Omni Images said:

No, I ordered through Ted's camera stores .... it was shipped from the Melbourne store, I'm in South Coast NSW.
It's just gone 8.30 am here now and their online phone line will be open .. time to explain to someone there now.

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OK.

The topic was about Canon direct in the USA, I didn't think you were discussing the same thing.

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jrista said:

Some more information on this:


http://image-sensors-world.blogspot.com/2014/11/active-pixel-color-sampling-story-goes.html


The commentators still seem to think it's a hoax, given the discrepancies and errors in all of the data. Take it for what you will.

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I just...thought I'd quote this, maybe make it stand out more. So far, guys with WAAY more knowledge than any of us here regarding sensor technology think the whole thing is a cleverly deployed hoax. It could be real...but, these guys usually don't claim hoax unless there is something really wrong with the information...

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The entire concept seems infeasible at first glance. Among other things, it trades a spatial shift between colors for a temporal shift, which is probably very undesirable....

dgatwood said:

jrista said:

Bummer they are using a 16bit ADC...I guess with S-LOG they are basically shifting the shadow tones up in-camera, so in some ways they could be benefiting from that 21 stops...which is fine for video. For stills, they should really be using a 20-bit ADC. I guess we'll see if they stick this sensor in a stills body or not, but if they do...I certainly hope it would use 20-bit ADC.

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Ideally, a 21-bit ADC, to be pedantic.

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Indeed.

Meh - as far as I understand the fine print this is really UK only? I'm asking because I already ordered from WEX once because they have some gear that isn't available in Germany, and their prices are good.

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The cashback isn't from WEX it's from topcashback - not sure if they accept members from outside uk.

Cheers

If you have a decent 1.4x and 2x TC, then go with the 200mm f/2.8. If you don't, then I tend to agree with the folks saying that a 200mm lens probably won't cut it, no matter how wide the aperture. I'd try to rent a 100–400 L or a 150–600 if you can, or failing that, a 70–300L.

ajfotofilmagem said:

By today's prices, 6D is a bargain, but requires lenses with decent sharpness at the image edges.
So do yourself a favor to yourself and get rid of the terrible 75-300mm. The bad news is that there is no substitute for Canon under $ 500. Tamron 70-300mm VC, seems to me the best value for money.

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IMO, if you're used to a crop body, you're not going to like such a big loss of reach if you stick with the same focus range. You'd be going from 480mm equivalent to 300mm. That's very noticeable, to such a degree that I almost never take the 1.4x teleconverter off my 70–300L these days.

With my 70–300L, I can tolerate the IQ loss from that 1.4x TC, but even with that combination, I'm seriously considering moving to something longer. I've mainly been waiting for Canon to ship the new version of the 100–400L so I wouldn't be buying a 16-year-old lens design. If you're going to upgrade the 75-300, my advice would be to save your money until you can upgrade it to something with a longer focal length like the 100–400L II or Sigma's 150–600 (if you can deal with its huge size). For now, just get yourself a cheap Kenko 1.4x and swear at it.

The Tokina without question, for IQ and build purposes.

2n10 said:

Great shots Mr. Surapon. Happy Thanksgiving to you.

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Thanks you, Sir, Dear Friend Mr. 2n10.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and Your Family too.
Surapon

dilbert said:

...... Why can't Canon.......

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Why can't dilbert stop asking that ^ ??

Can anybody please recommend a good quality and decent stage light for events at a reasonable price?

I need a new moving head light. I don't like wash light , so something on a stand is what I aim for.
It must be able to smooth scanning,horizontal scan 540 degrees, 260 degrees vertical scanning.

I originally bought two RGBW LED Beam Light Fixtures, but Some do not work right out of the box, and

others have issues after very little time or use.

e17paul said:

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2014/11/25/review-canon-mr-14ex-ii-macro-ring-flash/#more-67864

I have a 50 macro, and I'm planning to buy a 100L as soon as funds allow. Should I be tempted by this as both a macro flash, and also for use as a standard (albeit low powered) flash to save me buying another?

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Buy a conventional flash, you can use it with a diffusing screen for macro work, and it'll be much more useful for other stuff than a ringflash would be. Other comments about lack of power apply here.

The review you've linked to in my view is poor. Awful. I have the camera, lens and flash they've used and could have written a much better review. The writing style's dreadful, for a start, and their repeated statement that the flash would have given better results with a better lens is nonsense - the 60mm efs lens they used is superb, optically comparable to the 100mm L.

In my view you can do without a ringflash but you can't do without a conventional speedlite such as the 430EXII.

If you fancied a prime lens, the Samyang/Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 has a good reputation as being a sharp good quality manual focus only lens at a very cheap price. Being a full frame lens, it also means that if you get a full frame body in the future, you can still use it.

Yes, you can. All you would need is a square 4" filter holder and the respective lens adapter(s) for it.
I use a Formatt-Hitech filter holder that can be adjusted to take filters up to 4mm thick.
I'm sure the other major manufacturers such as Lee, Singh-Ray, and Cokin (Z Series) all make filter holders that will suit your purpose, too - you'd just have to check they can take the thicker filters.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/854354-REG/Hitech_htamhs_100mm_Aluminum_Modular_Filter.html

well, thanks everyone for your input, the suffering is over, the wallet is thinner and the grinning wont stop - even as i write this , i got the 5D III w/ 24-105 f/4, i will state the obvious known decade long fact, FF is amazing, i didn't get to shoot much with it, since i got it after sunset, but even the nifty fifty is looking great with FF.

