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ajfotofilmagem · Feb 10, 2016

AlanF said:
The lack of slap with silent mode is remarkably good. I hope my postings on this are of use to others.

Yes, your tests are useful for many users in Canon Rumors.
Thanks for sharing.

nvsravank · Feb 10, 2016

Ok I think you finally got the point but I have to disagree with you on the use of the joystick vs wheel.
When you nine points or so cycling through the points was a no brainer. But with the 60+ focus points, it takes forever. And moving vertically or side to side is not as simple. With the joy stick it becomes much easier while shooting OVF style. You can control it more intuitively. And since it has directional ability you can even go diagonal. Getting it right using a wheel is nearly impossible I would think. If it is a clickty wheel like the back dial you can do it, but even then it wouldn't be as easy as the joystick.

CanonFanBoy said:
Proscribo said:

CanonFanBoy said:

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The camera senses when the face gets close and turns the touch screen off instantly. Turns it back on instantly when you pull the face away. Settings NEVER get changed by the nose or face.
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AFAIK 70D doesn't even have a sensor to detect whether you're looking through VF or not. However it still doesn't change settings when poking around, which is exactly the problem! You see, the point was that you can't use the screen to change AF point while looking through the VF, and that with joystick it's a lot easier than with wheels or D-pad.

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Yes, the 70D has the sensor. I own one, do you? To reactivate the screen you press the "Q" button. (Wow, the screen becomes active again just like the 5D III!)

On your other point: HUH? Why or how would anyone want to change the AF point via the screen while looking through the viewfinder? You aren't making sense. That is impossible.

When looking through the viewfinder one can see the points and can change them that way... using wheels or D-pad.

I have no idea why one would think a joystick would be easier. I cycle through the points much quicker with the wheels than with the joystick. I do it the same way on my 5D III even though it has a joystick. The joystick is a slow choice for cycling through AF points. The wheels are much faster. Maybe change is really difficult for some and making stuff up is their coping mechanism.

Not having the joystick doesn't cripple the 70D at all. Everyone likes what they like. Gotta have a slow joystick? Don't get a 70D.

However, making stuff up out of thin air is just... goofy. (Nose changes settings, have to use the screen to change AF points, wheels are difficult, joystick is faster, camera doesn't sense when the face is close and eye is looking through the viewfinder etc...)

You boys must be trolling, right?

pixyl · Feb 10, 2016

Mt Spokane Photography said:
pixyl said:

Do Canon sell these kind of parts themselves? I know there are eBay sellers having lens assemblies for the Powershot S-series (S90 etc.) but I'm a bit sceptical that I'll receive a fake, sub-par lens that way...

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I repair or try to repair cameras and lenses. The first mistake people make is assuming those cross headed screws are Phillips, and ruin the heads of the screws to the point where they can't be removed without drilling them out. They are JIS heads on the screws and need jis screwdrivers.

Thanks for pointing this out. I'd never considered any other type of screwdrivers than the regular Philips.

I say this just to illustrate the kind of trouble a person can get into tearing into a camera. The lenses are indeed assemblies with lots of wires and ribbon cables, they are not sealed as in moisture proof.

Actually, would it be so hard for Canon to seal the lens assemblies with a little silicone or something? A little sealing would be a lot better than none at all. But fortunately as I just pointed out my previous posting I got it all repaired under warranty, so I'm no longer going to assume this camera will take any moisture at all.

The powershot cameras I have disassembled were $1 units I bought at garage sales for practice that were damaged, so were junk. Getting the lens assembly out was a exercise in futility, I finally did it, but damaged it and probably some other items in the process. This particular lens was jammed, and I could see teeth broken off the extension gears as I tore it down. That is a common issue with power shots, sand gets in the lens barrel and it jams. Then the gears strip.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I actually have both a Canon S100 and an S110 which are damaged in different ways: the S110 a faulty lens assembly and the S100 a crushed display (or was it the other way round?). I got hold of a new compatible display from eBay (avoiding overpriced original parts for something which doesn't affect image quality anyway), but damaged the "flexible PCB" when trying to remove the old display/reattach the new one. It seems the two cameras share the same lens assembly so I figure I could take the working lens assembly from one camera and move it over to the camera with the working LCD display, or replace the LCD display on the camera with the working lens assembly... in that case I probably need a replacement part for that flexible PCB which attaches to the display and is around the buttons area on the back of the camera.
Buying cheap $1 damaged cameras would be great for this, but I haven't found anything like that here.

