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Narcolepsy · Jun 16, 2012

For the Olympics, I need a small bag to fit:
5D2
70-200 2.8 IS II
2x converter
24-105L
+-580EX for focus assist (not essential as I am only going to one indoor event)

The bag must be less than 25L and the smaller the better

The Lowepro Nova 170 AW looks like it might fit the bill - can anyone let me know if it will fit this gear?

Thanks for any help!

Jun 16, 2012

Hello all, been a long time reader, but not poster.

Ive been shooting since T2i came out, then my needs for a better camera got me a 60D, and never really care much for buying any glass since my canon 50 1.4 covered all my needs.

But now ive been asked to shoot couple weddings.

I know im going nowhere with my kit lens. I ve been also saving up some money because i knew one day i would have to buy a L series, and we all know they are expensive. My first lens was going to be the 70 200 2.8 II but im not sure if my kit lens is going to cut it at the wedding. I also shot events and video, most of the time, low light.

These are the lenses im looking at:

17 40 f4
16 35 f2.8 II
24 105 f4
24 70 f2.8 II ?

I also dont want this lens to be exclusive for weddings, all arround lens too. And i know most ppl will say get the 24 105 f4, but i do love to shoot wide.

Ive saved enough to buy 1 really expensive lens. And by expensive i mean the new 24 70 or was by default the 70 200

Help me choose on this, Thx

Mike

Jun 16, 2012

I have the 35mm and am wondering if I should sell it. Also how much should I sell it for? It's been used like twice and I still have the box and packaging! Thanks!

Old Shooter · Jun 16, 2012

I have used Metz strobes and Canon bodies together for nearly 20 years. When I bought my first digital, 450D, I was told I couldn't use my 60CT-4 with it. I bought a 45CL-4, SCA 3102 Canon Module, and a SCA 3045 connecting cord that all worked perfectly with the Rebel. All E-TTL functions worked great in both Manual and Tv/Av modes (fill).

I finally treated myself to my first full-frame and decided to make sure the 5DIII and Metz played well together. They did not. The flash would fire; but it was like a full manual burst. The exposure verification light would not illuminate even though the test shots were probably 8 stops over. I noticed that the flash ready light on the 5DIII was blinking intermittently; like it was indicating an error. I tried the camera in various modes; Green Box, Tv, Av, and Manual - nothing worked. I called Metz USA and they said I needed an updated 3102 module with version 5 software. Bought one from Adorama, put it on the camera, everything was the same - malfunction... I should mention that the Rebel and the Metz still function perfectly together...

Anyone else experiencing something similar? I hope - I pray - it's not the body because returning it from here in Afghanistan would be a major PITA! Any suggestions? I was thinking about buying a Canon flash just to make sure the problem wasn't with the body circuitry...

bjd · Jun 16, 2012

Hi,
I finally got my new 5D, moved up from a 400D, and I am "ashamed" to say I have been doing a lot
of reading in the camera manual

I've been playing with the autofocus settings while trying to take shots of some of the birds in our garden.
Attached an example that is causing me problems. The display will show me the "fields" being used for AF,
and they will all be lined up on the bird feeder. I havent been able to find a way to persuade the camera
to focus on the bird in such a situation. This is in automatic mode. If I go to spot with the 4 adjacent fields
then it seems to work better. But I want the automatic mode so I can use a tripod and set the camera up
as close as possible to the birds. Using AI Focus mode usually.
I am using the 70-200 F4 IS lens, at 200mm and pretty close to the subjects. Do I maybe want to move
further back so that I have more DOF therefore making the exact focus less important.
Generally I haven't been so happy with the results yet, but thats probably more me than the equiment.
Cheers BRian

gmrza · Jun 16, 2012

I went out after work to look at the Webb Bridge in Melbourne after sunset, with a view to coming back later with a DSLR. Unfortunately, lacking a really wide angle, you can't really get interesting shots inside the bridge with the G11. I'll need to make another visit with the 5DII and the 17-40mm + 15mm fisheye. Good job I didn't just decide to take the 7D, as I don't have a lens wide enough for the 7D.

These photos were taken using the built in 3 stop ND filter, with the G11 mounted on a Gorillapod, and using a cable release. Exposures were mostly around 13 to 15s, aperture around f/3.5 to f/5.

Another point for a future visit is that I will need to do it at a time when there are fewer cyclists about, and take a 6 or 10 stop ND filter to blur away the pedestrians.

Despite the fact that there are now better cameras available, the G11 still copes quite well.

KKCFamilyman · Jun 16, 2012

Going with my family to San Diego zoo, sea world, Disneyland, beach, etc.

I have canon 5d3, 24-105, 50 1.4, 430 ex ii.

Was looking for a good bag choice with easy access.
Also considering 70-200 f4 is can get new for $900. Tempting
40mm pancake for close to 35mm coverage at least at 2.8 and it would be light.
Only considering the 270 ex ii for flash
Possibly g1x for smaller pics and the beach day.

