So I spent 3 days shooting a tennis tournament with the the 1DX and 70-200 f/2.85II. It was my own tennis association, so I had unfettered access and was able to shoot from the net in-between courts. This was my first time shooting with the new 70-200 and my first time shooting sports with the 1DX -- the last 3 times I shot this tournament I used a 5DII and the original 70-200. With the new gear it was so easy it felt like I was cheating. My goal was always to have shots with the ball somewhere in the frame to better define the action. With the delay of the shutter actuation in the 5DII and the slow shutter speed, that was always a challenge and I had to take a lot of shots. I had to keep both eyes open to watch for the ball coming into the frame and then press the shutter right before it entered to be able to catch it. With the 1DX I had enough time to press the shutter while just looking through the frame and I would still get at least 3-4 shots with the ball in the frame. My goal shifted to getting the ball on the racquet and that wasn't even very hard.

Tracking was exceptional and I was able to stay locked on a far single player during a doubles match even with their partner in the frame and closer to me. I used all points most of the time, unless I was in a weird spot with spot where the net was right in front of me and in the frame or there were too many high contrast things in the background with the subject far away. In those cases I switched to a center cluster of just kept the player in the middle. I was shooting on some very busy backgrounds, and the 1DX stayed locked on the players almost all of the time.

Here are a few shots -- still working on editing the full shoot...

http://pelican.com/backpacks_detail.php?Backpack=U100

Well, Pelican has finally made a backpack, and it would fit my laptop in it perfectly...

Now the question is, could my camera fit in it, along with food and water for a few days. (The camera would only be in the backpack when the food and water weren't) for traveling in the national parks. Or clothes would be in the backpack if I were flying to someplace to vacation.

I might still need to use my nylon waterproof bag, but it does look like the bag would offer more protection thn any other bag I have seen.

A few contributions:


Beamhouse operations by Revup67, on Flickr


Shadow Shack by Revup67, on Flickr


Train Yard / Garage, Fullerton CA by Revup67, on Flickr

Don't forget that Pentax have a 21mm pancake. It's made for the K-mount, so 45mm flange distance, but it only covers APS-C, so maybe that's how they got a wide-angle pancake to look so good (it's not as nice as the EF 40, but it's as good a wide-angle as you could expect in a pancake).

Seeing as we've already got 40mm, then 50mm and 35mm are probably out. 80mm makes a nice 'pancake' for 6x6 (well, my Biometar (Planar) is the size of a nifty fifty, but for MF that's pretty small). I doubt we'll see one for EF.
So 28mm is the next logical point, but it'll have to be f/3.5 (probably) to get it small, and besides, we've just got a new 28mm f/2.8 IS, if they make an f/2.8 nonIS pancake it'll kill a few sales of the IS. Ditto that for 24mm.
Unless of course it's an EF-S at 28-35mm, then FF users will still have to go for the IS?

And whether Canon can make a 21mm and still keep it 'pancake' and cover FF at the same time? Probably, but I don't think they'd try.


So my guesses: 90% probability the Shorty Forty is all we get. 7% for an EF-S 28mm. 1% chance each for a 21 or 24mm, and the last 1% is Canon surprise me.

We need to wait for proper samples from production camera on credible sites. Lenstip samples always look crap.

I have owned 3 of the 24-105s (dropped the first; sold the second; using the third kitted with the Mk III). I have been very pleased with its sharpness and contrast. I shoot nearly everything wide open or near; this is my daily walkaround lens. In truth I don't think it is as incredibly sharp at my 70-200 version 2; but it is very sharp indeed. Yes, I'd like it to be a 2.8 24-135... but I'd like to be rich and beautiful, too. For outdoor walkaround stuff I think it is a very good choice and good value.

NotABunny said:

Viggo said:

The metering difference I don't get why people are using as an argument when it comes to iso evaluation.

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Because the amount of light that gets on the sensor affects the noise level. The ISO doesn't change the amount of light that gets on the sensor. Therefore, identical optical exposures are mandatory. For a scientific test, the ISO has to be changed so that the brightness of the images from both sensors is the same, which means that the displayed ISO value may be different.

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Yeah, for a scientific test point. But when metering and shooting a scene it doesn't matter. Less light more noise, but if one camera always meter under it creates noise. And when things happen fast and the metering is off, like with all three 5d's, that underexposes the problem isn't the displayed iso's. The difference is lab tests and how the camera creates the picture.

Thank you all for your comments.
Seems that the 35mm is the winner, and indeed makes sense.
Had a chance to try the 16-35, and yes sharper in the corners than the 17-40, but now that I have the 14mm, my UWA needs are done (till the Canon 12/14-24 is out). Still 17-40, is a great range and light enough to carry around in outings without neck pain.
Three lens has to be the limit - otherwise the 15mm, TSE24 and even the tse90 would jump in.... LOL

thanks
Phil

I see your point, but since manual focus isn't that great for tracking fast subjects in AI servo, you might as well make the setting change to equal like you mentioned.

Or, if you want, you could still choose focus priority for 1st image, and equal priority for 2nd image and it's still very fast, since it's the 2nd image that seems to be setting the fps and the 1st image sets a very slight initial delay, but since the 1DX is so fast at focusing I find the 1st image delay to be barely detectable.

The only reason I'm using equal for both is because I don't won't any delay for my action shots.

