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HookShot posted:I'm thinking of buying my mom a DSLR for her birthday later this year. She's going to go to the Galapagos Islands in a couple years, and I figure if I get her the gear now she'll have the time to be able to learn to use it before going. She recently (like as in this past year) learned how to use a digital camera for the first time after years of using film. Her current "method" is to take one picture of whatever she takes a picture of (landscapes or her garden) with every single one of the settings on her P&S, and then keep whatever one looks the best. Give her the 30D and get yourself the 7D 
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May 11, 2013 22:21
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MixMasterMalaria posted:Dropped a t3i with the 50mm 1.4 attached and now it wont focus closer than 1.5M! The camera itself is fine, but the lens has the same problem in auto and manual modes. Anything worth trying on the home repair front before I send it in? It was about $100 when I sent in my 50 1.4 to have the AF calibrated after a drop.
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May 12, 2013 18:59
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TheAngryDrunk posted:Anyone got $11,799 burning a hole in their pocket? drat, I was wondering when the price for this would come out. I figure street price will be $9k or so.
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May 14, 2013 05:06
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woot fatigue posted:If anything, owning a Canon printer would make me less likely to buy other Canon products. I started my foray into digital photography with a Canon Powershot S100. When I jumped to an SLR, I had a friend with a 20D and L lenses I could borrow. So I got a Rebel XT in Nov 2005.
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May 24, 2013 19:10
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HookShot posted:What's that really, really good Samyang (I remember it's wide, but I can't remember how wide) that had basically better quality than all the Canon lineup? The 35mm F/1.4
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Jun 15, 2013 19:52
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woot fatigue posted:What's the consensus on mounting Nikon lenses on Canon? I'm looking at a PC-Nikkor 35/2.8 that gives 8mm of shift... I have the 35 F/2.8 PC-Nikkor shift and have used it a few times on my 5D3. It's awesome once you stop it down. Got it from MrBlandAverage! Edit: confirming black knob. pseudonordic fucked around with this message at 01:09 on Jun 20, 2013 |
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Jun 20, 2013 01:03
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woot fatigue posted:It's getting hot in here with all this talk about black knobs. I tend to stop down to F/8 or F/11 as I've mostly used it for landscapes and architecture. I also got a Hoya 400x 9-stop ND filter for it. Here are some samples: http://imgur.com/a/ODIKj First image is two exposures, one with the lens shifted 11mm left and one shifted 11mm right. It will shift up to 11mm only on the long axis of the shot. Short axis can shift 8mm without vignetting and the two 30 degree stops in between the cardinal directions can do 7mm of shift before it vignetting. Second image is a 10s exposure with the Hoya filter on the lens. Pretty sure I stopped it down to F/11 for both shots.
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Jun 20, 2013 01:15
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torgeaux posted:Thanks a whole lot, guys. Just ordered a 35/3.5 and adapter. Of course this is a test step to see if I like the focal length enough to get the sigma. I'm still full-steam ahead getting the Sigma in August for my birthday. 
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Jun 20, 2013 02:56
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harperdc posted:Just be sure you buy stuff that's fast. Class 10 is the fastest you can get SD cards (...right?) so look for the circular logo on the front/label of the card. A cheap 64 gig card is nice until you realize it's class 4 and won't handle video or a large buffer of photos terribly well. I think UHS is faster if the camera supports it.
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Jul 1, 2013 03:55
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Yep. The 5D3 has done something similar in the last 12 months. Paid full price, worth erry penny!
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Jul 13, 2013 03:09
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notwithoutmyanus posted:What's the significance of it hitting refurb store? Canon refurbs can be purchased at a discount through their loyalty program. And they usually run sales with up to 20% off.
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Jul 17, 2013 03:49
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Manos posted:This is only for bodies/bodies+lens and not just lenses correct? Yes, the loyalty program only applies to bodies.
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Jul 17, 2013 12:43
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SeaborneClink posted:How can I change the file names of photos on the camera. _MG_#### bothers me. I'd be fine with IMG_####. I am the second owner of this 5D mk2 and it did not come with the cd software. Check your colorspace. Online sources say _MG is for Adobe RGB while IMG is sRGB. Source
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Jul 19, 2013 16:20
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Wario In Real Life posted:KEH is the go-to place for quality used gear at a the lowest possible price. They're pretty much the standard around. Also have a 6-month warranty on used gear!
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Jul 24, 2013 16:48
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Mr. Despair posted:Go find a copy of Understanding Exposure and read that, and go from there. Thirding this. Understanding Exposure is what made photography "click" for me.
