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

« on: April 26, 2013, 08:28:52 AM »

My eye is on the new lenses' price - will Canon catch on to the fact the world is in a recession, or will it shoot itself in the leg with three more overpriced lenses?

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Canon General / Re: No Announcement Today

« on: April 24, 2013, 04:31:17 AM »

Beside the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II & 24-70mm f/2.8 II, I can't think of any [non-niche] noteworthy lenses Canon has announced in the last three years.

70-300L

I've seen a lot of people around here (and elsewhere) praise the 40mm f/2.8 STM as a great general-purpose lens.  And it certainly has a noteworthy form-factor! 

IMHO, a 5th 7[0/5]-300mm f/4-5.6 lens is not noteworthy. OK, IQ is better, but not 70-200mm IS II ground breaking better.

As for the 40mm f/2.8 STM, if it wasn't STM, it would just drop in the crack between the 35mm f/2 and the 50mm f/1.8, which is why I think it's just another video lens.

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Canon General / Re: No Announcement Today

« on: April 23, 2013, 10:07:43 AM »

"Absolutely nothing happened in Sector 83 by 9 by 12 today. I repeat, nothing happened in Sector 83 by 9 by 12."
- She who is always right.


Beside the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS II & 24-70mm f/2.8 II, I can't think of any [non-niche] noteworthy lenses Canon has announced in the last three years.

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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]

« on: April 16, 2013, 03:54:29 AM »

I don't get people's complaints about resolution.

Sure, there are some photographers out there who need enough pixels for an ad that covers the side of a building (a lot, even though printed at ~20DPI), or bird photographers who would rather crop on a regular basis than spend big cash on a longer super-tele, but my impression is those are a minority.

Most magazines are sub-A4, with a few larger fold outs, e.g. National Geographic fold size is equivalent to 13MP.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS M w/22mm f/2 STM $399 New

« on: April 14, 2013, 05:39:56 AM »

Considering the not so large line of small EF-M lenses, who would want to buy it for any price?

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Lenses / Re: Canon Inc. Announces Development Of 35mm Cinema Prime Lens, Sixth In A Series Of Compact, Lightw

« on: April 04, 2013, 12:45:03 AM »

So what's the F/T stop of this lens?

Come on Canon! I can't believe you would release all that nonsense surrounding this lens and not tell us what it opens up to?

Unbelievable.

I bet Canon has repacked the EF 35mm f/1.4 L into a cine lens body, and has the same F & T stops.

Or more optimistically, perhaps its a new design that bits of will find its way into a soon to be released 35mm f/1.4 II...

That got me thinking.

Stills lenses often suffer from focus breathing, while - so I've read - cinema lenses do not. Do Canon cinema lenses focus breath? Does Canon repack optics from EF lenses that do not focus breath? Does it fix the design to prevent focus breathing?

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Lenses / Re: Canon Inc. Announces Development Of 35mm Cinema Prime Lens, Sixth In A Series Of Compact, Lightw

« on: April 03, 2013, 07:26:40 PM »

So what's the F/T stop of this lens?

Come on Canon! I can't believe you would release all that nonsense surrounding this lens and not tell us what it opens up to?

Unbelievable.

I bet Canon has repacked the EF 35mm f/1.4 L into a cine lens body, and has the same F & T stops.

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Lenses / Re: Question for owners of Canon 200mm f2.0 and 70-200mm f 2.8 II lens

« on: March 23, 2013, 06:28:50 AM »

And don't forget you can stack two 2x teleconverters and get an 800mm f/8 that will still autofocus on a 1D-series (I'd like to see how usable that would be though, any of you lucky-suckers who own one wanna test?).

And what IQ would one get after stacking two 2x TCs?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon EOS Rebel T5i Leaks

« on: March 20, 2013, 06:10:45 AM »

I wished upon a star for an EF-S 18-55mm IS STM, and there it is!

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Street & City / Re: How to not get beat up when photographing public places?

« on: March 19, 2013, 12:43:39 AM »

Weird - I shoot video constantly on streets and public places, and include people all the time.  I'm not inconspicuous - I've got a huge video tripod with a fluid head on it.  Nobody, other than drunks and crazy people has ever said a word in all the years I've been working.  Occasionally people ask about my project, but they are friendly and interested.

I think the tripod has a lot to do with it. It's so big, the photographer is perceived as working openly, and as a pro.

My suspicion is the public has a certain perception of small camera might be spy, big camera might be paparazzi, but the tripod is reserved to studio or news photographers (= good old pros).

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

« on: March 18, 2013, 03:49:06 PM »

Anyone here used it for stills and can comment on it?

Employees of a local store, which I generally respect for their knowledge, say the shop got two copies, and every time they sell one, the buyer dislikes it & returns it to the shop. One did say videographers like it.

This sounds to me like a hint the optics are good, but there's something wrong with the electronics, like maybe it can't autofocus well.

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Lenses / Re: Anyone Want an Improved 16-35mm over the much requested 14-24mm?

« on: March 18, 2013, 07:37:48 AM »

I'm personally not too crazy about a 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. I would much much rather Canon release a further updated 16-35mm f/2.8 III, specifically based on this insane lens patent:

16-35mm f/2.8 IS Pro Lens.

http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2013-01-06

That patent is by Nikon, I don't see Canon making a lens based on it.


Personally, I prefer a Canon EF 14-24mm as good as Nikon's. If Canon makes a 16-35mm with sharpness that rivals the 14-24mm wide open, image stabilization, and low vignette, I'll be happy to buy that one instead.

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Lenses / Re: TS-E 45mm & TS-E 90mm Finally Getting Replaced? [CR1]

« on: March 15, 2013, 07:45:18 AM »

I doubt the new versions would not be Ls - the 17mm & 24mm are L, and making the lenses L will make it easier to justify the inevitable sharp price raise.

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Lenses / Re: 2013 EF / EF-S Lenses ... Canon, where are you?

« on: March 05, 2013, 05:59:17 AM »

Since 2003, there has always been a lens announcement in Jan or Feb, not so this 2013 year.

Besides the "pre-announcements" of lenses in "development", lenses for the EOS M mount, or cinema based lenses ... where are all the announcements for real D-SLR lenses in production with an ETA release date & price from Canon?

2013 Announced Lens for Nikon DX / FX Mount:
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 800mm f/5.6E FL ED VR
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
(ALL FX or Canon's Equivalent of EF full frame lenses!)

Isn't Nikon just catching up to Canon with the 1st & 3rd lenses?

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Lenses / Re: Where's my 50mm f/1.8 IS?

« on: March 04, 2013, 07:29:57 AM »

Where did you lose it?

He didn't lose it - it was shipped to me by mistake, and I like it too much to give it back.

Be nice, do the right thing and give it back to him ... bcoz of you he is upset with Canon

Yes, father, I'll give him his lens back...