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Software & Accessories / Re: CF Cards in Toronto

« on: December 17, 2012, 09:14:11 AM »

Thanks, I'll look into these

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Software & Accessories / CF Cards in Toronto

« on: December 16, 2012, 09:52:32 AM »

Hi,

Long shot but might as well try...

Any Toronto folks know of a shop that sells CF cards at US'esuqe prices?



Thanks

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EOS-M / Canon EOS M with Manual Lenses (Zeiss etc with no electronic contacts)

« on: November 16, 2012, 09:46:47 AM »

Hi,

I juts picked up a EOS M from vistek. One thing I immediately tried was attaching a manual Zeiss Lens with the adapter.

It mounts without issue, accounts for the correct exposure reading but does not allow a picture to be taken. Also the record button in Video mode does not work with a manual lens.

Any ideas, is it disabled ?


(Ps, the cam's AF is fine, its just the lens's that are *%&# slow, attaching 24-70 and 70-200 to it, the M is competitively in line with full Canon DSLR's )

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: The Canon GP-E2 Now Shipping

« on: May 23, 2012, 11:44:39 AM »

There is a very simple explanation for this. Mark III, 1DX etc are constructed in/around magnesium alloy. A GPS tracker that could fit into an DSLR body would NOT be powerful enough to penetrate the body accurately and consistently.

The point-and-shoot cameras often feature GPS because they usually contain a higher percentage of plastic than metal.

I don't buy that. You can put a GPS antenna anywhere, even on the surface of a magnesium body, underneath the plastic skin. You can even use the alloy body as an one antenna. What about the other DSLR's that include GPS but have alloy bodies - like the Sony A77
Or they could stick in the hand grip which is hollow plastic. The receiver chips with built-in logging and serial output are very small.

If everything was as logical as you pointed out they wouldn't be able to charge you $269

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Speedlites, Printers, Accessories / Re: The Canon GP-E2 Now Shipping

« on: May 23, 2012, 11:02:45 AM »

Why can't Canon learn from Apple and just make something that "Just Works".  If my iPhone can have a GPS receiver built in, and there are pocket cameras with GPS built in, why isn't it built in to all of their DSLRs?  If the photographer is worried about battery life, they could switch it off.

It is ridiculous what you have to do in order to get real time GPS values into the metadata on the 5Dm2...

I agree. High quality GPS takes up very little space and costs just a few dollars - almost nothing. 

If a rinkey-dink Canon point and shoot can include GPS  and still be under $250 for the whole camera, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/753784-REG/Canon_CAPSSX230BL_Powershot_SX230_HS_Digital.html, there is no reason Canon couldn't include on it $3500 near top-of-the-line model.  To have to buy a cumbersome accessory that takes up the shoe is silly at this point.  Stick it in the battery grip if you must. But $269? Insane.

There is a very simple explanation for this. Mark III, 1DX etc are constructed in/around magnesium alloy. A GPS tracker that could fit into an DSLR body would NOT be powerful enough to penetrate the body accurately and consistently.

The point-and-shoot cameras often feature GPS because they usually contain a higher percentage of plastic than metal.

If Canon put one in their pro bodies we'd all be complaining about how inaccurate it was and how our smartphones tagged photos better than our 6k cameras.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark 3 Queue @ B&H

« on: March 28, 2012, 09:03:20 PM »

Not to disappoint you, but I'm 552xx and was told it would be after passover before I saw mine.  Here's hoping your rep was right

554, body only,  was told absolutely on next batch.

Last body shipped reported here was 536, I'm hopeful.

Shipped today!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark 3 Queue @ B&H

« on: March 28, 2012, 12:05:36 PM »

Not to disappoint you, but I'm 552xx and was told it would be after passover before I saw mine.  Here's hoping your rep was right

554, body only,  was told absolutely on next batch.

Last body shipped reported here was 536, I'm hopeful.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark 3 Queue @ B&H

« on: March 22, 2012, 02:51:36 PM »

xx 554 xx

Must have missed by only a few ...

Body only


Shipping to the land of maple syrup