5D admirers, assemble!

Ob Com wrote in post #5650712
elysium- these photographs simply floor me. The light is like Rembrandt!

Thanks. Sorry for the late reply. Been Wii'in too much

I try to use as much ambient to colour the subjects as possible. The flash is only there for fill. Pretty easy to replicate but it really depends on what you bounce off as well.

I have just received my 5D.. and WOW.. Thank you for everyones inspiring words. I do not regret spending this much money!

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elysium wrote in post #5658104
Thanks. Sorry for the late reply. Been Wii'in too much

I try to use as much ambient to colour the subjects as possible. The flash is only there for fill. Pretty easy to replicate but it really depends on what you bounce off as well.

Did you use any color filters over your flash for that shot? I do see a slight color difference between the fill flash light and the ambient light but it's smaller than I would have expected in what looks to be relatively low tungsten lighting. Regardless, the amount of fill flash used is small enough that the color difference (if any!) doesn't impact the shot.

I have an orange colored omni-bounce for my 430EX. Best $15 I've ever spent.

kcbrown wrote in post #5666403
Did you use any color filters over your flash for that shot? I do see a slight color difference between the fill flash light and the ambient light but it's smaller than I would have expected in what looks to be relatively low tungsten lighting. Regardless, the amount of fill flash used is small enough that the color difference (if any!) doesn't impact the shot.

I have an orange colored omni-bounce for my 430EX. Best $15 I've ever spent.

Not really too sure what causes that. Could be the AWB since I do not set a custom WB. The flash was bare and no filters were used.

The colour changes are apparent but I say within acceptable limits between flash and ambient. I hate it when the flash overpowers subjects.

Here is another. Bit of loss in IQ due to Noiseware. This is from my old 400D but the concept was still the same.

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Got my 5D 24/105 kit today!

Initial impressions:

TOTAL LOVE AFFAIR!!!

Was working a long day and then had to charge the battery, so its too late to take any pictures really , and I have just been reading the manual, familiarising myself with the functionality and taking some test shots etc.

I had tried it out in shops, but its not the same as just being with it in your hands at home. Its, by and large, so beautifully made (apart from the fiddly rubber digital out conection covers ??!!).

I love the uncluttered simplicity and straight forward functionality.

It feels like a "proper" camera to me. Big, reasonably heavy, solid, well balanced.

Love the shutter noise- Ker Chunk

The spartan lcd display is business like and clear.

Most of all, having read the manual, I was so delighted to find that its essentially very similar to my old AE1 Programme in many ways. Amazing that much of the Canon paradigm for functionality / layout remains recognisable.

i feel that I know where I am already, even after a break of 20 years from that camera.

I'm so happy! I just know right off the bat that this is a machine that I will bond with and love for years to come.

Thank you for all the information on this fantastic forum that helped me make the right choice for my needs

David

Received my 5D three days ago - haven't really had much of a chance to test it, but it feels more solid than my 40D. Better finger grip

Ob Com wrote in post #5667784
Got my 5D 24/105 kit today!

Congrats! I know how you feel. Canon definitely got it right with this camera!

Congrats on the new buyers. Welcome to full frame heaven.

elysium wrote in post #5667836
Congrats on the new buyers. Welcome to full frame heaven.

Thanks - I hereby declare myself a member of clubFF!

Hopefully soon I'll be joining the ranks of club dualFF.

tangcla wrote in post #5667844
Thanks - I hereby declare myself a member of clubFF!

Hopefully soon I'll be joining the ranks of club dualFF.

Careful, you might turn into an "L"coholic

I am now a member of the club!!

elysium wrote in post #5667847
Careful, you might turn into an "L"coholic

Been there, done that... then I formed club prime '

f/2.8 just didn't cut it for me with my 40D... couldn't really use ISO800 and above, too much noise.
Maybe with the 5D, I can afford to crank up the ISO and maybe abandon club prime, and go to club L-trinity-zoom

Well put it this way, this was lit by only a handheld florescent light and ISO3200 @ f/4. AF locked in without a single complaint. My 400D would need faster glass (2.8) and AF assist beams to pick up the same shot.

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Man, if I could have afforded it, I would have just got the 24mm L prime and the 5D body.

Thats all I need- FF & 24mm prime. Perfection.

But the 5D body only are like hens teeth in the UK atm, the 24mm L is £1,100 (gulp).

Gotta go to bed. Roll on the week end!

elysium wrote in post #5666774
Not really too sure what causes that. Could be the AWB since I do not set a custom WB. The flash was bare and no filters were used.

The colour changes are apparent but I say within acceptable limits between flash and ambient. I hate it when the flash overpowers subjects.

I'd say the color changes are more than just acceptable. Someone who wasn't looking for that wouldn't notice it at all.

The color of the flash and the intensity of the light it generates relative to the ambient light are what determine how much you can see it. When flash overpowers subjects, it's largely because the intensity is far too high relative to the ambient light (which is to say that the flash winds up providing the primary source of light and isn't really directed properly...novices will just blast it directly at the subject and that obviously gets you a "snapshot" type result), or the color difference between the flash and the ambient light is just too great.

Very low intensity tungsten light is probably the hardest to work with, because it's naturally at a lower color temperature than usual (filaments aren't burning as brightly) and the light intensity itself is low, so your flash ends up having to provide more light than it would otherwise. A double whammy.

I'll have to look. It's not that often that I shoot with flash, but when I do, it's usually because I'm in an environment with relatively dim tungsten lighting (or a situation where I want to be able to use the lowest possible ISO).

If I can't find anything, I'll shoot something and post it.