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KyleSTL · Sep 11, 2012

Roger Cicala has received his first shipment of 24-70 II's, and unsuprizingly has already disassembled one. Great read:

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/a-peak-inside-the-canon-24-70-f2-8-mk-ii

Canon Rumors · Sep 11, 2012

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<p><strong>*UPDATE*

</strong>As far as the EOS 6D goes, I’ve been told a few things about the specs previously posted.</p>
<ul>
<li>Does not have a flip out screen</li>
<li>It’s 4.5fps not 4.9</li>
<li>No built in flash</li>
</ul>
<p>It’s possible that 2 cameras are being mixed up and showing up in one spec list.</p>
<p><strong>More talk about an upcoming 6D

</strong>We have received a larger spec list in regards to a forthcoming Canon EOS 6D. This camera will come in between the 7D and the 5D Mark III and replace the 5D Mark II</p>
<p><strong>Specs

</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>22MP full frame</li>
<li>Flip out screen, Built in flash</li>
<li>19 pt AF, 63 zone metering</li>
<li>Single Digic 5+</li>
<li>4.9 fps (Also heard 4.5fps)</li>
<li>3 inch LCD (We’d previously heard touchscreen)</li>
<li>ISO 12,800</li>
<li>New battery and grip – new GPS and WiFi grip option.</li>
<li>Built in ‘connectivity and sharing’ software</li>
</ul>
<p>This looks similar to what [<a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_6d.html" target="_blank">NL</a>] also received. I also agree with Northlight that the camera spec rumors don’t quite feel “real” yet. Take this spec list with a grain of salt.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

sootzzs · Sep 11, 2012

Hi.

I am a bit baffled here. I own 60D with 50 1.8II and recently purchased EF-S 15-85. Also just got the Yongnuo 468II flash (no experience with it yet). Shooting at low light (tungsten, no flash) I've noticed that to get reasonable IQ I had to stop the 50mm to F/2 or even 2.8; While my 15-85 is 3.5-5.6 (3.5 only at 15mm if I remember right), it has an image stabilization which supposed to give me about three full stops more. So, while shooting at maximum F/5.6 with 15-85 IS on, it equals to F/2 if I use my 50mm (right?) and even faster with larger F-stops. Well...why do I need my 50 1.8 then when I can get the same images (or better) and use a zoom??? Ain't it supposed to be a low light lens?? Do I miss something here?

I ask this because I have to shoot low light event this Saturday (Flamenco dance). It will be a small event in a small, packed, dimly lit room. The stage will probably have some lighting from above but I doubt it will be enough. I will be close (very) to the stage and probably won't be able to use my newly purchased flash. I have a nice ball-head tripod (Sirui) but from my few recent experiences, it doesn't help a lot when the person you trying to shoot moving around. Having the (not so stellar) tools I have, how could I maximize the good/bad picture ratio (ISO, lens, tripod: yes or no)? Which lens is better to use with the flash (if I'd have the possibility)?

Sorry for the multiple questions. I've tried to shoot few low light events recently for my friends and was really disappointed with my results. This one is really important for me, don't want to @#@# it up again

.

As always, thank you for your time and advice!

bchernicoff · Sep 11, 2012

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2012/09/canon-24-70-f2-8-ii-resolution-tests

Sep 11, 2012

Hi everybody

I'm kind of new to photography, but over the last 1.5 years I've been shooting a lot of pics and built a small collection of gear.

Currently I own a 600 EOS with a Tamron 17-50, 50 f 1.4 and a 70-200 f 4.0 (and LR and 430 ex).

I really like to shoot with the 70-200 and I could see myself at some point with the f 2.8...

However now I think it's little 'long' so with a ff camera a could probably get better use of the two canon lenses.

So I'm thinking about selling the EOS 600 with the Tamron and getting a used 5d2.

I shoot a lot of different stuff, but mostly my GF (who's very patient) I travel a lot so I shoot street and architecture and what not, but I'm not really into sports and stuff like that.

I know I could probably get better pictures from practice and LR, but I'm all so a bit of gadget freak

So used 5d2 or wait for new entry level FF?

davidgator · Sep 11, 2012

This is my first post. I'm a long time reader and value the knowledge and expertise of the members.

I currently own a 50D and 7D. I am a serious hobbyiest. I primarily take photos of birds, wildlife, landscapes and the family. I do no do any wedding or serious portrait photography.

My current lenses are 10-22, 50, 100L, 24-105, 70-200 II, 28-300 and 100-400.

