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Ruined · Jan 11, 2014

It is possible they may release a new version with IS and/or STM to coincide with the 7D2.

But, if that happens, it will like debut with a price of at least $899.

JumboShrimp · Jan 11, 2014

Like to see some comparative shots of the 60 DA on "normal" subjects. Just wondering what the effect is with the IR filter removed. Anyone?

Khufu · Jan 11, 2014

Plus model numbers on the stock images show the post is all jumbled up further still - Ha, it all looks like someone's been having a laugh

Aglet · Jan 11, 2014

CarlTN said:
Very intriguing, sounds like you are doing interesting things with this Fuji for sure. However, I am discouraged about Fuji from what I have read of their customer service.

I have no experience with Fuji's customer service. I don't expect much in that area with low cost camera bodies i consider nearly disposable.
I might call them and ask for advice on how to void their warranty when doing the spectrum conversion tho... Just to see if they're at all helpful. ;D

MrFotoFool · Jan 11, 2014

I like how the one guy on the railing is tack sharp and everyone else is blurred. Nicely done (and I hope you are ok from your fall).

AmazonOfExeter · Jan 11, 2014

Hi Kiboko,
Yes, it's definitely worth exploring other options - to blindly follow a brand without assessing the alternatives is foolish!
Hi Graham,
Thank you for that info! I'd been leaning towards the Samsung Note series due to the little Stylus pen they have, or failing that the Sony Z which is waterproof.
Hi Emag,
I probably would keep the 20d, purely that it's so low in selling value that it doesn't seem worth selling, but if I needed a backup of some sort then it would cost more than that to get - and it's fine at low iso, just not for action! It's a good point about the potential drop in values of the 7d - need a crystal ball to pick the most opportune moment for that!
Also thank you to you and FTb-n re compact comments - the shutter lag and poor image quality are the big issues that have kept me from getting one since the pro1, the M and the s100 seem to be top of the list but neither are quite perfect it seems - the versatility of the M as a second body does overshadow the useability as a compact camera - maybe I just want one camera to do too much when I should accept the limitations!

mrsfotografie · Jan 11, 2014

RomainF said:
I've been praying for years for a fast ultra wide prime. 20mm f/1.8 ; 18 f/1.8 and i'll buy two of each !

Not Canon, nor loved by all, but Sigma has been making one for years. It's a specialty lens for sure and I love my copy even with its odd MF/AF clutch and switch mechanism:

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/product/20mm-f18-ex-dg-asp-rf

Valvebounce · Jan 11, 2014

Hi SoccerAbe.
I have a Tamrac Explorer, the largest size for carry on. I have found it to be pretty good in moderate rain during a day out at motor races. No idea what sort of weather you might encounter in Costa Rica in July. I have an OpTech rain sleeve for my 7D though I have yet to use it.
Watch out for restrictions to carry on, bottles of cleaner fluid etc, also do not check camera gear for the hold, have you seen the baggage handlers out of the departure lounge window? I have!
Hopefully some one with experience of Costa Rica will chime in with something more usefull, also what sort of things do you like to photograph?

Cheers Graham.

brad-man · Jan 11, 2014

IMG_0001 said:
Am I the only one to think that removing posts on a thread about industrialists choices and their impacts on worker because they include the terms 'class warfare' is excessive. I don't see these words as disrepectful or dangerous.

They're quite sensitive about anything political around here. Anyone got any pictures of the George Washington Bridge? Although Canon is sitting pretty in the camera end of the marketplace, with Sigma and Tamron on the rise threatening lens sales, Canon will continue to do what is in Canon's best interest. Automation seems like the logical next step for a company that can afford the investment, and Canon's pockets run pretty deep.

dayloween · Jan 11, 2014

That video on Vimeo is really good and interesting.. Trinity home is so pretty no doubt. Visit this, I have seen when looking for some good real estate videos, it is really good.

Valvebounce · Jan 11, 2014

Hi Richard.
Are you specifically suffering from:-

Fixes a phenomenon in which the image files cannot be transferred using the FTP protocol via USB cable after the Canon EOS 7D camera has established a wireless connection to the Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E5A.

If like most of us you are not, then do what we have done, nothing just in case it fixes other things like after market batteries or who knows what else? ;D ;D

Cheers Graham.

brianymarsh · Jan 11, 2014

I was able to install the Eg-s Focusing Screen for the 5D Mark II, into the MK III without any problems or modifications to the screen

Works really well for me! The Eg-s screen is ony $35 too!

I made a video showing the installation process:

http://brianymarsh.com/blog.html

5D Mark III - Focusing Screen for Manual Lenses on Vimeo

CarlTN · Jan 10, 2014

dgatwood said:
CarlTN said:

For instance, I highly doubt this new sensor will exceed (or even equal) the dynamic range of the existing 24 MP 1.5x sensor being used across the way. How could it? It's going to have smaller photosites, by definition, so each will get less photons. Do any of you really see a quantum leap in crop sensor performance coming soon from Canon? I don't.

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I'd be surprised if Canon's sensors don't move to back-side illumination pretty soon. It's a quantum leap for high-density sensors like the ones used in cell phones, but the benefit would be smaller in a sensor as big as APS-C unless the sensor's resolution were utterly insane. Either way, though, it should improve the SNR, and should compensate somewhat for the shrink in pixel size caused by a resolution increase, though I'm not sure exactly how much.

That would be nice.

CarlTN · Jan 10, 2014

Doesn't a "D4S" mean there won't be a new Nikon sports camera for another 3 years? The "S" is the stop gap measure, similar to the "D3S". If you are saying Nikon is developing a new sensor for release sooner than 3 years from now, then would it not be a high MP successor to what's in the D800? And if so, would it also not be a "pro" body, but rather a D800-like body?

TexPhoto · Jan 10, 2014

The net will stop the hammer right?

Very nice photos Dejjvid

Random Orbits · Jan 10, 2014

What do you mean by "losing a lot of picture at the edges"? Mechanical vignetting? If so, what is the max aperture of your 50?

Or are you talking about being limited by the fixed magnification ratio, which is determined by the focal lengths of the two lenses that you are using? If so, then a dedicated macro lens makes a lot of sense. You can use different magnification ratios up to 1:1, which gives you more freedom for framing and then use the reverse lens technique for more specialized shots. Either that or pick up the MP-E 65. ;D

surapon · Jan 10, 2014

NancyP said:
There is also the issue of the design generation - the STM lens is much newer, and there has been more experience in computer-aided design.

The 18mm of an APS-C lens corresponds to the view of a 27mm lens on full frame. 28 mm FF lenses are pretty easy to design. 16mm FF lenses are more difficult to design. Full frame zooms incorporating 16mm are even more difficult to design, particularly those that retain filter rings. Remember that to the designer there is no such thing as a "perfect" lens, just a lens with optimal compromises on price, weight, center sharpness, corner sharpness, aperture, bokeh, coma, chromatic aberrations, flare resistance, etc.

For the time being, I have gone the prime route for full frame, with a current line up of Samyang 14mm f/2.8 manual focus lens, Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 manual focus lens (a dream lens, sharp at f/2.8 out to the corners, great color and microcontrast, I was a lucky dog to find a used copy at the time I was ready to shell out for the 6D plus lens), Sigma 35mm f/1.4 , and some 40 year old legacy lenses in the 50-60mm range and 105-135mm range, my favorites being the Nikkor 50mm f/1.2 AIS and Mamiya-Sekor 60mm f/2.8 macro and Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AIS, with adapters of course. The M42 lenses were mine from my film days, the Nikkors were from my father's film days. It is a reasonable landscape kit, but the manual focus manual aperture lenses are a PITA for action.

