I too was hoping the 1D X shutter would be as silent as the 5DIII's shutter in silent mode. Would be helpful when photographing wildlife. Perhaps it's a design trade-off though as Neuro said - a shutter built for speed and durability just can't be as quite as that of the 5DIII. A silent-continuous mode would be nice, but since it wouldn't be all that silent... maybe it doesn't matter anyway...

Everyone just got bumped up one as I just cancelled my Crutchfield order and I was #4...
My camera came in from Canoga Camera in LA and is shipping out tomorrow..
It seems like everyone is getting shipments this week..

Today I cannot find any configuration of the T4i on the Amazon website. Before, you could find the item with the "Temporarily out of stock" notation. I guess it's their way of saying they don't have the item and have no idea when they will.

Ellen Schmidtee said:

MarkusK said:

When Canon has a gery fluid with high optical density (low transmission per mm thickness), they could even get rid of the iris. It would be great, when the apodisation effect works with every f-stop

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Wouldn't that take away from the ability to control the DoF?

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I think it is possible to have DOF control when they could integrate the iris function inside the variable apodisation module.
It is not neccesary to have a Guassian illumination profile. I could imaging that a profile with smaller or wider maximum could regulate the DOF nearly like a iris. But still with very smooth unscharp areas. But it depends how good the fluid variable apodisation elemtes works. When they only get maximum density of 1.5 I woudl think there is not a good way to repolace the iris. When they get D maximum about 2 or 3 I cuold imaging this is good enough for mst cases.

For those that may be interested or are sitting too far in the pre-order queue, Ravi at Boolchand store is telling me they are receiving two unit of the 1DX next week or so and they are not sold yet. They are in the US and offer free shipping with no tax since they are actually in the US Virgin Island! They are a Canon dealer.

You can contact them at [email protected] or [email protected]. Their phone number is 340-776-0794. In case this could help some of our fellow Canon user over here . I had contacted Ravi myself for a 1DX to get it before B&H but since I already got mine in Canada from a local store they still have some...

Hope this helps...good luck...

HeWhoShoots said:

http://prolost.com/blog/2012/4/10/prolost-flat.html

Shoot this instead of Cinestyle and generally you'll get better footage post grading. It retains skin tones much better as well. Hope this helps a bit...and yeah, go for 160 vs 100 etc etc.

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YES.

I purchased my Canon Ti3 from 800 Photo Video Store online. Store is located in Somerset, NJ This Camera is made in Taiwan. I was under the impression that Ti3 is made in japan. Is it authentic or grey market. I wonder now.

Scenario 1: no double dip depression from now till 2023 so Canon invests and we (photographers) become Borg like tcapp said.

Scenario 2: bankers continue to have their way and multi dip depression happens so manufacturers and customers have to economise. So the mirror goes. As does the sensor and lens. These are replaced by tracing paper and a pinhole!

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robbymack said:

After reading this I can honestly say I would never go on vacation with the OP. I understand and sympathize with his wife. My simple rule of thumb, if the camera takes up more space than a extra pair of shoes it's too much. The reasoning here is no one should go on a vacation that requires more than one extra pair of shoes, otherwise it's not really a vacation. All that is needed for a family vacation is one camera and one lens. It definitely does not require multiple posts/threads on an internet forum. It shouldn't be this hard. My $0.02: there is so much to do and see in Southern California you shouldn't waste it setting f stops and shutter speeds.

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That's why I posted on this thread. I have never been to CA and have never traveled with ff yet. Otherwise I would have went with my old 60d and 15-85 and have been good but I have this gear and want to have the great shots it takes of memories that are worth it rather than kids hanging around the couch or the cats. That's also why we bought a little Sony nex to be lightweight some days. So I should comeback with crappy shots with a power shot ? Am I supposed to put those on my walls?

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I hope that we keep to answering your questions and refrain from pontificating or trying to manage your vacation for you. You have goals -- and there are a great many of us interested in helping you fulfil them. I can fit more than a pair of extra shoes in my camera bag, for example -- my wife and I are still together, and we love the photos I get. my feedback is that I applaud you for planing ahead and there's no reason why you can't expose some of your thinking here to benefit from the experience of others.

