neuroanatomist said:

TexPhoto said:

I had an 85mm f1.2 for a while, and I don't think I ever got 1 sharp photo of a child. The kids just move too fast.

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You just have to catch them when they stop to smell the flowers...


EOS 7D, EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM, 1/250 s, f/2.2, ISO 100


EOS 5D Mark II, EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM @ 1/60 s, f/1.8, ISO 400

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Beautiful pictures!

neuroanatomist said:

sanj said:

And if I had to put a filter on these lenses it would be almost certainly a grad and that would go in the front.

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You'd need a pretty big grad filter (minimum front element size is 100mm diameter, filter would need to be even bigger) to put in front of a supertele lens,

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http://www.cokin.co.uk/pages/cokinX.htm

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and some jury-rigged way to hold it there since there are no filter threads in front.

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There is a lens hood mount.

Just looking to see if there were any good options. There are plenty for some of the older cameras and I've had zero problems with the ones I purchased for my 30D.

That said the LP-4EN does have great life but when I begin shooting with the 1Dx in 37 degree water for 2 hours on end it will drain much faster than I'd like.

And apologies that I'm a college graduate looking for a job who shoots surfing which sadly pays next to nothing. Busted my butt to save up for the 1Dx and am working hard to get enough for a housing.

I'm satisfied with the sharpness of my 100-400, I just wish I could send it in to Canon to swap the old IS system for the new one...

neuroanatomist said:

leolol said:

We all know that the AF is better than the 6D, just look at the specs.

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Which specs are those? Number of points, or EV sensitivity of the center point? How many high-precision f/2.8-sensitive AF points does the D600 have?

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based on: with nikon d600, you can clearly see that dust being captured in images while canon lacks of this ability. in short, nikon focusing system is awsome and tack sharp... dust can be seen on images too LOL

i am just kidding...

Now that you mention Cinestyle, I remember doing a long shoot and it looked like there was almost a yellow haze over the image, does that sound familiar? I dont know why, but for some reason when the white balance is off with Cinestyle it almost creates a yellow film over the image. Try using a 3-way color corrector and pulling some yellow out of the highlights and that should help.

And in the future, I'd stay away from Cinestyle, it just ended up being way more trouble than it was worth. Compressed DSLR footage gives you limited headroom to make color adjustments, so by the time you get the Cinestyle footage back to looking accurate you've almost passed the threshold for how much adjusting you can do (before aliasing and artifacts start to appear). Also, make absolutely sure your white balance is correct before shooting, as getting it back to the correct WB in post takes away from how much more adjusting you can do.

cayenne said:

How does this work? Does everything have to be line of sight? I'm curious how difficult it is to do this if say, you had a couple of 430's on stands higher up than the crowd, say near a DJ stand at a wedding, on either side of you with your camera (with the 90EX) in the middle, slightly forward of them all pointing at a dance floor...

Would the slave flashes be able to 'see' the master controller? I've not been able to find a good description of how the non-radio controlled flashes worked....?

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Yes, it's optical (infrared) and yes, it's line of sight only.

If the noise performance is better than the iphone, then I guess I won't be buying this

Id use all kinds of camera brands if i just had the cash for it.

I bought my f/2.5 macro in 1990 when I attended a forensic photography course. It was awesome then and it is still awesome! If you shoot it wide open - it will be a little soft... But drop it down two stops and the sharpness is incredible! Used it for years as my "ring shot" lens for weddings. Still using it today in Afghanistan as my student "mug shot" lens... I am anxiously awaiting my shorty forty - but until it arrives - I can truly say that my macro is the best value of any Canon lens that I own...

privatebydesign said:

Just a small correction to neuro's post, the 1DS MkIII takes one CF card and one SD card, just the same as the 5D MkIII.

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Thanks!

I live in the UK and the Spinlight360 is not available through any retailers here, I know Spinlight will ship to the UK where I'll get hit with VAT and import duty no doubt however has anyone on here used it and if so are there any issues with it worth knowing, quality, ease of use etc. Would be good to know if it is worth the trouble of getting it shipped to the UK.

Thanks in advance.

dan4877 said:

My budget is about 1000 which I know isn't much but I wanna make sure I get the most bang for my buck. Any suggestions?

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Get a used t2i/t3i with a 18-135mm and a 50mm f/1.8, and you would still have money for a little tripod, a bag, and a couple of filters.

I had to send a 24-105L in for the same reason. I have owned it for several years and it has worked well but, during the summer on a trip to Scotland, it didn't perform good at all. When blown up, images were softer than they should have been, given the shutter speeds used. I sent it to Canon and they corrected the various lens focus adjustments (including the "tilt" focus which I don't think MFA can address) and checked the IS unit. When they returned it to me it was corrected to be within "Factory tolerances". It's back to performing as good as ever. Cost me nearly $200USD though…

Thanks Viggo! I guess I should trust what is left of my mind!

