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SteveC · Feb 2, 2021

Codebunny said:
Looks like the chap died but he managed to nab photos of his attackers.

That is dedication on the level of the man who photographed Mount St. Helens disintegrating. (He knew he wasn't going to live, but took photos and then put his camera in his briefcase.)

OK, very dark, even black, humor aside, this is a sad thing and my condolences to his family and friends.

privatebydesign said:
The USA is a big place, some areas are incredibly safe where people don't lock their doors and others are incredibly dangerous, just like many other parts of the world.

As it is such a high profile case I'd expect the assailant to be found, and I think your cynical side has had too much exercise. Mugging is almost always opportunistic and not carried out by criminal masterminds.

If one were to cut out our inner cities, the US would have a crime rate similar to all those low-crime countries in Europe. So, by just staying out of those areas, a visitor can basically be as safe as they'd be anywhere. The bad news is that some of the places worth seeing are very close to those bad areas.

Dmitri_Kahm · Feb 1, 2021

Chris.Chapterten said:
Yeah, I had no trouble with f2.0 - f2.5 at closer distances. Focus accuracy was very good. When I got a bit further out it wasn’t too happy. Funnily enough the lens actually reminds me of my old EF 50mm 1.4 in terms of focusing motor behaviour.

At a slightly further distance the RF 35mm f1.8 autofocus tends to jitter back and forth a bit while locking focus. With my L lenses once it has locked focus in single shot AF mode it just stays there. Even if I half press the shutter again, the L lens will only ever make the slightest of movement. I would assume this is because the initial acquisition of focus is more confident /accurate. With the RF 35mm 1.8 there are constant little movements all the way up until the focus locks. If I half press the shutter again without the subject moving it will start jittering back and forth a bit before locking focus. I would assume all of the missed focus were back focused because the lens tends to move in that direction when stopped down a bit anyway. So if the the focus is slightly off, the problem is made worse by using a slightly stopped down aputure?

Did you ever experience more focus motor movement like I described when trying to aquire focus from a slightly further distance?

EDIT: some further details after reviewing a batch of ‘problem images’ taken at a full length body distance at f2.0 and f2.2. Out of 62 photos 18 were backfocused to the point of being practically unusable. A further 5 were backfocused to the point were some sharpening made them acceptable. The remaining 39 were quite good and usable without the need for sharpening.

I should note that all 62 of these images were partially backlit. No direct sun or anything, just an open window with a partial sheer curtain covering. Contrast on the front of the subject was fairly low and settings ranged from ISO 400, f2.2, 1/200 to ISO 400, f2.0, 1/320. Just to give an idea of the light level. In essentially the same lighting conditions my RF 50mm 1.2L and RF 85mm 1.2L did perfectly fine with focus accuracy.

The frustrating thing with the AF inaccuracy on this lens in this particular situation is that I had 8 in a row that were backfocused to the point of being unusable. This meant I missed 3 different poses/expressions from the model (including one I was hoping to use as a final image).

Hello! Unfortunately I do not remember, how my RF 35 behaved in terms of "little movements" you mention. Probably, mine was behaving the same. But I feel that the USM focus motor the EF2.0 version has is anyway better and quicker than STM of RF 35. Moreover, there are no external moving parts is EF 2.0.

Feb 1, 2021

The last video about whats in the bag. Ok I know some of those lenses, but the others where just bordered and that was it. No details about why he uses some lenses over others. Very superficial.

privatebydesign · Jan 31, 2021

stevelee said:
Thanks. That is obvious. I don’t think I’ve noticed anything similar in a photo. I guess all my cameras have had effective filters.

Far and away the worst image ruining iterations I have seen have all been clothes, particularly guys suits, dresses that have taffeta or the like in them, and veils, so wedding photos! Sometimes the images are unsalvagable but photographers who are experienced with these issues know to vary their shooting distance to give them alternate unaffected shots.

