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jd7 · Dec 6, 2016

ahsanford said:
Act444 said:

A fixed focal length lens would be 1x

24-105 is 105/24 = 4.375x zoom

24-70 is 70/24 = 2.92x, often rounded up to 3x zoom

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Yep. I just use 3x and 4.5x to keep it simple, but yes, that's the rub.

- A

Fair enough, I got that one wrong! I was thinking about the range of the zoom (as a factor of the widest focal length), but now I think about it more you were referring to a focal length multiplier, and that does make sense if it is simply the factor by which you have to multiply the shortest/widest focal length to get the longest focal length.

crashpc · Dec 6, 2016

Eagle Eye said:
No doubt Canon needs to get some more EF-M glass to market. I am very excited for the 18-150, though. Same filter size as the 11-22 and enough range that I'm going to let go of my 18-55 and 55-200. I just added in the Rokinon 50mm f1.2. Holy bokeh. Manual aperture and focus isn't everyone's bag, but I love it. With the Rok. 35mm f/1.2 on its way to market, I feel like I'm going to have a great lens setup for my M2 in the coming months. 11-22, 18-150, 22mm f/2, 35mm f1.2, 50mm f/1.2. May even pick up a 28mm macro if I can find a good deal. I've barely touched my 6D and L primes and zooms in the past 18 months. It's looking less and less likely that I'll ever go back to it. Probably will pick up the M5, but the price is going to need to drop a couple hundred. I bought my 6D refurbished from Canon (it was definitely new) for $899. Can't justify spending more on a crop mirrorless.

While looking at 6D, M5 and Samyang 50mm f/1.2, heading to the final decision, due to system usability, size, weight and price, more and more people owning the Samyang 50mm f/1.2 emerge.
Can you please elaborate a little on that lens on M body? How is focusing at further distances? Do you have any idea about comparison with Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM? Is the Samyang better wide open?
Any info or recommendation appreciated.
Thank you.

Viggo · Dec 6, 2016

GMCPhotographics said:
Viggo said:

Bought it on launch and intend to keep it forever. I can't wish for anything more. It gives me so much nice keepers and does it with insane IQ, and even though it has been through a lot, it still look brand spanking new, even the lens hood.

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Viggo....you say some odd stuff sometimes. I have a mkI and I've used mine in a professional context for well over 8 years. My mkI still looks new and pristine....which is what i would expect from a lens from Canon's professional line. Your lens is only a few months old...come back with that statement when it's been a few years of heavy usage. The only lens I've owned that looked shabby after 6 months of use was a Sigma 70-200 mm f2.8 HSM...the ones with the awful black paint finish that literally fell of as one used the lens. Canon L lenses are far far far more robust.

Lol, I just go by experience, and I thought my 1dx looked pretty clean still, but then my brother showed up with his, and mine looks really old and worn. All lenses that gets bumped and used by me usually as a few stripes and scuffs or dust, but the 35 still looks like I just took it out of the box, rare thing. So however odd, it's true.

bv66wuw · Dec 5, 2016

icassell said:
I sent my 7D in for repairs a month ago and it came back to me the same way. It required a return visit to Canon to get the viewfinder display working again. It is not a menu-selectable option. They said there was a loose circuit board connector.

It happens to me, Rebel T3i, took it apart and fix it. there is a connector, that most likely they id not put it in all the way, I`ll attach a picture, you need to take the main board off, the loose connection in underneath, can only be seen if the board is taken off, it is a connector, the only one that has wires, black color, and the plug and socket are white, long about 7 mm, can not be placed back properly without tweezers or some similar tool, unplug it first, then place it back, must go in straight in, it will tend one side or the other to go in first, do not apply force, unless connector is flat with the socket and both sides are even inside the connector and push it all the way in.

Your connector is the only one with wires, black wires, all other connectors are with the flexible flat band connectors, just the speaker has 2 wires, white and red you will have to remove that one to get the board off.

Look for the one with black wires, maybe 8-10 wires in one white connector.

I am using a picture from web, I put my camera all apart and do not want to take it apart again to take pictures, I hope you can figure it out!

