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bokeh is usually better, out of focus appears round not octagonal (?) due to the design e.g., 85mm l vs 85mm non l.
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<p>5d Mk II with my 50 f/1.4 and my 85 f/1.8 is my current preference. I hear you, less is more for the amateur. A 5D Mk II + prime is a joy to use too.</p>
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<p>I sold my G10 as the noise was unbearable, practically unusable and one of the worst purchases I have ever made. Anything must be an improvement</p>
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<p>BTW the 24-105 vignettes massively and has huge distortion at the wide end and its only f/4. But it does have a decent focal lenth and its relatively lightweight. For shots of kids it is not the best lens even with the 5D ISO performance, especially indoors. I've owned the 24-70 and the 17-55 2.8 IS (on a 40d, now have 5d II) and this is the worst of the 3. </p>
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<p>How about a 50mm prime and a 85mm prime. Perfect for people photography. Waving a huge zoom around when you are taking pictures of your kids is not the best idea. Imagine being at the playground with a 100-400 zoom! Also kids are always moving around so the fast glass of a prime is ideal to freeze their motion. I have the 24-105 with my 5d II and its nothing special. </p>
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<p> I see you have some excellent primes so you obviously will appreciate the finer things in life like the 5d mkII. The images really are amazing and the camera is a joy to use. I reduced my lens collection to finance the purchase a few week ago after weeks of thinking about it, needless to say my EFS lenses and 40d are now on ebay.</p>
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<p>Bokeh on the 1.8 is too abrasive compared to the 1.4 which is the deal maker for me. Other than that there is little difference. The build is better on the 1.4 but then its bigger, but its still light and small so not really an issue. On my 5d mk II the 1.4 is my favourite lens.</p>
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<p>You'll find you will change the way you shoot with a 5d vs a XXd, I shoot a lot less frames now and take more care to compose through its huge viewfinder. There is nothing wrong with either camera they are just designed for what they are intended for. The 5ds sound probably makes it appear more 'clunky' than it is.</p>
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<p>I shoot raw, I still maintain the LCD does not reflect what is in the histogram as accurately as my 40d. Switching of auto brightness does improve it though. doh!</p>
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<p>I did turn down the brightness a little but is still appeared over exposed compared to the histogram, perhaps the LCD sensor is screwed up so I will try experimenting with that. Apart from that the LCD is incredible compared to the 40d. </p>
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<p>I switched from 40d to 5d II, I found that the LCD appears a lot brighter on the 5D II. When hand held I usually shoot aperture priority with 1/3 stop over exposuer compensation. The LCD appears with almost burnt out highlights or just over exposed but when I check the histogram its fine or even underexposed (bunch up to the left). Therefore the LCD does not correspond to the LCD as I am used to on the 40d. I actually ended up underexposing a lot of frames as I belived my eyes over the histogram and adjusted the exposure compensation. Is this something other have found or am I just losing my mind. I experimented in varying light conditions so its not like I was shooting with a high sun on a sunny day with no shade/diffusion. </p>
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<p>on a crop sensor the 17-40 is extremely boring, slow aperture, dull focal lengths, no IS.</p>
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<p>Tommy - thanks for the link, fish eye video for sports seems to be a new style. There's nothing wrong with the 28mm for what most people will use it for.</p>
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<p>I though I would use IS zooms but I use my 28mm f/1.8 probably the most. Zooming or chnaging any of the manual controls while shooting seems to ruin my efforts so I leave that alone and use a tripod. The quality is pretty amazing.</p>
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<p>I actually hate fish eye but on a video it can look ok, I saw a bike race shot with a fish eye (like they do on the tour de france) and it looked cool. So I'm going to shoot some triathlon footage with it. </p>
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<p>I'm interested if views on what lenses people are using on the MK II for video. I seem to be using a wide angle a lot more than I would with stills, to the extent that I'm renting a fish-eye this weekend (which I would never ever use for a still). This is a vague question and it depends on your style but would be interested in opinions all the same.</p>
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<p>I'm a beginner so as you can imagine I have no idea where is will take me, if anywhere, therefore I cannot articulate exactly what I will be doing. What are the alternatives to final cut?</p>
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<p>24-105, I don't want to bring up the debate over this lens as its been discussed so many times however after the owning the 24-70 and the 17-55 IS it does not suit my needs much, but it is a well made lens. Actually I seem to want to shot with primes all the time of the 5d mkII and also shoot wider, not sure why.<br>
Thanks for the link</p>
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<p>Just got a 5D mkii and need some software for the video, I little time to research this so I would appreciate opinions on this. Obviously I'm new to videography. I have a mac so I am thinking of final cut - is this the best choice? I have apple imovie software on my iMac but I'm guessing this is probably not up to much. <br />For stills I use apple aperture 90% , Adobe CS2 10% of the time.</p>
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<p>I just purchased the 5D MK II kit (great camera but not at all sure about the lens), I want to purchase a external microphone for the video so the video won't pick up noise from camera. Can anyone suggest a good microphone purchase? Needs to be lightweight/discrete. I have no time to research this so opinions will be much appreciated.</p>
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<p>If you own a cop body and don't have the 17-55 IS then you are missing out on the best reason for owning one. I had the 17-40 and 24-70 L on a 40d but sold both when I got the 17-55 IS. (now I'm going FF and I have to reconsider...)</p>
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<p>It would be but I can only find the kit in my store and I can't get it on the internet and therefore cannot defer the 8% NY sales tax (I live in CT). Thereby eroding any saving on the kit.</p>
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<p>40d, yes I'll definately keep it as its probably my best prime but I guess its usage will change from a portrait to a general normal lens. Probably the last lens I would sell in either format. </p>
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<p>Feeling better about this now, I had 10 minute change curve to work through. Thinking about it I use primes in low light so I should be fine with the f/4. But now my 50 f/1.4 will no longer be a portrait lens so I'll have get a 85mm which is shame too as I love the bokeh on the 50mm. </p>
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