Camera talk...
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CRACING
Journeyman
I'm using Kingston MobileLite G4 which is very good. Supports SD as well as Microsd card. Body is made of metal so no worries about breaking. Quality of internal ICs should be durable unlike cheap card readers that fail often. Costs Rs. 700 in ebay and little more in other online stores.
raja manuel
In the zone
And now for some camera porn: Canon's stock room for the Rio Olympics. If this was a video game there would be a boss battle in the next room 
And another link for Getty's Canon kit. Each photographer gets 4(!) 1DXs. The athlete's are not the only ones going to be worried about their fitness.
And another link for Getty's Canon kit. Each photographer gets 4(!) 1DXs. The athlete's are not the only ones going to be worried about their fitness.
izzikio_rage
Technomancer
Cracing... That is a very very indepth review. Awesome stuff. Am now tempted to biy a faster card as well
Raja... Whew, guess that's what your need to cover an event that big
Raja... Whew, guess that's what your need to cover an event that big
kaz
right here
Hi guys,
Can any one suggest me an action camera?
Confused between the Yi Action Camera ($85), Go Pro Hero 4 Session ($199), Go Pro Hero 4 Silver ($235), Go Pro Hero 4 Black ($449).
Yi looks the best option, with great batter backup, decent video output and bang for the buck. But, GoPro has got the advantage in the availability and quality of mounts. The prices are mentioned in dollars because the purchase will be made in the US and I have taken the price from Amazon.
I am planning to fix one as a chin mount on my helmet (buying bike by year end ), that's the only purpose of getting an action camera for me.
Also, there are rumors of Hero 5 being launched by the end of this year. So, will the price of Hero 4 in India then be equal to the current price in the US?
Can any one suggest me an action camera?
Confused between the Yi Action Camera ($85), Go Pro Hero 4 Session ($199), Go Pro Hero 4 Silver ($235), Go Pro Hero 4 Black ($449).
Yi looks the best option, with great batter backup, decent video output and bang for the buck. But, GoPro has got the advantage in the availability and quality of mounts. The prices are mentioned in dollars because the purchase will be made in the US and I have taken the price from Amazon.
I am planning to fix one as a chin mount on my helmet (buying bike by year end
), that's the only purpose of getting an action camera for me.Also, there are rumors of Hero 5 being launched by the end of this year. So, will the price of Hero 4 in India then be equal to the current price in the US?
raja manuel
In the zone
Canon has officially announced the 5D Mark IV. It gets 4K at 30 fps and, similar to the 1 DX Mark II, it gets in-camera Digital Lens Optimisation.
Most of the announced features are of the bigger, better, faster, more, variety. The one new feature that stands out is the new Dual Pixel Raw files that supposedly allow focus to be adjusted after the shot is taken. This isn't like the Lytro light field camera, but a more subtle local adjustment such as making the eyes a bit sharper and the background a bit more blurred. If this isn't a gimmick and actually works well, it makes me wonder what other surprises Canon can pull out of their dual pixel autofocus technology. I also have to wonder why this wasn't announced with the 1 DX II and whether it will be made available there (and on the 80D) as well.
Most of the announced features are of the bigger, better, faster, more, variety. The one new feature that stands out is the new Dual Pixel Raw files that supposedly allow focus to be adjusted after the shot is taken. This isn't like the Lytro light field camera, but a more subtle local adjustment such as making the eyes a bit sharper and the background a bit more blurred. If this isn't a gimmick and actually works well, it makes me wonder what other surprises Canon can pull out of their dual pixel autofocus technology. I also have to wonder why this wasn't announced with the 1 DX II and whether it will be made available there (and on the 80D) as well.
izzikio_rage
Technomancer
Canon rocks in terms of how practical its features are. The dual pixel focus is amazing when using very fast lenses where the plane is almost paper thin.
raja manuel
In the zone
Yeah, and given that Canon is the only manufacturer who can make autofocussing f/1.2 lenses, this could be a bit boost for them especially in the wedding market where the 5D III was already king. Now we just have to wait to see if the pro-level full frame mirrorless will have even more goodies.
