Just thought I'd throw this in here: by shopping around and waiting a bit, I got a 70-200 2.8 IS II for the equivalent of 1360 USD, I know that's more than your $1100, but if you can stretch it this thing is a beast and handles teleconverters quite nicely. Also got a 2X III for 270usd either of the other options is great- but I'd personally go with the 2.8 non-is. Good luck!

msm said:

They definately are interesting and Zeiss got the best large aperture primes in my opinion so I am sure they will be great but got too many lenses in those focal lenghts already

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85mm is also my favorite FL for portrait. When distance is allowed, 200mm would be my 2nd choice for tight portrait shots.

Ace, you've had this thing for a while now, have you had a chance to really put it through its paces? If you have, what about an update on its reliability and quality! Can I use this flash as my primary flash as a Wedding Photographer?

i just checked new raw samples just released and i ve to admit it s pretty clean. dynamic still average but shadows recovery is clean, no banding or bad shadows like 5d3. and high iso is better than i ve excpeted. Only luminance noise, regular, fine, pretty impressive i think. good surprise for me

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When the 7D came out in 2009, there were many reports of AF problems. Threads on DPR and POTN running to dozens of pages describing those problems. YouTube video demos. A widespread discussion that happened in many circles of photography. A couple of people here on CR forums still haven't gotten over it. Where is the Service Notice from Canon for the 7D AF recall?

MY 7D performed quite well. The 7DII bodies I've tried out (three different ones now) have performed just fine, too.

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I pre-ordered the original 7D, and AF stumped me my first outing. Rather than post about the issues, I went back, read the manual again, and tried different settings. The 2nd time I used it, it was perfect because I had the wrong settings the first time. There was a lot of posts from users who had problems, but most of them were similar to mine.

The thing I did not like was its poor high ISO performance. Eventually, RAW processors and NR became good enough to allow me to extend my use above ISO 800.

They are all made by Rokinon. Their may be cosmetic differences, or even minor customization. I have customized and rebranded products made for my small business, they are aimed at specific markets that other companies do not serve, so I'm the only source. I also supply them to other retailers. Since I buy small quantities of 1000 or less, the biggest expense is custom boxes or packages which are printed in a minimum of 5,000 pieces, so 4,000 get tossed ( I keep a few for spares in case of shipping damage to the boxes)

This lens from Korean lens manufacturer Samyang is also sold in re-branded versions as Bower, Falcon, Polar, Pro-Optic, Vivitar and Rokinon 14 mm super wide angle lens. You may want to search around for these rebranded versions for best price. Optically and mechanically, they all appear to be identical.

However, Warranties may be different because they are sold under different private labels.

Check out the company called Elite Brands. They are actually the owners of the brand names Rokinon and Samyang as well as several others.

http://elitebrands.com/

tolusina said:

johnnycash said:

It's like driving a Ferrari in pyjamas wearing a fake moustache

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And what's wrong with that?

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Ferraris break down often and waiting for road assistance is a little inconvenient

Thanks for sharing, and welcome to Canonrumors.

ajfotofilmagem said:

.....After more than a decade of fruitless waiting.....

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Still waiting, settling for Canon in the meanwhile.

Masa@CanonRMRs said:

I do not own 7D Mark-ELEVEN, so I wouldn't know.

...Just kidding.

Sorry, I couldn't resist, but hey, can you blame me?, lol.
Hope your problem solved.

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The mark 11 is out already? What happened to the mark 3 through 10?

neuroanatomist said:

There are also reflective glass ND filters where light is attenuated by reflection from a surface coating of a superalloy containing chromium, cobalt, iron, and other elements. The latter type of filter is spectrally neutral, but I don't think they're used in photography applications.

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Wrong, I think. Hoya's new-ish ProND line seems just that - they mention clear glass with a 'metallic Accu-ND coating'. Bryan/TDP tested them and found they are quite neutral...but unfortunately they seem to have a big negative impact on sharpness away from the center of the frame.

GMCPhotographics said:

True...but digital cameras are more sensitive to IR with longer exposures...so the cameras aren't linear either.

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I suspect the non-neutrality of the filter is more of an issue. That's why 10-stop ND filters like the B+W which have higher transmission at the red end give a warm color cast, while filters like the Haida which have higher transmission on the blue end give a cool color cast.

Almost universally, these "problems" are caused by the fact that the user doesn't know a simple fact:

DPP applies noise reduction by default.
Lightroom has noise reduction turned totally off by default.

Try this.

Set your detail panel settings in Lightroom, top to bottom, to the following numbers:

Sharpening
40
1.0
25
40

Noise reduction
40
90
0

25
50
50

Now compare.

RGF said:

I noticed with my 7D M2 focus is missed when I have the camera set to single spot focussing (not sure if this is the correct term) but is accurate when I have micro-spot focussing.

This is repeatable on my 7D M2. I plan to send the camera will be sent to Canon for warranty service.

anyone else seen this problem?

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I have not seen this on mine. However it was repaired by Canon about 3 months ago. Mirror box and AF sensor was replaced. That's definitely not a normal condition. As long as its repeatable, Canon should be able to figure it out. Make sure you document the problem in detail and how to reproduce it. Also if you open an email ticket first or call them, they may pay for shipping to Canon and back to you.

I used Canon in Newport News, VA and was happy with their customer service and quality of repair.

Hi Macguyver, Marsu.
My shot was hand held, definitely no tripods in Ascot without you have exemption under paragraph d sub section 3 or was it.... you get my drift. ;D Reading the rules it was uncertain I was even allowed a camera unless it was on my phone!

