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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon beats Nikon in accidental damage tests

« on: May 23, 2013, 10:49:58 PM »

Having performed many damage and durability tests in my lab, I will say that NASA would have demanded my resignation if I pulled a "Scientific Test" like that.  For them to call it scientific is a affront to engineers and scientists.
 
The first rule of a test is that it be repeatable so that a person anywhere can do the same test and have the same results.  There is no way this test is repeatable.
 
Its just a stunt, not a test.

True. I wonder if SquareTrade will change the insurance costs for Canon cameras after this 'scientific test' 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Canon beats Nikon in accidental damage tests

« on: May 23, 2013, 03:49:03 AM »

T5i and a Nikon D5200 go head to head in this destruction derby and Canon comes out on top ... figuratively

http://petapixel.com/2013/05/21/squaretrade-pits-canons-t5i-against-nikons-d5200-in-a-cringe-worthy-drop-test/

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Animal Kingdom / Re: Wrong Photography Ethics?

« on: May 23, 2013, 03:25:23 AM »

Cause of Death ... "elegant forensic evidence that, although the camera cannot lie, photographs tell different truths" - John Hilliard

"John Hilliard’s ‘Cause of Death’ provides a useful textbook example of the ways the meaning of a single image can be altered by its cropping and caption. This piece of work demonstrates how meaning in the photograph is achieved by selecting the appropriate information. From a single negative, Hilliard has selected and titled four possible ‘causes of death’ that might explain the situation of a body shown lying on a beach. These ‘explanations’ have been captioned: crushed, drowned, fell, burned and gain their effect purely through the way Hilliard has decided to present the facts. The spatial relationship between each fragment and its frame indicates that each image has been cropped from a larger image, which (if ever shown in its entirety) would prove to be ambiguous. Upon viewing Hilliard’s work, we can not only discover that we may have been deceived by the four possible interpretations, but the way that they have been displayed provides us with the means to find out exactly how we might have been misled."

  (Copied from a book)


Every photograph is a lie and basically a representation of how the photographer wants to depict a scene. Does it really matter that the clouds have been photo-shopped?

Photography is an art form and with the continuous improvement in tech, the only ethics you have in this discipline are those which you choose for yourself.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Am I crazy to sell my Canon gear?

« on: May 20, 2013, 05:35:50 AM »

Yes ... You are crazy to sell your Canon gear ... Especially because two months back you were seeking advice as to how to improve your gear -

So I made the jump to FF with my 5D

I love it so much and I feel like it was a step up from my T1i. Thanks to everyone who helped me on this forum haha.

My new question is what should my lens set up be? I currently have theses lenses for my 5D:
-Canon 17-40 f/4 (upgraded from a Tamron 17-35 f/2.8-4.0)
-Canon 50mm f/1.8
-Canon 70-200 f/4

Is there any other lens that I should be looking at? I mainly shoot at family parties and friendly gatherings. Occasionally I do some landscape photography and interior/exterior photography of buildings
I'm thinking about getting a Canon 24-105 but I have lens that already cover that focal length. I do want some primes like the Canon 35mm f/2 or the Canon 100mm f/2 (not the 2.8 macro).

I think I'm set for flashes since I have a 580exII and 430exII. Anyone have any suggestions for expanding my gear list?

Like many hobbyists, I think you may just be having an emotional pang. There have been numerous times when I've thought "so much gear and so little time for photos" but it goes away with time.

Shifting to a smaller setup won't solve anything because you'll miss the most obvious IQ benefits of the FF DSLRs. At the risk of sounding like an idiot giving the opposite advice of what you wish to do, I'd suggest buying something like a Sony RX 100 as a P&S in addition to your existing gear and use the P&S where you need to be unobtrusive. Give it 6 months and if you don't find yourself craving for the DSLR IQ, Sell your gear.

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Canon General / Re: Which lens for my new 6D (my first DSLR)?

