well..considering how many accidents have been involving drones being flown in restricted spaces...i don't blame them for shifting liability to the owners..

Valvebounce said:

are you talking about mechanical issues or the mechanics and how much they charge

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I did all routine maintenance myself, but occasionally there was something that required help. The dealership was out, but there are 4 independent BMW mechanics within a reasonable distance who all have good reputations (of competence and not of customer service), but all had this weird anti-customer customer service attitude. I really looked into this and it wasn't me.
They all knew what to do, but would sometimes do good work and sometimes not. It was completely hit or miss with all of them and they were far enough away that it really got to be a massive pain. I'm meticulous and leave no stone unturned with upkeep so it just got to be too much and finally said, "I'm out."
My new thing is precision maintenance and once hitting 150,000 miles am moving on to another new car.
So it wasn't necessarily mechanical issues or how much they charge, but requiring severe beatings and I just couldn't take it anymore.

Again thank you to everyone contributing to this thread. I am googling each suggestion as I read them. I am very interested in the suggestion of Montezuma wildlife refuge by monkey44. Does anyone know is it easy enough to spot the Bald Eagles? also would the 100-400 lens be enough or would I require an extender?
I do realise that New York state alone is 70% bigger than Ireland and that only having 2 weeks will limit what can be seen/done, This is why asking the good people of CR helps me to cherry-pick the best photo opportunities and I am grateful for all your suggestions.

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rrcphoto said:

BillB said:

I am wondering whether the current situation is a little different than it has been in the past, because Canon seems to be in the middle of upgrading all of its cameras to dual pixel technology with on chip ADC, and doing so rather quickly. If the 6DII is announced in July and the SL2 in September, that would only leave the 5Ds(r) and the 7dII (and maybe some M's) with the older sensor technology. The past pattern of not sharing sensors may have reflected a more gradual rate of technology introduction, with longer periods between the introduction of the new cameras. If they are upgrading everything as quickly as possible, why not share sensors?

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the sensors need different readout lane numbers because of fps performance. a dual DIGIC chip is different than a single DIGIC chip reading out the channels as an example.

canon really has never shared the exact same sensor across too many cameras. they always tweak it for specific cameras and there is always ongoing changes to the sensors as governed by what patents clear globally that canon can leverage.

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So, my phrase "sharing sensors" is not right. Would it be fair to say that the same basic sensor design could be adapted for use in more than one camera model? (Granting that Canon doesn't tell us very much about its sensor designs.)

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fundamentally.. sure.

then again, fundamentally most sensors share the same basic design regardless.

a good example is that the physical SIZE is different between the 80D sensor and the 77D sensor.

Jack Douglas said:

Well here's a previous post:

"The EOS 1DX Mark II had sure BETTER get the same firmware update!..... The 1DXii is much better suited to video than the 5Div, because it has the CFast slot, faster processing, better size for heat removal. It currently has the 60fps in 4K, and has far reduced rolling shutter effects.....

Actually, I think the rumored update above, for the 5Div might be a little ambitious... People should push for the 1DXii to get that stuff, because it can actually handle it.... "

So maybe this is a way of pushing Canon - starting rumors in Canon Rumors??

Jack

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Maybe And well they should update it, since the 5DIV is getting the same treatment. Can't have their flagship lag behind in video. Who knows? Maybe they will announce an upgrade at CineGear**

**I have absolutely no knowledge of any such upgrade.

**** Good news!: EOS 1DX Mark II will now get the same C-Log update option too! Thank you Canon ****

Tapcon said:

I have the Orlit. Works great with my ST-E3-RT. Produces great light and the battery lasts well over 900 shots...most in HSS mode.

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Oh thank you!!

DArn....a couple weeks ago, late at night I saw that Adorama had this Orlit unit for the canon for like $150 off.
I was tired and waited till morning....sale was gone when I got there...UGH!!

So, at least for awhile...I'll try to hold off and see if they have it on sale again....

C

coffee_king said:

Wow, this forum really hardly ever gets used does it

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Howdy!!

Well, I've shot some pretty dark places...bars in the French Quarter, both for concerts and for a pub crawl I do for charity down here.

I've used the marvels cinestyle in the past and just the plain old standard canon profile, when I didn't feel like trying to grade with Davinci Resolve for faster turn around.

I've not found that the profile really makes "that" much difference. With the 5D3 (I have one)...you really can only pull the footage one way or the other just so much before it begins to fall apart.

I've found that it mostly comes down to how fast your lens is. For some venues where it was damned hear pitch black...I rented the canon 50mm f1.2 lens. I've used my old 85mm 1.8 before too with good results. I've used very WIDE lenses too...I have a Rokinon 14mm 2.8 that really sucks in the light.

I recently got the canon 11-24mm wide angle lens..it is f/4 I think, but with being that wide, you can seem to really suck in light.

So, I'd recommend mostly experimenting with the fastest lenses you possibly can.

You might also look into putting Magic Lantern on your camera and trying to shoot full blown RAW video...which should give you much more leeway.

I plan to experiment with ML soon myself.

Also, what ISO are you running at? I've had to boost it up there a good bit from time to time, and I found that the Neat Video noise reducer helps a LOT with that...I run that filter in Davinci Resolve....really helps clean higher ISO noise up....but the main thing...fast lenses wide open....

Hope this helps!!

Cayenne

I remember its part of ML, so make sure it's installed on the card you are using for the 550D

Its Magic Lantern, just download it for free and use it, its brilliant.

Re: Patents, Patents & More Patents from Canon

Canon Rumors said:

Continuous liveview in EVF

• http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=09369633

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Okay, based on the abstract and the flowchart this patent seems absurdly trivial - it's basically "keep the EVF live view going for a while even when the user takes their eye off the EVF and something else (image playback, settings) is displayed on the back LCD, so as not to miss photo opportunities due to a pause when switching back to the EVF". A good idea but definitely should fail the obviousness check.

