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« on: March 07, 2012, 20:33 »
If the economy colapses because of gas price or the oil runs out (which will happen eventually), then we'll all ride bicycles and the world will be a better place. Live in the countryside, grow our own crops, do some gardening, rural life is best! 
with a Nikon/Canon repair nearby
Or at least within 50-100 km. The now much healthier humans will be able to cover long distances using the greatest invention in locomotion ever.
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« on: March 07, 2012, 19:01 »
If the economy colapses because of gas price or the oil runs out (which will happen eventually), then we'll all ride bicycles and the world will be a better place. Live in the countryside, grow our own crops, do some gardening, rural life is best!
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« on: March 07, 2012, 03:28 »
The problems continues. I suspect it has to do with Shutterstock's version of Edstock, this and this and who knows how many others.
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« on: March 05, 2012, 16:22 »
Sigma is well known for bad quality control at least regarding their focusing problems. I also have a 50mm f/1.4 and luckily, it's excellent. Truth be told, some Sigma dude calibrated it in the lab for me. There is no need for microadjustments now, it's on zero. It's bokeh is second only to 50mm f/1.2L Canon.
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« on: March 05, 2012, 16:06 »
I just tested the Nikon D800 and D800E (so slightly off topic), excellent resolution, I'm impressed so far. Tomorrow I'll play with the 5D3 and see how it goes. Anyway, the Canon is horribly expensive here. To continue off topic, I tested the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG EX on 5D2, trying to steer clear (again) of the Canon 85mm f/1.2L. Maybe that copy of sigma was faulty, I don't know - thing is, I never saw that much lateral CA and bokeh fringing in one package. The face of a person a bit backlit in the showroom had green CA on the left side of the head, magenta on the right and yellow on the top, it was hilarious! 
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« on: March 02, 2012, 18:09 »
I have yet to see some 2-clicks method to remove bokeh fringing.
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« on: March 02, 2012, 10:58 »
I have to say, I'm very impressed with high iso sample shots, especially the bride and the tiger, on canon website. It's kinda 1.5-2 stops better than my 5D2, I'd say.
on the contrary i'm not that impressed and they used the best primes in F1.4 and F1.8 to keep the ISO down so it sounds a bit tricky to me, there's only one sample shot by night and it's not at all usable for the quality required on stock agencies.
What are you sniffing? I am talking about the tiger image taken at iso 3200, f/8, with a 400mm f/2.8L + 2x TC. And the image of a bride, taken also at iso 3200, f/7.1, with a 50mm f/1.2. The tiger image looks absolutely great taking into the account the combo long tele + TC. I think you can't get anything better than this in the said situation. Also the bride image looks great in my view, and I'm guessing about 1.5 - 2 stops in iso performance above 5D2. The aurora borealis photos are poor choices to display a camera's performance, especially since the high iso shot is taken at f/2.8 - wth...
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« on: March 02, 2012, 09:42 »
I have to say, I'm very impressed with high iso sample shots, especially the bride and the tiger, on canon website. It's kinda 1.5-2 stops better than my 5D2, I'd say.
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« on: March 02, 2012, 05:00 »
we microstockers need pixels! i will consider sell my 7d and buy d800 then make the 5d2 the backup machine.
Wrong! microstockers only, do not need tons of pixels, youre uploading JPGs, and any 12MP, cam will do nicely. The XXXL, sales in micro are very few and far in between. Microstock photography is not on par with high flying advertising shoots nor RM photography.
This is true, very lage size PPD sales are rare (much more often you'll see XXXL sub sales, ironically). The high resolution I'll rather have it for macrostock, RM or RF.
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« on: March 01, 2012, 14:00 »
I am pleased with the new features. Things I will pay for (compared to 5D2):
- better AF (and yes, I need it for an important part of my work!)
- better high ISO performance
- higher fps (again, useful for me)
- arguably better IQ (this I'll believe when I'll see it).
If I get the D800, then I'll get more megapixels and that's it. But I will miss:
- speed (AF - arguably, fps, also quite certain - the buffer will fill quickly and you'll shoot one RAW each half an hour)
- big drawback in file size. Sorry, I just can't cope with 75 MB RAW images. My shoots have anywhere from 100-300 (studio) to 2000-3000 (outdoor, travel) and I only shoot RAW. That's huge...
- arguably high iso performance because of difference in resolutions, mainly.
I wish Nikon would have the possibility to shoot RAW in smaller resolutions, like Canon has. Some mRaw, sRaw, whatever.
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« on: February 26, 2012, 11:54 »
Apparently 5D X name confirmed http://www.kuaddro.com/canon-eos-5dx-name-confirmed/
Take it with a grain of salt, though. We'll know in 2-3 days anyway.
Or not. 
Canon Rumors recently changed the date to Friday from Monday (2 March instead of 27 Feb). That's the first time I can remember that a [CR3] "fact" was wrong. Oh, well, no one bats 1000%.
Yeah, a rumors site was wrong, how about that!! The only thing certain is that we're absolutely clueless about what and when is coming from Canon.
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« on: February 23, 2012, 14:51 »
There is such a camera on the market.... Leica M9  .... maybe the price of the camera answer your question regarding a lightweight full frame camera.
The M9 doesn't have an EVF, does it ?
Of course not, it's a rangefinder.
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« on: February 23, 2012, 06:05 »
I'll be shocked if they don't have more than 22mp. My 550D has a much smaller sensor and is a few years old now and has 18mp. It's nowhere near as good as the 5DMKII but after all this time, they should be able to come up with at least a decent 30mp full frame camera.
I can't see how they can noticeably improve the IQ much, it's already very good. Some extra mp's to allow more cropping would be a big improvement.
