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EOS Bodies / All is Quiet. Odds & Ends.

« on: March 02, 2011, 12:12:27 PM »

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Rumors

There’s nothing much going on for the moment. I don’t think much will be happening before April.

I don’t think Canon will introduce anything DSLR related before NAB which takes place April 9, 2011 – April 14, 2011 in Las Vegas. There will be lots of cool third party stuff for Canon HDSLRs announced.

I still expect a 5D3 before a 1Ds4.

New Lens Availability

There’s been a few suggestions that we won’t see the new 300 f/2.8L IS II & 400 f/2.8L IS II in March. I haven’t heard the same about the highly anticipated 8-15 fisheye. This is unconfirmed for the time being.

Live Blogging

I apologize for the messy RSS feeds with my live blogging testing. Unfortunately that was the only way for me to test it was working.

Final Cut Pro 8

We’ll see Apple release a new Final Cut for NAB 2011.

Happy iPad 2 Day

New iPad today! All the rumors say it’ll be a minor update.

cr

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Contests / *CLOSED* Giveaway - Blue Crane Digital DVD's

« on: March 01, 2011, 07:22:21 AM »

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The contest is now closed, winners will be notified on Monday!

Thanks to all who entered.

Free Stuff!

The folks at Blue Crane digital have teamed up with Canon Rumors for a giveaway.

What’s available?

There are 4 videos available. Keep in mind these are NTSC. I will ship worldwide, but I have no PAL or SECAM versions available.

UNDERSTANDING THE CANON SPEEDLITE 580EX II / 430EX II

UNDERSTANDING THE CANON 1D MARK IV

SHOOT GREAT VIDEO WITH YOUR CANON DSLR CAMERA

INTRODUCTION TO THE CANON 60D

I’ve watched all the videos and they’re good. I learned things even as an advanced user. Especially the video DVD.

How to win?

Similar to last weeks contest, it’ll be a put stuff in order contest. This time with camera bodies!

I will give you 4 camera bodies, I want you to rank them in the order of their historical importance according to me.

• 1Ds


• Digital Rebel / 300D


• 5D Mark II


• 1D Mark IV

You have to enter the contest on the forum. Post your answer and which video you want to win. There are multiple copies of each video available. I will run the contest until Friday, March 4, 2011 at 12PM EST.

Enter Contest on our Forum Here

Visit Blue Crane Digital

Streaming video samples for each DVD have been posted to the Blue Crane Digital web site and are worth checking out.

cr

 

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EOS Bodies / Canon EOS Rebel T3i in Stock (B&H)

« on: February 28, 2011, 09:38:26 AM »

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B&H has informed me that the T3i is in stock and ready to ship.

Buy a T3i from B&H w/18-55 II for $899

cr

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Lenses / EF-S 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 IS Service Advisory

« on: February 26, 2011, 09:09:15 AM »

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This is probably what I was being told when an 18-200 II was mentioned.

So for the 8 people that own this lens (Sorry Canon), you can get it fixed for free.

22 February 2011

To: Users of the EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS interchangeable lens for Digital SLR Cameras

Thank you for using Canon products.

We have discovered that some EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens products may have screws that come loose inside the lens and which may interfere with zoom operation of the lens. We would like to convey the details and our service policy.

We offer our sincerest apologies to customers who have been inconvenienced by this phenomenon. Canon always strives to provide the highest quality products to our customers and we spare no effort in our quality management to make sure our customers can use our products with confidence. We hope our efforts will earn your understanding.

Phenomenon

There are cases in which the zoom barrel gets stuck and stops moving during zoom operation.

Affected Product

Digital SLR camera interchangeable lens “EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS” Serial Numbers 450ｘｘｘｘｘｘｘ to 631ｘｘｘｘｘｘｘ

User Support

The products with this phenomenon will be inspected and repaired free-of-charge. If you own one of the affected products, please contact our customer service hotline. We appreciate your patience, and we offer our sincerest apologies to the customers using these products who have been inconvenienced by this issue. Our free repair service will start on 22 February 2011.

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Canon General / Canon Officially Acknowledges Lens ID Issue

« on: February 24, 2011, 04:52:53 PM »

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We’ve reported previously that certain Tamron lenses do not work fully with the Canon EOS 7D. The outer crosstype AF points do not work properly. It was discovered that Tamron used Lens ID’s that Canon no longer supported.

