I'm just wondering if a lack of correction data for some lenses in Canon DPP DLO module is not a hint at their life cycle and expected upgrades/end of life announcements. I'm observing what they add to the list of provided lenses and was wondering why 70-200 2.8 (NON IS) was missing all the time. After the rumor, that Canon is about to end this lenses life, I think it might be connected somehow with their absence in the DLO module - they didn't include it because they krew that it's end of life of this lens anyway.

Canon has added some new lenses to the list in DLO, has even addded 1.4 and 2.0 teleconverters variations with some of them, but 70-200 2.8 was still missing.

If this is about to be true, then popular EF 135L 2.0, 50 1.8, 85 1.8, 100 2.8 Macro (non IS non L) and 300 F/4 L IS are missing as well so does it mean, that they are on their upgrade path?

RLPhoto said:

Its Discussing View-finder focusing screens and its true, the 5D3 isn't accurate faster than F/2.8. On my 5Dc, With the Eg-s Screen, I could clearly see my DOF all the way down to F/1.2, It was fantastic.

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yep and the brightscreen is a whole world better than the EG-S only downside of the EG-S was the VF was quite dark with an f4 lens on but it was great with f2.8 and faster

Put in the same shoes, I'd rather get a 17-40 F4L. You need a UWA if you're taking a lot of landscapes. The 50mm can serve as your walk-around lens (or you may replace it with the 40mm pancake or 50mm F1.4 if you want). You've already got the 70-200 as your tele. 24-105 will just be redundant.

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I can't get this image to open. Get an error message with both PS and Windows Photo Viewer.

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That's weird. Try right-clicking on the image, click on "Save Image As" and save it to your desktop or some other folder, and then opening it in your preferred picture viewing software.

Wade

Ray2021 said:

Axilrod said:

Seriously dude, what's the deal with the polls? I don't think people are going to be too happy with you cluttering up this board with impossible polls.

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+1. Agree with Axilrod. I count 4 polls from you in one day...You need a hobby.

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he's preparing for the release of SJTMark, finally a quantitative tool to rate CR members in the all-important statistic of polls per hour.

eninja said:

Yeah, both of you were right and also the manual, I was coming from G12 and I also don't blame myself, all other button works as when you press them first time.

I still don't get the point why you need to initially press shutter before being able to select AF.
Maybe software optimization issue, because multi-controller is also used navigating menu.

Thanks.

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I'm guessing it's to prevent the camera entering an active viewfinder display state (and burning power) if the button was pressed by mistake. While it's not a big deal, it would be nice to turn that "feature" off - and have the D-pad just wake up the camera.

I would buy a 50L II but the FF mirrorless is also very tempting. I still wouldn't buy a first gen electronic product though.

Hi.

My short film: My Inaudible Thoughts.

This movie was made with Canon 5D Mark III. I used Canon 50mm 1.2 L, Sigma 20mm 1.8 and Canon 85mm 1.8. I didn't use any cinema lights.

https://vimeo.com/46123425

'' It is just another morning before Aras receives the news of his fathers death from the senior home. Losing the only family member he rarely even spoke with puts him in a difficult situation he doesn't know how to react to.''



Enjoy.

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Dylan777 said:

RLPhoto said:

It's sharp enough for portraits in the center for me. I love the look.

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Have you run your 50L through FoCal with your 5D III bodies? I just wonder what other owners are getting from their 50L????????????????

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I don't even own FoCal, or any focus calibration software. Infact, I haven't AFMA'ed any of my lenses. They all have been flawless from the factory. ( Fingers crossed .)

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Wow....you must be very lucky man, a f1.2 lens without AFMA.

Before AFMA, I did a quick test by setting up 4 markers. The distance between each of these markers is about 1.5" back. As you can see the lens has focus shift issue. I was focus on 1st marker(red). You can see the red is not in focus, the green does. That focus shift is gone after AFMA.

For now...it's all about sharpness.

