Actually this is the newest patent for FF mirrorless 70-200/2.8 (for Example 1, 2and3 ), aspherical UD lens is utilized, extremely high resolution and good multi-wavelength abberation correction.

I ran 1DS MkIII’s for years and absolutely loved them and their output. I ended up upgrading to the 1DX MkII and have to say it is a vastly better camera in every single respect.

I can understand the emotional attachment to a camera you have used for many years but if you love everything about that 1DS MkIII you will be even happier with the 1DX MkII.

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I hope so too. I make full use of my R with grip and see no reason for there not to be larger body with combined grip, 2 x Card slot and a Joystick with a pro version.

I am wondering if the 1DX III could be the 30 mpx 'R' sensor slightly dumbed down to give 30 FPS? Maybe that is another post.

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I think it unlikely, but I kind of hope they do--as long as they can provide it with no blackouts and smooth motion in the EVF. Being able to run RF lenses on it would be very nice.

Hi All,

Thanks very much for everyone’s input and feedback. With the information provided here as well as checking out some further online reviews, I am confident that the M6 will suit 98% of what I need, so I am going to go ahead with the change and look forward to reducing the load I need to carry when travelling. Now I’m off to list my gear on eBay !!!

Rob

Hmm...I'd have to go to the $152 level to get the things I"d actually be interested in....the FStoppers Peter Hurley class looks interesting, The Rob Grimm beverage shooting tutorials (watched him on Creative Live awhile back, was quite interesting)....

Plus in the level below that one is included and has some asltrophotograpy info that looks interesting....

I dunno....I got money I need to save for hardware, figure I can figure out the rest....but a couple of those are tempting with a closer look.

Hmm.

Michael Clark said:

Just be sure to put the mylar in front of the lens, not between the lens and the camera!

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Auch, I already seen people who managed to destroy their shutter screen.

Correct. It does loose all the mood. This applies only in situations when the ambient is so bad that you would have thought having a black background is a lesser issue . Only then. Otherwise I don what you would do. We are on the same page. Thank you !

SecureGSM said:

Can we send Harry over there just for a day? That will teach them a lesson or two...

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He's CRANKING up the Liberty Bell NOW!

*At the very least, Harry is entertaining and seems really smart to a dummy like me.

Pretty cool. I need a good 4k box cam. hopefully with c log 3 to match my c200.

Anyone else scouting for new cameras?

Kit. said:

...bump?

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I've snipped it so it can be recycled next year. #savingmotherearth

Pape said:

55-250mm should do good ,you anyway want crop wildlife.
It isnt wild if you can fill full frame with it

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You can get quite close to live, non-zoo Komodo dragons. I'm sure I could have filled a full frame if I had one.

Mt Spokane Photography said:

They will not be supported directly by ver6, but its easy to use Canon DPP to convert them into a tiff file that can be edited in LR 6. Raw files are basically tiff files with additional information flags that tell a editing software about camera settings. Generally, you don't need that data, so a tiff file is fine.

The second method is to convert them to a DNG file. DNG files are also tiff, but have their own set of flags to describe the camera settings. Not all software will edit a DNG file, and not all will edit a tiff file, but its more universal.

Both are basically raw files. BTW, Adobe owns the tiff specification, so you can't get away from using them unless you shoot jpeg.

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Thanks very much indeed - that is very informative and helpful

Kit. said:

My Pixel 3a doesn't support recording in 24p! Google is doomed!

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Haha, that's silly. The Pixel phones are already doomed.

Michael Clark said:

But what, exactly, is 'CPS pricing'? What do you mean when you say "there is CPS pricing on this lens" or "there is not CPS pricing on that lens?"

The only discount I've gotten from Canon in the U.S. was on a refurbished camera body through the CLP (Canon Loyalty Program), which does not require CPS membership.

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CPS pricing is special reduce price (?%) for working professionals, to get a list of what is offered talk to CPS. Authorized dealers can also request the current pricing and offered products. *Note* it has been my experience that only the highest end items are offered, the 5 series bodies is not offered for example

You can then have your local dealer bring in the gear for you at the CPS price. Here is an example of a dealer offering CPS pricing.

koenkooi said:

In the past the opinion was that the metal shell didn't have large enough openings for antennas to work. Recently I've seen articles suggesting that it lacks wifi to bypass certification agencies where most leaks occur.

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Makes sense.

CanonFanBoy said:

Sony's. That's what I thought before reading.

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I have friends who shoot Sony. Their FPS and their focus lock (at least before this latest firmware upgrade) are amazing. But, I still am partial to the look of the images from my Canon cameras and I am invested in a lot of Canon glass. I'mm thinking that my experience with the RP will lead me to a future variation of the R.

The turning table here is not a jump to another manufacturer, but my slow move from a mirror-slapper to the mirrorless world.

How can this be considered news? Sony makes Sensors, Olympus buys sensors....

CarlMillerPhoto said:

Agreed. The S1H is nearly perfect if you don't need AF (though DR/Highlight control seems lacking from what I've seen) and I'm excited to see what the A7s III offers. Especially if it has the S Cinetone profile the new FX9 has. To my eye that's fixed all the color issues Sony has had.

I'm just a person on the internet, but if Canon wanted to get people into their mirrorless mount and sell people RF glass, a C100 III in RF mount would certainly help do it. Take the C100 II body, put in an RF mount, make the LCD touchscreen, and give it 4k up to 60fps in the pedestrian 4:2:0 8 bit. Charge $3,999. I'd wish for a lot more feature-wise but it's the kind of standard, unexciting Canon fare we'd get. Regardless they'd stop ignoring the sub $5k video market and sell a ton. I can already see young youtubers marveling at built-in ND's, a handle with XLR inputs, and a removable grip for gimbal use because they were only 13 when the original C100 released. Not leveraging video to get people into their new system shows how much Canon has underestimated the importance of video IMO.

