I guess with Nikon it's always something...

I'm not a brand hater or fanboy, but it seems that with every recent body Nikon has released there's always some issue. Is that the tradeoff you have to make with when pushing out so many bodies in such a short timeframe?

I know this particular issue is not that much of an issue when you think about it, I was trying to refer more to all the issues they've had lately with their new bodies. In reality, though, I bet there will be plenty of people who forget/don't know/don't care about turning the security on, meaning it could lead to stolen images.

Thoughts?

http://petapixel.com/2014/09/25/nikon-d750-uses-unsecure-wifi-network-meaning-anyone-with-a-smartphone-can-get-their-hands-on-your-photos/

I am looking at this camera as my all around travel camera -- which could be used in hiking conditions as well. Competition is from EOS-M system. My DSLRs with even two lenses are seeming to be too heavy. So if anyone could share their experience of using G1X MKII it would be great.

Hey, you guys think whether I should format my Canon memory card? In fact, last Monday, after shooting many activity photos, I just started to upload them to my laptop for sharing. But, when I attached it to my laptop as usual, the Windows just asked me to format before accessing this card there. But, these newly captured photos had not been backed up well. The formatting process would let them all gone, right? Do I have to format this memory card? Is there any way for me to rescue these photos back at first? Thank you for any suggestion here!

I sure would like to know if Canon is ever going to give rebates again with there lenses this year?

So this thing is from my grandfather. I'm just not going to use it, and I don't want it to get dumpstered. I can't say when this was purchased, but the camera it was used with was bought in 1947, i found tha receipt. My grandfather kept records like you wouldn't believe, i'm probably to blame for this receipt not turning up. Anyway, i just pulled this thing from it's original box, plugged it in, crossed my fingers and flipped the switch. Lit up without any issues. amazing, also amazingly heavy and tough. so again, i only ask for shipping fees.
-attached photo will probably be upside down like the softbox thing. sweet!

So i have this plume wafer softbox thing with a speedotron head mounting plate. it's in pretty good working order, i just don't need it. If interested PM me. I'm not selling it, i'm giving it away, so i hope it's okay to post this here. (couldn't really find a freebie area!) anyway, i only ask that you cover shipping.

For a quick glance on what they look like -> http://obj.fotosidan.se/obj/docpart/97/97c9c04c28ded9388c51d64ad4c16b10.jpg
If you like to read it in your favourite language, Swedish, there are a few lines about each of them. -> http://www.fotosidan.se/cldoc/sex-nya-objektiv-till-leica-m.htm

The lenses are:
1) Leica Summarit-M 35 mm f/2,4 Asph
2) Leica Summarit-M 50 mm f/2,4
3) Leica Summarit-M 75 mm f/2,4
4) Leica Summarit-M 90 mm f/2,4
5) Leica Summilux-M 35 mm f/1,4 Asph
6) Leica Noctilux-M 50 mm f/0,95 Asph

Do people on websites just do this for hopeful popularity? Seriously, a review isn't a review if you are doing that and elaborating like 'Yea, i think this will be great because blah blah blah. It really is remarkable blah blah blah'. So it's basically a list of specs and dragging things out to sound sooooo sophisticated. Mislabeling for attention is really stupid.

For many many years, fellow forum members have speculated about upcoming replacements. 35L II, 135L II with IS, 50L II? Or perhaps a snappier 85L III.

Which one do you think will be the first, and why? I guess 'when' is pointless.

