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ronaldbyram · Jul 26, 2016

I purchased a 7D Mark II last November as my primary Body, thus forcing my 70D as Backup and the 60D as third. I have put close to 50k shutter releases on the 7DMKII in 9 months. I hardly pull the 60D out of the bag. Should I sell it or should I alternate between it and the 70D as backup?

Should I sell or repurposed it?

Canon Rumors · Jul 26, 2016

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Canon Inc (<span id="symbol_7751.T_0"><a href="http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/overview?symbol=7751.T">7751.T</a></span>) cut its full-year profit forecast on Tuesday, becoming Japan’s first major technology company to report a weaker outlook on the yen’s surge following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.</p>
<p>The world’s biggest maker of cameras and printers forecast group operating profit of 265 billion yen ($2.54 billion) for the year through December, from 300 billion yen estimated three months prior.</p>
<p>The new forecast, Canon’s second downward outlook revision this year, is below market expectations of 297 billion yen, based on estimates of 17 analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters.</p>
<p><em><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canon-results-idUSKCN1060JB?type=companyNews">Read more at Reuters</a></em></p>
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Andrew Davies Photography · Jul 26, 2016

Well first time for this but I have been caught out in the fake battery saga , bought 3 genuine canon lp-e6 batteries from ebay and paid a little less than shop price but seller seemed good and when they came all in packaging with holograms etc, no problem.

After a month of use i have noticed they are not lasting as long as i would have expected so got in touch with canon and they are fakes. Now i have the issue of chasing for a refund and repurchasing as well as knowing some idea sold me dangerous batteries which could even cause a fire. Not a happy bunny ( excuse the duracell pun )

Heres the pics , on comparison the only thing now obvious is the glossier finish to the casing. Everything else looks very well copied.

www.andrew-davies.com North East and Yorkshire Wedding Photography

CaPpedDoG · Jul 25, 2016

I sent in my BG-E11 to Canon Canada for repairs for a couple of things. First (and the major problem), the joystick button randomly popped off and was lost. Secondly, I had overtightened a plate and it cracked the base plate of the BG-E11. Small crack, nothing major. I'm being told that because of this crack, the warranty is void and they want $112. I said to forget about the small crack and please just fix the joystick. Yet they still want $112. Do I have any grounds to stand on? The warranty states:

"This limited warranty covers all defects encountered in normal use of the Canon Product, and does not apply in the following cases:

(a) Loss of or damage to the PowerShot Digital Camera or EOS Digital Camera due to abuse, mishandling, improper packaging by you, alteration, accident, electrical current fluctuations, failure to follow operating, maintenance or environmental instructions prescribed in Canon U.S.A.'s or Canon Canada's user's manual or services performed by someone other than Canon U.S.A. or Canon Canada, or an authorized PowerShot Digital Camera or EOS Digital Camera service center. Without limiting the foregoing, water damage, sand/corrosion damage, battery leakage, dropping the camera, scratches, abrasions or damage to the body, lenses or LCD display or damage to the connectors or cables, AC adapter or CompactFlash memory card, will be presumed to have resulted from misuse, abuse or failure to operate the PowerShot Digital Camera as set forth in the operating instructions."

It sounds to me that the joystick should still be covered and that my entire warranty should not be considered void.

CincyTriGuy · Jul 25, 2016

Is there anyone with both a MKI and MKII, including their wireless adapters, and can comment on the wireless capabilities of each?

My buddy has a MKI and WFT-E6A and he tells me that he can configure the wireless to be an independent destination from his CF cards, so basically it acts as a 3rd media card. For example he has his CF cards configured for mirrored writing of raw files, and he sends small jpg's over the wireless to Shuttersnitch on his iPad.

I'm trying to replicate exactly that on my MKII and WFT-E8A: I want to mirror the raws on my CF/CFast cards, and send jpg's over wireless. But I can't for the life of me figure out how to do this. It seems that instead of treating the wireless as a 3rd card, like my buddy's MKI, the MKII instead just takes a copy of what you're writing to one of the media cards and sends it over wireless. If this is in fact the case, it seems that the MKII's wireless is crippled compared to the MKI.