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If they put it in an RF mount, it wouldn't be a C100 Mark III. It would be a CR 100 or something.

MrFotoFool said:

Have only used it a little, but still loving the 500 PF lens. I tested it with 1.4iii teleconverter and still extremely sharp. When I look at this lens and pick up this lens it just feels so good. I can't imagine trying to manhandle one of those monstrous 500 f4 lenses. If you shoot wildlife honestly I think this lens is reason enough to go with Nikon.

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It’s a fine lens but it’s not good enough reason to change to Nikon. Firstly, for me a good light zoom for birding is essential, and Niko doesn’t have one that fits the bill for me. Secondly, there is now a game changer - the introduction of high resolution sensors that need f/4 or wider to be less than the diffraction limited aperture to get the most out of them. The new 90D, for example, has a DLA of f/5.2. Whereas on my previous bodies my 100-400mm II at f/5.6 was as sharp as my 400mm DO II at f/4, the prime has pulled ahead on the 90D. All things being equal, a 400mm f/4 with a 32 Mpx APS-C sensor should out resolve a 500mm f/5.6 with a 20 Mpx sensor (eg a D500). Similarly, on FF, an 80 Mpx sensor vs a D850.

AlanF said:

OK, you hadn't written it before my original query but you had implied it.

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Pardon me for thinking it would fairly self evident that "Research scientists working in grant-financed environments..." weren't chemical engineers in the product development department at Exxon/Mobil (or Greenpeace - who doesn't even have a product development department, do they?).

After a lot of testing and bargaining.. I present you my new FF combo. A7 III with Tamron 28-75. I'm not planning to sell any of my EF lenses though. I'll make good use of them with the MC-11 converter.


My only concern now is the ergonomics. Sony feels like holding a small brick, whereas canon 700d and 6d mkII felt like they were carved for my hand.

I'm done for now.. At least until Canon announces a prosumer mirrorless FF that can do action photography decently

YuengLinger said:

Good catch. I see this issue was mentioned but not much discussed when the R came out.

I just checked both the 5DIV and the R. In AV Mode, on the 5DIV, my VF shows +/-3, but allows me to keep compensating beyond those numbers another full stop, for +/-4. The R just stops compensating when the little gauge's needle hits 3.

But in Exposure Bracketing, my 5DIV shows +/-8 stops, while the R shows +/-6 stops.

As to "why," my only guess would be Canon decides what specs to put in various cameras.

On a personal use note, Saturday I took the R out for dawn landscape photos, and I really enjoyed using it; however, I also brought my 5DIV, using its Live View. I don't see any edge going to the R for landscape, but I like the perception of better weather sealing on the 5DIV, and the chance to use it for quick moving wild life if the opportunity arises. Still, I do think the R is just about the best PORTAIT camera I've used, as long as the subject is not moving too erratically...

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Thank you very much! It appears to be not much of an issue, then. I would like to hang my 400 DO on my 5DIV and have a R for my other lenses. The polarizer/adaptor is an especially attractive accessory.

Sharlin said:

I believe it refers to the fact that the menus are fully modal now, with video-specific items only available in movie mode and Live View options in Live View mode. But it has already been the case with some menu items; if anything, the new layout is more consistent. DPR also has a strange aversion to the Custom Functions menu—while I wouldn't mind if the AF settings were under a top-level menu like on the higher-end bodies, it really doesn't matter much given that My Menu is a thing.




I really don't get this. No x0D body has ever had dual card slots, and indeed no Canon non-pro body besides the sole exception of the 7D2 has had them. No other camera manufacturers offer dual slots on enthusiast-level bodies, with the exception of the Nikon D7000 series before the D7500. They are clearly a pro feature needed by those whose livelihood depends on getting images delivered. To basically anyone else they're just an extra cost with very little justification. It's not like real estate inside a camera is infinite.

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I am not a pro but still having card failure the cause of lost images(especially of rare flora and fauna) is really annoying and having a redundancy at storage level is added peace of mind. I still dont understand why so many people hate redundant storage and then whine like babies when data is lost. As far as real estate for adding 2nd SD slot is concerned just look at Sony FF milc bodies they are significantly smaller than Eos x0D while having space for multiple card slots. Even Fuji is offering dual SD slots on enthusiast level cameras for quite sometime now.

As I previously stated, I am posting what was originally a RAW 24mm pic. It's not the best, but it will have to do. It is a pic completed inside the La Brea Tarpits museum at ISO 3200 24mm F/4.5 1/100 sec without in frame noise correction or any post production adjustments. With the IS I could have adjusted the shutter speed down to grab more light and lower the ISO or shot at F/8 or F11, but it was a quick shot in-between shooting a running moving object. (my kid) The first shot is without the lens correction. The second is with the default profile corrections in Lightroom:


As you can see in the first photo the corners are black and the center is curved due to distortion.


The second photo is a pretty massive difference. If you look closely the scene is slightly cropped on all sides. This is moving the shot from what I estimate is 22mm to 24mm. The bubble in the center of the shot is corrected and as you should notice the walls are no longer curved. With the profile corrections it's not terrible. Additional adjustments can be made for further correction if you don't like the level of distortion or vignetting correction. Overall I would say it does an acceptable job at 24-30 with the profile corrections. I had another lens with me, but it never left my bag because the size of the displays inside this particular museum were massive and I found myself constantly bouncing between closeup and wide shots in a period of seconds. I really am enjoying this lens.