Chaitanya said:

Those illuminated buttons are seriously useful, I think Olympus was the first maker to implement illuminated buttons. Too bad that trend didnt catch up until now, just yesterday I was shooting in Sahyadris(western ghats) on a rainy, windy and foggy night and was jealous of my friends D500 which also has those back-lit buttons.

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out of interest can you set the brightness on the D500?

cpsico, my gear far exceeds what my capabilities are/will ever be as well. Canon glass was the reason my friend and I moved more recently to Canon from Nikon. For me the 400 DO II is a dream come true.

Pros have to be serious but for me it's all about an amateur enthusiast having FUN outdoors.

Jack

Don Haines said:

But what camera does Justin Beiber use to take a picture of his Big Mac

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An SL2 with the new EF-S 35mm Macro would be perfect for that!

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scyrene said:

daphins said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Khalai said:

Or just forget in-camera HDR JPEG only altogether, bracket a couple of RAW files and HDR merge manually back home

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Its a entry level camera, and most users will use those in camera features. Nothing wrong with that. Most of us here use raw and process separately, but the world is changing, people want to and expect the ability to upload and post photos in real time.

I've been around long enough to remember the discussions when Single Lens Reflex (SLR) film cameras came out. There were lots of naysayers, but they pushed out the rangefinders almost over night. Same thing when autofocus came along. Now, its upload immediately to social web sites, and that's what is needed to attract a new generation of camera buyers. Rejoice, they are keeping the camera manufacturing business alive so us old timers can keep doing it the "RIGHT WAY??"

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i'll actually be doing his above workflow. Hadn't pulled HDR's off the camera yet, so i didn't know they were JPEG's (which makes sense).

Is there a way to identify photo graphs as being part of a series as we take them, so I know which ones to compile as an HDR in post-production?

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You'll have a group of three raw shots and a jpeg, with consecutive file names, though the order may vary; but you'll see one bright, one normal, one dark, and one jpeg, and that's your batch. It's fairly straightforward to parse them once you've found the first group.

FWIW in-camera HDR output is pretty poor in my experience (usually overcooked, although it's a matter of taste), and of course as the output is jpeg you have much less processing latitutde than if you blend them in software, but it's a quick way of shooting bracketed raws which can be aligned and blended later; I tend to delete the camera-produced jpeg once I've been through them all.

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So noob question. If I'm shooting RAW and shoot an HDR it will shoot 3 RAW's and a jpeg. When people complain about the HDR performance of the 6D, are they complaining about the jpeg produced from the 6D, or the quality of the RAW's?

Following on that, if I were to manually bracket the RAW's and compile as an HDR image later, would that solve the "poor HDR" performance of the 6D?

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I've only used the HDR function on the 5D3 and 5Ds but I assume it's the same for all current bodies? The output is jpeg.

Combining in software is always going to produce a better result*, but it takes longer, of course.

*The in-camera HDR function has a few options, and I haven't tried them all, but all the ones I've tried have produced similarly poor output jpegs *to my eyes*.

Hey mazza1967,

Have you heard of the latest V2.4 for the AD600 strobe??
I know it is supposed for Olympus cameras, but does it affect the Canon functionality in a way??

Can the Olympus point and shoots now optically trigger the AD600's??

Baker Beach is another good option for pics of the GG Bridge, some good sunset light from that side.

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privatebydesign said:

jeffa4444 said:

Backed by strong sales of smart phone components, cameras and games revenues Sony announces best ever 1st Quarter with $ 730M profit (four times the profit from a year earlier)

The profit surge comes partially from its sensor business now fully recovered from the earthquakes.

Source: BBC News

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"Lies, damned lies, and statistics." Four times more than when they shut down from an earthquake, with warnings for a downgrade in sensor demand for the year from a forecast from just a couple of months ago. Gaming profit, the traditional cash cow of the group, down 60%. Group profits 12% below analyst estimates.

Not doomed but not as rosy a picture as the headlines might imply, and constantly below estimates.

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It did say "best ever" - is this untrue - just wondering?

