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ethanz · Aug 10, 2017

LonelyBoy said:
Mikehit said:

sofiabovinoclaudia said:

I am in love with the new Sony A9. World’s first full-frame stacked CMOS sensor, 24.2 MP [ii] resolution

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So why have you singed onto a Canon forum to tell us that?

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There is a suspicious number of people who signed up in the past few weeks to say they no longer care about Canon...

Indeed there are. Too bad we can't see the IP's of posters...

KeithBreazeal · Aug 9, 2017

Thought I'd throw one of my test shots in here.
Resolution on this test shot was mighty impressive. The window pane grids are resolved but at the pixel level where the grid is the same width as an individual pixel. Lighting is moon light, f2.8, ISO 3200 and focus set on the stars. I was waiting for the clouds to move by that were partially obstructing the Milky Way but fired off some test shots.

Sigma 14mm f1.8 Art Canon 5D IV by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

After the clouds cleared

Bodie Mine Head & Milky Way 3330 © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

LonelyBoy · Aug 9, 2017

neuroanatomist said:
rrcphoto said:

then wait for sony to come out with a T/S.

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They're going to announce it on the 6th Tuesday in November.

I like to say the third Tuesday of Neverember.

cayenne · Aug 9, 2017

ifp said:
cayenne said:

Hmm....during nighttime lunar eclipses, I usually throw on Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon....<P>
Not sure what to play during a Solar Eclipse???

;D

cayenne

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Seems even more appropriate. You will literally be staring at the dark side of the moon.

Hmm..rather than maybe just the album, I should compile a song list to play throughout!!

Thinking:

Black Hole Sun
Brain Damage/Eclipse
Here Comes the Sun
Little Neutrino
Let the Sunshine In
???
Suggestions?

cayenne

bluemoon · Aug 8, 2017

thanx for the input. I am afraid that the 1DX is not going to live up to the mk2, but will really find after it gets here (tomorrow).
The lights are LED and I have a little bit of say so in their programing, so hopefully we can keep them bright enough to get this working well. If not, I'll have an almost new 1DX for sale and will be shopping for the mk2.

'am worried that the red focusing point missing will be a problem. Often I have to get things going while waiting for the light, but oh well, I'll find out soon.

thanx again,

pierre

CanonCams · Aug 8, 2017

https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-eos-6d-mark-ii-review

YuengLinger · Aug 8, 2017

Bundu said:
I have decided to keep this lens. Coma is more than acceptable to me. Driving a thousand miles on the 17th just to go and play with this lens in the Richtersveld National Park. There will be a new moon and dark skies with an abundant photo opportunities, both landscape and astro.

I'm looking forward to a few more formal reviews. (Hoping for one from Dustin!)

Have you used this for any landscapes or photojournalistic style shots? Any info about use for general use would be very much appreciated.

davidcl0nel · Aug 7, 2017

Antono Refa said:
I doubt whether a TS-E 35mm would be profitable enough to make, when people have the option to buy TS-E 24mm + EF 1.4x teleconverter.

The same I could say about the 24mm. I don't have it, but do it with the 17 TSE+1.4 Ext as well.

rrcphoto said:
canon places it right at the edge of the lens to lens hood.

Then you should look again on the 17 TSE and 24 TSE....

fegari · Aug 7, 2017

BeenThere said:
Merritt Isl Wildlife Refuge next door to Kennedy Space Center is a place to try for birds using your gear. Don't know about the Center itself being sensitive about tripods and big lenses.

Thanks for the tip!

Jack Douglas · Aug 7, 2017

Zv said:
Jack Douglas said:

@ Talys - excellent post. Mt Spokane Photography obviously knows what he is talking about! This is what I was hoping could come from this thread.

Oh, am wondering if Bluetooth will prove to be a big plus?

Another little spec that seems to bring jeers re. the 6D2 is: "it's only 98% viewfinder!". Like, is a tiny bit of extra that big a deal to crop out? Maybe it's my ignorance but I just can't fathom this being a problem.

