Time to start a new thread for version 3 of this classic lens. I will start out with a recent shot from Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park. 160mm at f/8 hand-held on a 5D4. Unadjusted JPEG (except for downsizing and watermark).

I clumsily dropped my 24-70 f2.8 II today. It wasn't a very hard hit. I was kneeling over when it happened, so it wasn't from full waist height, and it was on somewhat soft, sandy ground. Lens still seems to work fine, but can anyone who owns one confirm whether or not it's normal for the extending barrel to have just a little play in it when you wiggle it back and forth? It's pretty minimal, like no more than 1mm of play side to side, if that. I just can't remember if it was like that originally. Thanks.

If you live in or near Los Angeles and have even a passing interest in fashion photography, there is a great exhibit at the Getty that ends some time in October. Beautifully made images.

http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/fashion_photography/

Holy shutter button, Batman!

I received my pre-ordered EF-M 32mm f1.4 stm yesterday. I am very satisfied with what I have seen so far. Please note that I have not done any controlled testing at all. No tripod, and no comparisons with other lenses.

Sharpness, contrast and clarity compares to L-series lenses! Actually, and without a direct comparison, I would say it is equally sharp as the 35LII when both are shot at f1.4 (and attached to an APS-C sensor. It is absolutely great!

Sharpness seems good all the way to the edges, even at f1.4.

I have only seen the tiniest bit of chromatic aberrations at f1.4, which seemed to be gone at f3.2. To my eyes, it performs very well in this regard.

Subject separation seems very good as well! Delighted to see that!

Focus was pretty fast and very accurate with my M5.

The only downside I have seen so far is that the bokeh is a bit busy compared to what I would expect if it was a L-series lens. Bokeh balls are neither round or clean inside.

I can say, without any more testing, that the EF-M 32 mm f1.4 is a great lens.

I attach a few of the pictures from today. They are edited slightly to taste, but no sharpening have been applied. They are downsized to meed the limitations on this page.

Hi,

I am trying to use Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L to make some archictectural shots (façades of two or three story buildings in narrow alleys and very long façades in narrow alleys as well). What do you recomend to defish those images? I have already used my widest rectilinear lens (Sigma 12-24mm) but I still need a wider field of view, so I think a fisheye will be my best option.

When Canon releases a new EOS R body with IBIS could it mean a new life for old lenses? I think it would be very interesting for owners of Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L (or 1.0L), EF 85mm f/1.2L, EF 135mm f/2L and several other lenses to simply add IS to all those lenses by buying a new body. Consider, for example, the Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L, it could become Canon EF 800mm f/11.2L IS by adding a teleconverter on a R body with IBIS. It know it might be not as good as IS on the lens and some of these lenses might suffer from age, from not being natively designed for R body, from not being designed for a high resolution sensor, but how wonderful it would be to give new life to some old lenses? Ou(R )future might might be interesting after all.

Normally I’m the odd duck with hardware, but I find that I like the image quality of my 60D better than that of my 80D. I use both to shoot high school volleyball and football and I’m finding that the 80d image quality looks mushy at 3200 iso compared to my 60D. I’m not home right now, but will post some volleyball examples when I get home. I’m using the 35 f/2 or the 85f/1.8 for most shots, but also use the 70-200.

Anyone else out there not liking the photo results of the 80D, or is it just me.
-W

So im considering upgrading my canon 5d IV to the new canon eos r...while the 5d IV still has a good chucnk of resale value.

anyways, i was wondering which lens would be best? the 28 105 f4 or plsurging on the 28-70 f2?

i only hvae one lens witht he 5d IV which was the 24-70 f2.8 II. stellar lens, but i always wish it had IS for video which i mostly do.

i like good photo quality too when taking picture at weddings and such, but those are only for fun and for my family/friends. (not an actual wedding photographer).

since im coming from a high aperature, would the f4 28-105mm be a downgrade? such as losing alot of bokeh?

Who can tell me, something about the quality of the EVF of the Eos R? And of the maximal brightness of the display?

Yesterday, I was hiking in the Dolomites ( Italy, Europe). And I took two of my bodies with me. 7AIII with 24-105 and 5DIV with 24-105 and 16-35mm, to be more flexible (no primes as of wheigt limitation )
My thoughts on these two bodies: 7AIII - definitively sharper 24-105 and more blueish shots. But the shooting experience was definitively better with the 5DIV. The 7AIII EVF is still blueish, and much to dark, when used in bright conditions. Also, the effect of an polarizer was lagged by the EVF. So I had to wait some seconds on the effect.
The OVF of the 5DIV was a pleasure to use...

