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What to do?

This is really more or less for fun as I am pretty sure what I am going to do.

New 5diii delivered today courtesy of the adorama eBay sale, thanks guys! This leaves me in a pickle, I have no standard zoom for FF and $2500 burning a hole in my pocket.

So 24-70 ii, or 24-105 and 135 L?

Current FF compatible kit is, 28 1.8, 50 1.8, 70-200 f4 is. Suggestions are welcome.

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New Canon EOS-M

Hello everyone,

Just had a rather interesting day spent with a couple of the Canon reps.. Basically iv got to play with the new EOS-M.. Build quality is very good, it has a touch screen which is pretty much the same as a iPhone ( very good even tho I strongly dislike touch screens on cameras ).. The only downside to today was I wasn't able to try it with either the standard kit lens or with the EF adaptor.. Ill uploaded some pics.. If you have any questions just ask..

Update.. For some reason I cant upload the images to Canon Rumors so Ill add them to my flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66876906@N06/

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  • Poll Poll
At what price point will you consider buying the Canon 6D?

At what price point will you consider buying the Canon 6D?

  • I have/will preorder the Canon 6D at $2099.

    Votes: 7 7.4%
  • I will purchase the Canon 6D at $1700-1900.

    Votes: 11 11.7%
  • I will purchase the Canon 6D at $1500-1700.

    Votes: 21 22.3%
  • I will only purchase the Canon 6D after testing show IQ exceeds that of the 5D Mark II.

    Votes: 21 22.3%
  • I won't be purchasing the Canon 6D ever due to lacking features.

    Votes: 34 36.2%

Survey Time!

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Adorama or BH

Any one with a crystal ball who might be able to guess which of these fine vendors would most likely have more chance of getting the new 24-70 for a NEW order? I am shipping some freight from the USA in the next couple of months and thus would be worth ordering it at the same time since stock is scarce in EU+land in any case... I can wait (enough not to pay silly premiums on eBay).

I had thought about preordering on both sites, but I guess my luck means I would win two on the same day and be too late to cancel the other :) And then my card would have a nice bonfire ..

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sony and hasselblad

canon goes down the drain with mediocre products while sony forges alliances....

fuji, olympus as it seems and now hasselblad:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/09/18/sony-and-hasselblad-announce-partnership-dslr

sorry to say it.... but i see canon losing a lot of ground in the long run, with their current "strategy".

unexciting cameras for the masses + expensive glas.

i know a lot of my friend holding back in canon investment because they don´t know how commited canon is to the serious amateur.

and to be honest i don´t know what to think either....

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Were EF-S lenses a bad idea?

A Canon APS-C user who want to upgrade to a 6D cannot use his APS-C lenses on his new camera. In contrast, a Nikon APS-C user who wants to upgrade to a D600 can use his DX lenses on his new camera and the camera uses some sort of sensor cropping to emulate DX, at about 10.7MP. Interestingly, third party lenses (i.e., Sigma, Tamron, Tokina etc.) can be mounted on Canon FF bodies but those bodies have no way or recognizing them as not being FF lenses.

Do suppose Canon regrets introducing the entire EF-S lens concept?

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Hacked! The Magic Lantern Team Cracks the EOS 7D

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<p><strong>Magic Lantern on the EOS 7D?

</strong>Yes, that’s true. Our young team member g3gg0 did the impossible, and solved the 7D puzzle within days of receiving the camera from Trammell Hudson (on September 12).</p>
<p><strong>Background:</strong> Trammell Hudson started to port Magic Lantern on 7D three years ago. While he was able to run user code using the firmware update procedure, he was not able to run it in parallel with Canon firmware – which was required for Magic Lantern to run as an add-on software, without replacing the main firmware. Since then, we had little or no idea about how to solve this puzzle, until last week, when g3gg0 had an Aha! moment and discovered how to load Canon firmware from autoexec.bin code.</p>
<p>The first analysis shows that porting is straightforward (more or less), and most features will work without major code changes, as Magic Lantern does not have to run on both DIGIC processors. Basic features such as zebra and focus peaking are already working, so you may expect an alpha version to be available soon.</p>
<p>Are there any of you still interested in a Magic Lantern port for the 7D? Please let us know by supporting our work!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://blog.planet5d.com/2012/09/hot-update-magic-lantern-team-has-cracked-the-canon-eos-7d-yes/" target="_blank">More Coverage at Planet5D</a> | <a href="http://www.magiclantern.fm/whats-new/78-news/138-ml-will-work-on-7d" target="_blank">Visit Magic Lantern</a></strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

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/D: Embarrassing question

Hi..

