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scottkinfw · Oct 17, 2015

I don't think I understand what this show is meant to introduce, but this is a short list of new models-meh is all I can say to that.

I love canon. I understand marketing hype of specs that we are reading about. It is getting hard however to ignore all the propaganda as well as true innovations going on and not be a little irked by Canon's seeming disregard of the technical innovations that have the potential to really make great improvements in all of the picture elements that we consider important.

I really hope that the 5DIV is announced soon and it has great features and innovative features that make it a worthy upgrade. Barring that, begrudgingly, I will save money with the same hopes for the 1DXII- though it is more camera than I need, and I will truly have to work hard to grow into it, I am ready for an upgrade. I also work very hard for my money, and I don't want to buy years old technology that won't challenge me to be a better photographer.

my 2 cents

jdramirez · Oct 17, 2015

Valvebounce said:
Hi JD.
To answer the second part of your question, no wires should get hot and present a fire hazard if installed to proper specifications.
You would have to run a high power amp to a speaker that could handle that power and join them with bell wire in a thermally insulated material then drive it at full to warm up the cable, catch fire, I would doubt it. Do the same with a mains supply and an electric bar fire (or other high current, kW, consumer) and it will glow PDQ, catch fire, yes probably before you look up from switching it on! ;D
As hifi enthusiasts usually use cable for the best sound with a CSA that could handle mains at several amps they more than likely won't rise above ambient temperature.

Cheers, Graham.

Thanks Graham... I assumed that was the case... but I'm 99% sure if I burned down the house... the wife would NEVER let me forget about it.

All of the satellite speakers have their bases removed... the speaker wire attached and the wall mount swivel bases attached.

For tomorrow... I have to get some anchors and hardware... and attach them to the wall. At this pace... maybe I get to listen to 5.1 dolby by the new year... maybe.

3kramd5 · Oct 16, 2015

dilbert said:
I wonder if Pentax are doing the same thing as the DxO ONE for "Super resolution"? (that is move the sensor a slight amount to expose RGB separately.)
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It does? Got a link? All I remember reading is their DNG-based HDR (super raw).

ahsanford · Oct 16, 2015

Sporgon said:
It's another of those lenses, like the Sigma 24-105, where the independent lens manufacturers try to compete with camera's own lenses head on. In the case of the UK this Tamron is significantly more expensive than the Canon 35/2 IS, which is a lens that has gotten itself a stellar reputation.

So I don't get it either. I'm pretty sure the vast majority of people would go for Canon lenses unless the third party ones were either obviously much better, much cheaper, or a combination of both.

I really don't know what edge Tamron think they've got to make this work, but I'm sure they know more than I do.

The more I think about it, these lenses may be aimed more at Nikon and Sony than Canon. Canon made the three 'IS refresh' primes and Nikon and Sony instead opted for faster mid-level-price primes without IS.

Perhaps Tamron is trying to fill the 'IS refresh' void for those other mounts.

- A

Haydn1971 · Oct 16, 2015

Betamax, Minidisk, ATRAC, MSX, MemoryStick, DAT, UMD, SonyEricsson....

Sony is a genius of a company, but is also unfortunately littered with many products that either were commercial failures or didn't quite take the market as well as they had hoped for.

Mirrorless ? It's early days !

vscd · Oct 16, 2015

NWPhil said:
well, the 55mm is the most popular so far, and don't see many being sold as used (both 85 and 55)...
not sure if that is an indication of anything, but if the line was not selling, why then make a third one?

There is much more to a product than pure income. For example: Do you think any racingcar will every be in a positive Cashflow? Mostly not. They are all products to show what's possible with the aim to reflect the technology down to the rest of the products.

The blue badge of Zeiss on Sonylense makes more money than the Otus together, I think

The glory of Zeiss is build from a few LOOK-WHATWECANDO lenses. Afterwards no one cares that the Sony FE 24-70F4 is quite subpar. The Zeiss-badge alone stand for quality and therefor for at least 200$ bucks more.

