Have all the great complaints about Canon been written? I am afraid that may be the case but I am searching for something angry to say.

How I got started was I was thinking of ordering a 5D Mark III at B&H and getting in on the complaint fest here but I had some serious second thoughts and it took some doing to save the money. I finally had my Benjamins lined up but I feared I might have missed the great Tsunami of anti-Canon 5D III fervor and what fun is it to be the 400th member complaining about the light leak or the cheap non $3,500 machine tape fix for it or the potential loss in resale value of my new crappy camera? I thought, well, the hand grip has not shipped but that in not as sexy as the lack of truly great DR vs the new Nikons. Then I thought I could re-work the noise issue but that has petered out...some people actual don't care anymore it seems. Where is the bile? You have to get first mover advantage I guess.

What to do?

Pricing? Well that has had hundreds and hundreds of postings and has been examined on 4 continents with historical and hysterical interpretations of every angle possible (and dissections of market stratification mistakes Canon is making) as to why, oh, why it costs so much. There is general agreement it is expensive but many real differences on whether it is worth it - not too promising really...

Is Canon falling behind Nikon with mirrorless? Too late for that... and besides most here don't really care about that at all (DSLR to grave!). Why is Canon so slow with updating lenses that will depreciate my current lenses? Geez, that is perennial favorite but not worthy of the Great Canon Complaint Thread.

Then it came to me. I can get on the waiting list at B&H instead for the Canon 1D X and start complaining on the when the friggin' time is it coming out (June??? - come on Canon you can do better! I am not going to the Olympics but now I really don't want to go without my new camera) and then I can get ready for its crappy IQ, sorry DR and other insanely lame features I am sure Canon will build on in its flagship. What were they thinking???

Geez - this has some potential...

Since very few people here will every see or touch one I could become one of the elite to challenge DXO with some real bile on their corrupt corporate sponsored testing relative to my new annoying camera. When is the first software update going to cure that crazy problem in the menu? I could show some pictures regardless of how they look like to prove Canon engineers were whipsawed by much too carefully listening to crazy customers and evil marketing wankers to produce a camera that is so lame it could only be the Canon flagship and it would be mine, all mine. Cue the mad scientist laughter...

What do you guys think? I am on to something promising?

This is interesting (From Sony Press Release)

By Pixel Super Resolution Technology is also used for the “Clear Image Zoom” feature, which digitally doubles the effective magnification of any lens attached to the camera.

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Reads as though it is an in-camera up-scaling of images. Apparently interpolates added pixels, to retain the same megapixels after cropping, similar to Photoshop or other software programs.

If (and it's a big "If") it works decently, it could be very interesting. Imagine a 400mm lens on a crop having an effective focal length of 1200mm?

Wave of the future?

I have an opportunity to buy a 2nd hand Sigma 14mm for a low price. As I like ultra wide lenses, I find it attractive.

Problem is, I can't find many reviews of the lens, and those I did are from owners of film cameras, and say little beyond the lens having very low barrel distortion (at least for an ultra wide lens).

Anyone has experience with this lens, and can tell a bit more about the pros & cons of this lens?

Thanks in advance!

I'm a bit of a megapixel junkie and was disappointed in the megapixel spec of the Canon 1DX at just 18MP.

I was hoping to replace my Canon 1Ds Mark III but don't feel it would be a worthwhile upgrade.

1 ) Any thoughts on if and when a full frame high megapixel camera is likely to be released by Canon ?

Ideally i'd like it to be around 36MP - like the snazzy new Nikon D800.

2 ) When are the big trade shows this year ... and why do Canon seem to be so shy to release high MP cameras when they always used to be one step in front of Nikon ?

Thoughts and info will be of great interest ... Thanks

Good morning all! I'm new to the forum (and to photography) and this is my first post...so please excuse any noob errors.

I've been looking at getting into a DSLR for several years now, but just haven't bit the bullet so to speak. Up 'til now, I've just had compact digitals and supplemented them with camera phones for the on-the-go, spontaneous pics. While the quality of the pics from the compact digitals has been decent, I'm growing ever more frustrated with their lack of flexibility and speed. Now, with a growing family and summer vacations on the way, I think now is the time to jump in.

I've been doing quite a bit of research and have finally settled down on the 60D -- even though a newer model might be coming out in the near future, I'm not sure I can postpone any longer.

As for lenses, I've been looking at the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS & the 55-250mm f/4-5.6. My reasoning is that at this point, I want to limit the number of lenses to choose from while out but still have flexibility for multiple shots. I know that there are better options, particularly when looking at fixed focal length lenses, but I don't think that I want to go down that route just yet.