But I have seen smaller issues with distant bricks and tiles, ac vents and speaker screens, these things tend to be much smaller in the image and are generally very easy to deal with.

chik0240 · Jan 29, 2021

cayenne said:
You can still use all of your EF lenses on the Rx cameras....heck, one of the BEST things I"ve come to find about mirrorless is the fun to be had adapting ALL sorts and all brands of lenses, especially manual and vintage manual lenses to them.

Opens up whole new creative worlds.

C

that fun stops when you had enough lens to decide to carry around.. and if the new lens improvement kind of like old megapixel war which further increase don't really gain you any noticeable performance gain in real photos, you stop spending big money. I foresee in coming future when my 5D3 is really broken I would get an R6 for the lower price and enough MP to use, but lens? likely will just stick to the EF lens with the basic or filter adapter where I am fully satisified with their IQ, corner sharpness don't really matters that much, mostly in the EF days my upgrade urge into the L glass is simply constant aperture where I don't need to fickly with ISO or shutter speed when zoomed, and of course the colour tone of L glass is tempting. other than when I first got the lens and pixel peep for corners, I never really care that much for sharpness there, like in a wide angle I bet nobody will put your model there to get distorted badly no matter how sharp the corner is

Joules · Jan 28, 2021

SteveC said:
I'm sure they did! But if they did come out with an R 5 1/2 (an R6 with 30-35MP, otherwise unchanged), I'd consider funding it by selling the R5.

The Canon EOS R6s

privatebydesign · Jan 27, 2021

Tronhard said:
The NZ government is being very conservative about foreigners coming in. They dropped massive hints yesterday that they are unlikely to allow free travel into the country in 2021. Right now the only ones allowed in are citizens and residents (accompanying by their families), plus those considered essential workers. So far about 90,000 people have come in and there is a waiting list for months from well over 100,000 wanting access as they need a booked place for the two-week managed isolation period.

I think the NZ government are doing a great job, my brother and my wife’s best friend both live in NZ and although they are both traveling sorts they would take their one country travel without internal restrictions over the risky and complicated mess most other places have. It has delayed my wife and my plans to go visit but I’m sure we’ll get there eventually!

Canon Rumors · Jan 27, 2021

For the shooters out there that use multiple systems, you can now preorder the new Sony and Fujifilm gear at our exclusive affiliate partner Adorama.
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Fujifilm GFX 100S body $5999
Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR $2299
Fujifilm X-E4 body black $849
Fujifilm X-E4 body silver $849
Fujifilm X-E4 black with XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR $1049
Fujifilm X-E4 silver with XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR $1049
Fujifilm XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR $799
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR $399

Canon Rumors · Jan 27, 2021

The Best of Fujifilm’s Image Making Technology In A Portable, Large Format,*1 Mirrorless Camera Body
Valhalla, N.Y., January 27, 2021 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the release of FUJIFILM GFX100S digital camera (GFX100S), the fourth large-format mirrorless camera in Fujifilm’s GFX System.
“Fujifilm has taken the groundbreaking ideas that lead to the development of FUJIFILM GFX100 and now combined them with an approach rooted in portability, to create GFX100S — a camera that provides photographers and filmmakers with an unbelievable opportunity to take large-format image-making to places it has never been before,” said Victor Ha, senior director of marketing and product development for FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Electronic Imaging Division.
Refusing to sacrifice performance for portability, Fujifilm has developed one of the most compact, high-performance, large format cameras in the world. GFX100S is...

jayphotoworks · Jan 25, 2021

David - Sydney said:
True but that price level of the market is clearly covered by the phone market now

StoicalEtcher said:
My thoughts exactly too - I think that abandoning the bottom rungs could be a dangerous tactic - people may simply never make it further up the ladder.

I don't think companies are as concerned about people making it further up the ladder since those lower rungs have been "cut-off" for the most part. Canon really capitalized on this segment for so many years and did very well, but with its continued erosion, it probably doesn't make sense to continue flooding the market with Rebels and fixed compacts.

