We’re not shocked that the latest round of clickbait articles out there were wrong about the EOS 5D Mark III replacement being announced before The Photography Show this weekend. Though we do find the forum celebrities over on other forums to be entertaining.</p>
<p>We’ve been told that the EOS 5D Mark III replacement is slated for announcement after the EOS-1D X Mark II begins shipping in large quantities, which is at the end of April at last check. This information isn’t new. We’re also told that the next camera will get a moderate bump in resolution, but a good leap in dynamic range and ISO performance like the EOS-1D X Mark II. Again, this likely isn’t new information, but at least shows some consistency.</p>
<p>The same source has also told us that the video features of the camera will be the best in the lineup and will easily best the EOS-1D X Mark II for most filmmakers. While the EOS-1D X Mark II is aimed at photojournalists, the EOS 5D Mark IV will be aimed at filmmakers, with enough goodies to get new Canon buyers, retain old ones and get people on the path to getting into the Cinema EOS system. Apparently the plans for the video features of the camera changed about a year ago and became an important part of the development of the camera.</p>
<p>We’re looking forward to hearing more and I expect NAB 2016 will shed some light on the next full frame DSLR from Canon, though we don’t expect an announcement.</p>
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There’s an<a href="http://petapixel.com/2016/03/14/photographer-matt-granger-ditching-sony/" target="_blank"> interesting article on PetaPixel</a> about Australian professional photographer Matt Granger and his experience with the Sony A7 cameras and the level  of support you receive when you own Sony gear in Australia.</p>
<p>His experiences seem to mimic mine in Canada, the quality of service from Sony Canada is abysmal at best. I’ve had a number of items that have needed repair, and every single one of them took more than 12 weeks to get back to me, and one of the items I haven’t seen for 6 months.</p>
<p>I  tracked all of our Canon repairs when Lens Rentals Canada was open, and 90% of the repairs done by Canon Canada took less than 2 weeks door-to-door.</p>
<p>From Matt Granger</p>
<blockquote><p>“It all comes down to <em>service</em>,” Granger <a title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apCc5JD4PYs" target="_blank" rel="external">writes</a>. “For many types of my work the gear itself is suitable for me. The sensors are quality. The images and video are outstanding. For other work I have never used them (rough conditions, tricky focus).”</p>
<p>“But with service like this – I just can’t use them at all.”</p></blockquote>
<p>Service isn’t going to be great every time, but it should be more often than not. In Canada, I recommend joining the <a href="http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/en/categoryHome/msegid/5/catid/4345" target="_blank">Canon Canada CPS program</a>, even if you’re not a professional, you can qualify for the Gold level of service and support.</p>
<p>The quality of image that the Sony system can produce is outstanding, but I don’t feel it’s worth being without a camera or lens for months if something goes wrong.</p>
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The-Digital-Picture has completed their review of the brand new Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZE lens. This is the widest lens currently available in the Otus line which also has 55mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.4 offerings.</p>
<p>These Otus lenses have very limited users due to the cost and the fact that they’re manual focus only. However, for the photographers that don’t care about those two things, these lenses are amazing optically.</p>
<p>From TDP:</p>
<blockquote><p>Most apparent in the corner is the vignetting and its clearing causing increased brightness and contrast at narrower apertures. While many wide angle lenses render corners very noticeably blurred at their widest apertures, the Otus 28 holds things together well even into deep corners. I’m not ready to say that this lens is sharper than its longer siblings, but it performs at the top of its class. <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Zeiss-28mm-f-1.4-Otus-Lens.aspx">Read the full review</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1190733-REG/zeiss_otus_28mm_f_1_4_ze.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 ZE Lens at B&H Photo</a></strong></p>
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