Here is one with the 5D III w/ 50 f/1.8 II

GET the 16-35F4 IS... the thing is unbelievably sharp!!

$379 is a great price.

I think I might spend the extra $90 or so to get one new via CPW Street Price (through an authorized dealer).

I've had awful experiences with refurbished gear in the past (not through Canon though - to be fair - I haven't bought anything refurb from Canon yet).

I'm hoping it's f/2

infared said:

TWI by Dustin Abbott said:

Thanks, everyone, for the nice feedback. P.S. My comments regarding the USB dock were not intended to suggest that no one would like using it (I say otherwise), but rather that some users might find this "extra step" in lens ownership somewhat overwhelming.

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Oh...and Dustin...THANKS sooo much for including the link for the "Show Focus Points" plug-in for Lightroom!
That is just a valuable tool to have as the only other place I could check up on myself and my camera AF at time of capture was in-camera or with the Canon image software which I rarely use, if ever. That is just so cool to have loaded in LR where I do a lot of my post processing.

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My pleasure. I have found it to be a great tool to have for evaluating images...and obviously very handy for my review purposes.

dilbert said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

I always find it interesting that LuLa falls in love with each new camera model. They are true Hardware Geeks.

Their review of the new Pentax MF camera has me wanting one

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Hardware geeks? Camera geeks

And why shouldn't one fall in love with each new model?

It's just a pity we don't get to do that when it comes to our partners

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Maybe Photography Geeks?

Do the words matter so much? Michael has a nice article about his recent foray into astrophotography, along with not only the camera but the mount used to point it and track stars and planets.

I like to read about his latest and greatest, and then 3 months later, when a clarification that points out why he has changed his mind, or some serious drawbacks.

Enthusiasm is catching.

Maximilian said:

Hannes said:

AvTvM said:

Maximilian said:

I never bought third party strobes for Canon. Price difference for Metz strobes vs. Canon speedlites was not good enough for me to take any compatibility risks with reverse engineered third party gear. ETTL II in itself is complicated and finicky enough to avoid any additional source of problems.

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Actually, afaik metz (and nissin) don't reverse engineer but licence the ettl protocol from canon which would be a reason they are more expensive as well.

As for Chinese labour, it is now getting expensive to produce over there. I know of several smaller manufacturers in the outdoor industry that are thinking of moving their production back to Europe. It would cost virtually the same but cut lead time by months. In the coming years I expect a lot of production to start shifting to south America and the stable bits of Africa like SA.

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Hello Hannes!

Please be a little bit more careful when inserting a quote.
Surely not on purpose, but you made a quote from AvTvM and by erasing the wrong lines made it a statement said by me, which is definetly wrong and in other cases can cause trouble for me and others.

Thank you very much, hannes, to be aware of this in the future.

Yours,
Maximilian

PS.: It'll be best to use the preview function to check, if it's okay.

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Sorry about that, was doing the posting on a phone which is bloody difficult if you need to do anything more than just type a straight up response. I've fixed my post.

AlanF said:

No one has to read any thread, and it their choice to ignore the obvious, but sometimes you feel people should consult the topics list first before repeating the well covered topics.

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With this kind of attitude, you'll get frantic around here ... best practice is never to use the search box and start a "17-40L vs 16-35L" thread every full hour.

Most important, if you've got a question cross-post it to every photog forum on the internet, let lots of people try to give advice, and never get back to it ... which reminds me I didn't want to reply to 1st poster's posts anymore :-\ ... which doesn't mean this op won't respond, ymmv.

fortunately GAS is easily cured with money. If not, blocking sites like canonrumors and other photo sites on your computer is a less expensive remedy but much more painful.

I'd keep the 70-200, add the 17-85, and get the 100-400. On a crop body, the 85 and the 135 both fit comfortably in the 70-200 range. I'd look to buy either of the other lenses if after living with the first three for a while and see where the "holes" are in your style of shooting. Then I'd buy a very big bag with a very strong shoulder strap and consider buying a gym membership if you don't already have one.

Don't know if this has been posted yet, but here's the 7D2's AF Guide. It will show you all the AF features of The II. Go to the bottom of the page and click on Focus Guide.

http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_7d_mark_ii/index.html

Tugela said:

Koemans said:

That page(source) is as old as the road to Rome.

However, looking at the c100 mark II (1080/59 for only $5600) released a month ago i can pretty much confirm the 5d mark iv will not have 4k for a lower price. Canon is very pro- product diversification so they like to keep cool features out even When it is technicly possible.. Its a shame tho, nobody will get a canon now for video... Buying a full HD camera for 3700 dollars when 4k televisions are flooding the market is just silly. You will be instantly 3 years behind

Add 600 dollars more and you have the Sony fdr-ax1 with 4k.

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I wouldn't be so sure about that. They have to design the camera for a 3 year life span, and leaving 4K out will render it obsolete much sooner, remember, the 5D has served as their unofficial flagship video DSLR. Leaving 4K out will mean giving up that market share. IMO any high end camera released with HD only video is a short term stopgap product that intended to buy them some more development time, and can be expected to be replaced by an upgraded version on a much shorter cycle than 3 years. Most likely such a camera would be replaced by a new version within 12-18 months.

Canon have had more than enough time to get their 4K ducks in a row by now so I think it is unlikely that they would produce a HD only 5D4, if they did we can expect to see a 5D5 follow on relatively quickly.

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They could always release a 4k firmware update couple of years later to extend the life of 5D4 as long as the hardware supports it.
The same way as they added DPAF to the C100 via paid firmware update.