ajfotofilmagem said:

It seems to me much less distortion than the Samyang 14mm F2.8.

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I completely agree on that and certainly expect better with the 1.8. I do wonder whether Sigma did any lens corrections on their shots. Nah - no lens manufacturer does that!

My attitude is pretty simple.

1) Avoid being paranoid.
2) Don't worry too much.
3) Don't be attached to material possessions.
4) Don't escalate anything, ever.
5) Always acquiesce.

So far I've never had to be past step 2.

is there a way to get out a visible thread in viewfinder of my canon c300?

CanonFanBoy said:

You read the headline correctly... the Mark V.

Many of us have said that we will keep our 5D Mark III bodies and wait for the 5D Mark V if there is to be one.

Here are what I see as ten great things about the Mark V and it isn't even out or being talked about yet:

1. There is plenty of time to save the cash needed to make the upgrade.
2. It will probably clock 10 FPS.
3. Instead of plastic, carbon fiber will be used to cover the outside of the body except for where the grippy parts go (exotic looking).
4. When the battery door is opened there will be a whoosh sound and vapor caused by liquid nitrogen in the cooling pipes will come out. The liquid nitrogen will be used to cool the 16k video functionality and to keep a positive internal pressure compared to the outside world for dust protection.
5. Built in RF transmitter for flash.
6. Interchangeable focus screens able to be chosen at purchase. No sending the camera out to change the screen.
7. Articulating touch screen.
8. In camera IS for those non-IS lenses we own. In camera IS is disabled for the IS lenses we own or can be used if IS is disabled on the lens.
9. 100% sealed for underwater functionality with specifically designed lenses.
10. At the time of this release the 1DX Mark II will be an affordable alternative.

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I don't think so, lets see if a new LCD focus screen, support for cf 2, better touch screen, maybe just maybe finally true 4k (by that time 8k or the next best K will be standard), better weather sealing, NFC, better wireless transfer, 9fps, better Dual Pixel RAW,New sensor MP may look like what happened to the mk 3 jump from mark 2 , new digi 7, better iso, dynamic range should be top of the line, more focus points. canon don't change much im not expecting anything major just the areas that needs the improvement.

I hope not, we dont need another mount.

nailing focus at f1.2 is like catching lightning in a bottle... so I'm ok with a 5% hit rate and post production to remove the chromatic aberration.

Viggo said:

The thing I don't like is that the fall off between the sharp area and blur area is way to sharp, so the sharp subject looks almost like a cut out, compared to for example Zeiss where the transition is very smooth and creates a more 3D look with a lot of pop.

That and what you said, it's not as smooth and looks stopped down a bit.

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drmikeinpdx said:

DPReview seems to think that the sensor in the 77D is the same one found in the 80D. I have no idea if that's true. Guess we will have to wait until Canon allows people to publish their reviews.

https://www.dpreview.com/articles/5322759563/buyers-guide-canon-eos-rebel-t7i-800d-vs-eos-77d-vs-eos-80d

"The Rebel T7i, EOS 77D and EOS 80D share the same 24MP APS-C CMOS sensor. This sensor sees a significant improvement in Raw dynamic range over previous Canon sensors, though still falls behind most competitors. The Rebel and 77D have Canon's latest Digic 7 processor, compared to the Digic 6 on the 80D. Canon claims that the Digic 7 provides a full-stop improvement in JPEG high ISO noise levels compared to Digic 6, though comparing the Digic 7-powered EOS M5 against the 80D seems to contradict that. Raw noise performance in low light should be similar between all models."

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normal liveview for canon DSLR's is I think 30hz - could be 60, but I think it's 30.

M5's sensor is running at 120hz for liveview.

Glenn Bartley said:

Here's another one from Martinique last week. This hummingbird has some insane iridescence on the throat. But it has to look directly at you to see it.

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These are spectacular!!! Looked at your gallery...they are all amazing. What fantastic work.
Cheers,
Eric

I almost dont know who to reply to first and how.

