thinking of getting a canon

[jeanie]

Jeanie,check out these websites.You will have a better idea of what to get.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Portrait-Lens.aspx

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-Digital-SLR-Camera-Reviews.aspx

very lengthy ah!
that's why i ask here in newbies corner since i know there are many jedi welding white tools.:bsmilie:

 

[jeanie]

Yes... point at studio light.

You can do it both ways lah... but some studio strobe can have colour shift.

BC

bc, explain color shift can?
also, u mention batch processing of pics to get constant skin tone.share with me.dorlong dorlong!pm me or email me.u have my email ya...

 

[jeanie]

the EF 85 1.2L is a very slow focusing lens, possible the slowest in the EF family.

The focusing speed comparison was made with a few other lens, non-scientific, but Canon beats Nikon, period.

why didnt you offer to lend me yours dp?
:sticktong :sticktong :sticktong :sticktong :sticktong

 

[Youhong]

suppose to point the expodisc at the studio lights for wb right?
but i wonder....why use expodisc in studio?

ain the best way is to know the temp of the lights, and set it manually in the dslr?:dunno:
that way u wont go wrong right?

From what I know, the use of RED background can be tricky... The background will reflect the light so badly hence causing a red cast... :think:

 

[jeanie]

How about spend $4999 for try Canon system ;p . Be careful, once addicted, you may have to maintenance 2 systems :sweat: .

Regards,
Arto.

thanks for the heads up.

like i said before, i used canon b4, but that was before i bought the f5.
and that wasnt digital.
so...maybe times have changed.i thought canon could have made their cameras more user friendly.i find it sort of user-unfriendly.

 

[SimonKing]

how come no 3rd finger smilies?

Wahahahaha...relax lah :bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie:

 

[Youhong]

I am not a pro wah ...

btw, all images on that day, shot in raw. Even in raw, you can only recover so much. When you start applying noise reduction (nomatter which program you use) the picture starts to degrade.

This is same with WB. If you have to pull so much this way or that way, frinding starts to appear, image quality starts to degrade.

Just using the preset WB should give you somewhere near ba... One can't go so far off until it exceeds the tolerant limit of editing bah... :dunno:

 

[jeanie]

From what I know, the use of RED background can be tricky... The background will reflect the light so badly hence causing a red cast... :think:

but you aint suppose to point the expodisc at the red background mah.you point straight at the studio strobes, tk a reading mah.you do it in such a way that the digital back of your camera is facing the backdrop.will the red color really affect the reading so much?:dunno:
i'm as noob as you are.but i thought that's the way to use the expod.

 

[jeanie]

if this is not chio, i dunno what is...

 

[Youhong]

but you aint suppose to point the expodisc at the red background mah.you point straight at the studio strobes, tk a reading mah.you do it in such a way that the digital back of your camera is facing the backdrop.will the red color really affect the reading so much?:dunno:
i'm as noob as you are.but i thought that's the way to use the expod.

What I meant was like you get the model to sit down on the floor or even lie down... The light reflected from the background will give that red cast on the face...

 

[Scaglietti]

thanks for the heads up.

like i said before, i used canon b4, but that was before i bought the f5.
and that wasnt digital.
so...maybe times have changed.i thought canon could have made their cameras more user friendly.i find it sort of user-unfriendly.

Both Nikon and Canon are ok in that respect... just a matter of getting use to the position of the buttons and dials.

In fact, I like the dials of the Minolta 7D.

BC

 

[SimonKing]

very lengthy ah!
that's why i ask here in newbies corner since i know there are many jedi welding white tools.:bsmilie:

It's not lengthy lah...u take 15-20mins to read those reviews better than waiting for fellow CSrs to answer you right?Anyway whatever we say,if you don't try it out you also won't know what we are talking about :bsmilie:

 

[jeanie]

What I meant was like you get the model to sit down on the floor or even lie down... The light reflected from the background will give that red cast on the face...

then maybe you should use some big black cloth, cardboard or what-have-u that's black and put in around the model so that the red doesnt get reflected?
i swear i read this somewhere.

 

[jeanie]

It's not lengthy lah...u take 15-20mins to read those reviews better than waiting for fellow CSrs to answer you right?Anyway whatever we say,if you don't try it out you also won't know what we are talking about :bsmilie:

i may be noob but not noob to the extent lah.
i know what you guys are talking about lah.
i dont need to wait lei...
by starting this thread, till now, i have about 2-3 pages of pm advising me on canon system.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Youhong]

then maybe you should use some big black cloth, cardboard or what-have-u that's black and put in around the model so that the red doesnt get reflected?
i swear i read this somewhere.

Wah... :sweat: Ok, forget about Red background, next colour please! :bsmilie:

 

[Scaglietti]

What I meant was like you get the model to sit down on the floor or even lie down... The light reflected from the background will give that red cast on the face...

Like that it is not WB issue liao...

BC

 

[jeanie]

Wah... :sweat: Ok, forget about Red background, next colour please! :bsmilie:

give up so easily one meh?comon!red is nice.but i prefer maroon backdrop.
especially velvet...oh sexy...:heart:

 

[Scaglietti]

if this is not chio, i dunno what is...

You've got strange tastes...:sticktong

BC

 

[jeanie]

Like that it is not WB issue liao...

BC

what he needs is to get the model to hold the gretagmacbeth color chart.
take a shot, and do post processing and apply to the entire series.then confirm skin tone super spot on.:thumbsup:

 

[jeanie]

You've got strange tastes...:sticktong

BC

read your pm lah!
you dare say this lens not chio?say it...
IN MY FACE!NOW!:bsmilie: