I have colleague that was still asking me the past last years if there was a light Nikon SLR that had GPS. Finally I could give hem the good news and he told me he bought the D7100 two days ago.....

He really likes the D7100 as backup for his D3 and is think to get the D5300 in a few months for tips aboard.

Personally I like the concept of light and very COMPLETE camera and have my doubts to have a 24Mpixel on a APC sensor.

It is time Canon is launching new products that really differ from the predecessors and are really innovative.

24-105 for outdoor work such as little league individuals and team shots. also the longer reach is pleasing for indoor activities such as ballet and school dances. i use the 24-70 II for commercial and weddings.

MartynV said:

Perhaps the 5D III is using a more sophisticated sensor cleaning unit or simply that the 6D inherited the 5D II's.

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I don't know about 5d2 or 5d3, but the 6d sensor cleaning is different from my 60d - the 60d is a "one phase system" (shake, open curtain, done) while the 6d does it twice, probably with different intensity(?).

MartynV said:

How old is your 6D? Did it have sensor dust courtesy of Canon?

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It's only a month old, and the dust wasn't there from the start - but I'm not surprised since I'm changing lenses outdoors a lot and have to admit I'm also not very careful avoiding dust while doing so - that's because I by now know that cleaning a sensor isn't a big issue if you don't want to shoot @f32.

Don Haines said:

And don't forget wildlife photography.... You can use your iPhone for great bird pictures, like this flock of several hundred Canada geese.....

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brilliant ;D ;D ;D
I have to get ma sel one o' those...... doesn't have auto horizon squarer uper though

DPReview: Nikon D5300 adds pixels, Wi-Fi, and GPS while leaving AA filter behind

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2013/10/17/nikon-d5300-adds-pixels-wi-fi-and-gps-while-leaving-aa-filter-behind?utm_campaign=internal-link&utm_source=news-list&utm_medium=text&ref=title_0_3


A preview @:

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikon-d5300/

jm said:

I agree with most of the comments here - whats the point? this is Canon's kit lens for many of their deals and it's pretty good. Even if the Sigma is slightly better, I don't think people will fork out $ for something that many people have or know someone that has.

I think they need to offer something either different or better and this looks like none of those things.

http://www.johnmckayphotography.com/

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+1 ... I think this new Sigma lens will most likely eat into Nikon and Sony sales than Canon (coz Nikon equivalent is too expensive and Sony does not have a similar lens).
BTW, I checked out your website ... great portraits, very beautifully put together.

Holly said:

I live in Chicago. Welcome! ;D

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I'm originally from Chicago. Joined the Navy in '67, Great Lakes NTC


Looks like Ill be in town for Turkey day

waft said:

Hello, everyone! I'm new to this forum! I have a 50/1.8 and the kit lens for my T3i apsc body. i found 50mm is a little narrow inside rooms. so I am considering a prime lens 28-35. Anyone has experience in Canon 35/2 USM (or with IS), new SIGMA 30/1.4 and CZJ flektogon 35/2.4?
I am not bothered focus speed, but never try manual lens before. Although many think CZJ is good, Flektogon price keeps going high, is 250$ worthy? SIGMA has largest aperture, while people always complain about its quality control. For canon 35, it's from canon, original. but nothing attract me particularly. So far, what's all I know.
Hope to hear your suggestion, Thx!!

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My vote goes to the Canon 28mm f/2.8 IS USM. It is far better than the 1.8 28mm in image quality, and 28mm is the ideal normal focal length for 1.6x aps-c as it matches the sensor diagonal. 35mm is a bit long for a normal lens and you already have a 50 so 28mm would give you more noticeable difference.

