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acceptable storage conditions

Dear all!

What are acceptable storage conditions for lenses in terms of temperature / humidity?
Is it safe to store equipment, lenses in particular, at 20-25°C and 60-68% relative humidity without having to fear fungus in the long term?

Canon usually do not specify storage conditions, just operating conditions (http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/infobank/care_and_maintenance/camera_and_lens_care.do), and recommendations in certain websites indicate "half maximum operating humidity", which seems not well substantiated. For Canon gear, maximum operating humidity is quoted at 85%, and this simple recommendation leads to very dry storage conditions of maximally 42% relative humidity, which is unrealistically dry for a common house (at least in continental Europe).

Thanks,
Sulla

Stock Notice: Loupedeck Photo Editing Console for Lightroom 6 & CC

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B&H Photo has stock of the brand new Loupedeck Photo Editing Console for Lightroom 6 & CC, they are the only retailer in the USA with stock. Watch the video above to learn more, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LimIhl_phk">view it here</a>.</p>
<p class="fs16 OpenSans-600-normal upper product-highlights-header">PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS</p>
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<li class="top-section-list-item">For Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 & CC</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Speeds Up Editing Workflow</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Dedicated Dials, Wheels, and Keys</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Access to Common Settings and Functions</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">Programmable Preset Buttons</li>
<li class="top-section-list-item">USB 2.0 Connectivity</li>
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<p><strong><a href="https://bhpho.to/2vIkwe1">Loupedeck Photo Editing Console for Lightroom 6 & CC $299 at B&H Photo</a></strong></p>


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B&H resolves the Dept. of Labor lawsuit

FYI: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/ofccp/ofccp20170814

This was a thorny one. At face value from some of the original reporting before the lawsuit dropped, the allegations were shocking / jaw-dropping. However, the allegations that led to the DoL suit were conspicuously timed to line up with an organized campaign to unionize the warehouse workers. So there appeared to be two very different sides to this.

Any legal folks care to comment on this? Is this just a straightforward settlement to get the suit dropped? $3M+ is not chump change at all, but is this more or less onerous than similar settlements in the past? Are these concessions a slap on the the wrist or a major blow to how B&H does business? Is the type of settlement (consent decree vs. deferred prosecution dependent on conduct, etc.) indicative of how close this came to being worse, taken to court, etc.?

Under the cloud of uncertainty while this was happening, I had withheld my modest enthusiast business from B&H while this suit was pending. Now that's its settled, I have to ask myself if I want to resume business with a company with terrific customer service but this hanging on its record.

Curious to hear people's thoughts on this.

- A

The EOS M10 Replacement Will be the EOS M100

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It looks like the replacement to the EOS M10 will be called the EOS M100 according to Nokishita.</p>
<p><strong>EOS M100 Information</strong> (Google translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Three colors will be available, black, white and an unknown color</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Available kits:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Body only</li>
<li>EF-M 15-45mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM kit</li>
<li>Double zoom kit confirmed</li>
<li>Other kits will be prepared depending on the country of sale.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Face Jacket EH31-FJ:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Will be available in 9 colors.</li>
</ul>
<p>Full specifications and images should be leaking any day now ahead of the announcement.</p>
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Review: Canon EOS Rebel SL2 / 200D / Kiss X9 by TDP

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The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the brand new Canon EOS Rebel SL2/200D/Kiss X9, Canon’s smallest DSLR. The original SL1 was slow to gain acceptance, but once it did, it became a favourite among professional, prosumer and consumer DSLR buyers.</p>
<p><strong>From TDP:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>I know, you’ve been wanting to ask the question since hearing the model name of this camera. What does the “SL” in the SL2 model name mean? Canon’s official answer is: “It doesn’t have a meaning”. I hate to leave you disappointed, so … consider SL to mean “Small” and “Light” as those are hallmarks of this camera.</p>
<p>The Canon EOS Rebel SL2 / 200D is a small and light camera that is easy to take with you everywhere. If you always have a camera available, you are going to get images that were not otherwise possible. And getting an image in the first place is always an advantage.</p>
<p>Still, this camera does not make you give up the features and image quality you love. You get a comfortable-to-use grip that is adequately-sized to provide solid control of the camera. You get a TTL optical viewfinder and fast phase-detection AF along with the excellent Dual Pixel AF system that performs extremely well including during video capture. <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-Rebel-SL2.aspx">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Canon EOS Rebel SL2 Body</strong></p>