Let me start by saying that I get, that canon is a big company with a lot of smart people and chances are, that they have good reason, for bringing out products in the order they do. However big companies with a lot of smart people do make mistakes. Som times they even go bankrupt. Anyone remember Kodak and Polaroid? Now I am not saying that Canon is going the way of the dodo.
I brought op the subject of camera release order because it struck me as odd and I wanted to hear peoples perspective. Also thought I saw a potential connection to the perceived nerfing of cameras, that som people expect is going on.

There has been a lot of great perspectives. So thanks I still dont know if I am entirely convinced canon is doing the right thing though.

If you rollout in reverse as you stated, everyone will sit on their money as they know a better rig is coming afterwards and it might be awesome and cheaper than they guessed. A wait-and-see customer base robs Canon of the first 6 months of full price buyers, when they presumably have the highest margins.

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Well I kinda think, that the current order of releases incentivizes sitting on your money. I for one, am sitting on my money to see if the 6d mark II is going to do everything that I need it to do, or if I will have to buy a 5d mark VI. You reversed the order and I would be able to buy a 6d II now, at full price, if it met my requirements. If it did not, I could be pretty confident, that the an upcoming 5d IV or higher end model would meet set requirements.
So only in the case where the 6d mark II does not meet my requirements will I have an incentive to sit on my money and wait. As is now. I know that the 5d mark IV lives up to my requirements, but I dont know abut the 6D Mark II. So I wait.

I dont think people are waiting to see if a higher end model is going to be better. They Know it is, but I guess you could argue that, som would wait and see if a higher end model is going to be so much better, that it is worth the ekstra money.
No matter the order, there are probably going to be people like me that, will sit on there money. I dont know witch order would minimize this problem the moste.
As I have pointed out. In the reversed order however, the tech difference between cameras of the same generation would presumably be bigger. This in turn makes the difference in price, better reflect the difference in tech.

This problem of people sitting on there money, really is a general problem of economics. Future products are always going to be both cheeper and better then current once. This I partly why central banks like to have som inflation in the money supply. If our money keeps loosing value, we will have a greater incentive to spend them quickly. But I digress

It also tells the highest paying customers that they get the hot new stuff last after all these enthusiasts get it on a less expensive product. (Could you imagine if a 6D2 dropped before the 1DX2 and it had the on-chip ADC hotness before the folks who pony up the big bucks got it?)

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Well actually that seems pretty natural to me. As I pointed out. When tech moves forward. It both becomes better an cheeper. There is no doubt in my mind that we will, at som point have a camera, that is priced like the 6d but is as capeble as a current 1DX2. In fact if camera generations were fare enough between, one would expect the lowest end model of the newest generation to be on pare with the highest end model, of the privies generation. What does not seem natural to me, is to have a cheeper camera of the same generation out perform a more expensive one, at least in som respects.

ahsanford said:

Yep. I like the fact that Sigma just pooped on the notion that a mirrorless rig could never come to market with a flange distance befitting a mirror (the horror!). There are famously two large camps of FF mirrorless mount proponents here at CR, and one of them would love to see a full EF mount. A 'lens tube'-style design like the recent Quattro rigs is one way to do it.

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The Foveon sensors in general do not play well at all with a short register distance, a short register body would have been a disaster.

I wouldn't mind a mirrorless 1DsIV

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larjon said:

Were this the same air planes that hit the cable cam last Friday at the S:t Moritz alpine world ski championships (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ws0vxsu608Q)?

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It was still the Patrouille Suisse, but not on the Northrop F-5 used in the promotional video, they were flying another type of plane (Pilatus PC-7), used for training.

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These are two distinct teams

Just got the Yongnuo YNE3-RX from the UPS delivery driver about 30 minutes ago. Wow! It works great! Now I can use my Canon 600EX-RT flashes with my Flashpoint Streaklight. I only have manual control of the Streaklight, but that is how I use all my flash anyway. many, many thanks to all of you for your advice!

We did Holland America cruise a few years ago, pretty much the same itinerary.

In Juneau we did a whale watch tour, very small group , in Auke Bay, no more than 10 people total. I think we paid $180 pp so it wasnt cheap, but with a small group your not fighting for space on the deck to shoot.

