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How reliable is the studio test on dpreview? 7D sharpest of them all.
- By Peerke
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Your Mark III and settings.
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So, I have a question. I've recently purchased and acquired my 5D Mark III and have moved on up in a massive leap of camera scale, both in price and quality and technological advancements. That and I've read more posts than I care to about people beating both sides of the stick of "It's GREAT!" and "It SUCKS!" and would like to know from those who have actually taken the time of day to read the manual or already know what they're doing, to know what settings you personally have taken to clarify your images if you felt it was needed.
Now, please don't take this as an "I'm wanting to ask and not read the manual myself" excuse- I actually intend to do so while I'm on a trip in Vegas this weekend all of Friday, Saturday and sometime Sunday, to leave the camera at home, take the manual and in my off gambling time (when I've lost more than I care to
which may be constant and frequent) read up on the whole thing. My other thing is, yes- I tried to do a search but never found something that relevant without tons of Mark III/D800 flame comparisons etc.. so I felt pretty justified trying to create a helpful thread. Those disclaimers said, something I've found of use is what follows:
I found that specifically, at least with my kit lens and the one or less hour of shooting I did (without checking on a computer, mind you, just zooming in on the LCD), I found that the central auto focus did better when I changed the AF mode from Single Point AF (Possibly the default? I don't remember what it was before messing with it) to Single Point Spot AF. This seemed to help net some sharper images from what I could tell zoomed in, but I still have a lot of other settings to alter to suit my preferences and a load of new things to learn. For instance I never knew I could (and apparently I could do this on my 20D..) focus with the AF button on the back and set up the shutter button to only fire the shutter. Need to read up on how to do this- mainly because it makes so much more sense to me.
My only hopes in this topic are to shed some light on what some of those hidden gems are that some might not know about, specifically the crowd who are jumping into the more professional series of bodies from the prosumer cropped bodies which were less customizable (if that makes sense??). Basically (to clarify): What settings did you immediately set after prior Mark II knowledge or reading the manual or other experince when you picked up your Mark III and began to shoot with it to test it out?
I also intend to come back and post anything else I find useful like the Spot AF later when I have a little more time to. Cheers to all the useful commenters ;D and Boo to all the haters
(but I still love you, hehe, cause they complete the yang to the yins and often make for some amusing to read topics)
Now, please don't take this as an "I'm wanting to ask and not read the manual myself" excuse- I actually intend to do so while I'm on a trip in Vegas this weekend all of Friday, Saturday and sometime Sunday, to leave the camera at home, take the manual and in my off gambling time (when I've lost more than I care to
which may be constant and frequent) read up on the whole thing. My other thing is, yes- I tried to do a search but never found something that relevant without tons of Mark III/D800 flame comparisons etc.. so I felt pretty justified trying to create a helpful thread. Those disclaimers said, something I've found of use is what follows:I found that specifically, at least with my kit lens and the one or less hour of shooting I did (without checking on a computer, mind you, just zooming in on the LCD), I found that the central auto focus did better when I changed the AF mode from Single Point AF (Possibly the default? I don't remember what it was before messing with it) to Single Point Spot AF. This seemed to help net some sharper images from what I could tell zoomed in, but I still have a lot of other settings to alter to suit my preferences and a load of new things to learn. For instance I never knew I could (and apparently I could do this on my 20D..) focus with the AF button on the back and set up the shutter button to only fire the shutter. Need to read up on how to do this- mainly because it makes so much more sense to me.
My only hopes in this topic are to shed some light on what some of those hidden gems are that some might not know about, specifically the crowd who are jumping into the more professional series of bodies from the prosumer cropped bodies which were less customizable (if that makes sense??). Basically (to clarify): What settings did you immediately set after prior Mark II knowledge or reading the manual or other experince when you picked up your Mark III and began to shoot with it to test it out?
I also intend to come back and post anything else I find useful like the Spot AF later when I have a little more time to. Cheers to all the useful commenters ;D and Boo to all the haters
(but I still love you, hehe, cause they complete the yang to the yins and often make for some amusing to read topics)
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This web site is making me question why I lurk here
- By AnselA
- EOS Bodies
- 68 Replies
As a long time lurker and recent active poster I continue to be shocked by the thrashing, whining and crying here regarding the real and imagined limitations of the 5D Mark III. If you read Nikon Rumors ( you should it is very informative and professional) nothing like that happened there with their two recent introductions and there were almost no catty attacks at Canon as you find regularly against Nikon and any firm that doesn't worship Canon properly or at the same time knock it down appropriately.
What I find most interesting is the crappy quality of 90% of the photos that these anxious obsessives have posted here to get feedback. I'm talking about crappy composition, worthless lighting, impossible focusing situations, horrible white balance and basically most norms of decent photography violated in the service of complaining, worrying or hand wringing. Much of this was just impulsive childish behavior - pure and simple. When you can't tell the trolls from the faithful things have gotten out of hand.
That all said, of course there are issues and the camera, as amazing as it is, did not meet all the expectations and there have been some surprises. How could it? There were compromises made along the way - ie. 22 vs 36 Megapixels - there would have been complaints either way. You can just make a list but from where I sit it is was mainly cup half empty or half full. I have played with two copies and I would love to have one!