Yes but I wouldnt count on much more then 24Mp, the MP race is pretty much over and really, there is no need for a DSLR with any 45MP, we are already producing MF results with the MII and the D3X.
As you say IQ, range, noise and ofcourse optics is much more of a priority.
It's the truth. I'd also add good AF, for me is important. A reasonable part of my work is action/sport shots which, even staged, could use a good AF.
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« on: February 22, 2012, 18:50 »
$3500 is way too much for these improvements, I'd rather invest in some more lenses and keep my 5D2s.
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« on: February 21, 2012, 17:59 »
No chicks. Pity.
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« on: February 21, 2012, 17:43 »
Worst site, out of the big four, sales wise. Not even half of FT this month. My acceptance rate last months is 99-100% because I took care of their "no similars" brain disease, but it doesn't seem to help sales at all. For me this site has faded slowly in the last 2 years and it doesn't look like it will ever get back on track.
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« on: February 21, 2012, 15:09 »
Didn't a Canon exec recently say they didn't think there was that great of a market for such a high MP camera, and if they found differently they would produce one then?
Yea, Masaya Maeda said: "If Canon thinks the market wants the high resolution models such as the 30+ MP of Nikons D800, they can easily develop such products". http://www.slashgear.com/canon-5d-mark-iiix-leaked-details-rundown-14213443/I'm thinking... Nikon should have learned a bit from Canon, when they developed this 36 mp camera. That is, to implement the possibility to shoot raw in various sizes (like sRaw1, sRaw2). If D800 could shoot 20 mp raw, it would be more appealing.
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« on: February 21, 2012, 06:26 »
I see the 1Dx as the successor of 1D IV, not of the 1Ds. It's not a studio camera, and I think Canon have to release a many-megapixel full frame aimed at studio (and landscape) shooters. The sensible choice would be to make a 5D "X" or whatever it's called, because it won't be so expensive like 1Ds series was. If it's for studio and landscapes, it won't need several features that 1D X has, like superfast AF, 12 fps, extremely rugged, able to withstand the most harsh weather conditions, etc. And then they can make this high MP version cheaper.
Why do you 'see' that? This is Canon's own press release announcing the 1Dx;
"LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 18, 2011 Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, is proud to introduce a completely revolutionized EOS-1D series camera, the Canon EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera.* As the new leader in Canons arsenal of professional DSLRs, the EOS-1D X will be a high-speed multimedia juggernaut replacing both the EOS-1Ds Mark III and EOS-1D Mark IV models in Canons lineup."
If you're sitting there awaiting a new 5D with more Mp's than the 1Dx then I think you'll be waiting a long time. I'd love you to be right though as I was very disappointed with the 1Dx's specification.
I am amazed to find myself with a main DLSR body that is now over 4 years old, has undertaken about 200K shutter operations, is no longer available to buy and nothing better is yet on the shelves.
I missed the official announcement, so you're right on the actual facts. I was talking more in the terms of high-megapixel full frame price point. 1Ds was good as studio camera but very expensive with lots of unnecessary features for studio shooters. As things move forward, I don't think Canon can afford to leave the older 5D2 as the highest MP camera in their lineup. Nikon already made the move and Canon NEEDS to do the same with something aimed at studio photogs. Nothing on the shelf for now, but I believe we'll see something new in the near future.
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« on: February 21, 2012, 02:26 »
the rumor about the split of 5d line and the specs got a bit busted 
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=3494.0
This struck me as nonsense from the start. Canon aren't going to have their flagship DSLR with half the Mp of their own lower-end model. If they had developed a super new sensor then it would be going on their top-of-the-range model first.
Why would they bring out the 1Dx, believing there was little demand for more Mp, only to then provide for that lack of demand with another camera a couple of months later? It makes no sense at all.
I see the 1Dx as the successor of 1D IV, not of the 1Ds. It's not a studio camera, and I think Canon have to release a many-megapixel full frame aimed at studio (and landscape) shooters. The sensible choice would be to make a 5D "X" or whatever it's called, because it won't be so expensive like 1Ds series was. If it's for studio and landscapes, it won't need several features that 1D X has, like superfast AF, 12 fps, extremely rugged, able to withstand the most harsh weather conditions, etc. And then they can make this high MP version cheaper.
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« on: February 20, 2012, 12:40 »
From the translation of that Chinese website, it appears that the 5D III has 19:00 focus points  , while the 5D X has 61. It also appears that the camera will have built-in flash. 45 MP for a full frame... they surely have got some new inventions regarding sensor development, to enter Hasselblad, Phase One and alikes territory with that resolution. I hope they'll include possibility to shoot raw in smaller sizes (like 20-something MP).
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« on: February 15, 2012, 18:45 »
Very nice and refreshing to see that. Down to earth and working.
It's probably the quintessence of what I like most at Shutterstock: consistency. For everybody SS dwarfs all the other agencies in terms of revenue, therefore they are getting the most attention from us everyday and yet we very rarely see "downloads at SS stopped! help!!!" topics, which means exactly this: consistency. More like consistent improvement in earnings, in fact. Even for the old timers who reached the so-called plateau income is not dropping, but staying on the same level (at least).
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« on: February 15, 2012, 18:33 »
Congrats, keep the sales coming. Also take note of what happened to istock and what will probably happen with 123rf, be sure not to walk the same path. Respect your suppliers and you will be respected.
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« on: February 15, 2012, 18:30 »
Ok, I got the math. I am barely getting 50% and absolutely no chance of going up. I will be pulling my portfolio if I have the slightest decrease below 50%, I'm dead serious. 123RF are clearly overestimating their importance in our eyes. It won't make a significant dent in my monthly income and I'm sure it's the same situation for most of the contributors.
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