If you want to repair it, get the factory repair manual if available, or at least buuy a couple of used powershots, some jis screwdrivers, and see how they are assembled. Beware of the high power in the capacitor of the flash unit, it can really jolt you (Speaking from experience). Discharge it with a jumper wire as soon as you can get to it.

Where do you get the repair manuals? Do you happen to know if the lens assembly in the S100 and S110 are the same?

I'd buy parts from Canon. A new model like this one will not have used parts floating around or for sale. The lens is quite a good one, and it will be expensive. Taking the lens apart to clean it is likely not going to work.

In your experience, would it be possible to take the entire lens assembly from one of the cameras over to the other? Actually I'd prefer to replace the display instead of messing with the optics in any way (provided I get that "flexible PCB" spare part).

bholliman · Feb 9, 2016

bluemoon said:
At that young age your kid will not be on a ride that will require a telephoto lens.

I suppose everybody's usage is different, but I take more shots with my telephoto lenses (70-200 or 135/2 on FF) than I do with a normal lens for our pre-school kids, since the kiddie rides are very accessible, but the children are far enough away that you need some reach. I also like the ability to blur out busy backgrounds with wide apertures at longer focal lengths.

I use the longer lenses less with our older kids since the big rides are too distant and inaccessible for good pictures most of the time anyway.

Fast lenses in the wide to normal range are very useful for low light areas. I seldom bother to take a flash since they often are not allowed and bounce opportunities limited.

kaihp · Feb 9, 2016

raptor3x said:
Jemlnlx said:

I remember being overjoyed when the 5DII was $2699. A few years late the 5DIII was $3499. I believe the original 5D was similar to the price of he 5DII... think.

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IIRC, the original 5D was $3299 on release (~$4000 in 2015 dollars).

Your memory is correct according to wikipedia

et31 · Feb 8, 2016

Need for Xeen! ;D
Marketing novelty or cheaper rehoused glass with focus breathing issues for $2.5K ea.? :

What do you think? I think that these are one level above their DS lenses with "stronger housings" and extra optical coatings, but still entry level.

3kramd5 · Feb 8, 2016

jrista said:
3kramd5 said:

neuroanatomist said:

How about a 'let's stop taking pictures afte a couple of hours because of the a7RII's poor battery life." :

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It's not that bad provided you diligently disable the display when you aren't actively using it (I have a button mapped). I've never carried more than 1 extra battery, and I've never run out of batteries.

That being said, as much as some people would like to write position papers on adapted lenses and the AF system, it isn't an action camera. If you use it as such (buffer out chasing birds or athletes), it won't last long.

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I never had any problems with the A7r when i was using it. It is extremely easy to just power off the camera, and I just got in the habit of doing that every time I was done with a shot or series of shots. One battery last me over a day.

The displays are the heavy hitters when the camera is idling. The EVF is off when you aren't looking through it, and toggling the rear monitor off is easy. My camera sleeps after a couple minutes anyway, which is pretty much as good as powering down.

Another consideration: turn on airplane mode. WIFI sucks it down.

unfocused · Feb 8, 2016

dolina said:
Current bodies announced before 2014

03/2012 - 5D Mark III....

....How time flies! That 5D will be 6 years old by next month

Or maybe not.

mikenott · Feb 8, 2016

Canon confirmed back that Crapking's response was correct. They are mutually exchangeable. E8 has more advanced ac WiFi and other software mods.

Why not buy? E8 not out till May and some good deals on secondhand E6's around at the moment.

Thanks

Michael.

Pixel · Feb 8, 2016

If it's a great price and you know the guy, it's a no-brainer. At the time it was made it was one of Canon's finest pieces of optics they made. Mine is worth it's weight in gold and I feel I have no justifiable reason to upgrade to the version II whatsoever.

AvTvM · Feb 8, 2016

CanonFanBoy said:
But what about Sony? Do you think you'll switch to Fuji?
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Who, me? No, Fuji is of no interest to me. I am neither intro retro-design nor into APS-C lenses at the price of Canon FF lenses.

Sony? No idea, whether they are also working on OPF CMOS sensors.

