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mw · Dec 4, 2012

Currently, I have the file name set to 5D3_####. I noticed that whenever I set color space to sRGB, then the file name appears as before. However, whenever I set it to Adobe RGB, the file name would appear as _D3_####. In another word, the first digit turns to _ whenever I set to Adobe RGB.

Does anyone know why and how to correct this?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Dec 4, 2012

Hi,

I just bought a used Canon 135mm F/2.0L and the sound coming from the ultrasonic auto focus is louder and a higher pitch then both my 50mm F/1.4 and 28mm F/1.8 ultrasonic auto focuses. Is this louder sound normal? Or is it supposed to sound like my other 2 lenses?

It's also louder than my 28-70mm F/2.8L and 70-200mm F/2.8L IS 1.

Thank You for your help.

Visi · Dec 4, 2012

Hi all- First post, long time lurker.

I'll be bringing along my 7D and 5Diii with 70-200 2.8II to the family ski trip this year, but I've never shot snow sports before. Are there any tips on filters, camera settings or gear that would be smart to bring along? I expect that shooting in the bright light, with the snow glare, will require adapting... but I'm not sure in what way.

Practice makes perfect, but some tips along the way never hurt

Thanks!

SPL · Dec 4, 2012

Hey Everyone,

Hope some of you have some good advice, because I’m driving myself nuts! I’m planning a weeklong trip to Ireland in mid January. We will be in the South and West coastal areas and planning on indoor, street, and landscape shots. I am planning on taking a 5D III with a 17-40mm f4, and 24-105mm f4. I can’t decide if I should bring along my 70-200mm f2.8 IS also. Love that lens, but it is somewhat heavy and does add to our gear.

I know this type of question has been tossed around a lot,…but, any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Canon Rumors · Dec 4, 2012

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<strong>A new Speedlite or two


</strong>We’re told Canon could be announcing two new Speedlites in the first or early second quarter of 2013. Both of the suggested Speedlites could be to replace the current Speedlite 430 EX II. The guide number of the new flashes would be 45. One of them would be compatible with the ST-E3-RT radio transmitter and the other would be a standalone unit without radio capabilities. No mention of whether either would have the af assist light/video light like is found on the EX 320.</p>
<p>There would be no new features to the flash functionality that aren’t found on the Speedlite 600EX-RT. When questioned about the possibility of a Speedlite 600EX without the “RT”, I was told that it was possible, but not in the immediate plans.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

tome223 · Dec 4, 2012

Hello, I may be obtaining these 2 lenses in the next few weeks and had a question about if I need a slim filter for the 17-40 and/or the 24-105. I prefer B+W filters and have them on most of my lenses. I presume I need the B+W slim UV filter as an everyday protector for the 17-40?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/132948-REG/B_W_65_026901_77mm_Ultraviolet_UV_Filter.html

I'd also probably get the slim cpl
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/133012-REG/B_W_65_016930.html

With the 17-40, would I be able to stack the slim cpl on top of the slim uv filter or would I need to remove the uv filter? just curious.

And is a regular filter on the 24-105 ok? such as this one?
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/11994-REG/B_W_66_070252_77mm_UV_Haze_010.html

Thanks in advance!

cayenne · Dec 4, 2012

Hi folks,

I would like to pay with HDR, but not sure where to start.

For instance, how do you set the camera to do this? I found how to set it to shoot HDR, it brackets 3 images and spits out a jpg. Is there a way to do this without it spitting out the jpg it puts together?

How do ya'll set the camera to take your HDR series of images? Any links to a tutorial on this for the Canon 5D3?

Also, for PP....do most of ya'll use Photomatix? Anyone use the open source Luminance (http://qtpfsgui.sourceforge.net/) program I've found.

Or, so most of you do it with Photoshop or GIMP? I'd seen one youtube video that seemed to get the most out of an HDR shot...using Photoshop where they could use masks to paint in/out the best parts of each images exposure with layers.

