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Taking requests for 1dx test images/videos, getting mine in a day or 2

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Hi!

I am finally getting my 1Dx either tomorrow or friday! yay! ;D

Basically, I will be testing and comparing my old camera 5d2, a friends 5d3 and my new 1dx through various scenarios.

I was wondering if people had any particular requests and/or suggestions as to what tests they'd like to see. I will also be comparing video.

Let me know!
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DSLR working... in extreme temperature/humidity

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I went for a trip with my wife to one of the UAE islands last weekend. Summer is here and temperature can reach already 47-49 degrees Celsius and humidity on coastal area can reach 85-90%. On one day early morning 6;30AM we took 1.5h "safari trip to see animals which run freely on the Island. My camera 5D Mark gave up towards the end of that short trip. I took maybe 150 shots. I was not able to change any AF point. I had to switch off camera for few minutes to restore functionality. My wife had 30D an there was no problem with it at all. She took less pictures than me and maybe this had some thing to do with it,. Morning temperature was around 40 degrees which is within operating range of 5D MK II.
ON second day we took walk for 5k starting from 5PM. Temperature was way above 40. I took maybe 20-30 pics and my wife similar amount. Situation got reversed my 5d worked without any problem and 30D completely gave up. Not responsive unless switched off for few minutes.
Does anyone had similar experience maybe in Middle East or Africa or anywhere with temp. above 40 degrees Celsius? Different bodies?
How the weather sealing influence heat/cold/humidity resistance?
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Another 5D mkIII Poll

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What do you love about your 5D mkIII

  • AF

    Votes: 7 31.8%

  • burst rate

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 7 shot bracketing

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • weather sealing

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • high iso performance

    Votes: 4 18.2%

  • video moire and aliasing performance

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • CF + SD

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 100% viewfinder

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • silent controls

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • lcd size and pixel density

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • mode dial lock

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • multiple-exposure

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • HDR

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • other

    Votes: 1 4.5%

  • NOT ANOTHER 5D MKIII POLL!!!

    Votes: 7 31.8%
See comments…

Just curious =-)
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Question about buying new 5D Mark III on Ebay

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I'm looking to buy a brand new 5D Mark III body on Ebay and I've come across a few listings for about $3079 from supposedly reputable sellers with 99.5% ratings based on over 30k reviews. Besides the risk of it being a gray market item, what would be another risk I could incur to save about $400? I'm using an AMEX card to fund the transaction, worst case scenario if it's a scam I could just call to cancel the charge..
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Help me! Where can I buy a 5D Mark II at good price?

Hi guys! I'm a new member but I come here everyday since months... I need your help today. I'm looking for the 5D Mark II but in France the prices are so ridiculously high! 1750€ is the best price that I can found right now! So I give a call to all CanonRumors members lol, do you know where I can found a better offer in Europe? I'm looking everyday but probably miss alot of good offer. Thank you in advance for your anwser!
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My Canon EOS-1D X Has Arrived!

Canon Rumors
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<strong>Finally eh?


</strong>My Canon EOS-1D X has finally arrived! I think I actually preordered it before it was announced.</p>
<p><strong>First Impressions?


</strong>Not many yet. I have touched this camera countless times at various photography trade shows, so nothing is really new. It is really nice to actually be able to put a card into one of the slots and save some images.</p>
<p>I will be using this camera pretty hard for the next little while and will let you know what I think.</p>
<p>Availability in the United States should come on Thursday or Friday, I’ve confirmed this with B&H.</p>
<div id="attachment_10570" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 441px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1dxmine.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10570" title="1dxmine" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1dxmine-431x575.jpeg" alt="" width="431" height="575" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">A Production Canon EOS-1D X & EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Pancake :)</p></div>
<p><strong>Preorder the Canon EOS-1D X at <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/827036-REG/Canon_5253B002_EOS_1D_X_Digital_SLR.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">B&H</a> | <a href="http://www.adorama.com/ica1dx.html?kbid=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a href="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=canorumo-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=B005Y3T1AI" target="_blank">Amazon</a></strong></p>
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right way of using X rite color checker and white balance ?plz help

Hi,

I recently purchased X rite passport color checker and have some query on how to accurate measure it.. Below is process I follow.

- I set my strobes at suitable power , then I use my light meter to take measurement under model chin and set the strobes as per light meter reading.
- Once I get a perfect exposure, I put grey card side of X-rite passport checker under same light condition and take a picture of grey card …(Do I need to fill the frame or 70% of the frame with the grey card ?). I currently use 50-70 % of frame .
- Then I set my canon camera white balance to use that image as Custom image.
- Under same light then I take a picture of Xrite passport checker with 80% of checker in frame.
- In post-production, as my while balance is already set for all images so I don’t touch image with grey card , however the picture with Xrite color checker with multiple color , I custom pick the color which I want to go for and then applies that to all images using lightroom 4.
- 2nd concern was , In lightroom 4 when I choose picture which has my Xrite color checker and then try to create a profile based on same, thought it says operation successful, but it ask me to replace the earlier profile which I had created earlier from a different shoot ?

Please guide me if all my above process are right or somewhere I am going wrong as I am not getting the colors which I am looking for.
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70-200mm options

Morning folks...

