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Modern Reflected Light Meters

T
Years ago, when in-camera TTL metering was annoyingly unreliable, I found my old Sekonic spot meter to be pretty indispensable. I haven't used one for at least 5 years, however because I thought that today's TTL metering is completely sufficient and far more convenient than the handheld meter I used to own.

The past couple weeks I've been eying the new Sekonic lineup and questioning my disposition because I've run into many scenarios when I didn't want to use the in-camera meter, or the results of the in-camera meter were just way off.

My question is this: Could those of you who use a recent model share your thoughts on which features in them you find most useful (incident capabilities aside), and how does the performance contrast from, say, the meter in the 6D?
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EOS 5D Mark III.1 (Satire)

mackguyver
CANON U.S.A. ANNOUNCES THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED EOS 5D MARK III.1 DIGITAL SLR CAMERA

Featuring the Exact Same Image Quality, 61-Point High Density Reticular AF, Six fps High-Speed Continuous Shooting and Enhanced HDVideo Recording Features as the EOS 5D MARK III

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 8, 2013 – On the 26th anniversary of its world-renowned EOS System, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is proud to announce its latest model, the new EOS 5D Mark III.1 Digital SLR Camera. Similar to the release of the EOS T5i, the camera is nearly identical to the EOS 5D MARK III. The exciting upgrade includes improved metering in extremely dark environments when the LCD panel illuminates.

"We're extremely excited to announce the new capabilities of the EOS 5D MARK III.1, and think it will be extremely useful for nighttime shooters using the LCD panel." He continued by saying, "There were rumors on websites such as Metapixel that we had a phenomenon called 'light leak' but that's just false. We offered to fix these so-called problems, but people just need to be more careful when they meter at night." stated Buck Eastfall, Chief Media Defender, Canon U.S.A.

Canon developed the new EOS 5D MARK III.1 after extensive complaints by their users. At one time, Canon considered a product recall to fix the non-issue of the imaginary light leak, but deemed it too expensive and bad publicity.

A Canon insider said that the company decided that, "A simple piece of tape could be used to fix the problem, but that could hurt sales, especially if we had acknowledged the problem. With our high level of brand loyalty, we decided it would be better to offer the new EOS 5D Mark III.1 model for sale. We don't care about our customers and we hope they aren't able to tell the difference between the old and the new model."

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Havasupai Falls

Y
Im hiking down to Havasupai Falls in the Grand Canyon next week. I'm trying to limit how much I carry down with me. I'm trying to figure out what lenses to bring. I have Canon 5D MkIII. My lense choices are 17-40, 24-105. I also have 70-200 and 85 and 135 Prime. Any advice would be appreciated. I think I only want to take two of them.

Any other advice about the hike would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dave
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Weathersealing a non-weathersealed lens / Dust Donut

ahsanford
Great people of CR,

I know that there is more to weathersealing a lens than just the rubber gasket, but I thought it might be a good idea to gasket my non-WS glass if it was a non-permanent thing (i.e. considering resale).

So I found this kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/77243737/dust-donuttm-add-a-weather-seal-to-the-mount-of-an?ref=live

It looks like it was funded, but I don't see a storefront on Google anywhere. Did he just make a production run to cover the backers and then shut down? It would be a pity if so.

Any thoughts in general on the upsides/downsides of such an idea? Does anyone have one of these?

Thanks,
A
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Nikon D610 yes D600 minor upgrade!

K
http://www.techradar.com/news/photography-video-capture/cameras/nikon-announces-slightly-improved-d610-1187348

And Calumet just emailed them advertised for Pre-Order.

Seems a bit strange to release a small upgrade just a year on, but sales and feedback must of been pretty bad if they felt the need to do so. But at least they are doing something and churning out decent new cameras very quickly at the moment. Plus not afraid that this may well be open to critism that they themselves are admitting that the D600 was sub par for the market/ at release.
But this is quite refreshing and open.. eh Canon?!!

Could this be the way ahead now to release minor upgrades at say the same initial price point to offer the latest improvements for those wishing to keep on the tech front?

Makes me imagine a 5D 3.1 with a nicer sensor - 1 stop more DR , less banding / noise and maybe 30MP.
And keep everything else with it!

(Then the proper Big MP can still be a separate beast!)

What do you think?, are Nikon on the right road or have they gone nuts and are going for glory or bust with all their recent products that get great reviews but probably don't sell quite the numbers conservative canon does?!!
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Big question sir " 50 mm. VS 55 mm."

surapon
Just the News from CR :
" New Zeiss 55 f/1.4 Distagon
We’re told that the new Zeiss 55 f/1.4 will be part of the new “Otus” family and will appear for preorder some time in the next 24 hours. This lens is the start of a new family of lenses from Zeiss that will set the gold standard of optical quality.

The price for this new lens is apparently $4000 and is manual focus. The lens will be available on November 11, 2013."

The Question that I want to have the answer before spend money with non-sense of my stupid Idea.

