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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Coming April 30, 2013

« on: April 18, 2013, 10:04:25 PM »

Well...theydid say, "April"....

b&

Arggh why do they always hold it every single time to the last day of the month. It would've been a cool test of external video recorders to record falling cherry/apple blossoms. April 30th will be JUST a week too late. damn can't believe they pulled that last day of the month thing again.

I guess it will be in time for the second of spring migration (f/8 AF) at least.

And it is awesome that were are getting these two upgrades (why they didn't also remove the AutoISO shutter speed crippling I have no clue though).

I'm glad I didn't expect it until  May!  I was hoping for April 30th, as usual but secretly praying for April 15th!  Oh well, it's as I suspected... that's not too bad, other than migrations as you state...

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EOS Bodies / Re: 21mp Sensor in the 7D Mark II? [CR1]

« on: April 18, 2013, 10:00:33 PM »

18 MP. 21 MP. 24 MP. Even 15 MP.  Frankly, I don't especially care.  If it does a full stop or more better in terms of high ISO noise performance for RAW images vs. the 7D, a 7DII will be interesting to me. If not, no interest.

+1

I owned 2 units of 7D, sold the old &for a new 7D for extra zoom & overall built =) , but I can't bear to wait the new 7DII for several reason... If no ISO improvement really feel upset...

They've been listening to everyone gripe about the high ISO performance of the 7D for the last 3 years.  I'd have to admit if they didn't work on that and give us at least 1 stop better performance on the Mk II, why would there really be any enticement to upgrade?  10fps over 8fps?  Not for me...

More superb AF system, something on the 5D3 level or close?  That may do it but after working with my 7D for the last several years, I pretty much can nail AF using technique that has improved with time and the 7D in my hands...  We are often one, the 7d and I...

Even yet, the real seller for me is going to be very improved high ISO performance... that's the other shoe waiting to drop... 

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

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:54:15 PM »

It's simple physics. If you have 24 million pixels crammed on a aps-c sensor those pixel must be very small and therefore each pixel well will collect less light resulting in more noise. Sure it might be theoretically able to resolve more detail but in reality it wont as any detail will be smudged by noise as the processor is now making up values for the insufficient light. You can't add light that wasn't there to begin with. The 1DX will have the advantage as the pixels are larger, collect more light and the process produces a much more accurate image. In the real world this means better image quality and sharper images.

Simple enough!

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma Announces 18-35 f/1.8 DC HSM Art for APS-C

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:48:41 PM »

I was so excited when I saw this lens. Then so let down when I saw it was APS-C.

After I cooled off a bit, I still realize, this is a very impressive lens. I am so impressed with the way Sigma is going. Can't wait to see this thing tested, though I doubt I will ever buy it. My next 35mm will be the Sigma though for sure, and that's saying alot as I typically don't like buying anything non-canon.

Also, Sigma better have their patent lawyers ready. I hope they don't need them, but if Sigma keeps going the way they are, I wouldn't be surprised to see Canon copying some of this stuff and maybe even put out a firmware update that is coincidentally not compatible with these lenses.

FF would have been good indeed... perhaps they'll shoot one out sometime soon, maybe just a tad wider??  I really love from 16mm and up for my FF and my APS-C...

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EOS Bodies / Re: 21mp Sensor in the 7D Mark II? [CR1]

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:45:50 PM »

18 MP. 21 MP. 24 MP. Even 15 MP.  Frankly, I don't especially care.  If it does a full stop or more better in terms of high ISO noise performance for RAW images vs. the 7D, a 7DII will be interesting to me. If not, no interest.

+1

Better high ISO performance is a must.  Usable ISO at and above 3200 is key... I have the ISO max on my 7D set at 1600.  Anything higher I have to render in B&W to be usable.

Things I don't care about: Megapixels, GPS, Wifi, Touchscreen, FPS, AF (current 7D AF and FPS are fine).

Things I do care about: ISO, price.

Otherwise, my current 7D will remain as my backup camera.

I feel very much the same about my 7D.  As I've said many times in different topics, it's still a relevant camera and tool in my bag...

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:41:24 PM »

I see you... by ncsabkk, on Flickr
200mm 2.8 II L + Kenko 1.4x TC DGX 300

Duuude!  That's sweet!

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:40:37 PM »

It's a self portrait!   

Looks just like you!  I like it!! 

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:38:27 PM »

On the High ISO, my experience was that on the 5DMK III 1600 ISO was about where I felt Maximum IQ/Grain was achieved, anything Higher and the Grain was starting to impact too much on IQ.

With the 1Dx I found I could push to ISO 5000 to achieve a similar result, at night the brighter viewfinder on the 1Dx was a big advantage.

But most of my 70-200f/2.8 II work was done on the 5DMK iII, these two seem made for each other.

White Rhino: 5DMK III 70-200f/2.8 II, Shot @ f/4 & 1/5000th ISO250

Bad Boy: 5DMK III 70-200f/2.8, Shot @ f/8 & 1/200th ISO1600 + 600EX RT (Set at -3 & 200mm)

I love your rhino shot! B&W makes all the difference from my perspective. No confusion. All one sees is the rhino in this pic (and the baby  ) . If it were in colour there would be brown, green, blue and some white and the eye would wander...

Having said that, I am a fan of all of your shots. They are great!

Hi RPT, extremely kind of you, and I enjoy your own Images as well.

Agree on the B&W as well, Rhinos, Elephants, Africa in General just looks that much better when done in B&W, as do a lot of other Images, I use NIK's Silver Effex Pro 2 to do the Conversion, find it gives you more control over the effect of the B&W compared to Photoshop CS6, which is good of course, but the "Control Point" tech in Silver Effex works well.

