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PhilBo · Jul 24, 2015

I wonder if this patent simply covers the current 16-300 F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Macro. The 13-200mm sounds interesting. I used to have the old 18-250mm without VC and I took many good shots with that guy.

tron · Jul 24, 2015

5 cm less is not much. It has to be lighter than the current 600 and cost the same to be tempting.

If it will cost much more it will have to be significantly smaller and lighter to be tempting.

Just my opinion...

Canon Rumors · Jul 24, 2015

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RØDE Microphones is extremely proud to announce its acquisition of legendary audio technology manufacturer, <a href="http://www.aphex.com/" target="_blank">Aphex</a>.</p>
<p>RØDE founder and Managing Director, Peter Freedman, today announced the purchase of the US based company, well known for its range of audio signal processing equipment that features various proprietary technologies including the iconic “Aural Exciter”.</p>
<p>Founded in the mid-1970s, Aphex (then known as Aphex Systems) has since become one of the music and broadcast industries’ most revered brands, contributing to nearly every commercially successful record for decades. Today, Aphex products and technologies are used in a wide range of applications for music, film, video, theatre, gaming and communications.</p>
<p>The company’s legendary “Exciter” technology was inducted into the TEC “TECnology” Hall of Fame in 2013, in recognition of its contribution to improving decades of music and voice for countless artists, albums, movies, TV and radio shows around the world.</p>
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<p>Aphex is regarded as an innovation leader, holding numerous patents, and licensing to a wide range of brands around the world. With its expertise in manufacturing, RØDE Microphones’ acquisition of Aphex heralds a giant leap for both companies.</p>
<p>“Growing up in professional audio as I did, I have always had incredible respect for Aphex.” commented Mr Freedman. “They’ve always been the best in the business at enhancing the recorded audio experience, and that is as true today as it was when the company was founded forty years ago”.</p>
<p>“I am so excited about creating the next chapter in the Aphex story, bringing the company’s game-changing technology to a wider audience, and improving the audio of hundreds of thousands of artists, engineers and content creators around the globe”.</p>
<p>Aphex will continue to trade as usual. For a list of authorised retailers, or to find more information, visit <a href="http://www.aphex.com/" target="_blank">www.aphex.com</a>.</p>

Jul 23, 2015

tayassu said:
Thanks again!
johnf3f, I think that depends on your shooting style. I'm not as advanced as you most likely are and I simply would be angry with myself if I missed handheld shots because of the lack of IS.

Without IS you will miss hand held shots at very low shutter speeds but your subjects will need fairly high shutter speeds to get them sharp. If you are shooting birds (even perched) 1/500 sec is often too slow and IS/OS/VR is pretty much ineffective at this and higher shutter speeds. With my Canon 800mm I can get sharp images of stationery objects at 1/125 sec hand held with IS, unfortunately that is not really of any use as my subjects are rarely still enough for low shutter speeds.. On birds I generally need 1/1000 sec or higher where the IS is of no benefit and merely serves to hamper (slightly) the AF performance.
I am not saying that IS/OS/VR is useless, far from it, it is just that I find it useless for Bird photography and haven't yet found a use for it on other wildlife. In some other forms of photography it may prove very useful - I am just not doing them!

Boromir883 · Jul 23, 2015

~ 110.000 shots within the last 3 years -statistics look like:

43% EF 70-200/2.8 L IS USM II
27% EF 400/2.8 L IS USM
14% EF 100-400/4.5-5.6 L IS USM
7% EF 24-105/4 L IS USM
4% EF 85/1.2 L IS USM II
5% Zeiss Planar 50mm/1.2 ; EF 100/2.8 IS USM, EF 16-35/2.8 II ; EF-S 10-22mm

HeelClicker · Jul 23, 2015

When we went in 2009 we took a compact ultra-zoom with a lens filter, and fitted a plastic zipper bag over it and the camera straps so that when you open the bag you can shoot with the camera. There are dust storms and stuff.

There can be a lot of lit stuff at night that will show up in pictures. People light their bikes up, along with themselves and the installations.

Overall, I think I would have had more fun if I were focussing on photography than on partying there. The culture did not jibe well with me despite everyone thinking that BM is my type of scene.

I would recommend only going for the main burn days so that you can have enough strength to enjoy the main event. Otherwise, the elements and nutrition and exercise, hygiene can be a challenge to upkeep.

Fisheye might be cool, Telephoto would come in handy for some more discrete photo ops. I think they encourage asking permission of people to photo them. So telephoto would help with that PIA.

Just be ready to give everyone a hard time and be as annoying as possible..hehe... be ready to really project whatever persona you feel like as that seems to be what a lot of people do.

also consider the police presence and any complications that that may entail.

photon said:
Good morning all,

Next month I will be going to my first Burning Man and could really use some help from someone with experience taking pictures there.

I currently have a 60D, and my 18-135 has been through hell and has finally reached a point where...well she's tired, really tired.

I really did not want to purchase any other ef-s lenses as it will just prolong the FF purchase, but that's my dilema.

Low light and UWA and Crop is tough for me to accommodate.

I have been kicking around the idea of a 10-22 or the 10-18. Ideally if I could walk in there with a FF and a 24-70 F2.8 I wouldn't even be asking for advice.

With the crop though I don't feel any of the standard zooms will go wide enough for some desired perspective with the exception of the 15-85, but I feel that will limit me to mostly day-time shots.

