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Jura · Apr 23, 2016

All comedy contains truth

http://newcameranews.com/2015/04/01/shocking-nikon-canon-to-end-camera-development/

niels123 · Apr 23, 2016

I just received this new Zeiss lens ;D
However, something is pretty weird.

My 58mm b+w xs-pro uv filter and my hoya 58mm cir-pl slim are just a bit too large to allow the lenshood to be attached to the lens

Any suggestions / ideas / experiences?

J.R. · Apr 23, 2016

Got a call from the dealer that I should have my 1DX Mark II in hand on Wednesday / Thursday next week. Fingers crossed

cpsico · Apr 23, 2016

I was considering a new telezoom, I am going to use it outdoors,portraits,weddings etc. I have the 70-200 F4IS which is pretty nice but bites in dim lit wedding receptions. Way to slow if ever to focus...Will I have better luck with the new 70-200 2.8IS? Any lens recommendations are welcome for other lens in the telephoto category!!

sulla · Apr 23, 2016

Dear all!

Just a quick question: I set my 5D3 to a minimum shutter speed of 1/125, autoISO, and this works for non-flash photography in Av and P mode.
Putting a speedlite on it, the camera overrides this and drops the shutter spped slower (1/60 or slower). (I know this is how it is ment to be, according to the manual. I find this a strange behaviour, though.)

Question: Is there a way to enforce a minimum shutter speed with a flash on in P or Av mode?

Thanx, Sulla

Mt Spokane Photography · Apr 22, 2016

I stopped in at a local estate sale today and saw a vintage Rollei 35I for $5. I could not pass that up. I brought it home, downloaded the owners manual and checked it out. Its working great except for the photo cell which seems to be dead. I have a ton of vintage cameras, and now there is one more.

These are pocket sized 35mm cameras. The 40mm lens pulls out and locks in order to take photos. The red highlights a tiny dent in the cover.

RGF · Apr 22, 2016

The newest version of the 16-35 and 24-70 F2.8 lenses have 82mm filters. Previous versions had 77mm filters.

5mm is not a lot of distance (0.5 cm or 0.2 inches). The additional barrel size is not due to added IS - neither the 16-35 II F2.8 or 24-70 II F2.8 have IS.

Wonder if Canon made the front of the lens just a tiny bit smaller than the barrel to allow 77mm filters. With the 24-70 would not have vignette, perhaps a challenge for the 16-35?

Canon Rumors · Apr 22, 2016

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<p>That patent train continues for EF-M lens optical formulas, this time we see a 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO lens for APS-C sized sensors. This optical formula patent shows the lens for both EF-M and EF-S mounts. It’s definitely interesting to see diffractive optics development for consumer grade cameras.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2016-57444 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2016.4.21</li>
<li>Filing date 2014.9.9</li>
</ul>
<p>Example 1</p>
<ul>
<li>Zoom ratio 5.59</li>
<li>Focal length 51.77 135.00 289.53</li>
<li>F-number 4.65 5.05 5.85</li>
<li>Half angle of view (degrees) 14.78 5.78 2.70</li>
<li>Image height 13.66 13.66 13.66</li>
<li>The total lens length 126.05 169.37 184.15</li>
<li>BF 35.50 35.50 35.50</li>
</ul>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p>Example 2</p>
<ul>
<li>Zoom ratio 5.90</li>
<li>Focal length 49.13 135.00 290.00</li>
<li>F-number 4.65 4.95 5.85</li>
<li>Half angle of view (degrees) 15.54 5.78 2.70</li>
<li>Image height 13.66 13.66 13.66</li>
<li>The total lens length 108.00 152.12 168.00</li>
<li>BF 15.69 15.69 15.69</li>
</ul>
<p>We have yet to see any full frame optical formulas for a full frame mirrorless camera body. We don’t find this surprising as we expect any such camera be compatible with EF lenses.</p>
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Canon Rumors · Apr 22, 2016

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<em>Postponement of the Announcement of the Consolidated Results Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2017 due to the Impact of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes</em></p>
<p>Due to the earthquake of April 14, 2016 and subsequent earthquakes in the Kumamoto region, Sony Corporation (“Sony”) expects that it will be unable to formulate the forecast for its consolidated results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 in the usual timeframe. Accordingly, Sony will postpone the announcement of the forecast when it announces the actual consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, scheduled for April 28, 2016, and plans to announce the forecast in May 2016.</p>
<p>Operations at Sony Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation’s Kumamoto Technology Center (located in Kikuchi Gun, Kumamoto Prefecture) were halted after the earthquakes and remain suspended. The extent of the damage caused by the earthquakes is being evaluated and preparations for the rehabilitation of the site are underway, with priority being placed on the safety of employees. Measures to minimize the impact on business operations are also under consideration.</p>
<p>The survey of damage to the Kumamoto Technology Center conducted so far has revealed damage to certain parts of the building, clean rooms and production equipment. The timeframe for resuming operations has yet to be determined. The Kumamoto Technology Center is the primary manufacturing site for image sensors for digital cameras and security cameras as well as for micro-display devices.</p>
<p>The impact of the earthquakes on Sony’s consolidated results continues to be evaluated. The suspension of operations at the Kumamoto Technology Center may have an adverse impact on Sony’s operating results, particularly in the Devices and Imaging Products & Solutions segments. In addition, the earthquakes have caused damage to the manufacturing facilities of certain third-party suppliers of components to Sony, the impact of which on Sony’s business operations is currently being evaluated.</p>
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Canon Rumors · Apr 22, 2016

