Hello happy mkIII owners, I was wondering how does the camera holds up when you're bumping the ISOs higher than 3200.
Reviews are quite subjective in this matter, I really want to hear your opinion. Examples are welcome, but phrases like "12.800 is still nice, 25.600 stinks" are welcome as well.

I would like to know if the 5d3 is worth it right now coming from aps-c or should I get the aging 5d2? I would like to know from real owners is it better and why?

Hi,

I am a newbie just starting to learn photography, I would like some advice on buying UV filters. I don’t want to spend too also. I came across the Hoya filters with different models and different price. I would like to know what the difference between them?

Hoya 58mm HMC Haze UV Filter – Price £7.50

VS

Hoya 58mm Pro-1 Digital UV Screw in Filter – Price £20.00

Is it worth buying Hoya 58mm HMC Haze UV Filter as it is less expensive?

I also found out canon lens hood are bit expensive, and there are many sellers selling cheap lens hoods on eBay, is it worth buying.

Is there any difference between canon original and cheap lens hoods in tems of taking picture/picture quality?

Please some advice me, I really appreciate your help.

Thank you

leo


Lens I own at present:
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

I'm not technical to do it myself so I was wondering where can I get my lenses calibrated for a reasonable price? I live in NYC.

So I've had my Canon L lenses for a while and some of them have the lens info rubbing off. Is there anyway to get it replaced to look like new again?

Due to a local internal systems error, the incorrect RRPs on the D800, D800E and D4 products were communicated in the UK and Irish markets at the time of announcement.
The correct RRPs for the products should have been D4: £5289.99, D800: £2,599.99 and D800E: £2,899.99.
We would like to apologies sincerely to our customers for this unfortunate mistake, which has been corrected with immediate effect.
We know that there has been strong consumer interest in these products and a high level of pre-orders placed with retailers; Nikon will be honoring the original prices to retailers on all customer pre-orders placed before March 24th 2012.

Financial greed is a short-term strategy...

Nikon D800 Hands-on Review

so... what do u think?
I loved what he said about the 5d mk II in the beginning haha ;D

cheers guys

Would you buy a 5D3 if you are using MF alt primes, handheld?
Just for the colors, noise?, features and built?
I shoot non pro, just for fun, no weddings, no sport, no cars, just life.
I am coming from a 40D, now almost on the trigger for a 5D2 and wonder if someone thinks this is nonsense.

Just opened the page again tonight randomly and saw some more stills!
http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/samples/eos1dx/

I am just getting into portrait, street shooting and using Canon and a full frame with a 50mm 1.2. You only have one chance at a shot like this on the street. I met this graffiti artist yesterday and lets just say he wasn't going to stand still for a portrait for more than one shot. example of the AF, especially on a 50 1.2 which has been historically plagued by AF issues. Also detail and FF DOF. Let me know what you think...

The 5D Mark III has optional built in "Lens Aberration Correction".

My previous workflow with Adobe Camera Raw was to enable the "Lens Correction" feature that automatically matches your Canon lens and corrects for any distortion/vignetting during RAW conversion.

Here is my question. If I enable "Lens Aberration Correction" in the 5D Mark III and also have "Lens Correction" enabled in ACR, will that actually double correct lens issues, thereby causing the photo to be damaged (over corrected)?

Does anyone with a previous camera that has in-camera Lens Aberration Correction have experience with this issue? Thank you.

There are lots threads (here and elsewhere) regarding image quality (mostly softness related) when using Canon's DPP. At this time, there really doesn't seem to be a way to properly generate a sharp image from a CR2 captured with the 5DM3.

I find it hard to believe that Canon would put out a product that isn't as sharp as the one it replaces. They must have done substantial testing with the Camera. I believe the issue is with the software, not the sensor or camera.
So....
How did Canon process the images?

Just thought I would share my excitement with you guys. After waiting and waiting I finally picked up the 5D III and 70-200 2.8 IS II. I could not be happier. The 70-200 is so sharp and I cant put it down. Anyways I just thought id share and show some pics.

Sorry, pics were taken with iPhone.

I was going to upgrade from a 60d to it but now think I may wait and see more reviews. Does anyone think it will be readily available in a month?

Has anyone else noticed that the new DPP that ships with the 5D3 will make JPGs sharper when set to high speed viewing and softer when set to high quality viewing? Here's what I'm talking about along with test images:

http://www.metrodcphotography.com/review/canon-5d-mark-iii-bug-dpp-311100/

So I am addicted to Nailing down my custom functions and its cool but why oh why does Canon get shortsighted sometimes? I want Speedlight controls on my Custom Functions dang it!
All my custom functions have everything else dialed in i am just explaining what flash settings below
CF1 Shoot with flash in normal lighting with bride hi speed sync flash if you end up outdoors 1/3 under exposed evaluative flash
CF2 shoot Receptions second curtain sync flash for light trails if i set the manual to slower shutter than regular speeds
CF3 no flash but use the flashes meter to pick up focus if needed when flash is still on the camera and turned on else all manual auto iso

I hope they come up with some updates that relate to that, why make it half baked??
Also, i want to be able to record all my functions to a card and transfer all the c1,c2,c3 functions to another 5dm3...I havent seen a way to do that unless i am missing something or is that a 1D only feature....because i have that on my 1DM3.

