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Lenses / Re: Could we ever see leaf shutters in EF lenses?
« on: February 23, 2013, 08:53:35 PM »In short, the solution is electronic, not mechanical.
+1 .. also to the other points in your posting
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+1 .. also to the other points in your posting
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon 7100 has been anounced
« on: February 22, 2013, 07:04:14 AM »
the major difference between M$ and Canon is this:
Canon's executive floor is a geriatric ward. They have NO imagination whatsoever.
If M$ would be run by an executive board aged 70+ on average, they would fail in a similar way.
To me Canon looks increasingly like Kodak or thinking of copiers ... Xerox.
Once highly innovative and "bleeding edge" ... but LONG ago. And then fallen victim to ultra-conservative financial controllers.
Instead of going ALL OUT and absolutely conquer the mirrorless market within months by releasing a HIGH-END, FF EOS-M with IQ, perfromance and features to kill any DLSR on the market - except possibly a 1D-X, they came up tiwh a totally lacklustre, boring and sluggish piece of cr*p, just thining about how to "not cannibalize" their ultra-boring and unimaginative DSLR-lineup. And Canon got the right response from the market: total flop.
Canon only got away with their dissappointing product-lineup because Nikon is tun exactly the same way by their respective geriatric japanese management!
But Canon and Nikon they will be punished sooner rather than later! By us, by the market! Like Kodak received their *just punishment* in the end. And Xerox, and many many other companies, that did not strive to give their customers the very best products they could possibly design and make, but tried to short-change them.
Canon's executive floor is a geriatric ward. They have NO imagination whatsoever.
If M$ would be run by an executive board aged 70+ on average, they would fail in a similar way.
To me Canon looks increasingly like Kodak or thinking of copiers ... Xerox.
Once highly innovative and "bleeding edge" ... but LONG ago. And then fallen victim to ultra-conservative financial controllers.
Instead of going ALL OUT and absolutely conquer the mirrorless market within months by releasing a HIGH-END, FF EOS-M with IQ, perfromance and features to kill any DLSR on the market - except possibly a 1D-X, they came up tiwh a totally lacklustre, boring and sluggish piece of cr*p, just thining about how to "not cannibalize" their ultra-boring and unimaginative DSLR-lineup. And Canon got the right response from the market: total flop.
Canon only got away with their dissappointing product-lineup because Nikon is tun exactly the same way by their respective geriatric japanese management!
But Canon and Nikon they will be punished sooner rather than later! By us, by the market! Like Kodak received their *just punishment* in the end. And Xerox, and many many other companies, that did not strive to give their customers the very best products they could possibly design and make, but tried to short-change them.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 7D MKII USB 3.0 very important
« on: February 21, 2013, 11:49:33 AM »MY ideal DSLR would have fast WiFi, reliable integrated wireless flash and shutter control that is universal (not proprietary) and even maybe wireless charging. Maybe bluetooth too? Most of the roadblocks are power related IMO. I am anticipating the day when the flash has a hot shoe on top for backwards compatibility but the camera easily communicates with the flash wirelessly (without a master flash) and I can simply grab the flash and move it around while shooting without extra devices (ie PocketWizard) attached to both or the need to have a master flash on the hot shoe just to talk to the wireless flash. I was sort of expecting the 5DIII or 5DX to have this but unfortunately, all they did was add some RF to the new 600RT flash and charge a mint for it. Big whoop. Not much improvement there if you ask me. The writing is on the wall for the need of true integrated wireless flash control. Why doesn't Canon just do it right already??
+10000
AGree totally.
It is totally beyond me, why Canon does not FULLY exploit the one unique advantage their eco-system currently has over all competitors: integrated radio-wireless flash ETTL-control
Ridiculously little needs to be done:
1. Built in RT-flash commander in every new EOS body - cheap and easy
2. updated wireless ETTL protocol that enables 2nd curtain sync and control of flash-head zoom
3. Sensibly priced RT-receivers for 580/EX II and 430EX / II - linking them into the system, full mix and match with new units
4. 440EX-RT
only 4 simple steps.
* dramatically improved flash functionality and flexibility in different usage scenarios for the entire Canon user base
* no more wires, no more costly extra devices. no more extra batteries. no additional source of RF-interference and communication problems between gear from different suppliers
* PW looses loads of business. Higly-deserved punishment for those monopolists with their overpriced gadgets. For 25 years the have inhibited development of wireless radio flash control at reasonable cost, integrated into camera and speedlites
* massive, tangible advantage over any other camera eco-system - Canon would have a lead of 1-2 years, until Nikon, Sony are able to follow suit. The longer they wait, the more likely Canon will be leapfrogged by their competitors.
but .. NO. Canon geriatric ward is unable to see the flash light.
