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AvTvM · May 16, 2017

we are talking wrong direction of ZOOM ring here. For static scenes and for a few people it is no major isue, only disrespect for Canon user base.

In dynamic situations, e.g. all sorts of events, sports etc. it is a major PITA. Especially when you also use original Canon zooms intermittently at the same time. And when your body memory is tuned to Canon ring direction. As it should be with any Canon user.

LDS · May 16, 2017

mbiedermann said:
Regarding camera meters not being able to meter at that shutter speed, if external, handheld meters can, then so should cameras.

30" at f/1.4 is EV -4. How many meters can go lower? An external meter like the Sekonic L-858D-U goes down to EV -5, just one stop lower. Canon 1Dx Mk II and 5D Mk IV just goes down to EV 0, so they wouldn't be able to meter that low.

Sure, 30" at f/11 is EV 2, so cameras usually meters, but in low-light conditions (including a strong ND filter), going past 30" even at full aperture very few meters will still be useful. So, it could be useful in manual mode, but expecting it to work in shutter priority mode and low-light won't work.

Luds34 · May 14, 2017

Zv said:
On a separate note and I know the topic is FF UWA but just wanna throw it out there -

The EF-M 11-22mm lens totally rocks. You could have a two body solution with UWA on the M body and your general purpose on the 6D. Never miss a shot. I've tried this before and it works quite well. No lens changes, just keep shooting. Unless you shoot at night the IQ difference isn't that noticeable.

Yeah, I agree (And continuing a little OT). I think rocking a 2nd body is a great way to go. I remember my last trip to NYC I had the 70D but also brought along the M in the bag. I'm taking a trip to France in 2 weeks and I think my plan of attack will be to go with two little mirrorless bodies with 2 or 3 primes that compliment well. Just easier to pull out the "other" camera then be constantly changing lenses.

BeenThere · May 14, 2017

For my B&W work I find that starting with a color image allows much more flexibility in adjusting tone values in post rather than letting the camera perform the conversion. With this new Phase One Back, this is not an option. The file size, IR capability, and sensitivity are nice features but not worth 10X the cost of 35mm format to me.

LordofTackle · May 13, 2017

Nicolai.b said:
So yes, there is most likely something wrong with either your cam or the battery. Are you sure GPS is off? I forgot that once and it drained the battery in one or two days (cause the GPS gets no signal indoors but constantly tries to).

-Sebastian

I just checked, it was in mode 2, now disabled, lets see if that improves anything.
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Hope that solves it

-Sebastian

AvTvM · May 13, 2017

Could not find detailed unit sales numbers for Sony.

What I could find was https://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/library/fr/16q4_supplement.pdf - page #6

Sony Digital Cameras Unit Sales [TOTAL = Compact Cameras + ILCs]
2015 FY: 6.1 Mio
2016 FY: 4.2 Mio
1017 FC: 3.8 Mio

May 12, 2017

Jopa said:
As far as I know IS helps AF during tracking. When the object moves less jittery, it simplifies the tracking process significantly. Source: Canon.

I think Canon must have sabotaged my lenses! I find IS slows AF lock and , depending on the lens, can really muck up tracking. To be fair on my newest IS system (100-400 Mk2) the IS is much improved - so much so that I consider it usable but only for static stuff.

We are all different so try IS off for yourself and see which works best for you.

DoctorT · May 12, 2017

Yes. Waiting for Canon to update the Cameras Control app to fix the problem.

Ozarker · May 12, 2017

Talys said:
ecka said:

Talys said:

jeffa4444 said:

On the G 7X & G 7X MKII they have the FF equivilent of 24-105 to me that makes great sense, never understood a fixed 28mm or 35mm so limiting.

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A fixed zoom lens in FF, especially one with a large FR, would put the camera in a space that not many people would buy, IMO. I mean, imagine if the 5D4 came in at $1300 but it could only have a 24-105L -- I sure wouldn't buy it, because the 24-105L is inferior to the 24-70 in every way except FR and massively inferior to all primes in IQ. And, it would be way too expensive as a carryaround consumer camera.

Now, imagine if you could buy the a 50/1.2L fixed on 5D4 body for $1300. I don't know about you, but I'd be super excited, because it would be like carrying around a 5D4 and a 50 1.2 always attached. If the body were rebel sized but had all the capabilities and features of a 5D4, I'd buy it in a heartbeat, because I'd never take the body off the lens anyhow.

Sure, it would make a lousy only camera. But I think most people who are would consider FF have just one camera anyhow.

