Mt Spokane Photography said:

Talk with your insurance agent. I tried to add my camera to my policy, but they said it would be covered in full up to $20K. Every insurance company seems to have their own rules.

However, homeowners insurance is not a Warranty / service contract, if it stops working after the warranty is up, you pay. But, if you accidently drop it into a lake, read your policy first

Also make sure it is covered if stolen from your car or in a robbery, homeowners may not cover that, and theft from a car is the most likely thing to happen short of a equipment failure.

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Hmm..ok.
I live in the New Orleans area...so, there is theft...and well, there IS a lot of drinking down here, and a camera at a festival could be harmed by someone, or even said photographer (I'm careful, but accidents happen at things like this, but I do want to shoot some of them)...so, the insurance things occurred to me.

I rent, and am recently moved to an area, that State Farm was hesitant to insure, so had to go with the states insurance of last resort...not sure if they would offer anything above my renters insurance of things in my home.

I saw someone mention a company named MARSH...will look that up. Are there any companies that will insure only a camera?

I do hope to make a little $$ off the camera. I do have a company of my own, but is dormant right now, and no insurance with/through it....so not sure who I'd call or contact for that.

Also, the last post made me think of extended warranties. Are they a viable thing to get with a camera of this sort? I've had the Square Deal one on my plasma tv I got..is that worth while to get on a new 5D mk3?

Thanks in advance for all advice!!

The only (non) news might be that Canon has extended the rebates on the 600D/T3i until June, so I'd assume that no 650D is going to be presented until then (or at least it's not going to ship before June). But this is just a lucubration: you can believe it at your own risk. :

JohnX said:

Here's another sample hand held in dim light

Lens: EF 24-105mm f/4L IS
ISO: 2000
Focal Length: 105mm
Aperture: f/4.5
Shutter: 1/40s

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You got only one figure in focus... rest are so soft.

ejenner said:

This confused me with my sig 85 1.4 initially, especially when using LV and DOF preview - I'd set the aperture at 1.4, press DOF prevew and the image would change. Then I looked at the diaphragm before taking the shot and realized that it was set at f2.8, not wide open at f1.4. Of course lenses with max apertures of 2.8 or greater will be at their maximum aperture before the shot is taken.

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Were you using live-view in bright sun?
I've noticed that a while ago, i had my 100 f/2.0 on a tripod, on liveview, testing out different CPLs. When I changed a filter, i heard the aperture clicking. After a bit of investigation, I realised that it was stopping down the lens to f/4 or so when it was pointing at the bright sky, when I put my hand or my face or a CPL in front of it (ie, the scene was darker) the lens would go back wide-open.
I presume it's some sort of protection-mechanism for the sensor, too bright sunlight would obviously cook it.

Yeah I agree with you on #5. I always found photos shot by Nikons off for some reason. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

Glad I looked at the article. I went for one thing and found something even better that I wasn't looking for. His "rear focus" technique is interesting and seems to be a good way to pull off what I was wanting to be able to do, more or less switching instantly from One Shot AF to Servo AF without going into the focus/drive menu. I know you can assign the function of switching Servo and One Shot to the DoF Preview button, but I don't like the mechanics of that, my fingers aren't quite long enough to pull it off smoothly or without pulling my index/trigger finger off the shutter button.

Alker said:

@japhoto.

Oke thanks for your reply.

Strange how all the prices in other countries are so different.
Here in the Netherlands the 5D mark III is 3499 euro.

The 5D Mark II will cost you 1700 euro.

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I'm not surprised at all that Finnish customers have to pay a premium. Feels like that with pretty much everything around here

The 5D MkII is 1799€ body only at that same store, so not that much different, but I think they are the first ones to carry the MkIII, so they are riding that and making a better profit with the first wave of eager customers.

As an addition I found interesting that the biggest online store values the 5DIII at 3299€ and the Nikon D800 and D800E at 2699,90€. No price difference between the Nikons and a good price with the 5DIII, but I don't think they are going to ship them out any time soon though...

ruuneos said:

There aren't big difference between old and new versions:

- MK2 9 blade diaphragm, MK1 have 8
- MK2 18 elements in 13 gropus, MK1 16 in 13.
- MK2 82mm filter, MK1 77mm
- MK2 Inner focusing with USM, MK1 front focusing method
- MK2 805g, MK1 950g

So is $1000 worth to cover those changes

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Umm and what about the fact that the MTF charts for the Mk2 totally, utterly blow the Mk1 out of the water? The MTF charts look even better than the Canon 24 1.4 II prime! Of course the real test will be in the real world but it appears as if it may be the sharpest non-esoteric zoom ever made.

This looks to be the standard zoom that may finally deliver on high-density sensor FF like the 5D2/1Ds3/5D3. Pricey, but the MTF charts look so insanely good, it's probably worth it. A few people tried them at shows and said that f/2.8 there was no hint of purple-fringing on specular highlights and it look crazy sharp.

