Sorry, I did mention his name. Should I start popping corn? Are you baiting him? Will I get a warning also? To be continued.....

The short version is that chasing your competition is a certain way to go out of business.

To see why, early adopters have bought your competition's product and your competition has amortised some of the development. If you come along they could cut the price by (perhaps) 20% leaving you with few sales and lots of development cost. On this basis, what is in it for Canon?

Canon did try to leverage their existing user's lens base but the EOS-M was too late to market. Let's face it, three years ago it would have been a weak, me-too, flop. Bottom line - Canon had better not play in the CSC arena unless it has something spectacular to offer.

Sadly, the terrible tsunami that destroyed so much - now two years ago - also seemed to carry off Canon's mojo. If they don't find it soon, they could easily be down at third or fourth place in a year or two. (I'm thinking Nikon first, Sony or Fuji in second place.

Oh yes - MFT is already dead. The X and NEX cameras killed it. Zeiss evidently suspects this too.

After reading this, I will check my outer AF points too. I had my 5D3 cmos sensor changed under warranty by Canon recently due to unremovable dirt inside the sensor filter. One wonders what is happening with Canon QC.

lol said:

I'm more concerned about distortion than outright resolution given the insane amount the 14mm had. Thankfully they report 2.5% barrel which is not great, but not too bad either. The Canon mk2 was under 1% barrel as measured by photozone though.

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I think it's unreasonable to expect a 14mm to have distortion in line with a 24mm - they are very different lenses. I like my 14mm (though admittedly don't use it often) because it's sharp and the distortion can be pretty well corrected.

However with a tilt shift the distortion is uncorrectable, but i'd mostly want it for landscape use so 2.5% is acceptable if the resolution is there.

cayenne said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Be the first to try it and then let us know.

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LOL...I've never been one to test the water with both feet...

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After You

Just bought this lens through a eBay link at TDP about 4 minutes ago. Should be in hand by no later than Tuesday the 7th. Thanks for the post because I would have missed this deal other wise; I was getting ready to buy it from B&H Photo later this evening, saved around $90.00.

AJ said:

I also have a drebel and Tamron 17-50/2.8.

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I used to have that Tamron lens that I sold with my xTi. Do you notice that it has a slight tint to shots taken with it? Photos I took with it looked really good but always seemed to look as if they were shot through a lightly shaded sunglass lens.

The 600rt is designed to fire in sequence using the Test button so the photographer has the chance to see if all his groups are firing (or her)
sounds like the Fuji is triggering Test pulses

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RC said:

How about no protection at all? I tried a screen protector a few years ago and didn't like it. Once I found out how inexpensive it was to have it replaced by Canon Service I pulled it off. I prefer a clear bright screen. It would be nice if Canon made the screen user replaceable.

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Do you remember the cost? If I send the camera in for cleaning, the shipping is already paid. Otherwise I shipping can add $40-60 to the cost.

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I do not recall, it was here on CR that someone posted the cost. If you call CS, they should be able to give you a price over the phone if its just the protective cover and not the actual LCD.

I've had mine for a few years now. Love it for landscapes. It's small, fast and light. Sometimes when I go hiking, I'll just take it, the 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.8 -- and the camera, of course!

Got up at 4:30am a few weeks ago to catch the sunrise at the beach. With the 5D3.


"Serenity"

This is a 4 or 5 shot panorama I did last year (handheld) with the 5D2.


"Bridge at Lake Wanoksink"

Canon 60D. Press to watch on Vimeo

Ah yes I forgot to mention that I use the 600 on a tripod with a gimbal head. However when you are out with wind that can blow your hat off, the IS will stabilize the effects of wind mounted on a tripod. There was one instance I did not have time to get it up on the tripod. I had pulled into my shooting location and had a bald eagle right by the parking lot eating a fish. So windy when I got out my hat blew down the parking lot. I switch on IS and painfully hand held the 600 for a series of shots and it was as if there wasn't any wind at all.

I later drove to the other end of the lot and got my hat...