Canon made official what we already knew.

The following cameras are affected.

• EOS 7D


• EOS 60D


• EOS 50D


• EOS 40D

The following Canon lenses are affected

• EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6


• EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6 II


• EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6 III


• EF 35-80 mm 1:4-5,6 USM


• EF 35-105 mm 1:4-5,6


• EF 35-105 mm 1:4-5,6 USM


• EF 80-200 mm 1:4,5-5,6 II


• EF 80-200 mm 1:4,5-5,6 USM

The following Tamron lenses are affected

• 17-50 f/2.8 VC


• 60 f/2 Macro


• 70-200 f/2.8


• 10-24 f/3.5-4.5

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Lenses / Re: Lens Recommendation for Weddings.

« on: February 21, 2011, 11:23:21 AM »

When I shot weddings, it was 24L and 85L. I never used a flash.

I'd probably recommend a 24L version 1 used and an 85 f/1.8. You should be able to acquire both for under $1300. If you want version II, you can probably get both for $1800.

However, it's all about personal style. I am an available light person.

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Canon General / Cool Tamron Patent

« on: February 21, 2011, 10:50:06 AM »

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I know, I said “cool” and Tamron in the same sentence. It’s true though.

Want to IS/VC your lenses? Just add this converter!

• Applications from Tamron


• Patent Publication No. 2001-33692, 2001-33693, 2001-116994


• Actuator and a shake correction


• Power the camera from the supply, or battery use


• With ON-OFF switch

Google Translated Link

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EOS Bodies / Bodies and Lenses [CR1]

« on: February 21, 2011, 10:38:42 AM »

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Announcements

A few people have told me there will be nothing on March 1 as far as DSLR’s go. April is going to be the announcement month. They were told the same thing at NL via Thom Hogan.

18-200 II

A suggestion of a redo of the 18-200 already. This time with USM. Big grain of salt here, though I don’t think Canon’s version of this lens sells as well as Nikons.

5D Mark III

More people saying to expect a 5D Mark III before a 1Ds Mark IV.

No EVIL

“No new system camera” in 2011. I’m going to assume a mirrorless solution is what was being talked about.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1d Mkiii vs 7d... I know, I know

« on: February 17, 2011, 09:00:38 PM »

I have a 1D3 as a backup to my 1Ds3. I have a chance to sell it for a couple grand, and was thinking of doing so and getting the 7d... Will the iq be as good or better? I shoot with all L glass, for magazine and newspaper print primarily. I'm looking to keep the fps versatility and hopefully increase low light / high ISO over the 1D's. I know the 1D4 would be a preffered choice, but I'd rather wait for the next 1Ds before spending that much.  I klnow this has been covered on other forums, but couldn't find a recent rundown.  Thanks.

I could spam some links saying buy a 7D here, here and here. I won't though.

I'd buy the 1D3.

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Software & Accessories / 580EX II Faulty by Design?

« on: February 16, 2011, 09:34:39 PM »

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Why do you blow up so much 580EX II?

There has been a lot of people writing in over the years about their 580EX II’s constantly failing. People became more vocal around the time the PocketWizard FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 launched.  Below is preliminary research done by PocketWizard on the 580EX II and the problems it has.

Background

Since the launch of its PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 models in early 2009, LPA Design (A.K.A.PocketWizard) has been receiving periodic calls and reports from customers who are using their Canon 580EX II flashes with the PocketWizard ControlTL radios and expressing concern that perhaps their flash may have been damaged by using a PocketWizard radio trigger with it. As of the time of this report (Jan, 2011), there are about 120‐140 PocketWizard customers who have reported having one or more 580EX II flashes damaged with common symptoms over the past 18+ months.

Read the full PDF (Very technical)

Flickr Discussion

Visit PocketWizard

Assertively Speak to Canon

thanks Rui

cr

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EOS Bodies / Something Coming March 1?

« on: February 16, 2011, 06:14:14 PM »

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March 1? A suggestion that a DSLR may be announced on March 1 came our way today. No word on what model they may be talking about.

I have yet to see any sort of invite, and I don’t really feel any hype building.