<ul>
<li><strong>USA $549</strong>: <a href="https://bhpho.to/2tnch8x">B&H Photo</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2trhlcc">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://mpex.com/canon-eos-rebel-sl2-dslr-camera-body-only.html?acc=3">Midwest Photo</a></li>
<li><strong>UK £579:</strong> <a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinaffid=292297&awinmid=6241&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.parkcameras.com%2Fp%2F1011093E%2Fdigital-slr-cameras%2Fcanon%2Feos-200d-dslr-camera-body-in-black">Park Cameras</a> | <a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinaffid=292297&awinmid=2298&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wexphotographic.com%2Fcanon-eos-200d-digital-slr-body-1630562%2F">WEX Photographic</a></li>
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<p><strong>Canon EOS Rebel SL2 w/18-55mm f/4-5.6 IS STM</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>USA $699</strong>: <a href="https://bhpho.to/2s3Y9Nl">B&H Photo</a> | <a href="http://amzn.to/2trB23Z">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://mpex.com/canon-eos-rebel-sl2-dslr-camera-with-18-55mm-lens.html?acc=3">Midwest Photo</a></li>
<li><strong>UK £679:</strong> <a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinaffid=292297&awinmid=6241&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.parkcameras.com%2Fp%2F1011095E%2Fdigital-slr-cameras%2Fcanon%2Feos-200d-dslr-camera-in-black-18-55mm-is-stm-lens-kit">Park Cameras</a> | <a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinaffid=292297&awinmid=2298&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wexphotographic.com%2Fcanon-eos-200d-digital-slr-camera-with-18-55mm-is-stm-lens-1631340%2F">WEX Photographic</a></li>
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Don't Forget, The EOS M10 Replacement is Coming Soon

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We know about the 4 lenses that Canon is going to announce soon (we’re not sure on the exact date yet), and along with those lenses, we’ll be seeing the replacement to the Canon EOS M10 being announced. We’re not sure if it’s going to be called “EOS M20” or not. Expect specifications that are similar to the EOS M6/SL2 in a small form factor.</p>

<p>Nokishita has <a href="https://twitter.com/nokishita_c/status/897400603105611776">confirmed the EH31-FJ face jackets</a> for the EOS M10 successor are on their way. It looks like you’re going to get 9 color options.</p>
<p>There has been no mention of any new EF-M lenses coming alongside the new EOS M camera, but there’s a chance that could change.</p>
<p>We haven’t heard anything definitive about a new prosumer PowerShot camera(s) coming.</p>
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Setup Guide 6D Mark II

I have just started using our new 6D Mark II mostly for wildlife and nature photography. The camera has grown a lot in its capabilities, and it has also expanded in many ways, especially when it comes to configuration and setup. With that in mind, we have prepared a quick setup guide for new users: http://www.grantatkinson.com/blog/canon-6d-mark-ii-setup-for-wildlife-photography
My wife and I are using the 6D Mark II alongside our other Canon camera bodies like the 5Dmk3, 5Dmk4, 80D, 7Dmk2 and 1DX. We are enjoying the versatility that having a DPAF, swivel-screen camera in full-frame format is bringing. Combined with its better AF, faster fps, decent buffer and excellent low light performance, we are finding it can do a decent job as a wildlife camera, and its the lightest full-frame camera in our bags, which is good for travel. We will be expanding the Setup guide over the coming days and weeks.
Hope that the setup guide may be useful to new users or prospective upgraders.
Cheers
Grant

Canon´s 35mm lenses f1.4L-II & f2.0 IS vs Zeiss Milvus 1.4/35mm realworld review

Zeiss was so nice to send me the brand new Milvus 1.4/35 mm for review purposes. I did review the Milvus 85 f1.4 as well as the 50mm f1.4. Both are excellent glass and I guess the people like the way how I do the reviews...


To have a lens just of 2 weeks is a very short period of time. And the battle is pretty hard, since the new L-glass from Canon is an excellent performer which does not let too much open for improvement....


So I made some comparison shots, the usual stuff what you do. And I took all 3 lenses on a boat trip with friends - just to get a feeling how to work with the lens.The main findings


  • The Milvus is an precision instrument. more than any other lens.
  • focusing manual focusing lenses is much more enjoyable in mirrorless bodies like the M5 (which is a remarkable and lovable camera by the way)
  • And finally I made one interesting shot I wanted to show you here -and which has simps blown me away...
In this image the Is-lens is left, the Milvus in the middle and the L-glass is on the right. The shots were taken with the M5 and the speedlite off camera with a round flash beauty dish...


Do you agree: the Zeiss Mil's shot is much more vivid than the other ones....


