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EOS Bodies / Re: Pre CES Week: Lenses, Cameras & Compacts

« on: January 03, 2012, 05:21:57 PM »

Waiting for this lens is a Sisyphean task. Rumors about this lens are older than this site, and the site Craig made before this site (also of the same name).

I'd suggest the following:

1) don't buy the current 24-70 lens for more than $1000-1050. You may not be able to find it for that little, but if you do you won't regret getting it and can unload it for close to what you paid for it if/when the 24-70 redux appears
2) get a 24-105 f/4 IS (the IS on this lens goes a long way to helping with handholdability in lower light).
3) get a prime or 2 or 3 for narrow depth of field shooting in the range (24, 35, 50, 85) and true low light shooting (f/2.8 is neither that fast, nor that shallow)
4) don't ever buy it or the ver II (for the reasons I stated above) especially since the ver II looks like it will lack IS (a real shame given that IS is a very important tool to all photographers).

Sorry guys I dont get it. I been following the forum. People were raving on about canon announcment on jan 3rd. which is today. Today i checked the forum and theres nothing. does this mean canon has announced nothing today??? We are in UK time here. am I a bit early?

Im expecting the 24-70 MkII announcement. It will help me decide what lens to buy! either to buy it back now or wit for MkII. does this mean that there is NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS F***KING LENS THIS MONTH??

so much for rumous....

The reason why they are NOT releasing the mkII is for obvious reasons:

1) If it has IS, that is 24-70mm f/2.8 IS MkII ( makes me excited just to write this), then EVERYONE WILL BE BUYING THIS LENS and NOT the 24-105mm f/4. This will reduce canon's sales obviously. all the pros will be getting the 24-70 and chose the larger aperture over the zoom range. and there is no reason to spend another £800 buying the extra 70-105 range that is slower at f4.

2). As everyone says, what is the point of releasing MkII without IS? People will want to stay with the old MkI version and this will not help the sales of the mkII.

So, I vent all my hatured towards the 24-105. I blame this lens lol!!

if it has IS it wont take sales from the 24-105 due to the fact it will come in at well north of $2000 so more than double the cost of the 24-105 and the 24-105 still is and always will be an outstanding value for money L series lens

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Software & Accessories / Re: ANOTHER tripod topic!

« on: January 03, 2012, 05:13:55 PM »

as i've mentioned before Benro cannot be beaten for value for money
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Benro-A2691FB1-Travel-Angel-Tripod-Kit-A2691-B1-T139-/120730289734?pt=US_Tripods&hash=item1c1c160646
I use the carbon fibre one which is $150 more that this Aluminimum one. the CF one isnt a whole lot lighter either. Build quality is excellent and it can hold quite alot of weight. the money you save with one of these can pay for another lens

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Software & Accessories / Re: AF Micro Adjustment valid in all modes?

« on: January 03, 2012, 05:08:13 PM »

Another interesting thing regarding AF adjust i have been wondering about is are the +/-20 steps different between camera models for example all my canon lenses are basically spot on on both my 5D2s and my 1D3
but with my front focusing sigma the 5D2 requires +13 on the scale but only +6 on the 1D3 i wonder if the 1D has a greater total adjustment range but is still only represented as 20 each way.

Also note that the AF adjust settings are displayed in the exif data too

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EOS Bodies / Re: 7D sensor poll

« on: January 03, 2012, 04:58:19 PM »

it's easy to argue that a 24-70L 2.8 is a downgrade from a 17-55 2.8.

I'd agree with that I'm very keen to see what the new 7D comes out with purely from an interest in using this lens, that and the extra reach it will give my 300f4L in a relatively light and easy to use long range combo. then my 70-200 would basically live on my 5D2.
but I also really love the 16-35 on an APS-H sensor too so a lighter smaller body than a 1D that can hold that lens would be very nice.
As someone suggested a small camera with APS-H sensor that you can change to APS-C at say 16MP and excellent weather sealing with good AF would be a fun proposition indead and of course it would need to be able to use EF-S lenses too. ( Ah wishfull thinking)

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EOS Bodies / Re: Ebay or Adorama Used?

