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tomscott · Jun 2, 2014

Hi guys just wanted to know your opinions.

After getting some money together I bought the EF 70-200mm F2.8 IS L MKII.

Upon arrival the lens seems great but upon further inspection there is a rather large piece of dust, I say dust it is reflective. It is in the back of the lens looks between the 1st and second element.

It doesn't effect the IQ nor does it show up at all by shooting a longer exposure as a dust mark.

Im just a little disappointed after spending so much for it to arrive like this. I have a 70-20mm L 2.8 and is 20 years old and has no dust inside it so how does a brand new one have it?

Am I being over the top? Or should I be sending it back. Kind of taken the shine off the new purchase.

Here is the pic comments and opinions welcome.

Untitled by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr

TSP_1346-2 by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr

TSP_1346_crop by TomScottPhoto, on Flickr

Canon Rumors · Jun 2, 2014

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<p>Northlight has posted their initial review of the new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K899B9Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00K899B9Y&linkCode=as2&tag=canorumo-20&linkId=SYUOCVQGBCUI2BEC" target="_blank">Canon EF-S 10-18 f/4.5.5-6 IS STM lens</a>. As you would expect the lens appears to be a very good deal at $299, although it’s not going to set any benchmarks for optical performance. It is however, a great completement to your APS-C stills or video kit if you don’t need ultra wide angle very often. If you do, there are better and more expensive options out there.</p>
<p><strong>Says Northlight:

</strong><em>“If you’re not used to ‘shooting wide’ then this lens is a very welcome addition to Canon’s line-up. At appreciably less cost than the EF-S10-22, the 10-18mm surprised me with its build quality and optical performance. The image stabilisation adds to its general purpose usefulness and partly makes up for its relatively restricted aperture.”</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/lenses/canon_efs10-18.html" target="_blank"><strong>Read the full review</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>Canon EF-S 10-18 f/4.5-5.6 IS STM $299:</strong> <a style="color: #900000;" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K899B9Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00K899B9Y&linkCode=as2&tag=canorumo-20&linkId=SYUOCVQGBCUI2BEC" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <strong><a style="color: #900000;" href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1051476-USA/canon_9519b002_ef_s_10_18mm_f_4_5_5_6_is.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">B&H Photo</a></strong> | <a style="color: #900000;" href="http://adorama.evyy.net/c/60085/51926/1036?u=http://www.adorama.com/CA1018.html?kbid=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a></p>
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Jeffbridge · Jun 2, 2014

When you start taking pictures without knowing a single thing about photography, it’s hard to accomplish a solid craft. Most of amateurs learn by trial and error. It is a good thing, cause you become skilled while experimenting; but there are things that every newbie photographer should avoid.

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keithcooper · Jun 2, 2014

As one of the products of the 'year of lenses', I thought a review of the new EF-S 10-18mm might be of interest?

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/lenses/canon_efs10-18.html

A very nice lens to use on my 100D, with well controlled CA and distortion (easily fixable once some profiles appear).

Valvebounce · Jun 1, 2014

Hi Folks.
So to set the scene, we are at a car show, showing our cars. The misses says to bring the camera if you want some pictures of birds, this hedge is teeming with life! Camera is a 7D with a Meike grip.
I have some custom setups so selected one, fire off a few shots, review, decide I want spot metering, press the button, nothing, press other buttons on the top, nothing. Still able to take picture, just locked in to settings. I know I'll use the Q menu, nope nothing except the DOF button and AF on working! Ok drop the main batteries, switch on to drain circuits press shutter button. Switch off batteries back in, power up, same thing. Switch off switch on battery grip, nothing changes. Great I need this in a couple of days! Check lock switch is not set to lock, though I think that only disables rear control wheel cycle the switch on the battery grip on and off a few times, all is back to normal, I breath a big sigh of relief.
So if all the buttons stop functioning and you have a grip, probably especially a third party grip this might help.
For once I'm not in need of help, just trying to give something back! ;D

Cheers Graham.

dstppy · Jun 1, 2014

Hi guys, another odd question.

I've occasionally seen images of cameras that had the serial numbers blurred out, like you do for license plates.

Any reason behind that?

I ask, because I want to post shutter count for sale of some of my bodies. I can't see a reason the serial shouldn't be posted though.

Is there anything I'm missing here?

Thanks!

Dylan777 · Jun 1, 2014

Hi guys,
Would this be enough power to drive two Canon 600EX-RT?