Cheers, Graham.

Mt Spokane Photography said:

jeffa4444 said:

Canon lenses like the EF 16-35mm f4L still have vignetting wide open and or lenses are soft at the edges into the corners wide open.

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Vignetting is as much a property of the sensor as it is a lens. The light striking the sensor at the edges and corners only partially illuminates the photosites due to the angle. Its less of a issue with smaller sensors. The camera processor turns up the pixel gain as you get toward the edges which helps with vignetting, but also hurts IQ at the edges. This makes for a double whammy, the lens properties you mention plus the sensor edge effects make perfection a unreachable goal.

A film camera is much less susceptible to this effect, but its a problem for digital and is not entirely due to the lens.

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Agreed about sensors but only in as much as the lens design is to a given image circle and the image circle affects No 1 cost of design & manufacture so they are deliberately kept to a minimum and therefor more prone to shading in the corners. Modelling has been done on different micro lens designs the further out from the centre of a sensor a bit like a flower moving to the light in terms of gathering light but manufacturing cost & difficulties have not produced viable products. It all comes down to cost, the bulk of the technicalities can be resolved I would argue modern high contrast lenses are conceivably too sharp in some instances but then that can be mitigated with filters better too much than not enough.

NorbR said:

I have JJC lens hoods for my EF-M lenses (not only are the OEM hoods stupidly expensive, they're also hard to find here for these lenses for some reason ...)

I wouldn't sing many praises about them, but they do their job. Good fit. No flocking, but they're ribbed on the inside. Cheap in every sense of the word, which I'm perfectly fine with.

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I have the OEM hood for the M18-55, it's not flocked.

I say depends on your criteria.
For me, regarding F4L version:
. sharpness (passed)
. L lenss (passed)
. weight (passed)

for F2.8 ii

. sharpness (passed)
. L lens (passed)
. weight (fail)

I am happy with my F4L Lens.

I will be upgrading fw tomorrow. I have noticed the 70-200 issue but thought it was just me. Doesn't happen all of the time. I believe it also happens when using an extender but I haven't used that combo enough to know for sure.

Every bit helps when it comes to AF.

Thanks guys, will test it in the morning.

Reasons said:

This is 5 years old, I wonder why it hasn't been used in a dslr yet. Surely there is something wrong with it.

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Yes, they gloss over the serious issues and generalize. Backlit sensors are becoming more standard, so one point is going away. The silicon wiring is going to have a issue in not handling rapid pulses fast enough and giving ghosting for high fps photos. There is a reason why sensor companies have not bought into the technology.

Typically, every five years or so, companies start losing funding from backers and hire PR firms to boost their chance of getting more money. Occasionally it pays off. If I keep buying lottery tickets I might win in a million or 10 years.

BigAntTVProductions said:

waiting for it too appear on the CANON America/USA Sites i dont trust an asian firmware update especially with no ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS

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The page is in English and there is an English version PDF in the instruction after unzipping

http://support-ph.canon-asia.com/contents/PH/EN/0400206202.html

meywd said:

Maybe they are planning on buying a m4/3s camera company in the future, or maybe the research team found a good formula and decided to make a patent in case someone made a similar lens, they will make them pay license for it.

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That's always a possibility, but the formula should work for APS-C as well.

Re: Canon Japan Responds to Rebel T6i/T6s Sensor Issue

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zlatko said:

Tugela said:

neuroanatomist said:

Thumbs nose at those who suggested Canon would deny and obfuscate on this issue.

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No one suggested that except you, lol

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On April 30th a Leica fan site wrote: "Knowing Canon as we do, we'd be surprised if they publicly acknowledge the issue."

Today they were "pleasantly surprised" that Canon issued a service advisory on this.

I'm not surprised.

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They had no choice after the Lens Rentals posting, if they did not publically respond to an issue with that sort of sample size, and individual users continued to post "defective images" it would have basically killed the camera. Without the Lens Rentals posting I'm not so sure it would have happened with quite the speed, since the IQ effects of the defect only become apparent in shooting conditions that most users of the camera would not use. So, there would have been sporadic public complaints, but as past experience has shown, those don't carry quite the same clout. Over time the defective units would have been quietly phased out of the market, and that certainly would be the preferred route for any manufacturer. Do things with the least fuss and bother, and above all avoid admitting fault until absolutely necessary.

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You must be confusing Canon with another manufacturer when you talk about what "past experience" has shown. They have a list of service advisories on their web site, addressing a variety of problems. There isn't a public service advisory every time someone reports a problem with a new product, but they obviously do warranty service all of the time. If I send them a new lens with decentered optics, it comes back fixed within 10 days, and there's no public service advisory about it.

Even without the Lens Rentals posting, it's likely that every affected camera would have been serviced or replaced under warranty. That dramatic pattern of spots all over the sensor is not the sort of thing that most users would miss. Anyone using P mode or Auto mode on a sunny day outdoors would have gotten some shots at f/11 or f/16 and seen them in the sky.

You're saying Canon had to act because of the Lens Rentals posting. And you're saying that sporadic public complaints would not have had much clout; so defective units could be "quietly phased out". But then you're saying that individual users posting defective images would have "basically killed the camera". Do you see the contradiction there?

Hi, this might be the correct approach to lightfield photography, and if it's done with a Canon, then even more ;-)

http://petapixel.com/2015/05/11/this-canon-dslr-rig-shoots-3d-light-field-photos-you-can-move-around-in/