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      07-13-2014, 11:11 AM   #4731
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Thanks, Dave. Anything new going on?

You'll be happy to hear I bought an Induro CT214 tripod with a BHL2 ball head before my last vacation.
Not really. I'm shooting the same things with the same equipment that I've had a couple of years. I do notice that I keep getting more consistent. Work, live, eat, sleep at all the same places.

Love my Induro C-414. Nice and solid and it'll fit in my suitcase to go around the world. Oh, that reminds me of something new, wifey and I celebrate 45-years this year, so we're going to Iceland, Southern England and taking the Queen Mary II back to the USA. I'll take the tripod to do some night shots.

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      07-13-2014, 11:24 AM   #4732
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Not really. I'm shooting the same things with the same equipment that I've had a couple of years. I do notice that I keep getting more consistent. Work, live, eat, sleep at all the same places.

Love my Induro C-414. Nice and solid and it'll fit in my suitcase to go around the world. Oh, that reminds me of something new, wifey and I celebrate 45-years this year, so we're going to Iceland, Southern England and taking the Queen Mary II back to the USA. I'll take the tripod to do some night shots.

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Ahh... so you're shooting with the 5D3, if I remember correctly?

Your vacation sounds like a lot of fun! I was in Scandinavia for 2.5 weeks last month and it was amazing. I've become jealous of remmib who lives in such a beautiful country.
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Ahh... so you're shooting with the 5D3, if I remember correctly?
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Yes and still Jonesing for a 1D X. The travel budget is winning out over the photography budget lately, but I'll make it some day soon. I want a Series II lens also, but the results are so good with the S-I that I can't really complain.

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      07-13-2014, 11:58 AM   #4734
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Yes and still Jonesing for a 1D X. The travel budget is winning out over the photography budget lately, but I'll make it some day soon. I want a Series II lens also, but the results are so good with the S-I that I can't really complain.

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Ahh, well, it's only a matter of time. Who knows, maybe they'll release a Mark II of the 1D X or 7D in the not too distant future?

Taking a vacation should be higher on your priority list over getting a Series II great white though.
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      07-13-2014, 04:57 PM   #4735
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Hey Chewy, welcome back. Looking forward to your shots again.
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Selling my DSLR and everything that I have photography wise to go to a smaller Compact Camera System.

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Iceland is beautiful Dave, have you been?

I did the whole Ring Road, plus a couple of fjords as well. Fantastic place for photography. I want to go back as I was really rusty back then, feel like I would get to redo many of the shots much better now than before.
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      07-14-2014, 10:41 AM   #4738
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Hey Chewy, welcome back. Looking forward to your shots again.
Thanks, Mark. Looking forward to seeing some 'coons in your backyard again.

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Selling my DSLR and everything that I have photography wise to go to a smaller Compact Camera System.

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Why are you getting rid of your DSLR setup? Just want a smaller size, or some other reason? I would recommend a Fuji X-Pro 1.
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      07-14-2014, 12:11 PM   #4739
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Selling my DSLR and everything that I have photography wise to go to a smaller Compact Camera System.

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This depends on what you're shooting with now and what your budget is, you can shoot for the stars or you can go budget when it comes to a non SLR CSC. It also depends on what your reason for switching is. If you are trying to just reduce heft, than by all means. But there are sacrifices to be made.

I went fuji x for my vacation and fun camera. The image quality is probably best in class for APS-C mirrorless. I shoot mainly full frame but this fulfills most of my casual needs fine. You can get the x-e1 and x-e2s on sale all the time, the added bonus is that they come kitted with a 700 dollar kit lens that is one of the more feature packed and sharp kits out there (28-83 equivalent f/2.8-4). The caveat is that the fuji xf lenses are not cheap. Not canon L Expensive but expect 700-1000 per prime new.

If you can't live without that 35mm sensor, the the sony A7 series is your best bet. AFAIK though, lens selection isn't the best here if you're looking for native non adapted lenses.

If you value your viewfinder i would keep your slr gear and get an rx100 mark iii or something to save you heft. I honestly cannot shoot without a VF. EVFs have come a long way and are excellent now, but if you were getting paid for your work and it depended on instantaneous quickness, then an SLR OVF is the only way.
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Ahh... so you're shooting with the 5D3, if I remember correctly?

Your vacation sounds like a lot of fun! I was in Scandinavia for 2.5 weeks last month and it was amazing. I've become jealous of remmib who lives in such a beautiful country.
Cool, so which places do you visit?
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Cool, so which places do you visit?
One night in Oslo... it was meh after seeing Stockholm and Copenhagen though.

Then rented a car and took some scenic routes to Bergen over 3 days. On the way, stayed in Aurland, did some cruising in Flam, and stayed in Eidfjord. It was a lot of fun, and I didn't want to come back. I could've easily driven around Norway for another week if I had the time.

Where do you live?
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One night in Oslo... it was meh after seeing Stockholm and Copenhagen though.

Then rented a car and took some scenic routes to Bergen over 3 days. On the way, stayed in Aurland, did some cruising in Flam, and stayed in Eidfjord. It was a lot of fun, and I didn't want to come back. I could've easily driven around Norway for another week if I had the time.

Where do you live?
I live on Karmøy, between Bergen and Stavanger.
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I live on Karmøy, between Bergen and Stavanger.
Oh, ok, cool. Yeah, I didn't make it that far south. But, perhaps you'll recognize some of the photos from my trip as I post them here.
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Just pulled the trigger (no pun intended) on a set of phottix odins, because we were sick of using dumb triggers. Very impressed so far on the customization. Being able to ettl and change power levels straight from a unit with a screen is going to make me so lazy lol.
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Just pulled the trigger (no pun intended) on a set of phottix odins, because we were sick of using dumb triggers. Very impressed so far on the customization. Being able to ettl and change power levels straight from a unit with a screen is going to make me so lazy lol.
cool... what do you mostly shoot?
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wedding shooter for most part, occasionally portraiture/makeup etc.
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nice... that should complement your work then.
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Just ordered a Sigma 50mm f1.4 Art. Should be a low light dream. Now the waiting begins.
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I was out shooting a project today that involved excavating old graves. As it got late and the sun started coming in from the side the bottoms of the graves got dark, so I had to crank the ISO and shoot wide open. That was working fine. Then I heard the unmistakable sound of twin radial airplane engines coming from the airport just behind the treeline to our south. I turned to look and was amazed to see a B-24 bomber lifting off at about 700ft and maybe a half mile away. I had my 70-200 mounted, but by the time I realized what I was seeing and then adjusted my settings, the plane was tail towards me and too far away. Trying a shot into a bright sky at 1600 ISO and f2.8 would have been futile, but I could have just flipped to the little green box and taken a shot. As I never use full auto, it just didn't occur to me to do so and I missed what could have been a cool shot.
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Full auto in my experience either bumps up the ISO to unusable levels or it slows down the shutter speed to something below 1/30. Auto gets very confused by darkness.
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Full auto in my experience either bumps up the ISO to unusable levels or it slows down the shutter speed to something below 1/30. Auto gets very confused by darkness.
Yeah, auto wouldn't have worked for the graves, but it may have done ok for the airplane.
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I have C3 setup on my cameras for prop planes. Shutter priority at 160, ISO 100. I did that after I missed the last B-17 flyover. I also have C2 setup for birds in flight. They may not be perfect in all situations, but its nice to be able to switch to something quickly.
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