RGF · Oct 16, 2015

Canon Rumors said:
We’re told the EOS-1D X Mark II is now in its final preproduction form. The camera is currently being used by various photographers around the globe for marketing material.
No specifications have leaked out yet, but the camera appears to be arriving quite soon.
I wish we could say more, but stay tuned…

I wish i could say more -- does that imply that more is known ..

mrzero · Oct 16, 2015

I don't think they will abandon it entirely, but they will start consolidating their lines a bit more. I think they have too many cheap powershots right now. It would make more sense to narrow the range of options down to 5 or 6 easily distinguishable models -- i.e. cheapo that takes AA batteries, long zoom, wifi/gps/nfc standard zoom, rugged/waterproof, etc. Next step up is the bridge cameras, the G series, the M series, or the Rebels.

Canon Rumors · Oct 16, 2015

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9VIII · Oct 16, 2015

Link: http://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/art/a_20_14/

Price $899 at B&H
Definitely no filter threads.

Diffraction MTF

Geometrical MTF

Vignetting (it's not much different from the 24A and 35A)

Distortion Map

Cheekysascha · Oct 15, 2015

Mt Spokane Photography said:
Cheekysascha said:

Eldar said:

Cheekysascha said:

I can get a 1dx for 3500 euros so 1800 euros less but it has 40k shutter actuations and no canon warranty however it has a 3 month warranty with the store and it has no dents or marks except for a small one at the bottom grip.

Is this a good deal? Should I go for it?

also what should I check before buying it? it was a show room model

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40k shutter actuations is nothing for a 1DX. If it has been a show room I can´t see what they may have done with it to damage anything. Here in Norway you can get them used for just over 30kNOK, which is about the same. But if it has been bought in Norway you have a 2 year Canon warranty and a 5 year periode claim period (defined by law), which is pretty close to warranty.

Send it to CPS for a thorough check and claim whatever they find to the store. Then the camera should be as good as new.

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Thank you so much for the information! and yeah it's basically this deal my camera store has so it looks pretty good! and I can just send it to CPS for a check like you said.

Is there any problems I should look for when I pick it up tomorrow? af, menu shutter etc?

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Just the obvious, make sure it focus accurately and quickly, make sure everything is included with it, or at least be aware of missing items. Watch out for third party battery, that decreases its value. Check the number of bars on the battery to see if its about to need a new one.

Take images at 1/8000 shutter speed and make sure there is no obvious shutter noise or issues in the image. Since you have a Warranty, that's probably not a big concern.

Ask about a extended warranty, just to see what the cost is. I don't buy one on new cameras, but on used, something might go wrong in a few months.

Okay, 1/8000 shutter test shot, check how old the battery is and ask about extended warranty. Thank you so much for the help/info! I'm really excited to go pick it up in a few hours!

ahsanford · Oct 15, 2015

distant.star said:
AlanF said:

It's worth noting that the group troll dilbert started a thread about B&H that was so racist it was deleted by the mods.

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Interesting how interpretations can be so vastly different.

I saw the dilbert post, and I saw NOTHING racist about it.

Anyway, thanks for posting the B&H response, for what it's worth. Looks like boilerplate corporate-speak to me.

I'll continue to hope the full story emerges.

Yeah, but I'm going to ask to have this thread locked nonetheless.

I strongly believe that we should be openly discussing the retailers we use -- especially the huge ones like B&H, Amazon, etc. -- but this specific case is tough to be open-minded about. I just wanted to know if B&H ran some elements of a sweatshop, but this inevitably devolved into 'discussion third rails' like Union vs. Non-Union, AJA vs. Jewish business owners, etc.

That was not the intent of the thread I started, but if that's where the conversation will always spiral I should put a cork in this thread and walk away from it.

My apologies for winding folks up. That was not my intent.

Respectfully,
A

Cheekysascha · Oct 15, 2015

NancyP said:
Well, if you plan to do wildlife photography, 1DX is the dream camera, assuming you have access to the biggest of lenses. I am not sure why anyone except wildlife and sports (including extreme outdoor sports) photographers would need 10+ fps burst mode.

