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Mikehit · Mar 28, 2017

I would also suggest looking up David Thorpe's videos on youtube - he is an ex-professional photographer who gives a very grounded assessment of the gear.

Kit Lens Jockey · Mar 27, 2017

Whoops, just saw the thread for the announcement of this lens in the rumors forum. I am not quite understanding this. When is something a rumor and when is it a normal thread? :

Assworms · Mar 27, 2017

The only thing that would stop me buying the 6D replacement would be the omission of optional focusing screens. I can get great results when I can actually focus on the point I chose. Instead I might look for nice used older full frame EOS.

Andreasb · Mar 27, 2017

I'm hoping for an upgrade to the G5 X = Mark II, I like the look of the mark I, something to hold on to, with controls and a low learning curve. Now if Canon fixes the problems of version 1 (Lens in corners, RAW shooting performance and buffer) I will for sure order one.

Mt Spokane Photography · Mar 27, 2017

Are you manually turning the focus ring as far as it goes ? The focus ring goes beyond infinity by design to accommodate for temperature variation, so you will get a poor image if you set it that way.

Mt Spokane Photography · Mar 27, 2017

A toothbrush is another good tool for getting into the cracks. Those rubber bands are one of the parts that Canon outsources, and occasionally, they have put too much of a ingredient in the rubber that makes the milky powder.

You do not have to send the lens back, if it happens, just call Canon and ask them to send you another rubber band. Thats all they are, get a small tool under one edge, and stretch it as you pull it off.

Talys · Mar 27, 2017

bedford said:
hbr said:

The way I see it, there are photographers and picture takers. The photographer might use a smart phone to take a photo because he knows why he is using it, but the picture taker does not want to know the details. They only want to snap a photo and either share it or just look at it later. The equipment used to take the picture has no value to them.

The question is, can the manufacturers recapture a sizable slice of this market?

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The picture takers, as you call them, are not interested in taking photographs, all they're interested in is creating social content. It will be difficult for a camera manufacturer to produce a product with added value for this type of consumers.

As I see it, there was a hype for digital cameras around 2007-2011. Digital cameras were cool at that time. Today even smartphones have lost their coolness factor, as the phone market reaches saturation. At best the camera market should go back to the healthy level before the hype.

I think it's also important to note that people, when it comes to taking "meaningful" pictures (birthdays, weddings etc.), often use a camera in addition to the smartphone. They seem to be aware that the camera produces better pictures (or at least _feel_ that way). Camera manufacturers should build on that and on creating a better, simpler, easier, more fun user experience (and not like Sony on blowing up the spec sheet).

Oliver

There are people who see a point-and-shoot take a washed out picture with using built-in flash and say, "Beautiful!" -- because the picture captures a group of friends at a pub. What's beautiful isn't the photograph, but the content: if it's a photo of the next table over, it's no longer beautiful. The requirements for that photo are just to be in-focus and to capture the moment.

But they're willing to pay money for a family or wedding portrait, and they still say "wow" when they see an amazingly composed landscape or sunset. Although seeing those photos makes them happy, they're not really interested in trying to make that shot themselves.

ahsanford · Mar 27, 2017

Not in English, but if folks want an early read on the Sigma 135mm f/1.8, here's one take of it mounted on an A7:
https://www.docma.info/blog/erster-test-sigma-f1-8-135mm-art

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NorbR · Mar 27, 2017

And it only costs $1200 ... :

Eldar · Mar 26, 2017

YuengLinger said:
Eldar said:

Yes, I have a 5DIV and I agree. The manual focus on a 5DIV is a lot better than previous 5D models. It is not as good as it would be with a precision focusing screen, like the S-type, but it is clearly an improvement.

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Thanks, Eldar. Did you notice a granularity or grid effect in certain light when focusing on smaller subjects? Subtle, but there in mine.

No, I can't say I have. I'll check next time.

niraj_photo · Mar 25, 2017

I tested the G2 today with both Nikon and Canon full frame bodies for more than 1 hour - mostly with my canon. The Canon was 5dMK3. Here are the issues I saw with canon
- Turning on the VC makes the focus a bit weird. It felt like finding the focused object but just stopping short of it then then locking the correct focus - something like a two step process. Observed this when i completely defocussed the lens each time. In normal situations - when focus doesnt have to travel thru all the distance, I didnt see this issue (Nikon also had this but lot lot less times)
- Locking focus is a tiny bit slower with VC on in mode 1 and 3. I didnt test mode 2.
- In VC mode 1, the view finder appears to jump a bit. Doesnt affect the image quality though.
- Sometimes the VC took a while to respond after half-pressing the shutter in mode 1. But I couldnt reliably reproduce this issue with any particular sequence.

