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Steve Todd · Dec 15, 2014

If you're interested, the Instruction Manual PDF for the new 100-400 is available on the Canon USA site.

Here is a link, hope it works for you...if not just check the products tab on the website and navigate to the product page for the lens.

http://gdlp01.c-wss.com/gds/6/0300017486/01/ef100-400f45-56lisiiusm-im-e.pdf

powershot2012 · Dec 15, 2014

http://youtu.be/3RnXgIHbM3k

The year in review....

Canon Rumors · Dec 15, 2014

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<p>We’re told that Canon will be directly targeting the Panansonic GH4 at NAB 2015 in Las Vegas this spring. The new camera will  have a 1″ sensor, shoot 4K and will be very portable, which sounds like <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/12/more-on-the-coming-4k-camcorder-cr2/" target="_blank">similar specs to an upcoming camcorder</a>. This little camera will have a removable viewfinder and grip and will most likely be small enough to be mounted to drones and other like devices.</p>
<p>The term “a different style DSLR” was used when describing this camera, but I’m not sure what sort of lens mount the camera would have, EF? EF-S? EF-M? Something new? A DSLR with a 1″ sensor? <a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/2014/12/opinion-does-cinema-eos-mark-the-end-of-high-spec-canon-dslr-video/" target="_blank">I wrote a few days ago that I didn’t think Canon would care much about this market</a>, which I guess was wrong, as this comes from a solid source. I do hold on to the idea that the professional cinema market being where growth is going to come from. We’re hoping for more information in the coming weeks.</p>
<p><em>More to come…</em></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

quattie · Dec 15, 2014

Hi there

Just yesterday I read my monthly photographers magazine and there was a review on the all new Nikon D750. The spec-list matched 100% with the camera I'm waiting for Canon to release somewhere near (Nikon released 5 full-frames in the last year!).

The idea is clear, pick a Canon 70D, put a full-frame sensor in it, add a few extra focus points in it and you're done. Canon may brand it like the Canon 6D Mark II, but anyway I wan't to have it soon!

If I hadn't spent all the effort (and money) to get familiar with the Canon eco-system I would have switched already. I started in photography in 2006 with a 400D, Canon EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 II (which is still my only and main DSLR) but in the years I've invested into EF lenses and a flash (Canon EF 50 f/1.8 II (2006 and 2009 (first one broke when dropped), Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM (2013), Canon EF 16-35 f/4.0L IS USM (2014), YN600EX-RT (2014)).

So, I think I followed the saying - invest in glass first - quite well, but now I would like to attach a nice body to it without buying an "old" and expensive 5D mark III nor in a non-dual pixel 6D.

Are there other "prosumers" feeling the same way?

Kind regards

quattie

360_6pack · Dec 15, 2014

Hi All
I am considering asking Santa to bring me a new model Tamron 28-300 PZD for a 5dIII.

Has anyone any advice for me, I am looking for a holiday lens to add to my Canon 16-35 2.8 II or other suggestions, I think the current Canon is too large & heavy, any word on a replacement?
Thanks in advance.
Michael

dash2k8 · Dec 15, 2014

Hi all, I'm here again with a buy question: lots of online reviews state that the 85mm f1.8 is nearly identical to the f1.2 II in terms of image quality when stopped down to f2. It even focuses faster than the L version. All that the f1.2 version has going for it seems to be that it is very sharp wide open, and has slightly better sharpness and contract than the f1.8 version. Again, money is not an issue here. Is the f1.2 II worth my money with nearly identical visuals and even slower focus, to be offset with f1.2 for low light conditions? Let me know your real-world thoughts! Thanks!

Ryan85 · Dec 14, 2014

I have the Pixma pro 100 and the pro 10. I received both free through rebates with camera bundles this last year. I was planning on selling them. Now reading the recent post which printer do you use I'm thinking it may be fun to do some of my own printing. So which printer would you keep and sell? And why? Thanks you

Ryan

Mitch.Conner · Dec 14, 2014

I've been urged by so many Canon folks to join CPS, even if just the free Silver level. So, I finally did.

I looked into CPS Gold and Platinum, and I might upgrade at some point in the future, but for the moment I just went with Silver.

The expedited repair time doesn't seem to make a difference because Canon seems to send gear back as "finished" sooner than the amount of time listed without being a member.

The 24 hour hotline doesn't strike me as something many people who would be a member of CPS would need to use (maybe I'm wrong on that).

I just don't really get the Silver level. Gold, Platinum, and Cinema all have benefits that make sense to me, but it seems Silver is more or less just about using minor benefits for the purposes of data collection and mining (equipment owned, type of photography, etc.)

