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Canon Rumors · Dec 29, 2012

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<strong>More time with the EOS 6D


</strong>When I brought the EOS 6D to Costa Rica as my only camera body, I honestly didn’t think I’d like the camera all that much. I’ve had the luxury of using some great cameras like the EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III. However, after a little over a week with it, I must say that I’m very impressed.</p>
<p><strong>The Good (So far)

</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The image quality is top notch, I find colour rendition and dynamic range to be terrific.</li>
<li>Build quality, the camera doesn’t feel cheap.</li>
<li>The ergonomics are  better than I thought they’d be.</li>
<li>The center AF point is quite good.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The Bad (So far)</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Battery life is terrible if GPS and WiFi are on.</li>
<li>There was the odd time 1/8000 would have been nice.</li>
<li>The outer AF points, while better than the 5D2, aren’t as accurate as the center point.</li>
<li>I have big hands and the control pad inside the dial can be inaccurate if not pressed perfectly.</li>
</ul>
<p>I still don’t like the EF 24-70 f/2.8L II on the EOS 6D. Mainly because of the bulk of the lens compared to the body. The results are terrific, it just doesn’t balance well. I wouldn’t use a battery grip on a small camera, however it may feel better if you do.</p>
<p>I will continue to evaluate the camera during my stay in Costa Rica and work towards a full review of the EOS 6D.</p>
<p>Below are some images from San Jose, Costa Rica taken yesterday.</p>
<div id="attachment_12467" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0512-2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-12467" alt="San Jose, Costa Rica | EOS 6D, 24-70 f/2.8L II - 50mm ISO:100 30s f/6.3" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0512-2.jpg" width="575" height="383" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Skyline of San Jose, Costa Rica | EOS 6D, 24-70 f/2.8L II | 50mm ISO: 100 30s f/6.3</p></div>
<div id="attachment_12468" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 585px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0606-2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-12468" alt="IMG_0606-2" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0606-2.jpg" width="575" height="383" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Security at Museo Nacional – San Jose, Costa Rica | EOS 6D, 24-70 f/2.8L II | 70mm ISO:1600 1/60 f/2.8</p></div>
<div id="attachment_12469" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 393px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0701-2.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-12469" alt="IMG_0701-2" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_0701-2.jpg" width="383" height="575" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Streets of San Jose | EOS 6D, 24-70 f/2.8L II | 24mm ISO:400 1/200 f/5.6</p></div>
<p style="text-align: left;"><em><strong>Canon EOS 6D for $1999 at <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/892349-REG/Canon_8035b002_EOS_6D_Digital_Camera.html/bi/2466/kbid/3296" target="_blank">B&H Photo</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009B0MZ8U/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B009B0MZ8U&linkCode=as2&tag=canorumo-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.normancamera.com/index/page/product/product_id/26833/product_name/Canon+EOS+6D+Digital+Camera+%28Body+Only%29+" target="_blank">Norman</a> | <a href="http://www.adorama.com/ICA6D.html?kbid=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a></strong></em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

jon_charron · Dec 29, 2012

Anyone? So far only talk, and reports of having bought one. I haven't seen any pics yet. :-\ Bring it!

Chris_prophotographic · Dec 29, 2012

Having the 1DX give me a bit more quality and i have a few things i want to print and sell so I am just wondering if there is a wide variety of frame stores out there that do good work for a sensible price.

I see Eframe in the UK but I need a more state side/Canadian solution.

Thank you all.

Cgdillan · Dec 29, 2012

This was a beautiful night to shoot a proposal at Sea Port Village in San Diego CA. Check it out and let me know what you think. There were a lot of things I would change and would have done differently while shooting, but there is very little time to plan for something like this, especially since we kept getting moved around by the security guard which messed up the whole original plan! Anyway check it out! I did record this music as well.

http://www.stockhammedia.com/2012/12/29/marriage-proposal-and-engagement-v-m/

Gear:
2x 5D mkIII
60D

Canon 85mm f/1.2L II
Canon 24mm f/1.4L II
Canon 50mm F/1.8 II

Glidecam HD-4000

H1 with AT 3350 lav

2x Davis and Sanford Tripods

Post:
FCP X
Magic Bullet Looks
Compressor

mingyuansung · Dec 29, 2012

Just bought 50L f1.2. Mount on my 5D3, the center focus point is accurate from f1.2 throughout the range and all distance. However the left most, right most, top most and bottom most cross point are all front focus. Is there anyone has experience that if Canon Service Center (Irvine, CA) can help adjust the 5D3 internal computer to make those 4 out side cross points focus accurately? Or I'd better return the lens within 30 days and forget about 50L? I called them and they say that they can help but no guarantee. That sounds to me "why bother the effort". Any suggestion?

