takesome1 said:

Yes, and you obviously miss read my original comment. Which was:

I am not buying this rumor, at least the version III part.
Those lenses just haven't been out long enough.

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The EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II and the EF 400mm f/2.8 L IS II were both announced in 2010 and released in early 2011. If their replacements are announced in Q3 of 2018 and ship in early 2019, that will be eight years.

That's not too far off the 8.5 years the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II had before being replaced by the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS III.

This would be especially reasonable in the case that the primary reason for the "short" updates is to make the newer versions compatible with features/performance enhancements of an impending camera body that require them for full capability.

neuroanatomist said:

Since Nikon has announced a coming-soon FF MILC and Canon has not, it's pretty clear that BillB was referring to compatibility issues with Nikon.

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Maybe, but Canon was the early bird with regard to the all electronic camera/lens interface back in 1987...

Roger over at Lensrentals.com has completed some MTF testing of the new Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II. A lens Canon has said will outperform it’s predecessor in every single way. Did they succeed?
Buy the Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II at Adorama
At 70mm, it’s clear that the new EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II outperforms the previous version. As you can see from the MTF below, from the center of the frame to about 2/3 of the way out, the difference will be very noticeable.


At 135mm, the previous version was better than it was at 70mm, but the new version is still showing how much better it is...

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JWest said:

I'm sure the info is out there why the 11-24 is so large. I carried it around on a mtn hike Monday to use with a 5dsr

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I only take it out when I plan to shoot something that requires that wide. Otherwise, I take the 16-35mm f/2.8 mkII

Zeidora said:

That's why LF cameras are still around. But it becomes a pain with recessed lens boards and bag bellows, no yaw free movements anymore, light fall-off, etc. There is a Schneider 47 mm ~ 15 mm in FF SLR terms.

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Yes, I have the 47xl and unless you're being purposefully artsy with the severe falloff, you also have to use an expensive center filter.

There is also a 38xl but it won't quite cover 4x5. However, for the amount it would cover, it might be slightly wider angle of view %.

I love those lenses and have the 47xl, 58xl 72xl then also Nikor SW90, Rodenstock 120S, 180s, 210, 240.

Is it rude to just respond "LOL" to the original thread post ? Basically, any wider and you're probably trying to use the wrong approach to make the image.

This makes me feel better that I got the WANDRD backpack for my work bag instead of the Peak backpack.

But there was a very long and twisted path to get there. Read on for fun:
https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/i...e-one-bag-to-rule-them-all-on-vacation.30645/

- A
(Proud overthinker since 1975)

We are obviously two nations divided by a common language! But, we are clearly in complete agreement. Canon does make exceptional lenses exceptionally well.

Nokishita has posted an official Canon PDF showing the full specifications for the upcoming Canon PowerShot SX740 HS.
It would seem pretty obvious an announcement is just around the corner, but it looks like it will be announced on its own as the rest of the Photokina announcements will happen in late August or early September.
Full Specifications after the break.




IMAGE SENSOR



Type
1/2.3 type back-illuminated CMOS


Effective Pixels
Approx. 20.3M [14]


Total Pixels
Approx. 21.1M


Aspect Ratio/Colour



Colour Filter Type
Primary Colour


IMAGE PROCESSOR



Type
DIGIC 8


LENS



Focal Length
4.3 – 172.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 24 – 960 mm)


Zoom
Optical 40x ZoomPlus 80x
Digital approx. 4.0x (with Digital Tele-Converter Approx. 1.6x or 2.0x [1])
Combined approx. 160x


Maximum f/number
f/3.3 – f/6.9


Construction
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Two of Sigma’s Art lenses join this year’s buyers’ guide showcasing the year’s best and most innovative technology products for professional photographers
Ronkonkoma, New York — August 1, 2018 – Sigma Corporation of America, a leading camera, DSLR lens, flash and accessories manufacturer, today announced that two of its newest Art lenses, the 70mm F2.8 DG Macro ($569; available in Canon, Sigma and Sony E mounts) and 105mm F1.4 DG HSM, the “Bokeh Master” ($1599; available in Canon, Nikon, Sigma and Sony E mounts), have been honored with Professional Photographer 2018 Hot One Awards. The annual Hot One Awards are given to innovative, exciting and inspiring technology products for...

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We were to have already seen an official announcement for the DJI Mavic 2 Pro drop, as it was originally scheduled to be announced on July 18, 2018. For whatever reason (rumored to be production issues), DJI delayed the announcement. It’s now rumoured that the announcement will come in September ahead of Photokina.
There are going to be two versions of the drone, one being the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and the other being teh DJI Mavic 2 Zoom. The zoom drone will have a 2x optical zoom of 24mm-48mm, which will used a built-in dolly zoom effect.
We knew earlier in July that there would be two version of the Mavic 2, thanks to these leaked photos.  But thanks to Argos we have even more details about what to expect from the new DJI drones.
Key Specifications:

1080p video transmission
8km (4.9 miles) transmission range
Max spped 20 m/s (44 mph)
31 minute battery life
APAS
ActiveTrack 2.0
Omnidirectional obstacle avoidance.

