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ahsanford · Jun 15, 2018

https://petapixel.com/2018/06/15/the-nikon-d850s-sensor-is-made-by-sony-report/

I just don't get why Nikon is guarded about this. The truth will always come out and it's best to be ahead of the story with your version of it.

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Canon Rumors · Jun 15, 2018

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It looks like we’re going to be getting another autofocus 85mm option, this time it will come from Samyang who will be announcing an AF 85mm f/1.4 very soon.</p>
<p>This joins the Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 in the company’s new autofocus line of lenses for Canon’s EF mount.</p>

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MrFotoFool · Jun 14, 2018

Canon started the use of Fresnel designs (to make telephotos smaller and lighter) with what they call Diffractive Optics (DO). First the 70-300 f4-5.6 DO then the 400 f4 DO (better received) and last the 400 f4 DOii (highly regarded). But they appear to have stopped.

Nikon started where Canon left off and seem to be doing it right with what they call Phase Fresnel (PF). They have a 300 f4 PF that is the ideal size and weight and reportedly excellent quality. Now they are announcing the same design in a 500 f5.6 PF. This seems to me the perfect alternative to a heavy and pricey 500 f4.
https://nikonrumors.com/2018/06/14/nikon-announces-the-development-of-a-af-s-nikkor-500mm-f-5-6e-pf-ed-vr-lens.aspx/

Kit Lens Jockey · Jun 14, 2018

I've been experimenting with Sony mirrorless, specifically the A7 III, and while I'm slowly learning the strengths of the camera and its advantages, right out of the box, the thing felt extremely finicky. Namely, the most irritating thing was the automatic switching between using the rear screen and the viewfinder to take photos. I rarely use live view on my 5D to take photos, and I didn't want it on the Sony. But in its stock configuration, the camera pretty much forces it on you.

With the stock settings, the screen is the default way to take photos, until you press your eye up to the viewfinder, at which point it switches to the viewfinder, and then it goes back to using the screen as soon as you move the camera away from your face. I just wanted it to work like a DSLR... Viewfinder for taking photos, screen for looking at them and changing camera settings.

At first I just shut off the automatic switching and used a custom button to manually switch back and forth between the two. This was ok, but it was still very clunky. It stopped the screen from coming on every time I let the camera hang down at my side, but after I reviewed photos or changed settings, if I forgot to switch back to the viewfinder, I risked putting the camera up to my face and staring into a dark viewfinder.

Finally, I discovered a setting hidden under the camera tab number 2, page 6 of 9. In here, Choose the "DISP Button" setting, and then "Monitor." (Seriously, I love the tech on this camera, but these menus drive me up a fucking wall. They're truly absurd.)

In this setting, you can see there are different possible displays that you can have the rear screen use when the rear screen is being used to take photos. Like the live view options in Canon, there are various things you can show overlaid on the screen like an electronic level, etc.

HOWEVER, one of these display options is "Monitor Off." It's unchecked by default, but turning this on is the key to making the camera function more like a DSLR.

Check this option (and uncheck all the others if you don't want the camera to have a live view function at all.) Also ensure that the automatic switching between the viewfinder and the screen is set to on.

After enabling this, when you take the camera away from your face, it will technically switch over to the rear screen, but if it's in that display mode of "monitor off," it will not act as a live view, it just goes off. This is nice because if you playback photos, or press the menu button, these will still show up on the screen, but as soon as you go back to shooting, the rear screen goes dark, and only the viewfinder is used for shooting, which will automatically activate when you put your eye up to the finder. So in this way it's very similar to a DSLR.

Hope this helps someone making the transition but supremely frustrated by the way the camera always seems to want to default to a sort of live view functionality the way I was.

Kit Lens Jockey · Jun 14, 2018

Has anyone experienced some focus hunting issues when adapting Canon lenses onto Sony bodies? I recently got a Sony A7 III, and the performance so far has been pretty impressive, especially considering the adapted lenses. However, occasionally the lens will just go completely berserk when focusing. It acts kind of like a Canon lens on a Canon camera when it can't achieve focus and you have "Lens drive when AF impossible" set to "on." The focus racks way out, to the point where you have to grab the focus ring and twist it just to get the lens back to some kind of reasonable focus. At first I thought this was just the camera struggling in low light, but it's done it a few times in decent lighting. If I could just iron out this bug, I think this camera would really be viable to use with Canon glass, and I have to admit that it's got some very solid features. Hoping that Canon can come out with something that has all this technology and a menu system that isn't garbage. :

For reference, I'm using a Canon 50mm 1.2L and a Sigma MC-11 at the latest firmware on the Sony A7 III. I'm going to try a Metabones adapter as well to see if that's any better, as admittedly the Sigma adapter says straight up that it's only meant for use with Sigma lenses.