Is there something else to it? Are your repairs looked at more closely when you send stuff in or anything? Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining - I realize that you get what you pay for - I'm just curious if I'm missing the point of being a Silver level member.

sagittariansrock · Dec 14, 2014

I suppose this happens to all manufacturers nowadays.
(to summarize, there is a light leak when shooting into backlit scenes using live view)

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1331716/0

photoguydan · Dec 14, 2014

never owned one or used one, i have a 70-300L on my canon body , i use to have the 100-400 but its gone and maybe in a year from now ile get the new 100-400 but as for now what would be my best quality 1.4 teleconverter to use? or should i just crop my photos? this will be mainly for airshows since i need that extra reach.

sanj · Dec 14, 2014

Hello.
Is there something like 'sensor hours' before it goes bad? After a certain amount of clicks the shutter mechanism needs to be replaced but how about sensor?
Before video I am not sure if this mattered but now with so much video being shot on DSLR does the sensor go bad after a certain usage?
thx for any input!

Renaissance · Dec 14, 2014

Hi,

Not sure if this belongs in a different specific section, but anyhow,

I have a 5D Mark 3, and I'd to know about connecting a small, inexpensive external monitor
to act as a live view when I take photographs.

The main issue is I'd like to shoot different angles without looking through the optical viewfinder.

Frfun · Dec 13, 2014

I recently splurged on the new 7D Mark II which I am really happy with. I need another battery or two and was looking for opinions on whether the new LP- E6N is worth the price difference between the LP-E6. If anyone has any experience either way, please let me know.

Thanks!

ahsanford · Dec 13, 2014

Tony Northrup, at it again, on the notion of using FF lenses on crop bodies. This one touches all the bases -- DXO P-MPix resolution comparisons, filling the frame vs. cropping with wildlife, why cramming pixels in higher densities is awesome, etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDbUIfB5YUc&list=PLBE338967F8DB7F2A

He's been on a steady clip lately -- one per week or so. The thought of Tony Toni Tone knocking out a "here's how the world works" every week kinda chills my blood.

(As always, I post these hoping for a proper group skewering. I eagerly await Neuro's rebuttal web-series, entitled "I am the anti-Tony", but it hasn't happened yet.)

- A

striperone · Dec 13, 2014

From the video I've posted below, it looks as though it's a (big) waste of money to purchase high rent full frame glass for a crop body including the all new 7D mark II.
I'm disappointed with this as it "was" my intention.
So, I hope someone will clarify this for me but it seems that with the new 7D mark II will actually produce better results/sharper images with a cheaper lens that is made for a crop body? To my knowledge, Canon doesn't produce any high quality glass for their crop sensor cameras?

I wanted the 7D mark II with a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Lens. If what I'm seeing in the video below is correct and I sure would assume so, that this combination is a total waste of money.

Perhaps I should wait to see if Canon is soon to release a new version of the 5D mark III?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDbUIfB5YUc&list=PLBE338967F8DB7F2A

Sven_22 · Dec 13, 2014

Was wondering if anyone out there could help me out a little bit: I am on my second copy of this lens, first one made a ticking sound when zooming in/out, so sent it back and got another. Being bored at home one day and hearing about how this lens trumps/is equal to some primes, I printed off one of those sharpness tests, pined it to the wall and went about comparing the lens to my 100mm 2.8L macro. settings were the same (shutter 1/80, @ f/2.8, camera was on a tripod, used remote shutter, and the IS was off on 100mm, I also used flash so ISO was 400 for both)
I did move the camera back with the 100mm mounted, keeping the chart roughly the same frame to frame, and I shot the 24-70 II @ 70mm. Now while the center of the photo is hard to tell apart, as you go to the any of the corners of the photos, the 100mm is clearly the champ in that regard. I was wondering if the 24-70 II is just not that great (contrary from what you hear) wide open and towards the corners, or if i have a defective one. I know one is a prime, different focal lengths etc etc, but i figured it would be a little close in image quality. If anyone one else had a copy of this lens, and would do the sharpness test that would be great, or if you have more experience with this lens, and this is or is not the norm too. I am just looking for some backing to see if I should send it back again, or keep it and stop having buyers remorse. Thanks in advance and I'll post some corner crops so you can see what I am rambling on about, the first should be the 24-70mm II and second the 100mm

mukul · Dec 13, 2014

An used 70-200mm-f-4L-IS is on sale, but the sellers mentions the following problem.
I could not quite get that. Can you please explain the following issue?

"I recently realized that there is a known flaw known as Focus Slipping in this line of canon lenses and unfortunately this unit is also affected by it. The focus goes from 1.2 meters to infinity smoothly but does not turn back from there while in manual focus. In auto focus it moves both ways but is sluggish while going from 3 meters to 1.2 meters. It achieves perfect focus from 1.5 meters to infinity. For this reason I'm pricing this lens at a low price, it's still a functional lens with a semi-functional focus system. The lens came in like this from Canon so this issue was not caused by any mishandling on my part, unfortunately I realized it a bit too late to get it fixed under warranty, in fact I found out about it only when I decided to sell the lens. This is an As Is sale with no returns as I have shared everything there is to know about this lens."

http://www.ebay.in/itm/CANON-EF-70-200mm-f-4L-IS-USM-LENS-/261699401367?pt=IN_SLR_Camera_Lenses_Optics&hash=item3cee7ff697

sanj · Dec 13, 2014

Hi.
I have been using the 1dc as second camera on features lately and also renting it out quite a bit. So much so that it seems like I need to buy another body to keep up with rentals.
My concern is that what if something new with internal 4k recording is released into the market soon, the resale value of the 1dc will drop dramatically.
What do you all think? Thanks for any suggestions.

