crashpc said:

Don't panic so fast. We know it is more than that.

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No panic here, I think such 21% gain in stops for low ISO DR is perfectly possible looking at e.g. DXO ratings for 70D and Nikon D7200. I just don't know if Canon will deliver but we should know within a month or so. Otherwise Nikon has a tasty alternative just around the corner (tired of waiting for Canon to catch up in DR).

I assume you are aware of CanonPriceWatch and their street prices? http://www.canonpricewatch.com/street-prices/

or their Canon refurbished site stock tracker? http://www.canonpricewatch.com/canon-refurb-stock-tracker/

5DsR refurb. is running $2999 at the moment w/full 1 year US warranty. 5DS is $2799.

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rrcphoto said:

Tugela said:

So, when the exchange rate becomes more favorable again, will we see price reductions?

Don't hold your breath.

When the exchange rate was at parity they did not feel the need to reduce prices in Canada.

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obviously they did, otherwise they wouldn't be doing this now would they?

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When the exchange rate was at parity it was cheaper to buy from US.

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depends, henrys was always expensive and no where near MAP .. once the smaller camera shops closed down and it was basically vistek and henrys prices went up.

looking back to around May 2013 though, a 70-200L 2.8 II IS was around 2349 CAD and 2199 USD.

the exchange was 1.05 at the time.

the difference between exchange and actual was around 30 bucks.

Looks like it's now mud-proof too.

Re: Ricoh K1offically announced - Pentax understands the market, AvTvM does not

neuroanatomist said:

AvTvM said:

neuroanatomist said:

AvTvM said:

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...is a complete failure to grasp the implications of the fact that dSLRs outsell MILCs by 3:1.

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No. It is simply an implication of the fact, that neither Canon nor Nikon are offering competitive MILCs. And that 3:1 ratio is changing ... MILCs are gaining ground.

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Thanks for confirming my point very effectively!

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translate this page and find that there may be one area where MILC is outselling Canon at the moment

http://www.dslrmagazine.com/digital/tecnicas-de-fotografia-digital/encuentros-cp-2016-fujifilm-y-el-futuro-de-la-serie-x.html

excerpt, my emphasis:

Fujifilm - For now, complete the X series; there is a little known fact: in Thailand, for example, XA series, with conventional sensor, no X-Trans- outsells Canon! And that even taking into account that in that country the price of the camera represents twice the average monthly salary. Furthermore, in regard to the resolution of the sensors we believe to be more than successful with 24 Megapixel. the new sensor X-Pro2. As you know, the technology of CMOS X-Trans III is new, with "wiring" of copper, higher conductivity.

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... would be interesting to see all the sales stat's there.

K said:

...but as far as I'm aware, the D810 has been solid.

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http://www.nikonusa.com/en/service-and-support/service-advisories/hyvanded/Technical-Service-Advisory-for-Users-of-the-Nikon-D810.html

Long Exposure Noise Reduction causes a dark exposure with the shutter closed under some circumstances. The resulting dark frame is substracted from the photo. At high ISO, a larger number of averaged darkframes (master frame) substracted from a photo gives better results than a single dark frame.

1) The thermal noise is dependent on shutter speed, ISO and sensor temperature. Three variables make up a lot of combinations and a series of 50 to 100 dark frames for each combo make a lot of dark frames ;D
How temperature / shutter speed sensitive are the dark frames? Would it be noticable if the substracted dark frame temperature would be 2 - 4 degrees Celcius off from the actual photo temperature? What about the shutter speed?

2) with LENR = ON, the camera takes a dark frame with the shutter closed. It would be quite convenient if you can do this manually and write the resulting CR2 to the SD card. It also saves on shutter actuations. Is there a way (e.g. hack) to do this? Maybe via usb and some remote control or a special piece of firmware that can be installed?

When will we be seeing samples by non Canon sponsored photographers?

Hector1970 said:

Two great and wide ranging reviews Dustin.
I was wondering about manual focussing.
Are you using an electronic viewfinder?
Just using the screen and manually focussing seems a bit awkward and potentially error prone.
I have to hand it Samyang, I've only had good experience and their lens seem well made

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I did use the DC-1 EV-F quite a bit during the review. It is one of the better tools for MF.

tron said:

How about a week AA filter? So as to try to combine the best (or worst?) of both worlds!