I've been waiting for the 7D2 because of by birding and wildlife photography and because I already own the 10-22 for the landscapes. We are going to Yellowstone this winter and doing an African safari this coming summer.

I've now been thinking that, if I keep the 7D rather then selling it, then a 5D3 may be the perefect compliment to the 7D.

My quesitons are (i) would you buy the 5D3 and keep the 7D or wait for a 7D2 and (ii) if I owned both the 5D3 and the 7D, should I keep the 10-22 for use on the 7D or sell the 10-22 and replace it with a 17-40 for use on the 5D3 (sorry, but I originally wrote 16-35 instead of 17-40)?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Sep 11, 2012

I'd like to hear from people who have purchased one of these lenses for wildlife photography and why you chose one vs. the other two.

400 2.8L looks better overall for lower light usage...typically when wildlife is most active. However the F4 models have a bit more reach but sacrifice 1 stop.

canon23 · Sep 11, 2012

Hi All,

I'm at the point of researching and saving for my next lens. It's either going to be the 35 f/1.4 or one of the following option: 16-35 or 17-40. But my question is on the 16-35 or 17-40 option, I'm debating which one of these two to get. Main usage is for:

1) Wedding (primary)
2) Landscape (secondary)

I'm shooting w/the 5D Mark II (w/430EX)
Please provide your reasons for choosing one over the other. Thanks again!

scotty512 · Sep 11, 2012

Hi All

a colleague of mine is thinking of dipping his toes into the DSLR, has budget around £500 (GBP) what would you recommend and why

Cheers for the advice

thanks
Scott

Q8-MC · Sep 11, 2012

Hi everyone
I want ask about where can i find a lee filters ?
i just find some in ebay.

thanks

Viggo · Sep 11, 2012

Pentax have introduced an update for the K-5 with the ability to AF all the way down to a claimed -3 ev.

RGomezPhotos · Sep 11, 2012

Isn't anyone jazzed about this? Everyone is talking about the 135mm just announced. The 50mm has been the middle-child to the 35mm & 85mm. The 50mm is a perfect focal length for me for many reasons, but There is a visual difference. Maybe the new 55mm will surpass it's two brothers...

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/09/07/Carl-Zeiss-preparing-Distagon-55mm-F1-4-for-Canon-Nikon-lenses-for-mirrorless-system-cameras

Sep 10, 2012

Hello Everyone,

First time post. I recently purchased the 1DX and have been doing some very basic test shots. Although I love the higher ISO images, I am seeing what I believe is excessive red color noise in images shot within the lower range (100-400). In the photo I've posted, you can see splotchy red 'noise' above the horizon to the left of the surfers and along the cloud line between the sun and the buildings. I understand these are darker areas of the image but at ISO 200, this is quite surprising. Image quality was set to large Jpeg. I've also seen this in the RAW images as well. Am I expecting too much or has anyone else experienced this phenomena? Does this look normal to you? Any insights are much appreciated.

Thanks!

Canon Rumors · Sep 10, 2012

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<strong>From Planet5D


</strong><a href="http://blog.planet5d.com/2012/09/hot-first-canon-eos-c100-short-hits-the-web-just-c-it/" target="_blank">Mitch from Planet5D</a> has informed us of the first short from the upcoming Canon EOS C100.</p>
<p>The Canon EOS C100 is almost “affordable”, and we should see lots of content from it. I’ll be buying one for my rental business, and hopefully I’ll learn something about shooting video. :)</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/49083326" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></p>
<p><strong>Film Information (By Sebastien DEVAUD)


</strong><em>“Earlier this year, i was contacted by Canon Inc to create a new exclusive film for the worldwide launch of the new EOS Cinema camera : The EOS C100</em></p>
<p><em>Given the difficult task awaiting me, I decided to call upon and challenge the C’brothers to highlight and validate the strenghts of this new technology…</em></p>
<p><em>Join the new C generation !</em></p>
<p><em>Just C it ! was shot with three C100 bodies and 12 EF lenses. AVCHD compress recorded on SD Card”</em></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/889545-REG/Canon_EOS_C100_EF_Cinema.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">Canon EOS C100 at B&H Photo (Available November 2012)</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Source: [<a href="http://blog.planet5d.com/2012/09/hot-first-canon-eos-c100-short-hits-the-web-just-c-it/" target="_blank">P5D</a>]</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

kennephoto · Sep 10, 2012

I've been on the fence about buying a 5d2 kit and watching the prices but I just checked tonight and it's up 100 dollars matching my local vendors and last week everyone online had it for 2699. Does this mean something new might show up or stock is dwindling down and so price goes up? It's starting to not seem like a good deal to me anymore.