We did a bus tour into Carcross Yukon when we were in Skagway, which was very nice, lots of rugged landscape shots in Yukon.

Glacier Bay was phenomenal! We had clear skies and bright sunshine, absolutly perfect and watching the glaciers calving was unbelievable. Off the boat we saw humphacks and were followed by a huge pod of dolphins one afternoon.

We saw Bears when we visit Mendenhall Glacier.

Remember to dress in layers, Alaskan weather is all over the map. Wide angle for landscapes, and landscapes are sweeping there, but zoom for wildlife, and your pretty much set. Looks like you have what you need.

Whatever you decide to do, it will be spectacular. Enjoy your photography, and dont forget to put down the camera from your eye, and just take in the moment and enjoy it.

JBSF said:

If Sony refreshes frequently, doesn't that suggest that ... release them prematurely?

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Maybe if you peg them to other cameras makes (and even if you do, there was a time when Canon was pushing out a refresh almost once per year: 9 EOSxxxD models between mid 2003 and early 2013), but as a technology company in general their releases aren't extraordinarily frequent.

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Sporgon said:

The orange sock's a good idea but how waterproof is the 40 ? In my house there's every chance it would get picked up and slung in the washing machine !

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that is one damn dirty sock at ~150g...

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You don't know me mate !

RickSpringfield said:

Nikon marketing must be terrible because this all seems a bit shocking to me. if you would have asked me Nikon would be absolutely blowing away Canon in the Mid to Pro DSLR market in the last couple years. Especially with Canon body releases taking so long.

I mean the D500 is a well liked camera and you can snag a D810 for like 2400$ now which matches or beats Canons offerings in that class. I think if they double down efforts in this mid-high segment itll hopefully force The Canon innovation engine into high gear.

Canon just has way too many skus with similar components and features.

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I can't speak for the overall health of Nikon financially, but I think strong Nikon sensors and a healthy Nikon SLR business are two very different things.

Just focusing on bodies, for fun -- not for fanboy banter but to make a point -- name me three pieces of technology Nikon has in their SLR bodies that you find innovative, drool-worthy, etc. that Canon does not offer in a similar price point. (They are out there, but each of our lists will be different -- choose the sensor, fps, AF setup, cool features, noise, buffer, controls, ergonomics, weird minutiae, etc. -- whatever speaks to you)

I'll start: I'd like spot metering at any AF point (I think they offer this throughout the range), I'd like the illuminated buttons from the D500, and... um... perhaps their semi-automated AFMA process. But none of those features are so sexy as to be worth ponying up $2-3k to get access to.

And that's the rub. Other than some (admittedly) killer sensors, I see in Nikon a company that offers a lot of well-made 'me, too' products that match up with Canon without the sizzle of something really killer I'd like to try. In absence of that, I'll choose the EF portfolio and Canon build quality, reliability, etc. every time.

But I am curious to see what on the other side of the fence (body-wise) you all wish you had with Canon. Everyone -- thoughts?

- A

Viggo said:

I use the Zeiss 100 f2.0 mp and if I start at infinity and pull down towards mfd and take the shot EXACTLY when it first beeps, it's always dead on. Same was also true for the distagon 21mm and 50 f2.0 mp. I trust that beep way more than my eyes and VF. I sooo wish that 100mm was exactly the same and with "canon"-AF, but it's just so epic I can live with it being mf only.

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The 100MP is a lovely lens. I completely get what you are saying.

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Zv said:

Just for the record I actually already have the 22/2 and 11-22 and yeah they both kick ass! I'm glad I got my 22/2 early on when they were practically just giving them away. Haha good times! Feel bad for folk who don't have it, such an amazing lens.

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Ditto, I got my M, 22 f2 and 90EX for the price of a 22mm f2, couldn't be happier with that 22 f2.

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the problem with that 22mm and the original was the 22mm was dog slow to AF. the 18-55 and subsequent 11-22 were so much faster to AF, but the bad press was already out.