Valvebounce · Dec 13, 2014

Hi Folks.
Is it me or are we getting a whole lot of 1 or 2yr old posts about scams etc resurrected by 1st time posters recently?
I have been going to reply to a couple of them then checked the previous post because I thought I recognised the thread from my early days.
A lot of long serving members are then sucked in, adding to the momentum, can we get these older scam posts locked so they are there for reference only or would that be too difficult?
Just a thought, perhaps it is only me that it bothers?
Please understand I don't see resurrecting an interesting post as a sin, just the scam ones! ;D

Cheers, Graham.

marchjohn · Dec 12, 2014

When you're shooting in square format and you switch out of Live view, will your camera still record in square format on the 5d MK III?

on the original 7d it would record in square format wether you we're in live view or not. I'm not sure about the 7d MK II.

Thank you much!

John

rmfagan · Dec 12, 2014

Hello all-

I've seen several posts lately which have left me confused. My understanding of the crop factor (1.6x in Canon's case) is that FOV is decreased by 1.6x, effectively cropping the photo. It doesn't replace focal length in that you do not gain additional telephoto compression. However, this crop effect could still be useful to the focal length limited photographer (let's say 300IS II + 2x TC III as opposed to a 500 or 600 prime) because to crop a FF image in post throws out pixels, while a sensor forced crop puts relatively greater number of pixels on target (ie a 7d2 vs a 5d3).

Now I've read posts alluding to a "real" benefit of closer to 1.2x due to increased camera movement. Why? Would this camera movement not also occur at a comparable FOV on FF? Would a 300 + 1.4x not have roughly the same movement as a 400?

Thanks in advance for clearing this up.

beckstoy · Dec 12, 2014

I've been holding out for this lens. It's taking too long! =)

So, I'm planning on just buying the Canon 1.2 II, which is truly amazing. Anyone know anything which might talk me off of the ledge?

Sabaki · Dec 12, 2014

Andy Rouse has updated his review on the 7D Mark II.

Some great new pics!

http://www.foto-buzz.com/index.php?script=page&id=77&type=fotoskool

Richard8971 · Dec 12, 2014

I bought my 7D new back in Sept of 2011 and I have gone through about 60K clicks, give or take a thousand. Lately, the mirror will seem to "stick" after taking a shot. The photo comes out fine but you can hear a delay in the mirror returning. It doesn't happen all the time but enough and it happens more frequently now.

I had been meaning to send it in to be cleaned/replaced but a couple of weeks ago my USB port went out on the camera too. I have tried different cords and computers and nothing. I have tested my computers and cords with some of my other cameras and they work fine. It started out with an error saying "USB device not recognized or has malfunctioned" and now when I plug it in I don't even get that, it's like the camera is off.

Granted I don't use my USB port on my camera much anyway because I have a card reader, it just bothers me that it stopped working and may be a sign of something else going wrong.

I love my 7D and really don't want to replace it (or upgrade to the 7D2) for $$$ reasons first off. I don't want to dump $1800 on a new camera and fixing mine will still be cheaper than buying even a used 7D.

Question is, when I send it in to have the mirror checked so I even bother with the USB port? Is it separate enough of a thing that it's demise will not affect other electronic parts of my camera?

I also have a 6D that I use for when I need/want a FF camera. My 7D is when I go shooting wildlife.

Thanks for any thoughts you may have.

D

Canon Rumors · Dec 12, 2014

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<p>I never really get bored of reading about this lens. I’ll never own one, but it’s sure a lot of fun to talk about it. Dustin Abbott has completed his review of the Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 for Canon, and as always, it’s quite thorough.</p>
<p><strong>From Dustin

</strong><em>“The Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 Planar T* ZE is big and heavy. It is extremely expensive. It is manual focus only. But you already knew that. Perhaps you have already written this lens off because of those facts. But shooting with this lens is a revelation. Having used it for a while leaves me feeling that the weight and price may just be justified…if one can afford it. It is good enough and versatile enough that many shooters would better off owning fewer lenses to afford this one, and has caused me to mentally catalog my own collection and wonder what I would be willing to part with to aid that acquisition. If nothing else, the Otus 85 is most definitely on my wish list.”</em><strong>

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<p>Below is the video review of the lens, you can also read the text review and see the sample images gallery through the links below.</p>
<p><iframe width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-cbMwnn7s1U?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/1wyAOni" target="_blank">Read the full review</a> | <a href="http://bit.ly/12v4IuX" target="_blank">View the sample gallery</a> | <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1077281-REG/zeiss_2040_292_otus_apo_planar_85mm.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 at B&H Photo</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

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