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Drizzt321 · Jan 10, 2013

paul13walnut5 said:
If you do video you won't need AF.

Obviously you may prefer it for stills, perhaps fit a split prism focus screen to assist MF in stills mode?

Declicked aperture or electronic dial?

If video is going to form a big part of your work then a manual iris is great, and declicked even better. For video you get a live view of how things will look, you'll need to switch off exp comp in live view to get a true view for stills.

Obviously as you stop down the viewfinder / image darkens, you may prefer to compose and focus wide open and stop down before shooting - easy for video, pain in the a for stills, a bit 1960's.

But these are the compromises for a well sorted bright inexpensive prime.

Only bother with the cine version if you are absolutely going to use follow focus gearing and a rig. The photo version is cheaper and easier to live with for mixed use. And you can get a declicked non-cine version.

++ for this

Really the biggest advantages of the cine version is a declicked aperture control (which means you can change the aperture while filming with it being less noticeable), and I believe a much longer throw on the focusing ring, which is better for video, especially with a follow focus setup.

For stills, I'm assuming you are using some kind of strobe/speedlite lighting, right? So you're probably stopping down to f/8 or so anyway, so you can probably get away with your current focusing screen, but I believe the 6D has an officially user replaceable focus screen which means you can get a higher precision screen to more easily get the focus using a manual focus lens.

hemidesign · Jan 10, 2013

Sorry, you're right, this lens wasn't the real announcement.. just photos I saw on google from the prototype product
I think the real announcement was the crappy 35mm f2 IS and 24-70 F4 IS only...
NO THANKS!

el bouv · Jan 10, 2013

Check out this image of Astronaut Chris Hadfield taking photos on the ISS

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/01/10/australian_fires_from_space/

This camera is probably higher than the price of the new 200-400 zoom lens.

wickidwombat · Jan 10, 2013

mine was +13 i sent it back to sigma to be recalibrated it came back a week later and has been perfect ever since
just get it recalibrated

dswatson83 · Jan 10, 2013

There is a review of the new 24-70 f/4 IS with a comparison with the older 24-105mm. That should help you out a little.
http://learningcameras.com/reviews/7-lenses/99-canon-24-70-f4-is-review

FatDaddyJones · Jan 10, 2013

You know, people... this is Canon RUMORS. If I'm not mistaken, this site is dedicated to RUMORS. Why get so uptight about people on CANONRUMORS.com talking about rumors?

wickidwombat · Jan 10, 2013

neuroanatomist said:
ET, my solution to that issue is to have C2 as (One Shot + single AF point selection) and C3 as (AI Servo + 61-point auto selection) but otherwise with very similar settings (both Av mode, etc., although I have the min shutter set higher in C3). On the 1D X, I have the M.Fn button assigned to switch modes, so it's a one-button press to go into servo + 61-pt, and pressing that same button twice to go back to one-shot + manual select (on the 5DIII, it's a dial turn instead of a button press).

Gotcha. thats a nice way to do it

Radiating · Jan 10, 2013

dpedro said:
Your house is burning and you can only grab 2 lenses from your kit, the rest will burn. Which 2 do you HAVE to have? For me, I'd say my 70-200 2.8 Mk II and my 24-70 2.8 Mk II. They are my newest and cost a fortune, but I love portrait work with my 100 2.8 L macro. I guess I can order another when the insurance kicks in haha.

Sigma 85mm 1.4 & Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 Mk. II.

Both of these are known for having issues from copy to copy. All other lenses can be replaced, these are priceless. Or at least would take 2 weeks and 5 copies of each to get right.

Dylan777 · Jan 10, 2013

SOLD my s100. No more little tiny sensor nor crop for me :-X

Standing by for FF mirrorless. Otherwise, the Sony RX-1 is look real good. Both body and lens are so SOLID

expatinasia · Jan 9, 2013

MARKOE PHOTOE said:
I've just rented the RX1 for 'testing' for the next two weeks. I have a RX100 and the UI is pretty much the same. The RX100 is a 1/5 of the cost of the RX1 and you've got a decent zoom range. While the RX1 is really incredible I feel it is grossly overpriced for the moment.
Given there is little to compete against it now, I suspect competition will drive this price down significantly in the next year.
The RX1 has a great feel, is very fast and solid. A zoom range on this camera would be the only initial request I would ask at this point to send it to my wish list.
I'll try to post some images in the next few days from the RX1 and my RX100 for comparison.

As far as where this camera fits in my photographic life, it doesn't really replace my 5D3 and its a bit big for a P&S. The RX100 is about the biggest P&S POCKETABLE camera I feel comfortable with.

More to follow later as I get time to shoot with the RX1.

MARKOE PHOTOE - any news on this? Thanks.

tphillips63 · Jan 9, 2013

Ramon, thanks for the reminder about your site. I have read those reviews a while back but I am glad I found them again.

deleteme · Jan 9, 2013

Yes you can.
I have two different names for my cameras.
Just go through the menus and you will find it.

Also you can sort them in LR by serial number. Then you can re-name them at that time.

