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<p>Also, a simple name change won't work because the account link stays the same. I've already deleted my photos. </p>

<p>I've tried going through help and the archives, but I can't find a way to delete my account. Someone here had posted some extremely vile comments on some of my shots and then reposted them on a fake site they created, trying to mimic my own site. We've gotten the local police involved and they're moving forward, but after screenshotting his posts, they've said the best thing to do is delete my online accounts until resolved.<br /><br />Am I missing something? He pulled everything from this site. I need my account deleted.</p>

<p>Nthing what everyone else said about recovering the files.<br>

FOr what it's worth for the future, I keep all my raws, edited TIFs and misc photo stuff on a raid system. I also have a second RAID unit I use to mirror the first. I keep one offsite and one connected as live-backup. They get rotated weekly so they both have the same data. A third unit is updated once a month and sits at a third secure site. <br>

I would highly suggest you at least move to a RAID-1 setup which means you'll have your data mirrored onto 2 HD's. Then when you have cash, add a second Raid-1 so you're data sits on 4 physical drives.<br>

<br />Never trust only one location.<br>

Never delete without double-checking your data is elsewhere (even if only as failsafe)<br>

Never do any file ops without running crc verify on every file.</p>

 

<p>Took my daughter out for a few pics.<br>

5D Mark 2<br />135/2L<br />580EXII shot thru an umbrella.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4634135145_10eb7c0717_z.jpg" alt="" width="428" height="640" /></p>

<p>I can't speak for everyone else, but to me the 135/2L is *the* perfect portraiture lens. I use it nearly every shoot as my main lens. Yes, 85 is a the classic lens for portraits and I use mine 85 as well, but I find that my 135 is tack sharp at 2 and the bokeh is beautiful. This suits my style of shooting which is generally wider open than many shooters. Everyone has their own style and you should try to find the right lens to suit it. Try renting it for a week and see if it really covers what you want. I find it's perfect on my Mk2, but on a crop body, I vastly prefer the look of the 70-200/2.8L. </p>

<p>I have the same body and I regularly use a Zuiko 50/1.4 made for the OM system as well as a 55/1.2. I use them mounted on a converter and they work flawlessly. I love the images I get from my 1.4</p>

 

<p>I'm with Bob. I have both lens as well and while the 85/1.8 is terrific, the 135 is the way to go.<br>

I shoot most of my stuff wide open with minimal fill light from my strobes and it's a strong, strong performer.<br>

Plus, the bokeh is to excellent.</p>

 

<p>Seems like everyone here covered all the bases, but I wanted to add this small bit.<br>

To avoid the OP's specific problem with "copyright/logo/watermark cut off" I always use a watermark that is large and overlays the actual middle of the image at about 20% transparency. It's light enough to see the image, but big enough no one would chop it to keep a piece of the picture alone.</p>

 

<p>I went from a 30D, with I'd shot with for years to a MK2 and have never been happier. I also shoot mostly wide-open using my strobes only as fill. Anyone that thinks the MK2 is only so-so imagewise is out of their mind. There is an immediate difference in quality. <br>

Sure, if you pixel peep or shoot at high-iso than you're going to get a bit of softness because of the noise reduction built into the camera, but otherwise there is not question about it's ability. Just being able to use my 24-70L and the 135L as they were intended is worth the money. Plus, I shoot alot of Mamiya m645 and OM Zuiko glass on my body with adapters and both types excel on the larger sensor. The OM glass is being used as it's meant to frankly I don't think anyone has ever made a 135/2.8 that matched the look and bokeh of theirs. My Mamiya glass, particularly my 210 is amazing looking and I don't have to fight the extra length the crop factor gave me. <br>

If you don't like the every-so-slight-only-pixel-peepers-notice softness on the MK2 and don't want to turn off the native N/R ... then that is what God made High-Pass sharpening for.</p>

<p>I just went from a 30D to a 5DM2 and I have to say, I'm astounded at the difference. Yes, resolution-wise you can easily get by with the 8mp from the 30D. However, to me the metering and color is better by far in the 5DM2. The high usable ISO is a nice touch as well. Having said that though, the thing I like about it most is actually being able to use my EF lenses on it the way they were intended. Plus, my Zuikos and Mamiya 645 lenses work better on it with the FF sensor. The APS-C sensor was ok for the Zuikos, but the Mamiya lenses were cropped in too much and the focal lengths became longer than I liked. With the FF sensor, things are much better.<br>

