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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70D & EOS 7D Mark II

« on: May 16, 2013, 08:18:39 PM »

Sales drive revenue. Revenue drives profit. Profit is a major driver of share price and shareholder value.  Share price and shareholder value determine whether a public company thrives, survives, or fails.

Betamax was better quality than VHS.  VHS sold better. Betamax failed and was abandoned.

On a more DSLR related note, Olympus came out with 4/3 format. It was going to be a worldwide standard. Many things about thier cameras were ahead of what the Canon and Nikon crop bodies offered at the time. They had beter user interface, beter weatherproofing, arguably better sensor performance, and faster autofocusing..... and where is it now? ( 4/3... not micro 4/3 ).  Sales sucked, product not stocked by retail stores, death spiral, gone.

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70D & EOS 7D Mark II

« on: May 16, 2013, 07:54:04 PM »

Neuro, you have a habit to answer with sails,

Not to be picky here.... but I doubt that Canoe will ever be number one in "sails"..... they make consumer electronics, not boats.....

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70D & EOS 7D Mark II

« on: May 16, 2013, 07:34:55 PM »

The biggest surprise I've seen from Canon (or anyone else for that matter) in the last several years was the SX50. Everything else from everyone else seems to have been incremental improvements. The surprise is that they could make a 50X superzoom that works reasonably well... I thought that 30X was pushing it... had tried out several, and hated them. The SX50 works quite well in good light and in the right conditions outperforms lens/body combos that cost 20 times as much.

A bit better AF performance, a bit better ISO, a bit better noise, wifi, gps, a few more megapixels.... none of that will be a surprise. We all know that it will eventually happen. A surprise is something unexpected.

Perhaps a "surprise announcement" will come in the form of a mirrorless camera that takes EF lenses....

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EOS Bodies / Re: EOS 70D & EOS 7D Mark II

« on: May 16, 2013, 10:24:30 AM »

We’re told a “surprise” announcement will be made by Canon in July, what that is we’re unsure. However, the source alluded to it being a camera body. I wouldn’t call the EOS 70D a “surprise”, but we’ll see. Could it be…….. something else?

Think outside the box..... the iCanon! A Canon that you can also use like an iPhone.....

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: What equipment to bring to get the stars

« on: May 15, 2013, 11:56:44 AM »

You can do an insane amount of post-processing.... including taking "dark shots" and image subtraction, image stacking...etc..etc..

It all comes down to time.... how much time do you want the shot to be? On a star trail it could be hours, on a still image it could range from seconds to minutes.... the wider angle the lens the more time you have before motion is apparent.... you will have to experiment for your setup. I like to use the lowest ISO I can get away with....

I strongly advise getting some software like Stellarium (free download) and set it up for the destination.... you will be able to see on your computer what objects are in the sky and how to locate them. Things like the Andromeda galaxy are hard to see with the naked eye but very visible in a time exposure.... all you need is a 200mm or longer lens and it shows up very well in a photo.

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Landscape / Re: Sunset landscape

« on: May 15, 2013, 08:59:00 AM »

Hello CR!

Here is my latest work, feedback would be nice!

Shot with 7D - 17mm - F/8 - ISO 400 - 1/20 sec

Where so many would have gone out to the end of the deck to take an unobstructed picture, you found interesting rocks along the shore and included the deck. Nice composition. I like the picture!

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Canon General / Re: It annoys me when camera phones try to take credit for professional level gear.

« on: May 15, 2013, 07:00:48 AM »

It does S___ me blind when people compare camera phones to pro gear stating categorically that they are just as good.

Take a look at the "no 7D2 in 2013" thread..... I posted pictures of the moon from a 60d and from an iPod to end a ridiculous "gear does not matter" debate. Although phones can take great pictures, particularly in the right conditions, once it gets a bit more challenging there is no substitute for a "real" camera.

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Canon General / Re: It annoys me when camera phones try to take credit for professional level gear.

« on: May 15, 2013, 06:52:06 AM »

here are two offenders.

The reflections are photoshopped in. On the top photo the reflection shows an element that is not on the phone, while  the bottom picture has lines of perspective that indicate a focal point BEHIND the phone.

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Landscape / Re: Sunset landscape

« on: May 14, 2013, 11:20:13 PM »

Another sunset on the Ottawa River, Canada. Shot from the canoe one evening last year as I was paddling home.

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Landscape / Re: Sunset landscape

« on: May 14, 2013, 11:09:04 PM »

The backyard last fall.... The sky looked like it was on fire!

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Technical Support / Re: Urgent Help Please on Eos Utility for canon

« on: May 14, 2013, 08:48:12 PM »

Just wondering.... I have never tried this on a windows box....

Could you set up three virtual machines on the laptop and have each control a single camera?

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 14, 2013, 03:24:51 PM »

Wow based on this topic it seems there are a lot of pent up demand for the new 7D

Indeed, Indeed! I really can't wait...especially if its 24mp and 61pt AF. *DROOL* 

One of the things that I really wish to see is the integration of tablets/smartphones and the camera over a wifi link. Use the tablet as a remote shutter release... as an intervalometer... focusing aid.... lots of possibilities.

Set yourself up for bird pictures by placing the camera near a feeder or perch, go far enough away as to not scare birds away, and live-view/click....

Can't you do that with the 6D?

There's not much range on the little canon remote, plus you have to be in front of the camera. It's nice to stay hidden, 30 or 40 feet away, and be able to see what the lens sees.... You should be able to do anything over wireless that you can do tethered, plus using the tablet to do intervals, trigger on sound, changes in exposure, movement......

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:12:06 AM »

Wow based on this topic it seems there are a lot of pent up demand for the new 7D

Indeed, Indeed! I really can't wait...especially if its 24mp and 61pt AF. *DROOL* 

One of the things that I really wish to see is the integration of tablets/smartphones and the camera over a wifi link. Use the tablet as a remote shutter release... as an intervalometer... focusing aid.... lots of possibilities.

Set yourself up for bird pictures by placing the camera near a feeder or perch, go far enough away as to not scare birds away, and live-view/click....

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 13, 2013, 06:48:02 PM »

I'll try again tonight with pictures of Jupiter..... I'll use the 60D with a telescope for the lens and the GoPro again... but to get closer with the GoPro I'll stand on a ladder...... that should work

Of course it'll work.  If it helps, you can use Eric Carle's Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me as an instruction manual.

It's still not working.... these are previous photos of the moon.... one with a 60D, the other with an iPad. What should I be doing to get the iPad photo as good as the 60D photo. Since camera does not matter, I must be doing something wrong, but I can't figure it out.... I tried to get closer to the moon, but I can only reach so high...

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EOS Bodies / Re: No 7D Mark II in 2013? [CR2]

« on: May 13, 2013, 05:56:40 PM »

Nice try, Don...but I'm sure if you just put your mind to it and used your imagination, you could have gotten a great close up shot of the red squirrel with the GoPro or an A1400 or a pinhole camera.  I'm not going to go into all the reasons that's true or ways you could have accomplished it - that's up to you to figure out (hint: the Brenzier method and Harry Potter's invisibility cloak are just two of the many ways).  I'll leave it at that.

and sub-pixel imaging..... that could work....

I'll try again tonight with pictures of Jupiter..... I'll use the 60D with a telescope for the lens and the GoPro again... but to get closer with the GoPro I'll stand on a ladder...... that should work