Good timing!

The TS-E 17 takes a bigger IQ hit from the 2x, but still gives decent results.

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Hi Click.
I think I have only seen one answer from Mr Bartley which was an explanation that he was away busy doing workshops!
This type of fire and forget postings kind of makes these posts feel more and more like marketing material for his workshops?
The only good thing to me is it shows what the 7DII is capable of!

Cheers, Graham.

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Agreed about the marketing material point - and hence presumably the opening up of a new thread each time, rather than simply post to the relevant existing thread. Which is not to detract from the nice shots themselves, nonetheless.

I've received my lens and camera back. As CPS said, they calibrate autofocus for my couple camera + lens. I've test lens again using Focal software. Result is more stable but not ideal. For my feelings in real (life) using result is same as before calibration. If I focus from infinity is more accurate than if I focus from close distance. If I focused from close distance and pushed autofocus button again after that, lens do a little more work. it doesn't happen when focusing from infinity.
My opinion: CPS - this is not a guarantee of good service.Although I sent to main CPS of Russia, which controle directly by Canon. I spent about 300$ for DHL delivery there and bac. For me result is nothing...

I haven't even checked what charger I got. Maybe I should check.

I reached out to camera teacher and he said since I was in Auto ISO was maxed out and I was at 2.8 and something has to give.. thus the shutter speed.

unfocused said:

I will not feed the troll...I will not feed the troll...I will not feed the troll.

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i may be short, but I don't live under a bridge.

I want to see a FF camera that by it's asterisk it says, "worlds lightest and tiniest set of 5 removable lenses". just like the thin part of the iphone, I don't care about anymore and haven't since the iphone 5, i just want a better camera and better at&t service in my house. even if that means the phone needs to be a tad thicker.

Rented one from Lens Rentals prior to buying one, both the one from Lens Rentals and the new in the box one from local camera store have the play and slight noise. Both lenses preformed as expected and work fine. I'll admit the noise bothered me at first (compared to my other lenses), but not anymore.

YuengLinger said:

Sounds like the most over-planned, exhausting fishing trip ever. Phew! Maybe channel Jacques Cousteau's old cinematography team?

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I agree. Just take the two lenses and CPL and be done with it

Wow! tat was fast. I was just typing my reply...

ahsanford said:

61 MP x 10 fps is bonkers throughput.

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Interesting to see what the competition does - although I am absolutely not into pixel monsters.
But the throughput is really amazing.

Random Orbits said:

If you're that on the fence, just bring the 11-24. The worst case is lugging a lens you don't use often. The best case is finding that it is a better choice than a 16-35. In the process, you'll learn what works better for you.

If you are planning a lot of shots using a tripod, then I'd echo PBD's advice about the TSE-24. Shift will help reduce/eliminate the "buildings falling backwards" effect. Aren't they also compatible with extenders?

When traveling for longer trips, I typically brings two camera bags. The smaller one gets packed with clothes and travels in the suitcase if going by air. Once at the destination, I store the gear in the larger bag or room safe, and take a smaller set out for the day/excursion.

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Thanks for the advice.
Yes considering the 24 TSE as I’m back using it more. I’m getting used to wearing glasses so I can see again if it’s in focus.
Packing correctly will be important.

So after doing some sleuthing around, I've come up with the following information from a few different sources: Yes, this camera can be converted. It does have a hot spot that starts to get noticeable after about f/4. Most compacts have this problem.

Impressive piece of glass.

LSXPhotog said:

BANDING:
If you're experiencing banding when using off camera flash, this is a result of the electronic first curtain shutter that the EOS R shoots with by default.

HOW TO CORRECT:
1.) Go to Camera Menus, Page 6, Silent LV shoot.
2.) By default, this is set to Mode 1. Change this to Disable.
3.) You're done. This will make the camera slightly louder during shooting, but it will eliminate the electronic first curtain shutter and get rid of banding when working with flashes in High-Speed Sync.


This is not an issue isolated to the EOS R. Olympus and Sony camera users have been reporting this issue for several years. Canon doesn't exactly label "electronic shutter" in an easy to comprehend or descriptive way. I hope this helps someone and prevents them from returning their camera. LOL

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Thank you for this.

Never lost a lens cap, howver, broke many of those floppy things. I don't think this will last long in anyone camera bag, especially when one is changing lenses frequently.

SecureGSM said:

My logic suggests there are good chances for Sigma to (eventually) release an EF-M version of 18-35/1.8 and 50-100/1.8 zooms. instant buy for me: both lenses and Canon M system. Sweet dreams.

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I think a lot of people would have only those 2 lenses.

neuroanatomist said:

Sony is #1 in camera sales among brands starting with the letter ‘S’.

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That would be Sony, Samsung and Sigma. oh, wait... Samsung is...

Hi all,

Hope this thread will be seen by some fellow Aussie photographers ... but the whole section of the forum has not seen any movement since 2015 apparently so maybe I'm in the wrong place ...

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for the best place to sell some used gear. Are there any good websites, forums, facebook groups, etc. that are used by photographers, where one would have a better chance of running into serious buyers (and serious sellers for that matter)? Basically anything better than just putting it on Gumtree, which I'm really trying to avoid?

I'm somewhat new to Australia, so not so familiar with things like this yet. Any suggestion is greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

Stereodude said:

If that's Canon putting their best foot forward with promo footage, yikes... The timelapse is almost passable the others are really soft. It looks like 720p video that's been scaled up.

Compared to the UHD and HD footage from the RX100 MkVA or RX100 MkVI it's a big joke.

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Does Canon specify the original picture resolution used to create in-camera timelapse??
If it's not high-res, it would be useless, and I couldn't believe Canon would do so bad move at this point

I don't know how many people expect warranty repair for a grey market item that was clearly sold in a different region. The difference for me is that Canon will still repair it, even if it is grey. Nikon won't. I had a friend who had to furnish receipts before NikonUSA would repair her D800 that was damage by attaching a 3rd party grip; I don't think she mentioned attaching the 3rd party grip, but she had to pay for the repair. But the key difference is that Nikon would not touch it until she showed proof of purchase from an authorized dealer.

Personally, I've never had issues with Canon servicing any of my camera gear (dozens of Canon items over the years), but I've also never REALLY had a problem happen during the warranty period either. I had a 20D whose plastic pin under the hot shoe got stuck down. It was fixed under warranty and got stuck again (right after the warranty expired), so from then on I had to use an external flash. Subsequent models replaced the nylon pin with a metal one.

My 5D3 and 5D4 were bought grey, and Canon has serviced both (again, issues popped up outside of the warranty period).

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

rst said:

Would have expected to see UK pricing for £799 given the exchange rates!!

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Doesn’t ever seem to work that way.

Tugela said:

You are the one who has an issue with numbers.

It has nothing to do with unit cost, the values are a direct comparison of the previous years numbers. MILCs have nothing to do with it. The value of DSLRs being moved is dramatically lower than the corresponding number for units being moved. That means that the high end of the DSLR market is tanking. The prices of cameras are not going down by corresponding amounts, and manufacturing costs certainly would not be coming down either, so the only way to account for the disproportionate decrease in value is that the high value units are not moving.

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High end camera sales are cyclical, not annual.

One year a manufacturer will bring out a new high end model and another manufacturers high end model will be nearing the end of its life, you can't draw a relevant comparison from such short term figures.

Manufacturing costs per unit in real terms do come down. It is something Canon have stated making very aggressive inroads into and they are famous for their cost management, they invent the robotic machines that can make ever higher quality lenses with almost no human workforce.

Kit. said:

Sony (then still Minolta) created autofocus SLRs.

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I always wondered what happened to Minolta!!