Is this simply an adjustment of this industry? I remember when jumping into photography for the first time, it was expensive and required a dedication of time and effort to master what the camera could not automate for you. Obviously this has changed quite a bit, and led to a massive influx of consumers interested in photography. With those same consumers realizing that a modern smartphone can replace a lower end Rebel or crop-body and even a few lenses now, they may not even consider a lower end body. Those that progress further may aspire for an FF body which has substantially IQ and will probably not be interested in a slower kit lens either. It isn't that FF is a "holy grail" either, but it is at a point where cost rises exponentially with diminishing returns (MF, etc.)

That would also mean those that are aiming to be a enthusiast or pro in some capacity will invest the funds needed to join the game just like the time, cost and skills were a barrier of entry before the uptake of consumer photography exploded. We also have to cognizant that as each year passes, those kids that use to run around in kindergarten are now well into their prime and they don't even have the same mindset as some of us older shooters that grew up in an era that saw a shift from DSLRs to MILCs or stills cameras without video features. They've worked on arms length shooting the minute they got their first smartphone, so have adapted to that way of imaging and an MILC is simply an extension of that.

Canon needs time to work out two fundamentals shifts in their business... one from the decline of the entry-level market and the other decline from the shift to MILCs.

Click · Jan 24, 2021

Nice shot, becceric.

JPAZ · Jan 24, 2021

Bingo!

Crashplan got busy backing up to my G: drive every time I plugged in the card reader, which assigned the CFExpress as a G: . This is a "legacy" from the occasional (I am OCD about my data) backups I do to an external HDD in addition to my cloud backups (let's not even talk about my NAS). By reassigning the letter to R:, I think it is solved. This has been occurring for a while but I never noticed because I rarely put a card back into the camera without then reformatting it immediately.

So, I feel a little silly for not realizing this but am indebted to all for helping me work it through.

Thanks!!!
JPAZ

cayenne · Jan 24, 2021

Thank you all for the input!!

I'm just curious, is PTGUI that much better than say the stitching capabilities of Affinity Photo...or even PS?

Do ya'll have the regular or Pro version of PTGui?

Thank you!

cayenne

tron · Jan 24, 2021

Bdbtoys said:
They mentioned that all their failures appear to come from around the same batch. Did they clarify what batch that was?

They haven't but of course it is not 100% certain that only one batch is involved. Even so knowing the serial numbers would bring us some peace of mind.

I think I will get it from Amazon.de sometime in the future. Right now it is not available for delivery so the next available item will most certainly come from a new batch.

Or I could try to get it locally from one dealer that right now does not have it in stock. I am in no hurry for this.

hovland · Jan 23, 2021

I think I will keep my 100-400 II for now. It works nice on my R5 and I like to have a Canon teleconverter attached and still be able to retract the lens fully.
As a curiosity, the R5 autofocus also works ok with a Kenko 3x ef teleconverter. giving autofocus 1200mm at f17. The picture quality takes a big hit, but hey I have the option. The canon EF teleconverters are also stackable on the Kenko, the R5 actually managed to autofocus with a canon 2x and the Kenko 3x stacked. The autofocus was very slow but it managed to autofocus handheld at full zoom. And the image quality was rubbish. If my math is correct that gives autofocus on 2400mm at f33,6. This test, was just out of curiosity, I won't be using it.

DootsHK · Jan 23, 2021

The RF 70-200 f/4L is now available for pre-order on Canon Hong Kong website. The earliest delivery date is early-Feb. Wait and see!

Canon Rumors · Jan 22, 2021

Earlier this week I reported that Canon would be bringing their AI-powered concept PowerShot camera to market. This camera has appeared as multiple concepts since 2018.
DC Watch is reporting the new camera will be called the PowerShot Pick and preorders will begin via the Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake on January 29, 2021. This was the same way Canon first released the PowerShot Zoom, so I expect that the PowerShot Pick will become available globally shortly after.
The PowerShot Pick is powered by the marketing “AI”. The camera will be able to do things like analyze a person’s face and decide when the best time to take a photograph and will do it automatically...