I've never had the original 5D but I did shoot some out of a borrowed one and find it to be a much better camera overall than the 30D. Again, I'm looking at color, range and metering. You may be comparing it differently.</p>

 

<p>I agree with the 85/1.8. It's an incredible lens. Another option to think about if you're trying to save money is to go manual-focus. I use alot of m645 Mamiya and 35mm OM Zuiko lenses on my EOS digital bodies. Cheap and incredible optics. I've been shooting with a Kiron 28/2 adapted for the EOS and it is amazing.</p>

 

<p>I don't know about the tripod and stuff, but I use a Pelican 1510 with the padded dividers. I keep a 30D and m645 and about 6 lenses along with 3 speedlights and all the assorted extras (chargers, filters, etc) in it. In the lid I put a custom cutout I bought from a company advertising in PP. It lets me store my laptop (15") in the lid with all my cables and whatnot.<br>

Works like a charm. I just spent a month in Pakistan and India shooting and it survived everything with nary a problem to the stuff inside.</p>

 

<p>You know, I think you guys are right. I ditched the Kiron and the 150. I love the bokeh on the 135 anyway and it's not that far different in length. Thanks for the push guys, it's what I needed.</p>

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<p>I've asked a question that's tangential to this in the MF forum, but I thought it best to ask here as everyone here is focused on EOS. I'm taking a trip thru Paris to Pakistan and India. I'm bringing a 30D and an EOS film body along with a few Canon lenses. I'm also bringing several lenses from other systems adapted to Canon. My list is:<br>

24-70L<br>

85/1.8<br>

Kiron 28/2 mounted on EOS with adapter<br>

Zuiko 50/1.4 mounted on EOS with adapter<br>

Zuiko 135/2.8 mounted on EOS with adapter<br>

Mamiya-Sekor 150/3.5 mounted on EOS with adapter.</p>

<p>My question is whether or not, I'm being redudant here. I'm wondering if bringing the 150/3.5 is silly since it's so close the 135/2.8 in length. Am I carrying glass I don't need? Does anyone have an experience with this, particularly with those two lenses. </p>

<p>For what it's worth, the reason I'm bring so many MF lenses is that I like the look I get from them, plus I'm looking forward to playing with them on a film body.</p>

<p>Silly question, I know but I'm looking for feedback and opinions. I'm taking an extended trip overseas and am bringing an EOS film and digital body. I often use my m645 lenses on those bodies with adapters. I'm trying to decided whether to bring the 150/3.5 or the 210/4 with me on this run. I won't have room for both. Just one of them. I was leaning towards the 150, but a person whom I trust told me it was better to bring the 210. <br>

He's probably right ... but I was looking for the opinion of some of you who shoot m645 or Mamiya gear. Which would be a better lens. Size isn't the issue nor length specifically, I'm more curious about overall quality ranging from sharpness, to color, to bokeh.<br>

Would anyone mind chiming in?</p>

 

<p>Yea, ok... I think I will ditch the MF and take my trusty OM4. It's small, I'm already bringing the adapted lenses to mount on my EOS and it's reliable. I love shooting MF but I don't want to carry that stuff through villages. <br>

Thanks for the input. Really appreciated.</p>

 

<p>Bueh, you're probably right. I've just got to get over the psychological hump.<br>

Maybe I can talk myself into it by Saturday.</p>

 

<p>I know what you mean about taking film when I have a full digital setup, but to me it's worth it. How often can you hit three countries at a time. As much as I love digital, I started in film and can't kick the habit.</p>

 

<p>Silly question, I know but I was hoping to get some feedback and opinions on this. I'm traveling next week on a trip with three stops. First to Paris for a day, then to Pakistan and then on to India.<br>

I generally bring a digital body and a medium format body. Problem is, I've quit taking so much stuff with me and bought a nice Pelican 1510 to hold just the right amount in carry-on. Right now, I'm planning to bring my 30D for a digital and the following lenses. 50/1.4 Zuiko, 85/1.8 Canon, 24-70L Canon, 28/2 Kiron, 135/2.8 Zuiko and a 150/3.5 Mamiya-Sekor from an m645. All the non-Canon lenses are mounted on adapters to mate with my body. <br>

I've decided to bring the m645 film body as well. I want to take the Rolleiflex, but don't want to have to mess with a light meter, as I'll be doing mostly on-the-fly street shooting. Most of my subjects are people, not places, though I do enjoy a bit of that as well. I'm just not too good at that.<br>

