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Re: Canon 500D/550D/600D series RAW file size.: Canon EOS 1100D - 300D Forum: Digital Photography Review
one approach is to shrug about the size of Canon RAW files and get a modern computer.
canon  file  size  raw  dpreview  2012 
february 2012 by thesullster
Canon Date Codes
X 2009
Y 2010
Z 2011
A 2012
B 2013
C 2014
canon  production  date  code  2012 
february 2012 by thesullster
How To Test a Lens « Canon Rumors
If it's poorly assembled now, it's not going to be better after a year of use.
vps  reference  lens  testing  canon  nikon  howto  tips  repair  2011 
june 2011 by thesullster
Nikon CLS Practical Guide: 10. Auto FP High Speed Sync Explained
when stopping action is not the goal, and a really high shutter speed is not required, then FP Sync can be very useful. In fact, Auto FP is excellent for shooting portraits in bright daylight. Then, you can use a shutter speed well above the normal sync of 1/250th coupled with a wide aperture to blur the background which greatly helps isolate the subject. I typically use camera A mode, ISO 100, FP Sync, f/ 2.8 and 1/1000th in bright shade, and I get a flash range of about 10-15 feet. If I am in really bright light, like on the beach, the shutter has to be around 1/1600th, and this reduces the range to about 8-10 feet which is still reasonable for portraits.

If a greater distance than 10 feet is needed in bright daylight, there is no choice except to use regular flash sync and accept the requisite smaller aperture. This happens frequently when shooting a party outdoors, where I typically shoot in camera S mode, regular flash sync, ISO 100, 1/250th, and f/7, and I get acceptable fill out to 20 to 30 feet or so.
canon  nikon  flash  vps  discussion  sync  2011  blogspot 
may 2011 by thesullster
YouTube - Auto-FP High Speed Flash Tutorial
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Nikon Creative Lighting System Tutorial
by Lilkiwiguy87
153,631 views
youtube  nikon  canon  flash  sync  howto  2011 
may 2011 by thesullster
Nikon D3 vs Canon 5D - High ISO Competition
With the 5D, my rule of thumb was that up to ISO 800 I always used the same workflow regardless of the ISO. ACR for RAW conversion, working mostly in Lab, local contrast, CMYK shadows/highlights, selective sharpening on Luma channel in Lab, e.t.c. At ISO 1600 I had to be more careful and tone down the sharpening not to increase noise, and at ISO3200 I had to be a lot more careful. If I was very, VERY careful, with selective noise reduction and very careful selective sharpening, for some good light (but still low light) shots, I was able to get excellent ISO 6400 (ISO 1600 pushed 2 stops) with the 5D.

With the D3 the situation is better, by a stop or more. I feel like I can take an ISO3200 shot and apply my regular workflow and it still comes out looking great (no noise reduction at all). I took some ISO 6400 self-portraits and with no noise reduction and a toned-down workflow (sort of what I was doing before with ISO 1600 shots with 5D) they came out looking great. Only at ISO12800 I have to do the very careful post processing to get a good looking image. ISO12800 (ISO1600 pushed 3 stops) is pretty much useless on the 5D. The main difference is the color accuracy and color noise, high ISO shots with D3 still look great, with accurate colors and no annoying blotchy color noise. Now I can say that I am VERY impressed.
nikon  canon  discussion  vps  5d  d3  2011 
may 2011 by thesullster
Nikon vs. Canon: Auto-focus speed in Low Light: 50D vs. D300s; 1D Mk III vs. - MacRumors Forums
Are you going to be shooting in near-dark conditions without an AF illuminator on a regular basis?
nikon  canon  discussion  2011  vps 
may 2011 by thesullster
“This Lens is Soft”…. « Canon Rumors
And stop looking at 100% images on your monitor: not only will it make you go blind, 50% screen resolution is more resolution than your printer can reproduce anyway.
nikon  canon  lens  vps  calibration  focus  2011  resolution  health  ergonomics  blind 
may 2011 by thesullster
Canon EF lens mount - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
EF lenses can be mounted on EF-S bodies, albeit with cropped image,
canon  wikipedia  lens  fx  dslr  2011 
may 2011 by thesullster

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