I found this on Kodak's website:

KODAK Announces New EktaSensor and Partnerships with Major Camera Manufacturers

ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 25 -- Kodak is announcing the release of the EktaSensor, a revolutionary new digital photography sensor, and partnerships with major camera manufacturers. Kodak, the inventor of the digital camera, has created a new 400 megapixel (MP) sensor for digital cameras that will produce the most stunning photographs ever created by any photographic device. The film emulsion scientists at Kodak took their many years of experience and worked with the top digital sensor experts in the industry to create the new sensor. In addition to the massive number of pixels, the sensor is able to record a vast amount of dynamic range, which is the number of shades between pure black and and pure white. The sensor is able to record a remarkable 40 stops of dynamic range, nearly triple the number of stops in Kodak's top professional film emulsion, Vision3. This breakthrough is due in part to a new 48-bit (16-per R-G-B channel) architecture that also allows for billions of colors to be recorded. In terms of ISO, the sensor is capable of capturing the entire dynamic range from ISO 50 to an amazing ISO 1,638,400. The sensor is in the 35mm format (24x36mm) and an even higher resolution medium format sensor is in development. The EktaSensor records all 400 MPs, but can easily scale the image to more manage sizes in the camera.

Following development of the new sensor, Kodak reached out to their longtime partners, Canon and Nikon, to offer them the opportunity to use the sensor in their camera bodies. Both manufacturers jumped at the opporunity and agreed to Kodak's requirements that there would be no exclusivity of the sensor. Kodak's desire is to return the film days when the 'sensor' was the Kodak film emulsion within the camera. Canon has also established partnerships with Sony and Panasonic, and all major camera manufacturers other than Fuji.

“The changing marketplace has required significant adjustment from Kodak,” said George Eastman, III, great grandson of Kodak's founder and Director, Emerging Products, Eastman Kodak Company. “After many years of languishing in the camera industry, Kodak realized they had significant intellectual property and committed those resources to this new product.”

"The new KODAK EktaSensor is the most significant development since the invention of the digital camera,” said Canon's CEO, Fujio Mitarai, "And we simply couldn't ignore this opportunity to put the very best in our cameras." The new EktaSensor will be available in all of Canon's full frame cameras, starting with the next upgrade cycle. Mr. Mitarai also said, "When we are able to put this sensor in a body like the EOS 7D Mark II, no one will be able to compete with us."

The President of Nikon, Kazuo Ushida, added, "While we viewed ourselves and our supplier, Sony, as leaders in the so-called sensor war, Kodak has made even our most advance products irrelevant." Nikon also announced that the EktaSensor will be available in all of their upcoming full frame sensors, except for the Nikon Df replacement.

"After reading one too many forum post about dynamic range and megapixels, I decided that Kodak had to do something," said Dr. Ones D. Range, lead scientist on the EktaSensor team. He added, "I fondly remember the days of film when cameras competed on the merits of features like autofocus and exposure metering, and I'm happy to announce a return to those times." "I expect consumers to be the big winners now that we have created the ultimate sensor that will be shared by all but one of the major camera manufacturers."

EktaSensor is currently available to all electronics and photography manufacturers and will be available in consumer products starting in Q1, 2015.

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About Kodak
Kodak is a technology company focused on imaging for business. We provide innovative hardware, software, consumables and services to customers in graphic communications, packaging and functional printing. We also serve entertainment and commercial films markets. With our world-class R&D organization and extensive product portfolio, Kodak is helping customers around the globe to grow their own businesses in a sustainable way. For additional information on Kodak, visit us at kodak.com, follow us on Twitter @Kodak, or like us on Facebook at KodakNow.

(Kodak, Vision3, and EktaSensor are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company.)
2014

http://www.juzaphoto.com/article.php?l=en&t=from_reflex_to_mirrorless_sony_a5100

Around 6 years ago when I restarted photography after 15 years (film to digital) I found Juza on internet and learned a lot from his website.

Do you think that Canon might release anything new during the event next month?

I just got back from two hiking adventures... of course the "gear" went with. The first was a week of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, and the second was a long weekend of hiking along Minnesota's North Shore of Lake Superior along the Superior Hiking Trail and some of it's spur trails which lead to waterfalls etc.

I used my BR sport strap exclusively on both trips.

I just saw this --> http://www.blackrapid.com/products/backpack-strap <--
advertised on BR's website and am wondering if anyone has seen it in person or possibly used one? I think they're very new (released 9/15/14???) so I understand if nobody has seen one, but hoping someone has seen one at a trade show or possibly had a chance to preview one etc. Anyone??? anyone??

