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Apr 11, 2012

I currently have a 70-200 f/4 is and am looking to upgrade... The wedding season is right around the bend...

I am looking at a 70-200 2.8 is on Craigs List for like 1300 or a NEW 70-200 2.8 IS II...

the NEW lens costs almost double therefore I would have to wait almost a year to buy it.

Should I wait for the II next year or upgrade to the I before the season starts?

LetTheRightLensIn · Apr 11, 2012

Way back when it was announced they'd have a pro kit for a few hundred off buying them separately but it's been radio silence since.... Anyone heard any updates? Still in the cards? It would help make the 5D3 price seem more reasonable and justifiable.

Canon Rumors · Apr 11, 2012

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<p><strong>NAB 2012

</strong>Canon will be introducing two new cameras for NAB. I’ve been reading a lot of the tips coming in and trying to make sense of it, thankfully someone else has received some of the same information and has.</p>
<p>We should see an official announcement on Thursday.</p>
<p><strong>Canon Cinema EOS 1D

</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Full Frame</li>
<li>ALL-I, IPB and MJPEG 4K.</li>
<li>Log Profiles</li>
<li>Super35 Crop Mode</li>
<li>Compatible with cinema lenses</li>
<li>Priced around $10,000</li>
</ul>
<p><strong> Canon EOS C500</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>To compete with RED Epic</li>
<li>4K at 120fps EOS RAW via 3G HD-SDI</li>
<li>At 60 fps EOS RAW from the C500 is 12 bit.</li>
<li>Priced around $35,000</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>New Cinema Lenses

</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>15.5-47mm T2.2</li>
<li>30-105mm T2.2</li>
</ul>
<p>I’ve seen a range in pricing between $12,000 and $20,000 for the above lenses.</p>
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<p><strong>Source: [<a href="http://www.eoshd.com/content/7846/canon-set-to-announce-4k-120fps-raw-c500-and-a-cinema-1d-dslr-specs-and-price-revealed" target="_blank">EOSHD</a>]</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Policar · Apr 11, 2012

Canon wants to charge me $30 for a replacement and customer service took about 30 minutes to get me there, sending me back and forth again and again between departments. All I need is a plastic lug to fix the strap, you think they'd have extras. Not only that, they no longer stock OEM straps for t2i cameras, said I'd need to buy a more one without even knowing what it will look like.

I have had nothing but terrible experiences with these guys. Cameras are fine but customer service has been consistently abysmal, every problem I have. Yes, I'm ranting about a trivial issue but I'm so fed up with Canon's consistently bad service I'm ready to switch brands. Anyone else had such bad experiences?

LetTheRightLensIn · Apr 11, 2012

http://www.eoshd.com/content/7846/canon-to-reveal-4k-cinema-cameras-c500-and-cinema-1d-full-specs

$10,000
4k video
crop mode video (arrrrgghh why the heck did Canon marketing reserve the crop mode for the 1D video cam only?!! The 1D Cinema with 4k already offers the extra reach and crispness natively, it's the 5D3 video that desperately could actually make use of the crop mode! Sure the 1D Cinema needs it for those wanting to use non-FF Cinema lenses but otherwise it doesn't need the mode the way the 5D3 does, the 5D3 needs a mode that is crisper and has more reach, the 1D Cinema has that even shooting FF to begin with)

AAPhotog · Apr 11, 2012

Theres still no stock of the 5d3 anywhere?

Apr 11, 2012

I just picked up this Canon video lens on eBay. It's a YH17x7KRS12U model. But what kind of mount is on it?

I (foolishly) expected a C-mount or CS-mount lens, but this is some kind of bayonet mount I'm not familiar with (it's not EOS that's for sure).

See pix. There's a marking '1/2" F.B' near the mount. The back focus distance (flange to image plane) is about 20mm (I measured it).

Can anybody identify this mount? Is there a way to convert this to a C-mount? The image circle is meant for a 1/2" CCD so it's way too small for a APS-C sensor, but I was thinking of putting it on a Nikon V1....if I can figure out how.

Haydn1971 · Apr 11, 2012

Had a play with a Canon 8-15mm and 10-22mm at the weekend, liked the 10-22mm until I handled and viewed the wide aspect of the 8-15mm on my crop body. I'm warming towards getting my second L lens right now, want an ultra wide and already have 15mm rectalinier in the 15-85mm I already own. The slight niggle I have on returning home is thinking about the use of ND gel filters for long exposures, what the deal, are they difficult to use, are the gel filters flimsy film, inflexible plates are somewhere in-between ?

