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bwud · Jan 22, 2018

Isaacheus said:
Talys said:

ahsanford said:

Talys said:

I think it's worth noting that whenever you look at sidelines at professional sporting events, the number of little camera bodies is zero (and obviously, the number of little camera lenses is zero). Even at a football game, when you see press photographers reaching out over the crowd to snap some pictures, those second bodies with wider lenses are full sized DSLRs with full sized hotshoe flashes attached. At major political events, same thing. I think this is a pretty important demographic for Canon.

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Agree 100% on sports, but I actually have seen the reportage photogs supporting political figures starting to dabble with Sony rigs. Can't tell which one they are using, of course :, but I have to believe that a truly silent shutter (in committee meetings, especially) and a next to zero need for big superwhites has something to do with it. In theory, in this arena of photography, Sony is far less behind than they are in sports.

(Checks to see what the award winning photo of the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey was taken on... and it was a 5D3. Just curious.)

- A

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Just goes to show you the 5D3 is still a great camera

This photo is actually good enough to see what kind of cameras the photographers are using, in a Me_Me_Me-era photo (eg within the last year) (UPDATE... ROFL... president orange's name was replaced with Me_Me_Me by the forum... I LOVE IT). You're right, there's one at the bottom with a Sony! Nearly all of the cameras that are being used are Canons, with interesting choices for second cameras they have on their neck.

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59441760/turbine/la-butow-on-senate-hearings-20170616-004/1200

Another thing that you can see is that with professional press photographers/videographers, size and weight are just not at the priority when it comes to what they use, even when the subject is as close as they could possibly be:

http://www.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zlvM.z6J6uc/s/950/632/201311060024.jpg

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As a bit of an aside, the guy at the front of the first photo is pretty much why I wish Canon would put a flip screen on the 5d line, even a tilting.

But really, what a silly thing. Nobody needs that many photos of a press conference, much less someone putting a nameplate down.

AvTvM · Jan 22, 2018

BillB said:
AvTvM said:

privatebydesign said:

AvTvM said:

There is no denying that an ultra-compact, short portrait-tele is sorely missing in Canon's EF-M lens lineup. Enough choice for ultra-wideangle and wide-angle lenses and f/6.3 zooms, but no native lens above 22mm faster than f/5.6 ... it sucks!

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It's also incorrect, there is the 28mm f3.5.

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thx for correction! Forget that Macro thing ...

does not really change lamentable situation however. Lots of wide-angle stuff and (compact, slow) zooms, but no normal and tele focal lengths of even moderate speed available.

Even that 28/3.5 macro .. why not an EF-M 60/3.5 IS STM Macro ... ? In a pinch i would have gotten that one as long as no EF-M 85/2.4 IS STM is available.

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Well, a 28mm crop is equivalent to 44.8 FF, which is in the normal range as far as I am concerned. Not very fast, but still normal.

FOV wise yes ... but it still does not replace the 135mm equivalent FOV i am after ;-)

Talys · Jan 22, 2018

Interesting list. Some notables:

Sony is ranked #6 in Electronics.
Fuji is #6 in Computers.
Nikon, Olympus, and Panasonic don't make the cut.

Apple is #1 overall and #1 in computers
Amazon is #2 overall , which also edges out Google (Alphabet) for the top spot in Internet Services and Retailing
Microsoft is #7 overall, and #1 in Computer Software
Adobe as #3 in that Computer Software (behind Salesforce)

In the category that Canon is placed (Computers), the rankings of #1-8, in order, are:
Apple, Dell, Xerox, Canon, HP, Fuji, Asus, Western Digital

In the category that Sony is placed (Electronics), the rankings of #1-8, in order, are:
Honeywell, Samsung, Eaton, TE Connectivity, Schneider, Sony, LG

By the way, I want a Canon computer. It would be slower and be a couple of years behind in the latest features, but it would be super-duper-reliable, never break, and easy to use for hours at a stretch

rrcphoto · Jan 22, 2018

bludragon said:
I'd like to see a 32 f/2.0 to be equivalent to 50 mm on full frame, however the recent ef-s 35 f/2.8 and the existing ef-m 22 and 28 make me wonder if it would not be a longer lens.

