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08-23-2016, 12:27 PM | #5171 |
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The voting poll for the latest Photo Contest, "Blur", is up at:
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1297460 Vote for your favorites and anyone can vote.
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09-01-2016, 08:53 PM | #5174 |
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Has anyone bought the 5Ds yet? I'm feeling the urge to go very deep into debt and knock off at least a few hundred points off of my credit score.
Always thought of getting a 5D iteration but always liked the crop factor of my 7D. I was contemplating the 7Dii and then the 5Ds came out. Getting anything longer than 400 isn't ever going to happen so the crop will have to be my zoom. Maybe 5-10% of my shots are wide and very few per year are not wide enough.
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09-02-2016, 12:05 PM | #5175 | |
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The AF systems are essentially the same on the 5DS R and 7D2, but the 7D2 is way more responsive at 10-fps. The file quality of the 5DS R at higher ISOs is a little bit better, but nothing earth shattering. The two bodies have the same pixel-density, so you get the "crop factor" with either. If I could have only one body, I'd think long and hard about the 5D MkIV, with improved AF. Until we see the tests, we can't be sure about IQ, but I suspect that it has better high-ISO performance than the 5DS R, but, of course, not near the resolution. The burst rate goes up to something like 7 or 8-fps. It'll be a great all around body, only missing that last degree of resolution. I've printed 5D2 images up to 50", so I have no doubt that you'll be happy with IQ of the 5D4 up to that size. I have visions of printing an image from my 5DS R at 72", but, so far, haven't taken the image that would command that much wall space. Waiting... and hoping. BTW, I've not had a single image where I had to remove moire'. The IQ between the S and the S R is very small, but I think that it shows in shots of feathers and fur. If you go with the S, then be prepared for 80MB Raw files. It does, indeed, put a strain on your Raw conversion software and more than doubles your storage load vs. the 7D2 or even a 6D3 or 4. (The 4 wouldn't be a doubling). You'll want a processor up near 4mkz, 16GB of Ram and a fast video/image card. I think it's worth the extra trouble and expense. Dave
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Just to further complicate things, look at this discussion of the dynamic range improvement from the 5DS to the 5D4:
https://www.dpreview.com/news/322975...to-the-5d-line That's MAJOR. Of course, you must realize that you give up substantial resolution to get dynamic range and they're purposely under-exposing by -5EV. That's a HUGE under-exposure situation that you'd generally try to avoid. You'd have to be asleep at the wheel, or a Nikon shooter, to get the exposure that wrong. Still, you can see the difference the new sensor makes. Set the 5D4 and the 5DS R to 0EV and compare the hair detail in the brush and the properly exposed 5DS R image blows away the 5D4 image in terms of detail resolution. I'm not ready to give up that detail by underexposing. Time for a 5DS R II. ![]() Dave
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09-03-2016, 09:16 PM | #5179 |
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Thank you Dave. I've been leaning toward the 7Dii and thought that I could have the best of both worlds with the 5Ds but at 80mb and a new computer..... delegates that to the list for now.
Being in Kalifornistan, I need to spend some some money on another type of Canon before years end so the 80mb killed that for now. Besides, I prefer the 7D series more. As always thank you for the insight and details.
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Hey guys - thought I'd join the discussion here as a new guy on the forums. Photography is probably my biggest hobby, even more so than cars realistically. My wife and I travel a ton due to our jobs, so I picked up photography a few years back to capture pictures of all the places we go.
Most of my pictures are travel and landscape photos from a number of trips around the globe. I have my own website, but it's mostly just for sharing photos with family and friends at: www.jasonpeacottphotography.com I'm a Canon shooter with my main kit consisting of a Canon 6D with a few L-lenses. Favorite photo trips - Iceland and New Zealand for awe-inspiring landscapes all over, and Kenya for the amazing safaris! I'll probably be a regular in the photo section on this site moving forward - happy to be joining the site!
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09-09-2016, 09:19 AM | #5184 | |
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![]() I think you'll enjoy our Snapshot of The Day thread at: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...7#post20538947 The shots don't need to be current, just something that you like. Go 'Noles and Go ACC, Dave
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09-15-2016, 07:42 AM | #5185 |
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Canon's new 70-300 might just be a great lens for travel. Some cool new features. Of course, it all depends on the IQ, but I have to believe Canon won't drop the ball on that. After this last trip where I beat up my shoulder with a heavy backpack, I'm determined to travel lighter. This lens will help with that.
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09-15-2016, 08:33 AM | #5186 | |
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Less than 2oz lighter and an inch shorter when collapsed than the 70-200 f4, but with 100mm more zoom. Whether that extra 100mm beats out the 70-200 f4 with cropping or an extender remains to be seen. You'd be losing a bit of weight and using less space when carrying it. My 55-250STM is very sharp and quite fast to focus, so I expect to see an improvement here as well.
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![]() The minimum focus distance intrigues me, as does the 4-stop IS vs. 2-stops with my Series I 70-200mm. I'm also thinking hard about the S-II 100-400mm. We'll see. That will be an early 2017 event. Trying to have a net profit in photography this year, to keep the IRS happy.
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09-15-2016, 12:22 PM | #5189 |
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I hauled the 100-400 II to the UK last week because I thought we'd be spending more time along the coast. We didn't. I did end up using it, but I have to say it wasn't worth the effort of hauling it around. I could have gotten by with less.
Still, it performed brilliantly at the airshow, so it's a keeper for sure.
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09-15-2016, 06:32 PM | #5191 |
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I bought the Burton backpack and with the waist strap carrying my stuff was easy. With a regular backpack or shoulder bag a quarter mile and I'm done.
Maybe I should have gotten a hundred of the Owls Dave.😉 |
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https://www.flickr.com/search/?user_...b=1&view_all=1 Good info about the Burton. I'll look into that. Dave
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