The saddest thing is the Battery level indicator is not on LCD, and itshould!!
You have no idea when the battery is going to die! That is the basic necessity for every battery operated devices.
If using speedlite, we can tell by the recharging duration, but not the trigger. Actually I wishthere is a battery bar level for speedlite too.

somebody mentioned fishing and i lost my train of thought. anyhoo: the sl1 is very nice, the 18-55 kit lens it comes with is really good also and a real bargain. no dslr (even the sl1) is pocketable though so its more about bringing a lens or two that suit your needs. if you are mostly in the normal range then the sigma 18-35 on a 70d is fantastic.

I have an IR converted Rebel T1I. Love it. Got it done when it was still 250$.

Very interesting that this reputable source says, "Canon 7D Mark II is built like a Baby EOS-1D X as it has an integrated grip design."

It also sports a picture on the purported body.

Which shows ... no such evidence of an integrated grip!!!

Stephen Melvin said:

Stephen Melvin said:

Maybe Canon has decided to finally make some pro-grade lenses to go with the 7D, and is waiting until they can launch both at once.

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RGF said:

All the Pro grade lenses (the "L" lenses) will work on the 7D. Do you mean that they will make pro grade EF-S (crop sensor) lenses? To do that, they will need a pro grade body. A 1Dx with an APS-C sensor.

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Of course that's what I mean. 15 years into the digital age, and Canon makes a superb APS format camera (the 7D), and yet no professional grade lenses designed specifically for the format. Meanwhile, M43 and Fuji are rounding out some really good lens lineups for their smaller cameras.

This whole "L lenses work on APS sensors" thing is beyond idiotic. You knew full well I meant designed for the format. Only Pentax has bothered to make the appropriate lenses for their APS format cameras. But Canon continues to add 18-xxx mm superzooms. They should have had a 58mm f/1.2 lens designed for portraiture a decade ago. A 50-135mm f/2.0 would be an amazing sports lens. And of course a 15-45mm f/2.0. And that's just for starters.

Nikon's been just as stupid, and for their most profitable cameras. There's no direct upgrade path for either camera company. Madness.

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There is, in my opinion some truth to your core point here. Both Canon and Nikon in order to keep their feet in both worlds and protect full frame markets have made some interesting compromises.

I still think its more likely that Canon takes the whole Rebel line Mirrorless at some point. Call it a 6Ti perhaps. But eh.... who knows. If I could get a camera with the same features as a T5i, and engineer it as a mirrorless (zero moving parts) camera that had OLED EFV technology and a sensor with faster readout speeds, that might be interesting.

RLPhoto said:

It came in. It's awesome.

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Really pleased for you - no doubt you'll make the most of it. Happy shooting.

I currently live in the Netherlands. Since I got serious about photography I've been to:

Japan
Turkey
India
Schotland
Cyprus
Oman & UAE
Costa Rica
Angola
Vietnam
Namibia
Cornwall
Malaysia

Pictures here: http://www.mrsfotografie.nl/reizen

Next up is Malaysia again, hopefully. A truly fabulous destination (I've lived there 12 yrs). I think I can get better photo's too because last time I was there I was very new to photography.

Other destinations?

Maybe Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Chile, something exotic... we'll see.

Nope haven't touched an Otus yet. I do wish Samyang at least had a 50mm option to try out.

I apologize if someone else already posted this, but I see Adorama now has the 7D body listed as "no longer available" and redirects to a refurbished model. And, Canon Direct site (U.S.) lists it "on backorder."

sanj said:

Changed my mind. Not selling any of them. At least for now.

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Hmmm, you sound like ... myself ;D

Auto-ISO + EC in M mode is something I've wanted Canon to include in their DSLRs for a long time. I like to shoot birds and many times there are situations where I would want to keep shutter and aperture locked while allowing the camera choose ISO, BUT still be able to adjust EC myself. This would be handy in situations like shooting against bright sky for example.

My current "solution" or workaround with 60D and 400mm f5.6L is to use Tv mode with auto-ISO and adjust EC if needed. This works mainly because for the most of the time I'm aperture limited and the aperture stays wide open. If there is a lot of light so that auto-ISO is already at minimum and the camera starts to adjust aperture, I then select faster shutter speed the keep the aperture at desired value (by default I use 1/1600s and adjust it if needed). However, I'm not quite sure about the "logic" that the camera uses between adjusting ISO or aperture as sometimes apeture starts to go smaller even if ISO is around 400 and there would still be some headroom to lower it down.

It's difficult to make a 50mm 1.4 with IS, because the IS-Group is of course enlarging the whole formula. So, if the lense gets longer by 10mm, the focal length mostly get's longer, too. And with the same optical calculation (and therefor aperture-diameter) the f-number increases.