My money is on a 50 or 60mm.

Sony has a 50mm 1.8 that seems to be well liked by E mount fans, I could see Canon following suit.

Dim · Jan 22, 2018

Where it can be downloaded?
I'm from Russia and can't find any link.

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I made this!

J.R. · Jan 22, 2018

Vincwat said:
The 24-105 L f4 version 1 was fine with the 5Dmk3 but I am not happy with it on my 5Dmk4.

What problems are you facing with the lens? If it is not sharp enough, you can try AFMA. Sometimes lenses perform differently on different bodies.

paylituzu · Jan 22, 2018

Sigma never made a mark across the board with long primes (which means don't chime in about a single particular great lens you owned once in a blue moon) so let's hope Tammy gets it right. There has never truly been econo choices for birding, let us hope.

Murdy · Jan 21, 2018

Hector1970 said:
Waiting too see. A Mavic Pro 2 would be very tempting. Anyone got a Mavic or Phantom 4?
What do you make of it as a camera?

I tried out all the DJI consumer drones and although they're great for video, the stills quality is absolutely shocking and I mean really, really, really bad.
If you're going to put some photos on Instagram or something then they're ok, but for anything else forget it.
I ended up getting an S1000 to get the 5DIII into the air.

Ozarker · Jan 21, 2018

jolyonralph said:
Why does anyone need a 1DXII to vlog on youtube????

Because he can.

LSXPhotog · Jan 21, 2018

I don't watch hi videos because it takes a lot of energy to not comment back to him - which is what they want.

There is about a 0% chance we see a full-frame mirrorless camera called the M3 - a camera name already used...so it's great to see he did his research. BUT, I have always thought that they should make the EF-mount be included via removable adapter and, once removed, could accept EOS-M lenses in a crop mode. This would help drive development of the M-mount as well as insure that we see the new camera retain the ability to adapt vintage lenses. A big fear of mine is that if a mirrorless camera comes out that accepts EF lenses, it means the longer flange distance will not allow it to have the benefits of mounting other glass on it.

RGF · Jan 20, 2018

chrysoberyl said:
Thanks, all. I have not located a Sony Pro service center in the Atlanta, Georgia, USA area, and I just learned that Sony lenses are FBW. So my interest has waned. The good part is that my bad experiences with Canon service seem to be anomalous, so that's encouraging.

What does FBW mean?

RGF · Jan 20, 2018

StoicalEtcher said:
RGF said:

Checked their price and they are more expensive the Sandisk on the 64GB size.

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That doesn't seem like a winning strategy! Personally, I've been with Sandisk since 2003, and if I was going to change brands on memory cards, it would need to be somewhat cheaper to tempt me to try, rather than more expensive.

Agreed. I have tried Lexar cards and based upon a few cards, I don't see much if any difference. Informal observation is that Lexar cards have a bit more problems in Canon cameras than Sandisk.

Plus if Canon hands out Sandisk CFast card and reader with the 1Dx M2, they must be fairly good.

cpsico · Jan 20, 2018

mistaspeedy said:
I might end up upgrading to something like the 6D or 6D mark II by the end of the year.... both those cameras will totally obliterate my ancient 1D mark II (8 megapixel from 2004), and they totally walk all over my friend's 60D as well (a camera I was considering buying a while back when I had a 20D).

We will see how much weight in my overall spending a new camera will have or not.

They are a nice weight and size, esp compared to a 1D body. They really shine as a walk around camera that doesn't make you feel weighted down. 6400 ISO with a little bit of post processing looks very good. I ran all around Charleston, sc last summer with it from dawn shots on the Battery to all natural light shots in the museums it was fun light and had tons of battery life to spare.

mb66energy · Jan 20, 2018

Your statement about the necessity to update the EF 70-200 4.0 L IS USM "Now is not the time? Because 12 years is too early ..." is right and wrong at the same time in my opinion.