« on: May 20, 2013, 04:07:23 AM »

Get the 6D + 24-105mm L f/4 kit.

As a part of the kit, the 24-105 L is probably the best bargain Canon gives you in its entire lineup of L lenses.

While you say the budget is very tight but everything is relative. The difference in pricing (kit lens Vs. the 50mm f/1.4) is likely to be in the range of $ 200 or less so I'd say, go for the kit lens.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How will Canon respond to Magic Lantern's raw video hack?

« on: May 19, 2013, 11:01:18 PM »

There is a very large, very real Canon consumer base which still believes ML to be a suspicious hack (of course not including CR members). Unless ML is used by a significant majority of Canon users, I doubt Canon will worry - in such case I see Canon buying out ML and stopping the hacks (via non-compete agreements) in due course.

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Canon General / Re: If the Japanese Yen is now low, why are Canon prices staying high?

« on: May 19, 2013, 10:19:13 AM »

Do the people expecting immediate price drops think that Canon just gives shops cameras for free?

No.

Shops need to buy stock from Canon (not for the same price that we pay, obviously.)

That stock will then sit in their warehouses or on their shelves until it is sold.

A change in the value of the Japanese Yen does not change the cost of the camera that is in the warehouse or on the shelf.

And more importantly, shops in the USA buy from Canon USA, not Canon in Japan (except for grey market stock which comes from somewhere else.) So if Canon USA keeps the buying price up for stores then stores will not be selling cameras for less.

True....but eventually Canon USA will purchase a similar quantity of gear off Canon Japan for a lower invoice total, thanks to the stronger US Dollar...and then they can price accordingly to wholesalers/retailers

No they won't (by the looks of it). Canon expects to keep the pricing for offshore markets at the same level which will translate to more JPY = more profits. If it were Canon's intention to reduce the pricing in the foreign markets, the JPY profit estimates (released by the CFO, not a journalist from Reuters) would have remained unchanged.

Simple ... If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You can validly rant on the forums as to why Canon isn't selling for less, but simply because JPY is getting devalued doesn't make you entitled to a lower USD price.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Shutter sounds (burst shooting) of Canon DSLRs

« on: May 19, 2013, 10:09:07 AM »

Check this out-

Comparison of Canon EOS Burst Shutter Sounds (visual)	Small | Large

Damn ... The 1DIV and the 1Dx sound like machine guns.

Apologies if this has been posted earlier. I hope I embedded it correctly.

Cheers ... J.R.

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Canon General / Re: If the Japanese Yen is now low, why are Canon prices staying high?

« on: May 19, 2013, 09:50:01 AM »

Canon has upped it's profit guidance because of devaluation of the JPY. That basically confirms that there is no price reduction in the offing. Canon is just going to use the forex gains to boost their balance sheets.

Canon doesn't play the fx market -> they price in yen and pay their staff in yen...the 5d mkii was launched in yen as was the mkiii...both actually less than 5000 yen apart despite a 4 year gap, thats fifty bucks increase in american dollars between 2008 to 2012 for all the extra features (more af points, higher iso etc.).

If canon were pricing their products in foreign currency and paying their costs in domestic...well that would be the same as you having a Norwegian Krone home loan whilst being paid in American Dollars => R I S K Y. Stocks who run un-hedged fx risk get hosed by brokers and investors.

Canon guided higher probably because they're selling more products (volume boost) thanks to more affordability in overseas markets thanks to the weaker yen...WHY cos' they price in yen! Would also explain why people on this site recently refer to increase in mkt share that canon is enjoying over other jap cam companies

There are some many misstatements in your above posts I wouldn't know where to begin ... I suggest you read this -

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/canon-earnings-idINDEE93N05I20130424

And you believe a JOURNALIST from Reuters? If they were any good they'd be working for Goldman Sachs making some real money! And journalists never get it wrong....

.....over the last year Canon products have been falling in price in both major overseas markets Europe + USA....go back and look at CR forum about "Why I should wait till prices fall further" and "Why pay the early-adopter price premium for the 5D Mk III...etc."

