I read it and as an Canonian, I can´t agree in some points to their opinion.
My grandson´s wife owns the A6300 and she uses it a lot of time in family shootings of their children. They are quite agile and a lot of shots are not sharp at all. But the 80D´s are. I rented it for a weekend from my local camera shop for deciding if I would buy it.
And the AF is very good. AND: You can use the 80D with my 100-400mm Canon II and 1.4x extender on it. The AF does not work on their 70-400mm lens as propriate as the Canons´s did. And it is rather hard to switch the AF point on the A6300 fast. Here the 80D is much better and more agile. And I was not able to use the 1.4 extender on the 70-400...

Hi Scott, obviously the answer is to have Canon fix it, I suppose i'm just trying to eliminate human error first and know I have a case...

I just have to check one more thing and that is the stronger AA filter on the 80d, which I didn't know about, mentioned by StudentOfLight...so once again I will take a few comparison shots and have another critical look...

If you are as technologically backward as I am then you have to make sure of your facts first....

An interesting re-read given what we kind of know today, for sure!

Jack

Thanks, picked up a couple of 64s and a 128. The 32 MB cards are actually starting to seem too small now using the 5DS.

Maiaibing said:

noms78 said:

If announcement date is August 25, 2016. When is likely release/availability date?

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Given Canon's track record a week or two (at the most). Availability may be limited though in the beginning (this sometimes happens) even if I expect they will have all the 5DIV's you want ready in stock.

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Assuming you're asking the question about the US or Europe (not Asia), once announced the cameras will be in short supply for a few months until local inventory catches up.

Most likely, Canon will air freight the initial (small) batches to their warehouse right before the announcement. Then, once the 'cone of silence' has been broken, they can ship large quantities by sea (container, ship much cheaper than air).

But remember, a shipping container from Japan takes approximately 18 days to get to the US in summer (good weather), and longer to Europe. In winter that can double (or worse).

A standard container ship travels at 15 knots in good weather, slower in bad. It is approximately 6000 nautical miles from Japan to Los Angeles (the usual container port on the US west coast). Do the math.

Those toys you buy in early December for your kids for Christmas? They were shipped in June (or earlier).

A really excellent book is "The Box", which is the history of the development of the shipping container. It is a fascinating read, and it explains how drastically the world was changed by this innovation (you'll never look at the movie "On the Waterfront" the same after reading 'The Box').

I got a spare battery, a 64 GB Lexar CFast 3500x Card (Waaay faster than the 64 GB Sandisk Card I got from the promotion) and the Peak Design Slide. Sadly, I was also forced to upgrade to Lightroom 6 because of the 1DXII's raw files...

And yesterday a 1 year subscription for Focal.

Reikan focal update now supports 1dx mii and 80d automatically.

The title says it but more from their site:
"FoCal 2.2 Key Features

Full Canon EOS 80D and EOS-1D X Mark II support added – calibrate these cameras automatically from FoCal.
Directly compare “Peak” quality values in Fully Auto Calibration and AF Consistency – the FoCal Comparison Database is used to help further evaluate your camera and lens ultimate performance.
Improvements to camera interfaces on Mac – useful speed and reliability enhancements for both Canon and Nikon cameras.
Faster and more reliable processing of images internally – lots of small improvements in the way we extract data from image file".

Release notes here http://tinyurl.com/ho4k6nd

7D2 firmware update sure is hush hush right now. I really hope they unlock 4K video.

Thanks I had a look at the chart.....I haven't compared 100iso and such just because I have gotten so used to shooting at 400 to 1600 with my 6d....even commercial jobs with nary a care or worry about noise....

For now I have a huge image sharpness problem with my 80 d and I think I may have a faulty camera or I am doing something really stupid!

DCP said:

How do you get it to show up as example 16:9 on the computer, any browser, PS LR anything and all still show it at native 3:2. I thought there was a way to set it in camera at say 16:9, then in photoshop it would automatically show it as it was set in camera? Any help on this would be much appreciated.

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In the 5D3, only JPEGs are actually cropped. RAWs still contains the whole 3:2 data, and only metadata tell the shooting aspect ratio - but the software must be able to understand them. DPR probably does (never tried), but LR/PS may not.

My take is that is doesn't work nearly as well for long telephoto lenses as in lens IS, and for a old lens, it will be worse.

Unless you have some very expensive old telephoto glass, buying a FF mirrorless just to use it with poor IS is a waste of $$. You might sell your old lenses and buy modern ones and along with the money saved from buying another body, you could get a really nice lens.

If you want a mirrorless camera for some other reason, and just want to spend the money to play with the old lenses, I'd chose the camera based on the features you need for it, and not by how well it adapts IS to old glass.

yes, a new 85 was rumored some time ago to be announced for Photokina
the rumor was here, if i'm not mistaken..

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Maiaibing said:

Hector1970 said:

My own experience with a 5DSR and a 5DIII is that the ISO performance of the 5D III is better.
The noise in the 5DIII is easier to clean up.
I don't like the noise in my 5DSR at all. It's similar to the noise in the 7DII.
It seems to me to be more blotchy.
Canon themselves by default restrict the ISO on the 5DSR as they must think beyond the default point the noise is not something they want to show off.

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If you are shooting RAW there's a solution to your challenges so you can get more out of your 5DS/R pictures.

What program are you using and how do you deal with noise? And if you use LightRoom are you using Adobe's standard color profile?

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I can never remember what color space I'm using but I'd assume it is Adobe's Standard Color profile. Yes I'd be interested in any tips.

