Use to get really close and wide or for landscape. The 16-35 f4 is indeed a very fine lens.

I found this on Kodak's website:

KODAK Announces New EktaSensor and Partnerships with Major Camera Manufacturers

ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 25 -- Kodak is announcing the release of the EktaSensor, a revolutionary new digital photography sensor, and partnerships with major camera manufacturers. Kodak, the inventor of the digital camera, has created a new 400 megapixel (MP) sensor for digital cameras that will produce the most stunning photographs ever created by any photographic device. The film emulsion scientists at Kodak took their many years of experience and worked with the top digital sensor experts in the industry to create the new sensor. In addition to the massive number of pixels, the sensor is able to record a vast amount of dynamic range, which is the number of shades between pure black and and pure white. The sensor is able to record a remarkable 40 stops of dynamic range, nearly triple the number of stops in Kodak's top professional film emulsion, Vision3. This breakthrough is due in part to a new 48-bit (16-per R-G-B channel) architecture that also allows for billions of colors to be recorded. In terms of ISO, the sensor is capable of capturing the entire dynamic range from ISO 50 to an amazing ISO 1,638,400. The sensor is in the 35mm format (24x36mm) and an even higher resolution medium format sensor is in development. The EktaSensor records all 400 MPs, but can easily scale the image to more manage sizes in the camera.

Following development of the new sensor, Kodak reached out to their longtime partners, Canon and Nikon, to offer them the opportunity to use the sensor in their camera bodies. Both manufacturers jumped at the opporunity and agreed to Kodak's requirements that there would be no exclusivity of the sensor. Kodak's desire is to return the film days when the 'sensor' was the Kodak film emulsion within the camera. Canon has also established partnerships with Sony and Panasonic, and all major camera manufacturers other than Fuji.

“The changing marketplace has required significant adjustment from Kodak,” said George Eastman, III, great grandson of Kodak's founder and Director, Emerging Products, Eastman Kodak Company. “After many years of languishing in the camera industry, Kodak realized they had significant intellectual property and committed those resources to this new product.”

"The new KODAK EktaSensor is the most significant development since the invention of the digital camera,” said Canon's CEO, Fujio Mitarai, "And we simply couldn't ignore this opportunity to put the very best in our cameras." The new EktaSensor will be available in all of Canon's full frame cameras, starting with the next upgrade cycle. Mr. Mitarai also said, "When we are able to put this sensor in a body like the EOS 7D Mark II, no one will be able to compete with us."

The President of Nikon, Kazuo Ushida, added, "While we viewed ourselves and our supplier, Sony, as leaders in the so-called sensor war, Kodak has made even our most advance products irrelevant." Nikon also announced that the EktaSensor will be available in all of their upcoming full frame sensors, except for the Nikon Df replacement.

"After reading one too many forum post about dynamic range and megapixels, I decided that Kodak had to do something," said Dr. Ones D. Range, lead scientist on the EktaSensor team. He added, "I fondly remember the days of film when cameras competed on the merits of features like autofocus and exposure metering, and I'm happy to announce a return to those times." "I expect consumers to be the big winners now that we have created the ultimate sensor that will be shared by all but one of the major camera manufacturers."

EktaSensor is currently available to all electronics and photography manufacturers and will be available in consumer products starting in Q1, 2015.

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About Kodak
Kodak is a technology company focused on imaging for business. We provide innovative hardware, software, consumables and services to customers in graphic communications, packaging and functional printing. We also serve entertainment and commercial films markets. With our world-class R&D organization and extensive product portfolio, Kodak is helping customers around the globe to grow their own businesses in a sustainable way. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at kodak.com, follow us on Twitter @Kodak, or like us on Facebook at KodakNow.

(Kodak, Vision3, and EktaSensor are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)
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NancyP said:

There are a lot more people walking around with EF 100-400 f/variable L IS lenses than EF 400 f/5.6Ls, comparably priced lenses. IS is a big part of the attraction, but frankly, even if the 400 had IS, most people would still opt for the zoom due to its versatility. I just think that the market for supertelephoto primes is limited, and that Sigma has done about as much as it could do with the 500 f/4.5, which is said to be a very good lens at a very good price, but people still want the OEM autofocus guarantee of compatibility and speed.