Generally there is some strong progress in a lot of areas so you are right: A lot of things which were produced 12 years ago can profit from enhancements.

On the other hand: Sometimes products are a decade ahead from their competitors and are state-of-the-art 10 years after introduction. The EF 70-200 4.0 L IS USM is maybe such a product which tops the non-IS version optically plus sports IS plus has enhanced "weather" resistance. It shows the capability of 24 MPix APS-C sensors from f/4.0 and makes the 5D classic a real 13 MPix image recording system - each pixel counts. ( I own both lenses and the IS version has replaced the non-IS so I have to sell the non-IS which was very good indeed for EOS 40D @ 10 MPix APS-C).

slclick said:
aceflibble said:

MrFotoFool said:

Considering the reportedly stellar performance of the new Tamron G2 lens, I have a hard time understanding why anyone would choose a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 over the Tamron option.

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The running theme so far is Tamron's new lenses are the best all-round, while Sigma are the best specifically for optical quality. There are lots of people who don't care about Sigma's less accurate AF and weaker sealing (especially studio shooters), so there is absolutely a market there.

slclick said:

If Canon would update the f/4 IS it would be very attractive to many shooters. True it would cost the same as the G2...

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While not impossible to update, it'd cost them a lot and the areas they could improve are few. Transmission could certainly be better and of course the IS could be updated to quieter version... but other than that, it's basically already as good in terms of optics, AF, and build quality as you're going to get from a first-party f/4 zoom, unless they were to also up the price quite a bit.

It'll be updated eventually, of course, but now is not the time.

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Now is not the time? Because 12 years is too early yet how many on this site want a 7D3 or a 5Dsr after just a couple years? Please back up your now is not the time statement with , well, something. Coating have greatly improved, IS is light years better than in 2006, engineering plastics are much lighter and stronger. Canon will put out 9 different 70-300's yet it's absurd to dream of a followup to a lens which has had only one iteration? (I'm not including the non IS of course)

RGF · Jan 19, 2018

neuroanatomist said:
Zeidora said:

And you get a dark view finder (-1EV) plus more noisy images (-1EV). DOA IMHO.

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Only if you accept the limitations of the laws of physics.

Let's impeach these laws. After all, the value of pi was legislated to be 3. Why can't the law of physics be over turned :-\

Would fit in perfectly with our current political system

transpo1 · Jan 19, 2018

Mt Spokane Photography said:
I took a few seconds of video during a warmup at a play I was shooting last week, so I checked it just now, there is no little flag that says 2K or 4K, so I had to dig into the properties sizes, and saw it was 4K. The big tip off is the 3+ GB file size for just a few seconds of video.

That’s MJPEG for you. They need to use a more efficient file format.

slclick · Jan 19, 2018

archiea said:
4k? 4K!?... thats so 2017.5... its 2018.1, iTs tHe yEaR of 8K!!!!!

Here's whats funny.....

I got the M5 to take pix. Folks were like "no 4K blah blah....." So they got the sony 6300 instead... then they sold it to get the sony R2.... then the sony R3 came out so guess what they got... the R3! I still have the M5 taking killer pix because its ALWAYS WITH ME. I don't think they have shot any 4K yet.

I've also hear folks that got the 4K cameras for podcasting returned the cameras in some cases and got the canon M cameras because the autofocus was more desirable and the 4K was cumbersome for editing basically talking heads on youtube.

I'm not discounting the benefits of 4K or sony cameras in general. They represent a tremendous value. What I am seeing is consumption as an inner compulsion from all of these seemingly yearly releases, including the M cameras. Its like folks contemplating getting the 5D mark V JUST because it just came out... Who could keep up?

