The Official Head-Case Photography Thread.

[Salt Peanuts]

Never mind. Knuckles got to it and his examples would be far more useful mine.

[laxx]

Aren't they revamping the 35 f2?

[Salt Peanuts]

That was the rumor prior to couple of big industry events this year, but nothing came of it. While it's an old lens, most of the non-L primes from Canon are old (the newest/youngest non-L or non-macro prime was released in 1995).

[VPI]

I really like my 35L but I honestly think the difference between it and my previous 35 f2 is mostly in build quality. Both can be very sharp when stepped down. The L has better color representation I believe but I never used both lenses on the same body.

I am liking this S95 a lot. I am heading up to Boston tomorrow and I am going to take it instead of a big camera.

[shellylh]

I have a question for the camera experts. I wanted to upgrade my p&s (Panasonic ZS3). I was thinking of getting a Micro 4/3" (GF1 with pancake lens). However, it is still pretty large and has no zoom or image stabilization. So that got me looking at the LX5 which is slightly cheaper. I looked into the S95 but between the two, I think I would go for the LX5. Any reason that I should go for the GF1 over the LX5 (besides the obvious bigger sensor, etc.)? I would probably carry this around with me everywhere in a small messenger type bag or backpack. I also have a D90 but don't carry it around with me that often for obvious reasons.

[Salt Peanuts]

So you can say your camera's EVIL?

[shellylh]

Good point.

[aerius]

You can take pictures like this in absolutely crappy lighting. This was a poorly lit convention hall, they had a softbox & bounce flash setup at the booth but it was only for the DSLR cameras. I shot this with the kit zoom on the Olympus E-PL1, the only thing I've done is resize and crop it. I deliberately blurred this picture a bit for a softer focus effect by shooting at something like 1/8 of a second at ISO 100 on the slow kit zoom, actual photos will be a lot sharper.

With a Canon S95 or any other P&S camera, the skintones won't come out as nice and it'll take some editing to make the colours & contrast look right. And even though there's no image stabilization, you can crank the ISO on a micro 4/3 camera a lot higher while still keeping good image quality and decent shutter speeds, especially with a fast lens like the 20mm/f1.7.

Personally I'd rather get the Samsung NX100, it about the same size as the micro 4/3 cameras but has a sensor that's twice the size. I also find it's simpler and easier to use than the micro 4/3 cameras, the menus are simpler and the dual control wheels are a joy to use. The only thing you give up vs. the GF1 is the built in flash, to me this isn't a problem, your needs may vary.

[VPI]

Okay, planning to go to the Village Halloween parade on Sunday and need to figure out the gear I will haul over there.

Probably the 7d with the 70-200 and the 5d mkII with the 35 f1.4. I am kind of tempted to forego the 35 for the 50 f1.4 or the new Sigma 85 f1.4 for the reach. Or I could really go nuts and put the 15 f2.8 fisheye.

I am assuming decent enough light that the fisheye/70-200 combo might make for an interesting setup with the zoom getting the most work.

Any opinions from the nightlife photographers?

[Knuckledragger]

Even with the high ISO capability of the 5Deuce, I'd still opt for a fast prime. Personally, I'd go with the 35mm, for it's greater FoV @ F/1.4 vs. the 50 or 85mm.

[Voltron]

For Jeff: A Love Letter to Camera - NYTimes.com

[Salt Peanuts]

For Jeff: A Love Letter to Camera - NYTimes.com

I played around with a S95 in a store yesterday. The handling was a lot better than I expected and the matte finish was grippy enough. I wish I'd remember to take my SD card so I could've taken some pics with it.

...Sigma 85 f1.4 for the reach.

How is the new Sigma 85?

[VPI]

I have not even had a chance to take it out of the box yet.

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[VPI]

Tried a handheld HDR out my hotel window. Really need a tripod and this scene was not all that HDR necessary but I was bored.

Edited October 29, 2010 by VPI

[Knuckledragger]

A powerful argument for Nikon's 12MP full frame sensors, as well as the venerable 5D.

An Open Letter To The Major Camera Manufacturers

[Salt Peanuts]

Out of curiosity, has anyone here needed to clean a sensor manually yourself? While I haven't gotten any dust on my sensor yet (not any I can see), I'm wondering how hard (or not) it is to clean it yourself since there's no way in hell I'm sending mine back to Canon every time sensor needs a cleaning.

EDIt - Ooo, pretty graphs. Must go read the article.

[falkon]

The only thing you might need to do is blow off some dust very rarely. If you do, use a bulb blower and not an air can. Otherwise, you should be fine. If you are careful when you switch lenses, you should only have to do this once every year at most.

[VPI]

A powerful argument for Nikon's 12MP full frame sensors, as well as the venerable 5D.

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An Open Letter To The Major Camera Manufacturers

That's good news as a MINT 5D came into my hands today. This thing looks brand new and all the accessories in the box look unused.

[Salt Peanuts]

Dang, I think you have more bodies than I have lenses.

^ In regards to Knuckle's post, maybe Canon will pull back on the megapixels. Unlikely, I know, but they did do it with the G series (and stayed with 10mp when they re-introduced the S series).

[VPI]

At the big Photo Expo at Javitz today. This is an awesome event with models set up to shoot at most booths and every piece of photo technology you could ever hope to own.

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[falkon]

Why did you buy another 5D when you can't sell the one you own?

[VPI]

I put the old one up for sale when I found this one. The thing looks to be unused so it made sense to pick it up. If I don't sell the other one then I guess I will just have double redundancy.

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[falkon]

What practical advantages do you get with the 5D over the 5Dii?

[VPI]

The only practical advantage is file size. I can obviously take smaller Raw files on the 5DmkII to make them more manageable but they are still much larger than the full size raw on the 5Dc. When I might need all those Pixels I would probably take the mkII but for everyday use the 5Dc is a fantastic camera and will do everything I would ever need.

Some shots from the Photo Expo.

[Knuckledragger]

What practical advantages do you get with the 5D over the 5Dii?

As illustrated in the post I made above, the original 5D has a better T-stop loss than the 5Deuce.

F/1.4: 5D -0.25EV; 5D II -0.45EV

F/1.2: 5D -0.4EV; 5D II -0.6EV