If it counts I'm gonna do a bit of Arctic surf photography along side landscapes! but I mainly want it for the weather sealing

Bob Howland · Oct 15, 2015

Re: Canon Announces PowerShot G5 X & PowerShot G9 X

bf said:
Finally a retro style integerated EVF!
I'd like to see the same for the M line.

And the SL2 (with the flange-sensor distance reduced to about 22mm) and the replacement for the G3X. I can't imagine holding the G3X steady at arms length with the lens at 600mm equivalent.

TWI by Dustin Abbott · Oct 15, 2015

9VIII said:
Aaand Tamron drops the ball.

It's not pathetic, but it does go to show that not everyone is in the same league quite yet.

http://www.lenstip.com/454.1-Lens_review-Tamron_SP_45_mm_f_1.8_Di_VC_USD_Introduction.html

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=1004&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=1&LensComp=941&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=0&APIComp=2

Wow. You call that dropping the ball? Have you compared the EF 50mm f/1.4 at equivalent apertures?

How about the Tamron is also weather sealed, can magnify nearly twice as much, has better bokeh, and, oh yeah, actually focuses consistently? This is why chart testing rarely tells the whole story.

The LensTip review is good in many ways as it provides some empirical data on resolution, CA numbers, coma, and distortion, but it's clear that the strengths of the new Tamron completely escaped the reviewer. They hardly mention the class leading maximum magnification - although for me that is one of the most important features, period. I love using a 50mm lens for close focus shot and fine art, shallow DOF work.

It hardly mentions the very pro grade build/weather sealing (which includes internal seals all over the place and fluorine coating).

The resolution difference between the Tamron and Sigma is negligible, but being able to get consistently accurate focus isn't.

LDS · Oct 15, 2015

This technology is not new and is about merging different images taken at different focals and focusing distances into a single one. The final results depends on how well the merging algorithm is - for any image you could take. Anyway, a 35-150mm range is not something who can really replace bulky DLRS and some bulky 11mm or 600mm lenses...

pwp · Oct 15, 2015

You may have read that the Cheetah 180 & 360 (which are rebranded Godox 180 & 360) have announced ETTL versions of these lights. More accurately, Godox has announced them, so Cheetah and others who re-brand these gutsy lights will follow on in quick-time. If you're fine with manual, I've seen the Godox 180's at runout pricing.

I've had two Godox 360's for over a year now. They're awesome. They really can't be compared with the 600EX-RT's...they're a different class of flash. Depending on the project, I tend to use either the Einsteins, the Godox 360's or the 600's...only occasionally mixed. No special reason...it's just the way I work.

-pw

Mika · Oct 14, 2015

Rudeofus said:
Mika said:

And yes, 58 mm instead of 50 mm allows slightly more room for balancing the back focal distance with aberration correction. A back focal length of 38.5 mm should work fine with EF mount. One cannot go much closer, though. From the patents that I've seen, I think it is either 50/1.0 or 85/1.2 that has the shortest BFL of the EF objectives.

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What's your prediction then? Nikon's 58mm faces harsh criticism for it's reported softness wide open, what are the odds that Canon will fare better in this regard? How would such a Canon 58mm F/1.4 fit into their lineup, given that their prosumer 50 is said to be acceptably sharp, whereas their 50L claims to be bokeh king?

Somehow I don't think Canon is going to launch 58 mm line-up. I think this patent is to hinder anybody else's possibility of providing 58 mm retrofocus objective.

What it comes to modernizing Canon's 50/1.4, the motor really has to improve. But I wouldn't pay more than 400 € for it. To be able to squeeze 600 € for that from me, it has to: [list type=decimal]
[*] Remain light and small enough (so I can use it abroad)
[*] Have more reliable and accurate autofocus mechanism (everybody says Sigma drifts, but my EF50/1.4 is the only objective where I've noted it)
[*] Keep it F/1.4
[*] Provide a modest improvement in resolution.
[/list]

This is because I already have 50A and that serves me well enough for local photography, but it is too heavy for travel. Then again, Canon launched 50/1.8 STM, but I'd like to have the always on manual focus possibility. If they don't release 50/1.4 update soon, it's going to be the 50/1.8 STM then.