1Ds Mark IV More 1Ds4 not until 2012 emails this week. Nothing new to report there.

NL posted a few days ago about a 32mp 1Ds4 being pulled in 2010, and a 40mp version on the way. We’ve heard 40+mp for a while now.

5D Mark III 5D Mark III announcement rumors are all over the place. Anytime from spring 2011 to mid fall 2011.

As I wrote earlier, nothing feels imminent.

cr

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Lenses / Re: CR Guy's Fav Lenses - 24 f/1.4L II?

« on: February 16, 2011, 01:17:57 PM »

Hey CR Guy (and others with the 24 f/1.4L II)-

I found your list of your five favorite lenses interesting.  Why did you pick the 24 f/1.4L II?   From what I've read (at the photozone review) it's a good performer but soft corners wide open. 

I'm curious to hear any thoughts on why it's a fav - I'm considering picking it up.

thanks.

It's the perfect focal length for every crop camera. I use it consistently on the 1D4. It's great on the APS-C and 5D2 as well.

It may not be as pixel peeping sharp as the 35 1.4L wide open, but it's still very sharp. It just works for the way I shoot.

The corners may be a little soft on full frame, but they aren't 17-40 soft.

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Canon General / Photographer Profile: Drew "Rukes" Ressler

« on: February 14, 2011, 07:34:32 PM »

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Our 3rd photographer profile has been completed.

Drew “Rukes” Ressler took the time to talk with us about his photography and his business. Business looks to be pretty good for him.

As I mention in the interview, I was intrigued by Drew because he seems to have created a thriving business in a new and/or underserved genre of photography.

Check out the CR interview.

Check out Drew’s Site: www.rukes.com

cr

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Lenses / EF 300 f/4L IS II Patent

« on: February 14, 2011, 05:00:10 PM »

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A patent for a 300 f/4L IS II has been filed in Japan. Remember, patents don’t always become real products.

Patent Publication No. 2011-27864

• published 2011/02/10
• filled 2009/07/23
• Embodiment 1
• focal distance f = 294.00mm
• Fno = 4.14
• angle of view 8.24 degrees
• image circle 43.28mm
• lens length 245.03mm
• back focus 86.14mm

The Camera Shake:

• The shake by a human is around 0.1-10Hz (low frequency).
• The shake by a tripod is around 4-35Hz.
• The shake by an in-vehicle camera is several Hz – around several hundred Hz (high frequency).
• The conventional camera shake revision cannot revise a shake of the high frequency.
• Because the shake revision revise a shake by mechanical movement.
• The electro-optic effect supports movement of 100Hz or more kHz.

EF 300 f/4L IS II

EF 300 f/4L IS (1997)

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Lenses / Re: Too Many Lens Rumours

« on: February 13, 2011, 10:58:16 AM »

Is it just me or do others think there are far too many rumoured new lenses around at the moment?  It seems that other than the lenses recently replaced every single remaining lens is rumoured for replacement!

All the primes are regularly mentioned - quite a few specifically; all the macro lenses are supposed to be getting H-IS, the remaining Tilt Shifts upgraded to 'L' status; both standard zooms are mentioned, and at least a new wide angle with a possible replacement for the 17 - 40mm with an IS version to rival Nikon, even the MP-e 65mm has been mentioned!

There seems far too may lenses rumoured for replacement for Canon to ever be able to produce in one year, someone's going to be dissapointed!

There's a lot for sure.

I was told 2011 would be a big lens year, so I'm not surprised. Nikon launched 9 lenses in 2010 I think.

In 2011 from Canon we have 4 so far. Do we count the 500 & 600 since they were development announcements in 2010? Not sure, I will for now.

• 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x
• 500 f/4L IS II
• 600 f/4L IS II
• 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS II

Seeing another 5-6 announced from Canon in 2011 isn't out of the question.

Canon had a big lead on Nikon for lenses up until the last 24 months or so. Nikon really addressed their prime weaknesses. Canon has struck back with some innovative design like the 8-15 and 200-400 1.4x.

It's going to be an interesting year.

2012 is shaping up as a camera body year. 7D replacement, 70D, 1Ds4 (so I've been told) and maybe a mirrorless solution.