So, it all depends on the cost and IQ. If Canon releases a fixed-lens, mirrorless prime that is close to the price of the lens by itself, it becomes an exciting value proposition for today, and a gateway and learning experience of Canon into the future, for tomorrow.

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So, you want to get 5D4 with a permanently attached 50L for the price of the 50L alone?
Who wouldn't?
5D4 with a permanently attached 24-105L is not that bad either. $4400 combo for $1300 ... pure gold .
How about 5D4 with 40/2.8STM? Maybe $799?

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Yeah, exactly I would happily buy an "experimental" camera/fixed prime lens combo if it weren't that much more than the lens would be by itself. For Canon, it would not cannibalize sales, because nobody is going to own ONLY a fixed 50 or 35. A few hundred dollars over the price of the 50L would be fine for me.

24-105L for $1300 would get me really excited, I'd buy one... and then rarely use it, because the 24-70L is just better for... everything unless you need the top end of that zoom range. I actually use my 17-135 nano more than my 24-105L (version 1). But, such a beast would probably hurt Canon's other sales, because some people would be perfectly content with a 24-105 on a fixed pro-grade body -- and then never buy anything else.

Remember, for canon, the idea would be to experiment with building a FF sensor and ergonomics -- not to give us the deal that would keep us from buying more toys

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The marketplace is not the place to experiment with ergonomics or new sensor technology. It certainly is not the place to sell a pro grade body for a few hundred more dollars than a lens.

I just got off a 7 day ban, so cannot tell you what I really want to say about this "idea". I learned my lesson.

Golly gee wiz... what a doozy!

Mt Spokane Photography · May 11, 2017

I'd have it fixed. But, be aware, those bent parts will be replaced, its more than likely that there is some internal damage that can be made worse by continuing to use it.

This is a expensive lens and its well built, but I'd still have it brought back into condition. That dent will cost him more than the repair cost when he goes to sell it.

kaihp · May 11, 2017

MrFotoFool said:
Here is a picture of my one and only phone. I bought it in 1997 at (I think) Radio Shack and it works as well today as it did then. It uses no electricity and has no charger - just plug in the phone line and voila!

Technically, that's not true. Your telephone do use power: it draws the power from the line voltage provided by the telephone central (~50V in these necks of the woods, I'm not sure if it's different in the US).

bfbn · May 11, 2017

If it helps, I have tried it with a canon 1.4X II teleconverter on a 1D3 body and it didn't AF on central point, only F8 point available.

andrei1989 · May 11, 2017

Re: Stock Notice: Sigma 100-400mm f/5-6.3 OS Contemporary at B&H Photo

also amazon germany has some in stock

old-pr-pix · May 11, 2017

Note I made no comment on how fast mirrorless was moving or whether that was good or bad! Likely the debate of dSLR vs. Mirrorless will continue for quite a while. Yet, I found some interesting 'facts' in the CIPA data for the 1st quarter of 2017. DSLR shipments declined globally (-8.3%) for 1Q17 (vs. 1Q16) while mirrorless shipments increased significantly but from a lower base (+45%). This was consistent across essentially all major markets - Japan, Asia, Europe, & Americas. The most dramatic major market increase was in the Americas where mirrorless shipments were up 78% year-on-year. ('Other' was up 88% but that is a very small slice of the overall picture.)

In Japan mirrorless now is getting close to 1:1 with dSLR - roughly 45% of all shipments are mirrorless. In the Americas the ratio is closer to 1:3.3. DSLR's clearly still dominate in the Americas, however, that ratio used to be 1:6 not long ago so the increased penetration of mirrorless even in the US seems evident. Globally now 36% of shipments are mirrorless

goldenhusky · May 10, 2017

Tinky said:
2.2x crop for 4K.

Thank you. That is a bummer

LDS · May 10, 2017

YuengLinger said:
I'm finding even +1/3 is blowing more highlights than I like.

AFAIK ETTR is image-dependent, it's up to you to decide how much you can push the highlights (for a given image) and how much clipping is acceptable (again, for a given image).

What kind of metering are you using? What is the setting of "highlight tone priority"? If highlights are already placed enough to the right, overexposure will inevitably clip them.

For ETTR I usually use spot metering and "highlight tone priority" off (obviously), and I would really like the 5D had the exposure level indicator the 1D and 7DII have, to quickly assess an image dynamic range and understand how much I can push highlights.

