OFFICIAL: CANON EOS 5D Mark III - User Thread - Part 3

[hammie]

and you will know what else is missing when you upgrade to 16-35L II :bsmilie:

bro i see u sold your mkiii :<

 

[avsquare]

bro i see u sold your mkiii :<

wah lau don't expose me

 

[ricleo]

wah lau don't expose me

haha not just the mkiii but like lelong sale of many canon lenses. moving to another camp?

 

[raydio]

wah lau don't expose me

Why sell a 5D3 so soon?

 

[Errz]

haha not just the mkiii but like lelong sale of many canon lenses. moving to another camp?

think its either upgrading to 1DX or D4/D800(E). my bet is on 1DX and the new canon speedlite :bsmilie:

 

[raydio]

think its either upgrading to 1DX or D4/D800(E). my bet is on 1DX and the new canon speedlite :bsmilie:

Oh - My - Gosh... NOT THE OTHER SIDE??? Say it ain't so...

 

[zurichdo]

I couldn't believe it and i called.

It's indeed $4K. :what::what::what:

If they didn't mention cash before they quoted you, you can pay via CC. That's my experience so far...

Got an e-quote from Cathay, $3660+gst cash only, which is less than $3920 :thumbsup:

 

[avsquare]

haha not just the mkiii but like lelong sale of many canon lenses. moving to another camp?

Only one canon lens.. not all :bsmilie:

Why sell a 5D3 so soon?

just want to keep it low but all saw my movements

 

[yrh0413]

What are you upgrading from the 16-35L? 14L/ 17L?

 

[esoeij]

Only one canon lens.. not all :bsmilie:

just want to keep it low but all saw my movements

How to keep low profile when yr 5D3 bundle was priced so attractively?

 

[avsquare]

What are you upgrading from the 16-35L? 14L/ 17L?

Looking at 17L TSE and a 35L. Kinda addicted to primes

How to keep low profile when yr 5D3 bundle was priced so attractively?

Well, it was unfortunate that the street price dropped to 3,650-3,999 for some customers, from the latest news. So I had to adjust accordingly.. and there was a slight pain peel due to accident scratch by my leather jacket's zips at the delete button.. so yeah

 

[yrh0413]

Looking at 17L TSE and a 35L. Kinda addicted to primes

:thumbsup::thumbsup: excellent choice!

 

[yanguei]

and you will know what else is missing when you upgrade to 16-35L II :bsmilie:

I am not pro. Just a tourist kind of photographer. but I do indeed struggle with F4 inside the wine cellar. Perhaps F2.8 will do a better job. I am ok with the quality of 17-40 as mainly put on FB and display on TV for family viewing. Not actually into pixel. Or there are something else I missed out.

What I actually struggle more is to shoot wide 17 horizontally to minimize lens barrel distortion. but many times, the street is narrow or restriction inside the building, I cannot move back and hence have to shoot up. Can use software to correct it? or I have to get 17 TSE?

 

[avsquare]

I am not pro. Just a tourist kind of photographer. but I do indeed struggle with F4 inside the wine cellar. Perhaps F2.8 will do a better job. I am ok with the quality of 17-40 as mainly put on FB and display on TV for family viewing. Not actually into pixel. Or there are something else I missed out.

What I actually struggle more is to shoot wide 17 horizontally to minimize lens barrel distortion. but many times, the street is narrow or restriction inside the building, I cannot move back and hence have to shoot up. Can use software to correct it? or I have to get 17 TSE?

Most of us here are hobbyist too.. 1 stop of light can mean something or mean nothing, really depends on your indoor lighting condition. Most zoom lens definitely have barrel distortions but it can be corrected with DPP or LR. If you are referring to wide angle lens distortions, you can't really help it. TSE may be an option, you can rent one and play with it to see if it helps. But do note that TSE aren't "fast primes" though. The 17mm is a f/4 and the other one, IIRC is a 24mm f/3.5.

 

[yanguei]

Most of us here are hobbyist too.. 1 stop of light can mean something or mean nothing, really depends on your indoor lighting condition. Most zoom lens definitely have barrel distortions but it can be corrected with DPP or LR. If you are referring to wide angle lens distortions, you can't really help it. TSE may be an option, you can rent one and play with it to see if it helps. But do note that TSE aren't "fast primes" though. The 17mm is a f/4 and the other one, IIRC is a 24mm f/3.5.

The day before the trip, I was actually still at Funan deciding between to get 16-35II only or 17-40 + 24-105 (Finance minister restricted the budget). At the end, I think F4 is good enough for me. From this trip, F4 is indeed good enough for 90% of the indoor shooting with 5D ISO 6400. A few shot, I used 600Ex with gel, the result was not too bad. However, I also rarely use the 24-105...

I tried DPP but it does not help much for those shot that I took with > 10 deg up horizontally.

 

[avsquare]

The day before the trip, I was actually still at Funan deciding between to get 16-35II only or 17-40 + 24-105 (Finance minister restricted the budget). At the end, I think F4 is good enough for me. From this trip, F4 is indeed good enough for 90% of the indoor shooting with 5D ISO 6400. A few shot, I used 600Ex with gel, the result was not too bad. However, I also rarely use the 24-105...

I tried DPP but it does not help much for those shot that I took with > 10 deg up horizontally.

Not really can be helped. It is a property of wide angle lens.

 

[chengpenguin]

Looking at 17L TSE and a 35L. Kinda addicted to primes

Playing with primes is a sinful addiction. Once you start using them, you just can't tolerate zoom lenses.
But 16-35 II is one zoom i'll keep in my kit. Hell of a workhorse for tight spaces and amazing perspective.

 

[crysmeth]

Just came back from my honeymoon. I use the 1740 about 99% of the time, even though had the 24105 all the time with me. Its funny as being an advocater of the walkabout zoom, I still brought my kit lens only for it to sit in my bag for the longest time.

Hhhmm.. time to sell it off. Maybe can get the bessa r2 and a lens in return. Muahahaha.

 

[avsquare]

Playing with primes is a sinful addiction. Once you start using them, you just can't tolerate zoom lenses.
But 16-35 II is one zoom i'll keep in my kit. Hell of a workhorse for tight spaces and amazing perspective.

Yup.. Primes are damn poisonous especially tele primes like 85mm and 135. Compression from telephotos + wide open's shallow DOF = <3. My friend saw one of my Cosfest photos shot at f/1.4, he commented that the BG look Photoshopped but after he see the EXIF, he knows why XD

 

[modernretro]

Looking at 17L TSE and a 35L. Kinda addicted to primes

Well, it was unfortunate that the street price dropped to 3,650-3,999 for some customers, from the latest news. So I had to adjust accordingly.. and there was a slight pain peel due to accident scratch by my leather jacket's zips at the delete button.. so yeah

Hi may I know which store is selling this at $3650? I assume it is inclusive of GST? Thanks