chadders said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

briansquibb said:

RLPhoto said:

briansquibb said:

I have bought a D30 just for web pictures as I like to keep up with technology

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LOL Me too! Ebay'ed for 80$.

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That was about the cost to me!

Just dying to stick the 200 f/2 on it

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But, it has no direct print button, totally useless

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Are we talking D30 or 30D? That camera in the pic aint no 30D

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That is a Canon D30 - made in 2001. I also have its sucessor the D60 - I felt the need to move to 6mps ;D ;D ;D

Microfiber cloth and condensation from exhaling on it is usually all you'll need.

Shoot in RAW and don't worry about color temperature. As for flash, really get to know your flash and it's corresponding metering modes with the camera. Practice at night in the house just messing around. That's what I did with my 600EX-RT's. I just opened my manuals to the camera and the flash and started on page 1 and did all the stuff that was in the manual, hands-on. Flash expsoure compensation is really handy too, just like exposure bracketing/compensation in your 5D II.

sjfischer said:

I own a 5D III (bought it at an authorized dealer) and left similar feedback about the SD slot when rating the camera on Canons website. Overall I gave the 5D III a 2 star rating because I really felt it wasn’t much more of a camera than the 5D II. Canon would not post my review, i received an email saying my review was declined after review for it’s negative content. Negative maybe, but my reasons, such as the buffer being limited by the SD card slot, were not untrue.

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Nobody would give such a fantastic camera a 2 for such minor things. I wonder if you work for Nikon and they're getting desperate with the D800 and D4 not selling.

Same here on the fitness, but old age with 3 cups of coffee may not work well hand holding this camera

Re: Canon entry level FF vs D600

pakosouthpark said:

I wonder how they gonna do it..
A new entry level FF camera has to be better than 5d2 and worse than 5d3??

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Yeah, I've been thinking about this too. Even giving MKII an AF from 7D is gonna hurt a lot of MKIII potential customers. Producing a downgrade from MKII might not get a warm reception. THis is a good puzzle created by Canon. IMO, MKIII should've been priced at $2700 and then it would only be natural to produce a high megapix body for the price around $3700 - $4100. That would've been a solid lineup for FF. Not sure what exactly they are planning to do now.

I also thought that there will be no entry level FF at all - maybe a really well updated variation of 7D. However, now with the newly announced firmware update for the current 7D that does not make much sense either. Personally, I'm lost with how Canon is planning to position their new and old bodies lineup in a near future.

I do wait for the full review too. btw I might go and try it out this weekend.
http://www.foka.nl/site/page.html?chapter=0&id=212

it is about time to replace my 400d.

Infrared_Fred said:

Incidently the T3i & T4i will both auto focus in video mode with the new 40MMM AST lens Both cameras will also use the Radio Mode of the 600 EX RT flashes, and am i the only shooter to have purchased a Firewire card reader for CF SDHC THOSE DUMB SONY CARDS ETC>>> i have never talked to anyone else that owns one??

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1. T3i will af in video / live view mode with 40mm STM, as will every canon dslr with live view and video.
T4i has improved af thanks to phase detection and contrast af points also on sensor. Stick. Wrong end. Have. You.

2. T3i compatable with radio flashguns? Not in menu. No firmware upgrade. Are you a liar?

If not knowingly a liar then it seems you are quite gullable, as...

3. Yes. Only you.

The best tubes to get are the Kenko tube set.
You get 3 different sizes, and you can mount them together in any combination, including all 3, and they work well on Canon lenses and are cheap as chips.

i've used a 1Dmk1 and 1Dmk3 in 50+ degrees C environments including high humidity and massive amounts of dust, they are unstoppable with the 24-105 on em and they never missed a beat
only issue i had was when me the camera and lens got doused in iron ore mud some worked its way into the focus ring on the lens which cost me $170 to have cleaned out by a canon tech (this is why i wish they had made the new 24-70 a non extending lens)

Marsu42 said:

I've got my 60d camera and am going to buy some 5d - does that count as "two bodies" for you, tough not both are ff? I've gotten really used to the 60d and Magic Lantern, and as a second body with a faster lens even the crop sensor should do ok, or at least that's what I hope.