More you find in my blog under http://bit.ly/2wYqTsZ

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Updated Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS Specifcations

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We have received a few more bits of information in regards to the soon-to-be-announced EF 85mm f/1.4L IS.</p>
<p><strong>Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS Specifications:</strong> (New information in bold / weight and dimensions are approximates).</p>

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<li><strong>Minimum focusing distance : 85cm / 2.78′</strong>
<ul>
<li><em>EF 85mm f/1.2L II minimum focusing distance is 95cm / 3.12′</em></li>
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</li>
<li><strong>Weight: 950g / 33.5oz</strong>
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<li><em>EF 85mm f/1.2L II weighs 1025g / 36.16oz</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Filter size: 77mm</strong>
<ul>
<li><em>EF 85mm f/1.2L II filter thread is 72mm</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Max diameter 88.6mm / 3.48″</strong>
<ul>
<li><em>EF 85mm f/1.2L II is 91.4mm / 3.6″ </em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><strong>Length: 105.4mm / 4.15″</strong>
<ul>
<li><em>EF 85mm f/1.2L II is 83.8mm / 3.3″</em></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>4 stop image stabilization</li>
<li>Flourine coating</li>
<li>1 moulded aspherical element</li>
<li>9 aperture blades</li>
</ul>
<p>We’re still waiting to confirm USD pricing as well as the exact announcement date and availability.</p>
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Video Footage of the 2016 Earthquake at Sony Kumamoto Sensor Factory

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<strong>From <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=137&v=jczAV862LhU">DPReview Youtube</a>:</strong></p>
<p>On April 16, 2016, disaster struck in Kumamoto in the Kyushu region of Japan. A series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock was struck beneath Kumamoto City where Sony’s sensor factory resides. A foreshock (warning) of magnitude 6.2 came approximately 2 days earlier, which did give the factory some time to evacuate; however, the damage to the carefully built, precision controlled and automated factory with clean rooms was devastating. Not to mention the impact of the lives of those in the region…</p>

<p>After buildings were deemed safe (there were many aftershocks), Sony factory members, including executive ones, went to work restoring the factory all by themselves with such diligence and dedication that they restored operations ahead of schedule. Whilst putting in place precautions that would lower the lead time from 3.5 months to 2 months were this to happen in the future.</p>
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Compare autofocus of the 6D2 to original 7D

It's hard or impossible to compare reviews from different times especially eight years apart. Could anyone who has used both the original 7D and the 6DII compare autofocus performance for me. The 7D was stellar 8 years ago and some reviews have been disappointed in the 6DII autofocus performance but what would it mean for me directly coming from an original 7D. Any help is appreciated!

Some Information About the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS [CR3]

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We’ve received a bit more information about the upcoming Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS.</p>
<p><strong>Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS Known Specifications:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>4 stop image stabilization (previously mentioned)</li>
<li>Flourine coating</li>
<li>1 moulded aspherical element</li>
<li>9 aperture blades</li>
</ul>
<p>We currently do not know the weight, dimensions, announcement date or how much this hotly anticipated lens is going to be.</p>

<p>We’re also going to <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/clarification-corrections-on-the-upcoming-new-lenses-from-canon-cr2/">put a [CR3] onto the tilt-shift lenses we’ve been reporting about</a>.</p>
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Review: Canon EOS 6D Mark II by TDP

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<p>The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the Canon EOS 6D Mark II, and came away pretty impressed overall. While it’s not a perfect camera body, the image quality is great as far as noise and color go, but we’re all disappointed we didn’t get a dynamic range performance bump.</p>
<p><strong>From TDP:</strong></p>

<blockquote><p>The 6D Mark II did not impress me with its AI Servo AF capabilities, its dynamic range is only adequate and I’m not a fan of the 8-way multi-controller. But, the image quality benefits, especially color and noise levels, of Canon’s full frame CMOS sensors are big, while the footprint of the 6D II remains small – as does, probably most importantly, the relative impact on your wallet. Expectations were that the 6D Mark II would deliver very impressive image quality and rapidly hit the most-popular list. It has delivered on expectations. <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EOS-6D-Mark-II.aspx">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p>I still haven’t used the EOS 6D Mark II enough to give my final verdict to folks, but I do like the camera so far.</p>
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Another Confirmation on the Upcoming Canon Lenses & New Flash

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Nokishita has posted <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/clarification-corrections-on-the-upcoming-new-lenses-from-canon-cr2/">similar information about the upcoming 4 lenses from Canon</a>, along with a couple of added goodies.</p>
<p>Canon will announce the following new products soon. (Google Translated)</p>