FAST recycle time really got my attention, plus compact, Up to 1400 Full-Power Flashes(I'm good with 1000ish if recycle time still within 1sec at lower power level)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=BOPP400DR&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=

What do you think?

Thanks
Dylan

Jack56 · Jun 1, 2014

Dear all,

I've got to make a film for my work as a teacher with children. It's gotta be a funny film. Last year I made one with the 60d and a 15-85mm lens. Now I will use the mark5dIII and a 50mm 1.8 lens and maybe the 100mm L lens as well.
In the menu I can choose for several recording sizes. On youtube I found settings of 1920 .. and 24 f p/s. They also show a possibility of 30 f p/s. On my camera I can choose between 25 and 24 f p/s.
Which one is the better choice? 24?
In this film I will put some old pictures from the children. The photos will be screen filling. When I film in 24 f p/s will the film be screen filling as well or will this film be shown in another format?
Thanks for reading my questions!

BinAbul · Jun 1, 2014

hello guys

i love taking still images for long time but only when i travel outside my country , i have old camera Digital Rebel XTi and i have nice images from it but time to upgrade ....

now after my kids grow up and they are not small babies and i think i will travel more and i will take photo of them more .

i will travel to Germany and Austria this August and i need new DSLR so which one i need to buy 6D or 5DM3 ?

i know 5DM3 it's been out for couples of years now and 6D last year , also here people don't like to buy used staff ( we don't have too many people like to shoot in my country )

shall i take 6D and wait for new 5DM4 or i go for 5DM3 ?

***UPDATE***

okay guys

Just bought the 6D with EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM ..... also 270ex ii and RC-6

is this flash good ? or shall i replace it with 320ex

the seller give good deal for these flashes ......

now i think i need good tripod and EF 135mm f/2L USM

thanks

***UPDATE***

update : 11/06/2014

sagittariansrock · May 31, 2014

Never thought I'd be writing this, but I want to write it and get it out of my system so I don't have any more ill-feeling left about this little guy:
1. Truly surprised about the difference between 8fps and 6fps. I was shooting a commencement ceremony and trying to get the 'toss the mortarboards' shot. Boy, was it getting frustrating catching the mortarboard while still within the frame (and yes, I started clicking even before it was being tossed). Nothing like this with my 7D. Could the frame rate be restricted under certain conditions?
2. The lack of AF point illumination in Servo mode is very annoying. With dimly lit subjects in a mostly dark background, I kept losing them. And I had to stick with f/2.8 because I was using 200mm (so at least 1/250) and ISO 1600. I know pros would be fine with these, but I was terrified I shall miss the moments by focusing somewhere else...
Ok, I'm done. It was all right eventually. Just too nerve-wracking at the time.

ScottyP · May 31, 2014

Even better than the Sig 35 Art, says they...

http://sigma-rumors.com/2014/05/sigma-50mm-f1-4-art-review-dpreview/

ezpop · May 31, 2014

I used to borrow a T3i from my brother. Now I have saved up some money to buy a camera body for myself. I dont wanna use a rebel body coz my friends are all semi-pro bodies user. They look great and are more sturdy in their built.

For the money I have, I can afford a 50D, 60D or a 7D body.

Locally in Toronto, I can grab a 50D for $400, a 60D for $550 or a 7D for $750.

I made some inquiries responding to some CL ads and got some exciting responses.

1. A 2 years old 7D with under 10k actuation with original everything for $750. It comes with a 16gb Cf card as well. I like the built, the speed and the badge. That's my no.1 choice.

2. A 6 months old 60D with may be 4k actuation with 2 years extended warranty. No card but come with an additional third party battery. Seller told me he bought it during last boxing sale for $800 plus tax with 18 200 kit lens but now will keep the lens and sell the body for lowest $530 to me. The good point is the like new condition and warranty. But it is not the 7D and no AFMA if I need it.

3. A 50D with 14k, seems well used. Asking $450. Obviously, it's least attractive to me.

My camera will be mainly for landscape and portrait shooting. Little chance to do sports and wildlife etc at this moment. I may start learning to shoot video as well. I have access to some nice lenses. Family members are generous to share. I will buy a few primes later.

Then. Which camera body should I buy? Which one will hold better value? I don't want a T4i, T5i or an old FF 5D and I can't afford
A 70D. My choice seems limited. I guess I will go for one of the above.