Thoughts please ?

dlleno · Apr 11, 2012

ok, yes I get that in today's market, the crop sensors are less expensive, and that it is cheaper to produce many, smaller sensors (more revenue from the same silicon substrate). for that reason I don't see the crops going away soon.

but the advantages of the smaller sensors (reach) are (currently at least) overshadowed by the consequences of pixel density -- large sensors put more pixels on the image with lower pixel density, which is why the IQ is higher. captain obvious at your service

1d4 is a good example, of "best of both worlds". but why constrain the camera's capabilities to the geometric size of the silicon under the mirror? I see no technical reason (yet I do see a market reason) why a full frame sensor could not be asked to behave like any of the other crop sensors, 1.3 or 1.6, and still produce images just as good if not better as the native crop technologies they would mimic -- after all, the trade-offs of pixel density, noise, and pixel count are the same no matter what the substrate size is.

so -- other than to drive the consumer and prosumer crop markets, and perhaps experiment there with high pixel densities, there's no reason why the best FF sensor could not produce the same IQ and reach combination as the best crop sensor -- by simply cropping the FF image "in camera" -- or even out of camera, for that matter.

am I out in the weeds? Why arn't the Canon pro bodies available with selectable crop configurations? or maybe the 1dx will do that and I'm behind the times

.

the only reason I can think of NOT to do that, would be that the higher pixel density would compromise high ISO work and would come up just short of matching the abilities of a good crop sensor. case in point: cropped 5D3 images are very close to the same resolution as native 7D images at the same FOV. but it seems Canon could solve this problem with a sensor that would, for example, apply a lower pixel density when needed, and a higher pixel density when required. yea, more like the D800 only do it better.

jaayres20 · Apr 11, 2012

I have a quick question. I have 3 600ex-rt flashes and I have been experimenting with the group mode which I think is fantastic. I have one of my slave flashes set to group B and the other to group C. I am assuming that the master flash is group A? I don't see a way to change the group of the master flash on the camera. Anyone know if it can only be in group A or can you change the group of the master flash?

Apr 11, 2012

Any rumours on the sensor Mp size for this next body in the popular APS-C range - and when it is due out?

The 450D had 12.2 Mp sensor

500D had 15.1 Mp

550D/600D have 18.0 Mp

650D - 22 or 24 Mp?

If you are shooting smallish targets requiring cropping then increasing pixel density on the same sensor must be beneficial to image quality - same size image but more pixels covering it?

Apr 11, 2012

Anyone have any experience with the Voigtlander Ultron 40mm f/2.0 SL-II Manual Focus Lens for Canon? I'm looking for a fast to semi fast wider-than-50mm lens for my 5D. I would probably go with the Canon 24 or 35 but don't have the money right now. Any other ideas or suggestions? (I don't mind foregoing autofocus).

Canon Rumors · Apr 11, 2012

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<strong>New flash?


</strong>We’re told a new  440EX-RT flash will be announced in the fall. With “RT” in the name it would be compatible with the new radio system for EOS. Obviously it’ll be smaller than 600EX-RT and have a bit less power.</p>
<p>No word on price point, but somewhere around $400 would be a safe bet.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r</strong></p>

Drizzt321 · Apr 11, 2012

Remember those new primes with IS on them supposedly coming out? (see http://www.canonrumors.com/2012/02/pricing-of-the-new-lenses/) Any word on how they are coming along, or more reviews/thoughts on them?

Archangel72 · Apr 11, 2012

Please read this article:

http://www.eoshd.com/content/7813/how-i-opened-my-5d-mark-iii-and-why-you-have-to-be-crazy-to-do-it

Archangel72 · Apr 11, 2012

Hellou Canon people.

I can't stop thinking about recent article from EOSHD, where the owner of new 5DMarkIII has decided to remove low pass filter that's placed in front of the sensor, in order to enhance resolution of camera, for both stills and video.
It's not easy decision to lose warranty, and there is always a slight chance of braking something while performing this operation... or we could decide not to touch anything, and continue to shoot with camera as it is, and now with certain knowledge that your result could be a lot better if Canon didn't decide to put that little "nuisance".
Here is the article:

http://www.eoshd.com/content/7813/how-i-opened-my-5d-mark-iii-and-why-you-have-to-be-crazy-to-do-it

Sure, there is always PROS and CONS on every decision, but this one should be considered thoroughly.

... and one more thing...

I hope that Canon will decide to remove that, tiny, little obstacle on long awaited body of 1Dx!

WILL YOU PERFORM THIS OPERATION ON YOUR 5DMarkIII ???