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon 7100 has been anounced
« on: February 21, 2013, 11:18:39 AM »
D7100 - http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikon-d7100/1
YES, strike, Nikon! Auto-ISO as in the D800 ... clearly better than any Canon DSLR realeased to date - including the 1D-X - since none is "focal-length aware".
Don't expect a fully useful Auto-ISO implementation in the 70D or even the 7D II ... no matter how much more expensive they'll be compared to the Nikon.
Quote
A logical and welcome improvement to the D7100 compared to the D7000 is the addition of the same improved Auto ISO program that we first saw on the D800, and latterly the D5200. This adds the ability to set the minimum shutter speed automatically based on the focal length of the lens in use, with a choice of five settings that bias towards faster or slower speeds. This fixes one of our biggest criticisms of older Nikon DSLRs, and makes Auto ISO more suitable for use with zoom lenses.
YES, strike, Nikon! Auto-ISO as in the D800 ... clearly better than any Canon DSLR realeased to date - including the 1D-X - since none is "focal-length aware".
Don't expect a fully useful Auto-ISO implementation in the 70D or even the 7D II ... no matter how much more expensive they'll be compared to the Nikon.
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]
« on: February 21, 2013, 09:39:02 AM »D7100 in the mix: -- let's take a quick first look -- the ...--100% pentamirror viewfinder...
Are you sure about that? Pentamirrors are cheaper (which is why they're used in the Rebel/xxxD line) and dimmer than the preferable pentaprisms.
Of course its a Pentaprism Viewfinder ... as in the predecessors of their upper-,iod-level DSLRs .. all the way back to the D70/D80/D90/D7000.
Source
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikon-d7100/2
and also Nikon themselves: http://www.nikon.de/de_DE/product/digital-cameras/slr/consumer/d7100
just got the Nikon germany link quickly
As per Nikon Germany spec sheets, the D7100 VF appears to be unchanged from the D7000:
* Pentaprism
* Coverage 100 % (vertical and horizontal)
* Magnification approx. 0,94x (50mm-lens at f/1.4, focus infinite and –1,0 dpt
* eye point 19,5 mm @ –1,0 dpt
* Dioptre adapt -3 to +1 dpt
btw: try to find such detailed product information on European Canon websites .. good luck!
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sony RX1 Full Frame sensor Compact leaked photos / rumor
« on: February 21, 2013, 05:27:08 AM »When I saw this post this morning(i'm in China,) I instantly thought that it would be my next camera. Then I opened the posting and saw a fixed focal length!!
exactly. 35mm. yuck.
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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Nikon 7100 has been anounced
« on: February 21, 2013, 05:14:43 AM »
YES Nikon, bring 'em on! 
oh boy, I just love this!
D7100 makes the 70D look a total looser already. Destroyed on the ground. I confidently expect the D7100 sensor to have 1.5 EV better dynamic range and way better per-pixel sharpness than whatever sorry ppiece of sensor cr*p Canon will be willing to put into the 70D ... bye bye AA-Filter!
And iI also expect the price to be lower than the 70D ... like D7000 vs. 60D and D800 vs. 5D III ... hehehehe!
Really hope, Nikon will soon follow this up with a D400 that destroys an "incrmentally updated" 7D Mk II - as per the CR specs (!). Double whammy!
Canon needs to be pressed flat against the wall ... maybe that'll wake them up and they get back to bring truly innovative and meaningful new products.
I for one would like a 5D IV please, with 1D-X AF-system, sensor with better DR than D800, innovative Eye Control Focus v 2.0, built-in Canon-RT radio commander, X-sanc 1/500s. Price? Like Nikon D800.
oh boy, I just love this!
D7100 makes the 70D look a total looser already. Destroyed on the ground. I confidently expect the D7100 sensor to have 1.5 EV better dynamic range and way better per-pixel sharpness than whatever sorry ppiece of sensor cr*p Canon will be willing to put into the 70D ... bye bye AA-Filter!
And iI also expect the price to be lower than the 70D ... like D7000 vs. 60D and D800 vs. 5D III ... hehehehe!
Really hope, Nikon will soon follow this up with a D400 that destroys an "incrmentally updated" 7D Mk II - as per the CR specs (!). Double whammy!
Canon needs to be pressed flat against the wall ... maybe that'll wake them up and they get back to bring truly innovative and meaningful new products.
I for one would like a 5D IV please, with 1D-X AF-system, sensor with better DR than D800, innovative Eye Control Focus v 2.0, built-in Canon-RT radio commander, X-sanc 1/500s. Price? Like Nikon D800.
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Lenses / Re: 70-400/ f4.0-5.6 Zoom ... Canon, where are you?