Help me with my choice please.

gferdinandsen · May 31, 2014

Does anyone know if there is a manufacturer of Night Pollution Filters in 82mm? I can only find such a filter for my telescope, none for any lens.

troppobash · May 30, 2014

I recently purchased a G1X MII and am interested in other photographers creativity.

sagittariansrock · May 30, 2014

Instead of selling my 3rd Speedlite, I decided to sell the transmitter instead. The decision was quite impulsive when I felt the need for fill flash while taking some product photos.
Now, it is a bit late as the transmitter is already gone, but I was wondering what additional features will I have access to using the flash as a commander instead? Or are they absolutely the same (except for the AF-assist, of course). Can the masters of speedlite shed some light on the matter? (pun unintended, just couldn't phrase it differently

) It might also help others who are thinking on these lines and haven't pulled the trigger either way.
Thanks in advance.

I shall list the advantages of 600EX-RT over the ST-E3-RT as I see them posted in the thread (thanks, again!):
1. Optical trigger
2. Angle of LCD screen
3. Longer life of batteries (4x AA vs 2x AA)

sagittariansrock · May 30, 2014

Sharing some recent experiences purchasing direct from Canon- hopefully it will be helpful (FYI, I have purchased 9 lenses and 3 SLR bodies so far):

Condition of lenses and bodies: All but 1 of the lenses I purchased from Canon have been spotless cosmetically, and all of them have been perfect optically. The one with cosmetic flaws was the TS-E 17mm, with slight paint flakes around the barrel. Most of them didn't need AFMA, the one that did was consistent after AFMA (24-70 II). The T2i and 7D I purchased were perfect with extremely low shutter count, but the T3i was DOA. I only found that out AFTER my 90 days period was over (at the time Canon refurb warranty was 90 days), totally my fault, and yet Canon replaced the camera.
Accessories: They come with all regular accessories. The only exception was that the TS-E didn't come with the larger spare knob.
Customer service: This has been generally great. I mentioned the out-of-warranty replacement above, and the knob mentioned above is also on the way- a representative listened to the problem and promised to Fedex the item. I was purchasing an extender and the 40mm last week, a very small buy, and just decided to ask the Chat rep if I can get free shipping. For no reason whatsoever- I just asked "I was wondering if I can get free shipping". He gave me a code for that. So, it doesn't hurt to ask.
On the other hand, during a recent 20% off sale, I tried to purchase the 135L (like so many others) and couldn't because of a bug in the website. I asked Canon via email and phone, and they gave various reasons like "the lens is sold out", "it was never in stock", and "the lens isn't even available refurbished and I was accessing an old cached page". A fellow CR user described a workaround which I followed and put the order through. Sure enough, I received the lens which clearly was in stock. So double check if something like this happens to you, and don't just go by the sales rep's words.

jlegan · May 30, 2014

I recently purchased a new 5D3 after having sold all of my gear late last year.

Several days after getting the body, the lens I ordered (50 ART) arrived. I went out and took approximately 200 photos. In the day following I tested a 24-105 and 100-400 and then a lensrentals.com order (400L 5.6 w/1.4x) came in and I did some birding.

Everything was going great until Wednesday when my Kirk L-Bracket came in. Now I have an engineering background and I have spent several hours troubleshooting the issue and I have finally found a reproducible scenario and I was hoping to get some insight from others.

Problem Statement: Random Err 80's, Failure to Power On, Failure to Release shutter.

Findings: Issue began the day the Kirk plate arrived. Upon installation I noticed approximately 20 mins later an Err 80 on the top LCD screen. The error message cleared (temporarily) by recycling the power. I googled it and found many people seeing Err 80's with certain CF/SD cards. For the record I am using Sandisk Extreme cards and they work in multiple other cameras.

Suddenly the camera failed to power on. I removed all cards, the lens, the battery. Turned the power on to discharge anything that might be in the camera body and left it. Reinserted the battery (10 mins later), attempted to power on and there was no response. Two hours later the unit powered on. Reinstalled cards and lens, camera proceeded to function normally. I took ~50 pics, POPO several times, everything functioned properly. I reinstalled the bracket and the camera malfunctioned within 60 seconds. I then over the next couple of hours was able to restore the camera to proper function and reinstall the bracket (while it was on) and the shutter would stop responding. LCD (top and rear) still worked, buttons worked (change ISO, shutter, etc...) but the shutter is frozen. Recycle power, failure to power on.