I don't know how to use layers much yet, but sure did look interesting. Anyone know of any good links to tutorials on trying this?

Anyway, just wanting to find solid info on how most of you shoot your bracketed exposures...and your workflows for processing using plugins or real image manipulator applications....

Thanks in advance,

cayenne

tbadowski · Dec 4, 2012

on the canon direct Refurbished- $2799.
http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/subCategory_10051_10051_-1_29252

Please buy so I am not tempted!

dswatson83 · Dec 4, 2012

I know lensrentals recently posted some awesome initial impressions of this lens and now another hands on that says awesome stuff. This is really shaping out to be possibly my next lens. The Canon 35mm f/1.4 is 14 years old and over $400 more and now that canon just took the cheaper 35mm, added IS to it, made it only an f/2, and priced it right along with the sigma at $850, I'm really considering the Sigma.

Check out this other hands on. You considering this lens? It sure looks nice and is built well too which is a good departure from what i'm used to from 3rd pary manufactures.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 HSM Lens Hands On & Impressions - Spoiler...WOW!

Dec 4, 2012

Strangely I couldn't find any professional review of the 6D (by pro I my something like DPreview), not the usual Youtube unboxing, or the blog type hands on. Something with a bit more info than it's small, has 20Mpx and the Wifi.

This is very odd since it seems a lot of people got their camera, and still, no official review yet ?

I you have links, please post....

MichaelTheMaven · Dec 4, 2012

Got my Canon 6D today (from Profeel.com, I think they still have them in stock). Ran it down to the beach to do some test shots, just messing around. As it got darker I started bumping up the ISO, and even got a few in the 25600 Range. I am more than a little impressed. Will do some head to head tests against the D600 soon.

the pictures are posted here http://www.michaelthemaven.com/?postID=2573&canon-6d-high-iso-noise-tests-impressive

Ill be testing out the Wifi Features tomorrow (from what I saw tonight...they are impressive. Say goodbye to tethered shooting!)

MM

This boat was about 2+ miles away, I was shooting it handheld with the 100-400 zoom on the 6D.

Not at all pretty, and I am sure there is some motion blur between my holding it and the waves...but as far as the noise itself goes...wow

Quasimodo · Dec 4, 2012

A beautiful piece imho.

http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2012/12/03/a-pros-pro/#more-10805

aj1575 · Dec 4, 2012

I just found this graphs of what gear pros are shooting. By pros I means the ones who contributed their picture to the list of the best Reuters photos of the last year.
Also interesting to see what settings they are using.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1A9U6JVLnh0cCeWzabq03buSY26MA0CvYYJ68WquT7YM

Canon Rumors · Dec 4, 2012

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<strong>From Canon USA


</strong>It has been confirmed that auto-focusing may not function at f/8 aperture on some Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR Cameras with firmware Ver. 1.1.1. We offer our most sincere apologies to customers using this product who have been inconvenienced by this issue. The support measures for this phenomenon are described below.</p>
<p><strong>Phenomenon


</strong>Firmware Ver. 1.1.1 enabled the center AF point to autofocus when the camera is used with lens/extender combinations whose combined maximum aperture is f/8. On some of the cameras with firmware Ver. 1.1.1, auto-focusing does not function at f/8 aperture. *This phenomenon does not occur with a camera which firmware has been updated by a user, or by Canon service center.</p>
<p><strong>Affected Product


</strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827036-REG/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_EOS_Digital.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR Cameras</a> with the sixth digit from the left in the body number (serial number) is 4 or 5 are affected.</p>
<p>Example: Body No. xxxxx4xxxxxx or xxxxx5xxxxxx</p>
<p><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Service-Notice-Serial-Numbers1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12150" title="1dxfirmware111serial" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Service-Notice-Serial-Numbers1.jpg" alt="" width="199" height="195" /></a></p>
<p>*Even if the sixth digit from the left in the body number (serial number) is 4 or 5, the following cameras are not affected units.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Service-Notice-White-Dot1.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12149" title="1dxfirmware111" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Canon-EOS-1D-X-Service-Notice-White-Dot1.jpg" alt="" width="186" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>*Look for a white dot in the battery compartment</p>
<p><strong>Support


