tim_hodges

<p>Sorry I meant to say I DON'T want to lug all this equipment around!</p>

<p>I have been using the Canon M range for some time now. I currently have a Canon M3 with an EVF with which I am very happy.<br> As a professional I have a 5DS and a 5D MkIII for my work, but when I go on holiday I just want to lug all this equipment around. So as a travel camera it meets my needs. I take four lenses, 11-22, 22mm, 18-55 and 55-200mm and the whole lot goes neatly into a small messenger type bag, along with a light manfrotto monopod.<br> I sometimes take a 50mm 1.4 prime with an adapter and/or a 200mm 2.8.<br> I am waiting to get my hands on a M5 to see if it is worth the upgrade.<br> The M3 has a metal body compared to the M5 which has a plastic body.<br> The M3 EVF swivels to a vertical position<br> The inbuilt flash is the same power.<br> The main difference with the M5 apart from the inbuilt EVF, is the Digic 7 processing and dual pixel autofocus.<br> I will say though, with the EVF eyepiece removed, makes the system with a pancake 22mm lens, quite compact and very good for street photography as onlookers think you just have an upmarket compact, whereas you have a wolf in sheep's clothing so to speak.<br> The perception I have is that some people are damming the product without giving it a go. OK it is not a sports machine or a camera designed to take birds in flight but as a travel companion it is ideal in my humble opinion.<br> Both the M3 and the M5 will fill this role admirably</p> <div></div>

<p>Whilst I appreciate (and respect)Bob Atkins view, I have found that the M3 coupled with the 22mm f2 lens, makes a super set up for street photography. It doesn't draw attention either. The M3 body plus EVF cost UK £350 direct from Japan. The lenses and adaptor can be picked up fairly cheaply.</p>

<p>The EOS M3 is a great little bit of kit. It makes a super travel camera and the the lenses are not all bad.<br> I had the EOS M before so I just I got the body and EVF kit from Japan. The EVF which makes a huge difference.<br> I have all three M lenses and when I go on my travels, besides these lenses, I take my regular 85mm 1.8 lens plus adapter, which works really well.<br> Focussing has improved and whilst it is being criticised, mainly by people who just read the specs, the M3 is a superb addition to Canon's lineup.<br> Tim</p>

<p>Thanks for your interest thus far. Of course Bob is right that the 7D MkII is the main for the job in sports.....however what about using a 5DS with a 135mm lens f2 to shoot a small subject in the distance, where you would normally use a 300mm telephoto lens.<br> The advantage here is that you could get away with a much lighter lens by using a high crop rate to get the picture you need.<br> OK in theory I suppose, but what are downsides to this hypothetical proposal?<br> Thanks Tim</p>

<p>Hi, this question really follows on from Bob Atkins excellent preview of the Canon 5DS and 5DS-R models.<br> It is a hypothetical one.<br> If I was doing sport photography I would use a Canon 1DX plus a 300mm 2.8 IS lens. An awesome combination but at a price.<br> I could get away with a EOS 5DMkIII in place of the 1DX at a pinch.<br> I could also use a Canon 5DS with a 70-200mm lens and do a heavy crop to match the reach of the 300mm 2.8 lens which will be much cheaper<br> What i would like to know is how would the cropped images compare, in terms of quality, with a full frame image achieved using a 300mm lens, <br> I do not want to get into any augments about focus tracking or shutter bursts - I just want to establish whether this is a feasible option.<br> The Canon 5DS and 5DS-R can be used to take smaller RAW files as does the 5D MkIII so it is versatile in this respect.<br> I look forward to your responses with interests.<br> Tim</p>

<p>Thank you Frode- that is most helpful. It seems that Photoshop has a slightly more intuitive screen than Lightoom and I think this has cracked the problem.<br> Many thanks<br> Tim</p>

<p>Thanks for responses thus far. I am using Lightroom. My custom page is defined correctly. The image is surrounded by a border which I created in photoshop. The image is centralised using photoshop.</p>

<p>This may appeal to those with a mathematical bent!<br> I have brought some photorag greeting cards which are 420 x 148.5 mm with a vertical fold<br> When they folded they measure 210 x 148.5 mm.<br> I have an Epson 3800 printer<br> My task is to print a 7.5 x 5 inch (190.5 x 127mm) image on a greeting card centrally on the greeting card with an equal border all the way round.<br> Now when I load the card I know that Epson cannot do borderless printing for this paper-size. Instead it reduces the image size to 96%<br> It also seems to want to put an 8mm border on the long edge and a 3mm border on the short edges <br> Try as I may I cannot do get the image centered.<br> How do I achieve this?<br> Tim</p>