There's another thread on the same topic here:
http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=8981.0

Might be something relevant here for the OP.

-PW

just curious Axillrod, where can I find your Vimeo page?

I know it seems silly but you should call canon ASAP. Pull the batteries, pull the memory cards. If you are using a battery grip remove that and replace the camera battery door. Try using one battery in the camera. You have to have the battery door installed or it won't power up.

If you have a computer you can try hOoking up the USB cable and see if you have any sign of life. If all fails the you will need to call canon.

Hey James,
If you're used to primes to shoot groups and have the flexibility of moving your feet for zoom then I think you'd be good with the 40mm (no joke about the price being right). I do not have that luxury. When I did shoot with the 40 for a group it was specifically because that little guy fits in my pocket and I can slap it on quickly for a "group" shot. The 24-70 doesn't fit in the pocket so easily...

MOST of the time when I'm shooting my 24-70 is because I NEED that flexibility because I cannot move very far but need to be able to get tight on a five year old baseball player but wide enough for a group of pre-teens for a buddy shot... I don't have much room to be able to move so having that flexibility to zoom saves me a lot of time... I shoot 400-600 kids in one day that flexibility saves me A LOT of time.

LOL - more proof that whoever is in charge of running Canon is SLEEPING on their job, are OUT OF TOUCH with reality,and are plain IGNORANT of the market out there...

...they will run out of money like Sony is, and run their company out of business...

Sony has less than 5 years to get its finances right, or they will file for bankruptcy...

Canon has been slowly moving toward the same direction the last 2 years...

it amazes me how retarded Canon is most of the time...

bdunbar79 said:

There is optical transmission and radio transmission. Radio goes much farther.

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That transmitter is radio, or is part of your post missing? Please enlighten us as to what your point is, thank you.


To the OP, that transmitter works with the Canon 600rt flash only. It will not work with any built-iin flashes on ANY Canon camera.

CharlieB said:

Almost anyone coming from a APS-C sensor camera will notice the reduced DOF on a FF body

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So true!! I sure noticed it!

Does anybody here use the Canon 35 1.4 with extension tubes? I see the lens has a floating system which is supposed to make it better for closer focusing. I realize a Canon 100 2.8 IS is a much better option for true macro work but for the occasional shot, I'm wondering if this might be a possibility for ring shots with a pleasing background.

thanks for the detailed responses guys. sounds like I am better off waiting and saving for a used 500 f4. Don't like the slow af and iq impacts of the TCs. anyone know how much a used 500 will set me back? anyone selling one? ;D

Hopefully they've fixed everything wrong after five years...and they aren't going to touch Magic Lantern for new features...so enjoy as-is or enjoy with ML.

nightbreath said:

Woody said:

M.ST said:

46 megapixel on a small FF sensor is absolutely a joke. Forget this rumor.

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People said the same thing about rumors related to 18 MP on APS-C, 24 MP on APS-C and 36 MP on FF sensors prior to announcement.

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I think the same thing even after the announcements

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it may or may not be a joke and it may or may not be a good idea, but it certainly feasible. 46MP on a FF sensor happens to be the same pixel density as the aging 7D sensor, a fact which I find oddly coincident with this rumor

Mt Spokane Photography said:

I use Sanyo eneloop. They will last 3 years and still keep most of their charge. If you have Sanyo NiMH, they will retain a good charge for about 6 months.
If your batteries discharge in a week, something is drastically wrong. If they are left in a piece of equipment, its probably defective.
Ordinary rechargables all ended up in my junk bin over two years ago.

http://www.eneloop.info/home/performance-details/self-discharge.html

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I used to sell the Eneloop's at my old store, but they looked and were cheaper than the 2700's from Sanyo. Anyway, they are history as I bought myself two packs of the Godox. No more charging 6 rounds of AA's

$2.06 million, Mercedes camera 'case'........and all he did was take pictures of his cat ;D

JR said:

Really hard to see from my ipad. They yboth look good. You mentionned you seem to prefer the opne with the 70-200 right?

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Yes, I sold the 100-400

More videos can be found on youtube: search 5D III AI servo:

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Tutorial AI Servo Adjustments 3/14

Red Bull stuff is always great to shoot. Flug Tag and Crashed Ice were here recently.

Bosman said:

Rapid strap. Happened to me, never used it once i got the spiderpro holster.

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I won't buy a single spider pro item again. I had my Pentax 645D on a spider pro sling - the most expensive one, and twice it detached from my camera once into my hands on the edge of a 200 foot cliff and the other time not into my hands but a very hard floor in Brussels airport. That spider pro sling cost me a repair of £875 (about $1400). Pentax originally wanted to replace the whole outside of the camera which would have cost £1600 ($2600) including fixing buttons and the cable release socket.

I have used the Black Rapid with absolutely no issues whatsoever.

The burst rate is amazing for sure... I tried mine out after the upgrade, and it took 30 (!!) RAW bursts before slowing.

Well, on Canon's site, the refurbs are not on sale anymore.
How often do they put them on sale?

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Sycotek said:

I gave them a month and a half - I'm already pricing up my Nikon kit (I'm not going back to a 5D2 setup) - It's unfortunate as I have shot Canon exclusively but I can't afford to have a lowlight camera/system that cant focus...

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And you'll have another kind of issues with Nikon
I believe if a camera doesn't work for you, it's a reason to improve your workflow first, and just then think about jumping to the other side.

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Oh I most certainly will ! No Question - but it's a lesser of 2 evils. I can handle a camera that's a little green - I can't handle a camera that doesn't focus in a reception hall, if Your income is based on you not missing moments then You have to make a decision. As stated originally a 7D and 5D2 kill the 1DX in lowlight - and I have been more then patient with Canon. The 1DX is meant to last me 3 years but I can't work with a camera this slow. Under normal circumstances - fixing workflow would be adding af assist which only makes it slower...

I have tried but its obvious there wont be an immediate fix.

So anyone actually owned both and compared them at f/4-f/10, for more landscape type apertures on a FF?

The 24 1.4 II, I know from personal experience, is totally crisp to the edges well stopped down on a 5D2 while say a 24-105L simply is not (the whole all lenses are the same at f/8 is an absolute, utter myth), so what about the new 24 2.8 IS??

I suppose the upcoming 24-70 II might be more flexible than either though.

Regarding the Max ISO setting. As I understand how this is generally implemented in Canon cameras, its not a hard and fast limit. The camera will try to abide by your settings...but if it is unable to achieve a proper exposure by following your configured settings, I believe the camera will still do what it has to do to get any exposure at all. In other words, it opts to photograph something, rather than nothing, even if its not exposed exactly how you would prefer.

rolsskk said:

Here's my 5D MkIII with f2.8 300mmL II

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Wow, those are awesome!

Got it and installed it already. It didn't fix my sleep issue with the 180 Macro and 1.4x III Extender. Maybe in the next round of updates. May go out shooting tomorrow.....

Richard8971 said:

I have the 7D and I have used and currently own EF-s lenses. One of my favorites that I will never get rid of is my 60mm EF-s macro. Note, I also own the 100mm EF macro and if I had to choose one I would keep the 60 over the 100. It is light, easy to use and extremely sharp. I love using it for macro work as the DOF is greater than the 100mm and 180mm, something i find very useful in 1:1 macro photography.

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I second this emotion for the EF-S 60mm. While great for basic macro, it's got a look no other lens has. This image was made holding a T2i in one hand and a flashlight in the other. (F/8.0 at 1/180)