Indeed, fine images my friend.  I like the Silver Efex Pro II for the B&W conversions as well, it's working very well for your excellent B&W images!  Thanks for sharing!

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EOS Bodies / Re: 21mp Sensor in the 7D Mark II? [CR1]

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:33:04 PM »

18 MP. 21 MP. 24 MP. Even 15 MP.  Frankly, I don't especially care.  If it does a full stop or more better in terms of high ISO noise performance for RAW images vs. the 7D, a 7DII will be interesting to me. If not, no interest.

+1

Exactly.

+10  Absolutely!  I hope it is so!

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EOS Bodies / Re: 21mp Sensor in the 7D Mark II? [CR1]

« on: April 18, 2013, 09:32:03 PM »

So lets see if I understand this... The 7D2 MIGHT be 21 megapixels, or it MIGHT be 24, or it could possibly be 18. And the 70D MIGHT have one of those sensors.... or it could be something else.....

Yeah, I know... sounds like a company that knows what it is doing, doesn't it?

I'm sure that Canon knows exactly what they are doing.... they just aren't telling...

My gut says it won't be 18mp.  But what does my gut know?

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Coming April 30, 2013

« on: April 18, 2013, 03:03:52 PM »

Ha ha!  Lol!  I didn't say they were done testing it!  In fact, I'm sure they're not!  lol! 

What makes you think they tested it?  LOL!

From Canon USA's site:

Product Advisories
Thank you for using Canon products.

Affected Products
EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera
EOS-1D X Digital SLR Camera

Details
Depending upon the shooting conditions, it may take slightly longer for the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X digital SLR cameras to acquire focus when using the Speedlite's AF Assist Beam, compared with that of the EOS 5D Mark II and EOS-1D Mark IV digital SLR cameras using the Speedlite's AF Assist Beam.

We are developing a solution to enhance the focusing feature for the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X and plan to release a firmware update based on following estimated schedule:

    EOS 5D Mark III: (estimated) Late April, 2013
    EOS-1D X: (estimated) Late May, 2013

So this update does not address the issue with AF-assist beam lag. Is that a separate update?

I was wondering this myself as the Canon website does not specifically mention this.  I thought that this was one of the big driving issues for a firmware update so I find it odd it's not in included.

First, it was f/8 AF then the clean HDMI out.  Canon has also said they will update the AF-Assist issue, but it came later, and will likely be rolled up in a furure update.

Ha!  I was just getting ready to post that!  Good job!  I'll schedule the update on my 5d3 for later in May... give everyone a chance to test drive it now that Canon is done test driving it!

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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Sigma Announces 18-35 f/1.8 DC HSM Art for APS-C

« on: April 18, 2013, 11:23:29 AM »

I'm really excited about this lens, and I don't even own a crop body.  I'm excited about the implications for the future.  If this lens can be produced and has good optics (which will be the real issue), it raises so many interesting implications for the future.

A 27-55mm, or even 27-50mm f/1.8 FF lens would be absolutely amazing if it had good optics.  Once the technology is out there, reverse engineering means that this advance will soon be in the hands of other manufacturers.  The very nature of putting out an APS-C only lens means that the price has got to be somewhat reasonable, as there are not (to my knowledge) many APS-C lenses over a thousand dollars US.

I know what you mean.  It seems like future optics have to get better and better and it's pretty exciting to see unfold before you.

Even if it doesn't live up to all the hype and press, if it does manage f/1.8 across the entire focal/zoom range that's pretty exciting in and of itself.  It makes you a bit excited about that possibly happening in FF lenses, but I seem to think that it's far quicker to happen with the APS-C lenses than the FF, due to the APS-C sensors design and size compared with the FF...

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: EOS 5D Mark III Firmware Coming April 30, 2013

« on: April 18, 2013, 11:14:40 AM »

From Canon USA's site:

Product Advisories
Thank you for using Canon products.

Affected Products
EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera
EOS-1D X Digital SLR Camera

Details
Depending upon the shooting conditions, it may take slightly longer for the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X digital SLR cameras to acquire focus when using the Speedlite's AF Assist Beam, compared with that of the EOS 5D Mark II and EOS-1D Mark IV digital SLR cameras using the Speedlite's AF Assist Beam.

We are developing a solution to enhance the focusing feature for the EOS 5D Mark III and EOS-1D X and plan to release a firmware update based on following estimated schedule:

    EOS 5D Mark III: (estimated) Late April, 2013
    EOS-1D X: (estimated) Late May, 2013

So this update does not address the issue with AF-assist beam lag. Is that a separate update?

I was wondering this myself as the Canon website does not specifically mention this.  I thought that this was one of the big driving issues for a firmware update so I find it odd it's not in included.

First, it was f/8 AF then the clean HDMI out.  Canon has also said they will update the AF-Assist issue, but it came later, and will likely be rolled up in a furure update.

Ha!  I was just getting ready to post that!  Good job!  I'll schedule the update on my 5d3 for later in May... give everyone a chance to test drive it now that Canon is done test driving it!

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: April 17, 2013, 05:55:39 PM »

Here is a recent picture from London. 28-70 2.8L

Indeed, quite nice!

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5D MK III Sample Images / Re: 5D MK III Images

« on: April 17, 2013, 05:54:38 PM »

San Diego, CA after sunset a couple of weeks ago.  Taken using a Canon 5D Mark III & 17-40mm f4L lens.   

Great image, Girl...