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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]

« on: April 16, 2013, 09:03:30 AM »

Why does someone assume that if the pixel count is the same then the sensor is the same one?  The 1DX. 7D, 60D, T3i, T4i, T5i, EOS-M, and SL1 are all 18MP

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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]

« on: April 16, 2013, 08:45:27 AM »

What's not new for you may be new (and now affordable) to someone else.  Why rail on a camera not aimed at you?  The 70D, T5i, and SL1 are terrific cameras for those whose needs they meet.  What everyone here wants is a 1DX or a 1DXL.  I'm willing to wait until the 1DX prices are where the 1D Mark IV is today.

What everyone is really waiting for is the successor to the 5D2 that actually improves on IQ.

Why wait, buy the 1DX. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]

« on: April 16, 2013, 08:09:12 AM »

What's not new for you may be new (and now affordable) to someone else.  Why rail on a camera not aimed at you?  The 70D, T5i, and SL1 are terrific cameras for those whose needs they meet.  What everyone here wants is a 1DX or a 1DXL.  I'm willing to wait until the 1DX prices are where the 1D Mark IV is today.

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EOS Bodies / Re: A Bit of EOS 70D Info [CR1-CR2]

« on: April 15, 2013, 10:14:49 PM »

For those bitching about 18MP, I'd like to get me one of those 18MP 1DX thingies.....

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EOS-M / Re: To buy M or not to buy M?

« on: April 14, 2013, 08:09:07 PM »

Want the same size? Buy the SL1 and ensure you will have a good supply of new and used Ef and EF-S glass.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Bogus Canon Rebate Prices at B&H

« on: April 14, 2013, 07:43:23 PM »

Savvy buyers know that the first few hours of the rebate, when prices are still "in flux" is when the best deals happen. Sometimes the prices are even set incorrectly as the retailers don't rebate off the right base amount.

I scooped up the 6D+24-105mm deal this morning for $2199... and I added a 70-300 IS for $199.

After I sell the 70-300 IS for $300 and the 24-105mm for $700 I will have my $1200 6D body

Can you run that math by me again? $2199 + $199 = $2398
$2398 - $700 - $300 = $1398

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS M w/22mm f/2 STM $399 New

« on: April 13, 2013, 11:35:15 PM »

Tried it, handled it, shot a few frames with it......wouldn't buy it even if they drop the price to $99.  Maybe if I can find a sucker to buy it from me for $149

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS 6D Body $1629 via eBay

« on: April 08, 2013, 08:31:07 AM »

See? the price is going down,  I told you the 6D was crap.

Now, you are complete, dstppy

I'm going to make a sandwich now.....

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Lenses / Re: Best tele prime for full frame?

« on: March 25, 2013, 06:45:47 PM »

Why not a 135mm or 100mm f/2 plus a 1.4x TC and/or 2x TC?   That would give you options at f/2.8 of 140mm and/or 189mm.  At f/4, you could have 270mm and/or 200mm.  You may give up a little IQ but at least you get the reach.

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon Center Pinch Lens Caps Now Shipping

« on: February 26, 2013, 10:56:54 AM »

I've used these caps for at least 5 years, they are hardly new.  I think I bought them for $1.99 on ebay, certainly not $15+

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EOS-M / Re: The Next EOS M? [CR1]

« on: February 25, 2013, 12:00:54 PM »

A Metabones Like tele-compressor from canon would even out the playing field on APS vs FF EVILS. Lets just see If they're smart enough to do so.

Then you are not working with a true optical image

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EOS-M / Re: The Next EOS M? [CR1]

« on: February 25, 2013, 11:58:12 AM »

"FF does not fit in a package as small als the APS-C EOS M. But it does fit in a package as small as the Sony RX-1. I would be more than happy size-wise with the RX-1

36x24mm imaging surface will fit into really small boxes ... with some smart engineering. :-)"


FF does not fit in an RX-1, that's why it has a fixed lens.  The lens includes the optical path for the light to get to the FF sensor.  LEICA = smart engineering and their FF body is the size of the 6D minus the viewfinder.

Your examples prove what I am saying and you are not understanding.  Fixed lenses to accommodate the approximately 35mm or 1.38" optical path minimum required between the FF sensor (35mm film) and the last lens element.  Add packaging for the body case and electronics and you are at around 1.75-2.00 inches minimum for a FF.  Film was easier, you could pretty much have the film slide along the back of the camera, not so with a sensor.

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EOS-M / Re: The Next EOS M? [CR1]

« on: February 25, 2013, 11:31:28 AM »

Nex-7 size: 4.75" × 2.75" × 1.69"
EOS-M size: 4.28" x 2.62" x 1.27"

Both are APS-C.  Besides the optics, there are electronics involved to improve sensor IQ, AF performance, etc.  I don't see how anyone can think FF came fit within these package dimensions.

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EOS-M / Re: The Next EOS M? [CR1]

« on: February 25, 2013, 11:21:59 AM »

"In terms of design, the camera is said to resemble the NEX-7, except a bit bulkier. This seems to rule out the possibility that the camera will simply be an interchangeable-lens version of the RX1."

Emphasis on "A BIT BULKIER" to go full frame

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EOS-M / Re: The Next EOS M? [CR1]

« on: February 25, 2013, 08:52:48 AM »

Do you even understand the physics of optics?  If Sony could have done it, they would have made the RX1 compatible with their lenses.  They have $5000 of pricing between the Leica and the A99.   Why come out with an inflexible FF compact?