I'm with you but I think you're not with the right thread!

ahsanford · Jan 19, 2018

hne said:
The release of an EF-M 32mm f/0.9 IS USM would surely make mr Sandford switch from a 5DmkIII to an EOS M50!

Or angry.

The release of an EF-M 55mm f/1.8 would make me interested in the crop mirrorless line.

I wouldn't be angry, no. Offering what any system should have -- a sharp, quick all-purpose autofocusing 50mm (FF-equivalent) prime -- is a good thing. If such a lens happens, awesome for EF-M users -- honestly.

But I just don't think Canon will put a out a screamingly fast smaller-than-FF-mount-only standard prime like Olympus or Fuji might do, as Canon has made it clear that they'd rather reserve such glass for FF mount use, they'd rather dis-incentivize people to stay in crop / not go to FF, etc.

- A

KevinP · Jan 18, 2018

aceflibble said:
For what it's worth, if moving to a 35mm body wasn't an option yet I was still putting together a kit for portraits/events where people are the focus, and getting that trendy background blur was a concern, I wouldn't try to get everything done with just one zoom. I'd get the Sigma 18-35 and a Canon 85mm f/1.4, or the Tamron 85mm f/1.8 if the Canon was out of budget. If it had to be one zoom it'd be the Tamron 24-70, though I don't care so much about wide-angle shots so YMMV.

Good notes, Thank You. I don't have much visibility to market trends besides articles and youtube reviewer notes. It does seem like cell phones are eating the market from bottom up, but it's hard to know when a segment will wither. I do have a Tokina 11-20 f2.8. I've been dreaming of the new Tamron 100-400, so the 24-70 could be a really good fit. It's really not outlandish size compared to the 17-50 or 18-35. It'd leave me with two full frame lenses also, so it'd be easier to step across if Canon makes their mirrorless FF small enough to be tempting against the expected A7III.

Sigma 17-50 f2.8 - Tamron 24-70 f2.8 - Sigma 24-70 f2.8 - Sigma 18-35 f1.8

Mt Spokane Photography · Jan 18, 2018

Toshiba and Axis are turning in excellent profits, so letting them pay off the debt early will allow Canon to be flexible in making another big purchase. I'd bet that they have several under consideration.

amunoztico · Jan 18, 2018

Hello...

I wanted to get a Canon M6 as a second camera mostly for travel, also as a second camera.

However, I have a concern: Will a Tamron 28-300mm lens work with a Canon M6 camera with M Mount Adapter? Any issue with the autofocus?

Thanks for your answers.

Daan Stam · Jan 18, 2018

i think that 100L is also pretty interesting to be on the list

Canon Rumors · Jan 18, 2018

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Photography Blog has completed their review of the brand new Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro. I’m assuming this is a highly specialized lens. If you’re on the fence between it and the TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro, you should probably rent both to make the final decision.</p>
<p>The review is more of the same when it comes to the new tilt-shift lenses. They’re optically great, well built and will give you great results.</p>
<blockquote><p>In essence, the Canon TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro lens is a super specialist lens, but if you can get the best from it, or see a specific need for it, you’ll be extremely pleased with the results. Perhaps this is a lens to add to your rental list before committing to buy, as (like other TS-E lenses) it comes with a very high price tag. <a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_ts_e_135mm_f4_l_macro_review">Read the full review</a></p>

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<p>I’m interested in seeing some real world work done with this lens. Post some shots to the forum if you’ve had the chance to shoot with the TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro.</p>
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TWI by Dustin Abbott · Jan 18, 2018

P.S. Coma performance is pretty much standard Sigma. At f/1.4 expect some wings and stretching on star towards the edges of the frame. Stopped down there's some improvement.

P.S.S. Having to do manual focus focus by wire to properly focus on stars is a pain!

gsealy · Jan 18, 2018

When it first IPOed I told people on message boards to stay away from it or else get in, take a profit, and then get out quick. Many argued with me. Some poor person bought it at $93.70! It's what happens when you invest in 'cool' instead of 'smart.'

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