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Information for the EOS 5D Mark IV is coming in slowly.</p>
<p>We’re told that the new EOS 5D Mark IV, which will be announced in August will have a new battery grip, the BG-E20. We don’t know at this time if the new camera will use an LP-E6 series battery or not, though we hope it does.</p>
<p>There is no dedicated external wifi transmitter coming for the camera, so that seems to confirm that wifi will be built-in to the EOS 5D Mark IV.</p>
<p>We’re also told that the EOS 5D Mark IV will see the return of the red autofocus point in AI servo mode.</p>
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Ozarker · Apr 22, 2016

A young man I've been mentoring bought my 70D and kit lens a while back. Well, yesterday he called me and said he'd saved up the money to buy my 400mm f/5.6L.

It is a great lens, but not one I cannot do without since I can put my Canon EF 2X III on the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II when I need 400 mm. After AFMA I get solid photos with the extender and lens.

Josh will be heading to Alaska to work fish processing and may stay there. I think the 400MM will serve him well there.

I'm doing mostly portrait work now (hobby) and the 400mm rarely gets used. I think if I buy a long lens again I'll save my pennies for a 600 f/4L and skip 400mm altogether.

Josh is a good kid, but comes from a very troubled family. I wish him well and have been happy to watch him learn that he doesn't have to take the road the rest of his family has taken. He just turned 18 this past month and has decided to take the high road.

You could say that photography has saved a young man from an otherwise bleak future.

That is such a good thing for boys like him.

Let's keep shooting and if we can pass on the glory of this great field, hobby or pro, to the young of this world.

ahsanford · Apr 21, 2016

Hey gang,

Any tips for cleaning a rear element of a lens that is recessed a good distance from the mount?

I clumsily got a thumbprint on the rear element of my 100L. It's a good 10mm recessed or so and that recession is 'felted'/textured like the inside of a hood, so it grabs at cleaning cloths as I go -- getting to the periphery of that rear element is a bit tricky as a result. Is there was a better cleaning play than my typical microfiber + ROR solution? Is there any tips or tricks to share? Perhaps use a finer pressure tool behind the microfiber than my finger, perhaps a Q-tip or something?

Thx,
A

ahsanford · Apr 21, 2016

Now showing on the D5 and D500, a feature we might like:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/3468248279/nikons-automated-af-fine-tune-explained

...but the implementation seems very crude and simple. Play the video in the link. Yes, it's better than having to futz around with an incrementally marked target setup, but it appears to only work at one focus distance.

Here's hoping that Canon can do better.

- A

romanr74 · Apr 21, 2016

Just had my first couple of days with my EF 11-24 f/4.0. Very very happy with the lens. Actually used it as walk-around lens during a long week-end in Venice Italy. Prefer it so much over the EF 16-35 f/2.8. Yes, CA is there but much much much better than with 16-35. Corners are reasonably sharp at f/4 wide open and almost perfect at f/8 - something which is never the case with my (copy of the) 16-35. Picture below shot at 11mm, ISO 1600, f/8, 1/40s handheld.

ahsanford · Apr 21, 2016

http://bokeh.digitalrev.com/article/dslr-your-iphone-with-sound-activated-smartphone-grip-pictar

I roll my eyes at most 'mobile camera bolt-ons', but this isn't a super terrible idea. Give your camera's current sensor the grip, cold shoe, tripod mount, stable shutter button and dedicated controls it needs. Apparently it communicates with the phone with sound (picked up through the microphone) for lower power consumption than full time bluetooth.

Still have no idea how an aperture wheel works for a lens fixed at f/2.2, though... :

But hey, it (and the native phone) have spot metering at any AF point. Available now everywhere except for most Canon products.

- A

sanj · Apr 21, 2016

Am confused. Am traveling to a scenic mountain place for landscape photography. Will shoot mostly with a tripod.
Do you think 5dsr images will look better than 1dx. The prints will not be huge.
Thx.

Pinchers of Peril · Apr 20, 2016

Hey everybody I am looking for a flash ring to use with my 100mm macro lens. Any suggestions. The main use will actually be dental photography but I'll also use it for fun macro stuff. Anybody have experience with the Sigma EM-140? Seems to be significantly cheaper than the canon alternative. Thanks in advance.