The 35mm IS USM also is much larger than the 28mm 2.8 IS USM, and while a bit faster at f/2.0 given the lack of distance indoors DOF is going to be deep anyway. While not as small as the 40mm pancake the 28mm IS USM is not far off in size.

sigma has nice specs but I wouldn't trust the build in the long run.

shot with a Sigma 70-200 - always nice.

http://www.johnmckayphotography.com/

The morning of the shuttle Endeavor's final flight I woke early, way to early. Four in the morning early, a friend and I hiked out to a site in a nature preserve to prepare for an open frame fly over. Listening on the radio the flight was being temp delayed for fog cover in the bay area. Soon swarmed with biting flies we decided to retreat to the cars and the nearby golf course to see what was happening. An hour later back at the café sipping a coffee it was reported the fog was lifting and soon the shuttle was on it's way. There was no way we were heading back out so I staked out a "just outside the car door" shot. We were parked just out side Moffet Field near the golf course. As the shuttle neared I realized that had we been at the original position I would have had a nice shot of the underside of a 747. I considered that a pretty lucky shot.


The Shuttle Endeavor's Final Flight by David.K.M, on SmugMug

paul13walnut5 said:

The two are not mutually exclusive.

Some video innovations can help stills guys (say when Canon get round to using an electronic HSS rather than the curtain opening up full power HSS) CCD's & CMOS? Where would we be without them? Dual Pixel AF? How good is that potentially?

And some stills stuff helps the video guys, like the STILLS function - live view that made video possible in the first place?

I don't think that a $ spent on video is necessarily a $ less spent on stills.

Nikon & Sony still churn out class leading stills cameras even with video bolted on, so really, I think all those moaning have got it badly wrong.

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Excellent points, and there was an article in a recent issue of "Photo Pro" magazine (USA) which was touting the attributes of shooting 4k video with the 1DC, and using continuous light, rather than strobes...for fashion photography. Definitely makes sense to me...strobes give everybody a headache don't they? Especially if they're firing continuously for hours. Although with this method, there might be quite a few more still frames from the video, to look at...when choosing the best still shots.

Fleetie said:

Why is the 1/4 wave plate there?

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The AA filter blurs the image slightly by passing the light through two layers of a birefringent material (lithium niobate). That birefringent material separates incoming light into two rays, essentially polarizing it. The two layers are oriented orthogonally to one another. The light passes through the first one, but if it went straight into the second one, it would be blocked. That's analogous to a variable ND filter beyond the max setting - crossing two polarizers blocks the light. You also see this phenomenon with polarized sunglasses and some LCD displays, which 'go black' if you tilt your head (this is true for some camera rear LCDs, making them a pain to use with polarized glasses as you can't see anything with the camera in portrait orientation). So, to prevent that for the AA filter, there's a 1/4-wave plate in between the two layers to circularly polarize the light after it passes through the first layer of lithium niobate.

Side note: the D800E actually has the two layers of lithium niobate like an AA filter. However, instead the two layers being oriented orthogonally, they are both oriented to separate light vertically, but in the opposite direction, and there's no 1/4-wave plate. So, the light is split then recombined - basically, a non-functional AA filter. I presume they did that for manufacturing reasons, to keep the layers of filters over the sensor close to the same total thickness and thus maintain alignment with the AF sensor assembly, etc.

regnwaldo said:

There are a number of problems I've encountered.
Video focus tracking is SLOW. OK for family groups moving at walking pace. Useless for birds or pets moving erratically and fast. Yet that is when it is needed.
Live view autofocus is slow. The so-called FAST MODE involves exit from live view, autofocus, then retrun to live view. SLOW INCONVENIENT at the least and USELESS FOR WILD LIFE.

A MAJOR FLAW in image processing of hand-held long tele pics. The out-of-focus background is USUALLY renders as streaking from top right to bottom left with replication of detail. Out of focus detail points should degenerate to rather circular blotches but with my 70D the streaking is more common. ALWAYS TOP RIGHT TO BOTTOM LEFT. I suspect image analysis/modification during image stabilization. This is with 500mm lens and 1/750 shutter speed or faster. With the same lens and even with slower shutter speeds this has never happened in 2 years with my 5D Mk II, or many years with my 300D.

Pity. The first photos I took with the 70D were the sharpest I'd obtained, and turned my 500mm lens into 800mm equivalent. The camera is heading back to Canon.

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I've never seen oof area like this before. I would think it is either your particular camera, or camera shake.

Thanks for the heads up and photo to show it.

Leo

I talked to a friend and she said that she prefers eye level images... so I need to add a step stool and s board so the ferry don't get sick down in the mud/ dirt.

Hi folks.
Available TBA.
Price ????

