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    WTSell: DSLR - Canon 5D MKII

    *lowered to $1350
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    WTSell: DSLR - Canon 5D MKII

    Advertisement Category: Want To Sell (WTS) Equipment Type: DSLR Equipment Brand: Canon Equipment Model: 5D MKII Price (S$): 1500 Description: Selling my 5D MkII Bought in Dec 2010. Was used mainly for photography and 2 short films. Motherboard replaced , by canon, back in late...
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    WTSell: Video Accessories - Proaim MB-1200 CF

    Advertisement Category: Want To Sell (WTS) Equipment Type: Video Accessories Equipment Brand: Proaim Equipment Model: MB-1200 CF Price (S$): 250 Description: Want to sell my Proaim MB-1200 CF Swing away matte box. It is Brand new. Selling it because upgrading to slightly bigger matte box...
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    Hi emotap, please check out this site Understanding Metering and Metering Modes what you must first of all understand that spot metering has NOTHING to do with focusing... its related to exposure.. that is what this site explains about... and when doing portrait best to focus on the...
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    Of course it gave up bro. It's weathered sealed not waterproof. You still should use a camera raincoat.
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    I know its easier said then done but sometimes it is best to have a 2nd body when you cover weddings, in case one body starts to give problems... Usually I bring 2... one with 24-105 + flash the other with 50/85mm lens with/withouht flash...
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    Congrats on the purchase.... Welcome to the family....
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    Hi Greatspider, One more thing just incase you have done the steps i mentioned earlier and it is still not working... Had this same problem with my sony camera... THe problem was dirty contacts.... Just use a cotton bud dip in nail polish remover and clean the contacts of the flash and the...
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    Hi Greatspider, Not sure if you have tried this but 01) Mount the flash 02) in the camera menu got to ->3rd Yellow Spanner Icon. 03) scroll down to "External Speedlite control" and select it, 04) in the next page, scroll down to "Flash C.Fn settings" and select it, 05) using the thumb...
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    Official 5DMKII users thread

    How much for extended warranty?
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    Portrait Lens, or a lens that can be use for shooting portraits?

    HI Catchlights... sorry for the misunderstanding.. maybe i also should have made a bit clear on my part.. when i refer to portraits i refer to peoples portraits shots... that is also what the TS and i were discussing...and oh yeah i did read it, dude there was only like 2 lines.... i got...
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    Portrait Lens, or a lens that can be use for shooting portraits?

    So i am just going to close with this summary of what i meant, There is no Official Lens called Portrait Lens. It is just a term used to describe a set of lens used commonly for Portrait shots.. the classic Portrait shots. Just like there is a set of lens that is used for Landscape Shots...
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    Portrait Lens, or a lens that can be use for shooting portraits?

    Firstly, Nice... 100 mm macro is truly delicious.... Secondly, 100mm falls within the range of 24 to 135.. these numbers is usually a good range for shooting portraits.. you wouldnt want to get a 500mm and stand soooo far away from the model that she would start to wonder if she got BO.
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