Atlanta, Georgia POTN'ers

is that the camera shop off of 85? i forget if it was in duluth (i just remember how to get there from Roswell). I'll prob be going back there in August to get my sensor cleaned. Not much dust but I might be selling my body soon so want it nice and clean

yea its right off 85 forget what exit. like 104 maybe its near johns creek alpharetta area up there somewhere

did they do a good job when you went in the past?

Hey guys! Im in Marietta and am looking for some cool places to shoot sunsets/sunrises. Anyone got any favorite haunts for this type of shooting? Was thinking Kennesaw Mt., but I dont thing they let you on the Mountain after 8 or before 8am. Any places that you guys know of? Also, old cemeteries...looking for those to shoot in as well. Anything come to mind with those? I appreciate any comments.

Brian_R wrote in post #12780912
yea its right off 85 forget what exit. like 104 maybe its near johns creek alpharetta area up there somewhere

did they do a good job when you went in the past?

Yes I have been there twice for two different reasons. One was a tripod broke and my camera and lens fell into sand (luckily was at the beach and not somewhere else)... so they cleaned it and some other stuff and it was good as new (both lens and body). Also they cleaned my body sensor one time before I went to Europe because I had a ton of dust on it all of a sudden. I plan on going there in August sometime to get my sensor cleaned again.

I would recommend them for sure. They are not able to 'rush' anything and are not fast as I would like, but they will give you an estimate in about 2 days and then if you say 'okay' they will start working on it. The sensor didn't take too long, but the other job took a bit over a week to get back. IMO much better than sending it in the mail somewhere!

yea im nervous about my gear getting lost since i cant afford to replace it or constantly sending it back and forth when i can drop it off and explain there on the spot.

im about to call them now and check on my camera they have had it for 4 days now. i hope it is at least been processed and in the system

EDIT:

yay its ready for pickup hope they did a great job

and... they did i terrible job. i do not suggest CRJ. they didnt even calibrate my camera. it seems the same as when i dropped it off. i was assured my new lens would be tack sharp and its still the same from when i attempted to micro adjust it myself. maybe i should open my own lens calibration center since i think i can do better than them since they didnt do anything at all lol

There's a reason I send my stuff to Canon. They guarantee their work and know what they're doing. Sorry to hear your local experience was a bust.

Brian_R wrote in post #12805031
and... they did i terrible job. i do not suggest CRJ. they didnt even calibrate my camera. it seems the same as when i dropped it off. i was assured my new lens would be tack sharp and its still the same from when i attempted to micro adjust it myself. maybe i should open my own lens calibration center since i think i can do better than them since they didnt do anything at all lol

Shutterbug Doug wrote in post #12810549
There's a reason I send my stuff to Canon. They guarantee their work and know what they're doing. Sorry to hear your local experience was a bust.

yea just learned my lesson

So who's going to Petit Le Mans at the end of the month? It will be my first time for that event and I'm really looking forward to it!

If the weather is nice I might take a ride up that way.

ill be going to the petit. I will be there for qualifying on friday as well as the race on saturday.

I'm considering going to the petit. Really just depends on my work load :\

I'll be there on Saturday shooting it for The Paper again.

All those going to Petit I hope we can meet up! MotorSportMedia will have an RV with food and drinks. I am there from Wed-Sun working. Shoot for Roundel and Motorwerks Magazine. Myself and my partner will be out with the Canon bazookas making it happen.

Feel free to shoot me a PM. Stop in and say "Hi".

-Halston

I just rented a 50mm 1.2 L for this past weekend and the CA with this lens was just absolutely terrible. Many have told me that this is a common issue with this lens. My friend rented a 70-200 2.8 Mark II and he was telling me that he had to color correct all of his photos. Are these L Lenses up to par or are they junk? I have the 24-105 L and it's perfectly fine. Nothing wrong with it at all. I was under the assumption that these L lenses were top of the line. Is it because we're dealing with rented lenses? I am tempted to bring my 5D Mark II to a camera store and try out a brand new 50mm 1.2L. I was planning on buying one but now, I don't know...