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Lenses / Re: Canon 70-200mm F/4L or Canon 70-300 f/4-5.6 USM or other suggestions?

« on: March 27, 2013, 11:38:37 AM »

do you need the zoom or the reach?
considered just picking up a 200 f2.8L

no IS either but it is a stop faster and is smaller and less conspicuous

Well, for shooting portraits and candids, the reach may be really useful. Likewise the IS in a lower light scenario. I went from the 70-200 f/4L IS to the 200 f/2.8 because it was faster and I shot a lot of action (and used it mostly at 200mm anyway). So, IS didn't help me, but the extra stop does.

Considering you already have a 50mm and 85mm prime, then I'd say a tele-zoom is probably a nice accompaniment to that. The 70-200's are both great, and the suggestion for the 70-300L is good too. If you want it now, the non-IS lens is a great value, and your 5dIII will allow you to get away wiht pretty high ISO's. If you can wait, both the L IS lenses are pretty stunning

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

« on: March 27, 2013, 11:26:32 AM »

15-60 F4

ha. I'm not sure I'd rather have a constant f/4 zoom over what the 15-85 already provides. If anything, there is room for Canon to match what Sigma puts out, with something like a 17-70 f/2.8-f/4 zoom that does 1:2 or 1:3 macro. That'd fall in line with their new 24-70 f/4 that does macro on full-frame.

How about a new 400 5.6L IS ?

smaller, lighter, sharper !

And yours for only $2499!

Especially with IS, hell, it might be more than that.

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

« on: March 27, 2013, 10:17:50 AM »

No, not the 100-400 as a kit, but a new lens otherwise.

Well, they just updated the 18-55 and 18-135 lenses within the last year; maybe they'll do the 18-200 too, who knows. And they already have a good 17-55 and 15-85, not to mention a 24-105 that works well on crop. Not sure what kit lens they could put out that they don't already offer.

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Sounds like the right time to sell my 100-400!

Well, if it's at all like the release of the 24-70, then prices will actually go up for a few months. Heck, used prices on the mk.1 version went up $3-400 for a while, and they are still higher than they were before the mk.2 release

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EOS Bodies / Re: Will you be disappointed if the 70d gets the same 18mp sensor?

« on: March 24, 2013, 05:12:57 PM »

We could also bring up the sensor in the 1DX.  It's only 18 mp .

Same, four-year old, 18mp sensor = big disappointment !
New, 18mp sensor with better DR and 1+ stops better ISO = hurray!!!

P.S. It's not the number of megapixels that will disappoint but their quality.
Bring 1DX quality to 1.6x sensors and nobody will complain that 18mp is not enough.

1+ stop better ISO than what?  And the 1DX quality sensor will never be in a 70D or 7D Mark II.

Well, people are using 6400 and 12800 comfortably on the 5DIII and 1DX, which was about a stop up from the 5dII. So, if people's cutoff point is say, 1600 with a 60D/7D, then a 3200 that looks similar would be a 1-stop improvement. Even if it's 1/2 stop, its usually enough to open up the barrier to the next ISO level

I don't doubt Canon can do it...it's just a question of where they want the 70D to fit in. Do they think making the 70D essentially what the 7D is/was right now is sufficient? For me, the answer would be no without better sensor performance. I can get a 7D for pretty cheap on the used market, rather than paying their retail price.

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70D, DIGIC 6 & 18mp Sensors

« on: March 20, 2013, 06:17:21 PM »

Then it is probably reasonable to assume the same "new" 18MP sensor in 700D.

It'd be pretty funny if only the new 100D and 70D had it, and they left the same sensor from the 650D in the 700D.

I would assume that this means the 70D will have the video autofocus tech connected with the sensor

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Lenses / Re: Best sports lenses for Canon 7D

« on: March 20, 2013, 06:15:21 PM »

If you want to save some money get the 2.8 Non-IS version.  You don't need IS for sport.

It is helpful for video, which he seems to mention several times.

Wide at f/2.8 you could go Tokina 11-16, but, I think the 17-55 is probably the right option since it gives you a good zoom range that the 10-22 or 11-16 won't. IS as well

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Lenses / Re: Why some lens says "macro"?

« on: March 19, 2013, 11:16:50 PM »

As stated above, it's marketing.

Yep. Especially when it comes to putting it into the lens title/description. Tamron are one of the worst offenders of this; to them it means anything that does better than 1:10 magnification; which is basically every lens Canon makes, for example.

It has two meanings. To most photographers, it means 1:2 magnification or better; as both Canon and Nikon traditionally actually market lenses as "macro" or "micro". And, to companies making a consumer grade zoom, where macro might fool consumers into purchasing it, it means they can charge $40 more.

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Lenses / Re: Future of STM and USM

« on: March 19, 2013, 11:11:16 PM »

So, basically what's left is a 55-250 STM...maybe even a 70-300? Maybe they'll go crazy and release a nifty 50 with STM, but, honestly, shallow depth of field is what makes STM look bad.