Any help would be appreciated as I am going in about 45 days.

Jun 15, 2012

I like to shoot wide open views, like this of the Star Spangled Sailabration in Baltimore for this week:

F-314 Thor Heyerdahl Stern View by RyanCrierie, on Flickr

The above image has been processed in Photoshop CS5 with ACR 6.7 and Shadow/Highlighted to pull out 10% shadows, and then had the basic sharpen filter applied to it.

What basic settings are ideal for the 5D3 with kit lens for maximum sharpness with autofocus for such an...expansive subject?

Reason I'm asking the CanonRumorz hive mind is that I've found that the settings you choose on the in-camera menus have a big difference on quality, due to the complexity of the auto-focus system.

wockawocka · Jun 15, 2012

It focuses at 4 inches from the subject.

mattbru · Jun 15, 2012

I've been searching YouTube for some STM focus examples with the T4i, and it seems pretty hard to find a quality video. This is the best I could find.

Canon EOS 650D STM
Canon T4i Auto focus demonstration
Canon EOS 650D Movie Continue AF Test

I'd like to see how fast the STM is in not only the hybrid live view, but standard phase AF. I'd like to see examples of it on a non-T4i as well, such as 5d2/3 for focus speed.

Marsu42 · Jun 15, 2012

So I've decided to get into the pro wedding business for real. I got to know a guy who - if my luck persists - will tell me the tricks of the local trade and coach me through my first contracts.

Until now, I shot purely for fun and learning, and now have a general idea where the shutter button is located. But in the future it'll business all over, at least that's the idea. And while it'll take a while to set me up, I'll have to get my new working gear now to become familiar with it, while keeping the cost-income relationship somewhat sane.

Conditions: From what I'm hearing, the basic idea when starting out is to get the job done, capture the important moments, the atmosphere and to get shots of all guests and esp. the relatives, so everyone is happy. The clients I'll be acquiring when starting off won't be concerned with corner sharpness, complicated flash setups or life-size prints.
My current gear: I've got the 60d as a backup body and the 100L for portraits, might be nice as a 160/2.8 on the crop body, too. I don't think the 70-300L is adequate for weddings, but from what I'm hearing, the local conditions don't necessarily call for a $2000+ 70-200 anyway. I'll have to get an uwa & some 24-70 lens and might ask about this in a separate thread - but with what body/flash?

BODY: I'll need a somewhat affordable high-iso ff body, so a 5d seems to make sense.

5d2. It's half the price of the successor, and if using focus/recompose people seem to have used this successfully for wedding occasions.
5d3. It's said to have higher iso performance, but looking at the raw samples I hardly can see an improvement? Is better awb, more fps (or quiet shutter), dual cards and the updated af system a noticeable improvement for weddings?

FLASH: For wedding run & gun, I guess I'll need one fast recycling flash with a battery pack, so my 430ex2 won't suffice. While shooting w/o flash might be preferable, as far as I understand it there's hardly any way around it.

580ex2. Isn't sold new anymore, and obsolete ir technology. Seems to have a bug when using hss extensively. But great if combined with 3rd party triggers, esp. since these can trigger dumb ttl flashes, too.
600rt. This is currently the must-have choice for the 5d3, but seems to be compatible with the 5d2 as well - and except the price there are no drawbacks (it can work with 3rd party triggers too)?

Jun 15, 2012

Hi, I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. I do a lot of hiking and carry with me my t2I along with a 100-400, 24-70, and 100mm macro. All cannon lenses. I was wondering what the best belt or harness would be best for carrying the different lenses. I have a slingback but that doesn't really allow for quick changes. The 100-400 came with a nice belt case but I don't have anything for the other lenses. If I went with a lowe pro utility type belt would my canon case that I do have work with that or would I need the belt with 3 or 4 new cases to attach to it? Id appreciate any help!

Cgdillan · Jun 15, 2012

So I'm either buying a used 7D. a new 60D. or waiting for 70D. I want to get it with the 18-135 (i or ii) is the 70D just around the corner? I have plenty of gear to hold off but if the 70D is 6 months+ away then will go back to 7D vs 60D

Canon Rumors · Jun 15, 2012

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<strong>New Ultrawide Zoom


</strong>There has been chatter about the possibilty of this lens since the day after Nikon announced their highly regarded 14-24 lens.</p>
<p>The latest is we’ll see this lens announced within the next 12 months. As always, nailing down lens announcement dates is near impossible with Canon. It was suggested that the EF 14-24 f/2.8L would be announced after the EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x begins shipping, suspected late in 2012 or the first half of 2013.</p>
<p>An EF 14-24 f/2.8L would complete a pretty remarkable range of lenses in the Canon lineup along with the EF 24-70 f/2.8L II, EF 70-200 f/2.8L II & the unannounced EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x.</p>
<p>Could it also be filterable (with a very large ring) for a circular polarizer?</p>
<div id="attachment_10423" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1424patent.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-10423" title="1424patent" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1424patent.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Canon EF 14-24 f/2.8L Patent Example Diagram</p></div>
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Canon Rumors · Jun 15, 2012