Sharlin · Mar 25, 2017

The difference is simply whether the selected AF point is stored separately for one-point and all-point modes, or if it's the same for both of them.

Valvebounce · Mar 24, 2017

Hi Tom.
If I was earning with my camera I would get a 5DIII or maybe even the 5DIV, as it is when I got the 7DII bought for me I was told no more new cameras for a while. To get the 1DsIII I have to sell my 5D and 7D and if they go for the market price (which they should, both are in great condition and the 7D I know to be in the lower shutter count range) I should only need to add a few quid to cover the new 'toy'.
I think I got the camera for a steal at £750 despite the missing bits, it was traded in by a customer known to the reputable shop so is not burning my fingers. ;D
Yes it does have liveview shooting available but has no AF and unlike the 40D it does not even have the ability to flip the mirror and phase AF.
Yes it is easy to get up in the ISO, the shot of the Camaro was ISO 1000 and with the camera maxing out at 1600 apart from the 'H' setting (artificially pushed ISO 1600?) it may be a problem but hey ho the shot can get taken and pushed with DxO and binned if it is crap!

Yes it is heavy, but I'm sure I could tell the difference in the AF speed over the 7DII. Of course that could just be me subconsciously justifying a purchase!

;D
Yes they can get tiresome, but I don't carry a backpack any more, I just carry the bodies on the blackrapid sling with the 70-200 f2.8 L II on one, 100-400L II on the other, a 1.4X III in one pocket and a standard zoom either Σ17-70 or now 24-105 f4 depending on the pockets!
Provisions, food and drink? We are out for a jolley and that is part of it though if I were working I would probably pack that too due to the cost at these sorts of venues.
Thanks for the comparison link, very interesting.

Cheers, Graham.

tomscott said:
Always loved the 1DsMKIII but with the 5DMKIII being new on SLRHut for £1650 (which is where I got mine many years ago) I think I would take it everyday. Unless the 1D was stupidly cheap. http://slrhut.co.uk/product/ID982C5/5260B002_Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III-Digital-Camera-_Body-Only_-/

As you know I shoot similar subjects to you Graham and had the 5DMKIII in yellow weather warnings with torrential rain for 6+ hours, tropical rainforrests for weeks, extremely dry desserts and not had issues.

When I was considering the 5D I wrote a vs thread against the 1D and 5D and most people said 5 over 1 because its faster in operation, higher ISO is better apart from 100 but its very close. 3200 and above is day and night and with racing I'm sure as you know once you get later in the day or its cloudy getting up to 1600 is pretty easy if you want to stop motion. Very similar dynamic range, hugely superior AF, screen resolution, auto ISO, faster and longer burst rates, does it have live view? cant remember etc etc Its also a heavy camera and at still get 1000 images out of a battery on the 5 although the rate does go down under 50%. Like you I use 2 cameras when I'm shooting 7DMKII and 5DMKIII and when you've got one with a big lensand another camera with a more standard lens and a backpack full of lenses and provisions shooting 6+ hours a day can get really tiring really quickly.

For controlled portraiture I would say 1D because the colour is beautiful and you can use it low in the ISO but for motorsport... and documentation there are better cameras now a days at very good prices.

I couldn't find a compelling reason to buy one apart from the fact it a 1 series. I used to love using grips but never use them now, don't have a need for them. Especially in motorsport, don't often shoot portrait and if the bat gets lower than 50 I just swap it out.

Quick difference overview.

http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III-vs-Canon_EOS-1Ds_Mark_III/detailed

Aj6627 · Mar 24, 2017

Having used the mk ii for a littler over a year now, my biggest wishes would be (as stated by many others) better noise levels at higher ISO and wifi instead of GPS. (or in addition to)

I have never used the GPS once since I bought it, but I would use wifi if it had it. The EOS Remote app is quite handy with my 70d.

jeffa4444 · Mar 24, 2017

Fatalv said:
ahsanford said:

neuroanatomist said:

In that case, perhaps you would be so good as to explicitly state the formula and weightings that DxO uses to determine their overall score. While you're at it, please also explain why the majority determinant of their scores consider only performance at base ISO.

