I picked up my 24-70 II last night from PC Nation... I just called and confirmed they still indeed have stock and not a fluke with the online status. Mine is being shipped tonight and overnighted to me (just got off phone with them just now). Since I was a first time customer they did a verification over the phone to my house phone number, that way they could release the order faster and ship it ASAP.

I have learned to never pre-order... Same thing with 5D3... I got it before Adorama/B&H/Amazon through The Imaging World. They had stock one day and had it the next. Best to just find through another vendor if you want it quicker than a pre-order list (esp if not at the top of it).

Thanks for all the info everyone. I will set it to 5.6 and forget it like you say. I did read it gets sharper there on the edges then wide open anyways.
I will also try to focus on the ground a few feet ahead of me instead of letting it auto focus. You say that will keep more items that are rather close in focus more then just framing them?
I am also unsure about the hyperfocal.

Thanks.

My new body is "out for delivery." I've been reading the 404 page manual for the past few days, familiarizing myself with the settings and AF options. What do you wish you'd known the first day? Any customizations that you've found to make life easier? Here's your chance to impart your wisdom.

And not that anyone asked, but the 135L is going to be the first thing I slap on that puppy.

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Albi86 said:

Again, so sad.

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I'd expect a commercial enterprise to want to make money - so I'm ok with a little flash (or maybe even none) if I can add a real flash later on. Unfortunately, Canon will grant us no such option to upgrade the af module in the 6d to have cross-points. But maybe we can buy a firmware upgrade later on that enables 1/200 x-sync and 1/8000 shutter - it's certainly no hardware limitation...

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No one expect companies to make no profits, but when they cut on essential and well-established features just to make you pay for the relative accessory, then to me it sounds a lot like a spite or an attempt to milk me like a cow.

See EOS-M's lack of flash, when every 100$ compact camera has one.

See Canon's refusal to put the 3 years old 7D's AF system into a brand new 2100$ FF camera.

See Canon's new, ridiculously-priced line of Speedlites.

This is the sort of things I'm talking about, because they are only arrogant and insulting.

seems like everyone on here gets good feedback no matter what
some of these might be better
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i also can't really bring the camera up higher anymore. im in a wheelchair

Looks like a great idea! I'm already using the Capture One remote capture (which requires a wifi laptop tethered to the camera) so the Canon implementation looks miles better.

I note in the screen grabs that the 7D is mentioned, is this a function that can work with the WFT grip? What about a T3i with Eye-Fi card?

Been looking for a less clumsy way of doing things and this app looks great! Not going to buy a 6D though.

I had version II with the plastic (crap) hood which doesn't really reverse mount properly and scratches if you breathe on it.

The version I was identical in every way except that it had a metal sliding hood constructed into the lens. If I were to consider this lens again I would probably seek out a Mk1 for the hood issue alone...

Either way, optically superlative lens which is joyful to use.

I use a monopod or tripod most of the time, and I would really recommend the tripod mount, although the lens is fairly light for it's type, if you shoot sports the tripod ring makes it really nice handling on a monopod for pans etc.

Hi,

I'd like to take photos with wireless flash with my 5diii.

I have a 430EX, 4 manual Panasonic flashes and two 350w strobes.

I'll need to use: TTL, HSS, 2nd curtain wirelessly and I need something reliable.


Q1) I'm considering 600ex-rt & st-e3-rt. How could I add my existing flashes to fire with this setup?


Q2) The 600ex-rt & st-e3-rt is a little pricey [$860 @ B&H], so is there a more cost-effective way?


Thanks,
Andy

PS 2x 600s and 1x e3 could probably be ideal, but I'm not a professional photographer so I wish to avoid spending so much.

AvTvM: I had tried that several times and the lens does NOT focus in AV mode, for example, pressing shutter down half way. Both with an old 1.x firmware and the latest 2.0.3. In AV mode after "clear all camera settings" the only way to get focus automatically is with the AF-ON button.

Markus: Thank you. For some reason you got through the fog. Please report to Canon HQ to help write their documentation! Even after the reset all settings, it was still sitting in the stage you described, so I needed to make the change.

Now I can perhaps learn the new function and when I forget to press the AF ON button, it is there in shutter as a safety catch for now.

Thank you again!

pdirestajr said:

A question I always wonder:

Why do people say the 50mm is a little tight on a crop body, but the 85mm is never too tight on a ff. Same goes for the 85mm on a crop vs the 135 on ff.

