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In my experience the 1dx III outperformed it's EV by a bit. I never did an exhaustive comparison to see it's limit. But needless to say the lighting was so low you couldn't see very well it was so...

That is indeed awesome findings! This would absolutely mirror my frustrations with it in low light wedding shooting with the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II. When the light gets low enough it was struggling to...

I was actually pondering that, but I know the 1Ds III also came with an 8k price tag. So I was debating whether it will cost 8K and the R3 will keep it's price or will the 1Dx III and R3 drop in...

Good to know, seems like the R3 performed like it what I and many expected. I am curious to try it myself the R3, is it good enough were I can use fast primes wide open and have great consistency?...

At Jonathan.

I have to agree with your results with the R5 after I have also shot a lot with it. It's a great camera, but definitely has it's weak points and the 1Dx III has been the finest body I...

@JH

Thats what I was saying earlier. Yes Sports people and many other types of work can use less resolution to keep files small. But with S-RAW you can have a smaller file size option and have...

@JH

Lol, the R1 will definitely have that cool factor. I definitely hope it still has the 45/50 MP. As has mentioned before, worst thing it hurts is file sizes but it does allow you to have more...

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels like the R5's AF is not all it is cracked up to be.

It's fine, it works pretty well for a lot of stuff. But I can't tell you how many times I heard...

It's a hate love relationship with me and the R5 and the 5Ds R for that matter.

I agree with what Kayaker has said about the R5, but I have been spoiled with 1-seires AF and it's really hard to...

So I'm seeing a couple things, there seems to be a noticeable difference in sharpening between the two. Maybe it is just because of the ISO, but it looks like it is sharpened more. I would process...

I agree that it is tough situation for AF, most notably because of the small AF target. This is something I am finding a weakness on my 5Ds R as well and I just learn to be very precise where I place...

I have not used the 28-70mm f/2.0. I would love to get my grubby mits on such a beast though, especially with my propensity for fast lenses.:D

I've owned the EF 24-105 and used the II. First one got stolen, glad to be out of that crime infested city! Augh.

But having owned the 24-70mm f/2.8 II for a while now and previously the old Sigma...

@Kayaker

I use two SanDisk 64gig cards, I never noticed them getting especially hot in practice. Do they get warm when under heavy use like when using them on my 1Dx III? Possibly, but I never...

Love DXO as well, definitely one of the best if not the best overall post processing software especially when it comes to NR.

Need to get an updated version here soon.

I really like what you did with these two. The lighting is soft. No harsh shadows. The cardinal is perfectly posed, I like the vignette. I like it makes very good eye contact and the leading lines...

And while we are on the subject of 200mm f/1.8 lenses.

Here is an FD 200mm f/1.8 for, get ready for this, a whopping 30 grand!!!!!
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They are dated, for sure. But I view them as relevant as very specialized tools and affects. They are not as sharp as modern lenses, but there is no real equal for the 50mm. Unlike the 200mm f/2.0...

Lol, yeah.

But if you guys had the choice. Which would you get?

I'm pretty evenly split myself. It's hard to choose, both are legendary lenses.

Sooooo.

Hypothetically I might have the option to get either lens, both for the same cost locally. 200mm f/1.8 has the original 1.4x and 2x extenders. Both look to be in excellent condition.
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I hear ya, my minimum all depends on what I'm shooting. if I am hurting for light I'll go as low as 1/160. It just means I can't stop motion. But when birds are in between movements. They are often...

Sorry if I am sounding like a broken record player, just tell me to stop if I do. Lol.

Ok, I'll stop now.

But I'll post for giggles the 1.4x results and leave it at that so all can see.:D

For sure. I understand what you are saying. But I think the premise of gaining light is where you are confusing things. Cropping doesn't lose exposure but raises noise to the point where using a...

You really need to be using low ISO for future comparisons. If you want to try with higher ones too that's great. Just to see how it affects things. But low ISO stuff to single out sharpness is...

So after messing around with the RAW files I was impressed with what a difference doing basic postprocessing made!

There was MUCH to much luminance noise reduction, like FAR too much! I completely...