So....my question to the experts out there is: "What are your thoughts on my choices? Is this a decent set-up for someone just starting out, or are there better options?" Any thoughts, suggestions are welcome.

Thanks, in advance, for all the help! Cheers!

Just got my 14mm. Looking around online i have found very few collections of photos taken with this lens (outside of the reviews for the lens). Would love to see some of the best photos you've taken so that i can get some inspiration! Thanks in advance for sharing.

Talk about real dynamic range

http://gizmodo.com/5911315/this-amazing-camera-can-capture-both-the-sun-and-the-stars-in-broad-daylight

Hi all,

I've found bits and pieces of information, but all very scattered. Can someone point me in the right direction here? I would need to find out which Canon EOS body lends it self for IR conversion in the best possible way?
I'm now talking about the conversion that would be done by one of the service centers, i.e. permanent.
I've read that some sensors/implementations yield better end results, but nothing conclusive found so far. Anyone have a more definite take on this subject?

Thanks in advance!

Look what i found looking around on Ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PRE-ORDER-Pixel-BG-E11-Alternative-Battery-Grip-Canon-EOS-5D-III-Free-Ship-/140755377672?pt=US_Camera_Battery_Grips&hash=item20c5ac9e08


For only $90 (free shipping) worth the wait. I pre ordered one and will cancel my BH order tomorow morning.

Has anybody received the GP-E2 GPS yet in the US? I see it has been available in other countries for awhile.

Do I need to format the CF and SD card in the camera before first use?
If so....I can't find in the manual how to do this...any suggestions?

Nevermind...I found the format option on the menu.


Still asking if I need to format before first use please...

Thank you,

cayenne

Having used Canon SLRs since about 1968, and having owned the 5D MK II and 5D MK III and currently, the 7D and 1D MK IV, I thought i'd give the D800 a try. There was nothing to lose, I can sell it used for more than I paid new.

So, I have a collection of many old film cameras, and a couple or three nikon AF lenses which I did not think would standup too well with the new body. I picked up a few lenses locally off Craigslist during the 3 weeks I've been waiting, so I had my od 50mm f/1.8D, a 80-200mm f/2.8D, a 500mm ReflexC, a 24-70mm f/2.8G, and a 200-400mm f/4 AIS ready for it to arrive, which it did last night.


I played with it today, deciding the 50mm wasn't that good while the 24-70 was excellent, and the 80-200mm was very good. The 200-400mm AIS had a difficult to use stiff focus ring, so I returned it to the seller for repair, and I haven't tried the 500mm Reflex yet. I'll be spending the evening taking low light photos of a play rehearsal, I used my 1D MK IV last night. It will be interesting to see what the difference, if any is to me.

My first impression was of the flimsy memory door and even worse battery door. Makes my 5D MK II door look like a battle tank. Then, the left half of the camera.. well, there wasn't one. no real issue inless you wanted to hold the camera with your left hand. The eye cup... Oops, it doesn't come with a eye cup either, a $20 or 30 after marked product is all there is.

I'm learning to use the controls, no problems there, just a matter lo learning something new. You can set a minimum shutter speed and that was one thing I set right away. Formatting your card is easy too.


I did attempt to disprove the high DR talk, only to find out that its all true, I could not blow out one area while retaining detail in the shadows, I was suprised to say the least.

High ISO images showed a lot of noise when viewed at 100%, also as expected. There is enough detail that a lot of NR can be used, and still have a very good image, but I need to see what happens tonight.

I haven't sold the ton of Canon lenses and bodies I own, but, I just might get a 14-24mm lens for the D800 if it works out, and it is off to a good start. Like Canon, I had to AFMA my 24-70mm zoom at -10. Thats just par for the course. My FoCal software will work with it, but I haven't had time to set it up yet.

There are some things I like better about the 5D MK III, but I'll have a better idea after a few thousand shots.

It is well known that video from the 5D3 benefits from sharpening. However, I was noticing some rather unattractive artifacts when sharpening shots with red in them. The red would pixelate or "ring" at the borders with other colors.

The solution I've found (that others might already know about) is to use a chroma blur filter prior to sharpening.

The frame grabs below show what is going on. You can check out my short video about this, if you're interested. Any comments or other tips to deal with this are appreciated.

https://vimeo.com/42314148

Hi everyone,

I'm a first time poster and long time reader of this forum.

I would like to know your thoughts on whether I should wait to purchase the new Canon 24mm F2.8 IS lens or go ahead with the currently available 24mm F1.4 II L lens?