Sorry for my English! I come from a different planet. Daniel

3kramd5 · Dec 5, 2016

privatebydesign said:
3kramd5 said:

privatebydesign said:

3kramd5 said:

Valvebounce said:

Hi 3kramd5.
The how and why Canon might shut down ML for touching the 1 series is pretty irrelevant when this is taken from the page you link to, under the heading scope!

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I still have the curiosity factor, though. I don't think canon would be able to effectively stop them let alone destroy them. They could temporarily distrupt the website, which could easily be moved to a host who wouldn't fear empty lawsuits (such as a Russian server, for example), or the code could be bit torrented like so much actually illegally shared software.

[intellectual property]

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They don't develop for 1d because they choose not to; it's too small of a target. There are orders of magnitude more people using the lesser priced models, and that's where they aim their development.

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Effectively of course they could. The combined wealth of all the ML developers is probably much less than 3 or 4 million dollars, Canon legal department could gobble every cent of that up in defending motions and legalese. They don't need to have a case, they don't need to face off against a company. They have myriads of corporate lawyers on retainers just waiting to be set loose, these guys (and girls) are trying to make a name for themselves and will find every cent you own (I have personal experience of being on the wrong side of a large corporate legal department, even though in my case the corp was 100% in the wrong and liable).

So on a strictly court case based legal argument, especially considering the very broad consumer laws and protections in Europe, you might be correct in that the ML team are not doing anything technically illegal. But that is moot when corporations can tie anybody smaller than them up in knots with the staff they have on retainer looking for a fight. That ML still exists is proof positive that Canon are granting tacit permission to do what they do, but no more.

As a side note, I have the EOS-M and run ML on it, I will be very interested to see if they go back to the EOS firmware for the M5 so ML can run on that too. So far the original M is the only M with ML compatibility.

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The combined corporate legal might of the major software companies worldwide has been impotent to prevent piracy (for every pirate bay shut down, two more open); the overwhelming pocketbooks of Apple has been unable to prevent jailbreak developers (which is similar in nature to magic lantern); the insurmountable pocketbooks and legal power of the world governments have largely been unable to prevent publication on a very public website (wikileaks) of sensitive state information.

I'll stipulate that canon *could* expend the resources to go track down people who have an easy option to move to dark web anonymity, and could initiate lawsuits bankrupting the individuals with paperwork. Could. You said they would. You think it's worth Canon's while?

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That is a completely different scenario, you have millions of uploaders and downloaders for torrents hosted by quick witted domain and domicile savvy owners that make millions off advertising. An impossible thing to put back in the bottle. ML probably have half a dozen core 'developers' who can't even afford a range of cameras to test and live in their mum's spare room (bless them).

The Apple analogy is also different enough to not count. Do you know how much the first jailbreak for any firmware revision is paid? Some have been over $100,000, there is value and prestige in cracking a device owned in the 100's of millions. How many Canon 1DX MkII's are there? How many 1DX MkII owners are interested in the additional ML capabilities? What is the 'prize' money value of cracking the 1 series firmware? Virtually nothing, and ML disavow trying and wouldn't post it even if somebody did it, why do you think that is?

Like I said, this has all been discussed at length with knowledgeable ML participants in the past. They specifically said Canon have let it be known the 1DC firmware is off the table, this seems to effectively include all 1 series cameras. This is not my opinion, it is me relaying comments from those involved first hand. I do not know the specific approach Canon would use to flex their displeasure, but I have zero doubt they could eliminate ML as we know it. Sure you could still get what they currently have via Demonoid or Piratebay, but personally I believe they could cause the few active developers enough trouble for them to no longer consider it a viable or worthwhile project.

Remember corporations have more than one option in instances like this, they could even nullify the development comparatively cheaply by 'sub contracting' the active developers.

sure, they could offer to hire th ML devs. But as for the rest of it, I respectfully disagree; I don't believe that canon could effectively shutdown an unofficial, opt-in group of individuals with no physical common area or financial ties and easy access to anonymity via TOR and non-centralized distribution via bit torrent. Hell, they can't even stop for profit companies like sigma and tamron from reverse engineering their lens protocol.

The Apple analogy is apt. The fact that money is offered makes it easier to track and yet apple, who can probably afford 50 lawyers for each one working for canon, is impotent to stop it.