It seems like if it works the way it shows, it would be ideal for my type of adventuring! It would allow some great flexibility for carrying either a DSLR backpack or for my use - probably a hydration/food/camping pack while still allowing all of the flexibility of a sling strap.

Rejoyce! I've got the answer! I suggest all the contenders come to Italy and debate the DR contention this way...

English filmmaker Jonathan Glazer directed this ad for Canon Come and See.

See more about Calcio storico Fiorentino:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imI7dpzKIoE

Dear Friends.
I must tell all of my friends who do not be a member of CPS yet = I love CPS, and be CPS Members so many years ago, start from Free Member, to 3 years ago = Gold level Member that pay $ 100 US Dollars for annual membership fee. Yes, It worth in every penny of the money that I spend, Similar to have a car insurance.
Yes, It worth of the Great Member of Person who own Canon Photography Product.
5-6 years ago, After use Canon 1DS for 250,000 Shots, The Shutter system Fail , Canon CPS Fixed her for Me( By replace the whole new shutter and shutter control systems) , And Plus Cleaned and Adjust Inside -Out,( Only $ 450 US Dollars ) And this Old baby still with me in Service since then.
Last week, my Canon 580 EX MK II since I bough 2011, and use every another day, with my 580 EX, 550 EX---And More, Start to not give enough Flash light after 2-4 shot = Under exposure,
After I think, I might retire her, But When I check Amazon Cost of New 580 EX II = above 500 US Dollars---http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Speedlite-580EX-Digital-Cameras/dp/B000NP3DJW

I have second though , to send to CPS and let them Fixed--- Yes After I send CPS , in the morning of 9/22/2014, And I get her/ 580 EX MK II back this morning ( Replace the Light/ New Head = $ 135 US Dollars, Yes, I use this flash up to the life of flash---Ha, Ha, Ha ) = 4 days, and work like new one.
Thanks, Dear Great CPS.---I am salute you.
Have a great week end, Sir/ Madam.
Surapon.
PS. After use Canon Photography Product for 48 years since Canon FT-QL 35 MM Film Camera, I just have to do 2 times repaire and replace the canon systens,include this time, because over use the equipment---Ha, Ha, Ha.

With the launch of the 7d2 most of us have been somewhat disappointed that our beloved brand Canon didn't introduce a higher megapixel sensor to rival that of the competition.....but you know what we have right now still works pretty well...

I have the cheaper 6D that I use daily for my professional work and also for my private photography. This cameras high iso quality has just blown me over. Of course I have not compared it to the competition but the image quality of this camera has never let me down professionally. Personally I would like a few more pixels at 100 iso.

Enclosed a 25000 iso shot of my daughters school play. First image as it appears in LR without any tweaking also a 100% crop of the same image to show noise etc. the first two images are at LR default settings which include some sharpening.

Last image is after Raw processing via DXO optics pro 9 using the 'prime noise reduction tool' and then in LR I added a bit of 'grain' afterwards to my own taste. No sharpening for the DXO image. for me a high iso image shouldnt be devoid of noise, hence the added grain which also helps to improve the 'look' of sharpness. Actually sharpening the image didn't really improve it much so I left it as is - something I have noticed before with high iso images...

What I see here is that I could open the shadows quite a bit (contrary to conventional wisdom)and also that there was still quite a lot of detail left in the highlights. Also that the noise reduction software is really very very good and that its just really a matter of taste how much more or less one wants to reduce the noise. I have made quite large prints, A3 to A2, of these 25000 iso images and the image quality is just superb! Of course one cant use 25ooo iso images on every subject matter but with lighting conditions like in the sample image here it works just well!

I am not saying its the best or better than Nikon, Sony, Fuji etc...I really couldn't care, just that its pretty good for my requirements and in fact, for an old timer like me that grew up with film and large view cameras ...I just cant believe how good and easy we have it today!

These images are not an illustration of absolute image quality but just to show how good our existing technology is and what can be achieved with a few tweaks in software...