I wonder what the reception would have been if it was priced $1,000 cheaper? Would it have been received with less anger and skepticism. Don't get me wrong. It is all not emotional but, I'm afraid, much of what is written here sounds like what a grammar school child that is waiting and waiting and waiting for a beanie baby would write. It could never meet all the needs once it was shipped from Amazon. Was the packing enough for my beanie baby? Should I have waited for another color? What is coming out next?
There is a lot of very worth while information also available here from very knowledgeable shooters but the nut cases and the unstable one are winning out. I have learned a great deal about Canon products and photography in general reading here. That is why I lurked and will lurk.
In closing....if your blood pressure has risen since the introduction and you are hitting refresh every few minutes, take a chill pill, learn basic photography first, read the friggin' manual, do the necessary adjustments to the camera and its settings ( don't be a d0uche!) and finally take some decent shots that you can share for feedback and assistance. Most importantly buy from a retailer that will calmly accept your return. That is a sane option if this camera is ruining your life and, of course, there will always be Nikon.
I find early adopters without the proper risk taking temperament are the root cause of most the problems here. Canon's product has become secondary. Thank god the introduction of the flagship model will cost almost what a car costs. The angst will mainly be virtual.
What I find most interesting is the crappy quality of 90% of the photos that these anxious obsessives have posted here to get feedback. I'm talking about crappy composition, worthless lighting, impossible focusing situations, horrible white balance and basically most norms of decent photography violated in the service of complaining, worrying or hand wringing. Much of this was just impulsive childish behavior - pure and simple. When you can't tell the trolls from the faithful things have gotten out of hand.
That all said, of course there are issues and the camera, as amazing as it is, did not meet all the expectations and there have been some surprises. How could it? There were compromises made along the way - ie. 22 vs 36 Megapixels - there would have been complaints either way. You can just make a list but from where I sit it is was mainly cup half empty or half full. I have played with two copies and I would love to have one!
I wonder what the reception would have been if it was priced $1,000 cheaper? Would it have been received with less anger and skepticism. Don't get me wrong. It is all not emotional but, I'm afraid, much of what is written here sounds like what a grammar school child that is waiting and waiting and waiting for a beanie baby would write. It could never meet all the needs once it was shipped from Amazon. Was the packing enough for my beanie baby? Should I have waited for another color? What is coming out next?
There is a lot of very worth while information also available here from very knowledgeable shooters but the nut cases and the unstable one are winning out. I have learned a great deal about Canon products and photography in general reading here. That is why I lurked and will lurk.
In closing....if your blood pressure has risen since the introduction and you are hitting refresh every few minutes, take a chill pill, learn basic photography first, read the friggin' manual, do the necessary adjustments to the camera and its settings ( don't be a d0uche!) and finally take some decent shots that you can share for feedback and assistance. Most importantly buy from a retailer that will calmly accept your return. That is a sane option if this camera is ruining your life and, of course, there will always be Nikon.
I find early adopters without the proper risk taking temperament are the root cause of most the problems here. Canon's product has become secondary. Thank god the introduction of the flagship model will cost almost what a car costs. The angst will mainly be virtual.
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Canon 5D MarkIII & 1Dx - 1080p/60fps???
- By Archangel72
- EOS Bodies
- 43 Replies
I want to share my thoughts & questions with all you people of Canon Rumors.
Who knows, maybe some of you knows the answer to my question.
I'm curious...
1x Digic IV is required for processing 1080p at /24/25/30fps (Canon 5DMark II)
1x Digic 5+ (aprox. 17x faster than Digic IV) is required for processing 1080p at /24/25/30fps (Canon 5DMark III)
2x Digic 5+ (on the side + 1 Digic 4 for mettering) is required for processing 1080p at /24/25/30fps (Canon 1Dx)
C'mon Canon... :
O.K. so you have improved video codec in 5dMarkIII/1Dx series, and that's great, but...
With improved codec, you delivered extreme processing speed, particularly in 1Dx (double power od 5dMarkIII which is already 17x faster than 5DMarkII).
I hope all that power is not implemented for shooting stills only?!
So my question is how much raw processor power does 1080p/60fps video really needs?
Archangel72
Who knows, maybe some of you knows the answer to my question.
I'm curious...
1x Digic IV is required for processing 1080p at /24/25/30fps (Canon 5DMark II)
1x Digic 5+ (aprox. 17x faster than Digic IV) is required for processing 1080p at /24/25/30fps (Canon 5DMark III)
2x Digic 5+ (on the side + 1 Digic 4 for mettering) is required for processing 1080p at /24/25/30fps (Canon 1Dx)
C'mon Canon... :
O.K. so you have improved video codec in 5dMarkIII/1Dx series, and that's great, but...
With improved codec, you delivered extreme processing speed, particularly in 1Dx (double power od 5dMarkIII which is already 17x faster than 5DMarkII).
I hope all that power is not implemented for shooting stills only?!
So my question is how much raw processor power does 1080p/60fps video really needs?
Archangel72
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Canon invite for NAB 2012 unveiling – ‘a technical briefing and dinner’
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