I travel with a 17-55, a 28-135, and a 70-200. Every vacation day has its goals, both personally and photographically and I bring that portion of my equipment that suits the needs of the day while balancing the security risk of leaving a lens in the hotel safe, for example, if I don't want to carry it with me that day.

wickidwombat said:

I would be interested to see the 1Dmk4 added into the mix

I think we know what the outcome would be... :-*

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Send me your 1D4 and I will be happy to add it to the test and then sell it on ebay.
I like this.

If it's important, I suppose you could just buy the iPhoto update. That's pretty cheap, although it's still annoying to have to do that…

What to do? What to do? Recently sold my 5d2 and waiting on next announcement from Nikon or Canon. Have a D800 set to arrive in the next week. Beautiful DSLR. going with the Nikon 16-35vR or Tokina 16-28 if I keep that camera.

I needed high MP like poster who uploaded Castle or whatever that amazing building was. Still, I am almost intent on sending back the D800 once it arrives. Too late to cancel right now. Anyway, only the higher useable ISO of the 5d3 are of interest to me over the D800. Well, and build quality supposedly on par with Nikon's offering.

I would hope the low iso files of the 5d3 are noticeably cleaner than 5d2. The JPEG engine on Canons are generally superior to Nikon (I should know -- I've owned the Nikon D70, D80, D700, and D7k, Canon 40d Rebel XS, and 5d2). Canons also meter better. Yes, with its more simplistic metering my Canons produce scary good exposure results. And finally, Canons are generally more user friendly. The final statement I want to make is this: why did Canon only allow 5d3 users to choose between highlight tone priority OR shadow optimizer? Weird choice to force you to choose one or the other.....to me it is, at least.

psolberg, why do you keep reawakening the thread with the same hysterics over and over?
go buy a dedicated video camera and find some peace in your life.

syder said:

Seriously, on what planet would a dedicated video camera which costs more than twice as much be inferior to a hybrid device? Whining that a DSLR isn't better than a FS700 makes about as much sense as whining that a FS700 isn't better than an Alexa or an Epic.

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syder said:

If you want results, go buy a camera and stop whining on the Internet. If you think a gh2 is an amazing camera, great: go buy one. If you think a FS700 fits your needs: great, go buy one. If you expect any manufacture to suddenly release a DSLR which will outperform video cameras which cost several times as much in every situation, put down the crackpipe and come back to reality.

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kidnaper said:

Amazon currently has the G1x for sale for $730 shipped. I think that's a pretty good price,

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How? Amazon persistently inflate their prices and give scattered arbitrary service on e-sales. "Free shipping" is not always a bargain. Especially with items like Canon cameras that must be imported from Asia in the first place.
Currently you can buy a G1X on the Net for around $600 in HK and Australia. Postal charges at about $50 and global warranty can make the purchase overseas of what is an overseas manufactured item more attractive than buying through the megalith Amazon.
As for size and convenience, you're right the G1X is a bit larger than the G12 . And if you don't want superior images, far better light capture with substantially less signal noise, but prefer small file email images and snapshot monitor viewing or small machine prints only, then the G12 is easier.
Even simpler, why not simply use your smart-phone 8MP camera?
On the other hand, if you want something closer to Leica quality in 'rangefinder' style size digiwhizz then the Fuji X100 beats the Canons hands down for just another couple hundred dollars. That's street price, NOT Amazon or inflated eBay price.
However, whatever gives you joy is the camera you should choose.
-tdb

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bdunbar79 said:

You know I was thinking, since I've become such a 50mm junkie, just because I might get the macro lens, to have 4 of the lenses. However, I don't think I have the wallet to buy the f/1.0L! I saw a copy on ebay for $4999!