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Yes, but if you just bought another company then it should be, and Sony have bought other companies in the sensor manufacturing arena. So the analysts project an income for the combined group and Sony are missing those projections, and they are downgrading annual projections. So not as bullish as "highest 1st quarter profits ever" would have you believe.

Mind you 'the market' like what the current boss is doing and like the multi billion dollar gamble he has made with putting a lot of his eggs in the sensor manufacturing basket, funny because that is the area of the business with the biggest annual downgrade due to the availability of cheaper sensors. Go figure.....

I tested it initially during a couple of events when I first got the camera, but ultimately I didn't think the doubled(!) file size was worth the marginal amount of additional adjustment available in post. For example, when the focus was a tiny bit off and I tried to "fix" it using the microfocus shift, the ENTIRE image got softer which didn't help me very much. The other thing is I was forgetting to turn it off and I'd end up with an entire set of 80MB raw files...that's even larger than the files out of the 5DSR...

I concluded that I'm going to be working with files of that size, I'd rather them be 50MP so I have not used DPRAW since the initial "test period" I set up.

When is it coming? Next week, and my *guess* is as good as any. When is the M80 coming out?

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photojoern.de said:

For travellers from abroad, this really sucks. I will certainly not hand over my camera as normal luggage, so I have to carry it on. Pretty lot of hazzle. For what reason again, please???

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What is the hassle? Take your camera out of the bag, have it x-rayed and put it back in your bag. Just like you do with a laptop.

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It is a PITA.

Let's see...i"m traveling on my own and if I have to scan everything they want....I'll have
1. container for my backpack
2. container for my laptop (work)
3. container for my iPad
4. container for my camera
5. container for my camera bag
6?? Maybe 3 more containers if they want one per lens I have in bag...?
7. OH yes...my fscking shoes on the conveyor belt....and then walking through without belt...then with everyone barreling through, have to get my belt and shoes back on before my pants fall down....then, put everything back into the proper bag (all those containers of mine along with everyone else piling up at the end of the belt.....

It's a major PITA....and still to this day, when the Feds test the system, they consistently get like 98% or better of the fake weapons and bombs through......

This crap does no good and only basically causes the law abiding public problems....

C

Hi Yiannis.
My apologies, I wrote a reply to you on the 29th, but I guess I was so tired I didn't send it or closed the page too soon before it finished uploading.
Thank you for your reply, it will be helpful, and I do have a decent(ish) mic, a Rode Stereo Video mic. So far I have only taken some stills of a fairly boring installation process in a prestigious location and I am not at liberty to share the shots, I have some more opportunities to get shots and I will try to grab a couple from a public location which I can share in case anyone is interested.
Again my apologies, I appreciate the help people like you provide and I felt terrible that it appeared I had not the manners to thank you.

Cheers, Graham.

Yiannis A - Greece said:

Dear Graham,
i used to own the camera about 2 1/2 years ago (i bought it the 1st day it was available in Athens shops and almost immediately regretted doing so, because i got three "lemons" in a row; the known problem with the AF was existent in the first one and also in both the replacement copies i was given) and still have the pdf version of its manual after getting rid of the particular cameras. The answer to your question is "YES"; 7D mark II can send 1080p signal to a recorder (like Atomos etc) connected to the HDMI output.
Just have a decent mic connected to it because, as usual, the internal ones suck compared to a good quality external one!

Hope i helped you, have the best of times shooting with your camera.

Best wishes
Yiannis A, Athens, Greece.

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Coral Snake Micrurus fulvius by Kris Bell, on Flickr

35 Steps to the Perfect Canon EOS 6D Mark II Setup

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/News/News-Post.aspx?News=21001

I have traded one of my 6D bodies in for a used 5D III with 37K clicks on it in immaculate condition. The upgrade cost me A$300.00. I needed better AF system and customisation than 6D Level body can offer. I am on look out for a low shutter count, mint and aggressively priced 5D IV to replace my second 6D.

AJ said:

Jopa said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Try using some of the 20 year old Sigma lenses. I had 5 of them, they became paperweights when Canon DSLR's came out.