And while I always welcome "more DR", as long as the image quality looks as shown in the starting post above, yikes! Looks like when I am trying to put together an HDR in Lightroom using 2 shots captured at -3 and +3EV @ ISO 6400 ... hardly any color information left. :

Ozarker · Feb 8, 2016

Don Haines said:
AlanF said:

CanonFanBoy said:

Aren't we mostly men here? My 8 year old granddaughter might complain, but guys... the setup weighs less than your clothes. Part of the gear must include extensive study with a dumbbell when not in the field. Just do some got dang curls.

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Do you strip off your clothes in order to carry your camera? Most of us carry a camera and wear clothes rather go around naked.

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It's -22C here today before windchill......I am wearing clothing that weighs considerably more than my camera

Stay warm Don. Don't let all the talk about 3.5 lbs being debilitating scare you off the parka. We want you around awhile

Mt Spokane Photography · Feb 8, 2016

No, they will not fit the older lens.

You used to be able to purchase third party caps. I think some found Tupperware lits that snapped on rather than the pull over hood affair. I made a leather slip-on cover for my old Nikon 300mm f/2.8 by sewing a leather cap to fit to fit it, It was a little complex, since I lined it with velvet to keep it from scratching.

Contact Don Zeck and see if C2 caps are still available

http://donzecklenscap.com/don-zeck-canon-lens-caps/

RGF · Feb 8, 2016

Thanks. I'll keep the battery as last spare but eventually will recycle it.

Especially once I get my 1Dx M2 and backup LP-E19.

Mt Spokane Photography · Feb 7, 2016

Don Haines said:
Is it possible that there was a tiny bit of moisture on the rubber and it froze to the metal, ripping when you dismounted the lens?

That would be my first guess as well. If changing the lens in cold weather, and the gasket picked up some snow when you mounted the lens, it could freeze to the metal.

At any rate, I'd call Canon and ask them to send replacement parts. They sometimes do it gratis.

Tinky · Feb 7, 2016

I would use a single flash gun, ttl cabled, a stofen or similar and some cto gel (visit lee lighting for an offcut, or get a swatchbook or a single cut sheet off ebay etc)

This will at least get your flash CT to match the ambient light CT.

Add a diffuser gel, or stofen.

I would set the camera to manual and expose so that your ambient exposure is at -1&1/2 to -1. This means that your exposure without flash will be slightly underlit.

Bear in mind your focal lengths, I would probably say use 1/50th. Your flash will freeze the subject motion anyway, and a little bit of ambient background motion blur might make it quite dynamic. Aperture prob something middle of the road to help ad hoc depth of field... say f5.6? Then its just a case of setting your ISO. You can go fairly high with both your cameras, though shoot RAW. Buffer depth goes out of the window when you are waiting for a flash to recycle so don't worry about card speed.

I would use E-TTL, set to -1/2.

Slight under is easier to recover than even slightly over.

With your flash on an E-TTL lead you can keep it quite far away from the axis of the lens, and you can model slightly, throwing the shadows away from directly behind your subject. Have your camera on a long strap though, in case you end up juggling, that way the camera won't fall.

Plan b. A cheap macro ring light, dead basic pc synch type, set the thyristor to A, and follow the quide on the back. Nice fall off. Quick and Simple.

Zv · Feb 6, 2016

Can't remember which version of Lr it was (v6?) but when they introduced the ability to use the adjustment brush to edit your grad filter it made the use of physical grads all the more obsolete. I love this feature on Lr.

But back to the original post about the adaptor with drop in filter, for ND filters it looks pretty useful. I wonder if a variable ND filter could be used with it for video work too?

eml58 · Feb 6, 2016

StudentOfLight said:
expatinasia said:

pwp said:

Evolution not revolution was always going to be the reality. 20 mp is fine. In some almost intangible way 1DX files look better than my 5DIII images with identical shot, lens & settings. 1DX II files will push further out front.

Illuminated AF points is huge. Matching card slots would have been smart. I don't see any mention of Silent Shutter Mode. Did I miss that or didn't the feature make the final cut? The best AF is even better. More touch screen functionality would have been welcome, this seems a bit gutless.

Overall it pretty much meets expectations. The new camera will be familiar straight out of the box.

Real world reviews and user responses with real, shipping cameras will reveal the juicy truth.

