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Canon Rumors · Feb 11, 2014

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<p>Below are some images of known cameras being announced tomorrow. The new Rebel will sit at the bottom of Canon’s DSLR line.</p>
<p>The PowerShot D30 continues the waterproof/shockproof line from Canon and the SX700 HS is a small large zoom compact.</p>
<div id="attachment_15795" style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140211_canon_ru_03.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-15795" alt="The New Rebel" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140211_canon_ru_03.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The New Rebel</p></div>
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<p>Source: [<a href="http://digicame-info.com/2014/02/powershot-d30sx700hs.html" target="_blank">DCI</a>]</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Canon Rumors · Feb 11, 2014

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<p>More images have appeared for the upcoming Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II. As we can see, the body is a lot slimmer than the previous version of the G1 X.</p>
<p>This camera is set to be announced tomorrow for the CP+ show in Tokyo, Japan.</p>
<div id="attachment_15791" style="width: 496px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140211_canon_ru_02.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-15791" alt="Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Back" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140211_canon_ru_02.jpg" width="486" height="364" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Back</p></div>
<div id="attachment_15790" style="width: 510px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140211_canon_ru_01.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-15790" alt="Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Front" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/140211_canon_ru_01.jpg" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Front</p></div>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://digicame-info.com/2014/02/powershot-g1-x-mark-ii.html" target="_blank">DCI</a>]</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>
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drjlo · Feb 10, 2014

Sony A7/R and lens sales must not be great, as Sony started a "Bundle Sale," with $200 off body+one lens and $650 off body+one lens+F60M flash. Be aware, the F60M flash is riddled with overheating problems which Sony will not own up to, but $99 for a $600 flash may be worth it for those not needing rapid firing or willing to repair it on their own (supposedly $100 for repair at http://www.sp-ts.com/).

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&docId=1001928541&linkCode=ur2&pf_rd_i=B00FRDUZXM&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=1723181482&pf_rd_r=1JC8GVGZCGEE396P0TB4&pf_rd_s=hero-quick-promo&pf_rd_t=201&plgroup=2&tag=bensbargaicenter

AlanF · Feb 10, 2014

Unpacked my Tamron this morning. Basically, it handled just as predicted by the lensrental data and the other good data published. It focussed fast at 400mm and below, and a bit sluggish at 600 on both a 5DIII and 70D. The IQ performance at 400mm and below was at about the same as the 100-400L, which I have sold.

Now for the test that I have wanted to see: how does it compare at 600mm vs the 300mm f/2.8 II plus 2xTCIII. I AFMAd it on a 5DIII and took a couple of shots of an iso 12233 chart. The chart was illuminated by only a halogen lamp. Images from both lenses were treated the same way for processing from raw. The Tamron was set for f/6.3 at 1/400s iso 2500, and the 300x2 at f/5.6 at 1/500. For the pair in the next post, both were at f/8 and 1/250. These are 100% crops, which need downloading for comparison.

Here are the Tammy at/f6.3 (Top) and the Canon at f/5.6 (Bottom)

Canon Rumors · Feb 10, 2014

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<p>Below is a list of additional specs for the PowerShot G1 X. It looks like Canon is really trying to create a market for this camera based on the spec sheet.</p>
<p>The new flagship of the PowerShot line is expected this week.</p>
<p><strong>Specifications</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lens: 24-150 f/2.8-3.9</li>
<li>DIGIC 6</li>
<li>30 AF Points</li>
<li>3fps with AF, 5fps with focus locked</li>
<li>Macro Mode: 5cm</li>
<li>Wifi</li>
<li>NFC</li>
<li>Tilt Screen</li>
<li>Touch Screen</li>
<li>EVF is optional</li>
</ul>
<p>More to come.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

pedro · Feb 10, 2014

just stumbled on this at FB
http://www.cameraegg.org/nikon-d4s-at-sochi-2014-sample-images-taken-by-d4s/
probable specs
http://nikonrumors.com/2014/01/14/rewind-nikon-d4s-specifications.aspx/

leGreve · Feb 10, 2014

It wasn't only stills I did while in Norway, I also shot a bit of video.