Was looking at a Canon 7D (used) today with a view of buying this as a second body to my 5d3 that comes into my hot sticky hands (!) on Friday. My 600d is sold and packaged up.

Here is the embarrassing part (or user error) but is there some magic button or sequence to get auto focussing on when not in "green" auto mode? I tried in AV and TV modes with my own 70-200 II lens and it just did not auto focus in those modes. The "AV Drive" button did not seem to make a difference and there was no guidebook to guide me. I have the unit here on a loan to see if it suits me so I have chance to try and head slapping "doh" solutions.

My 600D did not demand any different behaviours and that seemed to AF. I have reset all camera settings and it did the same strange behaviour on default.

So, with a possible red face, I am here to humbly ask I am doing something wrong, unintuitative or should I RTFA (if I get the unit, of course I would).

In any case all the obvious things are checked (or so I hope)....

Yours..

Red Faced Luoto

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How come Canon never responds to anything?

How come Canon, and a lot of big companies never explain or answer any questions. Why make a new sensor for the 6D when everyone was hoping for the same 5DIII sensor? Why limit the video compression? etc. etc..
Are there good reasons or are they just protecting other lines and/or money, as everyone keeps on guessing.

McDonalds answered this one:
why don't the hamburgers you get, look like the photos?
Behind the scenes at a McDonald's photo shoot

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Canon Suspends Operations at 3 Plants in China

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<strong>From NHK</strong>


Violent anti-Japan protests across China have prompted Japanese precision equipment maker Canon to suspend operations at 3 factories in the country.</p>
<p>Canon says it will stop production lines on Monday and Tuesday as a precautionary measure.</p>
<p>The 3 affected factories are a laser printer factory in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, a digital camera plant in Zhuhai, also in Guangdong, and a copier plant in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.</p>
<p>Canon says it will decide when to resume operations there depending on how the protests go.</p>
<p>Japanese electronics giant Panasonic also suspended operations at 3 factories in China through Tuesday after protesters damaged buildings and equipment.</p>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120917_06.html" target="_blank">NHK</a>]</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

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Budget camera body choice

Hi all
I'm on the cusp of buying my first dslr having used Canon film bodies back to the AE1 program and the (wonderful) T-90 and the original EOS1.

With my limited budget I have narrowed my options down to the 15-85 f3.5-5.6 and the 70-200 f4 with a battery grip (large hands!) and either a) EOS 60d or b) EOS 650D.

Can I get your opinions please?

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The 200mm Prime 2.8 II USM a real sleeper

After considering a 70-200 (all versions) but owning the already expensive 70-300 L IS USM I had opted for the 200mm 2.8 II prime and couldn't be more jazzed with my choice. The attached photo taken yesterday of a singer in a local rock outfit (without flash) on a Canon 5D Mark III really makes this lens shine. I took shots up close and from far away and quite pleased with all of the results

Anyone else out in CR land using this lens ? From my readings it doesn't get much exposure and is overshadowed by the 70-200 IS USM 2.8 II.

On a side note, the lens hood was a struggle to get on and off. I called Canon who were of zero hep for ideas other than to bring it to the service center. I wouldn't mind the 30 minute drive each way if they had one to exchange but trying to obtain that info today was fruitless. To lessen the struggle and come up with resolve, I opted to put the lens hood on and off again multiple times (forward and reverse for storage) and it seems to have loosened up quite a bit.

PS EXIF info is: F 3.2 IS0 5000, 1/200, no flash, AI Focus. Image is from a RAW to a 1920 JPG to a 1024 JPG

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  • Poll Poll
What will happen with 5D2 in the marketplace? (poll)

With 6D coming up, the 5D2 will...

  • Drop in price as people unload bodies (supply increase in second hand market)

    Votes: 24 44.4%
  • Be the camera that people actually jump to for FF causing a supply shortage

    Votes: 16 29.6%
  • Be unaffected. Each has it's customer base.

    Votes: 14 25.9%

I'm thinking that the folks who have been holding out for a FF will have a great buy with the 5D2 in the short and long run.

There are features that make the 6D appealing and seem more "modern", but the best bang for the buck is on the 5D2 - I'm betting that the 6D actually helps drive 5D2 sales up.

And - we've heard no "end of life" announcement re the 5D2 from Canon !

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Thanksgiving, more likely Christmas sales and preordered 6D

I was considering preordering 6D, but I wondered what if there's gonna be some Thanksgiving or Christmas sales for it.
What do you think, would the sales include 6D too? I mean it'll be a new product.
The other thing is, B&H for example has some 30 day price correction policy.
If I order it soon, but I'm charged only when it becomes in stock (at least they say so about charging your card) will I be eligible for a refund?