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ahsanford said:

hpc1979 said:

Giving the Questimated specs, how do you guys think the 6D Mark II will compare to the 5D Mark III. Will it be a superior camera? I'm looking into buying my first Full Frame camera, so is the 6D Mark II a camera I should wait for, or is the 5D Mark III still going to be a superior camera no matter what? Thoughts?

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Where the 6D2 will be better than the 5D3:

• Sensor should be a solid generation better. By far, this is the biggest reason.
• Tilty-flippy touchscreen (if you like those)
• Wifi+GPS
• Smaller and lighter -- better for general 'lugging it around' considerations, hiking, long days of shooting, etc.
• Better AF in LiveView thanks to DPAF
• Possibly it will keep interchangeable focusing screens for manual focus lens use

Where the 5D3 will (probably*) still be better than the 6D2:

• 1/8000 shutter*
• Bigger and heavier = better handling for larger glass
• Dual slot*
• Better AF through the viewfinder (for the most part), more AF tune-ability in menus, dedicated AF joystick
• Far better build quality
• More buttons that let you drive things without digging into menus (DOF preview button, M-Fn up top, etc.)*
• Slightly faster flash sync speed*

*I say probably because we're not sure of the 6D2 specs yet. It may get some of the more 'pro' 5D level goodies added to it.

But don't let the relatively equal number of bullet points mislead you. The sensor + tilty flippy are a really big leg up for the 6D2.

I'm sure I missed something, but this forum -- as always -- will correct me on that.

- A

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I'll correct* - 6D does have a DOF preview/flash modeling light button.

*Unless you know that Canon will remove it on the 6D mkII

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Just give me a Full Frame version of 80D plus great 4K video codec, please!

Thanks everybody. I appreciate you taking the time to comment

Illuminance Scenario
120,000 lux Brightest sunlight
111,000 lux Bright sunlight
20,000 lux Shade illuminated by entire clear blue sky, midday
1,000 - 2,000 lux Typical overcast day, midday
<200 lux Extreme of darkest storm clouds, midday
400 lux Sunrise or sunset on a clear day (ambient illumination).
40 lux Fully overcast, sunset/sunrise
<1 lux Extreme of darkest storm clouds, sunset/rise

A few samples I've shared:

Frozen Wasteland by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Little Leopard Cat by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Morning Tea by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Open Spaces by Dustin Abbott, on Flickr

Here is link for user manual of EF-S 35mm macro.
http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/7/0300026977/01/efs35f28-macro-is-stm-im-en.pdf

I did a test a few years ago with a cheap filter vs. no filter on my 400mm f/5.6 lens after not being happy with the sharpness. It was indeed the filter causing the problem. I have since purchased a better filter and haven't had an issue with sharpness since (beyond my own issues, e.g. shaky hands). I've attached a comparison (I edited out the cheap filter brand name, but it likely applies to most or all cheap filters).

I hope they pulled the firmware because they forgot to include C-Log in the latest release. ;D

Sorry but something very strange going on with that background blur, almost like it's been badly stitched, spoils it for me.

Because IS inevitably involves both optical and constructional compromises. Were we back in the film days or looking at cheap cameras/lenses then I have no problem with IS. When IS was introduced it was a life saver for photographers!

These days with higher end cameras and lenses I find that IS has more drawbacks than advantages. The impaired AF and tracking is more of a problem for me than learning to hold a lens steady or bumping ISO a little. So I do not like IS.

You probably consider me as mad as a box of Frogs ;D That's absolutely fine! However, if you do not live too far from South Wales I am more than happy to demonstrate the advantages of not using IS and, if we are lucky, introduce you to some other photographers who have benefited from disabling their stabilisers.

I have 4 Canon IS lenses (16-35 F4 L IS, 100-400 Mk2 L IS, 300 F2.8 L IS and 800 F5.6 L IS) - do I turn IS off to make a point or to spite myself? Err - no! I do it because I get better results - unfortunately turning IS off does not help with composition or inspiration - sorry! I have found a marked improvement, especially with moving or unpredictable subjects, so should I not share?

Here is another link

Ed V said:

Okay I quit. I must have tried at least 25 different combinations. I can reduce the magenta cast but I can't eliminate it. So no black and white on the PRO-100. Just not worth the aggravation. I'll stick with the Epson 3800 or P-6000.

Based on my experience as well as what I have read, I would stay away from the PRO-100 if you do black & white prints.

Ed

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Ha! You are NOT alone. Exactly why I went with an Epson 3880 almost four years ago and couldn't be happier still today.

Mt Spokane Photography said:

The US camera culture favors large camera bodies, many buyers purchase a DSLR over mirrorless because the large DSLR looks more professional to them. That's a well established fact. Things can change though, but, for now, mirrorless cameras are regarded as over priced point and shoot cameras.

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Which, it seems to me, is exactly why we will have the choice of both mirrorless and DSLRs for quite a while to come - and why some mirrorless cameras will probably keep the basic form factor and flange distance of the current DSLRs.

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Orangutan said:

HarryFilm said:

On a slightly different tack, since NAB 2017 is right around the corner all these new camera announcement will likely prove or disprove SOME of the statements I have made within this thread. So we shall take a most-close look and dissect all the upcoming manufacturer announcements.

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Harry, it's been almost 2 weeks, are there any updates?

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Harry where are those updates on this? :

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I talked to friend who knows someone who works for Canon as a photocopier repairman, and he says that he saw a camera that was significantly larger than a cell phone, so that confirms the rumor......