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Jul 18, 2022 11:38:24   #
gwilliams6 wrote:
I shot with top pro SLRs and DSLRs from Nikon and Canon (both brands) for over four decades, and made the move to mirrorless in January 2017 and have never looked back.

I miss nothing about those big, heavy, clunky mirror flapping, old tech beasts, NOTHING.

I embrace and enjoy all the competitive advantages my mirrorless gear gives me every time I use it for my professional and personal work worldwide.

Anyone who says it is no different hasn't fully exploited all that mirrorless gear can do that NO DLSR will ever be physically or technically able to do, ever.

Ask the World's Top News and Media Services that in the past 20 months have all dumped their pro DSLRs and moved to exclusively mirrorless gear for all their staff still photographers and staff videographers worldwide.

Associated Press; Gannett Media; UK Media; Canada Press have all gone Sony mirrorless. And Agence France Press has gone Nikon Z9 mirrorless.

https://alphauniverse.com/stories/why-the-associated-press-just-switched-to-sony/

https://petapixel.com/2021/11/17/sony-is-now-the-exclusive-camera-provider-for-gannett-and-usa-today/

https://www.dpreview.com/news/4545693607/the-uk-largest-news-agency-partners-with-sony

https://petapixel.com/2022/01/31/canadas-largest-news-organization-moves-exclusively-to-sony-cameras/#:~:text=Canada's%20Largest%20News%20Agency%20Moves%20Exclusively%20to%20Sony%20Cameras,-Jan%2031%2C%202022&text=The%20Canadian%20Press%2C%20the%20largest,provider%20for%20the%20media%20company

https://petapixel.com/2022/06/09/how-pro-photographers-helped-make-the-z9-from-prototype-to-flagship/

FYI, I have owned Sony mirrorless A6500, A7RII, A7RIII, A7III, A9 and currently own Sony A7RIV, A1, A7SIII. And I currently own 13 top mirrorless E-mount lenses from 10mm to 600mm plus 1.4X and 2X extenders from Sony, Sigma and Tamron.


Cheers
I shot with top pro SLRs and DSLRs from Nikon and ... (show quote)


I see three very large and heavy mirrorless cameras with battery packs as large and as heavy as My 1DX 3 Canons in your photo... Hmmm
It will be another year before Canon releases their new flagship, so before that time I will enjoy the superb performance of my DLSR. But I will embrace the new mirrorless in 2023.
As for image quality between the two types, there is no difference. Any kind of evf preview is not a big deal for me. With no buffer limit to worry about with the 1DX, this DLSR has a clear advantage there.
Times are changing for sure, but it has taken time to work out the bugs. My time with Fuji has been frustrating when it came to auto-focus accuracy in the past, but I look forward to the improvements being made in the new mirrorless designs.
Weight has a clear advantage, but isn't it funny how many of the top end mirrorless are evolving to bigger and bulkier designs with some hefty new lenses...
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Jul 17, 2022 16:13:23   #
CHG_CANON wrote:
If you want to be a better photographer, there are two things you must do above all others: buy a mirrorless camera and use it.


Wrong way to look at it...

Film cameras are viable and are highly respected as their own medium. I am amazed by what was produced 150 years ago during the Civil war for example.

Garry Adelman, The Director of History and Education at the American Battlefield Trust is also vice president of the Center for Civil War Photography. He says about the quality:

“The reason we can blow up on these photos, whether they are prints made from glass plate negatives or the negatives themselves, is that Civil War negatives are huge — 4”x10”, 7”x9”, 8”x10” — 25 to 50 times larger than the 35mm negatives that most of us grew up with” Adelman said. “Unlike those grainy 35mm negatives and unlike even the best digital camera, it cannot approach the resolution on a Civil War glass plate negative from 150-plus years ago. Therefore, you can blow up and see great details within photos. You can catch people smiling in Civil War photos. You can read names on gravestones in Civil War photos.”

https://www.timesnews.net/living/do-civil-war-photographs-match-today-s-digital-images-in-showing-details/article_3281d122-c14b-11ea-b1b5-0fcc76112510.html
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Jul 15, 2022 02:39:30   #
Mirrors have little to do with the end image. Removal of the mirror is more about convenience and the evolution of technology. I have yet to see the difference in an edited photo between the two.