Jack

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There's a small upside to having less than 100% viewfinder coverage. If you compose a shot just right you can be safe in the knowledge that there will still be a little bit extra to play around with to straighten and crop. It's pretty tough to get the horizon just perfect when handholding and using viewfinder. I often have to apply some corrections in post and by doing so you only lose the stuff that wasn't even in your original composition to begin with! Bonus!

Of course and yet many reviewers make a big deal about having less than 100%. I suppose if you shoot jpg and never PP, but really, truly, it is pathetic to harp about 2%.

Jack

drjlo · Aug 6, 2017

I sure hope built-in LED's on macro lenses is a trend Canon and other companies will continue to explore. While I love the functionality of my macro flashes (not LED) and would not be without them for "serious" macro work, I would love to have built-in LED's on, say, my 100L for more casual walk-arounds and slight lighting help when I do not feel like carrying around the large and heavy macro flashes..

Zeidora · Aug 6, 2017

May also have to do that I grew up on MF. Second, I never use AF, so have more practice than most people, I would surmise. I have no issues with any lenses from ultra wide (FF FE), 35/1.4 classic ZE, Otus 55 up to MPE65 and a bunch of others. Can't comment on 85, never used one ever. The trickiest is possibly the 300/2.8, because it is not meant for MF, but can be done with a bit of concentration and care. Not a high use lens for me anyway.

JMZawodny · Aug 5, 2017

JMZawodny said:
Personally, I'd like one of these new lenses to be the 600 f/4 DO. I wonder why no one here has suggested one or more of the new lenses could be updates to the tilt-shift line? They would seem to fit the rumor fairly well.

Apparently I nailed this one 8).

bergstrom · Aug 5, 2017

Re: YN 600EX MKii - ANY ISSUES?

Ok, so has anyone here got mark 2 of this and any issues with battery doors or overheating?

bergstrom · Aug 5, 2017

Thanks PwP.

Spokena, yes I might actually get one. Thanks. I didn't actually know you could buy that part.

Mt Spokane Photography · Aug 5, 2017

Meatcurry said:
Mt Spokane Photography said:

Khalai said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Canon has patented a ton of pellicle mirrors over the years, and even produced two or three models using them. They all flopped. I would not buy a fixed pellicle mirror body. What a fixed mirror gives is a poor OVF and poor high ISO, the worst of both worlds to me.

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What I want is hybrid OVF/EVF body. So I can use OVF for AF lenses and EVF in dim light and MF lenses

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That is one positive thing about pellicle mirrors, but I'm not sure it overcomes the negatives.

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Well the patent I'm referencing, has the mirror still capable of moving UP, whilst other patents have some kind of variable transmittance. I'm hoping that some kind of variable transmittance mirror with hybrid OVF/EVF sees the light of day before the mirror dies out completely.

That sounds like the existing mirror, it has a pellicle center section where part of the light goes thru to a sub mirror underneath it, thru a lens and onto a AF sensor in the bottom of the mirror box

Don't hold your breath, there are many patents from Canon as well as others. One of the issues is light reflecting off both faces of a pellicle mirror and creating a ghosting effect. Really thin glass reduces it, but then, you do not want it banging up and down. Canon has a patent to make the super thin pellicle mirror as well.

Aug 4, 2017

Pookie said:
It's like going to a wine forum and asking others if you'll like merlot or cabernet better.

The OP appeasrs to be from Argentina, so perhaps a Malbec would be the best choice.

