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    Some Sinar Hy6 - eMotion 75 Image Samples

    Interesting set of images! As others have indicated, the "Oriental hi key" takes a bit to get used to when evaluating images. To fix this for my Canadian eyes, I pulled the highlight down a bit in photoshop curves to roughly approximate what I am used to judging for skin tone density...
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    i1 profile problems with printing

    I removed the Logo Calibration Loader and substituted the Windows loader because the Eye-One software does not seem to support loading profiles for multiple screens. I am running XP.
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    i1 profile problems with printing

    Hi Don.... The display is LCD. The i1 calibration process suggests that 120 cd/m2 is appropriate for LCD however my primary monitor will not go above 108 - so both monitors are set with this value.
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    i1 profile problems with printing

    I am still having problems developing a good profile with the Greta Macbeth i1 pro sytem. In particular, the current problems are with the Canon Pro 9000 printer. Prints are "too dark/contrasty". To the eye, compared to the screen, the images seem to be the equivalent of about 1/2 stop...
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    "Exceeded the life of camera"...in < 9 months

    IMO, although you might be a very prolific shooter, Canon should realize that the very nature of digital systems and the frame rate that the modern digital camera allows, Canon MUST very seriously redesign their equipment to meet the high shooting rate of photographers. I am of the opinion that...
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    Picture Styles

    I wonder if the histogram and blinking highlights on the 5D (or the 1D-IIn for tht matter) actually reflect the tone composition of the raw file. It is frustrating to look at the histogram on, for example, a tungsten lit image, and show perfect exposure - no blown highlights. Subsequently...
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    Picture Styles

    Although canon does not have a way to load an external "picture styel" or "curve", the styles are actually quite useful. Admittedly, I have not figured them all out in detail (and probably won't). However, the basic ability to modify and existing styles and to create your own user defined...
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    1D-IIn frame rate problem

    It would be nice if Canon would make a firmware update for the 1D-IIn that allows you to adjust the "low" frame rate as a menu adjustment rather than a "computer required" adjustment. For example, I am shooting figure skating - senior and adult skaters benifit from 8fps (or even higher :-)...
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    New Canon Camera, a legend?

    I doubt that Canon is concerned about "legitimizing Nikon". If so, they did that a long time ago when they eventually responded to the Nikon D1 CCD pro camera with the Canon 1D CCD pro camera. Similarly, with the TCP/IP wireless systems - and, I suspect, various minor details. I cannot see...
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    1D Mark II tracking issues

    I have had a few rare situations where the Canon 1D-IIn would yield a number of consecutive frames at 8fps that were out of focus. This would be using AI Servo. When using the motor drive, on rare occasions, if the first frame was very seriously out of focus, subsequent frames would also be...
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    Canon iPF 5000 is looking promising...

    Yes, this may be the problem - however, I do get nervous when real experts have yet to deliver a fine print after a few weeks of playing. As you indicate, it is probably fixable with more polished software and/or firmware but that will take time (probably many many months) for Canon to repair.
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    Canon iPF 5000 is looking promising...

    Interesting comments regarding the ipf5000. I have been looking at one at my local camera emporium and have been less than impressed. A couple of expert printers have been working with this unit and demonstrate less than expected results. For example, the printed B&W images look pretty good...
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    Horse Events

    At Spruce Meadows (one of the world's premiere jumping venues), the facility is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a week to the public. During competition times, one company is the only vendor who takes images for Spruce Meadows publications and for sale to the competitors - this requires two to...
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    Horse Events

    yes: http://www.billmarshphotography.com/
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    Horse Events

    This certainly could be true - in this case, the client is me - I am shooting a year long project with an "art / coffee table book" as the target product. A local pro (Bill Marsh) has a point of view when shooting his images. He says "your pictures will always sell if your are first, best, or...
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    Horse Events

    The only thing I can agree with in these comments is that a good photographer has no choice but to work within the limites of the tools available. Beyond that, you should work to maximize the the quality of work delivered by your equipment and artistic ability/vision. Generally, it turns out...
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    Horse Events

    Show jumping is not really fast. It does not tax the 5D focus ability even in direct head-on shots as long as you use AI-Servo (AFC on Nikon) - at least I had no problems with the 70-200 or 300 lenses. I usually chose the camera and lens combination to give the best coverage of maybe two or...
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    Horse Events

    Yes - the parallel is closer than you think - some of the female spectators were definitely catwalk types with the latest fashion and sometimes I thought the ladies were more interesting than the jumping :-) Most of they guys and gals were shooting 70-200, 300, 400 and 600mm often with a 1.4...
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    Horse Events

    For the first time since I shot one roll of film in 1973, I shot a few days at the Spruce Meadows North American. The equipment was mosquito repellent, sun block, two cameras, a 70-200 F2.8, 300mm F2.8, and 1 1.4 TC. I certainly found that, since the jumping is so repetitive, it was easy to...
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    Trigger a Canon 580EX optically

    This can be done if you turn custom setting 14 to OFF - - this disables auto-poweroff. This is also needed if you use the 580EX as a slave with an optical sensor like the Wein.
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