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You have a greater likelihood of Trump releasing his tax returns than DXO releasing the specifics of their methods. I'd love to see either the *very* complicated polynomial that governs the overall lens score calculation... or the revision history of said equation that shows that resolution was deprioritized on/around the release of the 5DS R. ;D

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+1

We could exhaust an entire thread of jokes about "things that will happen before DXO releases their algorithm"

At this point I don't know why it even makes headlines at CR. As far as I'm concerned, none of their data is to be trusted unless an algorithm or repeatable experiment is shown. It's akin to trying to wade through and find the truths of a habitual liar

Could not agree more DXOMark testing methods are flawed, I don't work for Canon but Ive tested hundreds of cameras without a lens, testing the lens & then the combination together. We have very exacting standards that are repeatable and using the high resolution CIPA chart with an even field illumination sphere, f stop machines, MTF, projection, etc.
We can even show results on a theatre screen with split screen to compare lenses & cameras . Many of the Canon lenses DXOMark listed as "average" were better and we test batches of lenses not one. We can also very accurately measure DR (its amazing to see the difference sometimes between different cameras of the same type including high end cinema video cameras).
This does tend to show up the poor Canon cameras and lenses as well as the very good ones but that's no different to any other manufacturer including Leica, Cooke & Zeiss lenses.

chrysoberyl · Mar 24, 2017

infared said:
I bought the Rokinon SP 14mm f/2.4....I think is fantastic! Got a nice discount on it, too.
Hope they make a 24mm lens of similar quality in their new SP line, also.

I really like this lens, too. So much so that I paid full price. From whom did you get a discount?

A 24mm would be nice. For me, a 20mm would be even better.

Yes, sorry for going OT.

Canon Rumors · Mar 24, 2017

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Sharlin · Mar 24, 2017

drmikeinpdx said:
Nice to see that the 77D will have an interval timer and be able to do time lapse movies. Is that pretty standard on recent Canon DSLRs and Mirrorless bodies?

It's standard in the double-and single-digit series DSLRs. The M5 and the M6 have a timelapse movie mode but no interval timer for capturing sequences of still photos.

Maiaibing · Mar 24, 2017

rfdesigner said:
Maiaibing said:

vrpanorama said:

I have owned a canon 6d, and replace it with a canon 5dsr, which I am really happy with. What I am missing the dynamic range that had the 6d in my opinion.

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?? 5DS/R dynamic range is somewhat better than on the 6D.

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not per pixel or from ISO800 and up when you down res the 5Ds to 20Mpix (fair comparison).

You do not need to downsample anything.

5DS/R has higher DR than the 6D until iso 1200. After that they are practically alike.

IglooEater · Mar 23, 2017

Rampuri said:
IglooEater said:

Rampuri said:

IglooEater said:

Waaaaiiiit... the 16-35 takes 24 hours to make and costs $2000. If production cost is $1500 and if materials are a third of the cost, that leaves $42/hr for the workers and machinery. suddenly that lens looks dirt cheap.

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It might take 24 hours to make the 16-35, but it doesn't mean they produce just one per day. Each machine in the production line produces parts continuously. So it takes one lens 24 hours to proceed from the beginning of the line to the end, but at the same time there are many other lenses produced.

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Lol! Of course they're making more than one lens at a time! I made zero reference to that. I was referring to the lens as a unit, not the factory. :

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There was a hidden reference - "that leaves $42/hr for the workers and machinery". Because hour rate per unit on a production line producing many units at the same time makes no sense. So I thought you got it wrong .

Yeeeaaa... that wasn't very clear. That leaves $42/hr for the workers and machinery for that lens. it wouldn't make sense to analyze the whole plant that way. But it really does give a monetary value of sorts on the individual product as a unit. Not in the sense that this is what it costs, but in the sense that If they're not making one, they're making another. Thus they will assumably be expecting a similar $/hr/unit on whatever other lenses they make on the same line. It means they're charging the client $42/hr on there product, irregardless of their end revenu or how many units they produce.

I really shouldn't be on line when I'm tired... i'm no good at communicating even when I'm awake....

Mistral75 · Mar 23, 2017

Considering that:

- many Compact Prime CP.2 lenses are cine versions of Zeiss Classic lenses
- most Zeiss Classic lenses have been updated as Milvus lenses

it would indeed not be surprising to see updated Compact Prime CP.2 lenses as cine versions of the Milvus lenses.

slclick · Mar 22, 2017

Y'all come over to the other post, it's been settled.

magarity · Mar 22, 2017

I have the same pair of flashes; Yongnuo makes a little widget about an inch wide and three inches long that receives the radio signal. You put the ii on it off-camera and use the iii-rt as radio master sitting on the camera. Works awesome. YNE3-RX and they're on Amazon for less than $40. Then when you want the on-camera transmitter with both flashes off, this widget will let you keep using the ii. Note this widget is a receiver only, so the ii on it will always be a slave unit.

Kit Lens Jockey · Mar 22, 2017

Yes, I noticed the same issue with a Yongnuo 50 1.8 on an EOS 650. Can't really expect perfection from a $50 lens. It's funny, because the lens has Yongnuo DIGITAL printed on it. I always just assumed it was some cheesy marketing thing to make it look more high-tech. Turns out it is truly just a digital lens. :

Jaysheldon · Mar 22, 2017

Jack. I understand now. It would be an advantage to always have the selected square lit.

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