Maybe the ML developers *believe* that canon can squash them and accordingly won't try with a 1D, but I think they're shying away from an empty threat.

tron · Dec 5, 2016

xps said:
LesC said:

I guess we all hope for the Holy Grail, a high FL multiplier zoom with excellent performance although such a beast probably doesn't exist. You'd be forgiven for thinking it did according to Canon USA's description of the new 24-105:

"For incredible versatility, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM has been redesigned to deliver superb L-series optical performance that pairs smoothly with the high-resolution, full-frame sensors of SLR cameras. Featuring a zoom range of 24-105mm and a constant f/4 aperture, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM is ideal for landscapes, portraits, sports and more, offering effective all-day performance for advanced photography and videography. It helps reduce ghosting and flare, and has improved peripheral brightness as well as a 10-blade circular aperture that helps deliver sharp, evenly illuminated images with gorgeous background blur. It even has an improved IS system for better handheld performance, especially in challenging light. From wide-angle to mid-telephoto and everywhere in-between, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM is a durable, compact performer you can count on for excellent performance and gorgeous results in more places, more often"

Is there such a thing as the trades description act in the US Although I guess it's all subjective ...

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Yes, these words "For incredible versatility, the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM has been redesigned to deliver superb L-series optical performance that pairs smoothly with the high-resolution, full-frame sensors of SLR cameras." summs up my expectation. Maybe the last exceptional upgrades of Canon lenses made me believing these advertisements

Exactly! Thankfully there are reliable test sites that reveal the truth and help us .. focus (pun intended) on the really good lenses...

Jack Douglas · Dec 4, 2016

Go Wild, thanks for that, it is reassuring and I'm slowly acquiring the various bits of information that is painting a complete picture.

The number of options with the 1DX II is initially confusing, actually overwhelming but I'm getting the AF sorted out and now there is the AF manual just in time. The camera is a pleasure especially with my 400 DO X2.

A funny little reference point for me is that I can adequately frame a small bird high in a tree, easily a distance that doesn't frighten too many.

If you find extra good prices on CFast let us know. I think by spring I'll purchase at least one 128 Transcend.

Jack

Julia_LL · Dec 3, 2016

Hi Josh,

Thank you very much for your detailed answer and information!
This really helped me

Julia

Zeidora · Dec 3, 2016

Mt Spokane Photography said:
Zeidora said:

Thanks for the pointers. Wexphoto does not ship overseas. Not sure about Canon HongKong, sent an inquiry, but webform does not permit to enter USA as shipping country. Can't navigate eBay japan, my Japanese is a bit rusty. Ritz: I'm not sure whom they are kidding.

So I guess I wait ... I put a stock notification in with B&H ...

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Ebay USA has or had them from Japanese sellers. Sorry if I confused you.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xcanon+drop+in+filter+holder+.TRS0&_nkw=canon+drop+in+filter+holder+&_sacat=0

No worries. I have on on the way now from Japan.

Josh Denver · Dec 2, 2016

Get the 18-135mm kit instead. A much better lens for the C100II and 80D than 24-105mm. All who tried both said amen.

My advice is as above. If you'll be operating the B cam and set focus manually, then the GH4 will better match the C100II images in overall sharpness and quality. But if you want a B camera for anyone on set to use, get the 80D. The HD is not that bad vs the C100/GH4 but they ARE visibly different in sharpness.

The GH4 4K and C100 cut together beautifully as if shot on one camera really.

That's the video size of things.

Stills? now you make it complex. I don't love the GH4 stills, I think they look bad most of the time but when I use a Canon DSLR it's night and day.

If you chose the 80D in the video section of the comment above the good you're all set.

If you chose GH4, I suggest you buy a little Canon EOS M3 for 300-400 bucks or a T6i and use your lenses on it when you want high quality prints.

mb66energy · Dec 2, 2016

unfocused said:
I'm hoping for a 24-105 "L" III.

Not exactly my thought after reading the incoming data about the mark ii - because the ii will last 5 years or more before we will see a mark iii version ...

While waiting for this one I would like to see an EF 4.0 / 40-200 L IS USM with brilliant IQ and ergonomics (like 70-200)... and if it starts at 50 mm I would take it in a heartbeat. Thinking of two bodies - one with 16-35 + 40/50-200 for landscape, people, towns, nature, beach, ....