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OK. This is likely your problem. And its easily fixed.

Sadly, Adobe default color space for the 5DS/R is broken. It will crunch your blacks and overblow your whites. I promise you that just changing this in LR will improve your pictures a lot.

I have posted some samples here that show how big a difference changing the color profile makes: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57099728

I'm not quite sure why Adobe did not change it altogether. They did make a fix however. I have my own color profile and you can find several out there for free if you google them.

But to keep things easy I suggest you either use Adobe's own "Neutral" color profile (free download) or check out Horshack's customs profile's (freebee also) which many consider better because Adobe's are slightly flat in the colors - and I agree with this. There's also Huelight's profiles (15$) taking a small fee for a vast improvement:

Horshack: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/56156685

Huelight: http://www.colorfidelity.com/canon.htm

Adobe's atempt is here with steps for installation (beware there is a difference between profiles for the 5DS and 5DS/R): https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1872272

Try it out with a few of your pictures at first - it should at least take away the "blotchiness" - and do come back here if noise is still not as good as you would like it to be.

I had never considered a folding Monopod, I've always used telescoping ones.

However, I did find a folding one that folds to 9.85 inches.

Size:

55 x 55 x 250mm / 2.17 x 2.17 x 9.85inch (Close)
39 x 39 x 1270mm / 1.54 x 1.54x 50inch (Extends)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Folding-Compact-Walking-Hiking-Nordic-Stick-Pole-Camera-DSLR-DC-Monopod-/191815724063?hash=item2ca91bac1f

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Im surprised they wouldnt want an ethernet hub right on the field/court you could tap into with a laptop

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Old thread i know.
But during the EURO 2016 all photographers att the pitch had access to one electrical socket and one Ethernet cable.
Sadly this is really unusual.
Also, during the EURO 2016, most games there was more than 100 photographer on the pitch. During the opening game and the final game we were 160 photographer att the pitch.

Grant Atkinson, a member of this site, has some interesting videos.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=grant+atkinson

Can anyone here provide some help to recover lost movies from a Sandisk 8GB CF (Canon 7D)?
I've tried PhotoRec and MiniTool to no avail.
It is the first time I face a full memory card with almost 0% of success (only 4 picture miniatures and a .swf file were found).
The card has been accidentally formatted while still in the camera.
Thank you very much.
Max.
(Brazil)

Hi Olaf. Where has this been all my life? Thank you so much for sharing the comprehensive set of images which look to be taken under well-controlled shooting scenarios.

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Their update cycles differ just 0.5 year. So Canon 5D series had also a rather long upgrade cycle.

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Good point, thanks!

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I guess I am trying to figure out why I would use it. I don't hear or read anyone talking about using it. Thanks for your response. This is one helluva camera and while I loved my 1DX and my MK IV this camera does seem to be a marked improvement. Since I have only been on one trip since getting it I am still trying to figure out all of the things that it does that are an improvement over my 1DX....The higher ISO range is amazing and the video, which I have started to shoot has extraordinary quality.....lots to learn about this camera though!

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If you don't mind, share your insights as things get cleared up since I'm planning to buy and never owned a 1DX although I had a 1D4 for about 3 months and really liked it. I doubt that I had optimal settings on the 1D4 but what I did to familiarize myself was to simply go through every menu item checking out what the options were and what they seemed to accomplish when I changed them. I didn't find the manual to be too thorough at commenting why or in what context a particular setting might be desirable.

Maybe a thread on how to get the most out of your 1DXII might be worth considering??

Jack

I would bring the 600, 100-400, extender, and a normal-wide zoom (e.g., 24-70 or 16-35). The 300 is optional.

The 100-400 is so much more versatile than the 300/2.8. The nasty bokeh and speed are the price for versatility. I've spent several months in Costa Rica. You will see wildlife up close and at a distance. For example, in Manuel Antonio, small monkeys were cruising all around me within an arm's length. A toucan tree in Tortuguero had over 10 toucans in it, but at a really far distance. It will be humid and warm. You will want to minimize the weight. Also, be prepared for very heavy rain.

Maybe a long while before we see a consumer version!

JonAustin said:

It's interesting to observe how much wailing, moaning, griping, whining and acrimony some rumors can foment. Here's an announcement about an inexpensive little option that promises new capabilities, and from some of the posts, you would think it'll cause those individuals' worlds to literally end.

I'm personally just hoping that it will support the 5D III with remote capability using the EOS Utility. I don't need a lot of range, I just want to be able to control the camera from my laptop without having to be tethered with a USB cable.

If that turns out to be the case, I'll buy two. (I'm almost certain I'll buy a 2nd 5D III after the 5D IV is released.)

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I have a similar sentiment. It seems so many can't be happy unless they have something to be unhappy about.

I am always amazed at the inconsistency of photographers in their clamour for wireless flash systems,with many citing the absence of wires as the main benefit and yet they have an irresistible draw to tethered shooting via a fancy USB or ethernet cable!

I just wonder what type of limitations will be placed on this for the price?

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<p>We’re told that the price for the upcoming Canon W-E1 wifi accessory will be $40USD. No word on pricing in any other markets.</p>
<p>We hope to hear more about the upcoming firmware update for the EOS 7D Mark II.</p>
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+1

And even in Europe, where CPS doesn't charge you any fee (but comprises not so much service), you (at least I) get your camera serviced (recalibration of sensor and full cleaning) in less than one week incl. standard sender time in both directions.

Great service. Thank you.