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EOS Bodies / Re: Opinion - What EOS Will Look Like by Photokina

« on: September 25, 2011, 12:09:49 PM »

The business of DSLRs has changed indeed.
With the D7000 and the A77/Nex-7, the price point of the 'enthusiast' class of cameras has moved down to $1200.
At the same time, we see mirrorless eating at the bottom of the DSLR market.
I thus expect some major changes of the non-FF lineup.
Canon needs an ultra-compact Rebel (if not mirrorless) and an appealing $1200 offering.
This will affect all 1.6x models. Can't predict at this time what will happen but I see re-alignments in all three model lines - Rebel, xxD, and 7D.

My thoughts exactly.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Opinion - What EOS Will Look Like by Photokina

« on: September 25, 2011, 11:58:46 AM »

I seriously doubt Canon will commit commercial suicide by NOT releasing an update to any of their APS-C camera. New/updates for 1D/5D/3D/6D all sound nice and dandy but represent only a small fraction of Canon's income source. They must be seriously stupid if they shy away from mirrorless bodies... especially since every major player has already released a mirrorless camera except Canon.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon 'Rep' tells BBC that "fewer megapixels are better"

« on: September 13, 2011, 03:20:14 AM »

My experience this past summer with both a cropped and ff was that the cropped sensor, IQ-wise, had no advantage over the FF cropped. And I certainly couldn't use a converter with the 7D,but the 5DII worked amazingly well with a 2x. And still able to crop at %100.

Then, you have not done a proper apple to apple comparison. Quote from:
http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/canon_7d_review.htm

"Comparing a lens without TC on 7D vs lens with 1.4x TC on FF, the 7D gives slightly better image quality - more detail and less chromatic aberration."

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EOS Bodies / Re: Even Nikon has announced its FF successors.

« on: August 26, 2011, 11:39:59 AM »

24th of August had come and gone.... And no new Nikon DSLR.

Those Nikon fanboys who think that Nikon is stupid enough to release a D700 successor to compete with their D3s (or successor) can continue day-dreaming. Once bitten, twice shy. Nikon will never attempt anything like that again. The D700 was a necessity for Nikon several years ago because they had to stop the loss of photographers to the Canon fold. At this point in time, a D700 successor will only surface one year or more after the D3s and/or D3X (depending how Nikon wants to pitch the D700 successor... as a speed demon or pixel monster...) are updated.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 1Ds Mark IV & 5D Mark II Merry-Go-Round

« on: August 26, 2011, 11:30:23 AM »

I wish it's the 1Ds4 'cos it'll give us a clearer picture of what lies ahead.

The one thing I desire most at this point is a phenomenal increase in low ISO dynamic range for Canon sensors. If it gets implemented in the 1Ds4 camera, we'll most likely see it roll out in subsequent camera releases too.

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Lenses / Re: Canon Patents This Week

« on: June 25, 2011, 12:28:02 PM »

Compared to the Nikon rumored lenses, these seem dull.

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EOS Bodies / Re: T3 Sensor - question...

« on: February 13, 2011, 07:04:51 PM »

The different would be much more significant and noticeable if Canon had applied all of the newer tech while holding MP's steady as Nikon has been doing.

Errr.. you are out of touch with the current state of affairs. Clearly, you have NOT noticed the Nikon D3100 is 14 MP and the D7000 is 16 MP. On the other hand, the 600D has the same pixel count as the 550D, 60D and 7D. So, Canon has been holding the pixel count steady while Nikon is increasing theirs... and soon Nikon/Sony will be going for 24 MP.

Addendum:
In case you think Nikon improved on the Sony sensor technology in their D90 and D5000 as compared to the D300, that is wrong also. There is definitive proof that all Nikon did was to introduce destructive (albeit sneaky) in-camera RAW NR. I have the link at home and can post it later. This is one of those things NOT captured by the limited DXOMark tests.

Most interestingly, the D300s (released after the D90 and D5000) does not have the same in-camera RAW NR. The postulate is the processor at that time cannot cope with the relatively high fps of the D300s (as compared to D90/D5000). It appears that sneaky destructive in-camera RAW NR is practised by everyone these days EXCEPT Canon who wants to continue their support for the small astro-photography crowd. Sony did the same with their RAW files at one point but seemed to have stopped the practice after the barrage of complaints.

Addendum 2:
Proof of in-camera RAW NR on D90:
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1032&message=32401883
Not sure if the pics will load 'cos the poster, Gabor, has passed away.