My problem is that I've got one more slot open to take a 35mm film body. I narrowed down my choices from my gear stash to either an old EOS Elan 7 or a OM-4ti. I'm curious as to what opinions people have to which will give me better pics. I don't mind focusing manually, so that isn't an issue but I'm wondering the meter in the EOS body will be better than the OM. Both are in perfect mechanical shape in every way. <br>

I know it's a vague question, but does anyone have any opinions about this that I can use as a sounding-board?</p>

 

<p>I do it in a hybrid fashion.<br>

<br /> I have about 20gigs of personal photos which include family, kids, friends, holidays, vacations, etc. I import my photos from the cards, export the keepers to jpg and store the raw files offline on my raid backup. I use ACDsee for viewing, etc.<br>

<br /> For work shoots, I use Lightroom to import them, save the raw keepers to another raid backup (work only) and then use lightroom to manage my files from tweaking to full edits thru CS3. Once I'm done, I export those to tiff and store them on my work raid. Each job is stored by date and title of person/family/product shot. However, I then delete the index files and directories out of LR. If I ever need to view them again, I just ACDsee to look at the tif.</p>

<p>I'm no expert. In my ignorance, I would think looking at these photos, that yes, there is a striking simliarity. However, there is also a striking similiarity with about 100,000 other shots just like it I've seen on pbase, flickr, here, etc. A one light from the side with an object in the hand isn't original, everyone has done something similar.<br>

To me, in my inexpert opinion it would be like the guy who first took a baby shot of a newborn wrapped in a quilt and funny hat taking someone to court because they took one like it. There is only so much creativity to go around and sometimes people do hit on the same basic idea. Big deal. Only someone anal-retentive and bored would try to take it to court.</p>

<p> Right now, I'm getting ready to drop some change into a 5DmkII. I also am really wanting a 70-200/2.8. However, my wife would kill me if I got both right now. So the 5D2 comes first. Since I still shoot a bit on my m645, I bought an adapter to mount my m645 lenses on my EOS digital and film bodies.<br>

<br /> Generally, because of my style of shooting, I shoot with wider lenses on the adapter. Last week though, I got a 150 and a 210 Mamiya-Sekor lenses off ebay and finally tried them out this weekend on the EOS just for kicks with my daughter.<br>

<br /> I have to say, I'm impressed. Mamiya lenses have always been good. The contrast is great, the color is solid and the bokeh is smooth as silk but both of these really impressed me. The 210 in particular is tack sharp, even wide open and using it on the 30D means it only uses the sweet center spot, so the edge to edge is virtually perfect.<br>

<br /> If you're looking to get some L teles and can't quite foot it out yet, look this adapter/lens combo. I got the 210/4 for 50$ and the 150/3.5N was just a bit more. Solid construction and clean glass. Anyway, just my two cents worth. Thought I'd pass along the info.<br /> <br /> Here's one example of the combo when used. Sorry for the size.<br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/8460634-md.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>I store personal photos in directories broken down by Family / Friends / Misc / Travel and then each shoot or group of pictures is stored in Subdirectories by date. <br>

For clients, I create a Folder titled their name and date of shoot. Inside that are three subdirectories. One is for raw files straight from camera. The second folder is files that I picked as best from the shoot and did pre-process work in Lightroom. The third directory is for the final pictures, fully edited that they either purchased or I did for a commercial job.<br>

All files are backed up daily between two identical RAID-1 external cases. Each one is 1.5TB, mirrored to a second drive inside the same case. Since I have two of those, one stays at the office, one goes home and they get swapped every other day. I also, have a third RAID array that mimics the same data PLUS a mirror of my work machines, personal laptop and personal data that is updated once a month and stays at a third offsite location as backup.</p>

<p>Thanks, guys.<br>

I appreciate your answers. I ordered it over the weekend and with luck, I'll have it today! I can't wait to try it out.</p>

 

<p>I think the bottom line is this: <br>

Maybe, with the help of a lawyer to scare them, you could *maybe* get them to quit using the pictures or pay you a small amount for their use. The question is whether or not what you would get would be worth the hassle and the lawyer fees.<br>

However, I think in the end that this sounds like you're acting out of hurt feelings and anger. You have to ask yourself, "Will this action keep future clients away from me?" The worst thing out there when trying to move up is having a bad rep or a difficult rep.<br>

Just my two cents worth.</p>