« on: February 20, 2013, 08:25:39 AM »
I do not care for color of the lesnes, or 70mm vs. 100mm at the short end or for any Sony lens, since it won't mount on my Canon camera.
All I want is an improved Canon EF 100-400/4.0-5.6 L IS Mk. II ... rotary zoom design, fully sealed, better IS, better image quality at a similar price to the current 100-400.
I will not buy the old push-pull one version. And if the Sony 70-400 is really good IQ-wise, I may get the Canon lens sooner rather than later. :-)
All I want is an improved Canon EF 100-400/4.0-5.6 L IS Mk. II ... rotary zoom design, fully sealed, better IS, better image quality at a similar price to the current 100-400.
I will not buy the old push-pull one version. And if the Sony 70-400 is really good IQ-wise, I may get the Canon lens sooner rather than later. :-)
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Lenses / 70-400/ f4.0-5.6 Zoom ... Canon, where are you?
« on: February 20, 2013, 04:09:27 AM »
while Canon is dragging its feet to replace the outdated 100-400/4.5-5.6, Sony goes ahead with a 70-400mm F4-5.6 G SSM II lens announced today.
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/02/20/sony-lenses-50mmzeiss-70-400mm
The specs look good http://www.dpreview.com/products/sony/lenses/sony_70-400_4-5p6_gssmii/specification
Only slightly larger and heavier than the Canon 100-400, but faster at the short end - f/4.0. Same 77mm filter diameter. Rotary zoom design.
Canon ... WAKEUP CALL!
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/02/20/sony-lenses-50mmzeiss-70-400mm
The specs look good http://www.dpreview.com/products/sony/lenses/sony_70-400_4-5p6_gssmii/specification
Only slightly larger and heavier than the Canon 100-400, but faster at the short end - f/4.0. Same 77mm filter diameter. Rotary zoom design.
Canon ... WAKEUP CALL!
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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS 7D Mark II Spec List [CR2]
« on: February 20, 2013, 03:51:21 AM »
Whether I upgrade from my current 7D to the 7D II or to Fullframe mainly depends on:
1. Sensor quality
Needs to have minimum +2 EV Hi ISO AND DR .. atv ALL ISOs, including 100. in RAW. Do not care abaout ooc jpeg
Also, I am perfectly fine with with 18MP on APS-C, do not need 24.
2. AF system
the closer to 1D-X the more likely I will take it :-)
If it falls short on count 1 or 2. I will definitely not buy it.
At the rumoured price tag I would also expect:
* FULLY functional Auto-ISO - exactly like in Nikon D800
* Wifi, GPS built in - but not "always on"!
* Pop-Up flash with optical wireless commander - as in 7D
* additionally a built in Canon RT-radio transmitter .. that chip is probably only a few square millimeters. so fits easily alongside a pop up flash. It is not -... one or the other!
* fps .. I do not need 10 ... 8 is plenty for me, I would even accept 6 if IQ would be improved
* video .. don't ever use it, don't need it, don't want it. Buy a camcorder, canon makes nice ones.
IF I move to FF .. and Canon wants my money, it needs to be a 5D IV at the price of a Nikon D800, besting the Nikon's sensor in terms of DR.
1. Sensor quality
Needs to have minimum +2 EV Hi ISO AND DR .. atv ALL ISOs, including 100. in RAW. Do not care abaout ooc jpeg
Also, I am perfectly fine with with 18MP on APS-C, do not need 24.
2. AF system
the closer to 1D-X the more likely I will take it :-)
If it falls short on count 1 or 2. I will definitely not buy it.
At the rumoured price tag I would also expect:
* FULLY functional Auto-ISO - exactly like in Nikon D800
* Wifi, GPS built in - but not "always on"!
* Pop-Up flash with optical wireless commander - as in 7D
* additionally a built in Canon RT-radio transmitter .. that chip is probably only a few square millimeters. so fits easily alongside a pop up flash. It is not -... one or the other!
* fps .. I do not need 10 ... 8 is plenty for me, I would even accept 6 if IQ would be improved
* video .. don't ever use it, don't need it, don't want it. Buy a camcorder, canon makes nice ones.
IF I move to FF .. and Canon wants my money, it needs to be a 5D IV at the price of a Nikon D800, besting the Nikon's sensor in terms of DR.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: DPReview: Canon EOS 6D Reviewed
« on: February 16, 2013, 09:30:17 AM »At least I haven't seen someone shouting out: 'That's it, I'm moving to Nikon' for a while, maybe that means they finally did.
Well, if I would move to full-frame, I would definitely move to Nikon D800. Not for the megapixels. For DR and image quality at +2 EV compared to anything from Canon shy of 5000 Euro.