</strong>Overwriting the firmware activates auto-focusing at f/8 aperture. To accomplish this, please <a href="http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/professional_cameras/digital_slr_cameras/eos_1d_x#DriversAndSoftware" target="_blank">download the firmware Ver. 1.1.1</a> available for download from Canon Web site, and overwrite the firmware of the camera.</p>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://the-digital-picture.com/News/News-Post.aspx?News=3611" target="_blank">TDP</a>]</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Chosenbydestiny · Dec 3, 2012

http://jthorpephoto.com/?p=1421

SJTstudios · Dec 3, 2012

Hey guys, what's your dream lens?
Feel free to say 14-24, or 24-70 is 2.8, but I want to hear some specialized ones, like fantasy lenses. Please don't post a whole lot, or re-post rumors, this is just for fun, and don't be ridiculous, canon could get some nice ideas. Ex. 1mm-5200mm f1.2 is usm STM p an cake...lol

Mine, canon ef 50mm 0.95 l usm, full metal construction, and 24-70 ii, 200mm f2, and 135 f2 like glass!!!

Sitting on a Leica m design canon ff mirror less camera.

Dec 3, 2012

Hi, I've posted on here before about my dilemma about upgrading from T2i to either the 7D or 5D2 (mainly just to have a 2nd body to carry). I shoot pretty much anything. I'm leaning towards the 5D2, but I was wondering how it is with macro. I love having the extended reach of my crop sensor T2i and I was just wondering if I would miss that on macro shots with the 5D2. I know I would still have the T2i but I'm sure I would have the 5D2 with me alot more. I like to just go for walks looking for bugs and small items to shoot (hand held). I was leaning towards the 7D because I shoot wildlife, but I don't really need the extra fps so I don't think I need it too much over my t2i. I do enjoy landscapes so the 5d2 would be nice. I'm just curious about it's macro capabilities.

Thank you

All Canon: T2i, 100mm macro, 24-70 2.8, 100-400L, 50 1.4, 10-22

Tristan944 · Dec 3, 2012

Why are so many people confused about the focal length(s) of APS-C lenses? For example, I have the Canon 18-135mm APS-C lens. For some reason, people think that you have to multiply it by 1.6 for the "correct" focal lengths of 29-216mm. The conversion factor does not apply to APS-C-only lenses. If an APS-C-only lens says its 18-135mm, then it is 18-135mm. If an APS-C-only lens says its 57mm, then its 57mm. Even B&H, in the product description, makes the error by saying its equivalent to 29-216mm.

Polarized · Dec 3, 2012

I have a 7D and I really like it but I wanted FF and needed low light capabilities so I recently purchased a 5DmkIII. I have probably taken less then 500 images but I noticed something that is frustrating to me and hopefully someone can tell me what I am doing wrong or what I can do?
So I use Av almost 100% of the time and on the 7D I use the 19 AF points in AL servo mode which gives me very quick way to capture a candid picture. So now on the 5DmkIII if I want to use the 61 AF points I need to run in A+ mode eliminating any ability to adjust for serious backlight or personalization whatsoever on the images. (who buys a $3000 camera and runs it full auto mode?) I have taken several quick candid shots and the subject has been entirely out of focus since the focus point did not line up with the subject. I know I can to focus groups but they still represent a small portion of the FF and eliminate the ability to use the FF for quick candid shots. So if you want to criticize me that is fine just help me to resolve my issue or provide a suggestion or two.