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Jul 27, 2013 04:18
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the_lion posted:So is the consensus still that the Canon 85mm f1.8mm is the best on autofocus and sharpness for the price? The 85 1.8 is nice stopped down to just F/2. It's the next (and hopefully last) lens I purchase for the foreseeable future.
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Aug 9, 2013 15:43
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geeves posted:I expect to have a sore arm after this weekend. Just doing some 200mm curls, scoping the bokehs. Do you even DoF, bro?
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Aug 15, 2013 20:35
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BobTheDestroyer posted:Another request for a lens suggestion post. As a current owner of a Canon EF 50 F/1.4 and having owned two copies of it total, I would recommend it. I always had my hood on it and the only time it had the focus get weird was when I dropped it about 24 inches onto concrete. A $90 repair corrected the issue. I love my 50 F/1.4.
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Aug 28, 2013 03:15
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BobTheDestroyer posted:Fine, the Canon 50 F/1.4 it is, thanks internet people Get a hood for sure and always set focus to infinity when you put it away. Setting the focus retracts the front element and having the hood on it backwards will protect it from bumps while retracted.
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Aug 29, 2013 00:48
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geeves posted:Borrowed my friend's 70D yesterday for a wedding. Didn't use it much (and glad I didn't because I didn't properly set it to RAW when I thought I had), but aside from that, it was a real joy to use and I loved the menu. No touchscreen on the 5D3.
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Sep 16, 2013 02:11
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dakana posted:Is anyone able to nail down a reason to buy the Canon 35 1.4 over the Sigma 35 1.4? Seems like AF is the same, and the Sigma eeks out over the Canon in IQ and CA while being substantially cheaper. Unwavering commitment to OEM lenses and/or CPS membership?
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Sep 22, 2013 21:06
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:The verdict is in: I've had my 5D3 for 14 months now and I have about 10x the shutter count you do. 
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Oct 24, 2013 20:30
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jsmith114 posted:My fiancee has been expressing more of an interest in photography and she has been having fun with my old 10d, but would like to get a camera of her own. She wants to spend below $200. It would be nice if we could end up with two mostly autonomous systems, but I am very willing to share gear. I currently have the following: On keh.com you could get her a BGN grade 20D with battery and charger for $115 and then tack on an 18-55 IS in BGN condition as well for $53. Both would have a 6 month warranty. The 20D is closer in age to the Rebel XT.
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Nov 14, 2013 17:14
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jsmith114 posted:I was looking at that, but I think she would rather have the newer sensor of the XTi over the better build and top LCD on the 20D. Is there another advantage of a 20D over the XTi that I don't know about? Side by side Edit: added 30D too pseudonordic fucked around with this message at 20:57 on Nov 14, 2013 |
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Nov 14, 2013 20:55
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rcman50166 posted:Anyone here ever use the Canon 400mm f/5.6L? I just discovered that if I'm lucky I could score one for $1000. I want to make sure it's worth the purchase. It would be a specialty lens that I would only use for sports and birds. Clayton Bigsby had one for a while.
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Dec 14, 2013 23:45
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timrenzi574 posted:Neither kit lens is better than the Tamron you already have for stills - however, the STM motor is bloody fantastic for video. It's silent on the video track, unlike USM/HSM motors, and it also has the ability to slowly rack into focus instead of just zipping there which is kindof distracting in a video. Seconding this. My boss just used his tax return to get a deal on the 70D + 18-55 STM + 55-250 STM. He's selling the 55-250 STM and keeping the 18-55 STM for video only. The STM tracks focus on the 70D silently and quickly. This video demonstrates nicely.
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Mar 9, 2014 00:54
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JacobRyan posted:I have a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4, purchased back in 2010 so it's out of warranty, I lent it to what I thought was a trustworthy friend (yeah I'm a dumbass but her being a "real photographer" and me being a putz with a fancier than average camera I thought it'd be okay) and when I received it back the autofocus no longer works. Upon further investigation and the interrogation of my friend, they admitted to placing the lens in the same compartment that held an "empty" bottle that had milk in it. My question to you fine folks since I'm on my own for this repair, since said friend is being a douche and refusing to help fund the repair and I need/want this lens in working order. Would you ship it to Canon for this repair which I believe the repair estimate was about $130 or do you think a local reputable shop could handle it as well? If local, I live in Metro-Detroit so any local shops you could recommend that you know that handle repairs well would be greatly appreciated. I've owned two copies of the Canon EF 50 F/1.4 and the ONLY time the AF has ever had any issue on either copy was when I dropped my first copy from knee height onto a cement floor and the AF was offset. Canon charged me ~$110 at the time (Feb 2009 I think) to clean the lens elements and re-calibrate the focus. I have the OEM hood for the lens and keep it reversed on the lens and the focus dialed to infinity when not in use. The base estimate they give you is just the cost of opening it up and seeing what's wrong and possibly fixing a few minor things. If the circuitry for the AF did, in fact, get doused in milk then you might be looking at a higher cost for repair.