Any thoughts on this? My buddy and I haven't both been in the same place with our camera's for quite awhile so we haven't had a chance to compare our settings side by side.

Canon Rumors · Jul 25, 2016

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It looks like Nikon is going to announce the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED shortly. The lens is slated to start shipping on August 26, 2016.</p>
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xps · Jul 25, 2016

My 7D Mk II is suffering from persisting problems, so I´d like to buy an bridging body, until 5d MK IV arrives.

How does the 80D´s AF work compared with the 7D Mk II?
Is the AF much slower? How big is the advantage of the 80D´s 27 point AF at F8? How fast is it, if you go to f8 with an lens/converter-combo?

I read that the image quality is better than the IQ of the 7D Mk II. What is the highest ISO, you can shoot at, without visible image quality impairment?

Canon Rumors · Jul 24, 2016

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We’re told that the EOS 7D Mark II will be getting some attention for Photokina this September with some kit and accessory announcements.</p>
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<li>A firmware announcement sometime in August, no word on whether it’s just a bug fix update or not. Don’t get your hopes up for a crazy new features! We’ll let you know if we hear any more about it.</li>
<li>The EOS 7D Mark II will come with a new lens kit, likely the new nano-usm EF-S 18-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM.</li>
<li>A new “affordable” wifi adaptor for the EOS 7D Mark II.</li>
</ol>
<p>We’re not sure what the new wifi adaptor looks like or what type of throughput it will offer, but if they could release a flash shoe wifi adaptor for around $100 USD, I think they’d get a lot of takers. I don’t think they sold a lot of the <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1081826-REG/canon_5754b009_wft_e7a_wireless_file_transmitter.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296">$769 Canon WFT-E7A</a> that is currently available.</p>
<p>We also don’t know if this new wifi adaptor will be specifically for the EOS 7D Mark II.</p>
<p><em>More to come…</em></p>
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JumboShrimp · Jul 24, 2016

Will be announced next week:

http://photorumors.com/2016/07/24/laowa-zero-d-12mm-f2-8-distortion-free-lens-to-be-announced-next-week/

TAW · Jul 22, 2016

Bristol Bay Lodge - near Dillingham, Alaska

http://www.fishasl.com/bristol-bay-lodge/

I am hoping for some advice – I am taking my 12-year-old for a fishing trip in Alaska. I have never gone on a trip like this before. Also attending will be my business partner and his 14-year-old son. Ideally, I am hoping someone has been here before and could provide some guidance on what equipment to bring… The primary goal is certainly to spend time with my son. With that, we are going to be there for a week and my son is very used to the camera from his sports and loves the pictures. Each morning, a float plane takes us to a new river, drops us off for fishing (specifically fly fishing in waders) for the day and comes back at the end of the day to return us to the lodge. I believe two nights we camp. So the standard what gear to take and how to protect it question…

I have access to a lot of gear (trade / share with friends a lot) and I also don’t mind renting gear. I also keep everything insured but luckily have never needed to use the insurance.

Here are my initial thoughts (all canon lenses):

When fishing / away from the lodge:

• 1DX II & 70-200 f/2.8 IS II in the smallest pelican case storm case it will fit (adding 1.4 II and 2.0 II extenders if room [maybe a 24-70 II if more room?])

Additional equipment at the lodge for wildlife and landscape

• 11-24 f/4, 200-400 f/4 IS USM, & tripod (alternatively 600 f/4 II with extenders available?)

Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
tom

PS. I like having these types of problems...

stensth · Jul 22, 2016

I have run across a strange problem on my 1Dx2.

While recording to Cfast 4k50 some of my videos are shown as 0KB after transfferred to my harddrive.
The movies I`m able to watch on my camera and it all seems fine.
But trying to open the .mov files from my harddrive it won`t do.