The main point of consideration being the video performance of these two lenses; specifically, the impact of the IS ability of the soon to be released 24mm 2.8 compared to the non-IS 24mm 1.4L.

I will be doing a mixture of indoor and outdoor recording of friends and family during everyday and special events - nothing professionally.

I am using a Canon 60D and planning to one day move to a FF camera.
My lens set consists of:
Voigtlander 40mm F2 Ultron SL II
Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm
Canon EF-S 55-250mm


Thank-you

I thought a show was coming up and two bodies were expected. But I couldn't find the date or the blog post.

Refurbished, the 70-200 2.8L costs almost exactly the same as the 70-200 4L IS. I currently have the 70-200 on a 550D body, and am expecting to go FF and am interested in upgrading this lens to improve IQ. Don't have the extra grand to get the 2.8L IS. Any opinions on IQ, build quality, handling, etc.?

Hello!

I hope someone here could help me with my problem, you see i want a fast 85mm prime to use with my 5D mark II, and am on a budget. I have narrowed it down to the lenses mentioned in the title, and i guess my question ultimately is, is one better than the other optically? And if the samyang one is, is it so much better (especially wide-open) that it is worth not having af? I would come by without af, but it would be nice to have it for some occasions.

I appreciate your help!

Ps. just to clarify, "better optically" to me means quality in color and contrast reproduction and smooth bokeh.

So the last official statement on the Canon 1D-X availability was mid June, and since then there hasn't been any updates, either official or even rumored .. Keith Cooper did mention he got a few indications it might be slipping into July but other then that it's been quiet.

With the announced launch date aprox 4 weeks away I was hoping there'd be at least some signals towards that, but the eerie silence is making me uncomfortable - I've got some projects this summer that I would love to use it for and so far my hopes of it being available in time have been raised and crushed time after time .. it's starting to feel way to much like an abusive relationship over here!

So while I know that there's no news to share at the moment .. any projections or past experiences that can satisfy my craving to hear at least something?

Hello all,

I'm anticipating the arrival of my 5D Mark III today.
I've gathered both SD and CF cards for my camera. How do most of you get your images off the camera and onto the computer?

Do you plug the camera into the computer?
Do you buy a card reader for the computer? If so, what's the best thing to look for? Any recommendations?

Oh...wondering, do you need to somehow format the CF and SD cards prior to putting them into the camera for the first time use? Can you put them into the camera and format them? (I'm still reading through the manual in sequence...but thought I'd heard someone say you could do this.).

Thanks in advance,

cayenne

Okay guys... another brainstorm topic... This sunday, 6:28 Pacific Daylight Time, we are expected to be getting a total solar eclipse. This was the the first time since like 1994 since north America has had a solar eclipse that was visible. So.... We know looking at it with our naked eye can screw up your eye, and given that, photographing it without filters, logically, can screw up your sensor. If lasers can cause damage to sensors, surely this would be as bad... I have a gel filter of the old IR filters, I think it was 87C that we used with infrared film and black and white? Anyone have any insight whether this would be a safe alternative for this type of photography? I just dont want to burn out my camera or cause any damage. Thanks.

good day!

I hope someone would share me his idea on this one. I'm looking for my my 1st flash, for what type
of shooting? HIGH SPEED SYNC as I'll be doing portraits in bright daylight. I haven't tried one (as i'm not a big fan of flash photography) so I don't have any idea how much power do I need.

thanks for your help!

Why do you want/prefer mirrorless camera over regular DSLR?

What are the Pros & Cons?

Hello all,

Well, watching UPS tracking, and my 5D mark III with kit lens should be in today. This is my first DSLR...and from reading the forum I've seen a few people, that had problems with their cameras, and I just was wanting to see if ya'll could give me a checklist of sorts, of things to look for and test out after unboxing the camera and giving the battery a bit of a charge.

I've heard of stuck pixels...but I don't know what those would look like. Anyone have an example of what stills and videos look like with stuck pixels? I thought I'd heard there is a 'sensor cleaning' program in the camera that might take care of those, by remapping around the bad ones.
How many are too bad and warrant sending the camera in for a new one?

Anyway...can someone give me some pointers and things to run the camera through, and what to look for for mistakes? I'm not anticipating any, and am VERY excited about my new toy....but would like to know what to check out on the new camera.

Thank you all in advance...I've learned so much from this forum so far, and hope to keep learning after I get this wonderful tool.

Cayenne

Hey guys! Its me again lol! Um I really need your help. I want to buy an external microphone for my Canon 60D, and I want to use it for my videos. Can you suggest me any great ones ? And I want to know how to use it and how to set it up to my camera too! Thank you very much!