IS has its uses and benefits but can also cause some issues in certain shooting conditions.

Ellen Schmidtee said:

East Wind Photography said:

I'll also add that the 4 stop IS is a big improvement. Many people still don't like to use IS but I can tell you when using the 600mm on a windy day, the IS stops the wind shakes 100%. Just takes the wind effect out completely. The IS on the MK1 lenses was pretty good at it as well but the new generation IS is WAY better.

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I love IS, but aren't telephotos usually used with some other form of stabilization, e.g. a tripod?

[I rarely use focal lengths over 200mm, when I do it's usually 200mm f/2.8 IS with a TC. I don't like shooting sports, and don't have the time & patience for birds photogaphy.]

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I do not have the 1100 but your problem seems very unique.
Something I think you are doing wrong and when you figure out what it is perhaps you will bang your fist on your forehead and say 'dang'!

Re: Canon EOS 40D?

I have a 40D as well, it is a very nice camera and for the price they go for at the moment I think they are pretty unbeatable. The images are pretty noisy but as long as you stay below 800 in the dark or 1600 in daylight the noise is far less intrusive than the newer crop canon's even at the same ISO. Controls and handling is excellent, fps is good and autofocus decent. 10 megapickles is enough for most things so all in all a winner. The only shame is the lack of AFMA and the rather dated screen.

nolken said:

is the digic 5 a better performer than dual digic 4s? Considering selling my 7D while it still has value and picking up a 70D, when it comes out of course. I'm interested in how the two compare specifically in processing power for different features in magic lantern.

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I'm not doing video yet, but from a photographer's perspective, what processing power does - it processes faster. That's why I don't think you'll notice the difference in this aspect. Though I believe other features (or lack of them) is something you should look at

I really like the 35mm f/1.4 Sigma. I use it a lot at weddings. Nice and wide on FF. 85mm for tighter shots with more bokeh. And 24mm for extra wide shots, good on the dance floor.

Hey I've been looking at the EdMika conversions and I want to ask your opinions about awesome lenses that I could use with my AE-1 Program and my 5D2. Also if I get a focus screen for the 5D2 will that aid focusing with older FD lenses?

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Pentax seem to be hanging on, and have some very nice design work coming out, I thought the K-01 was excellent and the new MX-1 very nice also. They've always ploughed their own furrow, Pentax, I reckon if I didn't shoot Canon I'd shoot pentax. Certainly what you get for the money (that 16MP sensor, weather sealing, massive legacy of inexpensive lenses) lang may the pentax lum reek. They are an interesting company making capable cameras at sensible prices. Canon could learn a lot from them.

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I agree. I started with a great deal on a Q, liked the interface so much I sprung for a K-01 when it was being dumped at super low prices. Liked it so much I bough a 2nd one and another Q to use for, well, I'm not sure yet.
I now have K-5 IIs and a pile of K-mount glass, new and old, to play with.
I'm really enjoying shooting with Pentax more than with Nikon or even Canon, despite how familiar I am with the latter and how much I like the clean raw files of the former. Pentax is like a decent combination of Canon operability with SoNikon raw file quality. Sensible control layout, lots of customization and good ergonomics. Some poor ergonomics and control layout options too but, overall, I enjoy using my K-5 like I enjoyed the 7D and I feel more comfortable with knowing I can push that raw file pretty hard if I want to.
OTOH, the non-AA-filtered K-5 IIs (k52s from now on) delivers great per-pixel sharpness with a good lens, but is also showing up false color in some shots I didn't expect to have problems with so I may have to opt for a regular K5 for those scenes where I'm dealing with lots of specular hilites.

EDIT: forgot to add, I wish Ricoh-Pentax would learn a few marketing tricks from CANON. I don't ever recall ever seeing a Pentax ad. If it wasn't for the encouragement of ONE Pentax shooting friend, and plenty of solid convincing from my local Pentax rep, I'd likely have never bought into the system. I'd have been more tempted to go Fuji.
And that's my ABC (Anybody But Canon) story. I'll likely end up using the weather-sealed Pentax gear more for foul-weather work than my other systems. Their weather-resistant consumer level lenses are a great idea and they work well enough to use them in inclement conditions where better sharpness and optical performance is not essential.