Drizzt321 · Jan 9, 2013

iKenndac said:
EvilTed said:

Do you think Apple would endorse such a product?

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Apple has accepted Mono applications to the App Store, which is as close to "endorsed" as you can get.

I'd just like to add some perspective to this thread if I may — I'm a software developer for Mac by trade (photography is a hobby) so hopefully I can be useful.

Mono is no less "native" than 90% of Mac products out there. A lot of people think "Native" means "Written in Objective-C against the Cocoa framework", but that's just one of the many tools available to make applications for Mac OS — it just happens to be the one Apple provides. However, many of the applications people on this forum will use day-to-day aren't written using these technologies, for example:

- Microsoft Office
- Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, etc
- To be honest, pretty much everything out of Adobe ever

Having a common codebase when your application runs on multiple platforms is the best way of doing things, not just because of cost — if you have multiple codebases for multiple platforms, you can guarantee that the core functionality of each version will be slightly different, and you have to spend a lot of time making sure the separate implementations are compatible with each other as well as weeding out more bugs, etc etc.

However, since Mac OS, Windows, and other platforms have very different looking UIs, this normally leads to a sub-optimal product UI-wise, since to make something work on everything, it ends up being a mashed-up compromise. To counter this, products will often have a common "core" while implementing the UI separately for each platform. It is absolutely possible to make an application in Mono that doesn't look "ported", but it takes more effort than using a UI that works on all platforms. And, looking at the software in question, the UI is so simple that it doesn't need extra work.

Edit: To put things in perspective, Adobe products use a common UI layer on both of their platforms. They went full-in and designed their own UI toolkit that works fairly well on both platforms, but can be frustrating to use on a Mac since it doesn't entirely conform with standard Mac behaviours.

Simply put, if this application isn't "native", neither is Office, Photoshop or Lightroom. And, well, they're all damn fine products. Furthermore, I bet if they'd included Mono inside the application package rather than requiring it be installed separately, nobody would have even noticed that this application wasn't "native".

As for Mono being bloated, well, the install size of the runtime is around 300MB. If you look at the size of Apple's libraries you'll find they're a lot larger than that, it's just that they come with the operating system so you don't have to download it.

Well said. I'm trying to think of what I could add to this, but I can't really. Except to say that to me, it's pretty obvious that the FoCal guys are NOT UI/UX designers. Which is fine by me, as all that math and algorithms is really the core of what makes it a great product, although I could wish they'd find someone who can help massage the UI into something a bit nicer looking...

meli · Jan 9, 2013

video comparison by Jonathan Yi

Shot on a Canon C300, slight NSFW ;D

*preview doesnt work, click on the link!

docholliday · Jan 9, 2013

paul13walnut5 said:
@birtembuk

I'd agree to that. Never mind the green square, thanks to the masses who buy gear by the truck load. Keeps it from reaching stratospheric price. Yeah, yeah, I know, it's already tropospheric, but still ...

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+1

And thank you also to the early adopters who selflessly pay a third more to have their camera club bragging rights and beta test the new kit so that it's firmware works 6 months later when the smart folk buy it. God bless you all!

There's a reason I always buy used...I don't think I've bought retail for anything photo or computer in the last 25 years...maybe some connectors, bulk cable and solder. Oh, and bulbs.

RustyTheGeek · Jan 9, 2013

docholliday said:
msatter said:

Look mama, no cables:

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/58-14255

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Yeah, except it's REALLY buggy. I have one...and I'd rather use my WFT-E2A than it if I didn't need the quick down speed (< 3 sec on 21MP RAW with wireless vs ~1 sec wired with active repeater).

Did you notice that it's discontinued? There's a reason for that...

IT Geek Guy here... I've seem a lot of buggy problems with the wireless USB stuff. Don't bother. Stick with the other wired USB suggestions, cable length limits, active extensions, CAT5 baluns, etc if you're going to use the USB method.

Keep in mind that some USB cables with the small mini connector do exist that are only meant for phone charging etc and might be missing the data connection. I doubt this is the case for long cables but in case you are ever looking around real quick for a short cable in a drawer or something, just know that ALL cables of this type are not created equal.

Jan 9, 2013

Your 40D will fire the popup flash for AF assist.

I have no idea why Canon doesn't include a dedicated lamp, maybe to sell more Speedlites? :-X

Jan 9, 2013

No idea, but Amazon.com has them in stock...

Efka76 · Jan 9, 2013

2012 purchases:

- Canon EOS 7D with EF-S 18-135 mm
- Canon EF 50 mm 1.4 USM
- Canon 70-200 mm 2.8L IS II USM
- Canon 100 mm 2.8L IS USM Macro
- Tamron 24-70 mm 2.8
- Canon Speedlite 580 EXII
- Hoya HD filters
- ThinkTank Retrospective 30 backpack

Due to the fact that photography is my hobby only I think that in 2013 I will refrain from other purcahses

However, in 1-2 years i want to upgrade my camera to FF (i think think that it will be Canon EOS 5D Mark III)

Rienzphotoz · Jan 9, 2013

Frodosbigtoe said:
Hey! Thanks for the assistance :-D I'm starting in Mumbai and heading south down and around the coast to Chennai. Gonna try and hit as many places as I can in between. I shoot mostly landscapes and street(portraits and general scenes) so I think the lens choices might just be okay. Can you recommend any must see places or festivals that will be taking place that time of year? Also any general tips for traveling through the south. I'm so damn excited!!! :-D Thanks again!