Rockskipper · May 9, 2017

You can get a refurbished 80D with lens on the Canon store right now for $850, and body alone is right under $800:

EOS 80D EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Kit Refurbished
$849.99

https://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/cameras/refurbished-eos-digital-slr-cameras#facet:&productBeginIndex:0&orderBy:&pageView:grid&pageSize:72&

[email protected] · May 8, 2017

privatebydesign said:
bdunbar79 said:

privatebydesign said:

There is no way on earth I'd think about swapping a 5D MkIV for a 1DX, especially for, as the OP stated, the 'action' shooting was kids and family stuff and a bit of birds in flight.

The AF of the two is very comparable, the image quality is a different league. Sure an image out of focus isn't worth any amount of image quality, but the AF is so close as to not be the biggest factor.

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PBD, would you say then, that the IQ of the 5D4 at equal ISO values is superior to the 1Dx? If so I can certainly justify purchasing one for other sports. Thanks for your input.

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Absolutely. As straight out of camera or unmolested imports there is little difference, touch the shadows slider and there is a big difference. Now if you nail exposure perfectly every time or sell SOC jpegs there isn't much in it, but for BIF I am always trying to lift the under wing shadows, football players with a helmet under lights? 5D MkIV every time!

+1
Important observation above... They're about equal straight out of camera, but the files on the 5D4 withstand much more manipulation. There's just more info in them. I loved my 1DX, but with the 5D4 in hand, the only real benefit to it was the 12 fps. I do miss that at times, especially as the 5D4 appears to have been nerfed a little low on the fps count.

arthurbikemad · May 8, 2017

Good read.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2090708/Why-iPhone-China-America.html

Sporgon · May 8, 2017

I wouldn't have an overall favourite lens because it depends on what I'm shooting ! However I'm going to mention one here because it is a superb lens that seems to be overlooked by the majority of Canon users, probably due to it being "slower" and more expensive than the 1.8/85, and less exotic than the 2/135L. It's the 2/100. This lens spanks the 135L wide open (or at least it does in my case) and is remarkably useable wide open, unlike the 1.8/85. In fact it's so good at full aperture it works really well as a 160mm fov lens on crop, giving a dof similar to the 2.8/200 with equal IQ, which I think is quite unusual in equivalence between FF and crop.

ajfotofilmagem · May 8, 2017

Arahn said:
So this means that when I am shooting in very low light situations, let's say f1,2 ISO 25600, it would actually make sense to step down to f1,6 ISO 25600, underexpose -0,66 EV and later ramp up the image by 2/3 of a stop in post? The result then would be the same level of noise as the f1,2 image but feature even have more DOF!?

To make my trail of thought clearer*:
My Settings: f1,2 - ISO 25600 - 1/100s
Camera really shoots with: f1,2 - ISO 40000 - 1/100s (+0,66 ISO to compensate for "lost light")

New settings: f1,6 - ISO 25600 - 1/100s (-0,66EV - camera does not compensate)
+0,66EV in post f1,6 - ISO 40000 - 1/100s (Same Noise as in "real camera settings" but 0,66 f-stop more DOF)

*assuming the cameras do not compensate for the phenomenon when reaching f1,6 or smaller.

Or am I totally of track here?

Not exactly. Tests show that the cameras distort the ISO value to compensate for the greater waste of extremely steep light rays on F1.2 lenses. It would be something like the correction of vignette in camera. But as with vignettes, the correction is most needed near the edges of the sensor, and in lesser quantity in the center of the image.

Mt Spokane Photography · May 8, 2017

As noted, you can get one thru CPW and likely thru greentoe for less than full MSRP.

As the 6D MK II gets closer, expect bigger discounts. However, May-June is the high season for camera sales, and really big discounts usually wait until the end of summer.

Yiannis A - Greece · May 7, 2017

Dear friends,

For all of you using or thinking of purchasing the new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM lens, i just found this Service Notice of Canon Philipinnes, warning about an AF problem that affects lenses of specific serial number batches (i guess up-to-date):

http://www.canon.com.ph/news-pressroom#May05A

So, take great care in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.

Wishing you and your beloved, all the best from starry, warm, summery Athens Greece.

Yours
Yiannis.

Nicolai.b · May 7, 2017

I don´t find the 200-400 to heavy to handhold, this is taken handheld (I can´t remember the settings, lost the raw file to a HD headcrash....)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolaib/34385763561/in/dateposted-public/

Cheekysascha · May 7, 2017

Eos 600D

Eos 5D mark iii two fo them

Eos 1DX, two of them but sold one now to afford the mark ii

Eos 5DS

Eos 1DX Mark ii.

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