More of my high iso images can be seen here: http://thelazytravelphotographer.blogspot.com/2014/03/eos-6d-review-part-3-homage-to-tri-x.html

...the knockoff one from China, I mean



First Chinese-built AF Lens with Extra-large Aperture YONGNUO LENS EF

Specification：

Focal Length 50mm

Lens Structure 6 sets; 7 pieces

Aperture Blade 8 pieces

Minimum Aperture 22

Minimum Focus Distance Approx. 0.45m

Maximum Magnification Approx. 0.15x

Driving System DC motor

Filter Diameter 58mm

Maximum Diameter & Length Approx. Φ75×58mm

Weight Approx. 239g



Features:

First Chinese-built auto focusing lens;

This lens is equipped with 1.4 extra-large apertures which makes the subject delicate and soft; meanwhile, easily blurring out the background and brings you more fun in photography.

Supports AF (Auto Focus) mode and MF (Manual Focus) mode;

This lens carries full-time manual focus function, which makes it easily to fix focus position even in automatically focusing.

This lens supports M/AV/TV/P and other camera shooting modes. The aperture data will be displayed in EXIF;

Supports full frame camera and APS-C frame camera;

This lens adopts 2 pieces of high refractive lenses which can effectively reduce the dispersion.

http://www.hkyongnuo.com/e-detaily.php?ID=353

My gear is as follows

60d
600-ex-rt
off camera is neewer 560 that was a cheap flash.
two pocketwizards and pc sync cords
lightstand.

My dilemma is
I tested out the flashes and they work fine alone. I attached the pc sync cord with pocketwizards to the 600ex-rt(on camera) and the (off camera) neewer. both pocketwizards are in receiver and transceiver mode. When I press test both of them do go off. However I'm kinda stumped when I press the shutter on the camera the 600 only goes off. I googled for help but it doesn't lead me anywhere. Also another 600 is definitely out of the question being that they are pretty pricey. Is their something in the settings on the 600 am I missing? Do I need to be on manual and not ettl?

I'm considering a Sigma Art lens and doing a lot of online research. One thing that shows up a lot are reports of photographers sending back a lens to exchange for another that will hopefully focus better. Sometimes there are three or four exchanges before they either give up or get a lens they are happy with.

You guys know that already, but what I'd like to know is what happens to all those returned lenses? Does Sigma have a place where they sell refurbished lenses? Do they destroy them as a tax write-off? Disassemble them and re-use the parts to make new lenses?

Just curious!

Hey guys,

As an amateur landscape photographer I was excited to get my hands on one of the first copies of the 16-35 F4. I've been collecting image results ever since, and I recently wrote a Canon 16-35 F4 Review and uploaded 35.7GB of images captured with the 16-35 F4, mainly landscape and travel photographs, with quite a few optical performance tests side-by-side's with the 17-40.

1. Start by downloading this RAW file and applying Auto Tone in Lightroom (Command + U), zoom in 100%: https://app.box.com/shared/static/grhe17w7q5varoulpsln.arw (35MB)
2. Click here to read the full review: http://www.grahamclarkphoto.com/canon-16-35mm-f4-review-hands-on-shootout-17-40/

As a Nikon 14-24 and Canon 17-40 shooter I like that this lens has IS, but if there was a non-IS version I'd get that one. It has less CA than both the 14-24 and the 17-40, based on my copies. It's also sharper than both at the corners, but performs similar on center sharpness. Interestingly enough the 17-40 actually resolved sharper on center sharpness on some of my tests, but performed softer on corners on about 75% of the images. CA performance on the 16-35 F4 outpaces both of these lenses by a wide margin.

A majority of the photographs I shot on the Sony A7R and my 5D3/6D. On the A7R the files are coming out incredibly clean and sharp. If Canon is ramping their lineup for high-resolution mirrorless sensors this lens proves they are ready for that future lineup today.

