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RLPhoto · Jul 11, 2012

The 135L is the second best portrait lens in canons line up with the 85L tied for the same place. I prefer the extra compression over the 85L, but the 85L gives a more dreamy look in its rendering. The 85L is also 1000$ more.

The only better portrait lens I've ever tried is the 200 f/2L but thats 7000$.

The 70-200 makes a good third place IMO, It doesnt have that extra stop of light and you'll need more room to reach 200mm to get equal seperation from the 135L.

I cannot recommend the 135L highly enough, Its tack sharp wide open and affordable. ;D

henrik12 · Jul 11, 2012

Does anyone have an idea if it's possible to radio trigger the st-e3 transmitter for a test-flash via an pw tt1 with the seconic l-758dr?

/henrik

Q8-MC · Jul 11, 2012

Thank you every one for your comments

Actually it's a nice camera but i didn't like the focus and now i will waiting the price of Mark3 drop then i will buy it.

Thanks again

lrf · Jul 11, 2012

I bought the last "in stock" 5D3 $3399 Sat night. I was curious if they would keep the discounted price so I watched it. The discounted price stayed for a couple of days but the shipping times increased from immediate to 1-2 days to 2-3 weeks. Perhaps once they get more in stock they will offer it for $3399 again.

My 5D3 should arrive tomorrow - can't wait ;D

Mt Spokane Photography · Jul 10, 2012

I have that issue as well, and recently found that my fingers are losing their feeling from diabetes, so I cannot feel the tiny buttons. The G1 X was better, but still too small.
I'm going to need to buy wrist straps for all my cameras, but if I dropped my 1D MK IV with 100-400mm L, it would break my wrist

Drizzt321 · Jul 10, 2012

nightbreath said:
aznable said:

taken with a sigma lens for sure...backfocused a lot

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Nope, it's Canon ;D I've focused on the eyelash and the focus is on the right place.

Didn't realize you could use a Canon lens on a Nikon body without some extra adapter getting in the way

;D

Jul 10, 2012

Awesome pic. Poor little guy.

jmac1 · Jul 10, 2012

RLPhoto said:
I think canon since the 50D has become overly influenced by accountants than photographers.

Does anyone actually think it was the 'photographers' idea to merge the 1D & 1Ds line. Of course not, it was a business decision to take two lines into one. Although 1 series cameras are the flagship and what people read about in magazines, and good for marketing, they are not the money maker to canon. Why tool two assembly lines when you can tool one, and charge more to help with the R&D costs. Hence "we merged the camera lines to one super duper camera!" Ta-Da!!!!

At the end of the day canon sells Rebels through to 5D's to make money and 1 series probably cover costs because of lower production runs and make for good advertising. Average consumers ogle 14 fps, they don't read that the it is achieved with mirror lock. Rebel owners don't ogle over f8 focusing etc.

But at the end of the day we need consumers to buy lots of consumer grade cameras so the R&D can continue to build 1 series cameras for the pros and serious camera enthusiasts. In the meantime we take a hit during economic deprived times where companies are most interested in staying afloat, which doesn't put them in a spot to cater to specified groups that don't have the camera sales to justify another line.

At the end of the day make as many product lines that are financially feasible and target the biggest markets. They are corporate company and have to focus on the bottom line.

Sucks at times but that is business.

pup73 · Jul 10, 2012

robin said:
I was told a week ago that they had 740 on backorder! so, when they have 680 now they received 70 to ship. So it can take a long time till they get all for backorder in (in my math it is almost 10 weeks at least till this is filled- AND i am pretty sure that some preorders have been canceled - so it is more likely they only received 50)..... :'(

Exactly. Of course b&h would have more on order than actual Pre-orders; eventually everyone who Pre-ordered one will get one. Question is when. I consider myself somewhat fortunate in that I missed the first allocation by about 5 hrs; I SHOULD fit in in their next shipment...I hope

Jul 10, 2012

^Lol I just had a conversation like this at a friends wedding I went to.

Phenix205 · Jul 10, 2012

Yes. I remember that video. I think they were showing how to put together a 500 4L. I still remember that I was working crazy on a weekend and watching that video was quite a pleasant break.

Final assembly of the cameras appears to be very labor intensive and require skilled and detail oriented workers.

unfocused · Jul 10, 2012

Sierra, check your messages.

tron · Jul 10, 2012

DianeK said:
archangelrichard said:

Lets get honest

Lenses are NOT manufactured to give their best performance wide open -- but stopped down 2 or 3 stops.