« on: January 01, 2012, 04:49:29 PM »

Now, why don't I buy used lenses on eBay? Well, I have bid on them, but to be honest I don't think the prices are that good. It seems that almost every time I've bid on a used lens, the final price ends up being very close to or even above the going refurbished or used price from Adorama or B&H. To me, the relative risks of buying used from an individual demands that I get a significantly lower price. The warranty and protections offered by Adorama, B&H or Canon is worth something to me and I'm willing to pay a slight premium for those protections.

I find this too However i did snag a 300 f4L for $800 on ebay which is great but generally i see used value go for near new prices on lenses

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 1D X High ISO shot preview

« on: December 31, 2011, 09:19:43 PM »

25600 on a 5D2? who ever shoots at that? being better than that isnt saying alot 25600 is completely unuseable IMO. 6400 is pretty much my absolute limit on the 5d2 with 3200 as the useable limit. As for the 1Dx id be more interested to know which iso values resemble 6400 and 3200 on the 5d2 so i can accurately gauge the real world benefit in number of stops you will gain.

In your perfect world of absolutely clean shots, 51k on a 1DX comfortably matches 6400 on a 5D2. It may even improve upon it slightly.

Whilst i apologise for assuming my comment was worth any merit, it would be wise for you to remember that not all photographers work only in an ideal environment, many us have to take what opportunities we're given and work with them.

Some of us even enjoy pushing our kit to the very limit to see what it is capable of, and see if this gives us a photographic opportunity that would be missed by never going above 800 iso.

My trouble is, i come from an environment where i loaded 3200asa into an A1 then pushed it to 12800 and walked around railway yards at 3am to get hand held pictures at 1/60th with a 50mm f1.8, pictures which are of places that no longer exist. Pictures of people doing jobs and tasks that are no longer done. Yep, they're grainy - but at least they exist- where are the other pictures of those yards, those people, those practices? But best of all, the grain actually gives them some character - as opposed to some of the sterile shots i can get at 25600 with a 5D2.

Oh, and happy new year 

LOL ok I just cant wait to see some real untouched raw files at all ISO then i'll make up my mind what suits me and my perfect world or i could by a 1Dx to impress people on the internet and shoot everything at 204 billion iso and 14fps... ok that was a bit flipant.

Regardless a 4 stop real imporvement in ISO is pretty damn good

On a side note why is every sinlge review (almost) on youtube most interested in the burst rate only? seriously 10fps is fine I cant see 14 FPS helping in do much other than burn your shutter out quicker. probably serious sports shooters are the only people that might get a hard on over that.
I would love to see some more thorough reviews.
this one is particularly retarded if you can call it a review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg7WDWa_Idg&feature=related
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the guy is on a serious youtube campaign to get canon to give him a free camera and lots of lenses

edit: LOL this guy is super lame

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8hz2UIPncw&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGuDX7kp-pM&feature=related
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Lenses / Re: Filters - Help!

« on: December 31, 2011, 06:16:51 PM »

I have B+W UV as well as Hoya Pro1 Digital and the high end kenko Zeta, there is no noticable difference between them in use the B+W are generally more expensive though

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens $1974 at B+H

« on: December 31, 2011, 06:08:28 PM »

Hi folks,

My first post, though I have lurked for several years 

I thought I would post to express my pity for you poor guys across the pond. Having to pay $ 1,974 for the new 70-200mm. If you lived in the UK you could buy this lens for the bargain price of only $ 2,756 http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod1249.html

And that 5DII that you guys have to pay $ 1,999 for? Why, you could come to the UK and get that for a mere $2,267 http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/prod726.html

So in the UK you could buy the pair for a mere $ 5,023.

This is only $ 1,050 (£ 676) more than in the US.

Ahhh....makes me proud to be British 

Apologies for the sarcasm...I'll be good from now on ...

Cheers!

dont worry us aussies get it just as bad in the same orifice as you guys prices are pretty similar here. at least hong kong isnt too far for us...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 1D X High ISO shot preview

« on: December 31, 2011, 05:41:42 PM »

25600 on a 5D2? who ever shoots at that? being better than that isnt saying alot 25600 is completely unuseable IMO. 6400 is pretty much my absolute limit on the 5d2 with 3200 as the useable limit. As for the 1Dx id be more interested to know which iso values resemble 6400 and 3200 on the 5d2 so i can accurately gauge the real world benefit in number of stops you will gain.

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Software & Accessories / Re: Airtravel experts

« on: December 31, 2011, 05:34:12 PM »

heathrow is a nightmare, and avoid british airways like the  the plague they have the worst customer service and the rudest staff as well as the most nazi like rules about carry on unfortunately they are hard to avoid in that part of the world, lufthansa are not too bad singapore airlines are great as is cathay

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Lighting / Re: Can my Canon 5D Mark II remotely operate the flashes speedlite 430EXII and 580EX

« on: December 31, 2011, 04:55:46 AM »

i use this
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/YONGNUO-ST-E2-Speedlite-Transmitter-430EX-580EX-II-/290621161309?pt=Camera_Flash_Accessories&hash=item43aa5eff5d

good value for money, takes AA batteries, I use 1.5V energiser lithium batteries in it and it can rotate to aim at the flashes the genuine one cant

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Lenses / Re: Filters - Help!

« on: December 30, 2011, 01:04:58 AM »

this thread covered it pretty extensively quite recently
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php/topic,2413.0.html

start reading there

also if you get all those lenses i would not bother with the 24-70 f2.8 as all the other lenses cover what it does and then some. If you are using a FF body say 5DII you would be better off putting the money saved from a 24-70 into the new 7D2 when it comes out and have 2 bodys especially needed for weddings you can then have the 16-35 on the crop (effective coverage 25mm to 56mm) And the 70-200 on the FF then you have it all covered at f2.8 with awesome glass. Thats just my thoughts on the process anyway

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Lenses / Re: Thinking about either getting the 35mm 1.4L or 50mm 1.2L

« on: December 30, 2011, 12:59:14 AM »

I was looking at my 8000 or so photos i took of my trip to Japan a few weeks ago, Most of the shots were with the sigma 30mm on the 7D. So i think i would be happy with the 50mm 1.2L on the 5d mkii.

I mainly do street photography and i think the 50mm 1.2L will be the lens i buy this week. Hopefully Canon announces the 35mmL II soon.

Now to see if i will go 16-35mmL Instead of 17-40mmL haha but thats a whole other topic.

Thanks a lot guys for the replys.

It helped make the decision a lot easier.

the 50 on FF is awesome for street. i'll try post up some pics later Definately get the 16-35 if you can afford it its great i use it alot on my 1Dmk3 for street too as it gives 20-48mm effective at f2.8 with super sharp IQ. the more i use the 16-35 the cool uses i find for it. it's one of my favourite lenses

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Lenses / Re: A set of lenses for around the world travel.

« on: December 30, 2011, 12:07:06 AM »

I'd keep it simple and bring one lens.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-28-300mm-f-3.5-5.6-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

That is a very heavy lens - it would be lighter to have a 24-105 and a 70-300L  (FF)

damn right! I had the 28-300 and its a beast that is for sure. very very tough but its a handfull and quite slow so you would still need to have a 50mm fast prime with you aswell

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Lenses / Re: Help! 70/200mm f/4 IS OR 70/200mm f/2.8 IS II

« on: December 30, 2011, 12:00:55 AM »

You will not question the weight once you start seeing the photos the 2.8 can produce. And it's really not ridiculously heavy.

Build quality - unreal. Mine was dropped (not by me, but I saw it happen) from waist-level onto a very hard floor. No damage whatsoever. That thing is a tank.

I would have cried like a little girl