Cheers!

Albi86 said:

DzPhotography said:

Albi86 said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

1. Upgraders tend to stick to the same brand. This is a fact proven over and over.
2. Spec sheets only tell a small part of the story. They don't mention missing features, and don't tell you anything about how well the features actually work.
3. I just ignore reviews of performance based on spec sheets, they are not going to be of any real value.

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Generally speaking you are right, but nothing in these cameras is really new, so I think it's not that crazy to compare how the same technology works in current models.

The D600 is basically a D7000, whereas the 6D is a... 600D.

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no, it's a 60D with a FF sensor :-X

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I wish it was, but the 60D is noticeably better specced

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60D better specced? Hardly, the only reason it was popular was it's swivel screen (which, was good) and because it went cheap with it's bad sales. I'd get one if Canon included AFMA !! Seriously, if the choice is between 60D and 6D, well, I get FF and AFMA, and a center point that should work splendid (hopefully) and it won't have an old sensor, so the 6D. But purely from price, well I can get a 60D now for the same as a T5i.

I think he's talking about pictures of the body, not pictures taken with the body ;D

mws said:

I wouldn't buy it soley for the lack of a joystick. Love that thing. I tried using my brother in laws t3i, just couldn't do it.

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There's still some kind of joystick, in the wheel...

For anyone who might interested in this lens, I found this:

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fdc.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fdocs%2Freview%2Flens_review%2F20120524_534810.html

Google translation is kinda weird, but the pictures speak by themselves. Looks like it fares very well on the hungry D800's sensor, and the bokeh is very smooth.

For those of you not familiar with the brand, as far as I know these lenses are now manufactured by Cosina in Japan, who also manufactures Zeiss lenses. The difference is that Voigtländer lenses are designed and manufactured in-house by Cosina, whereas the Zeiss are manufactured according to Zeiss design and QC specifications. In practical terms, you can expect the same level of build quality.

To my understanding, as a consequence of the very small size it lacks a floating element, so IQ in close focus tends to deteriorate.

For the price though - half the Zeiss 28/2 - I'm almost sold. It's available in Canon and Nikon mount, both of them chipped and with AV coupling.

Alrik89 said:

Got a question concerning the last picture:

why is nearly the complete hat out of focus, although parts of it are in the same area as the sharp face. I'm talking about the sliver brooch look alike thing and the dark violett parts around it.

To answer YOUR question: The eyes seem to be sharp, as i said above: the rest of the pictures looks strange

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Don't look at the hat..the purpose was to showcase the eyes and the rather "blur" look of it..it's not the sharpness i would like from a prime lens.
This hat was made blur in post production..as with the entire photo..except the eyes…
I was trying to make everyting else OOF so that i can emphasize on the eyes but because on it's oww, they eyes weren't sharp IMO..it doesn't stand out at all

Here's what my friend took and his photo did not have ANY sharpening involved and yet his eyes are so much sharper and he was using a 24-70 lens.

I believe everyone agrees with the low noise/higher light sensitivity bit. Two cards will be great, too. I am sure Pros don't care about the Wifi and GPS, but I don't mind it.
I am low on technical knowhow here- but would lower noise and higher sensitivity depend MORE on the sensor or on the processor? (Please note the MORE- I am aware that both affect the output)

Interesting on the CF pins and that it's a large cause of failure on a few other cameras as well. I've always been a bit sus on the robustness of CF when plugged and unplugged all the time and you only need a bit of grit to find its way into the female connector on the card to end up bending a pin.

I've often wondered if people who use 10 small cards and frequently swap might be better off just having a backup body and large card in both. Only a guess but I doubt if cameras do a full end-to-end verify so I wonder if say an address line was bent and you were only ever looking at the last preview, which I assume is in a buffer, if you could be merily swapping cards and have corrupt data on all of them. I suppose it comes down to the electrical versus physical reliability of the cards.

Send it to Canon telling them of the issue. I believe they can map it out and you will not notice the missing pixel. I've read of others with the issue, and Canon seems to be able to fix it.

brad-man said:

Locked out from a conversation between consenting adults where opinions are respected and logic reigns, INCONCEIVABLE!

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I can even conceive of a user being banned. Very conceivable. This forum is not free for every one to post whatever they want. Neither is any other photography forum.

The rules are enforced to keep it a pleasant place to visit.

Canon 24-70 II QC issue again!

eview detail: http://www.the-digital-picture.com/News/News-Post.aspx?News=3081

where did you get that for 1699? I'm very interested. Everywhere I go seems to be 1799 and 2599 for the kit

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Jotho said:

As far as I remember Rockwell says 5D3 is the worlds best DSLR actually.

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He updated his first review after some time, the first version was haunted by poor knowledge of the camera because he didn't bother to read the manual and came to wrong conclusions as far as I remember.

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Ah OK. I didn't read that one. Thanks for correcting me.

Both 5D2 + 24-105L

The sensor, internal parts and lenses are all rebadged sony items.

It's a NEX7 - no more, no less.

LOL fantastic responses.

bdunbar my condolences.

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Image 4=ISO 6400 (61-sec. Bulb exposure, why include that pic???, horrible blotchy color noise in the shadows)

http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eosd/samples/eos6d/

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This is the first time I am going to say this in a forum: "Seriously! WTF?!"