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You still can MF them, especially on a mirrorless body

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Unlike Canon FD which doesn't even mount

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They will mount on a mirrorless. (With the correct adaptor) Canon at the time of the switch produced an FD to ef adaptor with the optical conversion built in. Apparently there is not enough demand to warrant that any more... Wonder why- it's not as if optics have progressed any in the last 40 years. :

Re: EF-135 f/2L at Adorama for $599

gruhl28 said:

That's a used lens. They are still selling new ones for $999

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And...it's in "G" condition.

Barrel appears to have been used heavily, showing multiple dings, scrapes/scratches, heavy brassing. Lens glass may have fungus, excessive dust, and/or scratches that can affect picture quality.

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Berowne said:

Dustin, your photos taken with the new 35mm Milvus are very nice. Thanks for that!

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My pleasure.

Truck rolled/slid down the hillside across the lake earlier this year - just over 1000 meters away. Thought I'd get a closer look with the M5, 100-400L II, and 2xIII on a tripod so see how the combination performed.

Not bad near noon in 90 degree weather. You can make out the Sheriffs Office markings on the cab if you open the image and enlarge it. Only adjustment was white balance. Need to try it out on some closer subjects next time.

Having done some more reading and testing, I take it all I have to do is go to Custom Function II/5 and enable IR AF assist beam only?
I tried disabling Flash firing in "External Speedlight control" as I found in this thread (https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=2359.15), but my AF didn't seem to like that.

However, Canon and Nikon both show it off better, and so when I’m looking for a 24-70mm lens to use as my next all around lens, I’m opting for the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II over the Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 Art Series.

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IS has its price in this focal length as it seems. Nikkor seems to struggle as well, at longer FL:
http://www.photozone.de/nikon_ff/1010-nikkor2470f28vrfx?start=1
Not to mention, it's noticeably heavier and more expensive.

Many people criticize Canon not to include IS in the 24-70/2.8L II. Seeing these results with stabilized 24-70 lenses, I'm glad they did omit IS altogether...

soldrinero

Im looking at your image both on CR and Flikr and both seem really dark to me. Your settings are in the ball park but just for comparison I find that with a 14mm 2.8 25-30sec at iso 3200 or 6400 give me images bright enough to manipulate. And an aperture of 2.4 is not even a half stop faster than 2.8, so times and iso won't vary much.


Bottom line can't see stars in your posted images for what ever reason.

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AlanF said:

Lomography sells the Holga pinhole camera with hole diameter 0.25mm. The price has been reduced to £18 from £45. The plastic body is worthless so the £18 must be for the pinhole lens. That works out at £3,666,933 per square metre of pinhole. Must be the most expensive square metre of air anywhere. Makes their latest achromat lens look an absolute bargain.

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I get £18/(((2.5e-4)/2)^2*3.14159) = £366,693,298. Your price above seems an absolute bargain.

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It's only a factor of 100 out. Next time I should use a calculator and not do it in my head.

neuroanatomist said:

It would already a bit of a stretch for Canon to release a native f/8 dSLR lens (built in TC means 'native'), but I can see it happening now that bodies even down to the xxD line have f/8 AF points across the frame.

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Down to the xxxD line, even! The T7i/800D inherited the f/8 capability of the 80D.

5d3 is not good for video, the image is soft. 5d4 and 1dx2 on 4K is good, but big files.

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With imaging I'd tend towards the lowest practically usable ISO in order to deliver the cleanest files. In ideal conditions I'd use low ISO not anything else.

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I guess that's only natural and I honestly don't know anyone willing to increase ISO just for the sake of it. When I'm shooting landscapes, ISO 100 and tripod is a given. But when doing reportage, Auto ISO 100-3200/6400 with minimum shutter speed of 1/60s or 1/125s is my bread and butter and I could not care less about used ISO. So back again to individual priorities. I guess that hardcore landscapers are not very pleased with 6D II, but they can always pick up e.g. Sony A7rII and adapt their Canon lenses, if they feel they can't part with them...