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I shot for almost a year with a 5D+30D combo and it worked out fine, though I usually had a gap in focal length between the two bodies that was just another thing to deal with. Plus, looking through the 30D felt like shooting through a keyhole compared to the FF viewfinder. I think the crop+FF has advantages though, at least in terms of reach. My point was really more about the SD slot being worth the extra money if the other features ( already well enumerated in this post) aren't your main concern. I personally have yet to buy any SD cards to use in that slot, though I've shot 4 or 5 weddings, which I realize is foolish considering I have that option.

tt said:

Is the rate limiter the lens itself for focus?
I'm just wondering if putting this lens on a 5D Mark III or 1DX would give a quicker focus than other cameras?

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The 1 series cameras use a 12v battery, the higher voltage can operate the AF motor faster than a 7.2 volt battery in a 5D MK III.

devank said:

Hi!

I am finally getting my 1Dx either tomorrow or friday! yay! ;D

Basically, I will be testing and comparing my old camera 5d2, a friends 5d3 and my new 1dx through various scenarios.

I was wondering if people had any particular requests and/or suggestions as to what tests they'd like to see. I will also be comparing video.

Let me know!

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The valuable comparison here will be ISO testing. Low ISO shots and High ISO shots. That'll really be the deciding factor among those cameras. Btw, thanks for doing so!!

Manfrotto 234 with a Wimberley C-12 clamp for my Arca-Swiss-type plates.

I don't see the need for a ballhead, personally. Of the three axes, the tilt head covers pitch and rotating the monopod on its foot covers yaw, and those are the most important axes. I'm almost always using a lens with a tripod collar with the monopod, and the collar covers roll.

Richard8971 said:

I don't see the "official" price dropping at all until the 5D mark IV comes out (if there even will ever be a 5D4). The 7D is still listed at $1699.00, even though you can buy it through B & H for $1549.00. The lowest I have ever seen the 7D (through B & H) was $1300.00 and that was a couple of months ago. The 5D3 is the "thing" right now, so I don't see the price dropping past $3000.00 through a reputable dealer any time soon.

This isn't to say that the price won't drop through some retailers but the "official" price will remain until it is replaced with another camera body or discontinued.

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This is the most accurate observation of the way the Manufacturers operate.
A price drop is never publicized but unofficial "incentives" and rebates allow them to maintain the official price while managing inventory levels.
What everyone forgets is MSRP and MAP are guidelines issued by the manufacturer to retailers to (hopefully)add a little order to the marketplace. They cannot dictate price at all. Thus MSRP is "SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE" and MAP is "MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE" that is the lowest price the dealers are permitted to advertise.

The actual selling price is determined by the retailer based upon the purchase price, manufacturers incentives and the competitive landscape.
The price that Canon gives to dealers could drop and be reflected in actual selling prices but Canon will never budge on MSRP.

On a different note I bought my mk3 from a local camera shop at MSRP because I want to support the really great local store I have the good fortune to have in my small town. I am also a full time pro and I selected the camera because I needed the improved AF over my mk2s. As a business decision it caused my a bit of trepidation as I had taken advantage of the flood of cheap mk2s on the used market. I am an architectural and commercial photographer so AF is not too important but over the past year I saw a sharp increase in jobs requiring AF in low light conditions so I took the plunge.

As Ellis Vener noted in his review it should be compared to the 1DSmkIII replacement. It is so much more than the mk2 that I am perfectly pleased with the camera. As a former 1Ds owner I can attest to the fact that it adds the features from the 1Dseries without the weight penalty. The addition of the AF makes it well worth the price for me.

Lee Jay said:

Eimajm said:

Lee Jay said:

Eimajm said:

More megapixels for the 70D.... why do you need more megapixels on a prosumer camera?

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Useful for cropping when I'm focal-length or magnification limited.

If more pixels weren't useful for this, teleconverters would also be useless, and they are not. Even our old optics can do well with a 2x TC on an 18MP 1.6-crop sensor, thus indicating that sensor could go to 72MP and still provide benefit even to an old zoom lens (100-400L).

100-400L + 2x on T2i:
http://photos.imageevent.com/sipphoto/samplepictures/T2i__3574%20edited.jpg

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That's like saying I'm shooting birds with a wide angle and need the extra pixels for cropping. Not really the right tools for the job.

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I routinely need a zoom lens for shooting at long focal lengths because I'm shooting aircraft and they move quickly. They move so quickly that handholding is required. How many handholdable fast autofocus zoom lenses does Canon make longer than 400mm? It's common for me to crop to 800-1200mm equivalent focal length, and those extra pixels are a big help.

Now, if Canon wants to make a nice, affordable, handholdable 100-1200 f/4-f/5.6, I'm all for it but I don't think that will happen any time in the foreseeable future as we don't even have materials that could meet those specs.