And I will happily repeat, that the 6D is a poor piece of crap, a warmed-over 5D2, without any real advantage as far as sensoran d IQ is concerned. And with an AF-System that is only really suitable to "central-AF point users". A Canon marketing-cripple all around.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: DPReview: Canon EOS 6D Reviewed
« on: February 13, 2013, 07:53:42 AM »
nothing but a re-packaged 5D II, crippled all around.
Still a tired old sensor with 2 EV less DR than any Nikon FF camera.
Still totally inadequate AF-system, only suitable to "but I only ever use the center AF-point"-shooters.
Overall even weaker than the nothing-to-write-home-about Nikon D600.
And dpreview is a totally uncritical review site. The will highly recommend any piece of crap as long as it may sell well on amazon, their corporate parent.
Still a tired old sensor with 2 EV less DR than any Nikon FF camera.
Still totally inadequate AF-system, only suitable to "but I only ever use the center AF-point"-shooters.
Overall even weaker than the nothing-to-write-home-about Nikon D600.
And dpreview is a totally uncritical review site. The will highly recommend any piece of crap as long as it may sell well on amazon, their corporate parent.
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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: GEAR GRINDING - or, what bug's you about your equipment
« on: February 12, 2013, 06:05:30 AM »
Overall I like my 7D still a lot .. after 3 years.
Got only Canon glass [10-22, 17-55, 40 pancake, 60 Macro, 50/1.4, 100/2.0, 70-200 2.8 II, TC 1.4x II] and Canon speedlites [580EX II, 2x 430EX/II].
No third party gear whatsoever - for fear of autofocus issues and due to zoom rings turning the wrong way round in Sigma, Tokina and Tamrons.
Shortcomings:
7D
* useless Auto-ISO implementation [much better in almost every Nikon]
* ISO 100 IQ could be way better ... especially +2 EV DR [compared to e.g. Nikon D7000]
* no fully articulated LCD
* no WiFi built in
* no GPS built in (less of an issue to me)
* tracking AF could still be better
Canon glass
* would love to finally get a sensibly priced 50/1.4 II with IQ like Nikon 50/1.4 AFS and with Ring-USM AF and built quality exactly like 100/2.0
* still waiting for a - sensibly priced - 100-400/4.0-5.6 II turning-zoom, fully weather-sealed
* otherwise no complaints ... except recent pricing of new lenses
flash
* no second curtain sync with Canon wireless ETTL
* no 360 degree turnable flash head on 430EX/II
* no Canon-RT radio receivers for my Canon speedlites available
That's it, i guess. Short list. Would be really cheap to fix for Canon.
Got only Canon glass [10-22, 17-55, 40 pancake, 60 Macro, 50/1.4, 100/2.0, 70-200 2.8 II, TC 1.4x II] and Canon speedlites [580EX II, 2x 430EX/II].
No third party gear whatsoever - for fear of autofocus issues and due to zoom rings turning the wrong way round in Sigma, Tokina and Tamrons.
Shortcomings:
7D
* useless Auto-ISO implementation [much better in almost every Nikon]
* ISO 100 IQ could be way better ... especially +2 EV DR [compared to e.g. Nikon D7000]
* no fully articulated LCD
* no WiFi built in
* no GPS built in (less of an issue to me)
* tracking AF could still be better
Canon glass
* would love to finally get a sensibly priced 50/1.4 II with IQ like Nikon 50/1.4 AFS and with Ring-USM AF and built quality exactly like 100/2.0
* still waiting for a - sensibly priced - 100-400/4.0-5.6 II turning-zoom, fully weather-sealed
* otherwise no complaints ... except recent pricing of new lenses
flash
* no second curtain sync with Canon wireless ETTL
* no 360 degree turnable flash head on 430EX/II
* no Canon-RT radio receivers for my Canon speedlites available
That's it, i guess. Short list. Would be really cheap to fix for Canon.
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Lighting / Re: An open letter to Canon regarding the Canon RT system
« on: February 05, 2013, 04:00:44 PM »I expect the reason first curtain sync is the default is to avoid the issues of second curtain sync when photographing (still) people. If ambient light is low (as it often is when needing flash), shutter speeds are longer, and there's a noticeable lag between the E-TTL preflash and the second-curtain flash - that often results in people blinking during the flash exposure, and a few people with closed eyes in a group photo.
yes, valid point.
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Lighting / Re: An open letter to Canon regarding the Canon RT system
« on: February 05, 2013, 02:46:01 PM »
as matter of fact, I would prefer 2nd curtain sync as default setting. There are far less situations where 1st curtain sync is really required. Almost all the time, 2nd curtain sync woul do the job. :-)