Hi, I'm from Goa (India) but working in the Middle East for the last 7 years ... I visit India twice a year for a total of 45 days. Since you wanted to know some must see places or festivals here is some info:
1. Goa is one of the MUST SEE places in India (google and see why) and it is less than 600 kms / 372 miles from Mumbai (it is also on your way down to Chennai).
2. Goa has two festivals coming up the first one is "Goa Carnival" starts on 9th Feb and ends on 12th Feb 2013, followed shortly by "Shigmo" festival ... both these occasions present you with some incredible & colorful photo opportunities.
3. Goa has beautiful beaches, waterfalls, world heritage churches and temples in addition to farms, cashew plantations, wildlife (crocodiles, birds, dolphins, leopards, deer, elephants not to forget the holy cow )
4. Goa has several daily flights, trains and buses from Mumbai ... but for person with photography bug, train journey is the best (especially the day train as you can chat up with lots of friendly people ... but be careful if they offer you food, there have been incidents where people have been drugged with food only to wake up with all their stuff stolen)
5. Trains take around 10 hours from Mumbai to Goa and a reserved non-air conditioned sleeper coach travel costs less than US$ 8 per person ... if you want air conditioned sleeper coach it cots less than US $ 32 per person. Also as a foreign tourist you get preference for quick reservations on trains (just ask for "Tatkal" ticket at train reservation counter)
6. Good quality beer costs less than bottled water in Goa ... lots of restaurants, seafood and rave parties ... you also get to see hippies who've been frequenting Goa for the last 4 decades ... awesome flee markets ... at this time of the year, you get to see Russian, British, Polish, Israeli and Japanese tourists (this is in addition to the domestic tourists from North and South India), its a melting pot of cultures and the best part is all of them are willing to pose for a photograph as they are all in "mood" for a good time, especially when they are only drinking beer instead of water.
7. You can easily reach Chennai from Goa either by air or train.

By the way coming to your question about the choice of lenses ... what you chose is perfect for your trip ... you will come back with some memorable photos ... I just came back from a 16 day vacation in Goa from Dec 2012 to Jan 2013 ... took a lot of pics with the 16-35mm f2.8 L II ... the 50mm f1.4 will work nicely inside some of the old portuguese churches.
All the best for your trip

Jan 9, 2013

scotty512 said:
still not sure, but I really like the 2.8 option so I reckon that am leaning towards the 16-35

I do some handheld night walkaround shooting, and the f/2.8 of the 16-35 II does come in handy.

Fleetie · Jan 9, 2013

Are you asking why it always says that the remaining time available is 29m59s, even though you have an enormous 64GB card in the camera, and you're expecting to be able to record more than half an hour of video?

If so, I believe the camera restricts the possible length of each video recording (file) to 29m59s for some legal reason. I don't know the details but I read a long time ago that in certain countries, the government (or someone) would slap on a hefty tax if the camera was capable of recording more than that. Adding that tax to the retail price would price the camera out of its intended market, which would be A Bad Thing for Canon - and potential customers.

That's what I read, anyway.

Martin - Who never shoots video

[email protected] · Jan 9, 2013

I just bought a Canon 500mm F4/L USM II, no problems, great service, I will continue to buy stuff from them...

Dave

Aglet · Jan 8, 2013

Mikael Risedal said:
Nikon has now another partner besides Sony, Aptina Renesas and it's Toshiba. The sensor in the camera is a Toshiba manufactured sensor.

I was just about to post that.

Toshiba's been out of the limelight in electronics for a while. I hope Nikon was not exaggerating when one of their people said the d5200's sensor will not only be different from the d3200 but will also be measurably better.
Toshiba has the fab and tech to produce pretty much anything from heavy power devices to the best sensors so hopefully this is another source of top quality silicon fabrication for Nikon to tap into with their patents & licensing.

Which now leaves us wondering, what sensor and what will be the performance of it when it comes to Nikon's pro-level crop bodies; D400? D7200?.. They should better the consumer bodies by a little bit.
And is Nikon waiting for Canon to announce 7D Mark II or 70D before they release these new crop bodies?
Waiting game for all of us now.

Meanwhile, if anyone's looking, Pentax is selling off their Q and K-01 stock in north america and likely around the planet at really low prices. I just ordered a K-01 with 40mm kit lens for a pittance. Looked forward to finding out what it's good for; video perhaps.

westr70 · Jan 8, 2013

I'm interested in getting a printer for my photographs. I had narrowed it down to the Canon PIXMA Pro9000 Mark II but found that it was discontinued. There are hundreds for sale but I'm not interested in buying something that they may stop selling ink for. The pixma pro-100 was listed as the successor. Anyone have one and can provide their thoughts on it? Thanks.

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