Canon Rumors · Jun 14, 2018

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We were sent the following information about what may be the next Canon cameras to be announced. I don’t think these will be the big announcements for Photokina. We’re all hoping for a big splash from Canon fpr the marquee photographic trade show.</p>
<p><strong>EC801 – Canon Powershot SX740</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>40x Zoom travel compact</li>
<li>1/2.3 Sensor</li>
<li>Touchscreen</li>
<li>GPS</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>EC804 – Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>4.2x Zoom</li>
<li>1″ sensor</li>
<li>DPAF</li>
<li>4k Video (no DPAF)</li>
<li>GPS</li>
<li>This camera features a new Canon 1″ sensor</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>EC811 Canon EOS M5 Mark II</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>28.3MP APS-C mirorless camera</li>
<li>4K@30fps video and DPAF.</li>
<li>This camera features a new Canon APS-C sensor</li>
</ul>
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Canon Rumors · Jun 14, 2018

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<p>Canon continues to put R&D into stacked sensors. This latest patent for the technology is quite detailed in its delivery.</p>
<p><strong>According to <a href="https://www.canonnews.com/canon-patent-application-stacked-sensor-patent">Canon News</a>:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>This patent application is for suppressing the dark current and/or leakage current by using diffusion preventing films surrounding the bonding areas.</p>
<p>This is a very highly detailed patent application, going into a significant amount of diagrams and specifics.  It stands to reason that Canon is heavily investing it’s time in and energy into stacked sensors, and these patents seem to indicate just that.</p></blockquote>
<p>We’re all hoping for some sensor breakthroughs from Canon for the next generation of DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.</p>
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ethanz · Jun 14, 2018

Yes, another thread about the rumored full frame mirrorless camera mount...

All this talk about new lenses and what Canon will do and how people should respond to these lenses made me think the new mirrorless will be the EF-U mount.

Discuss.

;D

Jaysheldon · Jun 14, 2018

Hi
It's time to upgrade my 60D, and I'm looking at the 80D. I'll be shooting a wide range of subjects including wildlife and sports. I tried out an 80D at a store yesterday and am confused about the small zone (9 point) AF -- when I tried focusing on people in the store at a nearby counter the AF jumped around a bit when the person moved slightly, seemingly guessing which of the nine points to focus on. Is this normal? Because it was set on Servo?
I'd like to know from 80D users how often you use small zone AF, why it is/isn't useful

ahsanford · Jun 14, 2018

! ! !

Announced crisply at midnight eastern at a number of sites:

Source 1: https://www.thephoblographer.com/2018/06/14/coming-soon-the-nikon-af-s-nikkor-500mm-f5-6e-pf-ed-vr/
(note, the pics at the link above are of the 300 f/4 PF lens -- there are no pics of the 500 out in the wild yet.)

Source 2: https://www.dpreview.com/news/7758816413/nikon-developing-compact-and-lightweight-500mm-f5-6-lens

Source 3: https://www.slrlounge.com/nikon-500mm-f5-6-prime-lens-development/

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Chaitanya · Jun 13, 2018

Found these reviews of Sigma 70mm Art macro.
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/sigma-70mm-f-2-8-dg-macro-art-review-32368

https://petapixel.com/2018/05/30/review-the-sigma-70mm-f-2-8-art-is-a-macro-lens-worthy-of-your-bag/