I tried to shoot my Nikkor 14-24mm on my new 5DIII, and the camera got very confused trying to sort out what the aperature was. It finally threw an error saying there was not a connection to the lens & to clean the contacts. I have the camera in "Manual" mode. I'm using this converter: http://www.adorama.com/CZNKGEOSAF.html

It works great on my 5DII. Has anyone else had good/bad luck in marrying up this lens with the 5DIII?

All JPEG's

Office shots: Canon 5D III, Canon 24-70 F2.8L F4.0 1/160 25600 ISO (2 small computer monitors as the light source)

The Ferrari:Canon 5D III, Canon 24-70 F2.8L F4.0 1/125 12800 ISO (Garage available light)

Kodak Vintage Camera: Canon 5D III, Canon 24-70 F2.8L F8.0 1/125 25600 ISO (250W modeling light from 1 soft box)

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mirrorrim said:

This sucks! I've been waiting to buy a 24-70L until the new one came out, so that hopefully it'd be cheaper. I can't wait til July and now all the prices of the old 24-70 have gone up $100! jfidaehuif;a

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Same thing happened when the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II came out at a much higher price than the MkI. Prices for used MkI lenses shot by by $200-300, and only in the last few months, nearly two years after the release of the MkII, have used MkI prices returned to where they were before (and they're not cheaper than that).

SandyP said:

but let's face it, 36MP would be nice in SOME situations for editing and potential magazine submissions where they like to crop heavily sometimes.

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Isn't there an option on the Nikon to get smaller raw files, too? Esp. since the dr and noise of the 36mp nikon sensor is like the 21mp Canon one...

Cardad said:

I just bought a 50D as a backup for my 7D. One thought for the backup is to carry the 50D with no grip, a black lens, and an unbranded strap to be a little less obvious. I have a friend who used to put black electrical tape over the "Nikon" brand on his camera.

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Or you could just put a Nikon strap on the 7D...;-)

I bought a knock-off on e-Bay for less than $50 that worlds just fine. It is made in China if that means something to you, however,

WoodysGamertag said:

I'm not sure if this matters to this crowd but I'm pretty sure that youtube already supports 4k video. I don't know the bitrate or other relevant details but when 4k videos start hitting artist's hands youtube will start serving them.

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Hey Woody, i know you from You Tube. Chad from ScreenTeamShow here (machinima partner too)!

Yep, a lot of You Tubers who have been shooting with DSLRs are probably looking to get something like this Sony FS700. I never did get a DSLR, due to some of the problems with shooting on the go. I like Canon products and hope they really come through with this Cinema DSLR, but if not i'm really interested in the FS700 now.

Either way, i hope to be uploading 4K video on our channel before long.

Great to see niches catered for And the price looks reasonable for a niche product..

Thanks, I guess those of us who are waiting, continue to wait. :

WesternGuy

Could the D800 be a conspiracy between Nikon and Adobe to sell more copies of Photoshop?

Any chance you'll exchange or repair? There shouldn't be something that annoying out of the box.

I hate to bump up an old topic, but does anyone know where you can buy a backdrop made with "Black Fidelio Velvet"? I'm looking for something at least 10x12 or preferably 10x24. I can't sew well enough to try assembling my own from strips, although I might have a mother-in-law that could help me out if there isn't another option.

Thanks!

EvilTed said:

50mm F/1.8 for $100 is a way better lens.
I have both and the 24-105 is getting sold ASAP...

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The Plastic Fantastic sure is nifty, and absolutely deserves a place in (almost) every photographer's kit. I haven't compared mine with my sniny new 24-105, but I'm sure they'll both hold up quite nicely -- especially at apertures wider than f/4!

But I don't think it's really fair to compare the two. Even if the prime is a better 50 than the zoom, the zoom can go twice as wide and twice as long, and has image stabilization to boot. Indeed, as far as General Porpoise's lenses go, I don't think there exists anything that really could be said to be better than the 24-105.

Sure, pick any single criteria (except for image-stabilized standard-range zoom) and you'll find all sorts of lenses that do better than the 24-105. And it's not hard finding situations where the 24-105 simply can't do what another lens can (the 90mm TS-E springs to mind, or the 65mm MP-E), even though it covers the same focal range.

But if you had to pick only one lens to cover the broadest possible range of real-world non-specialized photographic requirements? Nothing's going to beat the 24-105.

...with the possible exception of the yet-to-be-released Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 with image stabilization. If its optics are on a par with the 24-105 and if the AF motor doesn't suck, it'll become a must-have lens. If Bryan likes the lens, it'll sell like hotcakes.

Cheers,

b&

neuroanatomist said:

If you're using a relatively recent Canon flash (EX model) with a motorized zoom, it automatically adjusts for sensor size. But yes, if you're setting zoom manually, use 1.6 x FL for APS-C.

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thanks neuro <3

I've shot two entire concerts with the kit in my signature. 90% of the time I used the 70-200mm on the 7D (borrwed a T2i for the 24-70 but didn't use it that much). The 70-200 is a great one for concerts I think. The f2.8 is crucial and the AF is lightning fast.

Here are some pics. One is actually a 10-22mm that I rented. I forgot about that.

Good approach. I found Canon to be fair on their when they worked on my equipment at their Irvine, CA shop.

Ooo good question Neuro, would also be interested to know that!