I have, for an age fancied a canon 70-200 2.8 IS... Mainly for fast moving stuff (animals, cars, children etc) outside and the odd event indoors like Childrens assemblies etc.

The mkII is canon version is nearly £2k, if I forgo IS then it is about half, or I can look at sigma..

http://www.carmarthencameras.co.uk/product.php/316...

Which seems to be a lot less, and has IS...

I am a wobbly so and so but this will be going on an 5d3 so I can shove the iso up and generally have decent shutter speed..

I would appreciate thoughts from you lot.

cheers

D
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Canon rates "average" while Pentax takes top spot in survey of online buyers

Aglet
I rarely agree with surveys like this for a variety of reasons but J.D. Powers one makes for an interesting perspective.

www.jdpower.com/content/press-release/RoPDeNH/2012-digital-single-lens-reflex-camera-online-buyer-report.htm

you can download the PDF press release from above link but it's the same content as the web page

some points:

- prices up about $350 from last year
- Pentax, Nikon, and Canon are the top 3, in that order, and very close in their scores
- cameras were rated on 5 areas; picture quality, durability/reliability, features, ease of operation and speed

Only thing I can take away from this is the Pentax K5, with its pile of incredible features and best image quality of any APS-C sensor camera, has really pleased its purchasers. If only they had some really good performing glass that I knew about I'd consider adding one of them to my collection.

I doubt the results will stir any response from Canon or Nikon but likely puts a smile on the marketing guys at Ricoh/Pentax. I still haven't seen any real advertising from them yet, despite their intent to gain mindshare in the north american marketplace. Maybe this will spur them on.
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1D Mark IV for Sale... How much?

clicstudio
As soon as I get my 1D X, hopefully this week, I will sell my 2.5 year old 1D Mark IV.
ebay's commissions have gone to the roof... 9% off the total value plus 3% for PayPal... Crazy...

I will send it to Canon for a thorough cleaning and they can tell me how many actuations the camera has.
Truthfully, I think it might be close to 250,000 photos...
I think I can get close to $3500 for it... What do u think is fair if it doesn't have that many photos?
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US Travel - Check-in / Carry-on

I'll be travelling from UK to New York in a few months time and I'd appreciate some advice re transporting camera gear to the US.

I have a hard case (Vanguard 46F) which is a bit too big to be carry-on luggage. Would it be a) a little risky or b) downright stupid to check it in? If downright stupid, does anyone know which is the biggest Peli case permissible as hand luggage?

I have two very secure padlocks (Abloy Protec) but would they definitely be clipped because they're not TSA? Are only TSA padlocks allowed (in which case, the answer to my first question would definitely be "downright stupid")?

Thanks in advance for your advice.
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AFL (Australian Rules Football)

samueljay
Hi All,
There wasn't a thread here for AFL, so thought I'd start one, has anyone here taken any shots at a game recently? I took my camera there to Sundays Game (St Kilda vs. North Melbourne) and took a few shots, was pretty happy with how they turned out, but would love to see others stuff / constructive criticism :) As for process, they were all shot on my 5D III, with a 70-200mm @ 200mm ƒ/2.8, ISO 800, and a shutter of 1/800s. Post processing was mainly fixing the white balance, and boosting contrast, a little vignetting on some to highlight the action too! Thanks for looking :)

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Also, while I agree spot colouring is a bit of a dicky technique, it's used a lot in AFL media, because a teams colours are their identity, and they love to highlight that :P

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Looking for a secondary pocket camera - opinions

H
Hey everyone, I currently have a 5d3 that's my main camera for about 80% of my shooting. I bike and hike a lot and I'm looking for something more pocketable that I can take with me that doesn't require bulkiness of a dslr but isn't sacrificing image quality too much.

I've been looking through the choices and I cannot decide on what to do and I was just curious what others on here have researched or leaned on as their secondary camera.

So far I'm pretty sold on the new sony DSC-rx100

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/869238-REG/Sony_DSC_RX100_Digital_Camera.html

But i'm not sure if I should wait to see what canon introduces in the mirrorless market - or would I just be in the same situation with a mirrorless camera?

I looked a lot at the nex-7, V1 and they seem nice, but still kinda bulky and I'm sure at that point I'd rather just have my 5d.

Would love to hear some opinions or ideas.

Thanks!
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Any Hope/Options? Submerged 5DM3 & 70-200

So...tough story, first and foremost I did not have insurance and it's pretty clear that mistake won't be made again. Tough lesson to learn...but I'm curious if anyone else ideas.

I'm a weekend-warrior adventure photographer, specializing lately in the ultra-swimming genre. Recently I was asked to document an attempt at setting the world distance record (English channel rules). While shooting setup images the day before the swim I fell in a rock break and plunged partially into the Sea of Cortez...unfortunately the part of me that went falling into the salt water was the part carrying the 5DM3 and 70-200 IS II.

The camera/lens is currently on it's way to the shop, but my assumption given the submerge, salt water and time to shop (3 weeks), the camera is toast and possible the lens too.

Homeowners doesn't cover, no insurance, I don't think VISA covers anything in travelers insurance...so I'm curious if anyone has any other channels to consider...or is that investment just straight gone?

Thanks
Scott
www.scottrokis.com
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