The Good

• Critically sharp throughout the frame
• Outstanding CA performance - best on any wide-angle zoom I've used
• Great weather-sealing, same as other L-lenses I own
• Great AF - again, same as my other USM lenses
• 2 to 3-stops of real-world IS is useful, and I can see the usefulness for travel and landscape without a tripod - higher F-numbers and lower ISOs with IS than otherwise possible
• Larger and smoother focusing ring than 17-40 - higher threshold for IN FOCUS and OUT OF FOCUS making it faster
• I'm a complete amateur at video too, but in my video tests the IS performed very well, less jittery. Great for handing off to post-processing IS as found in FCPX and other apps
• Uses 77mm thread size

The Bad

• Physically larger than 17-40
• Inclusion of IS makes it noticeably heavier than the 17-40
• 1 to 2-stops of light falloff inherent without any UV filter at all. Filters with a frame thickness of 4mm or higher add 1-stop of light falloff, filters with 6mm+ add 2.
• Lens hood extends beyond end of lens when on backwards, so can't use it on conjunction with GND holder like the 17-40. Small thing, but I liked doing this to protect the focusing ring from elements

Here's an image I wanted to share based on it's CA and sharpness performance:

Click here for the TIFF: https://app.box.com/shared/static/cl9z1d2h4flsyju22s9k.tif (206.9MB .TIFF)
Click here for the RAW: https://app.box.com/shared/static/44iyijt80o6nm72qkozt.arw (35.1MB .ARW)
Click here for the hi-res JPEG: https://app.box.com/shared/static/7ydhorubh7xe67kmp2b0.jpg

Olympic Sunset Sunset - 129s - F18 - ISO 100 - 24mm - Canon 16-35 F4 with A7R


There's very slight CA on the distant ridge lines, but it's consistently well controlled and is much less pronounced than my 14-24 and 17-40


Sharpness detail is excellent on this lens, similar to my 17-40 on center subjects, but with much less CA


Even on corners this thing performs very well, both in terms of sharpness and CA


If you guys have any questions about the lens let me know, I'll do my best to answer them!

Graham

Has anyone noticed a decrease in AF accuracy on bright sunny days where your team is wearing white jerseys. I am often disappointed in the keeper rate in these situations where the camera/lens seems to focus nowhere in particular even though it says you've locked on the player. I noticed it seems to be worse with the 400 than with the 300 I used to own. Does the bright white fool the AF system? Just wondering if anyone else had some of these troubles over time. Sunday the soccer game was at 1pm and it was particularly bad. I post an example: 1st frame shows the blurry jersey and face, 2nd is better. 3rd frame I can't figure out but the "brightness" made the AF jumpy I recall. I didn't keep any of these for submission obviously.

Thanks!

This is probably the wrong place for this but I couldn't find a better sub-forum. My apologies but some folks might want this information.

I pre-ordered the Canon 7DII a few days ago with the understanding that it would not be charged against my PayPal Credit account until shipped. Checking my accounts, as I do from time to time, I found in had been charged already. A little research has shown me that if you pre-order from B&H using the "Bill Me Later" (previous name for PayPal Credit) it is immediately billed. I don't believe this is true using other forms of credit.

I choose the Bill Me Later option, even though I have the cash on hand, for the six months-no interest. Rather leave the cash in my account than theirs. I sent an email, using the B&H form, and just got a reply that since they were closed for Rosh Hashanah I should resubmit the problem on Sunday 9/28. I think it is admirable that they close for the religious holiday but one would think they could keep the email until they reopen.

Click the link below, then click to "Brochures and Manuals". Then download the AF Guide if you're so inclined...

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/eos_slr_camera_systems/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_7d_mark_ii

Hi,
I have the F2.8L version 1 for the last several years and it has served well. I think it's time to move on. Wanted to see opinions about going for the Version 2, F4 version and why? I want to stick to Canon. The F2.8 II is quite pricey at $2099 currently. I am not sure I can get more than $800-900 for my current one. Also, there was an issue with some noise coming from the newer version( I remember that there were specific serial numbers that were affected), is that issue resolved? I like to do low light photography and landscape. Please suggest. Thanks,
Ray