Edit: back focus issue

I passed his bio onto a photo friend in Banff and she said she knew exactly where he was standing for one of his shots! Great work.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-6D-Digital-SLR-Camera-Review.aspx

"I can focus the 6D's center point on a subject with reasonable contrast down until autoexposure gives me a setting of 160 at 10 seconds and f/2.8 (really dark) with the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens mounted (note that the 6D's metering range spec is listed at EV 1-20). The Canon EOS 1D X's center point could not focus on the same subject with the same lens mounted. Note that the 6D focuses very slowly under these dismal lighting conditions - but locking slowly is far better than failing to lock.

I'm having very good success with the Canon EOS 6D's center AF point. And this is again the AF point I am using most frequently on this camera. It properly and accurately locks onto subjects as I would expect. "

Whit said:

Mr Bean said:

Nice work

I've started doing a similar thing with my 5D mk3. The last attempt of mine, taking 325 images over 4 hours ended up with heavy dew after image 24 :'(

What lens did you use?

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I was worried about fogging up, but I got lucky. I think the combination of a cold camera (matching the temp outside), and the wind bowing around the lens kept it clean. I was shooting on the 24mm 1.4 II, which is one of my favorite lenses

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Oh, I love that lens. I'm hoping to get one sometime, but I've got a 24-70 (looking at the Tamron, I'm pretty impressed so far), 70-200 2.8 IS v2 to acquire first. Then I can start going after the lovely, lovely primes

mirror lockup? holy cow.

Well, if when i typed " also, i don't think this is the problem here", people thought i was saying this is what i think your problem is, i really don't know how to fix that.
as for the flash duration topic i mentioned, my studio strobes ARE slower than 1/500th under some conditions. that is one head, at higher power settings. many are.

I've posted before about my love of crappy flash synch speeds, and again, i know all about it, and why they suck. Nobody seems to understand how i don't care about all that, i'm 100% certain some clever guys could make it happen. hell, i've got a fairly good idea for a work around, but i haven't the time.

anyone care to argue with my recommendations for the OP?

BTW- with an alienbees trigger/receiver combo i could net 1/400th with a speedlight set on full tilt with my 1dmk2.
yes, i know it's aps-h, just saying.

Certain types of lights can also introduce those scan lines even if you are using the right shutter speed. I've seen it happen here and there with christmas lights in dark situations.

Impossible poll again... vague blanket statements that depend on a case by case comparisons.

I scored a clean used 200L f2.8 for under $500, so looking forward to giving it a whirl (and keeping the 100L). If fixed length turns out to be too much hassle, I guess I'll sell the 100 and 200 and get a 70-200 IS II.

Can this camera sync w/flash at 1/2000th or 1/4000th?

rafaelsynths said:

I don't want to invest in a lot of money in glass until I hear from other photographers. I do a lot of photography in the streets with my canon 5D mark ii ( got from eBay at a amazing price!) . I don't have any lens at the moment. I'm thinking about the 24-70 mark 2 or should I just go for some primes for my work? What do you recommend me?

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50 1.4 with the lens hood permanently attached. It's going for a good price at the moment and if you don't like it you can always get rid of it again without much of a loss.

Your third shot is quite amazing. Great ingenuity used as well. My wife and I had a short visit to Arches NP in early October, but not being familiar with the area, chose to hike to the Delicate Arch from the second parking area as the first was packed with vehicles. It was quite busy at the second and after a relatively short hike, we found we were quite a distance from the actual arch. The view was great, but I left my 70-200 in the car so the arch is quite small in al my photos.

When you took that photo, how many other people were there with you? At sunset while we were there, a large group was at the upper viewing area, with some people under the arch as well.

Steve

I used Eos utility to load the lens correction data on to my 7D and now presto it works like a champ. 8)
I didn't think it woiuld make such a difference

Got a 6D with the 10% off Amazon coupon, figured $2400 is a good deal for the kit.

Really loved the B&W version of this shot. Shot with Canon 5D Mark III with 24-105.

Background Details: The lights in the background is the holiday wreath that was just lit by the mayor of Fort Myers.

Red-and-yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus) by Sparda (AMT), on Flickr

I'm liking the images so far from the Sony Rx-100. This image was taken Sunday afternoon at the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.