Oh it might be better to wait for another $2750 sale for 5D III and get the real thing at least...

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Loving Canon right now.

This post is not intended to start a war on this forum, but I just wanted to voice my support for Canon at this point in time. Reading through recent forum posts on here, I get the impression that most people have gotten really fed up with the company and their products... I for one can't quite understand why? Call me a fanboy (whatever, I've also shot Nikon dslr, and going back a few years...ahem decades... Minoltas and Pentax 35mm slrs), but the sheer choice right now is brilliant if you ask me. Last year I was in the position of wanting to upgrade to Full Frame, and at the time there was literally only one (I will stand corrected on this - please do let me know) body in the canon lineup that I could consider for FF: The 5DII, which is what I bought. I've been very, very happy with my purchase, but alas, if Iwas making the jump right now, like a lot of people seem to be, I would have the choice of 4 bodies: 1DX, 6D, 5DII or 5DIII - seems to me like a great time to be entering the canon fullframe arena!?

I'm interested to hear why people are becoming more and more unhappy with canon products? If it's the price, in my opinion this doesn't really count... I know I'm gonna take some flack for this, but you get what you pay for and if you can;t afford it, either save your money or look elsewhere. I would like to drive a BMW M5, but I can't afford it. Instead I drive a humble VW golf. Doesn't stop me lusting after the M5, but I wouldn't start complaining to BMW about the price, and demand it drops down to VW pricing. It's simply out of my reach at this point. Tough totty.

As far as I can see it's a great time to be doing photography and canon is still the first port of call for me. My 5DII still takes awesome shots and I intend to keep it for another 5 years, much like my 400D before that.

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Schneider Tilt Shift 28mm f/4.5

http://photorumors.com/2012/09/17/schneider-kreuznach-announced-eight-more-lenses/

And a whole lot of other ones too...
85/2.4 Macro
35/1.4 (so what, now we've got Canon L, zeiss, samyang, nikon, now Sigma and Schneider to choose from here? Aren't we lucky... :) )
50/1.4 (it's a bit crowded in this length. "Me too!" says Schneider.


Too bad for that "Schneider Kreuznach" label on the front, probably expensive (although they normally come in just under Zeiss)

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6D Center Cross-Type ?

Looking at the specs of the new 6D on Canon's website, I find myself a little confused. It states:


AF Points
11 points

Center: cross-type at f/5.6; vertical line-sensitive at f/2.8.

Upper and lower AF points: vertical line-sensitive AF at f/5.6.

Other AF points: Horizontal line-sensitive AF at f/5.6.


So does this mean that the center point is a cross-type point at 5.6 or 2.8? Currently, I own a T3i and I know the center point become a cross-type point when using f/2.8 or faster lenses. Otherwise, with my kit lens it acts a single type focus point. I use the center point only and usually get recompose after gaining focus. The 6D looks appealing if the cross-type point is activated at 5.6, but I'm just not sure on the wording here. Any ideas?

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Who really is the target demographic for the 6D?

My friend and I have been exchanging messages back and forth about the 6D's target demographic. He would believe that this is aimed at wealthy folks who might leave the camera in an auto mode. (Hence, no need for the nicer AF of more recent systems.) I really think otherwise, that it's aimed at enthusiasts. I'm not looking to win an argument here, I'm just curious what you folks think (by demographic / bucket of people) about to whom this new rig is aimed?

I think we'd all agree that this is principally aimed at people looking to get their first FF camera. But who are these people? Just spitballing here, I would guess...
  • Enthusiasts who always wanted FF but have always blanched at the price. This thing seems dead nuts aimed at 60D and 7D users that don't value those cameras for the APS-C length / speed but value them for being 'higher end'. (I know some sports and birding folks who love their 7D for length / speed reasons -- this would not be aimed at them.)
  • Journalism / photography students -- textbooks are still built around FF old-school 35mm film lengths and rules, right? Wouldn't APS-C multiples just foul that up?
  • Perhaps a just-starting-out pro photographer's choice until he makes enough money to warrant a pro rig.
  • Serious tourists / landscape fans -- people who own tripods and spend a day shooting a national park.
  • People who often enlarge their shots and long for better IQ over their APS-C rigs?

Personally, I think the 6D is really a 5D2 with a few nice features to buoy the price for the next 2 years. The 5D2's price would have plummeted were it left on the market and this was not released, right?

But what do you folks think? Who is this really aimed at?

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