So.. loads of people inhere have had the weekend to try it out and i've read A LOT of complaints it seems, im guessing maybe because the people who's been happy with it havent really posted anything yet because they've been busy playing with their new toy.. so would love to hear some quick reviews.. maybe some pics?

reason so - I ordered mine on Mar. 8 and is still listed as "not yet shipped" by wonderful amazon, so I COULD still cancel my order in case there's an overwhelming amount of Nay sayers ...I really hope for the contrary though.. I've been excited for this camera for a while also.
lets hear it..
Adam

Title says it all. Looked all over, B&H, Andromeda, Amazon, Canon's site, etc... 1/2 just say "USA warranty", but none of them say how long the warranty is good for.

Just got word from my local right after the canon preview night (which didn't contain a 1D X) in Western Australia that the 1D X will NOT be shipping BEFORE May 15

I really hope this information is incorrect!

Recommendations for CF card shooting video. Sandisk only.

I originally planned on getting a MK3 and bought CF card and SD card for it. I bought a refurbished MK2 instead.

Will a 90MB/sec card be overkill for shooting video or should I get a 60MB/sec instead?

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/646873-REG/SanDisk_SDCFXP_016G_A91_16GB_Extreme_Pro_CompactFlash.html vs http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-CompactFlash-Memory-SDCFX-016G-X46/dp/B002NO8PTY/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp

Thanks in advance.

I am wanting to know the exact workflow to take to get the best possible photo prints when taking pictures with my 60D and printing from my Pro 9000 MKII?

I am a graphic designer and do large format printing every day, so I am very familiar with ICC profiles/color management. But, the majority of my work is vector graphics, or client-supplied TIFF, PSD, or JPEG files, so I have a few questions on which route I should take to ouput the best possible photos.

Does the color space in-camera matter if all that I shoot is RAW?

Is there any benefit to using the Adobe RGB profile with it's expanded color gamut as the ICC profile when I
print using my Canon Pro 9000 MKII?

According to another post I read on here recently, the in-camera color spaces (sRGB or AdobeRGB) only pertain to JPEGs output from the camera. If that indeed is the case, what is the point of the naming RAW files differently in-camera IF the color space is Adobe RGB?

I know the ProPhoto RGB (which is default color space for LR & PS) has a larger gamut than either of the other two, but not sure if I can use the ProPhoto profile to print from LR, PS or Canon's Plug-Ins. Not even sure if the printer can handle the gamut.

Raster printing is a semi-new thing for me. Well, change that. Taking my own high quality photos and printing them at home is new to me. I don't know if using the in-camera AdobeRGB Profile and sticking with the profile all the way through post-procesing to output would produce beter results? Any and all help from those more knowledgeable than I in this area is greatly appreciated.

I just received a e-mail notifying me of the Canon 15% off sale for refurb Bodies and Lenses.

Promo Code SLRF15, or for lens LNSF15 Powershots PSF20 (20% off).

Only one item per order with code, enter separate order for a lens and a body. $5 flat rate shipping, but you must pay any applicable sales tax.

Hi,
I was wondering if I am crazy for assuming that if money is no object, then the 1DX should be the camera i choose?

So i've been snapping away wildly all weekend with the 5Dmk3 and there are a couple of things that bug me
overall the build and handling are significant steps up but there is some silly stuff going on.

1 - The rate button, probably the single most useless button I have even seen on a camera EVER, which would be fine if you could assign it a usefull function instead such as a bracketing button like ever 1D has had since the 1Dmk1 remember that good ol 4MP kodak sensor? its nice to just hold a button down and scrollt he wheel bringing up the bracketed stops. having to go into the menu to enable bracketing on a PRO body is just plain lame. This could easily be fixed with a firmware update to enable assigning of more functions to that button
as for rate and protect the whole 2 features you can choose this button to perform, very underwhelming. As it is this button is a total bull tit.

2 - out of camera Jpeg files are horrible, accross the board there is far too much smearing going on they are well and truely overcooked, mushy and about as sharp as a bowling ball. I like to have medium jpg files writing to the SD card so i can just pop it out to give someone quick access to the pics without jumping through all the raw processing hoops. As it stands I'm really not going to give anyone these jpegs so i've turned it off all together until an update comes out.
This is particularly concerning because all the talk from the marketing machine talked up how all the improvements of blah blah stops is based on jpegs. If this follows through to the 1Dx there are going to be alot of unhappy people with $6500 less in their pocket.

3. RAW processing, I'm a bit amazed that none of this was sorted out prior to release, neither DPP or adobe are producing satisfactory results. The only way i can even see the detail i'm chasing is in DPP preview.

4. AF isnt as good as i was expecting in AI servo but I'm still playing with it (there are lots of settings to play with and test) so i'll have to reserve judgement on this but as for just turning it on and shooting with AI servo in standard mode the 1Dmk3 still eats it alive both in speed and accuracy
Perhaps I am doing something wrong maybe 7D users have some tips on getting the most from these new AF systems in AI servo.

I have been playing with the 5DmkII for two days now shooting lots of pictures and man am I frustrated! WHile high ISO is better, I stuggled with the following:

1- ISO 100-400 is not better than my 5DmkII and actually at ISO 400 where a lot of my picture are taking with a flash I actually see more noise - ok I know the official RAW converter are not out yet so I was ready to live it until final software come out BUT:

2- Beleive or not over 50-70% of my shots are either soft or have way less details then my mkII ever had! Either I have a bad unit or I am really dumb! Or both!

I tried every AF mode and even in single point or spot AF the camera is not in focus compared to my mkII...so as frustrating as this is, I decided I was not going to spend more time trying to make this work, not for the price tag I paid! SO I am returning the unit tomorrow. I really hope I got a bad unit!

Anyone else has gotten some reservation with their new toys or am I the only one dis-appointed?

P.S.: I hope the 1DX is better then this!