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5D Mark III is it better than the 5D Mark II

Hi All,
Since the 5D Mark III came out there seems to be alot of people on this forum disappointed about it. Some say that Canon didn't listen to the users. Others are saying the Nikon D800 beats it on all specs.
I like alot of people who come here probably have invested a fair deal in Canon compatible lens and so at least for the moment are fairly stuck with Canon. It would be a major chance to move to Nikon at this stage and a major sell off of existing gear. :-\
What I am wondering is are there people here with real world experience (as opposed to Spec knowledge) of the 5D Mark III and how does it compare to the 5D Mark II?
Is it a major improvement on the Mark II? ???
Kind Regards
Hector.

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How is the 24-105 vs. the old 28-135?

I kept the 28-135 from my 40d kit (such an odd pairing on that model) and occasionally use it on my 5d2.

The 28-135 is good in the center up to about 75mm or so, but has many flaws such as distortion and soft corners. I say the 28-135 is close to the 28-85 or 28-105. They are all near the same optically.

But I hear lots of mixed opinions on the 24-105. I know the older ones had some kind of defect that forced Canon to do a slight revision. Maybe it was flare or dust. Anyway, the market for the 24-105 is so flooded and there are some awesome deals out there on new ones from kits. Here are my current lenses: 28-135, 17-40, 35L, 50/1.8 mk 1, 70-300 IS.

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Does anyone use the lens hood on their 35/1.4L? Or any other lens?

I was shooting an old abandoned school building about 1.5 hours before sundown the other day. I do NOT have the lens hood for my 35L, as it was bought second hand. But I do have a nice polarizer, which I thought would help reduce sunlight. Keep in mind I was shooting away from the sun, with the only reflection coming off windows on the building. Lots of my shots (taken with 5d2) have stray light screwing up the exposure. Aggravating to say the least. I tried to bracket them, but could not get correct exposure.

Does the lens hood make THAT much of a difference? I also have the 28-135 and 17-40, neither lens hood with those either. What would you guys suggest? Are the hoods worth the money?

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5D Mark III Silent Shutter Mode Problems

Hey everyone!

My first post here...

I was doing a location shoot on the weekend, my first day out with my 5d Mk III; since it was an office location, I decided to test out the Silent Shutter Mode. It worked well, and was quiet enough that a few people in the office asked if I was actually taking photos.

The problem I noticed, was that every few minutes of shooting, the camera would lock-up. However, everything seemed to work, except the main shutter button. Even after powering the camera off, and powering it back on, it would not fire. I had to pop the battery out each time in order to rest the camera and regain functionality.

I've replicated the error on both 'Auto' mode, as well as manual modes, using the Canon 24-70mm lens, and 430ex flash. It seemed to happen about once every 20-50 shots.

Anyone else notice this problem, or able to replicate it?

Cheers,
Shaun

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Finding specific camera rumours

It used to be the case that we could search for rumours via a list on the right hand side of the home page, but now that list has gone replaced by a list of forum topics (useless I can look at those myself) so searching for the 7D replacement requires a search which then includes every single item which mentions the old 7D. Am I missing something? The list was good because it featured products which weren't direct replacements and many may not have heard about.

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So where do I buy my 5d mark iii at?

With its high demand where can I buy online the new 5d mark iii without paying tax?

In regards I would like to get it as quickly as possible without going to a local vendor.

I know B&H is a good place but seems to be on back order so Ive read. I was hoping some of you might help with some other Legit websites that I can purchase and receive my new 5d

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5D Mark III in camera lens aberration correction

Hi all,

Since I switched from my crop body (Canon 350D) to the 3D Mark III (great camera), I found that the Canon 50mm 1.4 I loved is not so good with portraits anymore, I replaced it with the Canon 85mm 1.8 which has a better reach but lots of chromatic aberrations at full aperture. I had high expectations in the in camera lens correction but it seems this lens is not supported (correction data not available).

Is there a list of the supported lenses ? Does anyone know if canon plan to support more lenses through a firmware update ?

Thanks,
John

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Examples With & Without 5D3 in-camera Lens Correction

Hi All,
There is quite a bit of talk (yes some of it from that ken guy) regarding the 5D3 feature of in-camera lens correction and how it improves the qualities of average and older lenses. I'm wondering if someone has a lens which is profiles and could show a with and without examples from what one could expect from this feature of the camera.

Thanks!

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Newbie question about testing out my Mark III with samples.. HELLLLLP!

So, silly me- I've been into photography for the last 6-7 years, and shooting with a 20D and no L glass. I do have the 50mm 1.4 but that's as close to awesome as it got for me- and that's only for the last year that I haven't been shooting. The thing is I finally made the leap to the 5D MIII after lusting after the Mark II for the last several years that I've known about it and know I made a massive jump in quality of camera etc.

My question is this- what is the easiest way to verify that I have a sharp camera/lens and not need to exchange it? My 30 day window from B&H is fast approaching and I've tested it out several times with my dogs, however I don't know if it's the perfectionist or the pessimist in me thinking they might be off.