So, I´d like to know: How is the EVF of the Eos R compared with the EVF of the 7AIII?
And whats about the display?

Olivia M

First full-frame camera from ZEISS with first-class image quality and the familiar, intuitive image editing and connectivity of a smartphone.
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 2018-09-27.
ZEISS ZX1 – That is the name of the newly developed mirrorless full-frame camera from ZEISS that was presented today in Cologne, Germany. Thanks to the ZEISS lens and a sensor developed in-house at ZEISS, the camera delivers first-class image quality combined with an operational concept and user experience that make the photographer’s jobs-to-be-done as intuitive as on a smartphone.

The ZEISS camera concept is just the first step to opening up a new world of possibilities for ambitious photographers –...

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We’ve now been told by a couple of people that an EOS R camera is currently being tested with an APS-C image sensor. One of the sources told us that they don’t know if it will become a consumer product, but that there is some internal discussion about what to do with the EOS M line of cameras and lenses.
I don’t think anyone would be surprised to hear that EOS M may indeed be on the chopping block in the coming years as the EOS R system matures, and we expect it to mature quite quickly.
We believe there will always be a market for APS-C ILC cameras and it it would make a lot of sense for Canon’s mirrorless system(s) to be using a single lens mount.

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A couple of optical formula consumer zoom lens patents have appeared at the USPTO.
Canon EF 17-70mm f/3.5-5.6 (US Patent Application 20180275370)
Focal Length     17.40    35.00   67.98
F-Number          3.23     4.10    5.85
Image Height   21.64     21.64  21.64
BF                        38.38     53.37  84.83
Canon EF 16-60mm f/3.5-6.3 (US Patent Application 20180275382)
Focal Length     16.30   24.10   58.00
F-Number          3.59    3.94    6.37
Image Height    21.64   21.64   21.64
BF                         38.42   45.65   83.75
Canon EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 (US Patent Application 20180275383)
Focal Length     15.45    30.00    44.45
F-Number          3.60     5.00     6.44
Image Height     13.66   13.66    13.66
BF                         11.36   11.36    11.36
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Together with the 4 new lenses showed earlier in Beijing P&E, a total of 12 new Laowa lenses will make their Europe debut in Venus Optics’ booth in Photokina (Hall 2.1, D-040)
Venus Optics, the camera lenses manufacturer who had previously launched a number of unique Laowa camera lenses, is proud to unveil 8 new and unique lenses in Photokina.
Laowa OOOM 25-100mm t/2.9 Cine Lightweight Zoom
Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT
Laowa 12mm f/1.8 MFT
Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D (DJI DL)
Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D MFT
Laowa 7.5mm t/2.1 Cine
Laowa 9mm t/2.9 Zero-D Cine
Laowa 12mm t/2.9 Zero-D Cine
Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 FE Zoom
Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO
Laowa 17mm f/4 GFX Zero-D
Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye MFT

Laowa OOOM 25-100 t/2.9 Cine Lightweight Zoom
Laowa OOOM Cine lightweight zoom is the first professional cinema style zoom lens offered by Venus Optics. The lens features a wide 25-100mm zoom range, making it a one-size-fits-all lens for different types of productions.
Unlike some cine...

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Samyang is showing off an XP 10mm f/3.5, the world’s widest rectilinear lens for full frame DSLRs.
The lens is built using glass mould aspherical lens elements and Samyang claims it can resolve 50mp image sensors.
Check out more images of the Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 at ePHOTOzine.
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Peter McKinnon has completed his review of the brand new Canon EOS R camera body and has come away quite impressed.
From a vloggers perspective, he loves that the camera shoots c-log, he doesn’t find the 4K crop a big deal since you can use inexpensive wide EF-S lenses easily.
Check out the video review above.
We’re giving away a Canon EOS R camera body here.

