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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Top Focus Point Light Bleeding Issue

« on: February 05, 2013, 05:19:47 AM »

What I want to know is when Canon will start to properly support the needs of its most critical photographers: those who specialize in unfocussed low-light extreme macro shots of the back sides of lens caps. Clearly, this is a market segment that simply will not go ignored!

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I don´t want support. I just wanted to show that in the dark my 350D also shows this, but why should I use the 350 for low light, so it is not that important. I am able to see it up to a quit bright light level but it is not really a "Problem"
I just see this Tread checked my cameras and noticed it

And for the 7D I see those other markings in my 15s ISO100 F1:2,8 shot and wanted to share it
( I never really noticed it before on the 7D. Most of the time it is just a short red flash )

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Top Focus Point Light Bleeding Issue

« on: February 04, 2013, 07:01:22 PM »

7D it seams like there is just one lighting for all the points.

In AF select mode center point and all inner point marks in bright red

( the grid lines and all other markings are also visible in light red )

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D Top Focus Point Light Bleeding Issue

« on: February 04, 2013, 06:48:13 PM »

That is how it looks on my 350D.
You can see the spot of every LED-lighting up the Focus screen.
Normally you will just see the engraved dots on the FS been lit. 

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Lenses / Re: Photo jargon question: f/stops

« on: January 10, 2013, 01:32:54 PM »

Because it is a relevant fact about the lens.

Would they not do that you would have to search far more to know if the 16-35 or 17-40 is capable of gathering more light and why the 16-35 is double the Price

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EOS Bodies / Re: Why do you want a FF Mirrorless?

« on: November 22, 2012, 07:24:20 AM »

There's already an FF mirrorless.  Sony A99.  FF, mirrorless in DSLR form factor.

It is not mirrorless! The mirror is only fixed and there is no OVF.

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Lighting / Re: 5D Mark II triggering 2 flashes

« on: November 16, 2012, 11:33:58 AM »

Do I understand you right, that the 430EX on the hotshoe shout  have normal TTL with the Camera as if it was alone and the 580EX should just be trigged and you want to use manual flash on the 580 ?

That will work !

TTL for the 580 on the PC-terminal  NO !

As mentioned  the 580 could be on the HS and trigger the 430 as slave.

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Lenses / Re: Best solution for organizing numerous lenshoods

« on: November 14, 2012, 08:00:53 AM »

i heard that tulip-shaped lenshoods start to soar if spinned with 1000rpm or more.

I think I have to test that

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5DMiii Shutter Button doesnt click ?

« on: November 12, 2012, 06:00:36 PM »

Totally normal. It is easier to control higher frame rates with this type of shutter button.

Beside that the shutter button on my old 350D lost its pressure point some day last year but beside that it works fine. The one on the BG still  has it (because it takes  less use than the main shutter button I think)

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EOS Bodies / Re: How the iconic post-Sandy 'New York' cover photo shot w/ ID-X

« on: November 12, 2012, 04:32:01 PM »

Most professional photographers rarely use IS or even turn it on.

Agreed. I am technically a professional (reporter/photog with a weekly newspaper) and I have IS turned off on the lens that has it (24-105) and I did not bother buying the IS version of the 70-200 f/2.8 because at the speeds I shoot, it's not going to have an effect.

Apart from many other things, I spend an awful lot of time with reporters etc (and have done for a couple of decades) and I cannot remember a single time noticing one of them had any of their cameras with IS off. Why would they? Why would you? Makes no sense.

There could be some weird feedback loop with high frequency vibrations in some cases.
That could be a reason to turn IS of.
But I don´t get why he has not used a faster prime lens ?

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Lenses / Re: 16-35 ii on crop

« on: November 08, 2012, 02:55:20 PM »

I also use it time to time on my 7D it is a nice non-extending weatherseald nice too use L-Lens ( Much nicer, than the 17-55 which extends by zooming and has zoom and focus rings not even near as nice )
7D with 16-35 II is really a nice to use combo!

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EOS Bodies / Re: Hydroscopic coatings

« on: November 05, 2012, 06:17:11 PM »

I think there is a lot that Canon could do! 
That Cameras die of water damage  because of corrosion is something that is in most cases avoidable with Hygroscopic coatings.
Getting a Camera that doesn't care about being dropped  and fully submerged in water, I don´t think so.
There are too many mechanical parts that can not operate in such environments without huge defensives against the Water. Just think of the extreme  fast moving shuttermechanism.

These Hygroscopic coatings work so well in mobile phones because there are virtually no moving parts.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D for a 1DS mk2 ??

« on: October 31, 2012, 03:54:30 PM »

Have you tested it ? Being okay with that hold down and change thing and the small screen ?

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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 24-70 f/4L IS Coming [CR3]

« on: October 30, 2012, 03:26:01 PM »

I don´t think so. It could be the same as with the 16-35 and 17-40 coexistence.   

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Lenses / Re: Canon Lens Serial Number -question

« on: October 25, 2012, 04:03:04 PM »

Your lens will have a Date Code which tells you where and when it was made. Have a look here: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-Lens-Aging.aspx

Will it?  A date code is not stamped on some L lenses.

my 28-135  and 50 1.4
doesn´t have them!

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EOS Bodies / Re: 6D or 5D Mk II

« on: October 25, 2012, 03:47:08 PM »

* They do specifically mention the camera focusses at -3EV, there is no mention like that for the 5dm3 that i could find but that may just be marketing hype to make it appear to stand out.

Last week an Canon-employee told and showed me  on charts that the 5D3 and 1DX are rated for -2EV so double the light.