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I believe that they do try to balance the various factors. An AA filter does not stand alone, you must balance various different factors to get the best result.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-aliasing_filter

pwp said:

If you're just testing it's scarcely an issue. Just accept the obvious that CFast will be much quicker and deeper. Card performance during a 1DX test will be almost the least interesting aspect of evaluating the camera. Interesting maybe, but hardly worth worrying about. It'll be FAst ;D

Enjoy the test drive.

-pw

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I will be testing it on the job - and in many different scenarios, so it is important I get the most out of it, although as you quite rightly say the card performance will be the least interesting aspect of the few days.

The buffer on RAW images is not in any way important to me as my bursts are normally only for 3 or 4 shots max. I do occasionally go nuts and hold it down for a little longer, but that only tends to happen when I am tired and fed up!

But I am very interested to also test the 4K capabilities and to do that properly I will need at least a 128GB or greater CF card.

I may take Bennymiata's above advice and see if they can give me a CFast card too, though as pbd said I do not need a reader.

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I wouldn't worry too much about the shutter speed. I find the lower limit for bird photography is 1/250-320 for perched birds. Now I'm using full frame, but the difference between that and the 7D2 isn't so much as to need massively faster shutter speeds. Don't be too cautious!
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Thank´s Scyrene i apreciated!!!

PhotographyFirst said:

So I assume those MTF charts show the 50-100 actually better than the 18-35? That would be pretty incredible since the 18-35 is one of the sharpest APS-C zooms ever made.

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Seem to be pretty similar in the long end. However, the wide end of the 50-100 appears to be a bit softer than the 18-35 (which is remarkably consistent in its sharpness).

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kevl said:

They know that while there is a segment of their customers who need to have video for some work that DSLRs are just no longer the right tool for the job. Mirrorless is a superior tool for a lot of reasons that just putting an amazing sensor in a DSLR could never trump. So why should Canon chase customers who aren't going to buy their products anyway?

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Why is mirrorless superior for that other than the mirrorless makers have bothered to deliver more? What is a DLSR in video mode/live view mode but mirrorless? At that point there is no mirror.

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Pretty sure I noted about flying the camera in rigs in that comment. If I didn't I meant to.

A smaller lighter package is what mirrorless offers which DSLR simply cannot touch. If you have the budget to fly heavier hardware then the DSLR doesn't make sense either. There are much better larger options.

DSLR had a moment in the video creation segment, but that moment is largely over. It's good to have video in a DSLR but it doesn't make sense to base your video business on DSLR hardware.

You can put large enough engines in a F4 Phantom to make it fly, but it is still just a flying brick. Yes you can do video with DSLR, but it will be more expensive, more difficult, and the end result will not be as good as if you do it with mirrorless or with pro-video equipment. It just isn't the right tool any more because better tools have come on the scene.

Hense... Canon aggressively chasing that segment of the market just doesn't make sense for them as a company. Their products need video, but they don't need to be the video solution.

Hi guys!

Just today tried my B1 with ND filter instead of HSS, as I wanted more power. But, with a ND8 at syncspeed, I hit full power in the sun anyway. I haven't tested the output with stopping down(or ND) vs hss, but to me it seems to be little to no difference. And that's quite the opposite of what I suspected and what I have read about it and hss in general..

Anyone else have experiences regarding this?

One from todays outing, iso 50, f1.4+ND8, 1/250s. Shot in TTL as a first shot, but ended up being the one I liked, so didn't notice power.

Does anyone know how much it costs to enter the iF Design awards?

Also, what is the ratio of awards dealt out vs entrants.

Looking at the market, I'm surprised that the XC10 would be nominated for anything let alone win a "gold" award, whatever that means.

Why not considering a fuji/xt10 + a 50mm 0.95 lens (that exists). It should behave similarly to the 85mm on a FF.
However, I must say I did not try this combo until now. m4/3 allows too such large apertures lenses. Such lenses are coming from 3rd party manufacturers, and may produce uneven results, depending on the manufacturer.