Mr_Canuck · Oct 14, 2015

If they had included a hotshoe for an evf I would consider this, or if they had included and evf. I'm waiting for the M4 with an evf, then I think I've found my perfect hiking setup. The 11-22mm is tiny; they nailed it. Hullo, mirrorless camera makers, you need to have small lenses too, no? The 11-22 is a great example of that. It's as small as the smallest 4/3 Olympus ultra-wide.

cayenne · Oct 14, 2015

Lee Lounsbury said:
I have been using magic lantern on my 6d for about a year and a half now.. Some features like focus peaking, dual iso, and built in intervalometer I now find hard to live without! About the biggest issue I've ever had is the camera occasionally locking up, which can be easily fixed by shutting off the camera and removing the battery. About any card you find that you can reliably record video on (no stopping to buffer) should work just fine. I personally prefer SanDisk (but that should't make any difference).
Most difficult part is the installation, so just make sure you find a good video tutorial to follow, and enjoy!

Thats kind of the problem at any given moment.

There are a TON of tutorials and videos out there, but hard to find which ones are the most up to date and relevant to the current versions out there.

NancyP · Oct 14, 2015

Probably click-bait. However, there may be more patents around the Foveon sensor. I would have to say that one of the attractive features of Sigma is the now-high end manufacturing capacity in Japan. I have to say that there may be process improvements including and beyond the "QC every lens on a Foveon sensor-based automatic testing machine" that has helped Sigma achieve excellent optical consistency. All recent complaints about Sigma lenses are about AF issues, so far as I can tell. (About Sigma CAMERAS, the main complaint is the f*ing RAW conversion software!!!! - the main reason I get less use from my DP Merrill than expected).

Eldar · Oct 14, 2015

NWPhil said:
Eldar said:

http://www.zeiss.com/camera-lenses/en_de/camera_lenses/otus/otus1428.html

I am sure the lens is fantastic. But I find the 85mm to be about as heavy as I am willing to accept and the 28/1.4 is heavier ...

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The nightscape shot makes it look very promising.
- my excuse was going to be the filter size - 95mm filters are hard to find and expensive, but been there and done that
- 1,390 grams only; so roughly half pound heavier than the 85

I have the Zeiss 15/2.8, which also have 95mm, so I can reuse those. Apparently it is not available for quite some time, so ample time to make a decision ... (I am totally hooked on the other two though, so it´s probably a lost case ...)

casperl · Oct 14, 2015

Mr_Canuck said:
Oh look, a Sony RX100 Mark I, three years after the fact, except a shorter focal range. (Canon has done well in slr lenses though.)

Except it almost shrinks to the size of a S120 which is like 15% thinner than a RX100. Three years ago we were already amazed to have a 1" sensor in such small body and now it can be done in even smaller size, love to see how technology advance

Luds34 · Oct 13, 2015

I have the 24mm STM pancake for my 70D. In fact it is my default body cap if nothing else is mounted. It is a relatively compact package and I've taken the combo out a number of times, but I agree it is no compact camera.

Frankly I find the Canon M (original) + 22mm f/2 pancake combo to be much, much better for the ultimate in compact kit. An added benefit is the f/2 vs f/2.8 which leads to better bokeh (when desired) and better night time, low light shooting (bars, restaurants, night life in Manhattan, etc.).

So in short, if you are looking for a light/compact kit, the 70D + 24mm pancake just doesn't go far enough IMO. The M is about as good as it gets for small size while still getting an APS-C size sensor.

turbo1168 · Oct 13, 2015

Canon's operator manual recommends that the format be done in camera, including if it was formatted on a different device. Formatting on a different device can cause confusion with the camera, especially with different operating systems. It only takes a few seconds each card to format in camera and maybe 10-15 for a low level format, although it isn't necessary to low level format every time.

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