Canon Rumors · Jun 13, 2018

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Sigma has released new firmware for  the following flash, mount converter and lenses.</p>
<p><strong>Sigma flash and mount converter with the following firmware updates:</strong></p>
<p><strong>ELECTRONIC FLASH EF-630</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has corrected the phenomenon where it occasionally stops communicating after recovering from Auto Power Off.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has become compatible with the SIGMA 70mm F2.8 DG MACRO</li>
<li>It has become compatible with the SIGMA 105mm F1.4 DG HSM</li>
</ul>
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<p><strong>Sigma lenses with the following firmware update:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has corrected the phenomenon that the continuous shooting speed of some SIGMA interchangeable lenses with firmware Ver.2.00 decreases in certain combinations with some cameras.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 DC HSM A013</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Now Compatible with Sigma Mount Converter MC-11.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DG OS HSM A017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has corrected the phenomenon that the Manual Override (MO) function will be disabled after adjusting the settings of focus mode switch on SIGMA Optimization Pro (Macintosh ver.).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A012</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Now Compatible with Sigma Mount Converter MC-11.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM A014</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Now Compatible with Sigma Mount Converter MC-11.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 85mm F1.4 DG HSM A016</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has corrected the phenomenon that the continuous shooting speed of some SIGMA interchangeable lenses with firmware Ver.2.00 decreases in certain combinations with some cameras.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 135mm F1.8 DG HSM A017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has corrected the phenomenon that the continuous shooting speed of some SIGMA interchangeable lenses with firmware Ver.2.00 decreases in certain combinations with some cameras.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Sigma 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM C017</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>It has corrected the phenomenon that the Manual Override (MO) function will be disabled after adjusting the settings of focus mode switch on SIGMA Optimization Pro (Macintosh ver.).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.sigma-global.com/en/download/lenses/firmware/">Visit Sigma to to learn more about the new firmware versions for the above lenses</a></strong>.</p>
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fullstop · Jun 13, 2018

https://www.dpreview.com/news/2915720788/really-right-stuff-update-tripod-mark-2-features-ergonomics

Mark 2! And I always thought no upgrade possible on something "really right"?

;D

The carbon pattern looks a bit "rattlesnake" to me ...is it new with Mk. 2?

antonioleandro · Jun 13, 2018

Fixed lenses are easier to design than zoom lenses. The designer might optimize the project for only one focal lenght and does not need to worry about correcting distortions in several different focal lenghts. So, one could expect that Canon might produce a fixed lens wider than the 11mm, as it happened in the past, when we had the 16-35mm (and 17-40mm), but also the 14mm. However, today the widest Canon lens is the 11-24 (and also the widest rectilinear wide angle lens - hooray Canon). Why can´t we have an 8mm, a 9mm or a 10mm rectilinear lens? Is there a theoretical limit for wide angle lenses on DSLRs due to, for example, register distance or mirror clearance distance?

Canon Rumors · Jun 12, 2018

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We’re told that a new EF 24-70mm f/2.8L is on the horizon. The source didn’t know if the update lens would have image stabilization, or if it would be an EF 24-70mm f/2.8L III.</p>
<p>Previous reports peg two new “professional” lenses would be announced for Photokina, and one of the obvious lens possibilities would indeed be a EF 24-70mm f/2.8L replacement.</p>
<p>THe EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III releases have updated two of the three “holy trinity” f/2.8L zooms from Canon. While this update could be great, we can’t help but wish an IS version of the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L existed for the people that want it.</p>
<p>Take this with a big grain of salt for the moment and treat the [CR1] rating accordingly.</p>
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Canon Rumors · Jun 12, 2018

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We’re told a big selling point of all future Canon prosumer camera bodies will be video capabilities. Internally Canon has had a lot of discussion about improving the perceived feature set of prosumer cameras to match the likes of Sony and Panasonic.</p>
<p>We consider a prosumer DSLR to be anything EOS 7D Mark II and up. That said, we don’t think Canon has anything currently we’d consider prosumer in the mirrorless space, as much as I like the EOS M5 and EOS M50. Feel free to disagree on the latter.</p>
<p>The source claims that Canon no longer wants to lose the “spec war” with their future camera releases. This way of thinking is trickling down to various Canon subsidiaries around the globe to prepare for the changes coming.</p>
<p>As <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/whats-next-from-canon-2/">we mentioned yesterday</a>, there’s likely going to be an accelerated product development cycle over the next 18-24 months, and video will be central to it.</p>
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RGF · Jun 11, 2018

Has anyone processed images in Dual Pixel mode (I guess you need to use DPP as LR does not seem to support it).

Any good reviews/discussions?

Just wondering if it is worth the extra effort.

Thanks

ronaldbyram · Jun 11, 2018

I performed a custom white Balance for an afternoon sports Rodeo shoot. Using my 7D Mark II and was setup for JPEG.
When I reviewed my photos afterwards from within Lightroom and or ACdsee. The afternoon light displayed in the photos had a red shift in the color. Could I be doing something wrong? If I use AWB the color was more in balance. I need to verify but my colors should have been zero for balance.
Anyone else have a similar condition? Could it be because of JPG vrs CR2? I was shooting sports and needed the speed. the sunlight was hitting from a right to left. I can supply followup photo later.