Sharlin said:

Tugela said:

Since they are building a new camera it is reasonable to presume that they would use new components as well, and not just change the shape of the body slightly. So that cost is already built in. The actual increase in manufacturing costs for something like that would be on the order of 0.5 cents.

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Engineering doesn't really work like that. You always reuse as much as you can. Any change in design takes time and money to prototype, develop, validate and test. Manufacturing costs aren't really relevant. R&D costs are.

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I don't know what and how much can/could be reused in 80D coming from 70D.
When you think about new sensor+new DIGIC+new AF it's hard to believe for me that the card slot was so modular that it could be reused with all the other changes. If it was so, then this modularity would have helped a lot to include a new UHD II module (maybe used in a P&S before? ).

But you're right in principle about R&D costs split over the sales numbers.

neuroanatomist said:

martti said:

Do you guys really have to spoil the ambiance here with your peeing contests?
Just asking.

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A thread entitled 'Sony Upsets full frame market' is a silly premise to begin with, there's nothing to spoil here. Just saying.

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Silence is golden, golden
but my eyes still see


(Brian Poole and The Tremeloes)

OP here (yes again, sorry).

Just a casual survey to see how the various manufacturers call their 1-inch sensors (quotes from their own websites, not website reviews):

Canon G7XMK2: 1.0-inch
Nikon DL18-50: 1.0 inch type
Lumix FZ1000: 1-inch
Sony RX10: 1.0 in type (13.2x8.8mm)

Interesting that some of them add the ".0" as if to add more accuracy to something that is inherently inaccurate. Also interesting that Sony clarifies the actual size (Kudos to Sony). Confusion abounds, I guess.

These could be quite interesting. I use the Merrill generation Sigma compact cameras. I haven't tried any of the Quattros yet - the 21mm equivalent lens could be interesting.

kaswindell said:

You should probably contact Canon

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As soon as I get a free day I will, the closest Canon repair center is like 2h away for me. However, depending on the answers here, it might not be worth the trouble (let's say I need to replace something that costs 80% of the price of a new unit).

Just hoping for someone with a similar issue to answer.

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nautal said:

Megapixels are great, 30 does sound like a sweet spot (I'm not doing the math, Just sayin')

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What math would define a resolution sweetspot?

nautal said:

however, if I could get the dynamic range it would be amazing.

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What is the dynamic range you'd be amazed to get?

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1. Did you read the quote, "I'm not doing the math"?
But since you are a techy math person that is more interested in numbers that you can crunch and analyze than getting out there and shooting something that will move people, accelerate your career, touch your soul..
6708x4472= 30MP= 5.3666 Pixel Pitch which is close to 4.11 microns Pixel pitch 7d Mark II giving better reach, closer than predicate 5d3, while being able to use all my full frame glass (no crop center of glass) without buying an extra sensor/camera.
Having the advantage of larger Pixels for light gathering, benefits of FF, etc.
Second, 30MP is easy to figure out the minimum count of shots will fill up a particular card/HDD/etc instead of 20.2 or 24.x,50.xMP, etc.
Third, it gives us a rough 1.75:2.0 ratio (UHD) (1.638:2.07 4K), granted it is not the ideal 36MP(UHD), but this is a good comprise for a camera designed for stills with options for light videography.

2. A true 16+ stops of dynamic range using Canon Log2.

And I would like to add to my list, low light color noise control, we all know that color noise is something canon's have had, particularly red, less on blue but still prominent. Smoothing would go along way in low light situations for the new sensor.

I don't post here enough to know who "Pookie" might be. That moniker sounds more appealing than it probably should.
Education can be gruesome at times but, no, tilting is not easy to learn.

Just pulled the trigger on the new 35mm 1.4ii becasue of this mess. I was hoping to get it later but I better not risk it. "The Camera Store" worked out to free shipping and $10 less on taxes then 5 others I looked at. Most were the same price but for some reason I cheated a tiny bit with thecamerstore and not entirely sure why... ??? I'm happy anyhow despite the forced rush. Time to fund this thing now ha ha!