It was entirely shot with the Otus 55mm 1.4 (in my case the ZE version).

https://vimeo.com/groups/229279/videos/86311252

pato · Feb 10, 2014

Hi all

I found a very interesting blog post regarding autofocus (AFMA) and lightning conditions:
http://www.reikan.co.uk/focalweb/index.php/2014/01/colour-affect-autofocus/
Here one picture which shows the autofocus result with a Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L

Also, it's just a few results and not yet a full range of many tests. But still, it shows a big variance depending on the used lightning when using autofocus, or doing AFMA.

What do you think of this?

pato

IsaacImage · Feb 10, 2014

Hello dear friends.

What do you think - Canon need this market ?
Will we see any MF cameras and lenses of course any soon ?

Canon Rumors · Feb 10, 2014

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<p><strong>UPDATED

</strong>We’ve added a few more products and specs to the list below.</p>
<p>Below are a list of products that will arrive for CP+, an addition to the previous list of gear. I will note the omission of the mentioned entry level DSLR, which may come shortly after CP+.</p>
<ul>
<li>PowerShot G1 X II</li>
<li>EVF-DC1 (External Viewfinder)</li>
<li>WP-DC53 (Water Proof Housing)</li>
<li>PowerShot S200 f/2-3</li>
<li>PowerShot D30</li>
<li>PowerShot SX300 HS 24-300 f/3.5-6.5</li>
<li>PowerShot SX700 HS 24-650 f/3.5-6.5</li>
<li>PowerShot SX800 HS 24-800 f/3.6-6.5</li>
</ul>
<p>We might also see an announcement for the PowerShot SX70 IS. It’ll come with a crazy zoom lens whenever it does arrive.</p>
<ul>
<li>24-2000 f/3.7-8.0</li>
</ul>
<p>More to come.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Radiating · Feb 9, 2014

Am I the only one incredibly psyched about the rumors that have been floating around about a few rumored (unannounced) Sigma lenses?

There have been rumors of several incredible ideas:

16-20mm f/2.0
24-70mm f/2.0
24mm f/1.4
135mm f/2.0 OS

Dear god, please make these lenses a reality.

abcde12345 · Feb 9, 2014

Just a quick thing, I've been using a 550D, or a Rebel T2I before this and had recently changed to a 6D. I used my 50mm F1.8 with my 550D before, it was a great moment, giving me bokeh which I've never seen before and amount of light which is so desirable in an APS-C, but after a while I realized that it was not really sharp overall and... it just doesn't click. It doesn't give the amount of details one would command in order to produce a good image overall. However, after leaving it aside for some time, I picked it up again and put it on my 6D, and it feels like a whole new lens again (Doesn't refer to the brand new idea, more of a change, something drastically different)! It's sharp throughout the subject that I wanted, gives me great bokeh and it looks a lot sharper than before. It just feels different. Has anyone felt this, something like breathing in new life into an old lens by using a new camera body?