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Newly minted Leica knock off... not too sure about it as it has a reported price tag of 5900-7000 USD with 35mm f/1 lens. At this price point, not sure I would ever jump on it as the M10 is superb.

https://petapixel.com/2018/09/26/zenit-and-leica-unveil-the-zenit-m-full-frame-rangefinder/

Hi, I have a couple of old lenses ( pentax and zeiss primes ) I like to play with periodically and bought an m42 screw mount adaptor which i happily used with my 5Dmk2 and the lenses worked , now i have only 5dMk3s and i just get an error code when mounting with the adaptor , I can find any specific mounts for the 5D3 , anyone know of any known issue causing this. TIA



Wedding Photographer North East & Yorkshire Northumberland & Wedding Photographer Cumbria

Hi,

Here are some shots of Well Grays National Park during my road trip in Canadian Rockies (July 2018)
All photos were taken with my old tech sensor 5d mark iv

Spahat Falls:



Canon 5D Mark IV + 16-35 f4 IS + Haida ND Screw filter - 35mm / f11 / iso 100 / 30 sec

Moul Falls:



Canon 5D Mark IV + 16-35 f4 IS + Haida ND Screw filter - 16mm / f13 / iso 100 / 20 sec

Dawson Falls:



Panoramic photo (handheld 5 shots) Canon 5D Mark IV + 16-35 f4 IS - 16mm / f11 / iso 200 / 2.5 sec

Helmcken Falls:



Canon 5D Mark IV + 16-35 f4 IS - 35mm / f14 / iso 50 / 2 sec

Thanks

Cologne, Germany (September 25, 2018) – Panasonic Corporation has developed two models of its first Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera with a 35 mm full-frame image sensor, the LUMIX S1R and the S1. These models are equipped with the world’s first*1 4K 60p video recording function and the Dual I.S. image stabilization system. As part of the LUMIX S series, Panasonic aims to release them on the global market early 2019.

For 100 years since its founding, Panasonic has strived to help realize better lives for customers around the world by responding to their needs. Working on the concept of creating a new culture of photography for a digital age with digital cameras, in 2008 Panasonic released the LUMIX G1, the world’s first*2 Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera. Over the ten years since then, Panasonic has continued to lead the industry with product innovations, such as the world’s first*3 camera supporting 4K video recording, and cameras equipped with the Dual I.S...

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COLOGNE, Germany, September 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —
Krasnogorsky Zavod, manufacturer of the Russian brand Zenit, in cooperation with Leica Camera AG, German manufacturer of premium cameras and optics, designed a new digital rangefinder camera Zenit M. The Shvabe Holding, part of Rostec, has presented this product at Photokina 2018, the largest international trade fair for the photographic and imaging industries held in Cologne. 
One of the participants of the project is Krasnogorsky Zavod (KMZ Zenit), a leading designer of photographic equipment in Russia, is now part of Shvabe. The Zenit M is technically based on the Leica M Type 240 platform, but was modified both in terms of hardware and software.

The camera is equipped with Zenitar 35 mm f/1.0 lens, completely designed and manufactured in Russia, 100% of its components and materials are Russian-made. The lens creates an image that doesn’t require processing, has unique bokeh and soft focus effect.
The design of Zenit M...

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Sigma’s 28mm F1.4 DG HSM Art, 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art, 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary, 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sports, and 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM Sports will make their public debut at Photokina 2018
Cologne, Germany – September 25, 2018 – Sigma today announced five new Sigma Global Vision lenses shown for the first time at the 2018 Photokina expo in Cologne, Germany from September 26th-29th in Hall 4.2 on Stands B020, B028I and C029. From wide-angle to hyper-telephoto, the new Sigma Global Vision introductions arrive as some of the most anticipated lenses in the industry, further facilitating artistic expression for photographers.

Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM Art
The new Sigma wide-angle model stands out with its thoroughly corrected magnification chromatic aberration and sagittal coma flare, as well as completely minimized distortion thanks to its optical design. It features water- and oil-repellent coating...

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Cologne, 25 September 2018. At the company’s press conference prior to the opening of photokina 2018, Leica Camera AG, Panasonic and Sigma announced a strategic partnership. The ‘L-Mount Alliance’ is a previously unparalleled form of collaboration that will particularly benefit the customers of all three partners. The collaboration enables Panasonic and Sigma to make use of the L-Mount standard developed by Leica for their own developments and to offer both cameras and lenses utilising this lens mount. As a joint effort of all three partners, this alliance will increase the importance of the L-Mount technology to the world of photography even further.

Due to their numerous interchangeable components, system cameras are extremely versatile and can be individually configured for a wide range of photographic needs. Here, the bayonet is the most important interface, because the lens makes a decisive contribution to imaging performance and, in turn, to the quality of the final...

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