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Well said Nancy. In all the years I owned a 400 f/5.6, I never saw another shooter with one, but I saw dozens of 100-400s and numerous 3rd party zooms. This is the same with pretty much every prime other than the 85L. I don't know what the ratio of zooms to primes is in terms of sales, but it must be quite significant. The 3rd parties are trying to make money and the R&D cost is generally best spent on zooms as they sell a whole lot more of them.

For one-off novelty shots with the tilt-derived "miniature" effect , not requiring huge image quality, the LensBaby is an under $100.00 option that does very well. Or, for the DIY person not scared to go into Home Depot (at least wielding cash and not credit info), a spare old Nifty Fifty or other cheap lens can be made into a DIY tilt lens for about 10 bucks of hardware - go forth and google.

Its Canon competitor is the EF 8-15mm f/4L, which is f/4. If it is a good f/4, and the Samyang is a so-so f/2.8 and works better at f/3.5, well, the more expensive Canon may still be a contender (does both circular and diagonal fisheye). Has anyone used the Canon 8-15 for astro?

Do you think that Canon might release anything new during the event next month?

Thanks, Dear Paul.
Thanks for your great recommendations.
Have a great weekend, Sir.

Surapon

And do we really need another thread on this? Posting on the other Sigma 35mm focusing threads would not work for what reason?

Yes, you should be able to use E-TTL on the 600 with that setup. Good luck!

Yes of course you can shift focal plane farther by adding extra optical elements, like those Canon FD to EF adapters for example, but these optical elemnts significantly affect image quality therefore adapting lenses with a longer flange distance than the camera's is considered the only way. That's why Brian Caldwell (designer of the SB) told us it's not physically possible to make an EF to EF-S SB.

The EOS M is the only Canon that we will be able to speedboost. It would effectively be a 250$ fullframe Canon that gives virtually identical images to the 5D mk III/1DX when used with the right lenses (EF+SB on the back).

Another interesting speedbooster would be a medium format to Sony FE mount (A7 series). It would effectively give us a 1400$ medium format mirrorless camera. That would revolutionize the medium format industry.

Ebrahim Saadawi said:

Etienne said:

Ebrahim Saadawi said:

The Canon WTF-E6 wireless transmitter works with the C100, C300, C500, 1DC, 1DX, and I think the 7D mk II now. It supports autofocus when the DPAF upgrade is installed too.

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The C100 is not included. See here: http://www.canonrumors.com/2013/11/firmware-canon-eos-c100-eos-c300-updates-available/

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Yes I was mistaken sorry, the C100 does not have wifi capability. It was listed mistakingly on the B&h page before. The WFT-E60 is compatiable with the C300, C500, 1DC, 1DX and now 7D mk II.

It seems like such a useful feature to remove from the C100 for product differentiation, the C300 already has the broadcast ready 4:2:2 50mbits codec, 60p, the usable EVF, better articulating screen, HDSDI out, CF cards, and many. The Wifi feature would actually be more useful to the low-end indie market rather than the higher-end one.

Idea: would anyone be interested if Canon made an even lower-end version of the C100 for around the 5D price point? If it has the same beautiful image but they remove the evf, only 1 SD card slot, the 4:2:2 clean hdmi output, the ND filters, and put is in a smaller/plasticier body, a C50. I think it would be an incredibly powerful upgrade for the Canon DSLR video shooters.

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I'd be interested. Or just a C100 mk II with updated competitive feature set.

MichaelHodges said:

johnf3f said:

As I wildlife photographer I don't see too much use for a 7D2 in less than perfect light

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That's the problem with describing the newer crop cameras as "wildlife" cameras. The newer, high MP Canon crop sensors only work well in the best of light.

Reach doesn't matter much if fur and feather detail is obliterated by noise. I think we're at the point now that unless you shoot tiny birds, FF is the way to go for all applications.

