My new toy ;)

[willz]

My Canon 1D Mark III just arrived :D Xmas is already here! :hithere:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2052/2108121477_df1 feb7f66_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2246/2108097001_4be 926f487_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2055/2108872822_220 412fdcb_o.jpg

This weekend will be a busy one :p

[Aukiman]

This weekend will be a busy one :p

reckon itll take much adjusting to dude?

and as for practice ... we got a 'festive' gallerythemes to fill up ;) wink wink lol

[willz]

reckon itll take much adjusting to dude?

and as for practice ... we got a 'festive' gallerythemes to fill up ;) wink wink lol

A little, it's got a crapload of settings you can adjust. You can fine tune the AF on it too lolz. Other than that it's just like other Canons, controls are very similar. This thing is built like a tank, love how the battery grip is inbuilt hehe.

I'll see what I can contribute to the festive theme :p ;)

[Revhed]

very niiiice. I was reading the other day about the unbelievable battery life. (on top of the amazing low light ability and high frame rate) - I want one!

[willz]

very niiiice. I was reading the other day about the unbelievable battery life. (on top of the amazing low light ability and high frame rate) - I want one!

Yeah mate, ISO3200 on it is like ISO800 on my 5D! and the 5D's no slouch at low light! Battery life is apparently amazing , I don't know yet cuz I only just charged the batteries up.

[Revhed]

I've seen a few test images at an effective ISO 12800 (6400 +2ev) and they have the same noise as iso 1600 on my 10D!!

[willz]

hehe yeah I feel sorry for you :p

[joshg]

Cause i'm a real man I make my sig do all the talking. Here is what it says:

[willz]

Cause i'm a real man I make my sig do all the talking. Here is what it says:

Have you got one of the armour cases?

[joshg]

Have you got one of the armour cases?

Nah, but I i had a delicate canon I would

[willz]

Nah, but I i had a delicate canon I would

Mine doesn't need any armour, it's already tank. The camera pictured with armour there looks like a Niiiiikon :no:

[Aukiman]

lol now Im so confused as to which SLR I should get ... I might get a mac instead :p

[Revhed]

Let's play "Spot the Nikon"

http://www.pbase.com/vthian/athens_olympics_2004

Have a look through the photos in the site above and see how many Nikons you can spot...

There's a prize if you can get into double digits :p

[willz]

Let's play "Spot the Nikon"

http://www.pbase.com/vthian/athens_olympics_2004

Have a look through the photos in the site above and see how many Nikons you can spot...

There's a prize if you can get into double digits :p

Good point mate, go to any public event and you will struggle to see a Nikon amongst the sea of White Canon lenses ;)

[willz]

lol now Im so confused as to which SLR I should get ... I might get a mac instead :p

it's not too late to change your mind Auki ;)

[willz]

Now lets put some more perspective to the Canon vs Nikon debate...

Canon FTW :hithere: , enough said...

http://img124.imagevenue.com/loc816/th_38243_adria nalimalshootermedium0em_122_816lo.jpg (http://img124.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=38243_ adrianalimalshootermedium0em_122_816lo.jpg)

[toby82]

wahhh those things are expenisive lol, looks beautiful willz !

[Revhed]

Hey Willz - this might be of some help setting up your camera.

Canon's "Tailoring the camera for different situations" Document for Mark 3 series cameras

http://www.usa.canon.com/uploadedimages/FCK/Image/ 2007/MARK%20III%20Suggested%20Settings%20121207/EO S1D_1DsMark_IIIoptimizingAFsettings_Final.pdf

[mikki]

lol ummmm from the above link, out of interest, how much would the big lens be worth?

http://i.pbase.com/u23/vthian/upload/33066623.1200 .jpg

[Revhed]

it looks like a 300/2.8L IS USM - Retails for somewhere between 6K-9K It's a very nice lens. One of the sharpest Lenses Canon Makes (I think I've heard it refered to as THE sharpest).

If it's connected to the 1d camera that's another 6K and if it's a 1ds that's about 12K!

Incidently - I think you'd normally find her on the other end of the camera - I suspect she's just holding it for the photoG ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriana_Lima

http://www.canon.com.au/images/big_products/ef%203 00mm%20f2.8l%20is%20usm%20angle.jpg

[willz]

Hey Willz - this might be of some help setting up your camera.

Canon's "Tailoring the camera for different situations" Document for Mark 3 series cameras

http://www.usa.canon.com/uploadedimages/FCK/Image/ 2007/MARK%20III%20Suggested%20Settings%20121207/EO S1D_1DsMark_IIIoptimizingAFsettings_Final.pdf

Yea cheers, I saw that on POTN. A little reading for tonight :)

[mikki]

oh sorry Willz, something happened to that link :o

the pic I meant was this one from Revhed's 'spot the nikon' post

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh93/mikki-aus/33066623_1200.jpg

[Revhed]

1200\5.6 - It's usually only discussed is hushed tones like something of Myth and Legend. It's said to be "special order" only, cost "Six Figures" (Although Wiki says it's discontinued and initially cost US$89,579) and there are very few of them in the world - mostly owned by the large journalistic houses.

Apparently it has lots of problems with heat and smoke haze :p

Wiki link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_1200mm_lens


http://www.canon-europe.com/Images/--_tcm13-27005.gif

[Aukiman]

:D ROFL thats so funny, I have actually carried the LAW "66" ( designation M72A6 ) shoulder launched anti-armour weapon ..... and its smaller than that thing!!!

thats insane !

[Snakey]

Now thats huge lmfao

atleats he can say he has the biggest one :p lol

[willz]

:D ROFL thats so funny, I have actually carried the LAW "66" ( designation M72A6 ) shoulder launched anti-armour weapon ..... and its smaller than that thing!!!

thats insane !

I rest my case... REAL MEN HAVE BIG CANONS! :D:p

[Aukiman]

lol as an after thought its also only about 1 kg lighter than the missile + CLU of the Javelin antitank missile system ... not sure of the lens length but the Jav missile tube is 1.2 metres

[Ausadian98]

Hey rev that tripod holding the lens is a Gitzo as well :P (or atleast that is what the logo on the leg looks like)

also GO CANON!!!

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