I agree, if they didn't put out their new 24/28/35mm primes with STM, it's not gonna be a large trend across their higher grade lenses. At least, until they put it in the 5d Mark IV

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Lenses / Re: Do I need the EF 85mm f/1.8 USM?

« on: March 19, 2013, 11:09:07 PM »

helpful how is it that you can use 3-4 times faster shutter speed with an 85mm 1.8 -vs- a 70-200mm 2.8 IS? you can react faster with a prime than a zoom?  halos around out of focus objects making things appear less sharp?

dude, what are you talking about?

Yeah, I mean, it's pretty well known that "f/2.8" is relative on a lot of lenses, similar to how "f/1.4" is relative on a lot of lenses; one f/1.4 is really f/1.6, one f/2.8 is really closer to f/3.2, etc. But, even if the f/2.8 of the 70-200 was really more like f/4, you still wouldn't get 3x fast shutter speeds on the 85mm.

Basically, the reason for you to get the 85mm is if you are shooting in rooms dark enough that you occasionally get motion blur with your 5dII. There, instead of shooting at 1/60th, you could be at  1/125th and avoid that issue, that'd be a big deal...as you'd avoid going that extra stop of ISO that can ruin photos. But, that's a pretty particular need.

If you decide 85mm is "your focal length", then I'd consider getting the 85L instead...because the look it gives is undoubtedly incredible. If not, and you are comfortable shooting portraits at 135mm f/2.8 and getting about the same look as 85mm f/1.8, then save yourself the money. As someone who is looking into buying the 85mm, a lot of people selling it mention it's been made obsolete by their recent 70-200 purchase.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5i Leaks

« on: March 19, 2013, 04:49:22 PM »

The reason the T4i is not that good is beacuase of the video AF fail.  Can anyone tell from the leaked specs whether the video AF will be fixed?  If just this one very important feature is fixed, that is enough to justify a new model.  Otherwise, I sat on the fence with the t4I, will stay on the fence with the t5I, too.

I assume you are angry that it doesn't smoothly track moving objects? If so, expect to be unimpressed with future offerings for the next decade. The shallowness of the DOF makes creating a useable video AF nearly impossible. The camera has to decide which high contrast area to focus on when there are numerous options and then smoothly transition to the correct one. Except then people will complain its slow, so it makes those transitions fast, thus looking jerky.

Basically, the AF tracking system of Canon's most expensive DLSR (at $6k) can lock focus on an object at 12fps for several seconds. Yet, a good video AF would have to do the same at 30fps or 60fps for minutes at a time. Ain't gonna happen on a <$1000 DSLR. If you want video AF, you want a camcorder with a small sensor.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5i Leaks

« on: March 19, 2013, 04:38:34 PM »

Not much different outside of the new 18-55 STM kit lens.

And the price: Probably 20% higher than t4i?

Nope, I bet body debuts at $849, camera with kit for $999. Those have been the retail price points for the T2i/T3i/T4i. And by next holiday season, you'll see deals for it in the $600 range. The xxxD line is very reliable price wise.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS-b Images Leak & a New Kit Lens

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:24:39 AM »

you have other infos?

Yeah, the 4th post in that thread that mentions the original post is completely wrong, and not actually for a range longer than the 3 weeks shortly after the EOS-M launch. It stands to reason that just about any camera would do well in sales in its first month out

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Lenses / Re: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG Sets New Benchmark for Excellence

« on: March 18, 2013, 03:37:14 PM »

Any commentary on the  auto-focus performance?

dpreview liked it

http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sigma-35mm-f1-4-dg-hsm/5

There's nothing to complain about with regards to handling either. Focusing is fast, silent and positive, and we've found our Canon-mount test sample to be very accurate too (although this being an F1.4 prime, you've got to take great care over where you place your focus point). The manual focus ring is smooth and precise, and allows the focus position to be adjusted after autofocus. Several small-but-useful touches, such as a ridged grip on the underside of the barrel, and even a redesigned, unusually-positive centre-pinch front cap, all add to the usability. Sigma has clearly put a lot of thought into every aspect of the lens's design.

If you dont need weather sealing, this seems to be the way to go

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 100D Detailed Specs Appear

« on: March 17, 2013, 10:51:09 PM »

is there AFMA

For $799, not a chance in hell

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EOS Bodies / Re: Will the 70d have a new sensor?

« on: March 13, 2013, 05:31:40 PM »

Or, it's possible that the 70D will be priced closer to the 7D's initial price...in the $1500+ range, body only.  In this case, I will grant that it's possible they both could get the same sensor.  But for $1500, the 70D had better have an AF sensor (and the processing speed to keep up with it), at least equal to, if not superior to, the previous 7D.  And max frame rate had better be at least 7fps, if not 8.

If the frame rate on the new Rebel is 6fps, then the frame rate on the 70D better be 7 or 8fps just for it to not fail from the start.