Canon Rumors · Apr 20, 2016

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<p>We all know that the brand new Canon EOS-1D X Mark II has GPS function built in, it’s the bump you see on the top of the viewfinder. However, the camera does not have WiFi built in for various reasons, and most of them good ones, as reliability and performance is going to be way better with the external solution, something sports professionals shooting 14fps need.</p>
<p>The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV will have WiFi built in we’ve been told and this patent mentions that it’s possible to put GPS and WiFi under the bump on top of the viewfinder.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2016-53665</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2016.4.14</li>
<li>Filing date 2014.9.4</li>
<li>Magnesium alloy</li>
<li>Providing a GPS module to the finder part</li>
<li>To protect the GPS module in the wireless communication lid made of a synthetic resin material</li>
<li>The GPS module and the warship portion connected by high thermal conduction efficiency copper foil tape, heat away</li>
</ul>
<p>Canon had said that getting reliable wifi connections with a full metal camera body was a challenge, and that’s why the previous generation of full metal bodies cameras such as the EOS 5D Mark III didn’t have the feature, but the EOS 6D, which doesn’t have the same durability did.</p>
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Canon Rumors · Apr 20, 2016

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Keith over at Northlight Images has completed his review of the very unique Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro Shift lens.</p>
<p>From Northlight:</p>
<blockquote><p>A thoroughly interesting lens.</p>
<p>If you’re not put off by its completely manual operation, then it’s capable of excellent performance as a macro and as a standard wide shift lens.</p>
<p>The 1:1 capability is likely to be unused by many for the sheer practical difficulty of having the focal plane only millimetres from the front element.</p>
<p>0.4:1 magnification increases this distance to a more workable 25mm or so.</p>
<p>The shift function works best with a crop sensor and allows for interesting control over background placement. I expect to see plenty of samples of small vertical objects (mushrooms/insects on twigs) with a perfectly placed soft out of focus background. Just take note that such shots will need a lot of care with camera mounting and lighting (I didn’t use flash once for this article). <a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/lenses/venus_15mm_f4_macro_shift.html" target="_blank">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
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Cariboucoach · Apr 19, 2016

I was reading an article on line and it kind of sums up what I have seen over the past couple of years. To be honest, I don't know very much about photography or equipment, and post VERY SELDOM, but it stuck a chord with me having read a lot of what is written here.

link Removed by Admin- Its listed as a unsafe site

Obsession With New Gear (This would be me to a degree, except I can't afford anymore now)

There are, by far, too many “photographers” out there who sit at their computers and obsess over the latest and greatest photo gear while their own camera sits on the same desk collecting dust. Many of these people are the same that you will find in forums arguing over megapixels, corner sharpness, barrel distortion, MTF charts, and how they are the only ones that really know the difference between ppi and dpi. The point is, these pseudo photographers like to argue a lot about photography, but often do very little actual photographing, making them more of nuisances than anything else.

Zeidora · Apr 19, 2016

I have the MT24 EX macro twin head flash, which I use quite a bit. About a year ago, one flash head stopped working and I got it repaired for something like $200. Now one head is dead again (not sure whether same or other). Is it worth to get it repaired, or is this the beginning of the end, i.e., time for a whole new unit?
Anyone with comparable experiences?

Twisterfiddler · Apr 19, 2016

I have a 600D and 700D ( T3i, T5i ) and occasionnally shoot northern lights with fast lenses ( Tokina 11-16/2.8 , Rokinon 16mm/2.0 , EF 50/1.4 ) . I know that EOS 6D and 5D2 are much better for low-light, but they are too expensive for me, so ... So I wonder which is the crop-DSLR that would have the best results specifically in low-light / night photography at ISO 1600 ? Which among these 4 cameras results in the least 'noise' when shooting at ISO 1600 ?

700D (T5i )
750D (T6i )
760D (T6s)
70D
80D

normally I would think the newest, the 80D, would get the best results.... but is that really so ?

and second question : if I had to choose only between 700, 750, 760, 70D ( not including the 80D ), which one would be better ? Is the older 70D better than the newer 760D when shooting at night in 1600 ISO ?

THANKS for your time and comments.

LovePhotography · Apr 18, 2016

I've got a 6D, which I adore, and a 7D2 for sports.
Wondering which I should do to upgrade from the 6D in the fall-
Watch for price drop on 5Ds-R?
Get 5DMk4 (and sell the 7D2),
Get the 6DMk2?

You think 6D2 will have a better sensor than the 5D4 or the 5Ds-R?

Anybody else wondering this?

slclick · Apr 18, 2016

http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/18/investing/japan-quake-business-impact/

Sony sensors for one

bluenoser1993 · Apr 18, 2016

I'm a little confused as to why Canon's specs for prime lenses show a "range" for max magnification when using extension tubes. For example, the 35mm f2 IS has a MM of 0.24X alone, when paired with the 25mm extension tube the spec sheet states a range of 1.04 - 0.79X.

With the additional magnification to be gained calculated by dividing the tube mm by the focal length mm, I understand how there could be a range for a zoom lens, but for a prime?

Can someone please explain this? I'm gearing up a rig to photograph slides and film of some old family photos and would like to avoid the purchase of a dedicated macro lens, as macro isn't something I tend to do. I'm using a 7D II, so don't need a full 1:1 result, just want to know if Im in the ball park.

Thanks

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