To me this screams that either something is shorting out on the tripod threads inside the camera OR the force (downward) being exerted on the body with the bracket installed is pulling too hard on something.

I contacted the seller and they shipped me out a new one (cross shipped) today but I would like to better understand this. Has anyone else ever experienced something like this? I noticed some discoloring on the bottom inside of the tripod mount. I do not know if it was there before.

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jim

hangtime · May 30, 2014

I just purchased this lens and the ten digit serial number starts with "90" meaning I think that it was manufactured in May 2012 (i.e. two years ago). I noticed the old-style side-pinch lens cap (versus the new center-pinch style) when opening the box in the store but I didn't clue in that this indicated an older lens. I bought from a reputable specialty store and they insist the lens is new and not "open box" i.e. not purchased then returned (the box wasn't sealed closed but it seemed to be well packed). I'm not sure where or why it's been sitting on a shelf for the last two years.

Aside from the older style cap am I losing anything by having a lens manufactured back then? I'm thinking about past recalls or improvements to the design or things like that. Apart from some loud IS noises at first it seems to be working fine, although I haven't done any proper tests for sharpness and focus accuracy.

Thanks for any comments or suggestions.

ankarback · May 30, 2014

I've just bought a Sandisk Extreme Pro 32Gb CF-card for my 1DmkIV but the card doesn't work in the camera. I just get the message "no card" when I put it in. The camera has firmware 1.1.4 so it should work with the new UDMA7 cards. I tested the card in my 5DmkII and it worked just fine with that camera. What can be the problem???

DanG_UE · May 30, 2014

It seems that many people are interested in film in part because it captures light with a similar range to the human eye. Between that, the wide utilization of RAW, and just the general issue of needing HDR or some other technique to balance many scenes, why isn't Canon focusing some efforts on creating sensors able to capture at least closer to the 24 stops the human eye can see?

I shoot in very high contrast areas with poor lighting (abandoned buildings), and dynamic range is actually the trait I care more about than any other at the moment. Canon has only reached 12.1 EV, while Nikon is at least hitting 14.2 EV.

Fujifilm had that one DSLR back in the day that could recover an insane amount from the highlights. I remember hearing it had something to do with a grid of different sized holes over the pixel array. I'm surprised no one has looked to challenge that technique.

l_d_allan · May 30, 2014

FYI: Canon is having a promotion that includes refurb lenses thru the end of May, 2014. $50 off $250+, and $125 off $500+

That was news to me, as I hadn't thought rebates applied to refurbs. So I thought I'd bring it to this forum's attention.

Normally, I've been underwhelmed by the value of refurb lenses, as there is invariably a new lens rebate going on, or about to start. But with a single refurb lens in the $500 range, that becomes a better deal and more worthy of attention.

EF 70-300 (in stock) or
EF-S 10-22 (out of stock) or
the EF-S 18-200 (in stock) or
EF 70-200 f4 non-IS (not in stock).

Or not?

Also, I'm curious if such a rebate that applies to refurbs is common, or unusual. I hadn't noticed it before, but Canon promotions can be "shifting sands".

CANONisOK · May 30, 2014

Anyone had any experience buying through these sources as opposed to craigslist, local shops, etc.?

Several times recently, I've seen an EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM II used (condition: 9) for less than $6000. Just looking for any advice/experience the community might be able to share. I'd like to get a nice discount on an expensive lens, but I don't want to end up regretting it over the long term.

Thanks in advance for any information you all might be able to share.

climber · May 30, 2014

Ok, first of all, I'm asking that just out of curiosity and want to know what is the difference.

1. case: FF body with Canon's 200-400/4 lens with 1.4x TC. You are able to extend focal length with one switch.

2. case: FF body with option to switch to crop mode. (to make things simpler, let say crop factor is 1.4) Lens in that case is 200-400mm/4 - with no built-in TC.

I'd like to know what are pros and cons of each approach? In 1. case you lose 1 stop when switch TC on. From f/4 to f/5.6.

In 2. case, the aperture stays the same - f/4 (at least I think so) So, what are cons here?

surapon · May 30, 2014

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/infobank/autofocus/autofocus.do?utm_source=newsletter_may_5_14&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/tipsandtricks.do?utm_source=newsletter_may_5_14&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter

Enjoy.
Surapon

Canon Rumors · May 30, 2014

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