I have like a 90% certainty it truly is user error, I mean, I'm coming from a 9 pt auto focus from the 20D which was released over a decade ago, into this massive behemoth of a camera, but I'm also not technologically incompetent at 26 either. I've swapped my AF setting to the 5 pt expansion mode (The one that looks like a cross, not the 9 pt expansion one) and been attempting to focus solely on my dogs' eyes, however out of the 20-40 images I took when I could try and get them to stay still, only really 2 came out to my satisfaction. I was shooting with the kit lens in daylight and also fluorescent light, but then again- I was shooting a 1 year old golden retriever, ripe with ADD and an abundance of energy. I'll try to attach the 2 photos that I'm somewhat satisfied with, and maybe one that I'm not.

I was just curious about what else I could do to test and just ensure it's an error on my part and not a calibration issue with the camera or lens so that my over-thinking mind can rest at ease while I learn and get better at this. The only other issue I can think is that I'm not stopping it down enough or that the focus hits, only it's not hitting their eyes but rather just before or after. Then again- these images could be perfectly fine and acceptable by all professional standards and I wouldn't know, coming from way down the chain of slr's.

(Side note- the two posted are of the jpegs, and I just purchased an update for my Lightroom 3 and downloaded the 4.1 patch that supposedly allows viewing of the RAW files, however I'm not that skilled at LR which I'm slowly working on learning. Wish they had a patch for PS CS5.5 that I could get for comparisons..)

f/4 1/125s 2500 ISO 24mm focal length
SMY_0112.jpg

f/5.6 1/125s 800 ISO 105mm focal length
MY_0026.jpg


This is one of the many I am not so happy with, but I think it's because she was moving, or the AF did hit, however it hit her ear where the hair is more clear than the eyes. The first image has some glossy/softness to the eyes but I don't know how acceptable it is by a pro standards. The second one I feel is pretty much the best image taken so far but it could also be due to the focal length etc??

f/4 1/3200s 400 ISO 24mm focal length
SMY_0069.jpg

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Any new canon cinema cameras using thunderbolt?

I read a while back canon was considering taking the initiative and planned to have thunderbolt ports in video cameras? Most of the new cinema cameras specs are out,right?

Would they start with entry level video cameras?

I'm a Mac user and was hoping by now to see at least some thunderbolt card readers on the market, I also thought q1 2012 sandisk was rumored to roll something out.

Thunderbolt has great potential, I think apple was hoping vendors would jump on it, weren't they basically giving away the technology? As far as rolling out all specs to vendors to et them to incorporate it, camera manufacturers, phone manufacturers, tv manufacturers, etc.

Apple should have released the iPhone 4 with thunderbolt option to help get it out there.

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Fill Flash and Aperture

I have read a number of articles about fill flash and setting your flash exposure one or two stops below the exposure that you are using in the camera. I have read that the Nikon system allows you to do this by dialing in an ISO and aperture setting into the flash--you also need to factor distance in, which apparently the Nikon system does. I don't see how you would do this with a Canon Speedlite 580EX II. Am I confusing concepts?

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Jack Siegel

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NAB 2012: Timescapes Premier Tonight in Las Vegas

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<strong>Timescapes by Tom Lowe


</strong>I’ll be at the Palms tonight in Las Vegas attending the premier for Timescapes, a film by astronomy photographer of the year <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/timescapes" target="_blank">Tom Lowe</a>. It looks to be visually stunning and a benchmark for timelapse photography.</p>
<p>Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/digiflicks" target="_blank">Simon at Digiflix</a> for the ticket.</p>
<p><strong>Timescapes Trailer</strong> (in case you handn’t seen it)</p>
<p><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e-GYrbecb88?fs=1&feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.timescapes.org" target="_blank">[url=http://www.timescapes.org]www.timescapes.org[/url]</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

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100L vs 70-200L II for portraits

For those of you who have both lenses like I do, which do you prefer for portraits?

I love the 100L dearly, for it was my first L lens. I love its uses for macro/portraits and how ridiculously sharp it is. It was always mounted on my camera since the day I got it. I bought it mainly for macro and portraits. None of my other lenses came even close...


That is until I purchased the 70-200 II. I wasn't really shopping around for this lens, but I had to jump on the sale that Canon had last Christmas. Obviously this was my go-to lens shooting collegiate sports. The lens is as sharp as a prime and extremely versatile. My macro was suitable for indoor sports like volleyball and basketball, but the 70-200 is more useful and I got a lot more shots out of it.

However, I am torn between the two lenses for portraits. Obviously clients would be more impressed with the 70-200 II thanks to its size and color. The 100L looks much less imposing, but is tack sharp and produces creamy smooth bokeh. I love using the prime because it draws less attention and I love moving around to frame my shots. The 70-200 II is so sharp and versatile that my 100L is really only being used for macros =[

Again, my question is which lens would you choose for portraits? Is there a benefit to using the 100L over the 70-200?