That;s just a reality

Further you are looking at a zoom, which is also not designed to give it's est performance at the wwide and long ends but in the middle. These are compromises, lenses of convenience, not sharpness.

So you would do best with a prime that is a couple of f-stops wider than what you need like an F 1.4 or 1.8 shooting at f 2.8 or 3.5 - 4.0

There's no cheating physics

and "micro adjustments" don't exist on the 60D, neither will they necessarily help

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Actually I wasn't talking about finding a zoom but a prime and was expressing my frustration with the new pancake and the new 24mm IS and 28mm IS being so soft at f/2.8 versus f/4. Unfortunately the 24mmL is out of my price range and a 50mm is too tight on a crop camera for my needs. The only mention I made of a zoom was stating my EFS 15-85 was sharper at f/4 than any of those 3 lenses I tried.
Thanks for your input. I am coming to the conclusion that I will need to consider a lens faster than f/2.8 so that I can shoot it stopped down.
Diane

I understand about your budget but spending half of the 24 f/1.4L II's cost to get one of the new 24mm IS or 28mm IS is anyway a waste of money. They cost double or even triple their real value. The 35mm f/1.4L could be a decent choice (and cheaper than the 24 1.4L II) although not the same mm and maybe still higher than your price limit.

adhocphotographer · Jul 10, 2012

Was in Canada a couple of years ago, taking pics when it was -24°c with a Canon 450D and kit lens... both held up fine, being dragged around all day, in and out of cold/heat... even though its isn't meant to be used below 0°c... you'll be fine!

Have fun!

Jul 10, 2012

The very helpful people at Eye-fi have been supporting me with this same issue. This is their advice which I have followed and have not had any issues since...

See if this helps...

Try to format the Eye-Fi card on your computer with a 3rd party software from the SD association:

https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/

When you go to format the card, make sure you first select Options, and set the Type to 'Quick Format'.

I hope this helps. Pls let me know if you still have issues with the Err 80.

Good luck!

RLPhoto · Jul 10, 2012

OAHLSIUBHDgj;BWEOBKSBDFUOWVB:KJASB!!!

Thats ISO 51,200! Watch out D4! the 1Dx is here. 8)

canon23 · Jul 10, 2012

Dear All,

Thanks for all your helpful and very insightful input. At the end of the day, I decided not to rent a lens. The wedding was this past Saturday and I ended up assisting shooting the whole day. I shot solo from 7:30 to 11:00 until the paid pro arrived. When he did, I introduced myself and told him I was a friend that will assist in shooting; he was very kind and professional about it. I made sure and did the best I can to stay out of his way. I basically shot at angels and spots he was not shooting from. The church as a bit dim for my 24-105 (my 430 flash wasn't too helpful for the a dim church with pointed high ceilings). Looking back, I was happy with the overall experience given this was my first full shoot, albeit on the unofficial assisting level. However, if I could I would probably wish I had at least 2 more lenses at my disposal: 35L & 85L or 70-200 2.8. I did learn so much though, especially looking at my shots and realizing what I should've done and not done on some of them. Thanks again for all your help!

Jul 10, 2012

If it sounds too good to be true...it is. There are lots of scam sites, if the price is substantially lower than mainstream sites (B&H, Adorama, etc.), well, they say a fool and his money are soon parted.

bdunbar79 · Jul 9, 2012

Actually, I was watching the 5D Mark III very closely. B&H had them in stock and were selling them a few days before Adorama. I don't know why this is. I believe Norman Cameras had them first. 1D X will be completely different.

Jul 9, 2012

Thank you very much, that helps..

Mick · Jul 9, 2012

Storm and wind.

Mick

heptagon · Jul 9, 2012

I just found this article comparing the Canon 650D, 600D, Nikon D5100 and Sony Alpha 37:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/cameras/digital-slrs-hybrids/canon-650d-1083870/review?artc_pg=5

If you look at the lower graph, the dynamic range of the 650D looks a lot like the Nikon counterpart with only a gap of 1EV. However i'd wait for independent confirmation of the results and for techradar to recheck their data because the labelling for the 600D is wrong (pink curve is also labelled 650D) and it seems that the 600D has the JPEG curve in the TIFF result. So we wait for the techradar people to sober up and redo the graphs.

On DxOMark the 600D scored 11EV and the Nikon D5100 scored 13EV at ISO100 screen resolution. If the 12EV figure is true that would be a modest step forward.