AvTvM · Dec 1, 2016

prices quoted are dealer PURCHASE prices net of VAT ... retail prices will be ... even higher

leftofdead · Dec 1, 2016

I also just discovered that my Canon extender no longer works. My first response from Sigma tech support was boiler plate, suggesting that I buy their extender, so I'm a little irritated with them...

Zeidora · Dec 1, 2016

chrysoberyl said:
Please be sure to post your photos!

Will take a bit longer. Got the Nikon EL 80/5.6 for $40 off eBay. The Baader UV 2" is around $400, got that. The EL80 has a strange filter thread of 34.5 mm, but found an adapter for 34.5 to 48 of the Baader for $28 from Russia (Grimes wants around $80). I can get ~infinity focus with the Kenko 12 and 20 mm, so I need around 32 mm of extension for infinity. Focus shift in UV apparently is minimal with the EL80. Ordered a M42 focusing helicoid 25–50 mm, and a M42 to EOS adapter and a M39 to M42 adapter. Still have to order the 365 nm flashlight. I think the UV LED I have is 395 nm.

Re extension, with f/5.6 on a 5D2 I run into diffraction limitation with c = 30 µm and effective f-stop of f/32 at 4.7:1. So could exploit bellows extension of up to 376 mm.

Re bellows, I just settled on a M42 type bellows for $30 with over 200 mm draw (longer than most). Price is right, and I have all the M42 adapters, and various additional extension rings, so that gives me a lot of flexibility.

The EOS EF to Graflock adapter is $350, so I don't think I will go that route, particularly because the adapter adds quite a bit of extension, so infinity focus with WA LF lenses will not be possible, so that rig could not double for extreme TS beyond Canon TS/E lenses.

Hopefully I have some initial pictures before the end of the year

Don Haines · Nov 30, 2016

waldi72 said:
Don Haines said:

gmrza said:

9VIII said:

Don Haines said:

Before everyone gets too excited, this is probably for a P/S camera and not a DSLR.....

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Because EOS-M still uses Powershot serial numbers.

Short flange distance is the best application for this tech. If a Full Frame EOS-M ever comes out, it had better use a curved sensor.

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I have a feeling that this may be the "dirty little little secret" of the EOS M. Photozone.de raises this issue in some of its EF-M lens tests. Very fast lenses, like the 85mm f1.2L are notorious for the amount of fall-off in peripheral illumination, and that is without even having the shorter flange distance that would be associated with a mirrorless design!

I have a sneaking suspicion that this is an issue which has been hampering Canon in the mirrorless space. Canon needs a way to may sensors more sensitive to light with a very oblique angle of incidence.

A curved sensor would probably also make it easier to address the issue of focal plane curvature (which was a problem with lenses like the 24-70 f/2.8L mkI). A different problem in this space is that a lot of lenses address focal plane curvature optically....

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The problem is, different focal lengths require different curvatures.... This is excellent for a cell phone camera with a fixed lens, sort-of-OK on a P/S camera where you have some degree of control over the focal length, but horrendous for DSLRs and interchangeable lens mirrorless cameras where one could be using an 8mm fisheye or an 800mm lens with a 2X teleconverter... 8 to 1600 is quite a range.... or if you include second party and specialty lenses and your range goes from 4.5mm to 4000mm...

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How about this: "A patent showing curved sensor development, this one deals with using a magnetic system to deform the sensor
http://www.canonrumors.com/patent-canon-continues-to-work-on-curved-sensor-technology/

Now THAT makes things interesting and greatly increases the potential!

Valvebounce · Nov 30, 2016

Hi Flux capacitor.
Page 445 second image icon bottom right corner, select direct access if it works anything like the 7DII (from memory, I don't have my camera handy to check exact procedure) plus a bit more info on page 453 that might help.
The menu system on current bodies once mastered is much better in my opinion, but they have grouped a lot of stuff under different headings from the previous generation, at least on the lesser bodies, I don't know which menu layout the 1Dx has.

Cheers, Graham.
Edit just seen that the issue is solved, it appears I may have a different version of the manual or I got he wrong answer.

c.d.embrey · Nov 30, 2016

I'd buy a 5D4 Monochrome. A $4,000ish price would be OK with me.