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EOS Bodies / Re: T3 Sensor - question...

« on: February 13, 2011, 07:02:14 PM »

Actually I don't have to do a thing, because sites like DxOMark.com already are.    Go fire up a comparison between the Canon 60D, 50D, and 40D, click on the SNR tab and PRINT size comparison and you'll see that they all resolve practically the SAME amount of detail.

WRONG.

The PRINT tab in DXOMark shows images from the various cameras DOWN rez to 8 MP. Take a good look at this site which performed controlled testing on various APS-C cameras and compared their RAW output by UP rez them to 40 MP:
http://pixinfo.com/cikkek/dslr_evolution.3
The 18 MP 7D destroys all other APS-C cameras in that comparison (from Canon 10D to 50D, from Nikon D100 to D300) for image quality at all ISO levels.

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Lenses / Re: Too Many Lens Rumours

« on: February 13, 2011, 06:53:58 PM »

Break down the Nikon lenses by type.  The Canon lens production quantities are only EF Autofocus lenses which are equivalent to Canon "G" lenses, while you are including every 35mm lens Nikon has ever made including those with manual focus only which are mostly incompatible with modern Nikon Cameras.

Well, those figures are OFFICIAL milestone numbers released by Nikon and Canon themselves. I cannot break down the fine details... you'll have to ask Nikon themselves.

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Lenses / Re: Too Many Lens Rumours

« on: February 13, 2011, 11:41:26 AM »

Canon had a big lead on Nikon for lenses up until the last 24 months or so. Nikon really addressed their prime weaknesses. Canon has struck back with some innovative design like the 8-15 and 200-400 1.4x.

Canon needs an ultrawide zoom lens that rivals the 14-24 f/2.8. They also need a cheap, good, fast, USM prime lens in the standard range for APS-C shooters (like the Nikon 35 f/1.8 ). The rest... I don't care.

Regarding lens milestones:
Canon milestones: 30 million in Jan 2006, 40 million in Apr 2008, 50 million in Jan 2010, 60 million in Feb 2011

Nikon milestones: 30 million in Nov 2001, 40 million in July 2007, 50 million in Sep 2009. 55 million in Sep 2010

So, in the 2010 period, Canon sold ~ 10 million lenses while Nikon sold ~ 5 million.

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EOS Bodies / Re: T3 Sensor - question...

« on: February 13, 2011, 11:33:40 AM »

Quite interested in the performance of this new sensor also.  Just am not a fan of the massively squeezed 18MP sensor on all of the other cams.  Waiting for comparative data to show up on DxOMark.com

Let's see now... the 16 MP D7000 outdoes the 12 MP D300s/D90/D5000 by a fair margin. So, what say you to that?

Also, we'll soon see 24 MP APS-C sensors on the upcoming Sony A77 and Nikon D400. When that happens, I challenge you to go on the web to blast those cameras for their SUPER MASSIVELY SQUEEZED sensors. Really. So far, no one is taking up that challenge... especially those Nikon/Sony fanboys.

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EOS Bodies / Re: What next?

« on: February 11, 2011, 04:19:40 AM »

I really want a Canon mirrorless camera.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon Mirrorless [CR1]

« on: February 09, 2011, 11:40:43 PM »

I really want a Canon mirrorless camera with fast AF.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon T3/1100D Announced

« on: February 08, 2011, 01:03:53 AM »

I think Canon shot itself in the foot with this one by not offering 1080p. Sure, it's the entry-level model. But until now, with the exception of the T1i/500D fiasco, Canon could claim Full HD with manual exposure control even in its low-end (at that time the T2i/550D) models. No more. And with Nikon putting (albeit crippled) 1080p in its D3100, Canon, in my opinion, made a mistake.

The image quality looks pretty nice, though.

Canon makes these mistakes regularly. If Nikon had not introduced remote flash control in ALL their DSLR (D3100, D7000, D300s, D3s, D3X), Canon would not have done the same.

I am curious however if first time buyers ever bother about 1080p.

Will Canon introduce all their latest sensor technologies in the 12 MP T3/1100D?

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Canon General / Re: *UPDATE* Announcements Next Week?

« on: February 02, 2011, 03:05:17 AM »

That's just one week away and still no definitive leaks?

Canon has been guarding their secrets well for the past few years...

Honestly, I am beginning to question the purpose of existence for sites such as this....