, who I'm guessing are the largest %age of owners of the 1Dx.

Kernuak · Sep 26, 2012

LetTheRightLensIn said:
tron said:

DPP could not be bugged. It had similar results to Adobe software! Both produced less sharp 5D3 raw images

Click to expand...

I know Canon even said DPP had a bug, whether that explained it all, I don't know.

Are you sure about ACR. I don't recall that.

I seem to remember seeing reports of issues with the ACR beta. It certainly wouldn't be the first issues with new Canon (and probably other) cameras on the first one or two updates after support was initiated, as there were issues with the last version of LR2 that was introduced immediately following release of the 7D. LR3 largely corrected the issues.

Razor2012 · Sep 26, 2012

Picked up the Gary Fong Lightshere and have used it a cpl of times. It's a good diffuser when using the 600RT shoe mounted.

AJ · Sep 26, 2012

traveller said:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=787&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=0&LensComp=786&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=0

Thanks for the link. The Tamron looks good, but the Canon looks really REALLY good. Pretty darn close to perfect, actually. I wonder if Klaus got a subpar sample.

Seanlucky · Sep 26, 2012

Hey there,

Friend sent this article to me, and I figured it would be of interest to a bunch of people here. While a rather subjective and specific test, it's an interesting one:

http://www.uncagethesoul.com/night-photography/best-canon-night-camera/

Sean

mrsfotografie · Sep 26, 2012

crasher8 said:
Well, according to the latest CR(1) rumor it means 'D End'

Dead End? I wonder what's next!

bchernicoff · Sep 26, 2012

No problem.

Marsu42 · Sep 26, 2012

Etienne said:
5DIII ISO performance is about 0.5 stops improved over the 5DII, if you are using RAW (doesn't everybody use RAW with the 5D series?). Don't be so "uninformed."

The 5d3 doesn't take the same shots like the 5d2 w/ 0.5 steps lower iso, that's too general. From the raw samples I looked at myself it's hard to nail down a specific number because the iso 5d2 to 5d3 in iso1600-iso3200 is surely much smaller than announced by Canon, but the visual appeal of the 5d3 shots is better because of less banding and a "nicer" film-like noise pattern.

The 5d3 certainly has a decisive gain above iso 6400, if you need that and can cope with the loss of dynamic range and color.

RLPhoto · Sep 26, 2012

M.ST said:
Good news from the Photokina.

B+W announce two new GND (grey) filters that can be used with the Cokin Z-Pro and Lee filter holder.

number 701 (- 1 stop soft)
number 702 (- 2 stop soft)

Glas with MRC sealing, 10x15 cm, delivered in a tin box

Press text:

B + W graduated neutral density filters are often used in landscape photography in order to avoid an overexposure of the sky with a correct exposure of the ground. As in overexposured areas of the picture image information is normally lost the effect of this filter can hardly be simulated by electronic image processing.

The filters are coloured neutral gray with a smooth transition into the neutral filter half. With screwed filter the rotatable mount allows an exact horizontal alignment.

The glass substrate of the B+W ND filters 701 and 702 are absolutely plane and parallel and finely polished. This guarantees a long lasting high optical quality. By means of thin layer technology the ND gradient is evaporated. The below values refer to the darkest filter glass parts:

701 +1 stop (50% transmission)
702 +2 stop (25% transmission)

The graduated ND filters are provided with a high quality MRC coating. MRC (Multi Resistant Coating) coated filters have an MC layer ensuring a high transmission and maximum anti-reflective surface. Furthermore, MRC is dirt and water repellent and makes cleaning much more easier.

YEAH! now I don't have to be wait for LEE filters all year long. :

powershot2012 · Sep 26, 2012

Try them both then try the RX100. Granted the RX100 cost more, but the quality and performance is obvious; you get what you pay for.

AmbientLight · Sep 26, 2012

Just look at some of the other countries and you may feel like a Celtic Tiger again.

There are much worse places compared to Ireland. I don't need to drop names here. Some countries are regularly in the news for a reason.

EOBeav · Sep 26, 2012

I didn't start loving my 17-40 until I put it on a full frame. That lens might not be wide enough for what you want to do on a 1.6 crop, but your mileage may vary.

nightbreath · Sep 26, 2012

Hi there,

Here's one of the show-cases I can recommend you: Цвет наше всё... Выпуск 52... Крем (тонирование) You can download RAW file by this link: http://yadi.sk/d/pX5gw6QcsG7O

Here's another one: Цвет наше всё... Выпуск 43... Кино тонировка
Personally I don't like this style, but it can help you to find your own.

P.S. Sorry for Russian in the lessons, not sure I can find English equivalents.

pwp · Sep 26, 2012

compupix said:
I just picked up two used 40mm STM's for stereoscopic shooting. Yes, there are used ones out there already!