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<strong>A good review of the new Canon Rebel T4i


</strong>The folks at Cinema 5D have posted a review of the new Canon EOS Rebel T4i/650D.</p>
<p><strong>From Cinema 5D about their test camera


</strong><em>“The beta firmware version had some limitations like I couldn’t adjust the white balance or had wrong exposure at times. This should be resolved in the final version.</em></p>
<p><em>The handling of the camera was nice, although I didn’t find the button layout perfect for video (having to reach with the wrong hand to the wrong side of the camera).”</em></p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/44077443" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></p>
<p>Source: [<a href="http://www.cinema5d.com/news/?p=12001" target="_blank">C5D</a>]</p>
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Jun 15, 2012

Hey guys and gals! I was just wondering, my family is going on a vacation this summer to London, Paris and Venice. I would for sure bring my Canon 5D Mark II, but don't know what/how many lenses to bring. Seeing all the places are perfect photography spots. Should I carry around more than 1 lens? Also, I have currently, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM, Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM and lastly Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM. Which ones should I bring :-[ Also, I saw the 8-15mm fisheye and quite liked it. Are there any owners here who would like to share their experiances with it? Would it be good to use on the trip? Thanks!

Ryan

jaayres20 · Jun 15, 2012

I hardly use my 50mm 1.4 because I have the 1.2. I just keep it as a backup. My 1 year old daughter managed to pick it up while it was out of my bag and it dropped on the hard wood floor. When I picked it up I discovered the rear element had popped out. I pushed it back in and it snapped into place. After a short test the lens seems to be focusing and working just fine. Does anyone know if that the rear element is just pressed into place or when it fell did it break something I don't know about? I hate to rely on it one day and find out it is broken but I also hate to send it in if it is fine. Anyone know?

Jun 15, 2012

Hi everyone!
I use a 30D. It's a grand camera, definitely a great first DSLR, etc etc. As I've been with it for a while I've gotten accustomed to how it handles things, and one thing I notice is that shooting primary colors always turns out badly.

I figure that's due to the mosaic pattern of the sensor, giving 1/4 resolution for blue and red and 1/2 for green. Day to day it doesn't show up much, but at a party or concert you can see the lumpiness of the primaries even at a normal viewing size. Which new body handles this best? The best I can come up with is that this is when megapixels start to matter, since a higher resolution would make that quartering (or halving) of resolution more negligible. I've been thinking of new bodies for a while since I want to take video, but this is something that I've thought of before and is tough to find mention of online anywhere. What do you think?

Jun 15, 2012

Any news recently on this lens? The Canon 24mm ts though undeniably good is more than my budget.

Thanks

lopicma · Jun 15, 2012

I realize there are two versions of this lens (with and without image stabilization), so thoughts on either would be appreciated. To begin with, are Tamron lenses any good? I see they are much less expensive that Canon or Nikon, or even Sigma ... That usually does not bode well.

Thanks,
Mark L.

Hillsilly · Jun 15, 2012

I've been noticing the recent price drops on the 430EX II. Do you think this is a sign that the 440EX-RT is imminent?

distant.star · Jun 15, 2012

.
I just looked at the Canon Direct site -- refurb cameras are gone. Lenses still there, printers, etc. Links to the EOS cameras page say it no longer exists.

Anyone know what's up?

Archangel72 · Jun 14, 2012

This is link from Carl Recine's action Images blogs on shooting UEFA EURO 2012™ with the EOS-1D X

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/technical/uefa_euro_2012_blog_1.do

Enjoy !

Archangel72

Jun 14, 2012

has anyone recieved their pre ordered the pixel BG-E11? please post some reviews.

Canon Rumors · Jun 14, 2012

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<strong>In the UK


</strong>Just a heads up that the Canon EF 40 f/2.8 STM pancake lens is starting to appear in stock. The first report of stock comes from WEX photographic in the UK. They have shipped preordered lenses to customers as of today, and they show the lens as “in stock” on their site.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.wexphotographic.com/buy-canon-ef-40mm-f2-8-stm-lens/p1531365" target="_blank">Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM at WEX</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Preorders</strong>

Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM $199 <strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/870179-REG/Canon_40mm_f_2_8_EF_Pancake.html/BI/2466/KBID/3296" target="_blank">B&H</a></strong> | <a href="http://www.adorama.com/CA4028.html?kbid=64393" target="_blank">Adorama</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00894YP00/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=canorumo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00894YP00" target="_blank">Amazon</a></p>
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