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Mar 26, 2014 20:03
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JacobRyan posted:I've been running a Canon Rebel XT for gosh 7 years now, and I've been wanting a 7D for quite sometime. The XT is a 9 year old camera and the 7D is coming up on 5 years old. The 7D is light-years ahead in terms of performance and features. You'll get more keepers with your existing lens lineup using a 7D than with the XT. http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=canon_eos350d&products=canon_eos7d
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Mar 28, 2014 07:09
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IanTheM posted:Is the 7D the same size as the 5D3? Or more like a 6D? I can't remember, but for me a 6D is the ideal DSLR camera size. The 7D is closer in size to the 6D
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Mar 28, 2014 07:17
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Just scored a 100L Macro from KEH for under $800. Can't wait to play with it!
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Mar 30, 2014 05:28
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totalnewbie posted:I was going to go with the 35mm f/1.4 to go with my not-yet-purchased 6D, but is this deal good enough that I should jump on it? I'm a sucker for deals All I'll say is that I love my Sigma 35 F/1.4. 
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Apr 22, 2014 21:07
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I recently splurged and got a 24-70L Mk 1. My son is not impressed.  
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Jan 7, 2015 06:04
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What's the thread consensus on which wireless shutter remote to use?
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Apr 27, 2015 14:42
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Cross posting here from the Buy/Sell threadpseudonordic posted:Trying to sell some lenses that I don't use very much in an attempt to be somewhat responsible.
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Oct 27, 2015 15:39
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Helen Highwater posted:The 1.2L is pretty much the sharpest fast lens available. The Sigma is optically great (although I think it feels a bit cheaply made myself) but the Canon is a step above. It also has a known design issue of focus shift. You can learn to compensate for it or you can get a lens that doesn't have it.
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Nov 9, 2015 22:09
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timrenzi574 posted:And the corners are not so great even at f/8. And the sigma is handily sharper and has better contrast at every equivalent aperture. It just can't open up that extra 1/3 stop, and doesn't have the magical "rendering" that makes canon fanboys sound like leica glowmeisters sometimes. (Although the bokeh is really dreamy on that lens, I will admit that) I'm happy enough with my Sigma 35 1.4 A shooting at F/1.6 that I'm ready to plunk down for the 50 Art and 24 Art.
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Nov 9, 2015 22:18
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Seamonster posted:...if the AF motor doesn't break on you. It has a reputation for being somewhat fragile. I've owned two copies of this lens over the last ten years. I purchased one in 2005 when I got into photography and I sold it in 2011 when I got a 7D and wanted to fund crop lenses. I promptly got a 5D3 in 2012 and sold all my crop gear and got another 50 F/1.4. The only time I've had any issues witht he AF on either copy is when I dropped the first lens from 24" onto concrete which resulted in focus misalignment. A $120 trip to Canon Repair Services and it was good as new. That said, I keep my hood on it reversed when stored in my bag and I always pull focus so that the front element is retracted before I put it away. YMMV.
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Nov 10, 2015 21:05
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/647011-USA/Canon_3554B002_EF_100mm_f_2_8L_Macro.html I have the 100L Macro and I love it.
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Mar 15, 2016 21:51
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I'm trying to decide what lens I want to get for use on the wide end of things. I currently have a Sigma 35 1.4 Art, Canon 50 1.4, Canon 100L Macro, and a 70-200 F/2.8L IS II. I previously owned a 24-70 2.8L and 17-40L at different times. The 35, 50, and 70-200 are my most used lenses. Looking through my LR catalog, Ive' shot about 8% of my photos at or under 24mm, so I'm considering the following three lenses: 16-35 F/4L IS 24-70 F/4L IS Sigma 24mm F/1.4 Art The 24-70 F/2.8L II would be amazing, I'm sure but it would be a stretch financially. Any thoughts, goons?
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Mar 22, 2016 19:09
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