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At one time I was considering buy a Canon 7 With the dream machine 50mm F/0.95 off evil bay. Its so awesome. 8)

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Wow. Funny thing is, you can find that stuff on ebay surprisingly easily!

https://vimeo.com/45723741

MarkWebbPhoto said:

I have been browsing around for more 1DX samples just to get an idea of what to expect with high ISO settings...I'm rather disappointed with the number of people who have claimed to have received the 1DX and haven't posted a single photo.

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Some images posted, ISO 4000 and ISO 12800.

http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=8070.0

At this point in time, these are my findings regarding STM:
- slower focus than USM
- continous AF possibly in video, but not really smooth, compared to a little training and doing it manually
- lower noise, but still noise audible when using continuos AF, manual is still better for STM when noise is crucial
- good for ad hoc AF videos or travel videos, so at the current stage I do not think its of interest for pro video but rather for entry level (which does not mean, that we don't see STM capability on an entry FF in the future)

I personally do not think we'll see a L lense with STM anytime soon, for my taste, normal focus is noticably slower with STM than USM (non video). I believe though that Canon will add these feature to all future Cams...
A pity that they did not introduce it with the 5D3 already

Videoshooter said:

I also am kind of dissapointed that the new one does away with the reverse zoom mechanism - when combined with a lens hood, this feature was the next-best-thing to an internal zoom. In wet weather (which we've had a lot of here lately) the hood keeps the inner barrel dry, which prevents potential disasters!

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++++++ Exactly my thoughts!

Re: Odds & Ends: 70D, 7D2, New Full Frame, D600 & Photoshop CS6

where is 70d？

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elflord said:

With a hobby shooter however, they are free to deliver as many or few images as they like, and usually have the access to their subjects that eliminates the need to work quickly. I'll add that I generally deliver much fewer images than the number most pro photographers would be required to deliver.

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It all depends on the situation you are shooting. I'm no pro but shooting something like a concert or dance recital, you have no time to change lenses, it's just bang-bang or you've missed the shot. A good zoom does have it's purpose.

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There is definitely room for both.

I usually have 2 bodies, one with zoom, one with prime.

An example might be the 70-200 f/2.8II and the 135/f/2 or 200 f/2

Thanks Bosman! It's my favourite lens I own now, plus my girlfriend is back from England tomorrow so I'll finally have a willing model for some photos

xps said:

I talked to our photographers. They took the still shots in one of our studios. With the same lens, using an professional lightning system or the aviable light (that did not change).
They will decide, whether they return all Cameras and make an switch back to Nikon, or they call for an "calibration" that every camera has the same quality. Before we bought the Camera, the representative of Canon spoke about an high quality, calibrated professional product. Afterwards they told us, that we have to accept an "little" gap of quality.
I´ll try to get an sample shot. The noise differs, like you take one shot with 400 ISO, the second one with 25000.... The worst MKIII produces noise, so @800 an black wall changes to an colorful pattern.
As I was one of the persons, that looking for that we buy Canon, I´m very disappointed.

In my opinion, its a shame, that Canon is not able to deliver cameras without an quality gap for business customers.

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The problem is that Nikon is just as bad, only it is like pulling teeth to get one fixed.

Sometimes you can't win.

Hi Syder,

My comment was directed at Caps18 not the original poster. The context is clear from the entire thread.

In the round of the discussion it's all 'what ifs' and 'buts'.

I don't think it's harsh to insist on doing the job right or not doing it at all.

Managing expectations. I deal with this all the time. Video is reasonably easy. Audio will screw up more productions than any video. At a wedding audio is important. If thats not the advice folk want, then fine.
Don't ask for advice.

I don't really want to get into a verbal with anybody. It's a broad church. Different ways to the same goals.

My posts detail the way I would do it and the reasons why.

The OP and anybody since is at liberty to follow or ignore my advice.

The NTG-2 runs plenty hot to keep in camera levels in trim, but works best through a balanced cable, which the EOS DSLRs do not accept out the box..

I use a Sennheiser K6/ME66 and Rode NTG2 with a beachtek DXA-5Da. Plenty hot from internal AA. My ECM-77s are not hot enough.