Photographer Alexandros Maragos shares his thoughts about gear, light, electronics and more things that may be useful if not needed if you are shooting an interview. He uses an EOS 5D Mark III and an EOS 7D as backup body. If you are into this kind of photographic assignments, then you should have an eye on this post. There are lot of valuable informations.
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Good deals laying around on eBay. I list only reputable, top rated seller. However, when on eBay use your gut instinct.
eBay Seller Big Value Inc has the EOS 5D Mark III body down to !!. The 5D3 with an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AF is sold for .
Moreover, the EOS 5D Mark II is down to . The EOS 7D is yours for . Shipping is free for the US.
Canon eventually released the massive firmware update for the EOS 7D (refurbished at Canon Store for $1,359, click here) announced some months back. You can find 7Ds also on eBay, starting refurbished from , and new from (). This is a huge update, introducing new features and tweaking others. To download the firmware click here (you have first to choose your operating system, then you can download the file). New features/tweaks:
[via CR]Firmware Version 2.0.0 incorporates the following improvements, new functions, and fixes.
1. Improves the maximum burst in continuous shooting. JPEG Large/Fine: About 94 (126) bursts *1 -> About 110 (130) bursts *2 RAW: About 15 (15) bursts *1 -> About 23 (25) bursts *2 RAW+JPEG Large/Fine: About 6 (6) bursts *1 -> About 17 (17) bursts *2 *1 The figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using a 4 GB card. The figures in parentheses indicate the number of shots that can be taken with an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 4-GB card, based on Canon’s testing standards. *2 The figures are based on Canon’s testing standards (ISO 100 and Standard Picture Style) using an 8 GB card. The figures in parentheses indicate the number of shots that can be taken with an Ultra DMA (UDMA) 128-GB card, based on Canon’s testing standards.
2. Supports a new accessory, GPS Receiver GP-E2.
3. Adds an ISO Auto maximum setting.
4. Adds an in-camera RAW processing function.
5. Adds a Quick Control function during image playback.
6. Adds a rating function.
7. Adds a JPEG resize function.
8. Adds an auto recording level manual adjustment function.
9. Adds a function to freely set text for file names.
10. Adds a function to make time zone settings.
11. Increases the screen scrolling speed when magnifying images.
12. Fixes a phenomenon where a slow shutter speed may result when an external flash is used to fire intermittent, consecutive flashes.
13. Corrects the color space information in the Exif file for movies.
B&H has a stack of refurbished EOS 7D on sale for $1,199.95 (click here). The gear is refurbished by Canon and ships free in the US. Won’t last long and no longer than July 28th, when the offer expires. This is a great deal, since a refurbished 7D costs $1359 in the Canon Store.
And there are two more crazy Canon sales going on, both also expiring July 28th. First one is an EOS 60D bundle that comes with lots of accessories for $1,299 (click here) instead of $1729, that’s $430 off. The kit includes the following items: EOS 60D DSLR Camera, Canon EF-S 18-135mm Lens, EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens, Pearstone LP-E6 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, Vello BG-C6 Battery Grip, SanDisk 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I, Lowepro Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag.
Finally, we have a Rebel T3i bundle with the EF-S 18-55mm IS II Lens, EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS II Lens, Pearstone LP-E8 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack, SanDisk 16GB SDHC Memory Card Extreme Class 10 UHS-I, Vello BG-C5 Battery Grip, T3i & T2i, Lowepro Adventura 170 Shoulder Bag, all for $849 (click here) instead of $1,199
The Canon has three options with a refurbished EOS 7D on sale. The cool thing here is that we expect Canon to release a massive firmware update for the EOS 7D in August. This upgrade will bring lots of new features and tweaks. The available options are
EOS 7D specifications:
The previously mentioned tutorials and manuals (for the EOS-1D X and the 5D Mark III) are also available for the
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