The other big update for the Mavic Pro line will be the use of a...

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Michael Clark said:

It is far more likely that Canon is updating much of their current lens line to be (thus far, silently) compatible with some as yet unrevealed new feature or capability included in future camera bodies. These lens updates likely include compatibility with features or capabilities of planned camera bodies that the lenses recently replaced do not have the ability to fully exploit.

I think the likelihood that Canon plans to stay with the EF mount for a long time is increased with every "marginal" upgrade of an EF lens, particularly with upper tier lenses such as the EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS III and the two expected new IS III versions of the Super Telephoto series. What we don't know, at present, about these minimal improvements is how much other stuff has been silently upgraded in these lenses in preparation for the new camera models on the horizon.

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That is a very good point. They are designing the lenses to a roadmap, not just to immediate requirements. As I understand it, the series 2 telephotos were much better when paired mkiii extenders because of the way the lens read the LUTs in the extender and how the future bodies interacted with both and you do not do that without an integrated design program.

That video makes it look like a nice camera.

Kai posted hands on preview of upcoming Venus-Laowa 24mm lens.

One only needs to look at the FF lenses Sony has in its E mount range. The 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 or the 85mm f1.4 or the 70-200mm f2.8 are barely different in size or weight to the Canon offerings in the EF mount. The cameras are clearly smaller but the weight ratio makes holding a 70-200mm f2.8 lens on a Sony A7 series camera very front heavy and after shoot for a couple of hours you realise how uncomfortable that this. We rent them so I get to play with many combinations on Sony, Nikon and Canon and whilst you could say I'm old school and biased towards Canon DSLRS & lenses they strike the right balance presently.
Ive owned 4/3rds and micro 4/3rd Olympus cameras since they came out but they are "toys" in comparison, yet they are lighter, yes they have steadily improved but the end result is nowhere near as good as what I get from a Canon DSLR (5DS) & L optics its like night & day.

Maybe when Canon FF mirrorless arrives it will turn the world on its head, but somehow I think this is Canon response to Sony since Sony added the G master lenses which are optically very good.

I have a question. Are you going to europe to enjoy your trip or take photos? Because based on that depends on what You bring. If you want to take photos 6D 17-40/24-105/501.8. If you are enjoying your trip, rent 18-135 STM lens for period of your trip and bring 7D. Or rent Canon SL1 or SL2 aka 200D, since its super small and light and takes up almost no space and weight at all. Those are 1 lens solutions you need for the trip as leisure photographer.

If rain is your worry get optech rain cover ... i think 2 pack is like 4$. It will protect your gear just fine and its reusable. I used it with much much MUCH more expensive gear and i still have it.

Bennymiata said:

I've noticed their prices going down over the last couple of weeks, but not in Australia (as usual).
Could be that a new version is coming up (I hope).

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Maybe, but £600 and £750 price drops overnight from just one retailer is more likely to be a pricing error.

TRW a PowerShot superzoom shoots faster than your 5D4

Canon EF 180mm f3.5 Macro L lens is sharpest baddest meanest lens i have ever had in my hands. It surpasses anything else i have tried. I did not try 300mm 2.8 II, but i can not imagine it being sharper or much sharper then this.

Are you selling or buying? You can usually sell a working lens for more because the replacement of the cable may not fix it. Consider getting it repaired and then sell it.

My anecdotal experience revealed no increased propensity for dust with the mirrorless ILC I had for a couple of years.

zim said:

stevelee said:

Even more sophisticated would be if they put in some kind of mechanism to move the sensor protecting glass out of the light path when you take a picture.

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wot, like a mirror! ;D

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Yeah, great idea! We should patent that. The photographer could actually see the view through the lens rather than just seeing another copy of live view.

Hi Chris.
Other things can slow it down too, one could be the AF settings for AI Servo, first shot priority Focus, second shot priority Focus could be slower on a poor contrast subject than first shot priority Speed, second shot priority Speed.
I really hope you get this sorted, as I said before, they are a great camera in my opinion. (I guess you believe that anyway as you bought one!)

Cheers, Graham.

Khristo said:

The plot thickens. I was out in the garden with it yesterday, it had 10 burst shots showing in the viewfinder, but on pressing the shutter release only 4 fired before slowing down to the card transfer rate. I then watched in the viewfinder as the burst rate indicator slowly ticked back up from 1 to 10. Then I did the same thing again with the same result. Then after that, I started getting 10 full burst shots again and it has been fine since.

I note from the manual that High ISO noise reduction and ISO safety shift can also reduce the max burst, but both of these were off.

I think like its new owner it's just starting to get a bit old and grumpy ;D ! I've since replaced the Date/Time battery, so we'll see if it settles down now.

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robotfist said:

Sure wish it would have an 18mm lens on the wide end but I know it won't. All these compact zoom cameras always start with 24mm.

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On this camera, that would be a 3.2mm lens for 18mm equivalent.

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It should be possible to actuate a sensor and use test charts to bring things into alignment, much like AMFA.

Nikon's camera is rumored to have IBIS. I haven't see one yet which moves in an out of plane or pivots, but doing so would not be revolutionary.