I would really like to see a new 50mm 1.0, just to show the finger to the competitors (for fun ), but after all I even stop down my 85 1.2 II. Scenes where you really need f1.2 are rare. I mostly use the lense @f2 or f2.2... so a 50mm 1.8 is quite nice for portraits.

If you need the ultimate shallow DOF, use a larger sensor

The 70D and X100S are quite different designs of camera of course.
The 70D is a DSLR, which whilst offering an improved 'live view' experience compared to most DSLRs is still optimized around the use of the OVF - particularly for action shots.

I don't think there is anything 'wrong' in what you or the camera are doing - It is just the way Canon DSLRs work and I guess it just doesn't conform to the experience you were expecting coming from a mirrorless camera.

Re: A nice UWA lenses comparison

Very nice comparison indeed. Roger always does a very thorough job. The new 16-35 f4 seems to be a real gem.

Especially this bit says a lot: "The MTF charts clearly show the TS-E is better at . . . tilting and shifting. That’s huge for me, because I often used it as a straight lens, never intending to use the tilt-shift features, simply because of its resolution."

Thank you for putting my mind at ease. Checked as you said, everything seems to be okay. Just hate to have anything bad happen to it, since this is one of my favorite lens.

sagittariansrock said:

Actually I'd recommend getting the Phottix aeon or Hahnel Giga T instead. For a few more dollars (still half that of Canon) you'd get an RF intervalometer, or you can connect it directly if you want more reliability. The wireless option provides you with a great remote trigger so you can be in the pics.
Just doubles the versatility.

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I have the hähnel Giga T Pro II and it's excellent. Vello has a wireless version of the ShutterBoss, but I went with the hähnel version ofer the other options for the small size of the transmitter. It's certainly not my little Canon RC-1, but that doesn't work with the 1D X :'( . The hähnel RF release is the only transmitter small enough to conceal in my hand if I'm in the shot.

NancyP said:

The only thing worse than getting hooked on L glass is getting hooked on Z glass...

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Isn't that the truth!

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sanj said:

Neuro: Brilliant!!

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Zeiss Traitor!

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hahahaha

Don Haines said:

......I should post the video of it on a stunt kite.......

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Yeah, sure.
Pics or it never happened.

Seriously, I think stunt kite footage just might be entertaining, I would love to see some. Probably not a whole lot too much you know though.

I've used it. No problems at all. They set me up with their guy at a store that I buy from all the time anyway. It was a smooth transaction. Same guarantee and return policy as with any purchase, they just don't include the "$150 of free extras" advertised on the website, like the cheap tripod and undersized camera bag. I will use CPW every lens and camera purchase from now on. I had no concerns about return policies, and they told me exactly what is was getting before I handed over payment. In my case, completely new in box, US warranty, no lens removed or anything.

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aleshaloginov said:

I wish I had some ultrawide angle lens, say 16-35, but I don't have enough money because I recently bought 35mm 1.4L which makes me incredibly happy.

So the question is whether there is something really close to 16-35L. Don't say 17-40, this lens sucks because of its apperture, I need something faster, wider, lighter and sharper.

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Do you need an autofocus zoom or would a manual focus prime do? If so, consider Samyang 14mm f/2.8. It is faster, wider, lighter and sharper than the 17-40/4L, and indeed wider, lighter and sharper although not faster than the 16-35/2.8.

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...and much less expensive!

Safari vest to offload weight- they don't count that as carry on.

300 2.8 when the image matters.



sek

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Skulker said:

In a slightly more sensible vein than the last post.

About 50% of my images. Checking with LR I find that the 300 with the converters is by far my most used lens.

But I do wild life so its not much of a surprise. A bit of motor sport. Even the odd still life. And the occasional Macro.

All in all its a pretty special lens, for me anyway.

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I didn't try a macro yet with that lens. Did you use an extension tube or extender for the second and third photo? I presume that those are made on tripod

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both those shots were hand held with a 2x extender. The flower was processed to have grain, originally it was very smooth.

it's very easy to hand hold and compact for the 600 mm length. I often use it with a tripod, but that's mainly for ease of use as the IS is very effective.

I've been waiting for Roger's testing for a few weeks. It's finally here.

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2014/07/canon-wide-angle-zoom-comparison

Quote: "I set a high bar for new Canon lenses. I expect them to be excellent and generally their recent releases have been. Since this was a wide-angle zoom, though, my expectations were lowered a bit. Canon has always struggled with wide-angle zooms. The 17-40 is a good, not great lens. The 16-35 f/2.8 II is better than the Mk I replaced, but I’d consider it, at best, adequate considering its price.

The 16-35 f/4 IS changes that. It’s a superb optic — as good as anything else available. Of course, a lot of people want an f/2.8 zoom. But for many, like me, f/4 with IS is just fine for wide-angle shooting."