It is everything I wanted to know, thanks! glad you came through neuro! Too bad, some old cheap lenses could be fun to play with, but not as much fun without a working AF haha.

The typical pattern is for prices of a body to drop when a new model is announced, and then rise later for a year or so. I did check Canon's refurb price, and it has not changed, its still 3995.Eventually, they all go down in price.
The 1D Mark IV has the ability to autofocus at f/8 and a 1.3 crop factor. Birders and those who are focal length limited value those features.

Re: Cricket fans - Brian Lara practicing this morning for big 2020 Match this Weeken

Big 2020 cricket match in Trinidad this past weekend:

Friday

http://www.wilmark.johnatty.com/2020f50/h4068a4ae#h4068a4ae

Saturday:

http://www.wilmark.johnatty.com/p264513426

Sunday:

http://www.wilmark.johnatty.com/p348902806

Some more messing around with 5D3/5D2/7D and 24 1.4 II. The 5D3 definitely handles it the best. Sometimes the others do well with it, but not always. The 5D3 AF has some magic that makes it get a very, very high percentage in focus at all sorts of subject distances and lighting conditions, only under super poor (as in a single 40 watt bulb that is half obscured and shooting tricky targets not being directly lit by even that) lighting does it start to miss semi-often but even then it does the same as 5D2 and much better than the 7D (or 50D for that matter). For some tricky and not so tricky targets at a wide range of distances the other evening the 5D3 barely had a miss and by far more than half were utterly dead on at f/1.4 (the rest were in focus but just barely a smidge off of perfection, but totally fine) while the 5D2 and 7D were having plenty of clear misses and many fewer absolutely utterly dead on hits.

And paired with the high precision AF of the 70-300L, as per lens rentals, it really does tend to just nail the AF spot on with that one, absolute perfection.

Job well done.

I just bought sigma 120-300 from them. Only a 7 day return policy but anyway the lens is under a 10 years garanty from sigma canada. Great service and shipping you'll have the Canon canada garanty which is the same of the USA one .

Good to see a supportive wife here! and what a B-day present!

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Interesting. Looks like a test to me. Samsung is so big they can afford to throw something like this out there just to see what happens.

My understanding is Nikon is WIFI only. This Samsung is the first with real 3G/4G capability.

I'm not buying, but I'm sure watching.

I find HIS slightly noisier when moving body in two planes, as expected , but still fairly quiet.

Sounds like it is related to the autopower off function. Disabling it is the work around. I always use the power switch, but if I have a problem, I'll disable APO.

two major photo shows in sept and october.. i'd wait to purchase anything until then.. but you really cant go wrong with a pocket wizard

So it sounds like its a bit of marketing, price and technology. I will sit and wait another 12 years and see what cameras become and how outdated even a 5D3 would be considered. Was the EOS 1V rather expensive for its day? 12 years ago I was young and had a 2 megapixel Olympus that I thought was the best camera ever, I didn't know anything about film.

bdunbar79 said:

If I take this question objectively, that is, the 50L or the TS-E 45 lens, then I'd get the 50L. It is a way sharper lens. However, I realize the TS-E 45 lens is not nearly the best TS lens. If money were no object I'd probably get the 24 II TS lens. But, answering your question specifically, the 50L.

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Thanks for that. Problem is that 24mm is not really a focal length I'm particular interested in. 17 even less so. Not sure what to make of the 90mm TS. I could see it being an interesting portrait lens but that I would probably resort to my 135L in that range for the most part.

But I think I'm leaning more towards the 50L anyway at this point. Ultimately, I've come to realize that I'm really back to where I started 20-some years ago when learning how to use my dad's A1 with a 50 and a 135 and that was that.

wopbv4 said:

Hi,

feel pretty stupid now.
Thanks to all that pointed towards the iso setting!!


Changed iso to 100 and count goes up to from 665 to 829

Thanks very much !!

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Don't worry about it - there is always something new to learn!

I've been looking for stock of these for a while. Just got off the phone with Castle Cameras? They think they're getting some tomorrow and have filled their back orders so fingers crossed I can get delivery on Friday!

I've checked them out and they seem very legit, the bloke on the phone was a bit of a laugh too.

http://www.castlecameras.co.uk/canon-eos-1d-x-body

There's another thread on the same topic here:
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=8981.0

Might be something relevant here for the OP.

-PW

just curious Axillrod, where can I find your Vimeo page?

I know it seems silly but you should call canon ASAP. Pull the batteries, pull the memory cards. If you are using a battery grip remove that and replace the camera battery door. Try using one battery in the camera. You have to have the battery door installed or it won't power up.

If you have a computer you can try hOoking up the USB cable and see if you have any sign of life. If all fails the you will need to call canon.

Hey James,
If you're used to primes to shoot groups and have the flexibility of moving your feet for zoom then I think you'd be good with the 40mm (no joke about the price being right). I do not have that luxury. When I did shoot with the 40 for a group it was specifically because that little guy fits in my pocket and I can slap it on quickly for a "group" shot. The 24-70 doesn't fit in the pocket so easily...

MOST of the time when I'm shooting my 24-70 is because I NEED that flexibility because I cannot move very far but need to be able to get tight on a five year old baseball player but wide enough for a group of pre-teens for a buddy shot... I don't have much room to be able to move so having that flexibility to zoom saves me a lot of time... I shoot 400-600 kids in one day that flexibility saves me A LOT of time.

LOL - more proof that whoever is in charge of running Canon is SLEEPING on their job, are OUT OF TOUCH with reality,and are plain IGNORANT of the market out there...

...they will run out of money like Sony is, and run their company out of business...

Sony has less than 5 years to get its finances right, or they will file for bankruptcy...

Canon has been slowly moving toward the same direction the last 2 years...

it amazes me how retarded Canon is most of the time...

bdunbar79 said:

There is optical transmission and radio transmission. Radio goes much farther.

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That transmitter is radio, or is part of your post missing? Please enlighten us as to what your point is, thank you.


To the OP, that transmitter works with the Canon 600rt flash only. It will not work with any built-iin flashes on ANY Canon camera.

CharlieB said:

Almost anyone coming from a APS-C sensor camera will notice the reduced DOF on a FF body

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So true!! I sure noticed it!

Does anybody here use the Canon 35 1.4 with extension tubes? I see the lens has a floating system which is supposed to make it better for closer focusing. I realize a Canon 100 2.8 IS is a much better option for true macro work but for the occasional shot, I'm wondering if this might be a possibility for ring shots with a pleasing background.

thanks for the detailed responses guys. sounds like I am better off waiting and saving for a used 500 f4. Don't like the slow af and iq impacts of the TCs. anyone know how much a used 500 will set me back? anyone selling one? ;D

Hopefully they've fixed everything wrong after five years...and they aren't going to touch Magic Lantern for new features...so enjoy as-is or enjoy with ML.

nightbreath said:

Woody said:

M.ST said:

46 megapixel on a small FF sensor is absolutely a joke. Forget this rumor.

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People said the same thing about rumors related to 18 MP on APS-C, 24 MP on APS-C and 36 MP on FF sensors prior to announcement.

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I think the same thing even after the announcements

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it may or may not be a joke and it may or may not be a good idea, but it certainly feasible. 46MP on a FF sensor happens to be the same pixel density as the aging 7D sensor, a fact which I find oddly coincident with this rumor