ZoeEnPhos · Dec 29, 2012

Hi Forum Readers!

About the use of the Canon Drop-in Circular Polarizing Filter PL-C 52
I am a bit interested in how often you actually use this filter and in which situations you find the desirable use of the Drop-in Circular Polarizing Filter PL-C 52 with your tele-lenses from Canon?

The benefits may be the many?(I am considering if this filter would be part of my equipement?) but there is also this fact of a light loss of up to 2 stops, but maybe a fast glass like EF300mm with f/2.8 would be the right lens to be equipped with this filter? Is the filter-effect affected if you are using the lens stopped down (like f/8)?

I am mostly interested in the end result,what the Drop-in Circular Polarizing Filter PL-C 52 can add to your photographs compared to photos without this filter.

Anyone here who maybe like to share something, about your experiences, when you are using this filter?

Wishing you all a very good new year 2014!

Greetings to you all!
Charl

distant.star · Dec 29, 2012

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Just ordered a little Powershot A1200 from the refurb store. At $35, how can you go wrong? Sale ends today.

The OVF is what got me. That, and the simplicity, I guess. Throw in a couple of AA batteries, paste it to your face and go shooting.

No RAW, no IS of any kind. But an f/2.8 28mm zooms to f/5.9 at 112mm.

And if it gets run over by a bus, no big deal (just get it off your face before the bus comes!).

Haydn1971 · Dec 29, 2012

Been pondering a change to full frame for a while now, the 6D has whet my appetite, but in order to fund, I'm proposing to sell a fair bit of crop kit, specifically my current 450D and kit 18-55mm lens, my 15-85mm, my 10-22mm and possibly my very underused 70-300 IS - which would net me about £1000-1200, leaving me to find about £450 to buy a 6D body.

I'm left with the 135mm L and 50mm 1.4, but I'm wondering about a wide option, my local camera shop has a second hand 28-135mm for £125, would I be selling myself short and better off with a cheapish wide prime, 28mm 1.8 perhaps ? Looking at my shots in the last year, my 135mm & 50mm have been used most, I'm using my 15-85 and 10-22 mostly at their widest.

I'm keen to slowly build a good lens set, interested in the yet to be released 24-70 f4, plus the 8-15 in due course, I'm not shooting much beyond 135mm as I generally shot portraits, plants and landscape, but my lingering thought right now is just how much gain will I get from the upgrade, specifically in terms of light collecting performance, imagine noise and colour rendition over my 450D

Go on, help me press the button - and no buy a 5DIII pundits thanks ;-)

aprotosimaki · Dec 28, 2012

While under the ravages of the flu, I dropped my 70-200L F4 onto the carpet from my bag. I guess it dropped about 4 feet. What tests do you recommend to make sure it is still functional? If the lens is broken (hopefully not), what are my options? The lens is just over a year old.

I love it very much and feeling bummed out (the flu does not help matters; I am freezing cold and feel completely out of it which is why I dropped it).

Thanks for any advice.

Simon

Dec 28, 2012

Poll: where do you expect the price of the (rumored) 45-50Mp EOS to be. Under $4k, $4k-5k, $5k-6k, $6k-7k, higher. Now, I know we're not having a crystal ball, the point is where are we investing.

Reminding 5D2 went down in history as a camera with tremendous potential and hidden added value (video) at affordable price. Now that's the kind of innovation we want from Canon. An affordable 21Mp sensor beating N@kon's 35Mp IQ is the answer for example. So, let's see what the rumored price expectancy is and see if Canon surprises.

The best for '13.
(hope it's not $13k btw).

