How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks?

The Big Cheese · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

Hi everyone

My 5D arrived this morning but I haven't had much of a chance to use it yet (except for a quick check and firing off 60 or so frames checking settings).

What I'd like to know is if anyone has any tips or tricks when using the 5D that I don't have to find out the long way (ok I'm impatient

)

I was shooting with evaulative metering this morning without over/under exposing and I noticed some highlights were totally blown out, so it appears to be like the 20D in that respect and I may be underexposing quite a lot...

Does anyone have any tips, comments or suggestions?

(especially concerning wedding and portrait photography - I have a couple of weddings coming up soon, as a guest not a pro!)

Thanks!

westernminnguy · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

hmmmm.....not sure why no one is replying.

I found a lot of useful info in the handbook that comes with the camera.

Also, this is a good site to check out.

http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/index.html

There are a couple of digital camera sites that address the 5D as well.

I've had my 5D for a week and really have lost interest in my XT...at least for now.

The 5D is one wonderful camera.

Good luck.

Lord_Malone · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

Get good glass.

EDIT: Okay, so you have good glass. Just try different metering modes, adjust the EC and double check your WB until you find that sweet spot, or shoot RAW. Of course you knew all that.

Doom1701e · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

My best tip is to point the big round part at what you want to take a picture of, then look through the little window in the back and press that button on the right side. It works every time!

hehehe

::John:: · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

Experiment and shoot. Try out all the picture styles. Keep playing around until you feel comfortable with it. There are a lot of features and every person has a different perception of what they want out of the camera - by just shooting and playing around with it, you will find your own comfort levels.

Enjoy it, it is a magnificent 'beast'.

GNMink · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

Get out and take a lot of pics! practice! experiment!

dogface · 30th of June 2006 (Fri)

I haven't found the AWB to work as well on the 5D as I at least thought it did on the 300D. I don't know if that's a matter of me just getting more discriminating or if it's factual. I have definitely found that setting the white balance manually works best. As soon as I get a chance, I'm going to create a color profile for Adobe RAW using this procedure http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/dp/acr/.

awad · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

im so glad you made this thread. i also upgraded to a 5D from my 300D this morning. and i've been totally lost with picture styles and white balance and auto focus points and everything.

The Big Cheese · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

Thanks for all the hints, tips and especially the links!
I'll have a good browse of those.

I haven't looked at the picture styles yet, I always shoot RAW so wouldn't really make much use of them.

What do you guys think would be the best to shoot with...sRGB or Adobe RGB?
I've use Adobe so far as I am importing the images into Photoshop CS2 so it makes sense to me that they don't need converting again...what do you all think?

Maureen Souza · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

I have also started a 5D thread here with questions. I just got mine 2 days ago and I have been shooting a ton and just practicing. Here is one of my favorites...taken tonight after a squirt gun fight in the front yard!

Tareq · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

the more i read about 5D, the sooner i would like to get 1Ds Mark2

The Big Cheese · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tareq

the more i read about 5D, the sooner i would like to get 1Ds Mark2

Thanks, that's really helpful and relevant to the topic title...

Tareq · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Big Cheese

Thanks, that's really helpful and relevant to the topic title...

Sorry, i was talking to myself. Forgive me

sjprg · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

DO NOT neglect spending a lot of time using the ISO 1600 setting. I find that the lack of motion blure more than offsets the small amount of noise produced. The noise can always be fixed with either Neat Image or Noise.
Paul

SuzyView · 1st of July 2006 (Sat)

Maureen, was that with your 85 1.2? I can't get the information on the images on my computer.