Canon Rumors · Aug 4, 2017

HTML:

Sigma has updated the firmware on the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for Canon.</p>
<p><strong>From Sigma:

</strong>We would like to announce that a firmware update for the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON and SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E is now available.</p>
<p>This firmware update corrects the phenomenon that the OS mechanism does not operate properly when attached to the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E.</p>
<p>For customers who own the SIGMA USB DOCK, please update the <a href="https://www.sigma-global.com/en/download/lenses/sigma-optimization-pro/">firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro</a>. For those who own the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E, please update the firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro* by connecting it to a computer using a supplied USB Cable.</p>

<p>* <em>Before updating the MC-11 firmware, please ensure SIGMA Optimization Pro has been updated to ver. 1.4.1 or later for Windows, and ver. 1.4.0 or later for Macintosh from the following download page.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Applicable product</strong></p>
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<li>SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON</li>
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<p><strong>Benefit of this firmware update</strong></p>
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<li>It has corrected the phenomenon that the OS mechanism does not operate properly when attached to the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E.</li>
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<p><strong>Applicable product</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Benefit of this firmware update</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has become compatible with the SIGMA 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Contemporary for CANON (ver. 1.02).</li>
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Maximilian · Aug 4, 2017

magarity said:
Is there any hope that the smaller flashes will make the transition to radio control as slaves? ...

Short answer: No!

Long answer:
For the small flashes I'd expect the RT and controls too expensive to get market acceptance.
If you would want to invest in an multi flash system (that's what you plan using RT) you also want flexibility and power. So I cannot imagine flashes below GN 43 getting RT treatment.
Honestly I was surprised to see the 430 III with RT. But to me this was because for a lot of hobbyists the 600 RT (at least two or three of them) are too expensive.

Mt Spokane Photography · Aug 4, 2017

Jopa said:
Wow. Hasselblad a few months ago, and now Leica... Crazy stuff.

Leica is aimed at those who are willing to pay big bucks for a status symbol as well as those who can afford surpurb craftsmanship. Its a fluctuating business, when sales slow down, you need a cash cow to fall back on.

hbr · Aug 3, 2017

Great shots, Don. I am surprised that it cleaned up so well.I have taken some shots that in my living room with no lights and they were impossible to correct in DPP. The better one can properly expose his shots the easier it is to clean up the noise. That is something I have to get better at.

Looks like the sensor is pretty good, wouldn't you agree?

Brian

P.S. Sorry I made you spend 2 grand. (Hee Hee Hee)
P.S.2 It is so nice to be able to shoot indoors without using a flash.

Valvebounce · Aug 3, 2017

Hi SecureGSM.
Thanks, that is a really clear and concise explanation to my rather ambiguous question!

Cheers, Graham.

SecureGSM said:
in afew words: the bigger the number the better camera performs at high ISO. this number corresponds with the highest "usable" (noise levels) ISO level for the camera. i.e. 5D III Low Light ISO is: 3652 and 5D IV Low Light number is: 5011. Than means that 5D III is as "noisy" at ISO 3652 as 5D IV at ISO 5011. or in another words: 5D IV has 1/3 stop high ISO advantage over the 5D III. I hope it does make sense.

Valvebounce said:

What do the numbers in this quote (from the 7DII, but each camera has its own number) mean? 'Low Light ISO Setting 1901.'
For this number, is bigger better or worse?

Cheers, Graham.

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andrei1989 · Aug 3, 2017

ok..it doesn't move...but it's so far down the lens that it almost seems to be a 1 piece design...not 6...

the usb thing is not a bad idea...i wouldn't have put it on the front of the lens though...
i wonder if that's the next step for sigma/tamron..instead of their usb docks..and the chinese have beaten them to it
yes, i know it means not selling a bunch of docks but still...

Miami Photographer · Aug 3, 2017

I bought Mark iV too while waiting for a 6D upgrade. Lot more expensive but works for events. I like to shoot time laspess so 6D II can be an excellent upgrade. If AF system is improved might be even useful for events

wsmith96 · Aug 3, 2017

Re: Canon EOS 6D Mark II Dynamic Range Talk & Sample Images

I went ahead and sold my 6D in anticipation of the mark II performance and to get the maximum dollars back before the flood if used gear. The feature upgrades make this a needed improvement over the original. Waiting on the price drop around November, until then I snagged an 80D.

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