So not much change except it has reappeared on the site?

Cheers Graham.

Jibz said:

Hey,

The lens is now listed on SIGMA website, It's official : http://www.sigma-global.com/en/lenses/cas/product/art/a_24_105_4/

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Don't like blingblings, but thats just me.
If someone buys them, its ok.

chilledXpress said:

Argghhhh... video in portrait mode !!! The bane of all video.

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Haha, sorry. Didn't really think it mattered since I was recording more for the sound than anything.

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surapon said:

This are the Reenactment of the " Battle of Hillsborough" at Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA , in 2/19/2011
Yes, To learn the Historical Facts and observe the Historical Reenactment at the Sites.
Yes, All the Photos in this Post are just the Recorded Photos, Not Arts work or Beautiful Photos, Just the real Recorded Photos with minimum Post processing.
Here are the last Photos.
Enjoy.
Surapon

Yes, I Have 3 Cameras and 3 Lenses with me :
--The First Camera = Canon 5D MK II with 24-70 mm F/ 2.8 L , for Typical Photos.
---2 ND one, Canon 7D with EF 70-200 mm F/ 2.8 L IS, for all mid range distant Photos and Closed Portrait Pictures
----3 RD, = Canon 1DS MK 1 with Canon EF 85 mm. F = 1.2 L MK II for super Back ground Blur..

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3rd photo, the guy on the right has the barrel of his gun in his nose kinda funny!

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Ha, Ha, Ha---Dear, Sir, Mr. kennephoto.
Ha, Ha, Ha---- I did not see his action----Yes, You have very sharp eyes to spot his action.
Thanks to comment this Picture, Sir.
Surapon.
PS, May be he is very young and so nervous about his first war.---Or, May be I am the Bad Photographer to shoot at the wrong angle, and get the funny photo----Ha, Ha, Ha.

Lovely images - I think I like the Colour one better. Very impressed.

Dylan777 said:

Put 35mm sensor in this chassis :

Am I asking too much?

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I'd buy a tiny, retro styled Canon mirrorless that looks like this in a heartbeat. But you've filed in the DSLR section! You want "mirrorless," two doors down.

Where's the EOSM2? Lovely mockup!

Hey all I am looking ay getting CPS gold as Canon Canada does not allow a 7D for platinum requirements.

I want to here from someone with Canada info not US info.

what's included in the kit?
is clean and checks of any amount included in the Canadian program?

thanks all and again please do not post any CPS USA information as they are not the same.

gferdinandsen said:

I am looking into getting a grey market 5D3 off EBay, does anyone know if that would count towards my CPS points?

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To my knowledge, it is not anyhow connected: in CPS you are registering only model and serial number.

Hi guys,
thanks for your responses. I've got a bit of time to go, so I'll wait until closer to the date before purchasing. Interesting abot the Nikon - I'll keep an eye out.

thanks,
Grant

Hi KjetilS
In that case I there is a setting on the 7D (may be different for 70D) that interferes with the flash during that function.
"Wireless flash will not work if the flash mode is set to Multiflash."
If this is not the problem then it sounds like a replacement camera is in order. Has the 70D been out long enough to allow a repair rather than replace?
Please let us all know what the outcome is.

Cheers Graham.

KjetilS said:

This was exactly what I was trying when I noticed the flash was not firing. I was trying to use the speedlight 430 as a remote flash. But the internal flash has to fire to sync the remote flash.

Valvebounce said:

Hi KjetilS
Is the camera capable of driving the remote flash via radio ( the latest flash is radio controlled isn't it?) if so is this enabled in a menu somewhere overriding the onboard flash? Or is master flash for optical trigger enabled, this will flash but not light the shot as it is done via preflashes.

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Kernuak said:

The question is, how much DR do you need? To say IQ is reduced is pulling at hairs I thiink. While I don't have a 1DX, I have used ISO 50 on both the 5D MkII and MkIII (mostly for water or some other motion requirements) and haven't had issues with insufficient DR, any more than I have at ISO 100. Yes graphs show that there is less DR, but looking at graphs and actually testing are two different things, The best way to find out whether it's suitable for your needs is to try it out.

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Yes.