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I don't believe that the FF sensors cost dramatically more to make than 1.6 crop sensors.I do believe that. Exponential error rates truly are a bitch. But although an aps-c sensor can be manufactured for a couple of dozens of dollars tops, an FF sensor doesn't need to cost more than a few hundred dollars. You'd think that a $700 Rebel with a FF sensor slapped on would fit the bill.
Errr, hmmm, 6D is a camera with GPS not GPS with a camera...I'm sorry, I was trying to use humor to give an impression of how long a typical Canon battery might last while using GPS. I should've known not everyone pays attention to smileys. Next time I will use [IRONY]-tags.
I hope there is a firmware feature that lets the user adjust the gps tracking tradeoff power/precisionGps is not a real battery hog if they just use a modern low-power chipset. My WinTec 202 (a recent microBlox gps logger) will log with walking precision for 24 hours on a single battery charge of 4,4Wh - about a third of the capacity of an LP-E6. So if you only shoot an occasional photo, a gripped, logging 6D might still last close to a week
The Bing search engine had this stunning pic as their wallpaper a few weeks ago. I'd appreciate any insight as to how it was done.That looks a suspicious lot like the sun's magnetic field. Although there might be tricks to take photographs of solar wind, I think they would require specialist equipment and more than just a few filters. I suspect this might just be an artist's impression, though.
You also get a little more reach for your sensorAnd a little less use for your expensive L glass.
WTF, then just give us a short AF blink when the AF-On button is pushed. Just like it was with the MarkII. At least it would be on the same level then. No reason to make this more complicated as it is.At any rate, that would only work for the first shot - you still wouldn't know where the AF points would move for the 2nd, 3rd, ... shot. Which is the actual issue, because the red-flare-on-focus *is* available in One Shot mode (and we all set the DOF button to toggle between One Shot and AI Servo. Right? Right?). So don't oversimplify either
They should release whichever feature has been implemented and tested thoroughly. That way, we would get new feautures sooner.Agreed. However, a firmware upgrade is often associated with 'repairing' things, so if they put out too many, the camera may, to the uninitiated, come across as unfinished or broken. Also, it's possible to f*** up an upgrade (empty batteries, turning it off halfway through, etc) and Canon will obviously want to limit the number of "their software bricked my camera!"-stories. But still, agreed
Forget making him switch to Nikon.... "Off with his head" I say !Isn't that about the same?
Dear Canon,Don't victimize yourself because you bought a great camera with a few shortcomings that you could - and should! - have known about in advance. You're just saying that you bought the thing on impulse and that you want to blame the consequences on someone else.
If you really can't get the red lights to work with AI Servo, please may you hand us something else as an apology.
Good to have the info, and to know they tried. But it kind of sounds like they are saying "sorry, but no dice."Anyone else thinks that the April release date for the new firmware was set so far in the future in order for Canon to have time to work out how to go about this problem?
Im really looking forward to not buying normal batteries AT ALL ANYMORE EVER!There, I fixed it for you
You may find yourself buying more Eneloops for a while, however, for everything you own with AA or AAA compartments. I did, about five years ago. Never looked back, never spent another dime, very happy