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nac
Aspiring Novelist
Is it? I didn't know that
No other DSLR/MILC cameras (manufacturer) can do this?
izzikio_rage
Technomancer
Wow, so it seems they are playing to their strengths.
Anyway my experience with f/1.4 manual lenses says that even breathing after you've set the focus changes the place of focus. So allowing us to fix it in post is an amazing amazing thing. Helps get those spontaneous shots much better
Anyway my experience with f/1.4 manual lenses says that even breathing after you've set the focus changes the place of focus. So allowing us to fix it in post is an amazing amazing thing. Helps get those spontaneous shots much better
CRACING
Journeyman
Nikon did make a f/1.2 lens but it was AIS and focal length 50mm. More then that, the F mount size is insufficient hence Nikon couldn't make one. I think its not possible to make AF-S lens under 50mm either because of size/space limitations.
Canon made 85mm F/1.2 lens but its rear element is so big. Nikon 85mm f/1.4 vs Canon 85mm f/1.2:
*shashinki.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/kkk_5762.JPG
Afterall, I doubt f1.2 would be any better then f/1.4 and I think its only a technical show-off. Not really worth for extra money and weight.
Canon made 85mm F/1.2 lens but its rear element is so big. Nikon 85mm f/1.4 vs Canon 85mm f/1.2:
*shashinki.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/kkk_5762.JPG
Afterall, I doubt f1.2 would be any better then f/1.4 and I think its only a technical show-off. Not really worth for extra money and weight.
izzikio_rage
Technomancer
He he... Then you'd think crazy things about the f/0.95 lenses
raja manuel
In the zone
It goes a step further than that. Canon is also the only company that made an autofocusing 50mm f/1.0 lens from 1989-2000. That's an extreme lens and not the most practical - so large that the current 85mm f/1.2 L uses the same body - but it wasn't made to be practical or to climb the sales chart. It was made to show the world, and particularly the competition, that Canon was the king of the lens jungle. You'd have to shell out about $4,000 for this lens now and there seem to be many people willing to buy it at that price. I suppose it seems a steal compared to the $180,000 price tag of the autofocusing Canon 1200 mm f/5.6 - a lens so extreme that Canon only made each lens after it received an order for it, and it took more than a year to make each one.
Yeah, it can be great for shifting the focus from eyelashes to eye, or maybe even from spectacle lens to eye. But focus shifting is not the only thing that you can do with the Dual Pixel Raw. Using Canon's DPP software, you can reduce/remove ghosting and flaring because it registers differently on each part of the dual pixel. The weirdest and most unanticipated feature is that you can move the out-of-focus background or foreground to the left or right (in landscape orientation) while the in-focus subject stays in the same place in the frame, and you can use a selection box to limit the shift to some parts of the frame. The Dual Pixel Raw seems to have features aimed at perfectionists rather than general users.
sujoyp
Grand Master
yey I am having a prewedding shoot of myself, hired a photo enthusiast/semi professional from pune (my guru's friend) . I am not able to decide on a good place in pune, I will have some pics on 17 afternoon +sunset sillhouts and some in 18th morning.
The photographer is taking 5k , all travelling expense on me, and its without album..he will give softcopy...and picture count is unlimited with unlimited pose
oh and that guy already did 2-3 preweddings and many weddings
and some in 18th morning. The photographer is taking 5k , all travelling expense on me, and its without album..he will give softcopy...and picture count is unlimited with unlimited pose
oh and that guy already did 2-3 preweddings and many weddings
izzikio_rage
Technomancer
ok, so apparently the amount of change that dual pixel raw allows you to do is very very limited
[youtube]W0S8shTk94E[/youtube]
[youtube]W0S8shTk94E[/youtube]
raja manuel
In the zone
Anyone who thought they would see major changes would have been hopelessly optimistic, not to mention very gullible. That said, the Tony Northrup video was horrible and has been criticised a lot. The examples given are all highly subjective and you have to take his word for many things. A more scientific test would have been to use different focal lengths and photographing a scale and showing the viewer exactly how much forward and backward the focus moves, so that they can make their own assessment of it. This video does exactly that and it is a much better demonstration of the effect. It is still mild of course and the effect is roughly the same as an AFMA correction, but that might be all that some people need.