Quackator · Jan 22, 2021

addola said:
I salivate over the idea of flash & fast shutter, but that would
"technically" give third party manual flashes an HSS function
for free. I hope the Canon-you-know-what-hammer doesn't
touch that.

No danger there. Except for the mentioned Hensel Expert D 250 Speed,
which is a rather hefty studio type mono flash, 99% of the third party
flashes can't dump their stored power within the necessary short time.

Only a few flashes will be able to make use of an extra two or three time
steps due to global shutter. There is room for new flash units as well
which can go all the way up. Flash duration is one of the hardest things
to reduce without giving up power.

This is the flash that I would put to use, I have five of them:

Startseite - Hensel Webshop

And this is the mobile power source that I have for it:

Startseite - Hensel Webshop

A 120V version is also available.

This gives me up to 16fps at 64 Ws with several thousand pops per charge.
Manual flash power, all manual mode, of course.

Yes, this narrows down the number of people with enough skills that
are needed to put this to good use. Or those who can fork over 4 grand
for the setup.

I don't think Canon needs to protect their own flashes for this.

Mt Spokane Photography · Jan 22, 2021

jayphotoworks said:
I've mentioned this before, but Canon has struggled with its cinema line. You got a hint from its quarterly reports starting from late 2019 or early 2020 when it put its cinema segment into industry and was quite silent about it after successive quarters. Multiple cinema news sites would later report that competitors like Blackmagic or Kinefinity were putting a dent into Canon's cinema market-share (At least in Asia).

Look at Canon's broadcast lens advertisement videos some time. They show the Canon lenses on Sony cameras. They are being realistic, broadcasters buy Sony cameras but use Canon or Fujinon lenses on them.

Canon may never be able to make up the ground, they are spending a big chunk of their war chest on acquiring industrial businesses in the imaging field. Businesses that are not adversely affected by the shift to smart phones for photography, or may benefit from it.

LDS · Jan 22, 2021

rbr said:
Large prints also take up more storage space and are difficult to transport

I got also an A3 trimmer to cut the usual A4/A3 papers into more common photographic formats, and to cut boards to mount the prints too. An A2 trimmer starts to require a lot of space as well. If someone can dedicate enough space, maybe its own studio/workshop why not? Still many people have space constraints.

My prints are usually collected into boxes or books, and anything larger than A3 is uncomfortable. Prints to be hung on walls could justify larger prints, but I don't have my own gallery to exhibit them. Mounting large prints for display requires its own share of consumables and tools. Unless for someone it's enough to tape them somehow to a wall.

[email protected] · Jan 21, 2021

Yeah, Angelbird launched the card before the R5 came out, and then Canon's implementation of the standard essentially caused the issue. This sort of thing happens when you have a new "standard" that gets interpreted by the first few products that use it. Both companies (and at least one other card manufacturer I spoke to) were cooperative with each other, though, so it seems to all be working out.

dpc · Jan 21, 2021

Canon Rumors · Jan 21, 2021

Adorama has the Tokina Opera EF 16-28mm F/2.8 FX as their Deal of the Day for only $529 (Reg $699).
Key Features

Zoom Focal Length: 16-28mm Lens
Maximum Aperture: f/2.8
Image Stabilization Type: No
Lens Series: Tokina FX Series, Tokina opera Series
Special Features: Aspherical

Tokina Opera EF 16-28mm F/2.8 FX $529 (Reg $699)

zim · Jan 20, 2021

Towel on front seat and Popcorn at the ready

Refraction · Jan 20, 2021

On the XA40 there is the normal CP and 5 others that are not presets but can be assigned by the user. There is no Wide DR, C Log 3 or Monochrome built in.

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