Using DPP the files do not show at all.
I`m on vacation now and don`t have my usual line of programs avaiable to check against.

Any suggestions? I have not run across any problem with corrupted still images as of yet.

Canon Rumors · Jul 22, 2016

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Canon is preparing for the IBC show in Amsterdam starting on September 8, 2016. We’re going to see the <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/canon-cinema-eos-c700-coming-in-2016-cr2/">arrival of the Cinema EOS C700</a> for that show and expect to see an announcement on or around September 1, 2016. IBC is generally regarded as the NAB show for Europe.</p>
<p>Press release <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/News/News-Post.aspx?News=18643">via TDP</a> after the break</p>
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<p><b>London, UK, 22 July 2016</b> – Canon Europe will be demonstrating its full range of professional imaging products at IBC 2016, the leading global tradeshow for the media and broadcast industry in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Having exhibited at IBC for more than three decades, Canon will display its latest industry-leading innovations – the range will include professional cameras, broadcast live streaming, reference displays and in excess of 100 lenses.</p>
<p>The Canon stand will provide visitors with the opportunity to get hands-on with Canon’s Full HD, 4K and HDR products, through a variety of end-to-end workflow scenarios – from shooting experiences, to review and editing processes, including innovative low-light and long distance live shooting demos.</p>
<p>Since its inception in 2011, Canon’s Cinema EOS range has been instrumental in transforming the professional video industry – with a range of innovations, including Dual Pixel CMOS AF for effective autofocus, leading sensor technology and advances in resolution. In April 2016, Canon saw the family of Cinema EOS products expand further with the launch of the versatile ME200S-SH, a compact professional multi-purpose video camera, and CN-E18-80mm T4.4 L IS, a compact cinema EOS lens with cine-servo style functionality. Both will be on display for touch and try, for the first time in Europe.</p>
<p>“The recently announced ITU HDR TV standard reaffirms the importance of both HDR and 4K for the future viewing experience, at Canon we continue to listen to our customers when developing the product range to ensure our innovations meet their needs,” said Kieran Magee, Director Professional Imaging, Canon Europe. “We understand that content providers and creators demand quality products that will deliver the creative vision in HDR and 4K. At IBC 2016, we’ll display our largest range of 4K HDR products to-date.”</p>
<p>At the show, broadcast and cinematography professionals will be able to get hands-on with Canon’s full range of 4K, Full HD and HDR products including the prestigious Cinema EOS Range, stunning reference display units and broadcast solutions. Visitors can experience the full power of the company’s optics portfolio, with Canon’s extensive range of lenses, from broadcast to cinema and EF lenses.</p>
<p>Canon’s IBC stand can be found at Hall 12, stand D60.</p>
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Canon Rumors · Jul 22, 2016

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It looks like Tamron is going to be busy at Photokina this year with lens announcements. We now see a <a href="http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2016-07-22">70-200mm f/4 VC patent</a>, a lens that is likely to come to market.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2016-126278 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2016.7.11</li>
<li>Filing date 2015.1.8</li>
<li>Focal length 71.8092 109.9915 205.9615</li>
<li>F-number 4.0989 4.1033 4.1023</li>
<li>Half angle of 16.7567 10.8972 5.8621</li>
<li>Positive and negative positive positive and negative 5-group zoom</li>
<li>Inner zoom</li>
<li>Inner focus</li>
<li>Vibration control</li>
</ul>
<p>We’ve now seen patents for a <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/patent-tamron-60mm-f2-8-vc/">60mm f/2.8 VC</a> and <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/patent-tamron-100-400mm-f4-5-6-3-vc/">100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 VC</a> from Tamron in the last few weeks. I will note that in the patent for the 100-400 optical formula, there were also examples for a 150-600mm f/4.5-6.3 VC, the current lens starts at f/5.</p>
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andrei1989 · Jul 22, 2016

http://www.lens-rumors.com/new-patent-tamron-70-200mm-f4-vc-lens/

anyone else hoping this lens becomes a reality?

if it'll cost around the second hand price of a canon 70-200 f4 i think it will be a winner

rfdesigner · Jul 21, 2016

A story of lions attacking a camera... it's the daily mail so accuracy is not their strong point.

