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[caLLous]

The 1Ds mk3 is 21.1mp and I'm honestly not fussed about video..

 

[old.user4556]

Sorry I didn't read your post properly; hell yes, if it was an S then definitely

 

[caLLous]

The Canon Hollywood event liveblog!

The C300. Not into pro-video at all (ofc) but it's still interesting.

 

[old.user4556]

Also just spotted this on CR, looks like the video orientated DSLR is official!

http://www.canonrumors.com/2011/11/concept-cinema-dslr-official/

With the 1D X, the C300 and now this - surely the "5D Mk3" announcement can't be far away?

 

[Ch3tan]

Hmmm... 5d mark 1 for sale for £650.... do I go for a full frame slr, although I would be the 3rd owner...

 

[Deebs]

Hmmm... 5d mark 1 for sale for £650.... do I go for a full frame slr, although I would be the 3rd owner...

As long as you have EF lenses, then go for it.

 

[old.user4556]

Consider why you need full-frame - a modern Canon APS-C camera will have better dynamic range than the 5D in addition to a host of other better features such as higher resolution and video modes.

 

[old.user4556]

£50 cashback on an EOS 600D, £549 for the body.

Packed full of tech for not a lot of cash. I know it's all in the lenses, but if you were looking for an upgrade...

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-canon-eos-600d-digital-slr-camera-body/p1523925?go=kits_bundles

 

[milou]

£50 cashback on an EOS 600D, £549 for the body.

Packed full of tech for not a lot of cash. I know it's all in the lenses, but if you were looking for an upgrade...

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-canon-eos-600d-digital-slr-camera-body/p1523925?go=kits_bundles

Good price: http://www.camerapricebuster.com/Canon_EOS_600D_Body_pc.html - WEX are very reliable and good about returns.

 

[Ch3tan]

So a 600d over a 2nd hand 50d? I'm not interested in video capture at all.

 

[old.user4556]

It depends on what you need Chet. The turn over of camera bodies is insane as technology advances. If it was me, personally I'd go for the 600D for a few reasons:

- newer, higher resolution sensor with better dynamic range and ISO noise than the 50D
- considerably lighter weight
- videos modes; I know you said you're not interested, but you'll be surprised once you use it
- takes smaller, cheaper SD cards over bulkier and more expensive CF

Mind you, the 50D has:

- much better, more solid build quality with water and dust resistance
- faster autofocus, particularly in low light
- faster frames per second (sports and wildlife)
- faster maximum shutter speed
- twice the battery life over the 600D
- button and control layout more akin to the 5D and 7D

Here's a comparison here:

http://www.dpreview.com/products/compare/side-by-side?products=canon_eos50d&products=canon_eos600d

 

[TdC]

The 1Ds mk3 is 21.1mp and I'm honestly not fussed about video..

my photo mate had one. he decided it was shit and went back to 5D mkII.

 

[caLLous]

Depends what he uses it for innit. If he wants better build quality, pretty much impermeable weather-sealing, better AF (especially in low light) and boatloads of custom functions then the 1ds3 is for him. I don't need any of those things but *if* it had been for the price that that 1d3 was on the previous page it would've been hard to resist (especially coming up from 1.6x crop).

 

[TdC]

he's a concert photographer. reason he ditched it was because of bad performance in high isos and -according to him- shite af performance.
note: this guy doesn't use flashes or af helpers to do his thing. bit like Leon, he gets real close and uses a knife

 

[caLLous]

If he's the guy that photographed that muppet holding the book the wrong way up then I like his concert work, I remember looking through his stuff.

 

[TdC]

yeah he's the guy. muppet indeed

 

[old.user4556]

he's a concert photographer. reason he ditched it was because of bad performance in high isos and -according to him- shite af performance.
note: this guy doesn't use flashes or af helpers to do his thing. bit like Leon, he gets real close and uses a knife

Ah yes, well i've seen anecdotal chat of autofocus in low light not being that great on the 5d mk2, but since it's the same sensor as the 1Ds Mk3 I'd have thought quality would have been mostly the same.

 

[TdC]

Dennis was mumbling something about software fucking up the raws at high isos. I assure you I wasn't paying the attention to it at all. He's a pretty damn good photographer, but he's also a bit of a diva heh. He prefers the 5DII because he can I guess.

I guess it's a bit like an F1 driver complaining about a slight power dip between 274 and 278 kph or something. Normal people (eg like me) will never know

 

[old.user4556]

5D Mk2 has had another price cut.

http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=368&PT_ID=680

 

[milou]

5D Mk2 has had another price cut.

http://www.robertwhite.co.uk/product.asp?P_ID=368&PT_ID=680

Thought they had been around the £1,600 mark for a while.

 

[Ch3tan]

Thought they had been around the £1,600 mark for a while.

£1330 body only on that link....

 

[milou]

In other news >> http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-hitech-100mm-pro-stopper-10-lee-100-fit/p1526992

 

[milou]

£1330 body only on that link....

Ex VAT

WEX >> http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-digital-slr-camera-body/p1027970

 

[caLLous]

So milou, that's basically a 3rd party "big stopper" that fits the Lee system and performs similarly? I'm tempted if it ticks those boxes tbh.

 

[old.user4556]

Cal, there is a review / comparison online of the two.

I had a bad experience with a high tech filter and sent it back, although they do a 5 stop filter which I'm in the market for (noone else seems to do one).

 

[caLLous]

Cal, there is a review / comparison online of the two.

Oooh, well linked.

I'm good up to 5 stops - I have the 0.6 and 0.9 Lee Pro Glass ND filters - but I really can't justify the cost of the big stopper (or the apparent 6 month waiting list) for the amount of use I would get out of it so a cheaper alternative would be welcome.

 

[old.user4556]

Yeah I wanna avoid stacking things though, I'd like five stops in one piece of glass.

http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2011/lee-big-stopper-and-hitech-10-stop-nd-filter-review/

 

[old.user4556]

Lulz at the prices of big stoppers on ebay

 

[milou]

Yeah I wanna avoid stacking things though, I'd like five stops in one piece of glass.

http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/2011/lee-big-stopper-and-hitech-10-stop-nd-filter-review/

That's a review of the previous HiTech filter - the new 'un has a similar gasket to the Lee to counteract the light leaks. Whether the colour cast (and flare) remains is another issue but the B+W 10 stop introduced a very warm cast - easily fixed in PP.

 

[old.user4556]

I didn't like the warm cast of the B+W, it's sitting gathering dust on my shelf just now.

My bad on the filter, I will see if there is a new review kicking around.