November 15 2014, 12:21

Fellow photographers, which lenses for 6D would you NOT recommend for 6D (full frame) – list below.

Please consider two points straight away.

1) There are budget constraints – if by replacing a lens worth, say, 15 thousand you suggest a lens for 30 thousand, then it’s not a replacement for me, but rather delaying the purchase for at least half a year to a year. Better to suggest an alternative from non-official brands, if there is one.

2) If you have anything bad to say about lenses – please clearly indicate whether it’s based on your experience or someone else’s. I trust your opinions more πŸ™‚

So, here is the list IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE FOR ME:

1. Canon EF 50mm F/1.4 USM portrait prime (~11000) or CANON ER 50MM F/1.8 USM (~4000)

2. Wide-angle Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM (~16000)

3. Telephoto Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM (~20000) or Tamron SP AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di VC USD Canon EF (~13900)

I currently have the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM

Alexander Letyagin Vitaly Sokol Andrey Kasatkin Evgeny Sizov Sergey Ivanov Arkady Moreynis

November 11 2014, 13:39

I want to buy a Canon EOS 5D Mark II Body + Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM. I’m racking my brain. Or a new 6D?

I somewhat regret spending extra money on the “5D Mark III.” I don’t want to downgrade to the 60D – I’m aiming for full-frame bodies. Currently shooting with the old 40D. But now I’m considering the 6D. Maybe go for it? It has some differences – new Digic 5+, features like wifi, gps, hdr. Only 5 thousand more expensive. Is it worth getting? Or the old reliable 5D Mark II?

And it also bothers me that the 5D Mark II was discontinued in 2012, but it’s still sold on the market, there is a choice among stores.

November 09 2014, 15:37

Is it just me or does “changing the clocks” bring a cloud of problems with time? Not only have I adjusted the time on my computer several times, but the real chaos happens with calendar invitations. I still haven’t fully figured out the reasons, but it seems that problems arise when the invitee and the inviter have different time zones (UTC+4 and UTC+3) but the same time (the first one changed the time zone, the second moved the clocks, so eventually both have the same time). Mail programs and calendars see that the time zones are different and perform the conversion themselves. As a result, you invite someone for 12:00, but they receive a completely different time in their email and on their calendar.

Here people are complaining about glitches in Google Calendar: http://roem.ru/2014/10/28/addednews110397/

Here’s a guide on how to tackle issues with Outlook:

http://habrahabr.ru/post/242115/