Canon Rumors · Feb 9, 2014

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<p>A patent for an EF 24-85 f/3.5-5.6 IS has appeared. Along with this lens is a patent for the EF 24-70 f/4L IS. I do think Canon does need a new full frame non-L zoom lens to go into less expensive kits, or for an even less expensive full frame camera down the road.</p>
<p><strong>Description and self-interpretation of the patent literature</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Patent Publication No. 2014-16464,2014-16465
<ul>
<li>Publication date 2014.1.30</li>
<li>Filing date 2012.7.9</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Example 3
<ul>
<li>Macro when in parentheses</li>
<li>Zoom ratio 2.84 (2.87)</li>
<li>Focal length f = 24.30-35.10-69.00mm (67.23-60.62)</li>
<li>Fno. 4.10 (5.28-5.56)</li>
<li>Half angle ω = 41.68-31.65-17.41 ° (17.84-19.64)</li>
<li>Image height Y = 21.64mm</li>
<li>134.65-141.04-164.94mm overall length of the lens (162.09-152.75)</li>
<li>BF 39.15-46.02-59.68mm (64.95-67.73)</li>
<li>β = -0.17 (-0.7)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Example 4
<ul>
<li>Macro when in parentheses</li>
<li>Zoom ratio 3.42 (2.84)</li>
<li>Focal length f = 24.30-35.10-82.99mm (68.22-64.03)</li>
<li>Fno. 3.58-4.42-5.89 (5.92-5.87)</li>
<li>Half angle ω = 41.68-31.65-14.61 ° (17.60-18.67)</li>
<li>Image height Y = 21.64mm</li>
<li>126.64-128.32-155.92mm overall length of the lens (149.57-148.58)</li>
<li>BF 39.39-49.31-64.14mm (65.59-65.96)</li>
<li>β = -0.17 (-0.6)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Canon patents
<ul>
<li>(4, etc. as in Example 3) seven-group zoom of positive and negative positive and negative positive positive and negative</li>
<li>(4, etc. the second group, as in Example 3) inner focus</li>
<li>implement the macro function by the first group fed out to the object side</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2014-02-10" target="_blank">EG</a>]</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Vivid Color · Feb 9, 2014

I will be going to Honolulu, Hawaii in August and may want to do some limited amount of snorkeling.

I currently have a Canon s100.

The waterproof cases are not inexpensive so my question is would I get better pictures using a case with my s100 or spending the money on a P&S camera that is waterproof to 10 meters? Another question is how difficult/easy are the cases to use underwater? I'm a very strong swimmer, but my snorkeling experience is quite limited so much of my focus may be on snorkeling properly.

I also have a 6D and an older T1i, but I think the cases for those would be even more expensive and I may only go snorkeling for a day or two on this trip. For what it is worth, I am not in love with my s100. Waterproof P&S camera recommendations, if any, may be for any brand.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Vivid

canon1dxman · Feb 9, 2014

Anybody got any inside info yet on new bodies seen at Sochi?

jdramirez · Feb 9, 2014

So I have officially gone nuts between the 85mm and the 200mm focal range. I have the 24-105 which in no way shape or form is a true portrait lens... but there is overlap between 85 and 105. Then I have a very nice 85mm f/1.8 that I'm quite fond of. I sold my 100mm f/2.8L when I bought my 70-200mm f/2.8L IS mkii... and I missed the minimum focusing distance, and the incredible sharpness that I bought the 100L back... at slightly less than I sold it for... so that's a plus. Then yesterday I bought a 135L for around $650ish. And I have the aformentioned 70-200mm.

I have to start getting rid or somethings or my family will start to call the hoarders tv show. I know the 85mm has to go... and I know the 70-200mm isn't going anywhere....

But that leaves the 100L and the 135L which feel like they are so close in focal length that they are practically the same lens.

The 24-105 might get upgraded... but I don't spend a ton of time in the wide angle... so having the best lens for that doesn't intrigue me much.

I'd like the new 50mm sigma art lens that is coming out soon... so I would have my two zooms and a 50mm, a 100mm, and a 135mm. It still seems redundant. I just bought back the 100... I don't want to sell it again and I literally just bought the 135... so it is crazy to buy something and then sell it a month later without really experiencing what it can do.

Is there gear head valium?

Jack56 · Feb 9, 2014

I've got a 50mm f/1.8. bought with the 60d. Now I've bought the mark5dIII, I like to know if I can still use this lens on the Mark5dIII.
i've read something about lens optimization:
http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/5d-mk-iii/users-guide/
Is this necessary?

