Elinchrom Users Only (Mark III) [Abandon hope all ye who enter]

kokakaste2 wrote in post #12826820
Good idea, maybe a DIY

Something from today,

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Ioana by Oskars Lablaiks, on Flickr


And also the reflector decided to take a bath in some rusty water (?)... so this is the result. White side is stained, any tips on how to clean it?

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Stains by Oskars Lablaiks, on Flickr

throw out and buy new.

Lol, iirc baking soda works. How you liking the Mark IV vs the 5DII Mark?

where the hell are you getting rust water?

TwoShoes wrote in post #12827148
Lol, iirc baking soda works. How you liking the Mark IV vs the 5DII Mark?

Haven't had an opportunity to really use the 1DIV yet, but from the few pics I've taken, one major advantage is the fact that there is no banding and color blotching that I saw with the 5DII, and others have seen also, especially if pushed in PP. And that's even at ISO 100 with the 5DII.

I also like the bigger batteries of the 1 series.

I owned the 1DsMKIII when it first came out. I also owned the 1DMKIII, so a 1 series is not new to me, though it's been a while.

The 1DsMKIII's biggest deal breaker for me, besides not so great high ISO performance, was the slow to display to the LCD. Now, that may be physics, the fact it's a large image, but my 5DII didn't suffer from that, so something was up.

The 1DMKIII had very poor focus, or at least mine did. Even after trips back to Canon for the supposed mirror fix, etc.

The MKIV just feels perfect in my hand. I missed the 1 series.

I can't wait to really go shooting with it. Stay tuned.

me

Before I abandon all hope, I'm hoping to get a couple of recommendations. I hope to purchase the 500 kit within the next 30 days and was hoping to pick up a couple of Rotalux as well. So, should I get the Deep 100cm or the 175cm and for the second one, should I get the 35 x 90cm or the 50 x 130cm? Also, are the softboxes that come in the kit very good?

Thanks for the help.

MDJAK wrote in post #12827502
Haven't had an opportunity to really use the 1DIV yet, but from the few pics I've taken, one major advantage is the fact that there is no banding and color blotching that I saw with the 5DII, and others have seen also, especially if pushed in PP. And that's even at ISO 100 with the 5DII.

I also like the bigger batteries of the 1 series.

I owned the 1DsMKIII when it first came out. I also owned the 1DMKIII, so a 1 series is not new to me, though it's been a while.

The 1DsMKIII's biggest deal breaker for me, besides not so great high ISO performance, was the slow to display to the LCD. Now, that may be physics, the fact it's a large image, but my 5DII didn't suffer from that, so something was up.

The 1DMKIII had very poor focus, or at least mine did. Even after trips back to Canon for the supposed mirror fix, etc.

The MKIV just feels perfect in my hand. I missed the 1 series.

I can't wait to really go shooting with it. Stay tuned.

me

Thanks for the insight Mark.

I must say, the 1DIV (when it's working) is everything I've ever wanted in a camera, and it seems to do everything I'd want it to. I don't have an issue with money, but justification sometimes gets a bit hard. I can't see myself parting with it though. At the moment I currently have a 1DII, 1dsII, 1DIV and a few lenses. I can see myself streamlining this to a 1DIV and possibly a 5Dc (purely as a backup and second body at weddings - the 1DsII is too much for me to justify as an emergency / potential wedding backup) and adding a couple of more lenses to my kit.

I do know what you mean about LCDs. A lot of people believe you don't need them and you should learn to shoot without one but I really enjoy having an accurate LCD so I can see what is happening. I had a shoot with the 1dsII on the weekend and it's just not a fun experience after using the 1DIV, the LCD is so far off it's not funny.

Wall of text complete, I'm glad you're having good initial impressions. I do love mine when it's working

zerovision wrote in post #12827602
Before I abandon all hope, I'm hoping to get a couple of recommendations. I hope to purchase the 500 kit within the next 30 days and was hoping to pick up a couple of Rotalux as well. So, should I get the Deep 100cm or the 175cm and for the second one, should I get the 35 x 90cm or the 50 x 130cm? Also, are the softboxes that come in the kit very good?

Thanks for the help.

I have a 500 BXRi kit. The soft boxes are good for a head a shoulders portrait for me. But once you get the other modifiers they do not get used much if at all.

My first modifier was a square elinchrom I forget the size. It was like 2' x 4'. The second was the deep octa. I dont use the square one much at all. Mostly deep octa and BD I use an umbrella as fill.

sigma pi wrote in post #12827657
I have a 500 BXRi kit. The soft boxes are good for a head a shoulders portrait for me. But once you get the other modifiers they do not get used much if at all.

My first modifier was a square elinchrom I forget the size. It was like 2' x 4'. The second was the deep octa. I dont use the square one much at all. Mostly deep octa and BD I use an umbrella as fill.

I love you Pi.

Hahah, I'm nowhere near loaded (re: no Mola, Indirect etc) but I'm happy to spend some money on my hobby and don't have to save for equipment.

TwoShoes wrote in post #12827675
I love you Pi.

Sorry was getting a .gif

you know you are talking to the guy that calculated distance by the speed of light VS the speed of sound right?

all squares are rectangles but rectangles are not squares.
http://answers.yahoo.c​om …qid=20080905124​805AAvM5WC


The gif is still more important.

TwoShoes wrote in post #12827698
Hahah, I'm nowhere near loaded (re: no Mola, Indirect etc) but I'm happy to spend some money on my hobby and don't have to save for equipment.

Lies!!! I know you balance money like that on your head.

sigma pi wrote in post #12827712
Lies!!! I know you balance money like that on your head.

Only when I load up Park Lane with Hotels

TwoShoes wrote in post #12827719
Only when I load up Park Lane with Hotels

OH I cheat like a son of a ****.

I have a $500 in my wallet right now just in case I some how end up playing

Hahaha, key is to just play banker.