My 1DX MK3 will perform faster than I can react or even think. It will be Canons flagship for at least another year and still amazes me with its performance.
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Jul 14, 2022 09:23:22   #
It is like bragging about what kind of paint gun you used to refinish your car. Its the end result, not the tool. No one has ever asked me if my my images were mirrored or not...
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Jun 26, 2022 08:24:32   #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Having constant problems with my Dell gaming computer. "Blue Screen of Death" is becoming a common occurrence, at least once per day with constant crashes between times. Several trips to the computer repair shop has not fixed anything. I want a Windows desk top machine and Intel Processor other than that I am open to all suggestions. My maximum budget is $1,500.


I had similar problems...
What you may have is a worn out hard drive. What happens over time is that they fragment and overwrite so many times, they eventually break down. A solid state hard drive can make a computer new again with a huge speed improvement in boot up and processing. I went to youtube and found the information on the best brand and installation. My Asus ROG gaming laptop I purchased in 2014 is as fast as my other newer model computers. There is also a huge reduction in heat and energy used. Total cost can range from $99 to $500, depending on capacity, and it will take 10 minutes to install.
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Jun 16, 2022 17:07:50   #
Mirror up and mirror-less are essentially the same thing. If you need an exposure impression in your viewfinder, perhaps that's important for you, but for me the indicators are fine and accurate. With the 1DX MK3 I get everything except that impression. I know it is the future, but for now there is no problem and get great shots with fast adjustments. I do get the full corner to corner focus and also get the merging indicators for manual lens use in live view. The eye auto focus is 100% dead accurate, shoots like a machine gun, runs all day on one battery, and I could not be more impressed overall with its performance. If I need 100 megapixels the I grab one of my tilt shift lenses. All that said, an image captured after the press of the button has nothing to do with mirrors or the lack of, it's more to do with convenience.
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May 31, 2022 07:16:35   #
Perfect solution... I am impressed with this idea 😎👌
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May 31, 2022 07:11:07   #
Normal, not the monitors fault or data issue...

Tiff will show de-saturation because of the applied non- linear 2.2 screen gamma correction. Here is a copy/ past from: https://www.scratchapixel.com/lessons/digital-imaging/digital-images

This gamma encoding is only necessary for image formats saving data using 8 bits per pixel per channel. Gamma encoding is not necessary for file formats saving pixel values using 16 (half float) or 32 bits (float) per pixel per channel (you will find more details on this topic in the next chapter) as they provide enough numerical precision to store all the nuances of tones we need. Even though we could use these formats instead, they use more disk space and more bandwidth when transferred on the internet, and for these reasons, 8 bits file formats such as JPEG, PNG, TGA, etc. are still the standard for storing images (this apply to video images as well). If you work in the graphics industry though, it is likely that you already use 16 or 32 bits file format such as TIFF, OpenEXR, HDR, RAW, in which case it is important that you don't forget to remove the 2.2 screen gamma correction in order to watch these images in linear.
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May 23, 2022 08:36:22   #
Pixel density is important but so is pixel size and spacing. I regularly print 100 x 70 CM prints from my a 1DX MK3. Effectively 21 mpx with superb quality.
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May 12, 2022 09:55:07   #
Mustang1 wrote:
How can a person shoot in Auto and/or Program, have blurred, out-of-focus, underexposed pictures call himself a professional as he resorts to Photoshop to correct a lousy photo? Shouldn't he be creating that photo in the camera?


Cameras are incapable of replicating same dynamic range of the human eye. Without editing, you get a picture of what your camera is capable of. That is always short of what is possible

When you edit a RAW image you enhance of correct the inherent shortcomings. Consider your camera a tool, so without the craftsmanship of editing, you simply are a picture taker. Many will argue and be convinced that their camera makes them a pro none the less...
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Apr 20, 2022 14:47:41   #
Funny no one ever suggests genuine Canon, Sony or Nikon lens protective filters... or for that matter find a specifically designed protective filter from the manufacturer as an accessory in the box. Isn't it odd that they are all aftermarket products...Kind of like paint protection for your car, or special covers to protect your trucks mud flaps.