<ul>
<li>EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM</li>
<li>TS-E 135mm f/4L Macro</li>
<li>The official name of the other two but unconfirmed, the focal length and F values 90mm f/2.8L and 50mm /f2.8L becomes. <em>(We’ve pretty much confirmed a TS-E 50mm f/2.8L Macro and a TS-E 90mm f/2.8L Macro.)</em></li>
<li>Lens hood “ET – 83E” “ET – 88” “ES – 84”</li>
<li>Macro twin light “MT-26EX”</li>
</ul>
<p>We do not have any information on pricing or availability of any of these four lenses. Since <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-ef-85mm-f1-4l-is-usm-on-the-way-cr3/">we’ve known about the 85mm f/1.4L IS for quite some time</a>, we’re hoping availability comes swiftly after the announcement.</p>
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Off Brand: Sony Aggressive in Becoming #2 in the ILC Market & More

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In an interview with <a href="http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2017/08/10/sony-says-clearly-aps-c-forever">Imaging Resource</a> (and others) Sony executives publicly says they’re after the #2 spot for ILC sales. Canon being the #1 and will likely remain there for the foreseeable future. However, this blogger thinks they need to take a few more risks in the coming years to reverse the perception that there’s no innovation in camera bodies going on at Canon.</p>
<p>While Canon appears to be committed to shareholder profits, Sony is taking a different approach for the moment to gain marketshare.</p>
<blockquote><p>“Please look at our vision, not where our profits come from.” said Mr. Tanaka</p></blockquote>
<p>Sony can afford to do this for the time being, though one day you do need to turn a profit of some kind.</p>
<p>Sony also feels the path to growth is not just by taking marketshare from others, but increasing the size of the overall market, which is obviously a big challenge in the current marketplace.</p>

<blockquote><p>A point made by several of the executives — and underscored by no less than Mr. Hiroshi Sakamoto — was that, as one of the true leaders* in the camera market, Sony has to grow by growing the overall market, not just by poaching market share from other players.</p></blockquote>
<p>Sony also remains committed to APS-C sensor products. While their full frame cameras seem to bring about the most discussion online, their APS-C line of cameras remains important to their overall strategy.</p>
<blockquote><p>Tanaka-san was very emphatic. Paraphrasing slightly, he said “APS-C is an important category for us. We’ll <em>never </em>quit APS-C!”</p></blockquote>
<p>Imaging resource also reports than Sony thinks it can achieve a 50% marketshare in the coming years, which would put them in Canon territory.</p>
<p>We should be hearing more about Sony and how they plan to take over the camera world in the coming weeks from other web sites who had the chance to visit with Sony in Japan.</p>
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Canon EF 11-24mm f4L vs Canon EF 16-35 f2.8 L III

I really do like shooting wide angle, and I am very satisfied with my Canon 16-35 f2.8 L III. It is absolutely amazingly sharp, even when pixel peeping on pictures taken with my 5Ds.

I do a lot of hiking in the Norwegian mountains, and this summer I occasionally found myself wishing that my 16-35mm lens could go wider - in particular when I was on spectacular viewing points.

Combined with GAS, and a savings account that allows for dreaming, I am now considering adding the 11-24 to my kit. I see however, that there are few rational reasons for doing so. My take is:

- the 16-35 is more flexible, both in aperture, and focal range
- the 16-35 is even better optically - about the same sharpness, but less chromatic aberrations
- the 16-35 is smaller and lighter
- when I need to go wider, I can often make panoramas

The main reason is see for buying the 11-24, would be beeing able to compose at wider angles, take those shots where panoramas is impossible, and the fun of having another lens. Not very good reasons for spending that kind of money...

However, does anyone have experience with both lenses? Do they supplement each other? What good reasons do you have for owning both lenses?

6dmk2 with 5dmk4 sensor; should we pay more for it?

If Canon want to survive in the entry-full-size camera market, Canon must make version of the 6 dmk2 with the sensor from the 5 dmk4 including 4K video and high DR, not in 4 years , but next year/ ASAP.

Would you pay more for this camera and how much?

I think Canon should lower the price right now for the current 6 dmk2 by 200 $ and ask $2250 for the <6 D mk2R> version, I would willingly pay for it.

Garret, the Netherlands

Warranty card needed for repairs?

I have a question, now I understand that grey market items are not "supposed" to be serviced by canon, yet in most cases they seem to do the warranty repairs on these. I purchased a new 5d Mark IV a while ago that came without a warranty card in the box. my question is, when canon repairs does do the warranty repairs on their items, is the warranty card needed, or just a proof of purchase?

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