Sep 10, 2012

I just saw the post on the front page that B&H expected to ship the first batch of 24-70 II lenses tomorrow. I hadn't received a shipping notification, but I checked, just to see if there was any update, and my lens shipped out today at 3:23pm. It's coming ground, and I'm in Boston, so it's scheduled to be delivered tomorrow. I had a very early pre-order -- I ordered on February 7 (which was I think announcement day?). If you ordered from B&H, you should check your order status...

Anybody want to buy a very good 24-70 f/2.8 L version 1?

gbchriste · Sep 10, 2012

I've always been a straight RAW shooter. The only time I've shot to JPEG is on a couple of events where I wasn't going to do any post processing and needed to hand the memory card off to someone else at the end of the day. But I've got something coming up where I want to shoot RAW primarily but use the second card slot in my 5D3 to capture JPEGs just for a little extra insurance.

Right now have all of the in-camera processing turned off like noise reduction and sharpening. I do that all in post processing for my RAW images. I'm thinking I'd like to have these applied to the JPEGs I'm capturing to the second card.

I know this sounds like a dumb question and I really should know the answer, but can someone confirm for me that these in-camera processing settings are only applied to JPEG and not RAW images? If some are applied to RAW, which ones are they?

Thanks.

bdunbar79 · Sep 10, 2012

I was able to actually focus-track a tennis ball in flight. Yes. To illustrate this absolutely extraordinary feature of the 1DX, I tracked the ball with single point in Case 6 I believe, and it ignored the closer girl in my foreground. I cropped a bit here, but just did a quick jpeg save.

EOBeav · Sep 10, 2012

So I had to send my 50mm f/1.4 up to the lens hospital in Spokane. It was a DIY fix that went awry. It's being discharged now and is on it's way back home to me. How much did all of this cost? Not as much as a new lens. Not quite, anyway. But it sure feels like it. But it's my own fault, and ended up costing me more because of the botched fix-it job.

If you own this lens: Store it in the middle of the focus range, like around the 3 foot mark, and NOT at the infinity point like a lot of people recommend on the internets. I got this advice from the guy who worked on it, a factory-authorized lens tech.

Don Haines · Sep 10, 2012

The rubber on the grip of my 60D is coming loose. Any recommendations on a good glue to use to stick the edges back down before it gets any worse?

ablearcher · Sep 10, 2012

I've browsed a ton of warranty related posts but was unable to find a straight answer to my question.

As Canadian - if I buy a body (5DMKIII) in the US and i need warranty repair/service (in Canada) - would Canon Canada take it for service or i will need to send it to the US? I know the card says US/Canada warranty, but it i could not find a clear indication that a cross-border purchase will be serviced in a country of residence.

Any experience?

Half Way To Nothing · Sep 10, 2012

I was about to upgrade to the 5D iii (currently have 50D) but just before I do I want to check with the many Pros and Arm Chair Pros on here if it would be right for me.

I want to shoot Aviation and animals, some landscape and Family (non portrait, just nice shots)

I can spend up to £8000 ($12000), however saving money always helps.

I have currently 70-200 L IS 2.8 and 24-105 IS L 4.0

The options then FF or not to FF. 600mm f4 or will the 400m F5.6 do it's a lot cheaper? Which Body? Which Lens? Extenders? (I had one 2x mk ii on a 70-200 and did not like the quality)

Any other combos you guys can think of????

Thanks for your time!

RLPhoto · Sep 10, 2012

I can never get good direct flash, how do you get decent images like the one below.

http://photos.posh24.com/p/737011/z/david_letterman/the_most_memorable_celebrity_quotes_from_2009.jpg

I like off-camera and very competent in that, but direct flash I never could quite grasp it.

Tips?

canon23 · Sep 10, 2012

Hi All, just a simple question but I'd like to know for those who owns this lens, do you use the Canon - LZ1326 Lens Case that came along w/the lens purchase or did you get something like the Lowepro S&F Lens Exchange Case 200AW?

By reading these two items, it looks like the Lowepro is more on the 'heavy duty' side? What's the pro/con of each in your opinion?

My main usage w/this will be for walking around the city, assisting with weddings, on a Lowepro S&F Light Utility Belt

Thanks again for your input!!

bradfordswood · Sep 10, 2012

Hello,

Wondering if anyone knows of a wide angle lens that is compatible with both crop sensor and full frame cameras?

Shooting on a 60d now but anticipating upgrading in the next few years. I am aware of the 16-35L but it's out of my price range. Any other options out there?

Thanks!

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