Mine will be on the market soon enough too. I fell head first for the novelty value when it was announced, used it all the time for a fortnight and haven't used it since. Right now it's little more than a functional lens-cap. But that's just me.

It's a really decent little lens for a great price. But at this focal length I'll keep reaching for the Sigma 50 f/1.4 or the 24-104 f/4is, and soon the 24-70 f/2.8II.

-PW

matt2491 · Sep 25, 2012

Looks good man. Has a little punch but stays smooth & clean.

robbymack · Sep 25, 2012

And fanboys around the world lets out a collective yelp...

It's a good thing i don't put much stock in reviews and numbers otherwise I'd be selling all my gear and moving to Nikon. Granted in 2-4 years when the tables flip back then I'd have to do it all over again, it must be tough to be a fair weather fanboy.

Sep 25, 2012

i just purchased a ZPro with a 82 mm adapter ring for my 16-35 mm and so far been happy with the way it fits except the vignetting at 16-20 mm.. I am thinking of returning it and get a XPro filter kit. seems crazy expensive to get the adapter and filters but question is will the XPro universal adapter ring fit any lens ?

also will the 100 * 100 filters fit the adapter ring for ZPro ?

how do you like this filter kit against the Lee filter kits ? issue is availability of Lee and hence the reason why i m looking at Cokin..

Please share any information if you have used these kits before..

TIA

RLPhoto · Sep 25, 2012

daniela said:
I´m suffering from an broken 7D, as my bike crashed into an car this week and the camera case and the mirror were pulverized.

Now I am looking for an new Camera.
But I do not want to buy an 7D again. The 7D was fast, but mine was suffering from bad noise and moire.

I need an fast AF, as many AF-fields as the 7D, but with an better image quality.
I take photos from birds, my children and landscape. My son from jets and at car races.

1.6x crop factor would be prefered, but is not recommended (no must).

Waiting for an 7D II???
But will it appear in the near future???

Saving money for an 5DIII???

But I own some EF-S lenses (macro, wide angle, common zoom), also some L-lenses for FF.

What is your advice?
The 5DIII is very expensive for me, otherwise I would buy it. Or wait for an 7DII...?

G
Daniela

5D3
1D3
1D4
1Ds MK2 & 3
7D

All Good options.

RLPhoto · Sep 25, 2012

simonxu11 said:
Nikon's cheaper primes are not better because they are too late to the party? So this party has closed? Any new comer will always be considered not as good as canon because they are too late? That's why canon don't update these primes because their loyal followers still think they are the best even one of them has some QC issues for a long time.

I also chose canon in your poll because their long white L lenses. We are talking about cheap prime lenses for budget users here, so your poll results is meaningless.

BTW, please don't post your self portrait ;D

CatfishSoupFTW · Sep 25, 2012

AmbientLight said:
You might want to add an option:
Will buy the camera even without built-in grip, but will purchase add-on grip for portrait orientation shooting.

I agree on that, a grip that you would have to add afterwards wouldnt be soo bad .. I suppose. but its worth the voting, as some people still do it.

Studio1930 · Sep 25, 2012

Heavyweight67 said:
gone are the days of just Pointing and Shooting and accepting what the camera chooses...

I'm not sure I remember those days (outside of my 110 camera at the local zoo). Skipping any of the critical steps in photography can result in mediocre images (which is a large portion of the images coming out of DSLR cameras these days, from what I can see). Exposure, composition, compression, DOF and now post processing are just a few of the critical steps required to break past the so-so looking images.

Others have given great advice and I agree that you need to learn several techniques that work with DSLR cameras and use the method that renders the best results for your type of subject matter and shooting style. Ignoring it and using an Auto mode may work sometimes, but it won't work all of the time and more often than not will result in those less than professional looking images.

Personally, I shoot to the right most of the time and zone it some of the time. My 1DX is different than my 1Ds3 and 1D4 which has caused me to slightly change the way I shoot just like using slide vs film caused us to expose completely differently based on which one you were using.

LoganH91 · Sep 25, 2012

Hey everyone,

I am looking for some advice on my photography work. I am still new to it all. Bought my T3i at the beginning of March. I started up a small blog just over a week ago and have been posting one photo per day on it. Please let me know what you think of my photos if you have a minute. Thanks for any advice/tips!

http://loganhickle.wordpress.com/

helpful · Sep 25, 2012

This lens is great. I have three of them, two Nikons and one Canon. The Canon version has a non-USM motor so it is loud and somewhat slow, but I love my Nikon versions. I haven't looked to see if there is a new USM version for Canon. If there is, I would like it much better than the version I have right now.

Of course, the lens gets a lot slower (f/4.0) at close focusing distances, but beyond about 10 feet it stays at f/2.0.

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