Thankssss, Dear NancyP.
Thanks for your comments and Great Knowledge for the Difference Lenses. Too many Great Lenses on the Market, And I only know them from CR. Members like you.
Have a great Weekend.
Surapon

sjschall · Jan 10, 2014

I've seen this video before, and think it's very relevant and pretty darn cool. Of course, I'm coming from a video background and would imagine photographers not feeling the same way.

rpt · Jan 10, 2014

mackguyver said:
and thanks to CR Guy for creating this site and forum!

Instead of saying +1 (or any other positive number) I'll say 256 bits of DR for CR Guy

Rienzphotoz · Jan 10, 2014

ME said:
neuroanatomist said:

Canon's problem is they don't make products specifically to suit ME.

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You are correct, but I am for the most part happy with my Canon gear. ;D

Ha ha ha ... Good one ;D

jsiras · Jan 10, 2014

ahh. Thank you, Random Orbits.

I felt like a dumb.
Yes, the custom function prohibited it.

Thanks guys. kinda like this board.

RGomezPhotos · Jan 10, 2014

I tried a Mac Pro with the SHARP 4k display attached to it. I tell you, it was pretty amazing. If you think HD is impressive, 4k will blow you away. Everything looked amazing on that display. I just looked at the display and thought "I can edit photos all day on this. No problem".

The SHARP is $3500. But SHARP, ASUS and Lenovo are all coming out with with 28" 4k displays under $800 THIS year. I'm kinda wondering about quality since a Dell Ultrasharp 27" is about $900. Still, this is a good sign.

privatebydesign · Jan 9, 2014

I would strongly recommend keeping your eye on your previous idea, but wait until Yongnuo come out with their 600 copy, if it is anything like as good as their ST-E3-RT copy, which I have, it will be a bargain way to maintain the radio based RT system you have already bought into with your 600.

Ewinter · Jan 9, 2014

sdsr said:
neuroanatomist said:

Jackson_Bill said:

I must be missing something - why not put the IS in the camera instead of putting it in each of the lenses?

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Sony, Olympus, and several others do just that. It has the advantage of working with any lens, in theory. In practice, in-body stabilization is much less effective with longer lenses (the sensor can only be shifted so far and so fast), doesn't stabilize the optical VF, and doesn't help with AF since the AF sensor isn't stabilized. I suppose Canon and Nikon would also consider not being able to charge more for IS in each lens as a disadvantage.

Speaking of missing something, despite Sony being big proponents of sensor-shift IS, that feature is missing from their new FF mirrorless a7 and a7R.

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One reason I'm keeping my Olympus OM-D and hesitant to try a Sony 7/7r is the excellent performance of the OM-D's IBIS, which stabilizes the EVF (if you're lucky enough to figure out the correct setting...) and, because it's mirrorless, doesn't need an AF sensor; it works superbly on the 100-300 Panasonic lens (better, probably, than the IS in that lens, which I keep turned off). This is not only good for "native" m43 lenses, but wonderful for legacy lenses - it's easy to manually focus an IBIS-stabilized 135mm legacy prime on my OM-D, quite an ordeal on my Fuji x-e1, despite the reduced crop factor (there's no point even trying on my FF Canons).

I seem to be able to get focus on my legacy 135mm just fine on the a7, even with the viewfinder at 5x magnification. Getting the shots sharp is another matter shutter wise is a problem, but often I find that people move more than I get hand shake, so that higher ss is not a bad thing. Also, the sensor can be pushed much further than where i'd push any m4/3 to ISO wise.
It's all compromises, I guess

Pmpas · Jan 9, 2014

Hi,

i waiting too for this cam (my first serius cam), may its has ben anunced in the closely future.

I looking the New Fuji S1 and its looks good, luminous objetive, 5 axis stabilization, remote control via tablet or smartphone.

Can be an option, check here: http://www.fujifilm.com/products/digital_cameras/s/finepix_s1/

Only rest see samples photos taken by the S1, its will release in March

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