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+1
Though I should say that I generally photograph small birds (Kingfishers etc) and I am loving the results from my 1DX - significantly better than my 1D4 was and it also (in my opinion) gives a touch more reach despite the lower pixel density.

Risky business for Canon. I mean....this will certainly 'out' the craptasticness of their sensors. As soon as the post production crews go to stretch the shadows and fail to get a good representation of the Cosmic Microwave Background, they'll wish they had chosen a different sensor....

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-Brian (obviously j/k)

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Joe M said:

In how many ways and how many times can the same old information be told? That's dpreview for you. Everyone already knew. Meanwhile, their "first impressions" added little to the plate and their first sample shots were of little use. They have really slid downhill over the years.

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*nods in agreement*
I call them Digital PReview nowadays. They don't seem to be able to deliver any thorough reviews any longer. When I looked at the link here, I just saw a series of shots from different angles of the camera, and nothing by the camera. Whose "needs" do they cover by such lousy journalism? At least not mine.

They didn't even bother to describe what it feels like in the hands. Put a camera in P-mode, twist it around and snap a few shots of it - could be done by any moron on drugs.

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Plus they use the dreaded slide-show method now.

nc0b said:

There was a comment that light falls off at an inverts square standpoint as one backs away from a subject. That is true if you are using on-camera flash. With existing light there is no change in the brightness of the subject regardless of distance to the camera.

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That is correct because it still follows the inverse square law. This can be one of the more difficult things to learn about off camera flash. It is the distance from the light source (sun or flash) to the subject that is important, not the distance from the camera to the subject.

Thanks to CanonPriceWatch, I was about to spend another $ 373 on a 600EX-RT when I stopped at the last moment.
But it is a great price for the flash. Use the code TEDDYRFD. Shipping is free. I understand some low-end lenses are also included, but don't know which ones.

Innovation and therefor advantage go hand in glove. Canon design & fabricate sensors and they have benefitted by doing so. Currently Hasselblad, Phase One & Pentax are all using Sony 50MP CMOS sensor so all three premium brands cannot clain a unique selling point. Leica used CMOSIS to design their M 240 camera sensor which is made in a foundry in France. This IS unique to them but CMOSIS uses its IP to make "custom" sensor designs for clients.

Fuji / Panasonic are working together on organic sensors with BSI but Panasonic have sold their fab plants to TowerJazz. Fab plants are expensive to build & operate, Canon needs to move to its new um .18 process which is expensive but the sensors will likely not only be in cameras but surveilance etc. which spreads the financial outlay.

Apart from being able to dive deeper and few more "kids modes", this looks like same as the D20. Same fps, same ISO, same lens, same HD video, same 12mp sensor, same DIGIC 4 processor.

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Mohsin

I find it really interesting that the lens has, apparently, 1/3rd stop less vignetting on the D800 than the 5D3.

1) if you save RAW to one card, and JPEG to the other, the card that gets the RAWs will always fill sooner, because RAW files are a lot larger than the same image as a JPEG.

2) if both cards get the same files, the format can cause the actual, formatted capacity to be different than the labeled capacity, and/or different between types of card.

privatebydesign said:

That is insanity, your Choice 1 costs $920 plus the three flashes you have valued at $750 for a total of $1670. Four 600EX RT cost $1600 refurb, or $1800 new, throw in a YN E3 RT for $100 or save a little and get a ST E3 RT for $200 and you have 100% reliability, you are future proofed and your depreciation is practically zero.

I am all for cheap when it is cheap, and you cant beat the Chinese dumb radio triggers and manual flashes for cheap, but a couple of hundred dollars difference at these prices makes no sense to me.

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That my friend depends on whether you want to cash your existing kit and lock everything into Canon kit.....IF that is what you want then that is a good decision. I am quite happy with my old 580/430 guns, which I consider to be sunk cost. Your point however is valid, and I could cash them if I wished.
Your point about being future proofed is true perhaps (?) as is the fact that your backward compatibility is zero!

Now as to prices quoted !
Mine were bog standard B&H prices ....not super deals from XYZ Super deals on Ebay or refurb!