Clearly it's a 40D (which looks suprisingly undamaged).. but what's the lens?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3648352/Curious-lions-chew-photographer-s-1-300-camera-Kenyan-Maasai-Mara-national-park.html

R1-7D · Jul 21, 2016

I saw a thread on DPReview where a user was reporting dust issues with his new 1DX Mark II: http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4022765

I noticed these strange "brush-like" marks in the DPReview user's image in certain places. When I checked my camera, it is also exhibiting this phenomenon too. I took a sensor loop and peered inside, but there appears to be nothing on the sensor other than dust and oil splatter -- no scratches whatsoever.

What do you all make of this? The picture is a screen grab of a section of the frame from the DPReview user's image. I turned up DeHaze to 100% in Lightroom to emphasize what I'm talking about.

I should state that these marks appear at narrow apertures on my sensor, and this picture below the OP said was taken at f/32.

EDIT: Please see images below.

Canon Rumors · Jul 21, 2016

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There has been a bit more talk about the upcoming Canon EF 70-300 f/4-5.6 IS II. We haven’t yet nailed down the announcement date, but all indications say it will be before Photokina in September.</p>
<p>We’re told the new lens will have a “digital display” like the Zeiss Batis lenses, what information is on that display is unknown at this time. The lens will also feature nano usm.</p>
<p>We’re also told that the new version is slightly heavier than the previous version due to the front element and has a “stubbier” design.</p>
<p><em>More to come…</em></p>
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Hector1970 · Jul 21, 2016

This is a variety of the crop giving you more reach question.
I have a 5DSR and a 7DII which have basically the same sensor.
I don't know if the 7DII focusing system is considered superior or whether they are comparable.

I was using a Canon 100mm L Macro lens on the 5DSR on Damselflies (which are quite thin).
I wasn't very satisfied with the absolute sharpness of the focusing.
I switched to the 7DII so the Damselflies at the same distance are bigger in the view finder. The camera seems to focus better and more sharply. I felt it was because it was more close up.

Part of it was probably I knew better when to press the button because I could see the subject larger in the viewfinder.

Does it matter to the focusing system whether the sensor is cropped or not. Does the image appear bigger to the focusing system in an APS-C Camera?

I did try the crop sensor setting in the 5DSR but the image in the view finder shrinks.

Yiannis A - Greece · Jul 21, 2016

Dear friends,

I personally cannot confirm if this is something real coming or just a wishful rumor but, it's on the NET and i feel obliged to post. Click on the link below.

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Wish you all a nice day; hoping the best for the upcoming 5D.

Yours
Yiannis.

Canon Rumors · Jul 21, 2016

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Below are some blurry (our favourite) images sent to <a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_5d4.html" target="_blank">Northlight Images</a> that could be a new DSLR from Canon.  I think it’s an EOS 5D Mark III after a quick comparison.</p>

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Canon Rumors · Jul 21, 2016

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<p>We’re told that the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV will be announced on August 25, 2016 if you’re based in North America.</p>
<p>The camera will be launched with a new EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II kit along with another current lens kit.</p>
<p>We’re not sure if the new EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III will be announced the same day, or get a separate announcement ahead of Photokina.</p>
<p><strong>*UPDATE*</strong></p>
<p>I don’t know what time of day the announcement will come on August 25, 2016, it could be at 11PM EST, as they have done before. This would make it an August 26, 2016 announcement for a lot of the planet.</p>
<p><em>Lots more to come…</em></p>
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Canon Rumors · Jul 20, 2016