Dec 28, 2012

edit: The image I posted here seems to have vanished from flickr. I must have deleted it by accident while cleaning some old images out.

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I found canonrumors while researching a DSLR purchase in the distant future. Lots of great information I'll put to good use when I get my first DSLR.

In the mean time, I thought a thread for panoramas of civilization would be nice. This is the local grocery store, wrapped in fog on a damp Christmas day:

Ingles supermarket by mkronline, on Flickr

Taken with a PowerShot ELPH 110 HS.

dswatson83 · Dec 28, 2012

New review of the Canon 35mm f/2.

http://learningcameras.com/reviews/7-lenses/89-canon-35mm-f2-is-review

Canon 35mm f/2 IS Review

Dec 28, 2012

what is limiting the maximum FPS for the 1D X?

is it the bandwith/processing power of the DIGIC5+ CPU´s?

or is it the mechanical shutter construction?

could a dual digic 5+ powered camera deliver 10 FPS for a 21-24MP sensor?

Dec 28, 2012

I've been wanting to buy a 5D3 kit, but unable to do so until the 7th, which is two days after all canon rebates expire. The 5D3 kit was $3499 as of last night on amazon and now lists at $3699. My questions:

1. Based on the past, what does canon typically do in January concerning rebates?

2. Can anyone explain the drastic fluctuation with the 5D3 kit price? In less than a year, I see that it is anywhere from $3499 to $4299. The price elasticity is insane.... but remain hopeful we can see $3499 again, too bad I missed the boat this month.

Axilrod · Dec 28, 2012

So I got my first flash, a 600EX-RT. So far I just got a Gary Fong Lighsphere diffuser for it and that's about it. I was just curious as to what fun things I can do with it just to experiment. I've always shot with natural light/reflectors, but I know flashes open up a whole new world. I feel like I'm clueless as to where to start, so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

GuyF · Dec 28, 2012

A colleague tells me his son (late-teens rather than small child) is interested in getting a camera for shooting wildlife. Since he doesn't have much cash (budget to be decided) he'll be looking at the cheap end of things. As it's been a long time since I've looked at the entry-level stuff I need your help to show the lad what's on offer. A quick look around the web suggests it may be:

1. EOS 1100D (there's a £30 cashback deal on until 24th Jan.). Can get this for £278 (body) or £339 (with 18-55 IS).
2. EF 70-300 f4-5.6 IS. Can get this for £279 (US import) from same place I got my 300mm 2.8 IS so I know the guy is trustworthy.

The only drawbacks I can see are the 1100D doesn't have sensor cleaning and is only 3fps. Of course you can't expect 1DX performance for that money but I do have standards

.

Any advice would be welcomed. All options are possible though maybe not second-hand (who knows how high the body was dropped from?

)

Let the arguments begin!

garyknrd · Dec 28, 2012

Just picked up this lens about a week ago. I looked here for a thread but did not see one.

All with the Canon 7D

Bare lens F-4.0

With the older 1.4 ll T.C. wide open 5.6

Bare lens F4.0 66.6% crop

Bare lens F4.5

Bare lens F-6.3 with fill flash

Pics with the 500 ll and 300 ll with and without T.C.'s are here: www.flickr.com/photos/avianphotos
Just opened a web page: www.birdsthatfart.com

Ellen Schmidtee · Dec 28, 2012

I plan to buy an Induro PHQ3 tripod head, and noted - w/o surprise - that in order to have a camera + lens rotate around the lens' nodal point, a third party accessory would be required.

What would that accessory be? Would a macro rail do the trick?

Thanks!

Canon Rumors · Dec 28, 2012

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<strong>The myth!