Using Bog standard B&H Prices as at 24/09/2014, 4 X Canon EX RTs = $2196
Add an ST e3 RT @ $278
Total = $2474

So even If I cashed in the old Flash Guns for $750, the change over DIFFERENCE is about ($2474-$920-$750) $804.....and backward compatibility is zero....want another light? ....no choice other than another 600 ex rt @ whatever the market is?

My Point...there are Deals on ALL Kit...not just Canon. (eg I got my Mitros+ for $350, and I bought my Odins cheaper than the prices quoted as well) You are comparing "Super Deal Canon" 600's to Standard Price Mitros/Odin!

As for a couple of Hundred dollars being no difference ...... ????? ..Based on the numbers above its a "little" more than that!...regardless ...........but even $200 matters for many....but the choice is personal.
On that same topic the $100 saving using the "Cheap Chinese" YN E3 RT seems to be warranted in your eyes...its a bit more than a "dumb trigger or a manual flash"

And your statement...... "and your depreciation is practically zero."... I don't understand it? Why is it practically zero?....because you bought under the market and therefore think you have some sort of arbitrage position when you sell the kit?.......good luck with that!

My post was not a recommendation to anyone... nor did it attempt to assert anything other than what "I would do" given MY thinking and my existing kit.

In your view that makes me insane.... you are entitled to your opinion my friend...I don't contend that I understand the logic of that opinion, but you are entitled to it!

Well, now that the G7X is out, effectively replacing the S1XX series, is there any hints of a G5X sister model?
I am thinking G7X with viewfinder?
Something like a G16 body, sensor and lens from G7X, but with a hybrid viewfinder like the Fuji X20. Add a fixed touch screen and eye sensor to shut it off when using the viewfinder. Keep WiFi and G16 handling. Now that would be a great camera.

No 80D until 2016. It will have the new 20.2 sensor and the new DPAF in the 7D mk II, wifi, gps, articulated touchscreen, perhaps 8 fps, AF system lower than the 7D, and will probably inheret the same video quality as the 5D mk III and 7D mk II with 60p, clean HDMI out, headphone jack, etc.

I predict it will be a ligher/plastickier version of the 7D mk II, that's a little slower in frame rate and AF, but has wifi and touchscreen, for 1100-1200$. Just like the 60D was to the 7D. It's how the line-up is designed. Before that, we will will get a 750D with the same 20.2mp sensor, articulating touchscreen, 5/6 fps, DPAF and 5D mk III and 7D mk II video quality with 60p but without the headphone jack. Also a little slower/plastickier version of the 80D for a lower price. I don't expect ground breaking news from Canon APS-C line before 2018 or so, the 7D mk II features will just trickle down the line up (which is good). If there's new technology coming from Canon it will be in the 5D/1D update or in the 7D mk III, not in a lower-end model.

These are my speculations based in pure speculations, not information.

Marsu42 said:

jonathan7007 said:

Check out Joe Demb's long-time entries into this world of on-speedlight tools. Well-made attachment bands, good QC from my experience. Accessible business owner.

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+1 for the Demb products, I'm using his flash bracket and bounce cards, great stuff at a reasonable price - and great service. Here's one example of an innovator being successful w/o selling snake oil.

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The Joe Demb stuff works for me too. Deceptively clever, simple, well made and honest.
Having tried just about everything in the on-speedlight universe, I just keep coming home to Joe.
But for a natural look, the number one preference will always be a low white ceiling.

-pw

Sony is working on an visbly faster AF system to be mounted on the A7 series successors. Heared that there will be an very significant update in the beginning of 2015.
There are some AF systems in testing, I heared of an combination of an area of very fast AF points (field area like 7D coverage) and an not so fast, but nearly fully covering AF area.

I would be glad, if Canon will be willed to produce an up to date mirrorless Camera.
I know, many of you like the big SLRs. But the majority of persons likes an light and small, but very capable camera (optimally:, integrated in their handy). As listened on Photokina, the MLs camera market will be one of the most important in the next years.