-pw

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There is supposed to be a silent mode, but I await a video to show how silent.

As you said, real world reviews, where people are not scared of upsetting Canon, are the key. I await them too.

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I expect the 1DX-II silent continuous mode to be the same as the 5Ds/R in high speed continuous. (i.e. a huge improvement over how loud the 5D-III is when shooting at 6fps)

5fps
http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/galleries/galleries/tutorials/eos1dx_markii_gallery.shtml

Mentions it @ 2.00 into the video.

Just how silent yet to be determined.

Regards how I feel about the 1Dx II, it's about what I expected & wanted, Personally I don't want an upgraded Camera to be off the wall with new & irrelevant features, if I want that I buy the Sony RX1R II, which I did, and I enjoy the Camera, what I wanted in the 1Dx II was an increase if frame rate, done, a usable increase in Low ISO, done (and re the D5 which shoots an 3 million ISO, good luck with that Nikon users, I hope it works out), the f/8 on all 61 AF points was unexpected but as I use long lenses with the 1.4x converter, it's a great feature that will assist, the video features may get me to use video more often.

All round I like what Canon have done here, enough of an upgrade for me to Pre Order 2 units.

Sporgon · Feb 6, 2016

CanonFanBoy said:
I've had underwear that produces a fragrance for years and years.

So have I but it's not something I'd brag about

Greatland · Feb 5, 2016

I have the Canon 600 II lens and I use the 1.4 III teleconverter with it.....absolutely no degradation in the images whatsoever. With the 2.0 III teleconverter there is a slight bit of softening with my images when I enlarge them...more than I will tolerate, so I stick with the 1.4

ERHP · Feb 5, 2016

Honestly I've been very happy with the 1DX. My only issue is apparently being addressed, i.e. being able to have a reduced noise signature. 14FPS should be great for the hummingbirds this May but I liked getting shots of the fawns coming into the watering hole for a drink and always held off(or used the 5D MK III) to avoid spooking them. Still, I haven't heard the 'silent' mode in person so have no idea exactly how silent it will be. Couple of extra MP's, nice. Better AF, great.

Lee Jay · Feb 5, 2016

kaihp said:
jrista said:

Don Haines said:

jrista said:

It depends. There is a massive amount of highlight information, more than you really need. If you compress properly, what you lose isn't necessarily as important as what you gain. It's 14 bits of data, but that data could represent more than 14 stops of information.

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agreed! The highlight information is nowhere near as critical as the lows....going from 11 to 13 while skipping 12 is significant, while going from 16371 to 16379 may be 4 times the jump, but the difference in an image would be almost completely undetectable.

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Exactly! Hah! Glad someone gets it.

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Think "floating point numbers"

The natural logarithmic encoding of floating point numbers is ideal for storing images. Lightroom can do 16 bit floating point math for a very satisfactory 30 stops or so of DR in the image.

candc · Feb 5, 2016

Canons WiFi implementation in previous cameras is ok for casual use, getting some jpegs on your phone to send along and that sort of thing. This device looks to be on a whole different level of speed, range and functionality. I could see a team of shooters at a pro sporting event streaming images to an onsite editors computer who is sending them off to a publisher. No breaks in the action.

You have to keep in mind who the 1dxii is intended for, same as this device.

rrcphoto · Feb 5, 2016

AvTvM said:
While Canon is still mucking about with half-assed M's, Sony claims their A6000 to be "the best selling interchangeable lens camera - $600 and above ... in the industry" ... "MILCs and DSLRs". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDGnl5SHBzc&feature=youtu.be&t=616 ... around minute 6 ... and there are also some quite interesting market data charts around minute 3.

Yes, I do take that statement with a grain of salt - made at a Sony marketing event by a Sony exec [Neal Manowitz, VP Digital Imaging, Consumer Sales and Marketing, North America]. And unfortunately they did NOT provide the number of units sold to date to back up their claim, and none of the folks in attendance had the wits or guts to ask for it [they should have invited me ].

I wonder if he meant in the USA?

I could see it, it has sold quite well, and canon and nikon replace their lower tiered items more frequently.

globally? I doubt it.

Cory · Feb 5, 2016

In looking for something simple and not-too-bad with WiFi for a non-photographer to take on the big international Marching Band trip would the Canon ELPH 350 be "it"?
Thanks for any thoughts or other options.

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