BTW Leica isn't the only one to make a B&W digital. Phase One makes the Achromatic + http://www.achromaticplus.com/Achromatic_Plus/Achromatic+.html

"The Achromatic+ digital back is a 39 million pixel camera, with a sensor that measures 49.1 x 36.8mm and a pixel size of 6.8 micron (square). Technically speaking, this is a 39 megapixel digital camera. However, because there is no bayer pattern over the sensor, and the light is not separated into colors when being recorded, each pixel is capable of receiving pure and uninterrupted information. This absolute information translates into what could be perceived as a much higher resolution image, even comparable to 80mp. The experience is beautiful, and the images spectacular."

You should be able to make impressive large B&W prints with a Canon 5D4 Monochrome file. I want one.

crashpc · Nov 29, 2016

F/7 would be nice for 1" sensor. For 1/2,3" it´s really bad.

ahsanford · Nov 29, 2016

JonAustin said:
I've never attempted to shoot with the hood reversed on the lens, but I appreciate your comment. (Ever have anyone approach you in those situations and "educate you" that the hood is supposed mounted the other way 'round?)

As for its footprint in the bag, your comments remind me of my experiences with the 17-40's hood ... that thing was also a space-eating nightmare to pack.

Why do hoods snap on to lenses backwards? The same reason why 24-something zooms are external zooming: to save bag space.

Yeah, I only shoot with the hood reversed in quick 'stop-and-pop' situations. This might be when I spot some wildlife from the car, when I'm on a travel/street walkabout where I don't want the camera in view at all times, shooting out the side of a airplane window, etc.

I also do it in the odd circumstance of using a CPL and frequently moving between horizontal and vertical shooting (perhaps on a hike). It's a PITA to reset the the polarization around the hood every time I change orientation, so if I'm in a hurry in that circumstance, the hood stays reversed.

And no, surprisingly, no one's ever called me out on my hood being backwards. It's amazing how a blackrapid + 5D3 + L lenses tend to shut down advice/comments from other photographers.

- A

AvTvM · Nov 29, 2016

lw said:
What about the M5. With its EVF, do you think it would squeeze into the MM20 where your M is?

hump on top is bulky and EVIL.

EOS M w/ 18-55 in a LowePro Dashpoint 30 [for separate carry and a bit additional protection] plus EF-M 22/2, 11-22, 55-200 plus accessories incl. mini-tripod [plus charger + cable on longer trips] fits nicely into an inexpensive [around € 35] and very functional Hama "Nashville 140" bag. https://www.hama.com/00121869/hama-kameratasche-nashville-140-schwarz-blau

Internal dimensions [L x D x H]:
Hama 140: 23.0 x 11.0 x 17.5 cm
TT MM20: 21.5 x 9.5 x 13.5 cm

M3 would definitely also fit in my Hama bag. M5 ... don't know ... yet.

stein · Nov 29, 2016

My 300/2.8L IS would do great with built-in 1.4x and 1.7x, I carry the 1.4xIII nearly all the time and a 1.7 would be great option for birds etc. 300 - 420/4 and 510/4,75 in one lens and no zooming..

Canon Rumors · Nov 28, 2016

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Mt Spokane Photography · Nov 28, 2016

Hector1970 said:
Hi All,
I was experimenting tethering a Canon 5D Mark IV to a PC using EOS Utility 3.
My first comment is that is seems to be overly complicated.
I understand the set up of the wireless, I think that is reasonably well explained and easy to do.

I'd have thought the first function of tethering software would be you take a photo through the viewfinder and this shows up on the screen so you can see what photo you took.

Generally I view tethering as viewing the image seen by the camera sensor remotely on a external device which also controls focus and other settings. Then it allows you to activate the shutter and download the image.

What you are describing is more like the eye-fi card, take a shot, and its immediately uploaded to whichever device you have set. I would not call that tethering.

shoens · Nov 27, 2016

Thanks for the helpful replies. I'm tempted by the M5 and am looking forward to detailed reviews when it's released.

Ozarker · Nov 26, 2016

craiglove said:
Also, the mini Cardellini clamps are great to have in your bag. I worked in the motion picture biz and we used them everywhere. I carry two of the Mini clamps in my bag and you can buy them with a little Manfrotto ball head as well. You can buy them from Steve (the manufacturer) at Film Crew Services. Wonderful little devices and a very solid mount!

Great tip!

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