..yet Canon's market share has increased in 2012, surpassing that of Nikon according to someone called Neuro


So average prices down in USD and EUR + Market Share is up (not to mention the global growth in the total numbers of people shooting with digital cameras), + the Japanese currency has dropped by a quarter in the last 6 months + CANON SELLING MORE UNITS....doh!!!!!

The profit forecast was raised by the Canon CFO and not a journalist from Reuters. Oh ... But of course you know better 

"

We welcome Abenomics," Chief Financial Officer Toshizo Tanaka said at a news briefing, acknowledging the impact of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policies.

"The Japanese economy moves on this kind of mood so we value this and hope to find success," he added.

His company raised its forecast for the yen rate against the dollar to 95 yen for the business year compared with 85 yen to the dollar three months earlier.

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Canon General / Re: If the Japanese Yen is now low, why are Canon prices staying high?

« on: May 19, 2013, 12:17:46 AM »

Canon has upped it's profit guidance because of devaluation of the JPY. That basically confirms that there is no price reduction in the offing. Canon is just going to use the forex gains to boost their balance sheets.

Canon doesn't play the fx market -> they price in yen and pay their staff in yen...the 5d mkii was launched in yen as was the mkiii...both actually less than 5000 yen apart despite a 4 year gap, thats fifty bucks increase in american dollars between 2008 to 2012 for all the extra features (more af points, higher iso etc.).

If canon were pricing their products in foreign currency and paying their costs in domestic...well that would be the same as you having a Norwegian Krone home loan whilst being paid in American Dollars => R I S K Y. Stocks who run un-hedged fx risk get hosed by brokers and investors.

Canon guided higher probably because they're selling more products (volume boost) thanks to more affordability in overseas markets thanks to the weaker yen...WHY cos' they price in yen! Would also explain why people on this site recently refer to increase in mkt share that canon is enjoying over other jap cam companies

There are some many misstatements in your above posts I wouldn't know where to begin ... I suggest you read this -

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/04/24/canon-earnings-idINDEE93N05I20130424

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Canon General / Re: If the Japanese Yen is now low, why are Canon prices staying high?

« on: May 18, 2013, 10:37:52 PM »

Canon has upped it's profit guidance because of devaluation of the JPY. That basically confirms that there is no price reduction in the offing. Canon is just going to use the forex gains to boost their balance sheets.

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Lenses / Re: Who has pre-ordered or will order 200-400

« on: May 16, 2013, 02:09:14 AM »

None of the options apply to me so I cannot vote ... I'm saving for the 600mm f/4 II. Based on my usage, I don't see where this lens fits my requirements.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon SL1 sensor a step back?

« on: May 16, 2013, 02:05:40 AM »

The OP has titled the thread "SL1 sensor a step back?" ... clearly he is comparing the sensors here.

He is only comparing them in the title

Not really, the OP even goes on to say that -

What the heck? I hope this is not the 70D sensor.

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Reviews / Re: The Digital Picture Reviews the Tamron 24-70

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:48:36 AM »

If the 3rd party lens did not work as advertised then it would be a simple matter to return it to the place that you bought it from.

Sure. Check the TDP review ... that's exactly what Bryan did, THRICE ...

Not quite.  He bought a copy retail (as usual), it was bad, and he exchanged it for a second retail copy, which was decentered.  He sent that copy in for service, it came back worse than it went in (how's that for quality service?).  He sent it back a second time, and the 'repaired' lens had a new serial number.  Anyone want to bet that Tamron didn't hand pick and pre-test that replacement lens?

Ok ... if you really want to rub it in

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Reviews / Re: The Digital Picture Reviews the Tamron 24-70

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:18:13 AM »

If the 3rd party lens did not work as advertised then it would be a simple matter to return it to the place that you bought it from.

Sure. Check the TDP review ... that's exactly what Bryan did, THRICE ...