I already have Sigma 50 mm F/ 1.4 DG, EX, HSM, for 10 months and very happy about this Lens quality/ AF speed, and Goods Price = Less than 500 US Dollars in that time-Yes, Include the beautiful Lens bag too.
The Question ? , Sir, Do I need This Zeiss 55 mm F/ 1.4 = $ 4,000, And Manual Focus ( I am Old man and do not have a perfected eyes)---OR Canon EF 50 mm. F/ 1.2 L USM = $ 1,619 for perfected AF ., Great Bokeh and the Best Background Blur.

OR , forget about this two Lenses, because I already have Sigma 50 mm.

Thanks you, Sir, for the Answers.
Surapon
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Is ff metering more aggressive than crop?

Marsu42
I've recently bought the 6d and expected the metering to be just the same as on the 60d - but that doesn't seem to be the case(?), though both use the same 63-zone metering system.

To me, the ff metering system seems to be more aggressive, and I'm more often running into blown highlights than with my 60d - esp. since the amount of highlights "hidden" in the raw and only accessible in postprocessing is much smaller on the 6d.

This is an important difference, because esp. with flash & ettl you're really depending on the camera metering system, and I see me using -ec, spot/partial metering, exposure & flash lock more often than with the 60d where eval metering and "shoot away" usually worked.

Question: Is my impression correct and ff/crop metering is different, or have I've gotten it wrong during my rather short time with the 60d?
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Can u store more than 3 user defined picture styles in 5D mk ii?

P
Hello all,

Can u store more than 3 user defined picture styles in 5D mk ii?
Read from Magic Lantern forum somewhere that this is not possible/dangerous for now.
Any workaround other than carrying a laptop to upload the picture style files to camera?
I suppose I can do it in post with raw capture but if I can get the effect I want in jpg, I save a lot of
post processing time :)
PS: I shoot raw+jpg all the time.
Thanks! John
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How tightly do you frame your shots & and do you crop?

Marsu42
Some time ago, I've been told by an alleged pro photog that real photogs don't crop, or at least only do minor angle correction. I am wondering if this is true, or it is an old-school fairy tale from the analog age that falls into the category "real photogs don't use auto iso and only shoot in full m".

I've gotten much better framing my shots, but I wonder if squeezing the last pixels out of your camera makes sense all the time. If I have a hard time framing a wildlife shot just right to get max. resolution, the Nikon guy next to me just shoots 24 or 36 mp and then crops some, gaining flexibility (aspect ratio, different framing) while probably not loosing much iq for usual print/screen sizes.

When shooting raw stock you cannot crop, or with 1000+ shots of an event you of course don't want to crop some pixels from every one - so a 100% vf (which my 6d doesn't have) makes sense in these cases. But I also have recently experienced some situations where a couple of pixels to one side could have really helped in postprocessing, but I always have this nagging feeling that leaving more space around a subject simply isn't considered "proper".

Thus the question: How do you do it - better safe than sorry, or go for the full "no cropping, please" experience?
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Anyone tried the Hahnel Extreme Li-ion batteries?

G
I was looking at prices of (genuine) Canon LP-E6 batteries and stumbled across the Hahnel HLX-E6. Slightly cheaper than the Canon and if you believe the claims gives around 25% more shots from a charge compared to the Canon.

Don't know what the camera will report regarding a serial number or performance but might be worth checking out. (Ask yourself how you coped prior to having that info available and I expect you'll say "just fine!")

Anyone been using the Hahnel?

http://www.hahnel.ie/index.cfm/action/batterysearch/pid/853

Update - I've e-mailed them to see if a 5D3 will register a serial number and give accurate recharge performance data. Will keep you posted.
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Irritating photography advice

J
I get irritated when I am told that -

1. f/4 lenses are all you need - f/2.8 or faster is just a waste of money;
2. hobbyists don't need two camera bodies - one is all that you require;
3. you no longer need a tripod - the high ISO performance takes care of everything;
4. you no longer need graduated filters;
5. anyone with too much gear is a collector and not a photographer;
6. you don't need to spend $$$ on good quality filters - any cheap filter will do the same job, equally good;
7. you can shoot a wedding with an iPhone;
8. a camera is all about the sensor;
9. more MP = better photos;
10. anyone shooting in TV/AV mode doesn't understand how to expose correctly;
11. Auto-ISO is for noobs

I got three from the above list earlier today ... grrr!

Anything that I have missed?
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Powershot D20 replacement / update?

TrabimanUK
Just wondering if anyone as heard anything regarding a update for the Powershot D20? I appreciate that it's a bit specialist, but I'm interested to find out if anyone truly believes that Canon wil be releasing an update to this underwater camera next year, as I have a bit of a diving holiday planned for mid next year and don't really want to fork out the >£1K for a DSLR case or risk my 7D getting ful of fish. At the moment, it seems that the Panasonic FT5 and Olympus TG-2 are surging ahead in terms of underwater colour rendering and (Panasonic) in MP and scoring well in reviews, but I would rather keep with Canon.

cheers,

Grant :-)
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Sell my 85L for these two lenses?