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Different uses. The 50 can be used a general walk-about lens on FF; a lot fewer people would use a 85mm on FF for street. In practice, it doesn't really matter because one can use 35/50/85 on a crop or 50/85/135 on FF and they would give roughly the same framing but different DOF. The difficulty is that there is a lack of fast glass on the wide end. The 24 f/1.4 would require a fast 15mm lens, which does not exist...

rporterfield said:

How do I feel? I feel happy for those that were able to take advantage of the deal and get this great camara. I am also happy that I have been able to use it all summer.

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dirtcastle said:

I agree that it might be that rare non-telephoto lens that breaks into the $3k price range.

But my question is: "Will they discontinue the 16-35mm?" Or will they maintain three wide angle zooms in the lineup?

Hopefully they will replace the 16-35mm in the lineup (with the 14-24mm) and thus be able to lower the price (because it will sell more units at a lower price).

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I think that having 3 WA zooms makes sense because there is a large spread in price. Some may want to use screw on filters while others can't afford a 2k+ lens. Nikon also covers the WA FL range with multiple zooms.

EF 200/2 ;D

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cliffwang said:

molnarcs said:

Cannon Man said:

Does anyone know if the folks at nikon rumors hate nikon so much as people hate canon here?
For what i've seen and heard they dont. We should grow up.

Who here has thought about talking to their mothers about all the hate you have about canon? I'm sure she could help somehow. (ps. I'm not trying to troll anyone, just saying)

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Yes, lots of hand wringing and cussing on Nikonrumors, same as here.

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I don't know that. However, I would think Nikon users should have a lot of complain for their high ISO and FPS on D800.
If you like the Canon/Nikon, you should expect they make better products for you. If they cannot, you should be disappointed. Actually that's weird for me if people take whatever Canon/Nikon provide to you without any complain.

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About 30 years ago when I was doing my MBA, The Macro Economics professor asked us, Define "Development"... we gave a bunch of rubbish answers and then he said,

"Questioning the status Quo"..

If people don't question/ complain... things don't progress as well....

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Yes, well, the only way to question/complain is with your wallet.

not as deeply colored the next night in a different location about 40 miles away.

mirekti said:

Razor2012 said:

mirekti said:

Razor2012 said:

*UPDATE* Got a surprise phone call today and picked mine up at lunch. I can hardly wait to get it home now, lol. ;D

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I envy U!!

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Do you have one ordered?

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Nope, got an approval from my wife for it as a Christmas present
(I bet she thinks I'll change my mind) hehe

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Nice, just say you'll take your Xmas present early this year. 8)

It may be warmer, but still, to do an accurate judgement you need the RAW files

I'd check for excessive hot pixels on the sensor, try to "clear" them.

You're going to have a few, thats the way it is. If there's a boatload, then I'd exchange.

A few - I've got one "big red" on my 5d2, and dimmer red, and two dim blues, and one dim green.

I'm waiting until warranty is almost up, then I'll send it in to have them mapped out. Right now, they show up at moderate (800-1600) ISO and long exposure, low ISO and very long exposure, or high iso (3200+) at anything over 1/8 sec or so.

hd02fatboy said:

Thanks everyone, excellent feedback. So far I've leaned away from getting the older Canon 300mm and leaning more towards the Sigma120-300 f2.8 (waiting to see the price of the newer "S" version as the call it)

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If you get sideline passes to either football or soccer, the 120-300 will be really cool. Just be prepared to move around. If you want head-on end zone shots, bring a shorter length lens or back up and shoot at 120mm.

I have noticed a slight colour change between the RAW file and Large JPG of the same image in camera.. Not sure why it would do it..

Everybody who is needlessly getting so worked up over this thread:

The leadership team of B&H is fairly religious and they only open for a few business days during September. Between the two, Adorama is a bit more reliable in the fall.

If you want to just alter batch images to usable image format, then Image Converter software is a simple and quick way to a lot speed up picture's file type changes in just a small number of clicks. As a batch image converter I also use ReaConverter software with its batch editing mode.

Yes, I did write about this issue before and Canon did offer some suggestions and none helpful. Still the problem remains, if you press the joystick down with the need to quickly go to the center sensor, as the manual states, it often does not.
For me it creates a big problem shooting sports.
Since the Olympics just ended I can't help but wonder how Canon photographers used the joystick, and I'm looking for comments before I consider taping over the button. I just covered a soccer game and missed many shots, good thing it wasn't the Olympics. When I am able to control AF position it is fast and responsive.
Rex

Quite interesting!



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