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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS-1D X Firmware Specifcations

« on: January 22, 2013, 10:34:03 AM »

Anybody know where this information came from?  I didn't find anything on the Canon USA site.  I hope it fixes the increased number of camera "freezes' that I've been having since the 1.1.1 update...

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Lenses / Re: EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Production to Begin in Q2

« on: January 10, 2013, 08:56:03 AM »

This lens should be under $4k.  I guess there are people willing to buy it anyway, and so Canon will charge what the market will bear.

I don't know. It is a considerably more complex lens to manufacture than a 500mm f/4 or 600mm f/4, offers 200-400mm zoom at a constant f/4, and up to 560mm @ f/5.6 with the 1.4x switched in.

Besides, at $4k, there'd be no room for the 100-400 II! 

I agree.  Maybe they will over-produce it and the next round of Canon lens rebates will include a $8-10K rebate on it 

Or, they want to put this out so there so that when they finally offer an updated 100-400 zoom the $5K they charge for it will look like a good deal!

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Technical Support / Re: Bracketing with 5d mark iii

« on: January 07, 2013, 01:56:18 PM »

Wow, I'm impressed!  Your first digital camera so you went from 0 to two 5DM3...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 1D X firmware poblem?

« on: December 31, 2012, 10:49:07 PM »

There are likely other settings involved, I'd save the settings, and then reset the camera to see if the problem goes away.  Then restore the settings and see if it comes back.

Thanks for the suggestion.  I tried it and it works after restoring default settings.  I then put the camera back into RAW and a specific ISO (not the default AUTO) and it still worked.  Next I went back and restored the setting that I had saved and it is broken again so you're right.  It points to a specific combination of settings. Now if I can just figure out which one is causing it...

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EOS Bodies / Canon 1D X firmware poblem?

« on: December 31, 2012, 10:22:32 PM »

I've run accross a problem with my 1D X when shooting in manual (M) mode.  If I have the camera set in Manual, the 2-second Self-timer enabled in Drive mode, and use Live View, the camera freezes up after taking a shot.  I've verified that it does this with both the 17mm TSE and 8-15mm fisheye zoom (just happened to be the two lenses that I was using...).  I have to turn the camera off and remove the battery to recover from it.  I went back and tried the 2-second self-timer and live view with the AV mode and it worked OK so it seems to be specific to Manual mode.  Can someone else with a 1D X confirm this behavior?  I'm thinking it may be a firmware bug; not a problem with my specific camera.

Thanks...

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Reviews / Re: Review - Canon EF 200 f/2L IS

« on: December 31, 2012, 09:24:36 PM »

Everyone complains about the leather lens "Condom" that Canon uses with the large white primes as lens caps.  I bought this product for both my 200/2 and 300/2.8 L lenses:

http://www.ephotocraft.com/itemdesc.asp?ic=705795001033

I don't know if they are compatible with the newer version II lenses but, for the earlier version, they've worked great for me.

FWIW

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Lenses / Re: Canon 35mm f/2 IS Review

« on: December 28, 2012, 08:22:27 PM »

Does it bother anyone else that he thinks f2.0-f/2.8 is 3/4 of a stop and f/1.8 to f/2.8 is a full stop

Just because he can buy a lens doesn't make him a reviewer; it doesn't even make him a photographer 

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Software & Accessories / Re: Tripod: Carry-On or Check-In

« on: December 14, 2012, 10:59:46 PM »

I've flown many times both domestic and international and always put it in my checked bag.  I turn the ball head to a right angle and it fits down one side of my large bag or diagonally in my smaller bag.  Never lost or damaged and I don't have wag it through the airports with my camera equipment...

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Lenses / Re: 70-300L for Outdoors?

« on: December 06, 2012, 08:43:16 PM »

I have one but I use it more for travel than sports.  The main advice I'd give it to be careful not to accidentally change the focus.  That lens has the zoom and focus rings reversed from the normal Canon placement.  When you handhold the camera the hand you cradle it with normally would rest on the zoom ring but for this one that is where the focus ring is.  It is annoying but I still like the lens.  It's IQ and IS are great!

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Lenses / Re: Ef 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS availability????

« on: December 06, 2012, 08:36:03 PM »

I talked with Norman's (USA) and they said late December or early January before they expected to start seeing them come in...

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Contests / Re: Gura Gear Giveaway!

« on: December 06, 2012, 08:32:48 PM »

Count me in.  Some of us don't use Twitter...

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Lenses / Re: 70-200 f/2.8L IS II focus issue

« on: November 18, 2012, 05:07:16 PM »

I had to send a 24-105L in for the same reason.  I have owned it for several years and it has worked well but, during the summer on a trip to Scotland, it didn't perform good at all.  When blown up, images were softer than they should have been, given the shutter speeds used.  I sent it to Canon and they corrected the various lens focus adjustments (including the "tilt" focus which I don't think MFA can address) and checked the IS unit.  When they returned it to me it was corrected to be within "Factory tolerances".  It's back to performing as good as ever.  Cost me nearly $200USD though…

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Dead Pixels on Sensor and LCD - Canon Warranty?

« on: November 11, 2012, 09:50:51 PM »

If you manually clean the sensor for at least 30 seconds (just enable manual cleaning dont actually have to touch the sensor) it will detect and map out dead pixels. At least it does on my 60d. Im pretty sure this is done prior to getting a new camera, dead pixels are like dust- you will eventually have some no matter what

I've never heard of this but it seemed to work with a 5DM3 that I have.  It had what appeard to be a stuck red pixel that showed up from ISO 100-3200 (didn't try 50).  It seemed to disappeared at 6400 but I have the high ISO noise reduction set to auto and I think that removed it.  Anyway, I tried an Auto Cleaning cycle from the menu and then a manual cleaning cycle for 30 seconds.  After turning the camera off and back on, no more hot pixel.  I even looked at a RAW file in PS with all noise reduction turned off and it was gone.  It may not work in all cases, but I'm glad I tried it because I'd been thinking about sending it in to Canon.  All they would have done was map it out so I saved myself from being without the camera for a few days.  Thanks Ryan708...

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Lenses / Re: 24-70 F/4L IS - Why I will Buy/Not Buy this lens.

« on: November 06, 2012, 06:52:40 PM »

I was interested in this lens until I took a close look at the MTF charts of it versus the 24-70/2.8L II.  Canon made it a more dificult comparison because the vertical scales are a little different between the 4 graphs.  At $1500USD, I'd expect the f4 version to be closer to the f2.8 in image quality and that doesn't appear to be the case.  Compared to the f2.8L II, image quality falls of near the corners for a full frame sensor.  It would probably be a great crop sensor lens though...

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Lenses / Re: Sharpest Ultra-wide Lens for Full Frame

« on: September 30, 2012, 04:29:04 PM »

The term "ultra-wide" usually means around 20mm and wider.  The 17mm TSE L is about as sharp as you'll get in that range and of course B&H has it but it's not cheap:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/606803-USA/Canon_3553B002_Wide_Tilt_Shift_TS_E_17mm.html