Canon Rumors · Jun 11, 2018

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After last week’s announcement of the EF 70-200mm f/4L IS II and EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III, most everyone around these parts want to know what’s next from Canon. While the roadmap is still a bit unknown for us, we do have some suggestions about what’s on the near horizon from Canon.</p>
<p><strong>Camera Bodies:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Prosumer mirrorless camera announced ahead of Photokina</li>
<li>One DSLR at Photokina</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Lenses:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Two “professional” lenses ahead of Photokina</li>
<li>EF-M 32mm f/1.4 ahead of Photokina</li>
<li>New “kit” lens ahead of Photokina</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Cinema:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>One more Cinema EOS body in 2018, some signs point to an EOS C300 Mark III.</li>
<li>New style of cinema camera body</li>
</ul>
<p>A couple of sources have said to expect an accelerated product development cycle over the next 18-24 months over the entire imaging lineup. We’ll let you guess what that means.</p>
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JohanL · Jun 11, 2018

I am constructing a smartphone/tablet app for TS-E lenses and need the following:
The respective Image Circle diameters of the three new TS-E lenses, the 17mm and 24mm are known.
The position along the lens centre line, of the axis around which the front assembly rotates when tilting, as for all the respective Canon TS-E lenses.

Canon Rumors · Jun 11, 2018

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An updated EF 800mm f/5.6L IS is a lens I figured we would have seen already, but here we are still waiting for an update. For the moment, owning an EF 600mm f/4L IS II and a 1.4 teleconverter outperforms the EF 800mm f/5.6L IS in most of the important ways.</p>
<p>It looks like Canon is continuing to work on a follow-up to the longest lens in the current EF lineup.</p>
<p><strong>Japan Patent Application 2018-087965</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Focal distance 780.00</li>
<li>F number 5.80</li>
<li>A half field angle (degree) — 1.59</li>
<li>Image height 21.64 whole length of the lens 485.85</li>
<li>BF 128.77</li>
</ul>
<p>We’ve been told to expect new “big white lenses” some time in the next year, but we do not yet know which lenses in the lineup will see an update.</p>
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ajfotofilmagem · Jun 10, 2018

There is a review of the new Yongnuo 50mm f/1.8 Mark II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9GYaeVP1F0

yungfat · Jun 10, 2018

Hi folks,

Sony is now officially No. 1 fill frame in the China market. The biggest market in the world (same said this)...

https://www.sonyalpharumors.com/sony-is-number-one-in-the-chinese-full-frame-market/

Any comments?

Thanks.

Canon Rumors · Jun 10, 2018

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<em><strong>From Canon USA:</strong></em></p>
<p>We have determined that a recording error may occur with the EOS C200 / C200B. The details of the phenomenon and support plan are described below.</p>
<p>Preparations are underway to incorporate improvements/revisions for the phenomenon into the latest Firmware for the EOS C200 / C200B. Once this Firmware is available for download, we will make an announcement on our website.</p>
<p>We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to customers, and we ask for your ongoing patience.</p>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p><strong>Phenomena</strong><b>

</b>Image quality degradation, such as color misalignment or edge distortion, may occur in the recorded footage when using the following combination of settings:</p>
<ul>
<li>Recording format XF-AVC</li>
<li>Frame rate 59.94i / 50.00i</li>
<li>1920×1080 resolution</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Workaround</strong>

Users should use a configuration that does not include the settings listed above, although we acknowledge that this may not be possible for all users.</p>
<p>Note: This Phenomenon only affects internally recorded footage. Output signals from the output terminals are not affected.</p>
<p><strong>Affected Products</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>EOS C200 / C200B Digital Cinema Cameras equipped with Firmware Version 1.0.3.1.00 are affected.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Support</strong>

Firmware Version 1.0.3.1.00 has been removed from Canon’s Web site. The new Firmware is scheduled to be released mid-June 2018.</p>
<p>If you have not already done so, please register the EOS C200/C200B. By registering, we will be able to notify you via email about future announcements.</p>
<p>This information is for residents of the United States and its five territories only. If you do not reside in the USA or its five territories, please contact the Canon Customer Support Center in your region.</p>
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AprilForever · Jun 9, 2018

Anyone ever come up with an autofocus mirror lens for canon? I used to have an old 500f8 catadiiptric lens which sucked in every way imaginable. This would be a great walk around casual birding lens. I often see birds I would like an image of in places I just can't haul my 600f4. Will this ever be likely?

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