Rienzphotoz · Feb 9, 2014

As posted on Digitalrev
David Hobby's Top Travel Photography Tip + Camera

Feb 9, 2014

i talked for 2 hours with a friend on the phone today.
he asked me if i know someone who could be interested in his EF 100-400mm.
he bought the tamron 150-600mm and has no use for the canon 100-400mm anymore.

he told me up to 400mm the tamron is as good as the canon.
above that the resolution drops but it´s still good.
he said that he thinks for noticable better image quality there is no way then buying the EF 600mm f4.
a 400mm f2.8 +TC would not yield noticable better image quality. can´t say if that´s true (he is not a pixelpeeper looking at his images at 200% all the time).

anyway... that made me think.

when tamron is able to produce a 150-600mm zoom for around 1100 euro.... then why is no company making a really good 600mm f5.6 for lets say 2000 euro?

a fixed focal length should be cheaper to produce then a zoom right?
ok for f5.6 you need a bit more glas.... but then 2000 euro would be twice the price.

if i would buy the tamron i would buy it for the 500-600mm focal range.
that´s where i would use that lens 95% of the time.
what i really need is a supertelephoto lens with great quality at the long end.

the tamron offers good quality at 600mm.
but why is nobody making a fixed 600mm f5.6 for 2000 euro that has excellent quality?

it should be possible from production cost and profit viewpoint... not?

climber · Feb 9, 2014

Hi. I took the attached picture at ISO 200 and it looks quite noisy/grainy in the shadows at 100%. Could someone take a look and say if this is normal or not? Or it is just me doing something wrong? Picture is converted in LR 4.3 and unprocessed.

Hjalmarg1 · Feb 9, 2014

I have read that the 24-70mm f4L IS has less distortion than the old 24-70mm f2.8L, in addition to the Image stabilization and lighter weight so I am considering to get the IS version. I don't shoot much portrait and fast pace events so, I think the 4-stop IS may help me more on low light situations. I am just a hobbyiest, not a pro?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

xvnm · Feb 8, 2014

LEICA M9-P Hermès - HOW ITS MADE / FACTORY TOUR. Leica teases our wallets with $50,000 Edition

AlanF · Feb 8, 2014

Don Haines's comments have inspired me to test the SX50 at 200x zoom - 50x optical plus 4x digital. I am on a brief trip to Jerusalem and, as usual, slung my SX50 into my case. Today had beautiful light. Here are some shots, ranging from 24-4800mm. The quality of the digital zoom really surprised me. All the shots were taken as jpegs, with no processing - straight out of the camera. To start with, the Church of the Dormition: 24; 200; 1200; and 4800mm equivalents.

Rienzphotoz · Feb 8, 2014

Many of you might have already see this image ... if you haven't then here it is ... and one of the many articles that was published in almost every newspaper on the planet:

Nasa's Curiosity rover has taken a photograph of Earth from the surface of Mars, showing what our planet looks like from 100 million miles away.

It's rare that a single dot on a computer screen can elicit such a strong reaction, but there is something mind-blowing about Earth's diminutive appearance in the image.
While we are used to seeing vivid greens and blues and swirling cloud when the Earth is photographed from space, from this distance the planet and its moon appear like no more than a couple of bright 'evening stars'.

The picture was posted on the official Twitter account for Curiosity, which Nasa has taken to anthropomorphising, with the rover tweeting on Thursday: "Look Back in Wonder... My 1st picture of Earth from the surface of Mars."

Taken about 80 minutes after Mars' sunset on Curiosity's 529th Martian day using its 'left eye camera', the image was 'processed to remove effects of cosmic rays', with Nasa releasing a second image blowing up the smudge to make Earth and the Moon clearly visible.

"A human observer with normal vision, if standing on Mars, could easily see Earth and the moon as two distinct, bright evening stars," a Nasa spokesperson said.

Quasimodo · Feb 7, 2014

Only one non-L, and a bit surprised that they have two 200/1.8 (not that they are not great!)

http://petapixel.com/2014/02/06/getty-images-sports-photographer-robert-cianflone-reporting-sochi/

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