As an ending note, years ago I destroyed a Canon 24-70 f2.8 when the shattered shards of a broken filter scratched the lens coating beyond repair. I thought I was being wise. Since then, never a problem going bare lens...

It probably doesn't matter, but under certain conditions they do have negative effects. Used car salesmen and UV filter salesmen I think come from the same family DNA. Arguments will be endless.
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Mar 24, 2022 10:42:50   #
For me the new line of Canon tse, (24 f3.5- 50 f2.8- 90 f2.8- and 135 f4) are invaluable. Overall sharper than any prime I own or have experienced. Pano's are 12000 mp wide and 8000 tall shifting, and the angle adjustment allows for perfect depth sharpness when wide open, great for large prints. If you use a monitor with focus assist and overexposure assist, life is grand. I am good at manual focus now and can reliably pan and quickly grab perfect focus nearly as fast as auto-focus. Not for everyone, but if you do landscape, portrait, real estate, or automotive, these can turn any common camera body into a top line 100mpx Hasselblad. So many possibilities including macro.
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Mar 19, 2022 07:18:15   #
cony25 wrote:
So how can I get this right on the spot? and not in post-production?

Also any recommendations for post productions? getting the tones right?
Please help!


The answer is to change your auto white balance from awb to awbw. Simply click on the awb icon on your canon quick menu and choose awbw. Kind of a hidden feature. This addresses the yellow orange ambient light problem directly.
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Jan 9, 2022 09:40:18   #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
Focus confirmation is great for chipped lenses. I often use fully manual lenses that don’t have an electrical connection. I also don’t shoot sports much, but for most things I prefer using the viewfinder and don’t want to be fiddling around with a right angle finder. Now if I’m shooting on a tripod I might be more likely to use the monitor, but besides better manual focus support, another big benefit to using manual lenses on mirrorless is that I have IBIS which means I don’t need the tripod as often.
Focus confirmation is great for chipped lenses. I... (show quote)


That is what I like most about the 1DX MKIII, all Canon lens's will work with indicators in live view and flash focus points in the viewfinder...

I can say I am able to focus through the viewfinder (manually) nearly as fast as with auto-focus. I use the Canon ts 50mm f/2.8 for automotive panning with great success.
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Jan 9, 2022 09:29:56   #
SuperflyTNT wrote:
The sensor has quite a bit to do with focus since the most important thing for focus is that it gets the image focused on the sensor. It doesn’t matter how sharp focus is in the viewfinder of a DSLR if the focus sensor is out of phase with the image sensor. With mirrorless since the focus is directly on the sensor itself that’s not a problem. But in the case of mirrorless the sensor has everything to do with focus.


Which is better contrast or phase detection auto-focus?

Contrast detection is generally used in mirror-less cameras. Phase detection is used in digital DSLR cameras. ...if you're into wildlife or sports photography, or anything that uses the AF tracking and continuous focusing abilities of your camera, then phase detection AF works better than contrast....

The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III has a redesigned AF sensor incorporating a new square pixel design based on an image sensor, essentially making the AF sensor 28x higher resolution at the center area with phase-detection. The AF system supports face, head, and eye tracking. The DIGIC-X image processor and a DIGIC-8 dedicated for AF/AE the camera's image processing performance far exceeds and surpasses that of its predecessor.

When in Live View, AF/AE tracking during high-speed burst shooting has the ability to capture up to 20 fps. The main sensor, (like a mirror-less camera) uses contrast to achieve focus directly with the image sensor.

Using the traditional optical viewfinder, the camera has the ability to capture 16 fps with reduced time lag and image blackout. The EOS-1D X Mark III can shoot over 1000 images in a burst.

So there you have it, the 1DX MKIII uses both phase and contrast type auto-focus systems.
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