</strong>The EOS 3D gets another mention over at <a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_3d.html" target="_blank">Northlight</a>, this time in the form of a 50+mp camera body that will appear in late 2013 or early 2014.</p>
<p>While I am pretty sure we’ll see such a camera eventually, I’m not sure when it will materialize.</p>
<p>Canon seems to be taking their time with a big megapixel camera, here’s hoping it’s because they want to get it right. I also think Canon is getting the “popular” lenses upgraded first to help get the most out of the upcoming big sensors.</p>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_3d.html" target="_blank">NL</a>]</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Canon Rumors · Dec 28, 2012

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<strong>From Canon France


</strong><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Canonfrance?fref=ts" target="_blank">Canon France</a> has begun teasing us about a new product. They have titled the teaser “Creativity with a twist”. With the graphic they also say (Translated):</p>
<p><em>“Soon, we will share information that will change the way you look at the world…”</em></p>
<p>By the image below, it looks like they’re talking about small camcorders. Or maybe they’re going to take another run at a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_PowerShot_TX1" target="_blank">TX1</a> type of product.</p>
<p>I notice the missing camcorder and missing ping pong ball, what does it all mean? I’m sure whatever it is, we’ll see it for CES in just over a week.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/551825_10151304513182645_1758362022_n.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-12450" alt="551825_10151304513182645_1758362022_n" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/551825_10151304513182645_1758362022_n.jpg" width="403" height="403" /></a></p>
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RobT · Dec 28, 2012

To make the story short, my wife and I started a photography business for candid portraits and journalistic style weddings almost six months ago and are seeing enough business and opportunity to take the plunge on a big purchase to upgrade our equipment.

I currently shoot with a 50D and she has a T3 and we have stretched these cameras to their limits.

We are potentially buying two cameras. The first will be a 5DmkIII without question, but the possibility of buying a second is still in the air. If we are going to take the plunge from a business perspective I'd like to buy two 5D3s, but that's out of our budget coupled with the lenses we need to upgrade.

We could probably get by with the 5D3/50D/T3 as backup but I don't trust the T3 to compete with anything once a light is turned off. It barely squeaks by at ISO800, and that is unacceptable to me if we should need it.

What would you all suggest as the second camera? The 6D is outside of budget and close enough in price to the 5D3 from an investment perspective that we'd just get two if we could swing it, but we can't. So that leaves the the 7D and 5dmkII.

For those of you that have used these cameras at weddings and other candid events, what would you say the highest acceptable ISO is when shooting RAW? What about AF performance at f/2.0 and below in okay to worse light?

I know full-frame is the best option for portraits, but the 7D is pretty cheap brand new right now, so I don't want to take it off the table.

Thank you once again CR :

Frodosbigtoe · Dec 28, 2012

Has anyone ever paired these two pieces of gear with any success? Heading to India and need to travel light so I'm only taking 16-35mm and a 50mm. I'm afraid I won't have enough reach with just those 2 lenses hence the extender idea

gngan · Dec 28, 2012

Just upgraded from my 550D to 5D III. Can someone point me to things that i need to check cause I can exchange it within 7 days. Just want to make sure everything is working.

Dec 28, 2012

Hi, I know that this topic has been well covered in the past but I am having a real hard time deciding what to do so I thought ask professional's opinion.

I am currently shooting 5D(mark I) and have few L lenses(16-35,24-70,70-200,35). I did not think about upgrading to mark II in the past but now that price is reduced to $1600 or used ($1300ish?) I thought It might be a good buy. Although, 6D is now going for $2000 and I will not surprise it will go down to $1800 sometime soon. At same time, Mark III is still a little expensive for me but needless to day it is BY FAR the best choice(of course).

I am NOT a pro photographer who makes living by shooting. I should not be spending more than $2000 but if you all suggest mark III then that would be a possibility. I have been wanting to get a 135L for a while so I am thinking about just getting a used mark II and get a used 135L (around $2000?) or get a 6D new for $2000 or just be smart and get a mark III(around $2800?). I have bought used lens but never a body, is it a bad idea? Would you choose used mark II($1300or less) or 6D or $2000? I love shooing in low light and I don not care about WI-FI or Video at all. In fact, I probably never will use those things.

Thank you very much and I really appreciate your suggestions!

Cptn Rigo · Dec 28, 2012

Hi Everyone

I just want to share my experience, almost a month ago I pull the trigger buying the EF 85 1.2L lens from Adorama via Amazon, everything was perfect until last week, when a $200 price drop appears, so... I sended an email asking if they have a price protection service, or something like that.

The legendary Helen Oster answer and after a few emails I got a $200 dlls gift certificate in my hands... Super easy, no problems at all.

I Just want to share with you guys this, because is the kind of "details" that make us keep "loyal' as customers

Happy Holidays.

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