Canon EOS M5- Share your pictures, thoughts, loves, concerns....

It's the same here in Sydney Rose, we have had rain almost every week and it's been in the 20's almost every week so far. I love it though, much better than the summers back in Perth!

Carnival portrait

Dlee13 wrote in post #18560536
It's the same here in Sydney Rose, we have had rain almost every week and it's been in the 20's almost every week so far. I love it though, much better than the summers back in Perth!

I prefer heat to cold ... but this summer is so weird. I planted a garden but pretty much everything bolted ... reflection of the extremely fluctuating temperatures and humidity

Brada13 wrote in post #18560623
Carnival portrait

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Love the DPAF....gets it almost every time. Nice shot!! The 70-200 works super on the M5!!

Some Modern art depicting a craw fish reveler drawn on a city electrical box, weathered and cropped a bit.
The second image is a nice ride if you don't go too high.

Couple of weeks ago at Clive:

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Hi everyone.

I need to buy another back up SD card for my cameras .... just wondering what brand you all recommend? Thanks

I pretty much only ever use Sandisk. I've never had any issues with genuine ones I bought (eBay aren't so genuine depending on the seller). When it comes to storage size, the highest I usually get is 16GB. Higher storage ones may seem more convenient, but if you lost data you're losing a lot less.

Once you do get one, make sure to format it in camera rather than through a computer.

Dlee13 wrote in post #18567206
I pretty much only ever use Sandisk. I've never had any issues with genuine ones I bought (eBay aren't so genuine depending on the seller). When it comes to storage size, the highest I usually get is 16GB. Higher storage ones may seem more convenient, but if you lost data you're losing a lot less.

Once you do get one, make sure to format it in camera rather than through a computer.

Thanks - I don't like huge storage cards, and try to keep it down. Usually format in camera - didn't know about doing it in PC ..

I've got some credit on my Q card so hoping to use it to buy a spare card and laptop bag ...

roseyposey wrote in post #18567207
Thanks - I don't like huge storage cards, and try to keep it down. Usually format in camera - didn't know about doing it in PC ..

I've got some credit on my Q card so hoping to use it to buy a spare card and laptop bag ...

Yeah I think the largest one I own is 32GB but I don't store photos on it. Yeah you can format it when it's attached to your laptop/PC, but memory cards are usually best being formatted in whatever device they will be used in.

Do you have JB Hifi and Officeworks in NZ? I buy mine from them since they are cheapest.

Dlee13 wrote in post #18567215
Yeah I think the largest one I own is 32GB but I don't store photos on it. Yeah you can format it when it's attached to your laptop/PC, but memory cards are usually best being formatted in whatever device they will be used in.

Do you have JB Hifi and Officeworks in NZ? I buy mine from them since they are cheapest.

I think may have JB, but as I have some credit on my qcard will use Noel Leeming, as I see on their website that they have sandisk.

I almost always transfer my photos to either laptop or pc and reformat the card, after reading something a few years ago about extending life of cards. When I'm being "good" I also back up straight away to external hard drives

roseyposey wrote in post #18567227
I think may have JB, but as I have some credit on my qcard will use Noel Leeming, as I see on their website that they have sandisk.

I almost always transfer my photos to either laptop or pc and reformat the card, after reading something a few years ago about extending life of cards. When I'm being "good" I also back up straight away to external hard drives

Oh I don't think we have Noel Leeming here in Aus, never heard of it actually haha. I got my M5 from JB. They don't have the lowest prices but are very flexible with lowering them.

I do the same. I tend to format my card any time I shoot something new.

Do you Rose or anyone else here use a travel tripod with your M5?

Dlee13 wrote in post #18567229
Oh I don't think we have Noel Leeming here in Aus, never heard of it actually haha. I got my M5 from JB. They don't have the lowest prices but are very flexible with lowering them.

I do the same. I tend to format my card any time I shoot something new.

Do you Rose or anyone else here use a travel tripod with your M5?

Hardly use a tripod these days unless going for long exposures, which I haven't done for ages.

When I used the 70D for every day shooting I gradually upgraded my glass to faster, and got used to hand holding, after using a heavy Manfrotto for landscapes. I find the IS in the M5 to be such that I can mostly get what I want hand held. However I do still have in mind some LE stuff I want to do. I'd be interested in what tripods people use.

I have a little gorillapod which is very handy too

roseyposey wrote in post #18567227
I think may have JB, but as I have some credit on my qcard will use Noel Leeming, as I see on their website that they have sandisk.

Noel Leeming are probably more expensive than most, but if you're limited by supplier then they're better than nothing...
I had to spend a gift voucher on the last valid day & got a Lexar from them. It's a microSD & adapter as it was all they had in stock.
(keep in my wallet for if/when I ever leave the memory at home!)

Dlee13 wrote in post #18567229
anyone else here use a travel tripod with your M5?

I have an old Gitzo G0012 mk2 that I use occasionally.
Bought it originally to handle a 20D, I have used it at a push with the 1d3 when on holiday etc. so it copes with the M5 pretty well.

shown with legs at shortest (is around 510mm high with legs & center column extended: