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Lenses / Re: Stuck on whether to return sigma 35mm for 35mm 1.4L or 35f2 is

« on: May 07, 2013, 02:37:00 AM »

Update on Sigma 35mm. I took it in locally and they saw I was AFMA to +10 and they actually put it at about +15 internally so my camera is spot on and I am at 0 in camera. That makes this lens that much sweeter. Glad I took it in. If you buy a Sigma and it seems off send it in is my advise.

thats what my siggy 85 1.4 was like sent it in to sigma and a week later it came back spot on
glad its working for you now
it will be interesting to see how much tweeking we can do when the sigma usb docks come out

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 07, 2013, 01:01:16 AM »

Btw, does anyone have an opinion on the ridiculous apple tv ad campaign, where they state emphatically "more pictures are shot every day with an iPhone, than with any other camera"...?  Talk about a claim that is difficult to back up...especially since it can't possibly be true.

meh it probably is true they do need to add in the disclaimer
"please note 99% of these photos are hidiously noisey washed out selfies of people with little to no photographic skill that will propogate though the facebookosphere for eternity"

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EOS Bodies / Re: The Future of EOS M [CR1]

« on: May 07, 2013, 12:56:48 AM »

Thats what I'm saying Marsu.  With the right settings I don't think the AF is really all that bad.  I wouldn't recommend it to my mum, because she would want it just to work out the box, and I take the point that every review, every forum and everybody who has read a forum (and even those who haven't touched an M) says..

Out the box with the flexi zone left to auto, it's slow and it hunts.

With a dabble in the menus, point select, AF+MF enabled and continual focus switched off, it is about 65x better.

Now I know that 99% of the target users probably aren't going to get beyond A mode.  But for folk who used EOS before, who know what the AF settings mean, you can get better results out of the AF.

something I have found taking pics of my 5 month old baby girl while i'm holding her.
with the eos-m and 22mm lens is super handy because its light and easy to hold in 1 hand
the 22mm minimum focus distance is only 150mm so i can hold her on my lap and take a quick snap and still get a decent angle without waking her up. the AF speed doesnt matter here anyway

overall as an auxillary camera i really like the EOS-M but I couldnt live with it as my only camera

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EOS-M / Re: EOS-M tilt shift adapter ?

« on: May 06, 2013, 08:25:20 PM »

thats exactly what i had in mind however nikon F mount WTF?
why not at least make it canon FD mount to EOS-M
not quite sure why they would make nikon f mount over a canon mount

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Software & Accessories / Re: Adobe to Stop Making Packaged Software

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:44:54 PM »

what a bunch of ***??!!! <insert any desired expletive

oh well looks like i wont be changing from CS6 in a hurry
I absolutely loathe subscription software

but what real alternatives are there? seriously when push comes to shove the competition
just are not as good as adobe its pretty bad for to punish loyal customers like this
I hope it backfires and hurts them.

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EOS-M / EOS-M tilt shift adapter ?

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:09:08 PM »

would it be possible to make an adapter for an EOS-M that allowed you to turn any EF lens into a tilt shift ?
looking at the amount of available room in the flange distances i think its probably possible.
It would be a pretty killer little piece of kit

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 06, 2013, 07:00:04 PM »

... probably the new 3200 ISO will be as good as the old 400 ISO...

I wouldn't hold my breath on that.  More like ISO 800 similar to the 7D's ISO 400...if that.

Personally i hope aprilforever is right since if THAT is what comes out of a crop you know how good the FF will be however i'm more inclined to agree with your take Carl

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Lenses / Re: 35 & 85 or 50 & 100 for photographing kids

« on: May 06, 2013, 12:02:29 AM »

i have the sigma 35 1.4 and the sigma 85 1.4

both are superb however I would wait on the 85 and see what sigma do with the art series if they give this lens a significant upgrade it will be amazing
maybe go the canon 85 1.8 in the mean time

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EOS Bodies / Re: Why no crop mode on 5d mkiii 1dx

« on: May 05, 2013, 10:56:05 PM »

interestingly my EOS-M box had a video crop mode symbol that was covered over with a white sticker

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EOS-M / Re: Cases FOR EOS M + 22

« on: May 05, 2013, 10:09:08 PM »

i got this

http://www.lenscoat.com/bodybag®-point-shoot-large-zoom-p-1579.html

it's great, cheap and light with good protection

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EOS-M / Re: Subsequent m naming...

« on: May 05, 2013, 10:07:19 PM »

it will be  the EOS-me and it will be a massive success just like the microsoft operating system of the same name was

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Canon General / Re: That's my money you are profiting from Canon!!!

« on: May 03, 2013, 01:35:14 AM »

i just wish they would release a camera already

the natives are getting restless

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Lenses / Re: EF 300mm f/2.8 ( non IS ) AF ISSUES

« on: May 02, 2013, 07:52:28 PM »

A fine lens it is.  Check the gold contacts on the back.  Sometimes cleaning GENTLY with a qtip and alcohol will help.  Other than that you should call Canon and see if they will check it out for you.  It's worth it to get it fixed even though 14yo.  I bet it's the contacts though.  They don't last forever.

I've also see this happen with dirty battery contacts since on some cameras the AF motor gets its power directly from the battery.  However since you have tried it on several bodies, I would say it's likely the contacts.  But it could be something internal that needs to be repaired.

+1    A pencil eraser also works...

WTF? do you want him to ruin his lens?

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Lenses / Re: New Tilt-Shift Lenses in the Wild [CR2]

« on: May 02, 2013, 07:51:12 PM »

The other thing is the TS-E 17 is often just too wide.

I keep wishing someone would make a 20 or 21mm TSE lens
(I think Zeiss should have a go )

something in the middle, often 24mm is a bit to tight and 17 is too wide
I find 20 or 21mm is a really nice Ultra wide size

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: New Zeiss 55mm Lens

« on: May 02, 2013, 07:46:26 PM »

for the price and MF only i'm not super concerned with it
I would like to try one out on my 5Dmk2 with brightscreen though to see how it is hitting focus wide open
without the brightscreen on a lens like this i think it could get frustrating wide open