18-35 will give me everything I want...if it just went a little wider

Any advice is appreciated and also, if that advice is to honestly leave the dslr and just take in the experience (I need this escape more than ever) I will respect that advice too.

I recently rented lenses for Lightning in a Bottle to include 24mm Sigma, 100L, 24-70. They stayed in the vehicle most of the time... However, with BM being longer and...ya I just want some of your input please

M_S · Jul 23, 2015

ahsanford said:
FYI all, DXO joined the 11-24 f/4L review party this morning:
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=27143.0

- A

....and they backed up, what I noticed in a few posts before, concerning the results in comparison to the Nikon 14-24. Different tool for different tasks.

unfocused · Jul 22, 2015

Hillsilly said:
Is there anything that you can do to encourage the birds to come closer to you? Or is there a particular time of day that they are more active?

Since we are talking eagles here, I'd suggest getting a small dog and leashing it to a tree somewhere where it will be in plain site.

Alternatively, I've seen pictures of eagles making off with peoples' prized koi, so maybe stop by a fish store and pick up a bucket of fish.

A small child might work too, but only if the eagle is very aggressive.

Bdube · Jul 22, 2015

The TS-E 24mm and 17mm are all tilted a little one way or another. It is just the nature of making a lens that is tiltable by its very nature. The "sharp side" of a given 24 or 17 TS-E will be better than a 135L, which are quite consistent. There is also the issue of the coverglass, which the 135L would not be designed for while the 24 and 17 TS-Es would be designed for. It makes a somewhat small difference, but it is there.

LonelyBoy · Jul 22, 2015

Tugela said:
Right. And those with money who DO take pictures don't want to be lumped with common people like you. To demonstrate that they are really serious amateurs, shooting with an SL1 would not do, because that is a cheap camera any Joe Blo (such as yourself) could buy. No, to prove that they are serious they HAVE to have a high end system. Remember, they are not trying to impress regular folk, they are trying to impress other photographers. If you are carrying around a 5D (or better still, a 1D), other photographers will think that you are super skilled and advanced, when in fact you are merely taking family snapshots that anyone with a smartphone could do just as well.

When I go down to the seawall in the evenings, I see many people like that wandering around. Very few of them are taking the sort of effort needed to craft a fine photograph. No doubt it makes them feel good about themselves personally, but lets be honest about it.

I hope it wasn't the intent, but this could easily be read as you putting me (and lots of other people) down, and being extremely conceited about your own abilities and efforts.

arthurbikemad · Jul 22, 2015

Wex are upper end here in the UK, it's a nice spec and images are Awsome!

My investment this year is in glass, next year who knows, saying that I'd like a crop for my long glass, if I win the lotto I will buy us both one

Coz · Jul 22, 2015

F-Stop Kenti. One set of body & lens on each side and you can access by just slipping off one shoulder strap. Also holds a 13” laptop and hydration bladder.

Benhider · Jul 22, 2015

Macbook Air

Click · Jul 22, 2015

Re: Eurotip - Porsche Road Trip

Great series. Thanks for sharing.

AcutancePhotography · Jul 22, 2015

beckstoy said:
I'm really not sure why they went with this lens after releasing such amazing 24 and 35 primes. Wouldn't they have taken more market share away from Canon with a 135 or 85 f1.4 Art?

If they have a great 85 ART, I'll sell my EF 85 1.2L II - their ART lenses are just that good.

If Sigma comes out with a good 135mm, it will be a "take my money" moment for me. That would be sweet!

Mt Spokane Photography · Jul 22, 2015

Some of the early innovators have indeed fallen along the way. Pentax at one time was the biggest, Minolta was up there too. Some were rolled into different companies, or have become more industrial in nature.

Rollei was big, Mamiya was big, the story seems to be missing the big view and leaves a non photographer thinking that the companies he listed invented the camera.

But Early on, Consumer Cameras were mostly Kodak while PJ's used Graflex. Leica was sought after, but WWII pretty well put them out of favor for many I've had other film and glass plate/sheet film Cameras from the 1800's and early 1900,s as well.

Fosters · Jul 22, 2015

This one realized with an aim 105, it is necessary to remain stopped in order that they entrust before approaching to

Sorry for my englis, im learning

Fosters · Jul 22, 2015

Thank you very much for your comments

NancyP · Jul 22, 2015

Re: Venus Optics Announces the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angle 1:1 Macro Lens, the World’s Widest 1:1 Macr

I'd check the macro websites for reviews - this is an exceedingly specialized lens.

Dick · Jul 22, 2015

People always talk about shutter counts, but isn't the shutter quite cheap to replace?

Either way, the shutter can fail any day no matter what the count is. It can also be good for ridiculous amounts of use.

Benhider · Jul 22, 2015

ZeroLandscape · Jul 22, 2015

Thanks, sanj!!

Zeidora · Jul 22, 2015

I got around to doing the MPE-65 experiments. See here for thread
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=27058.msg535038#msg535038
Bottom line, at 4:1 and effective f-stop 14 I reach a limit of getting more detail.

dcm · Jul 21, 2015

Now that's a landscape photo. Interesting camera and post processing.

JPAZ · Jul 21, 2015

Thanks for your thoughts and comments, Random Orbits . I just ordered a 6 and a 3 stop X3-ND from Breakthrough. I'll keep my B&W's for the 77mm and use the new ones for the 82mm lens. Next, I'll get an 82mm CPL once the budget allows.

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