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I’ll lead by saying that I absolutely love my Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II, I replaced a Sony RX100 III with it and couldn’t be happier. DPReview has now completed their review of the latest G series PowerShot and came away impressed, as it’s a significant improvement over the original PowerShot G7 X.</p>
<p><strong>From DPReview:</strong></p>
<blockquote><p>Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the PowerShot G7 X Mark II is that Canon listened to its customers (and maybe some camera reviewers) and dealt with a large number of the problems that people had with its predecessor. Whether it’s something cosmetic like the new grip or noticeably better burst shooting, the G7 X II is what the original should’ve been back in 2014. <a href="https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-powershot-g7-x-mark-ii-review">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II: <a href="http://amzn.to/2a0pz0p">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1223211-REG/canon_1066c001_powershot_g7_x_mark.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296">B&H Photo</a></strong></p>
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rt · Jul 20, 2016

Hi, I am having a hard time making a decision on which lens to buy: the existing 16-35 f/4L IS or the upcoming (?) 16-35 f/2.8 III. I am leaning towards the f/4 one as it fits my needs very well, I am just concerned about the autofocus performance difference between 2.8 and 4.0 maximum apertures.

I am currently looking at the following comparison of AF patterns: http://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/16399/what-apertures-are-required-to-enable-autofocus-including-cross-type-or-high-pr

For newer cameras, the only real differences between f/2.8 and f/4 would be in the high-precision sensors and dual cross-type points however, looking at the AF patterns, these points are typically in the image center. I do not happen to be using the center part very much for focusing so I am more concerned about the off center ones.

My questions are:
[list type=decimal]
[*]Am I missing any differences here? Even with the usual f/4 or f/5.6 sensitive points will the camera focus better with a f/2.8 lens rather than with a f/4 one (I wouldn't be surprised as there is more light available with a f/2.8 lens with maximum aperture, so the one that is used for focusing)
[*]Do you foresee that high-precision or dual cross-type points will be used closer to the edges in new cameras? The range seems to be growing (slowly) for the recents models, it's currently a column rather than one point.[/list]

I am mostly asking about the future direction (the camera is secondary to me really), but if this really matters, I will be using the lens with 7D (and 40D to some extent) now but I am planning on getting a 5D Mark IV (when it happens), will also consider 7D Mark III / 6D Mark II (if they happen).

AF precision is critical for me, it will be a deciding factor in the lens choice.

Thanks!

candyman · Jul 20, 2016

I really got fascinated by this bird. I am sure others too. In my country it seems to be one of the most interesting birds. I went to a hidingplace close to the water and there was a lot of activity going on. I was hoping to capture the kingfisher in action but those birds are difficult to capture once they take off to catch a fish. But once they sit on a branch you can easily take portraits.
All photos were captured with 5D MKIII and 100-400 II. I used mostly f/7.1 and variation of shutterspeed and iso.
I later found out that I needed to micro adjust my autofocus so not all photos are as sharp as I wanted.

Canon Rumors · Jul 20, 2016

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Here’s a crazy optical formula patent from Canon, an EF 40-800mm f/4.5-5.6 superzoom lens. The folks at Egami say it’s for a full frame DSLR and is an internal zoom lens.</p>
<p>Patent Publication No. 2016-128846 (Google Translated)</p>
<ul>
<li>Published 2016.7.14</li>
<li>Filing date 2015.1.9</li>
<li>Zoom ratio 19.42</li>
<li>Focal length 41.09 92.80 152.20 225.00 797.99</li>
<li>F-number 4.67 4.66 4.65 4.67 5.71</li>
<li>Angle of view 27.79 13.13 8.10 5.50 1.55</li>
<li>Image height 21.65</li>
<li>Overall length of the lens 489.32</li>
<li>BF 39.28</li>
<li>Inner zoom</li>
</ul>
<p>As <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=30329.msg608857#msg608857">pointed out on our forum</a>, the patent contains 4 lens designs, two of them are for full frame, and two are for a PowerShot application. The likelihood of such a lens coming to fruition in full frame form? I’d say zero chance, but stranger things have happened.</p>
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