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PowerShot / Re: A New Large Sensor PowerShot Coming [CR1]

« on: May 08, 2013, 05:05:30 PM »

I hope they are not referring to the "new sensor" from the SL1.

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Lenses / Re: New 100-400 to Launch with EOS 7D Mark II [CR2]

« on: March 27, 2013, 09:54:20 AM »

If true, then it's time to buy the current 100-400mm, if you value your wallet!

Judging by the price of the new Nikon, the replacement will be cost twice as much for a modest boost in wide open performance, an extra stop or two of IS and probably a conventional zoom ring design. 

Some will value these enough to part with an extra grand...

Much faster AF would allow shooting BIFs which currently requires the 400mm f5.6 prime.  A zoom that can have the benefits of the old prime, better IQ, 4 stop OIS and the flexibility of a zoom would make it worthwhile for many. 

Nikon now has a lower cost body (D7100) that can also act as a reasonably good birding body.  I just hope Canon improves the AF on the 70D as the 7DII will be much higher priced. 

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Lenses / Re: 70-400/ f4.0-5.6 Zoom ... Canon, where are you?

« on: March 04, 2013, 04:46:00 PM »

Canon will need to respond soon with Nikon announcing their new 80-400 on Thursday and releasing it in Japan the following week.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon to announce a new 80-400 VR lens this week?

« on: March 04, 2013, 04:19:59 PM »

Add in the new crop feature of the D7100 and you can see what Nikon is proposing.  A low price wildlife camera/lens with reasonably good image quality.  Canon will likely respond with an update to the 100-400 lens this year.  I don't think the 400/f5.6 will get replaced but just go EOL. 

The next question is how Canon will respond to the D7100.  A 7D2 for $2k is a different animal at a much higher price.  Canon would need a true upgrade from the D60 when they announce the 70D.  An incremental upgrade would not cut it.

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon 7100 has been anounced

« on: February 21, 2013, 12:12:05 PM »

I love the marketing.... "a blazing fast 6 frames per second"

The real question with Nikon is usually if the highest fps only persists for the first few frames and then changes to crawl-mode (this is the case with the original d7000 and the d600) or if the buffer is deeper this time. So not to defend Nikon, but 6 continuous(?) fps with 24mp(!) in raw(?) mode imho would qualify as fast, it's the data rate vs fps that matters.

Buffer is the same size as the D7000 but due to larger files can only hold 8 RAW images.  In Crop mode it can do 14 RAW images and 7fps.  I hope Canon will look at doing cropped RAW for the 7D2 as you end up with smaller files, more frames in the buffer and improved speed.  No need saving the whole file if you are going to crop afterward. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: *UPDATE* EOS 70D is Coming, The Future of Pro APS-C Will Change

« on: February 02, 2013, 09:39:06 AM »

The main critique of Canons current sensor technology is the DR (noise and banding) at low ISO. While I would love to be wrong, I think that the 7D segment is a very strange spot to introduce improvements to those aspects of their sensor technology. 7D is more about speed, AF, high-ISO than extreme DR at low ISO. The 5Dmk2-segment seems like a more likely place to radically improve this Canon weak spot (landscape photographers who can often afford shooting at low ISO and who have little control over scene lighting).

But then, the 5Dmk3 showed that Canon are willing to "re-target" their model ranges, so who knows.

-h

I think Canon held off introducing the high pixel density bodies (7D replacement and 30+MP FF) until the new sensor technology was ready.  I was surprised they released the new FF bodies last year with the older technology as they won't be updated for a long while.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS M Specs

« on: July 22, 2012, 01:11:32 PM »

Am I the only who thinks the most exciting aspect of this is phase detect autofocus in a mirrorless system?

It sound exciting but the results from the T4i/650D (same sensor as EOS M) in live view with STM lens show something else.

Canon 650D T4i and EF 40mm f/2.8 STM auto focus performance test example	Small | Large

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS M Specs

« on: July 22, 2012, 01:07:55 PM »

I skipped n the t4i because of the poor implementation of autofocus in video.  Any chances this mirror less system may work better for video?

When should we expect sample images and video?

Should be the same as the t4i as they have the same sensor and it is also using STM lenses.

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EOS Bodies / Re: first pic of canon mirrorless?

« on: July 20, 2012, 04:33:08 PM »

well it is sure no m43 sensor.... nobody wrote THAT.

question is APS-C or G1X sensor.

Who said it was a m4/3 sensor.  You do know that the G1X sensor is 4:3 and APS-C is 3:2 format.  That is the easiest way to determine which sensor is in the EOS  M when looking at the pictures.

yeah well if that´s what you wanted to say you could have that easier
i thought you posted that picture because you mean it´s an m43 sensor.

for me it looks not like 4:3 .. so another point for aps-c.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj524/picrumors/canonstuff/eosm3.jpg

Yes, it looks like an APS-C (3:2) sensor, not the G1X (4:3) sensor.

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EOS Bodies / Re: first pic of canon mirrorless?

« on: July 20, 2012, 04:09:09 PM »

well it is sure no m43 sensor.... nobody wrote THAT.

question is APS-C or G1X sensor.

Who said it was a m4/3 sensor.  You do know that the G1X sensor is 4:3 and APS-C is 3:2 format.  That is the easiest way to determine which sensor is in the EOS  M when looking at the pictures.

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EOS Bodies / Re: first pic of canon mirrorless?

« on: July 20, 2012, 04:06:31 PM »

I don't know if it has been noted before in the thread, but there doesn't seem to be any way to easily dial-in your exposure like on the EOS bodies (and by easily, I mean dedicated buttons / wheels). Even the S95 has a dedicated ring in the front to help you dial in aperture, shutter speed or ISO.

The maybe resolved this some smart way on the touchscreen? But wait. If this camera is for P&S market, then why someone would ever need change sth in exposure settings?

But if this is for the P&S market, you need a compact zoom lens not a prime.  I still say the P&S market is better served with fixed zoom larger sensor compacts (ala RX100).

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EOS Bodies / Re: first pic of canon mirrorless?

« on: July 20, 2012, 03:53:04 PM »

This is what a 4/3 sensor looks like.  The EOS M looks like 3:2