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Well you are shooting at the same field of view of pros I follow who shoot FF with 600s they crop minor for composition. Perhaps you need to improve your technique rather than 'need' more pixels. Shooting planes miles in the sky and cropping to way over 50% of the image is never going to give quality no matter how many pixels you have.

Mt Spokane Photography said:

I use eoscount, it is the only windows based software that will read the actuation count from a 7D or a 1D MK IV accurately.

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I use this:

1D4 <40k
1DS3 ~60k

I've owned all three of the canon 70-200mm f/2.8 (more than one of each model), and one f/4 IS. All are very good, but for pure IQ, I'd rank them like this. I haven't owned the f/4 non is, but it is not as good as the IS version according to all the lens testers.

Its really hard to go wrong, but if you want to use a TC at 200mm, I'd avoid the f/2.8 IS MK I.

1. f/2.8 IS MK II - Supurb

2. f/4 IS - Suburb (close Second)

3. fl2.8 Non IS - Excellent +

4. f/2.8 IS MK I - A very fine lens, weakest at 200mm

Hi,

I recently purchased X rite passport color checker and have some query on how to accurate measure it.. Below is process I follow.

- I set my strobes at suitable power , then I use my light meter to take measurement under model chin and set the strobes as per light meter reading.
- Once I get a perfect exposure, I put grey card side of X-rite passport checker under same light condition and take a picture of grey card …(Do I need to fill the frame or 70% of the frame with the grey card ?). I currently use 50-70 % of frame .
- Then I set my canon camera white balance to use that image as Custom image.
- Under same light then I take a picture of Xrite passport checker with 80% of checker in frame.
- In post-production, as my while balance is already set for all images so I don’t touch image with grey card , however the picture with Xrite color checker with multiple color , I custom pick the color which I want to go for and then applies that to all images using lightroom 4.
- 2nd concern was , In lightroom 4 when I choose picture which has my Xrite color checker and then try to create a profile based on same, thought it says operation successful, but it ask me to replace the earlier profile which I had created earlier from a different shoot ?

Please guide me if all my above process are right or somewhere I am going wrong as I am not getting the colors which I am looking for.

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Dylan777 said:

Hi PW....how do you like 40mm shorty with 5D III so fall?
Dylan

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So far so good. I'm not expecting $1500 L performance from it. But it's centre sharpness at f/2.8 makes it highly usable at that aperture. It kills my 24-70 f/2.8 at f/2.8 but that would not be hard. Corners can get a little mushy at f/2.8, but this is not an issue for most subjects I shoot. There is noticeable vignetting at f/2.8 but this is quickly fixable in LR4. Soon the fix will be automatic when LR4.x is released with updated lens profiles. I have an LR default set up for automatic lens correction on Import. Stopping down to f/4 ramps the IQ right up with f/5.6 delivering excellent results right across the frame.

Let's not forget the indisputable fun factor of such a tiny lens. And I just leave it on the body as a functional bodycap!

HTH,

PW

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Thanks for the info PW. The reason I didn't buy this lens because my 50mm f1.4 is SUPER SHARP at 2 - 2.8 and I love the bokeh on my 50mm.

CAN'T WAIT for my 24-70 mrk II....did you have this on pre-order yet?

Dylan

For anyone else waiting for RRS L brackets for 1DX cameras.

If you are stuck in the short term, a L bracket from a 1DS MK3 does fit as long as you offset it. Tried it this morning as attached.

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Fine art Landscape, Nature and Wilderness Photography

Just found this which has a special adaptor ring for the 14mm L II. It takes huge 165mm filters and can hold 2 at a time. The 165mm filters hitech makes are pretty reasonable in price and I think lee might make some too. I'm sure it wouldn't vignette. I might order one soon (if you look at the version with the adaptor ring for the nikon 14-24 you can see a picture of it). Thoughts?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/854418-REG/Hitech_HTLWAHC14LII_165mm_Lucroit_Wide_Angle.html

Hmmm...maybe you should have purchased a 7D, lol.

Canon 7D - Hardcore Durability Test

The final few minutes is worth watching all of it!

wickidwombat said:

or a 600 f4.5 FD if you can live with manual focus and an edmika adaptor
i got mine for $1400

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=5103.0

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If I chose manual I think I would try the excellent Nikkor 500mm f4 P lens.
A few crop up in good condition sometimes on eBay.
Reputed to be very sharp wide open with bright image in the viewfinder to assist accurate focussing - results though would still be hit and miss!
Adaptors available EOS/Nikon with focus confirm.