Essjott said:

I own a 24-70L and want to get it serviced by Canon...focus ring seems to need tightening and I feel after 4 years regular (not pro) use it just is time.
Any suggestions?
Is the only way to send it directly to Canon or are there better options?
What costs would I have to expect?

Thanks, people

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I've sent my 24-105 f/4 L IS for cleaning sometime ago (not direct to Canon but a Canon dealer from whom I had bought the lens) as the lens had severe dust with the focus ring movements feeling like sand paper. They took 1 week and gave it back to me fit and fine (they charged me $125 ... btw, I do not live in USA, but I'm assuming it would be cheaper/faster in USA). I don't see any reason why you can't send it to a Canon service center or their authorized dealers. If you feel the lens is not behaving the way it should, send it in and get it fixed ... but do know that it is normal for focus rings & zoom rings to get a "little less tight" than when you first purchased, in which case I see no reason to send it for servicing.

Jesse said:

thanks guys. trying to buy the cheapest possible lighting. do you need one transceiver for the camera and then a transmitter for every light? or other way around? or?....

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Yongnuo got some very good transceivers. I'm using non-TTL RF603C's. There's a model that do TTL if you want TTL. Just be sure to bring your camera and some speedlights to make sure they're working for your particular body/speedlights.

I have a dear friend who has asked me to shoot video for a professional marketing gig however as a stills photographer, this is something I'm not comfortable with and I've told them. :-\

I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area and this project will most likely be somewhere near the East Bay Area or if you have a studio you can work in, location may not be an issue.

Any recommendations for a videographer you can share with me would be much appreciated. Send me your info and I'll link you two up.

Thanks,
Mark

Have you read page 221 0f your manual?

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babiesphotos.ca said:

I apologize for quote about pros and gear abuse. It's obvious there are different profile of work and personalities, so generalization was too broad.

My comment did come from discussion with pro that does lots of industrial/journalist photo, and when expensive factory line is stopped so he can take pictures, he has no time to willy-nilly position himself and be careful with equipment...

Obviously, many other pros don't have that kind of demands.

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Yes, it does depend. I generally find, and as many would expect, that pros that use their own equipment take better care of it, than those that are using the office equipment. The office equipment, like at a newspaper, is what generally gets abused the most as it gets used by so many different people.

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Agreed. I baby my gear as much as possible. I found a small scratch on my RRS tripod three weeks ago and it's still bugging me.

A big question about how to approach this I'd say is ----- Are you thinking about shooting more weddings after this one? If the answer is yes, then within reason go for broke on it ---rent a backup body and a 70-200 lens, read, research, watch tutorial videos...if you can, find some other events and get access to them, shoot them, learn from the experience.

If the answer is no, and this is just a one time deal to help a friend - then let them know this is what I have to offer and do your best! Enjoy the open bar, have fun shooting!

Also, 16-35 vs 24-70 --- each have their own uses....bring them both!!!!...for the ceremony, set your gear bag in an easy to access spot. That 16-35 will get you great big shots of the overall happenings...and if you can get close to the B&G, some very dramatic shots as well. That's touch and go though, you don't want to be so close that your an annoyance to guests, B&G or the venue itself. Regarding switching lenses during the ceremony...depends on the ceremony! Some are very Quick...10-15 minutes...but some can take up to an hour, and ---for those hour long jobs...there's a lot of nothing going on for long periods of time (readings, prayers and blessings, kneel and be silent while the organ plays...so you have to be ready for the action when it happens...so mange that downtime well!!!!

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The bokeh here is disturbing. The 135L can have its problems sometimes but I do not remember seeing anything that bad.

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That's one bad example, it looks beautiful in the other shots. I have a 50L/85L/135L and the bokeh from my Zeiss lenses has still always impressed me.