H
As much as I adore my 85L, it has its downfalls. It's friggin heavy. Its AF can be tragically slow. And it is hard to work with with that paper thin dof.
I've been thinking of selling my 85L, and with that money buying an 85 1.8 AND a 35L...if I can make the prices work. (I'm not at all saying that the 35L would somehow be comparable to the 85L... I've simply always wanted the 35L.)

What do you think? Would this be wise to exchange the 85L for these two lenses, or do you think I'd have sellers remorse? Is the 85 1.8 a decent alternative (I've heard it's quicker)?
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Zeiss 55 f/1.4 Distagon Availability Coming in the Next 24 Hours? [CR2]

Canon Rumors
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<p><strong>New Zeiss 55 f/1.4 Distagon

</strong>We’re told that the new Zeiss 55 f/1.4 will be part of the new “Otus” family and will appear for preorder some time in the next 24 hours. This lens is the start of a new family of lenses from Zeiss that will set the gold standard of optical quality.</p>
<p>The price for this new lens is apparently $4000 and is manual focus. The lens will be available on November 11, 2013.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1007599-REG/zeiss_2010_056_55mm_f_1_4_otus_lens.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296">Preorder the Zeiss Otus 55 f/1.4 </a></strong></p>
<p><em>Thanks B</em></p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>cr</b></span></p>
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kenko mc4 1.4 vs kenko pro 1.4 vs sigma 1.4

I
Hey everyone!
I am wondering if any of you have tried both of these teleconverters and sees noticeable difference in image quality , faster autofocus etc. Because I already have the mc4 and wonder if I should upgrade to the pro one ( I am (would be) using it with sigma 120-300 os on a 6d for sports) or if the sigma one is better than these 2 and should buy this one instead. I wouldn't really use it for nighttime sports since f4 is pretty slow and would even need to stop lower to get better IQ..
Thank you!
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Long exposure Portrait with second curtain Flash - Advice.

I
Hi All

I have recently done a portrait shoot with the city lights as a background at night. The attached shot was a 10 Sec exposure on a canon 6D with a Canon 430EXii mounted on top. The Flash was on second curtain. If you look closely at the picture the models arm is ghost like. How do I overcome this problem. Was my flash not powerful enough to over power the 10Sec exposure? Would it help if I took the flash off camera and triggered it closer to the model? Or should I position the model away from bright background light.
Thanks for your help and thoughts
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A New 50 Coming Soon? [CR1]

Canon Rumors
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<p><strong>EF 50 f/1.8 IS USM

</strong>We’re told that a new EF 50mm f/1.8 IS USM is ready for release, but may not happen until Q1 of 2014.</p>
<p>The lens would be in line with the new 24,28 & 35mm IS lenses. Pricing would be more than the current EF 50 f/1.4 USM it would be replacing. However, Canon has noticed that the pricing on the 3 mentioned lenses at launch was too high and lead to poor initial sales numbers. Since the lenses have been price dropped, they are selling better.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574981434&toolid=10001&campid=5337404931&customid=&icep_item=310762527587&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg" target="_blank">Canon EF 50 f/1.4 USM $299</a> </strong>(free shipping)</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>
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Help needed: 24-105 f4 L softness and very stiff lens hood mount

R
Hi,

I recently bought a 6D+24-105 Kit as an replacement for my ancient 400d. While generally being very pleased with this gear I'm a bit concerned about the softness of the lens (compared to my 70-300L) and about the rather stiff lens hood mount wich already produced some scratches in the plastic. What are your experiences with this lens (compared to the photos attached)? Do you think I should have a little chat with Canon about this?

p.s. the attached photos were made after afma:

(1) 24-105: 24mm, f4
(2) 24-105: 105mm, f4
(3) 70-300: 70mm f4

br,

roedi
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24-70ii @MFD quality concerns. Please help

D
Hello,
I am new as a member to canon rumors though I've frequented the site for at least a year now.. Glad to be an official member with this great group of knowledgable and talented photographers! I was wondering if anyone who owns the canon 24-70 ii could post photos taken at MFD of something with some detail(maybe at different focal lengths even?)... I searched the site and couldn't find anything so my apologies if this was already covered. I am interested in this lens but I read on some site it has dismal resolution at MFD @2.8. Though that's hard to believe I nonetheless would love to see some real world photos... I find myself shooting wide open often enough at close distances that the result will carry heavy weight in my decision to buy or not. Thanks in advance :)
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Studio lighting

J
Im setting up a studio in Melbourne, Australia - anyone got any thoughts on lighting options/brands - was thinking Profoto strobes or possibly Kino Flo led banks or a mixture of both. I shoot mainly portrait/headshots and fashion.

I've included a photo of the space. also thinking of constructing a cyc in this space.
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