I doubt canon will make another kit with a small micro-STM motor lens again like they did the M.

however, you can still get the 22mm for around 155 USD which is still a bargin considering it goes head to head and makes other lenses look wanting even if they cost 3-4 times as much.

neuroanatomist said:

ahsanford said:

...except for spot metering at any AF point.[/i][/b] That s--- is real, Nikon entry level SLRs have it, and Canon should feel ashamed for withholding it from the 5D line. :

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Yeah, but the D3x00 line doesn't have auto-exposure bracketing. Many of their Coolpix P&S cameras have it, but not their entry-level dSLRs.

You makes your choice and you pays your money.

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Neuro, I never said I was leaving. I'm just bellyaching with a high level of consistency.

- A

I've hold it inside me so long... but now I can't take it anymore. Where is that new, shiny 50mm that focuses well and is decently sharp?! I'm kinda fine with my 50mm/1.4's poor(ish) sharpness, but the inconsistent AF drives me mad... basically I must use DPAF if I want to shoot anything under f/2.8 and it's a lot slower (harder to balance, too).

For a few times I have thought about buying the sigma art 50mm but then again I've understood that the AF is particularly inconsistent with that lens too.

neuroanatomist said:

I believe that Canon no longer services the lens. FYI, it's focus-by-wire so if the AF motor fails, the lens is effectively a paperweight doorstop boat anchor because manual focus won't work, either.

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Thanks - exactly what I was looking for. And focus-by-wire means a certain disconnect when manually focusing, if I have read correctly.

Now I understand the fairly low prices at KEH.

John

bhf3737 said:

jayphotoworks said:

In the sub $20k price range I recently cross-shopped that included 4K, here were my options:

Canon
$5000 1DC
$12000 C300 mk.2

Sony
$5700 FS5
$10000 FS7 mk.2

Red
$12000 Red Raven 4.5K
$15000 Scarlet-W 5K

These are all pro-level solutions, but the Sony cameras just had a better feature set overall vs Canon. I would understand that for straight ENG work, DPAF+Native lenses would probably edge out the AF performance of adapters, etc. on the Sony. But even the lowest end Sony FS5 has a variable ND filter, RAW upgrade and 4K 60p.

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At the end of the day, what is important is the recording quality.
In terms of image quality, internal recording standard and bit rate even lowly Canon XC-15 stands taller than say FS5. Below is a comparison.

Sony FS5: 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) max bit rate 100Mbps
Internal recording format 4:2:0 up to 30p (does not meet broadcast standard)

Sony PXW-FS7 II: 4K UHD (3840×2160) and 4K DCI (4096×2160), max bit rate 600Mbps
Internal recording format 10-bit 4:2:2 up to 60p (meets broadcast standard)

Canon EOS XC 15: 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) max bit rate 305Mbps
Internal recording format 8-bit 4:2:2 up to 30p (meets broadcast standard)

Canon EOS C300 Mark II: 4K UHD (3840×2160) and 4K DCI (4096×2160) max bit rate 410Mbps
Internal recording format 10-bit 4:2:2 up to 60p (meets broadcast standard)

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The XC15 isn't a fair comparison because it is limited to a single (slowish) lens and a 1" sensor. For short form docs and run-n-gun ENG work, it would be a great compromise, but for everything else including creative flexibility and low light work, it would fare poorly. I would find it difficult to believe that an XC15 is cross shopped by people looking for any of the cameras I mentioned above that have interchangeable lens mounts.

Jack Douglas said:

It's a safe bet it'll get dumped on like the 6D for "having GPS and wifi" and generally being useless. I remember reading all the initial comments but here we are with many 6D fans including myself for the past 3 years. The IQ has been great and I wouldn't be surprised if the 6D2 does eat into 5D4 sales a wee bit.

Regarding weight, before purchasing as a newbie I handled the 6D and the 5D3 and there was a noticeable difference that swayed me to the 6D. The 6D and 24-70 F4 is a nice sized combo.

Jack

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And now you heave around a 1DXII + 2xTC + 400mm DO II!

Nice shot. Just to let you know, there is a thread for zoo photos. Next time you may want to post it there (instead of starting a new thread just for one picture).
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=21864.0