Re: 5DmkIII impressions

The hight ISO performance ~is~ oustanding. I couldn't believe how clean iso 6400 is. Wendy On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 8:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > I spent the weekend at a dance event, and one of the other people there had > just gotten a 5DmkIII.  Even though I was officially the event photograp

Re: 5DmkIII impressions

On 4/26/2012 04:45, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:39 PM, William Robb wrote: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/24/ridiculous-nikon-6mm-lens-reappears-priced-at-16-in-the-uk/ I've used that lens. It was quite a blast. I think I could have bought the one I used for a few K.

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:39 PM, William Robb wrote: >> http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/24/ridiculous-nikon-6mm-lens-reappears-priced-at-16-in-the-uk/ > > I've used that lens. It was quite a blast. > I think I could have bought the one I used for a few K. > 20:20 hindsight is a wonderful thi

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On 25/04/2012 2:25 PM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: I think this Nikon 6mm wins: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/24/ridiculous-nikon-6mm-lens-reappears-priced-at-16-in-the-uk/ I've used that lens. It was quite a blast. I think I could have bought the one I used for a few K. 20:20 hindsight is a wo

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It still wins. :) On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 5:02 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > On 25 April 2012 21:25, Bryan Jacoby wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: >>> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Eric Featherstone >>> wrote: >>> There was the Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6

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On 25 April 2012 21:25, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: >> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Eric Featherstone >> wrote: >> >>> There was the Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG designed for both film >>> and APS-C digital. >> >> Nice, I wasn't aware of tha

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I think this Nikon 6mm wins: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/04/24/ridiculous-nikon-6mm-lens-reappears-priced-at-16-in-the-uk/ On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Eric Featherstone > wrote: > >> There was the Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Eric Featherstone wrote: > There was the Sigma AF 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG designed for both film > and APS-C digital. Nice, I wasn't aware of that one. Sigma seems to be doing nice work in the wide angle market these days. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@

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On 25 April 2012 19:04, Matthew Hunt wrote: > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:56 PM, P. J. Alling > wrote: > >> Actually no, I'm not.  I remember seeing one somewhere, but I was looking >> for a link just now and can't find it.  Even a lens with the equivalent of a >> 12mm AOV on 35mm for APS-C would  

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:56 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Actually no, I'm not.  I remember seeing one somewhere, but I was looking > for a link just now and can't find it.  Even a lens with the equivalent of a > 12mm AOV on 35mm for APS-C would  be 8mm.  Still a made out of unobtanium. Yeah, but y

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Sigma makes an 8-16mm zoom, specifically for APS-C, in several mounts. It's $1100 list, but street price is around $700. They had one of these at the local camera store but I didn't have much time to look at it. gs George Sinos --

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Actually no, I'm not. I remember seeing one somewhere, but I was looking for a link just now and can't find it. Even a lens with the equivalent of a 12mm AOV on 35mm for APS-C would be 8mm. Still a made out of unobtanium. On 4/25/2012 1:48 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 1:33 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Ultra wide is the biggest deficiency.  You can get 10mm rectilinear lenses > for 24x36mm formats, the equivalent in APS-C would ~6.7mm.  Which would seem > to be extremely difficult to engineer, at a reasonable price with reasonable > quality

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Ultra wide is the biggest deficiency. You can get 10mm rectilinear lenses for 24x36mm formats, the equivalent in APS-C would ~6.7mm. Which would seem to be extremely difficult to engineer, at a reasonable price with reasonable quality. On 4/25/2012 12:59 PM, George Sinos wrote: Boris has a

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Boris has a good point. The current crop (sorry) of aps-c cameras are excellent for a very broad range of uses. Pentax in particular has a decent camera body and has designed an excellent selection of lenses for the sensor size. One can always find a niche or two that isn't well covered, or some

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On 4/25/2012 10:00, Larry Colen wrote: Not tricky at all. If you are photographing for the web, in good light, they aren't any better, and because of their size, possibly worse. Likewise if you need image stabilization on a lens that is faster than f/2.8. If you need to use a lens that isn't m

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On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 5:17 AM, Cotty wrote: > On 24/4/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>I'm fairly certain he'd fit in the frame, even on APS. > > He's Canadian. The only way he'll be happy is with a satellite image > showing where Canada is. and in colour please. Dave > > -- >

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On 24/4/12, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >I'm fairly certain he'd fit in the frame, even on APS. He's Canadian. The only way he'll be happy is with a satellite image showing where Canada is. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http:

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On Apr 24, 2012, at 8:30 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 4/25/2012 00:45, Larry Colen wrote: >> Why do you say that? Granted I was just looking at the photos on the >> back LCD, but they looked pretty good. > > That's why: > http://www.fredmiranda.com/5DIII-D800/index_controlled-tests.html > >>

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On 4/25/2012 00:45, Larry Colen wrote: Why do you say that? Granted I was just looking at the photos on the back LCD, but they looked pretty good. That's why: http://www.fredmiranda.com/5DIII-D800/index_controlled-tests.html That does make a difference. Here is a tricky one for you, sir. B

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On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 03:28:09PM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > > > On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >>> > >>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >>> >

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On Apr 24, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Are you sure that would be wide enough? I'm fairly certain he'd fit in the frame, even on APS. > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> >> On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: >> >>> On 25 April 2012 06:05, David

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Are you sure that would be wide enough? On Apr 24, 2012, at 6:28 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > >> On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: >>> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris

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On Apr 24, 2012, at 3:19 PM, David Savage wrote: > On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: >>> On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: > 1) It looks like the

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On 25 April 2012 06:05, David J Brooks wrote: > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: >> >>> On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: >>> 1)  It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. >>> >>> Well, I think

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On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 5:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > > On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > >> On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>> 1)  It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. >> >> Well, I think it might be a premature forecast. > > Why do you say tha

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On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:47 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: > On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: > >> 1) It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. > > Well, I think it might be a premature forecast. Why do you say that? Granted I was just looking at the photos on the back LCD,

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On 4/23/2012 15:20, Larry Colen wrote: 1) It looks like the high ISO performance will be outstanding. Well, I think it might be a premature forecast. 2) Huge, bright, clear viewfinder. It's full frame, baby! 3) An intimidating array of buttons on the back. :-) 4) It has two modes wi

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On Apr 23, 2012, at 2:10 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Did you check to see if the back light for the top plate LCD actually screws > up exposure? Nope. Didn't really have the chance, and I figure that it doesn't matter. Either it's something they can retrofit, or they'll come out with a mk3.2

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Did you check to see if the back light for the top plate LCD actually screws up exposure? On 4/23/2012 8:20 AM, Larry Colen wrote: I spent the weekend at a dance event, and one of the other people there had just gotten a 5DmkIII. Even though I was officially the event photographer, Josh prob

5DmkIII impressions

I spent the weekend at a dance event, and one of the other people there had just gotten a 5DmkIII. Even though I was officially the event photographer, Josh probably spent more time taking pictures than I did, though if I had $3500 worth of new toy, I might have also spent a lot more time playi