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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: cheap lowlight 30-35mm for APS-C

« on: June 13, 2013, 08:58:25 AM »

EOS M + 22mm f2.0 kit?

More than usable at f2.0.  Great at up to ISO3200, good at ISO6400 with RAW tweaks.

I used to have the 30mm f1.4.  My copy was way way out focus wise, great for video in MF, not much use for anything else, especially with such shallow DoF.  I could get it to work on my 7D with AFMA, if you don't have AFMA I would avoid, it was horrible on my T3i.

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EOS Bodies / Re: T2i Upgrade Help Needed

« on: June 13, 2013, 08:02:03 AM »

Without flash the 550D was just nowhere near cutting it, ISO 6400 with a fast lens looked pretty bad.

The better cameras will look slightly better.  We capture light.  Without light, it's slight.

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EOS-M / Re: EF-M 11-22 / 4-5.6 IS STM - officially announced

« on: June 13, 2013, 04:42:38 AM »

Do you use a walking pole?, the pods can be filled with anything.  Including snow.

IS is not for me.  I'm glad it's for you.

I'm right.  You're right.  Horses for Courses or Sherpas for helpers.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Should I go with the genuine Battery grip or go for a 3rd Party grip

« on: June 12, 2013, 12:12:39 PM »

My bg-e7 has died and has taken 2x LP-E6 with it, and very nearly my 7D.

Seems to have been a short.  This is the genuine canon grip.

My instinct would be not to bother, at all.

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Lenses / Re: 70-200 Choices

« on: June 12, 2013, 09:31:44 AM »

I have the 70-200 f2.8L non-IS.

It's grrrrrrreat. 

Here's some reviews:

FF (2011): http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/669-canon70200f28ff
APS-C: http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/197-canon-ef-70-200mm-f28-usm-l-test-report--review

SLR Gear(APS-C 2009): http://slrgear.com/reviews/showproduct.php/product/72/cat/11

I love the guy who took the bit where you said "Unfortunately my budget cannot stretch that far and is capped at £1000" and replied "If you earn money from these jobs you should really be investing in the 2.8 II, why spend £1000 for such an old lens?". LOVE HIM.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Beginning of a new Canon starting with 7D Mk II?

« on: June 12, 2013, 06:29:50 AM »

How much more technolgy should cameras have before they become "boring" because they do too much for you?

well, Canon can still go a VERY long ways from my current 7D until I would find more technology and capabilities "boring". Most of it is even invented already and would be dirt cheap to implement. :-)


* working Eye Control AF v2.0

(would be version 5.0, 1st implemention, 5 point horizontal only in A2e, 2nd implementation, 3 point as in Elan IIe and IXe, 3rd Implementation, 7 point in Elan 7/n, 4th implementation, 45 point of EOS 3.)

* in-body IS working in tandem with IS lenses for a total effect of 5 or 6 stops stabilization

A shiftable sensor would be useful.  Could be used to do some slight TS-E movements on a normal lens...


* 2nd curtain sync for speedlights in wireless ETTL mode [Nikon]

How would 2nd curtain trigger? Would need to be by radio, or capacitor timer.. optically wouldn't work during the exposure, i.e. before the curtain shuts.

* a series of tiny hi-IQ, fixed focal pancake lenses between 20/2.8 and 75/2.8 IS [like 40/2.8]

If pentax can do it why can't canon, would be good if they were cheap too, like the 40mm


* Canon cameras without any video capability - "for stills only" at a significant price discount -25% 

The technology is already implemented largely for live view.  It would not represent a 25% saving.
Video has an off switch, a bit like auto mode and HDR.  Don't like don't use.  The extra sales video brings in probably helps to keep the overall price down. Especially with cameras like the 5D3

I could easily go on for 2 full pages ... without getting bored ... ever!

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Site Information / CR wobbly

« on: June 12, 2013, 04:44:15 AM »

Hi guys, getting errors here, on ipad, iphone and macs running firefox.

Any change to provider or coding?

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EOS-M / Re: New Lens, New Firmware for EOS-M

« on: June 12, 2013, 04:42:49 AM »

Hopefully the Firmware download adds a viewfinder.

That's hilarious.  Why don't you just buy an SL1 instead and give us peace?

Hi Paul, sorry if my comment offended you, not my intention, just some Aussie Humour at work, not always appreciated i know, I'll try to restrain myself in future.

Apologies bud, maybe having a 'chippy' day here.  If you must have a viewfinder then the M is clearly not the camera.

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Camera Body Gallery / Re: 7D - Anything shot BY a 7D

« on: June 12, 2013, 04:39:57 AM »

My 7D has served me pretty well until it threw a wobbly the other week.  It's in getting looked at, and hopefully shall be revived for another few years service.  Yes time has moved on, but it takes as good images today as it did when I bought mine.  It's always had it's haters, but that's never chimed true with me, maybe they got a bad sample.  Maybe it was just too complex for them to work well. 

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Camera Body Gallery / Re: 7D - Anything shot BY a 7D

« on: June 12, 2013, 04:36:45 AM »

I share the pain of the 7D user, the terrible AF, the soft and noisy images...

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Software & Accessories / Re: New Macpro teased at Mac Conference

« on: June 12, 2013, 03:25:36 AM »

Lightroom will run as well on a cheaper pc, the mac mini is handy for certain things, a basic imac may be better value overall though.

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: DSLR video vs professional - what is DSLR missing?

« on: June 12, 2013, 03:22:39 AM »

Which brings me back ro my whole point re: differences, and specifically form.  And precisely why a £10k video camera might be better for video than a £600 dslr.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Beginning of a new Canon starting with 7D Mk II?

« on: June 12, 2013, 03:18:06 AM »

Are you using live view af or viewfinder af?

Live view af is crap, except on eos m ( good in oneshot single square zone) viewfinder af good on 550d, centre af select best.  Viewfinder crap for mf.  Wrong focus screen, penta mirror etc...

nope just through viewfinder.

I would say wait for a new 70d or 7d mk2.

The current 7d and 60d won't give you any better data in your images.
However the improved af systems will help you, and the pentaprism rather than penta mirror will help mf, maybe also worth fitting a katzeyes screen when available.

Do note, focus will be hypercriticsl at f1.4, and your af, edpecially away from the centre point, will not play that nice with your zoom at the far end.

I would try the cam in one shot mode, centre point select, lock af and recompose.

This should up your keepers, or reveal a fault.

For moving stuff, try centre spot af but in ai servo mode, track, track, burst, track, track, burst.

99% of 'faulty' af systems are just incorrectly set up for the task at hand.

Avoid ai focus and auto point select like you would a frisky pit-bull.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Beginning of a new Canon starting with 7D Mk II?

« on: June 11, 2013, 10:11:06 PM »

Are you using live view af or viewfinder af?

Live view af is crap, except on eos m ( good in oneshot single square zone) viewfinder af good on 550d, centre af select best.  Viewfinder crap for mf.  Wrong focus screen, penta mirror etc...

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EOS Bodies - For Video / Re: DSLR video vs professional - what is DSLR missing?

« on: June 11, 2013, 08:27:17 PM »

Is there a stills button on the c series cameras? (excl the 1DC obviously)

Just wondering, because for folk who need a bit of both but are serious about video, 8MP stills with a properly designed video camera is probably more useful than 22MP stills from a bodge?