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The Big Cheese Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 63	How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? Hi everyone My 5D arrived this morning but I haven't had much of a chance to use it yet (except for a quick check and firing off 60 or so frames checking settings). What I'd like to know is if anyone has any tips or tricks when using the 5D that I don't have to find out the long way (ok I'm impatient ) I was shooting with evaulative metering this morning without over/under exposing and I noticed some highlights were totally blown out, so it appears to be like the 20D in that respect and I may be underexposing quite a lot... Does anyone have any tips, comments or suggestions? (especially concerning wedding and portrait photography - I have a couple of weddings coming up soon, as a guest not a pro!) Thanks! __________________ Canon 5D Mk II \| Canon 5D \| Canon 20D 50mm 1.4 \|10-22 \|28-105 F3.5/4.5 6 \|100mm Macro F2.8 17-40L \| 24-70L F2.8\| 70-200L F4 \| 100-400L \| 2X Extender (mk I) 550EX \| 580EX \| Bowens Gemini 3 Head Starter Kit

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westernminnguy Goldmember Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Western Minnesota Posts: 2,049 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? hmmmm.....not sure why no one is replying. I found a lot of useful info in the handbook that comes with the camera. Also, this is a good site to check out. http://www.photoworkshop.com/canon/index.html There are a couple of digital camera sites that address the 5D as well. I've had my 5D for a week and really have lost interest in my XT...at least for now. The 5D is one wonderful camera. Good luck.

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Lord_Malone Cream of the Manpanties........ Inventor Great POTN Photo Book Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,670 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? Get good glass. EDIT: Okay, so you have good glass. Just try different metering modes, adjust the EC and double check your WB until you find that sweet spot, or shoot RAW. Of course you knew all that. __________________ ~Spaceships Don't Come Equipped With Rear View Mirrors~ Last edited by Lord_Malone : 30th of June 2006 (Fri) at 17:16.

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Doom1701e Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: ©@Ŀϊf¤ŗПιǻ Posts: 1,241	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? My best tip is to point the big round part at what you want to take a picture of, then look through the little window in the back and press that button on the right side. It works every time! hehehe __________________ www.firemaplephotography.com Gear List

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::John:: Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 8,527	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? Experiment and shoot. Try out all the picture styles. Keep playing around until you feel comfortable with it. There are a lot of features and every person has a different perception of what they want out of the camera - by just shooting and playing around with it, you will find your own comfort levels. Enjoy it, it is a magnificent 'beast'.

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GNMink Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL USA Posts: 381	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? Get out and take a lot of pics! practice! experiment! __________________ Canon G7 & SD800 IS

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dogface Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 92	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? I haven't found the AWB to work as well on the 5D as I at least thought it did on the 300D. I don't know if that's a matter of me just getting more discriminating or if it's factual. I have definitely found that setting the white balance manually works best. As soon as I get a chance, I'm going to create a color profile for Adobe RAW using this procedure http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/dp/acr/. __________________ A bunch of stuff.

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awad Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 1,020	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? im so glad you made this thread. i also upgraded to a 5D from my 300D this morning. and i've been totally lost with picture styles and white balance and auto focus points and everything. __________________ http://www.redfieldphoto.com http://www.theredfieldblog.com

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Tareq "I am very lazy, a normal consumer" Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ajman - UAE Posts: 15,303 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? the more i read about 5D, the sooner i would like to get 1Ds Mark2 __________________ Galleries: http://hamrani.deviantart.com/gallery/ Gear List Facebook

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sjprg Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 297	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? DO NOT neglect spending a lot of time using the ISO 1600 setting. I find that the lack of motion blure more than offsets the small amount of noise produced. The noise can always be fixed with either Neat Image or Noise. Paul __________________ Paul San Jose, Ca. USA http://www.pbase.com/sjprg Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Dogs have masters, Cats have staff.

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SuzyView Ms Moderator and Grandma Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern VA Posts: 31,485 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: How to get the best from a 5D - tips & tricks? Maureen, was that with your 85 1.2? I can't get the information on the images on my computer. __________________ Suzie - Still Speaking Canonese! *5D2* *7D & G12, the new iPad, iPhone 5 , 5 L's & 2 Primes* 23 bags - 4 Domke, 3 Lowepro, 1 Crumpler, 2 Tamrac, 5 Kata, 3 Thinktanks, 1 Pelican, 1 Tenba bag, 1 Epiphanie Paris & 2 Coach Handbag! And no excuses. My children are the reason, but it's the passion that drives me to get the perfect image of everything. My Gear and Wishes

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