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I would wait until the 5d mk3 comes in the shops and then buy the 5d mk2 on clearance sale! So you're sure to get the lowest price for that camera. But if you have the budget, wait for the mk3 and get it when it's there! (again, I already own a few canon lenses and gear...)

If I may intervene, I use a canon 40D with a 70-200 for airshows and that's just enough for large airliners or formation flights. When I shoot single fighter jets, I would prefer having more reach. Perhaps 300mm on a cropped sensor, 600mm can be very interesting but probably too much. The combo...

I have had the 70-200 f4 L non IS for 2 years now. I mainly take pictures of airplanes with it. I regret not having the extra reach of the 300mm, but the IS is never a problem since the weather is usually clear when I shoot (I get 1/1000 s at f6.3 usually). On the other hand, when I use it to...

My phone! yes... it has a 5mp camera! It reminds me of all the cheeky pictures I've taken with it!

Is this image HDR'd?

What about the 100 400? Are they planning to update this one at a reasonable price?

I used it during a shoot outside. The optical slave mode works really well, it didn't miss a single shot!The power on the other hand was "okay", it works fine up to 10-15 meters to illuminate a person with an open background, I could do with a bit more (shooting sports). I thought the battery...

This is one of our attempts: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sukitesurfing/5530060842/in/set-72157626154831309/

Hi everyone, thanks for your replies, I was abroad for a couple of days... Option 2 with several triggers was what we tried at one point, because we had 5 flashes so we triggered the pilot lights by hand. But with different specs, the lighting is very inconsistent. As a diy project, I thought of...

Well we got enough power with three flashes at full power (guide number 43,46 and 55) triggered together by a camera. But we wanted to take one long exposure with a couple of flashes to freeze different parts of the jump. And the flashes we had don't have enough voltage to recharge fast enough...

Hi everyone, I am looking to do some sports photography at night, mostly, Kitesurfing. I have tried once with a borrowed canon 550 EX on an eos 40d with decent glass, but I am looking for two different things. First I'd like to know if you guys knew of a cheap but very powerful flash (more...