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5D MK3 - dark - about 1stop less sensitive than 5DMK1

Has anyone noticed that their 5D MK3 isnt as sensitive as it perhaps should be?
Everytime I shoot with it I find I am going up a whole ISO range than I would have done on my first 5DMK1

I did a little comparison, same ISO, ƒstop, speed, and same exact lens between both bodies and my 5DMK1 produced a brighter image.

Anyone else out there with this issue?

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NAB 2012: Canon Shows the Goods

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<strong>Canon at NAB Show 2012


</strong>As expected Canon had one of, if not the biggest booth on the NAB Show floor. Most of their video cameras, DSLRs and lenses were on display to play with.</p>
<div id="attachment_9560" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1449.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9560" title="IMG_1449" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1449-575x383.jpg" alt="" width="575" height="383" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Canon Cinema EOS 1D C</p></div>
<p><strong>Canon EOS 1D C


</strong>A couple of the 1D C’s were around to play with. They were attached to external monitors and you can play around with things like ISO and get a good idea about that kind of performance. The 1D C showed some pretty exceptional ISO via the HDMI out. We weren’t allowed to put cards into the camera, which is normal.</p>
<p>The camera looks exactly like the 1D X, other than not having the flash sync port.</p>
<p>Not much was said about the internals of the 1D C, which differ greatly from the 1D X. Most of which is used to displace the immense heat the 4K capture would create inside the body.</p>
<p>Availability was “sometime in 2012″.</p>
<p><strong>Canon EOS C500


</strong>I couldn’t get within 10 feet of the thing. There were hordes of people around it listening to product descriptions and technical info from the folks at Canon.  Again, the video out to the overhead monitors looked great, but we didn’t really get to see the 4K output from the camera.</p>
<p>Another “sometime in 2012″ for availability.</p>
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<p><strong>Lenses


</strong>All the new cine lenses were on display. The newly announced 15.5-45 and 30-105 lens mockups were also present. The new EF 24-70 f/2.8L II was on display behind glass, I didn’t see a place to get my hands on it. What I didn’t see were the new EF 24 f/2.8 IS and EF 28 f/2.8 IS lenses. However, there are hordes of people always crowding the counters at the Canon booth and maybe they were hiding.</p>
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<p><strong>4K Displays


</strong>Canon showed off their prototype 4K displays again, and they really are pretty great to look at it. No one could answer if or when they’d make it to market, and there are no mention of price if they did. They were displaying 4K footage from both the C500 and 1D C on the screens.</p>
<p><strong>5D Mark III Issue

</strong>As expected, no one at the Canon booth wanted, or was allowed to talk about the issue with the 5D Mark III. I still haven’t heard about any possible recourse for the issue yet. I would expect it pretty soon though.</p>
<p>I also asked about firmware, and was told there was new firmware on the way, but it could have been delayed while Canon investigates the top LCD AE issue.</p>
<div id="attachment_9563" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 393px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1445.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9563" title="IMG_1445" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/IMG_1445-383x575.jpg" alt="" width="383" height="575" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The magnesium alloy shell of the Canon EOS-1D X</p></div>
<p><strong>Other cool things


</strong>Above is the magnesium alloy shell of the Canon EOS-1D X. It was pretty amazing to feel how light it is. The Canon rep at the  display agreed with me that they should sell just the shell. People would buy it for sure.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

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Can the new Tamron 24-70 with VC come close to Canon 24-70 MkII??

I was very disappointed to learn that the new Canon 24-70 MkII would not have IS (and the price) so my question is can the Tamron come close to the new Canon version?

I am so happy with the new Canon 70-200mm f2.8 IS MkII. The IS is wonderful and I want to replicate it with my 24-70 purchase. I realize the Tamron model has not been introduced or reviewed, however I am not familiar with Tamron and curious if they can produce a high quality lens in the ballpark with the new Canon 70-200?

There is a huge difference in the IS results between my 24-105L and my 70-200 f2.8 MkII (camera shake). The tech at Canon explained that the IS in the new 70-200 is a better quality and the latest design. So my next question is-- does this new IS version exist or planned (rumored) in any future Canon mid-range zoom lenses?

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Something peculiar from online retailer

I ordered a 5D Mark III kit (i.e. with the 24-105 lens) from Beach Camera, and what is being shipped to me is the non-kit body and the 24-105 lens, both in their own boxes. Basically, they didn’t have any kits so they decided on their own to send me the body and lens as separate items, but only charge $4299 for them. If one were to purchase them separately, they'd pay about $4650. That’s a $350 price drop for Beach Camera.

I certainly don’t have a problem with receiving these items separately, but I am a little curious as to how they can do this. When they buy these items from Canon, it costs them more to buy them separately. So clearly they must be losing profit by giving me separate body and lens units for the price of a kit. Could they be sending me something that has been bought and returned, or gray-market products? Or do they just really want my business?

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