According to what you describe, a 5D mk2 would be well suited for you. with the arrival of the 6D, you can find it at a great deal.

Immediate price drop for 6D? I'll bet dollars-to-donuts it will be so (<$2000 before Jan 1).

There is a issue with digital cameras that makes light falloff at the corners and edges worse, the photosites have depth to them, so the outer photosites are partially shaded and do not receive as much light as the grain at the outer edges of film. The signal from the outer photosites is amplified to account for this, and that creates more noise and less resolution at the edges and corners.

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I read an interesting article about the new Leica M sensor that seems to better addresses the sensor depth issue. I the corners. I hope this is the direction for all the big DSLR makers over the coming years.

http://leicarumors.com/2012/09/19/the-24mp-max-sensor-inside-the-new-leica-m-is-mabe-by-cmosis.aspx/

I for one do not need video, however I do need liveview and a larger vocabulary.

qucik look at the difference on t4i and t3i,
Canon EOS Rebel T3i Canon EOS Rebel T4i
18mp CMOS 18mp hybrid CMOS
DIGIC 4 DIGIC 5
TFT LCD Touch Screen
Max. approx. 3.7 fps Max. approx. 5.0 fps
6 raw/34 JPEG 6 raw/22 JPEG
3 inches 3:2 TFT LCD(1.04 megapixels) 3 inches 3:2 Touch TFT LCD (1.04 megapixels)
ISO 100 – ISO 6400 / 12800 (expanded) ISO 100 – ISO 12,800 / 25600 (expanded)
-0.5 to 18 EV -0.5 to 18 EV
0.85x/ 0.53x 0.85x/ 0.53x
63-zone iFCL 63-zone iFCL
Mono; mic input Stereo; mic input
470 shots 470 shots
5.1×3.8×3 5.1×3.8×3
March 2011 June 2012

sorry i can't upload the picture i shot.may you gays can find more on this.http://t4ivst3i.com/canon-rebel-eos-t4i-vs-60d-comparison/

I have the RRS MC-34 and MH-02 Pro head, both are excellent. The combo easily supports my 600/4L IS II, but I also use it sometimes with other lenses (which is why I got the MH-02 vs. the -01, the -02 clamp can be rotated w/o tools).

The monopod and head are very well constructed (as is all RRS gear).

Personally, I chose the screw clamp over the lever clamp because I have a (slight) concern that I'd inadvertantly open the clamp while carrying the 600 II by the monopod resting on my shoulder, catching the lever on a backpack strap, for example. I do have their lever clamp on my PG-02 side mount gimbal (and the leveling base clamp is a lever as well), and they're quite nice.

neuroanatomist said:

wcksmith said:

The major point - when you use live view, it's the same as mirror lockup.

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Not exactly - it's better. Live View uses an electronic first curtain, so not only do you get the reduction in vibration from MLU, you also get a small additional reduction in vibration from the first shutter curtain.

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Hello Neuroanatomist! Thanks for this information about Live-view vs MLU! Thank you too wcksmith for this initial advice! I was just trying to get this fact confirmed about using live-view when the focusing is critical and when
need to reduce the vibrations from the mirror slap to minimum!
Very good to have this cleared out! Thanks a lots!

Zoe

Your itinerary takes you through counties where getting robbed is a likelihood. I have been through Managua, Guatemala City, Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, etc. and I can tell you these are sketchy places to say the least.

Don't bring any gear that you're particularly attached to. There is a good chance you'll have to part with it, and even if you don't you'll spend your time worrying about it rather than enjoying your surrounds.

I've only used one focal length, so I can't give a comparison. I believe the difference between 17mm and 45mm (for example) in DOF will be dramatic, just like it would be if you compared non-TS versions of these lenses.

That being said, your subject matter might dictate the focal length you use anyway. I took this with a 35mm TS on a full-frame camera:



I couldn't have backed up any more in the spot I was standing, and I wished for a 24mm TS instead. 45mm would not have worked and 90mm was out of the question.

Re: Amazing new ML firmware for the 5D3! Clean HDMI, zoom box during recording, etc.

JasonATL said:

Here's my first shot at using the HyperDeck Shuttle to record the clean HDMI out from the 5D Mark III.

The deinterlacing is a PITA! I certainly hope that April's Canon firmware update will yeild a true 24p HDMI output. But, I'm not optimistic.

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ugh. awful result. i hope there is some way to set ML or something or other to get the rull res out of it otherwise these external recorders will be less than useless until the canon firmware, which now seems very, very far off sadly with not working out perhaps

thank god canon is coming out with it eventually though