Tx
Polarized

SJTstudios · Dec 3, 2012

1) 200mm f2 is
2) canon 24mm 1.4 ii
3) canon 35mm 1.4
4) canon 50mm 1.2
5) canon 85mm 1.2 ii

samkatz · Dec 3, 2012

have owned the 20, 40 and 60D, the Rebel xsi and now T4i/650D.

Plan was to use my 60D as primary for "serious" work, T4i as backup/walk around camera.
Main advantage of T4i for me before I bought it -Light weight.

Now after 5 days, here's some surprising comparisons as far as handling. I'm enjoying the T4i more than the 60D, only missing a few things.

Pro's T4i vs 60D
1. Lighter
2. Touch screen...loving it, esp in live view.
3. Live View Operation..pretty much ignored it on the 60D. Def. faster, more user friendly(not perfect) on the
Rebel.
4. Shooting speed. Seems as fast on the T4i, I know that the 60D is a hair faster per spec.
5.Focus Speed...again, this is my perception, the T4i seems faster w/any lens.
6. Shutter sound. the 60D seems louder/clankier, which was an unpleasant surprise when I got it. It scares the birds and squirrels away

Neutral
Overall ergonomics: I thought I'd really miss the rear control wheel from the D series. The way the exposure comp button is placed really mitigates that. Plus the huge ISO button on top.
Movies: don't really care.

Cons

Things I miss from the 60D
1. ISO in between settings. T4i only has 400, 800, 1600
2. less flex with the quality settings. Can do either RAW or JPG or RAW+Large Fine jpg. Don't have all the permutations and combinations.
3. Do miss the rear wheel dial a bit.

I see that the 60D on sale now is just a bit more than the Rebel. If I were picking one, it would be the Rebel.

on IQ, I have no comments yet. Can't really tell the difference with the RAW files I've seen so far.

Dec 3, 2012

Hey everyone, this is my first post so you'll have to forgive me if it overlaps with a previous topic!

I currently still use my trusty 50D, it has served me quite well but I'm slowly bumping into more of it's restrictions. I'm not completely decided if I want a 6D or a 5D3 but probably 5D3.

Anyway, I've been aiming at a full frame body since I started photography so both my lenses are L's, the 24-70 2.8 and the 70-200 2.8 IS v1. I bought both these lenses second hand and I'm not completely sure if I aquired sharp copies or not, hard to judge if you've never used other copies.
My question is, will these lenses still be able to obtain the maximum from a 5D3?

Mick · Dec 3, 2012

A three minute exposure, ND filters, focus point adjustments and a load of other stuff in the camera and no use of photoshop to get the exact exposure matched to the bridges opening. Never seen this done on the bridge before so im well happy.

cayenne · Dec 3, 2012

Hello all,

Another thread I had on here, concerning monopods, leads me to ask on this thread..which way is the best way to go, with regards to QR systems?

I've started off with the Manfroto QR that came with my tripod.

I believe it is this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-323-Connect-Adapter-200PL-14/dp/B001ASU1QO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354562188&sr=8-2&keywords=manfrotto+quick+release

I found this was not a great choice when trying to work with anything non-manfroto. I've gotten a steady cam system I was trying to work with...this plate with the release lever...is too low and doesn't really work on the steady came, as that it won't attach flat on the steady cam mount.

On the monopod thread it was suggested that I look at a more 'universal' QR system, the Arca Swiss type?

Is this truly something that will fit more tripids, monopods....and I have one of the Rhino sliders on the way soon...and will need a mount system for that, ...so, I think I'm at the point to figure which way to go, and the sound of something being more 'universal' is appealing to me.

Can someone give me the pros and cons of what you use...what is recommended and why?

Is the Arca the way to go? Is there only one type/model of these that I should get and does it fit with most any pieces of photo equipment out there?

For video and stills usage?

Thanks in advance,

cayenne

compupix · Dec 3, 2012

Adorama's website is saying that "a firmware update for EOS 5D Mark III is scheduled to be available in April 2013." What are the rumors for the forthcoming update?

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