Archangel72

mrmarks · Apr 11, 2012

It seems that when the light sensor for the auto LCD brightness control is blocked or unblocked from ambient light, the LCD brightness remains the same. I am wondering if I have a dud or are there any other 5D3 owners seeing the same thing? Thanks

Apr 11, 2012

Today i found this (humoristic) comparising between Nikon D800 vs. Canon 5D mkIII from crisislab.com.
Enjoy it

http://www.crisislab.com/index.php?section=1

Knut Skywalker · Apr 11, 2012

Hey guys,
i recently bought a 5D2 with pre-installed firmware 2.0.9 and wanted to try the Magic Lantern Unified Beta on it. To install Magic Lantern i need firmware version 2.1.1. I've checked the web but can't find any non-canon sources to download this firmware. Canon only has the 2.1.2 firmware available in the download section.

Any ideas where i can get it?

Thanks in advance and greetings from Germany.

Knut Skywalker

Apr 11, 2012

Hello there!

I am a very happy owner of a 350d/RebelXT since 2005 and I think the time has come for me to upgrade. The Rebel was a wonderful companion to my photographic journeys all these years but I think it has nothing more to offer. It is about to physically tear apart anyway so...

I would like to share my thoughts with you, as I am troubling my mind sometime now without any decision and of course ask for your opinion, thoughts and why not some guidance from any experienced users out there.

To start I will present you all (?) the alternatives I have as of now:
a)Buy the 7D now
b)Buy the 5D II now
c)Buy the 5D3 now
d)Wait for a 7D II (70D or 7D replacement anyway)
e)Sell all my glass and jump over the D800 train to start over (ouch!)
f)Wait for ... whatever

Before start talking about each one of my alternatives a couple of words regarding my equipment and my shooting preferences:

I own the EF 24-105 F4/L IS USM, EF 50mm F/1.4 USM, EF 70-200 F/4 L USM, EF 100mm F/2.8 L IS USM Macro and the crappy kit lens EF-S 18-55 F/3.5-5.6 USM II.

What I mostly shoot? Landscapes, Macro and closeups, Portraits and head-shots,
still life and I really love indoors and shooting in available light.

Some random thoughts now...
As I am about to step up I ve better go full frame 'cause I love having top IQ, right?
but...
That means that I am willing to pay 2k in the mid 2012 for an outdated product with crappy AF (5DII) or pay 3,5k for a negligible product with top notch AF but not much IQ improvement over 5DII (5DIII) or sell everything and change brand (D800)...

So for each of the alternatives my thoughts.

a)Very good camera with tempting price and relatively good IQ.
My concerns: not a full frame camera so not a true step up and the fact that it approaches the end of it's life cycle sometime soon. I don't like buying a product only to be replaced in a couple of months.

b)Superb IQ and FF. Otherwise outdated and poor poor AF. Could easily have been discontinued but Canon thought it would be a good idea to keep it in the lineup.

c)Superb IQ, top AF but really no other improvements over the 5DII. Even in the high ISOs it's power is in the Noise Reduction and not in really good sensor performance. So why bother over the Mark II? Other than that it is rather pricy but let's pretend this is not an issue.

d)That would be interesting if only I was certain that a new one was coming sometime in Summer. My only concern that I wouldn't go Full Frame.

e)I cannot tell they I am not tempted! If I could find a way to use my lenses in the D800 that would be a no-brainer for me! But I can't. So selling everything and starting over costs a lot. But that is the 5d markIII that I've been waiting for...

f) Well ... I don't know !

That was it ! waiting your thoughts !!!!
Thanks a lot guys !

gngan · Apr 11, 2012

Hi guys,

I am learning to take time lapse pictures. There's one thing that i find it difficult to do.

Let's say I'm trying to do landscape from sun raise. How should i set my shutter speed and aperture? If I set the shutter speed to slow and aperture low then i can take clear pictures when it's dark but when the sun raise then it will be too bright. The setting for the transaction is so hard!

Can someone please tell me what to do?

Edit: How long should i take each photos for landscape? I am testing with 10 seconds. I do not want to have 'blip' when i make the video.

Rodknee · Apr 11, 2012

Looking at a lot of the posts on the forum, there appears to be quite a lot of 5d mkkiii units returned because the customers did not think they were functioning correctly. What happens to these, does the seller ship them out to somebody else as opened packages or do they get sent back to Canon? If they are sent back to Canon, what do they do with them - do they refurbish and sell them as refurbished or do they check them over and sell them on again?

dirtcastle · Apr 11, 2012

By "exotic", I mean extreme or unusual. It could be specs, rarity, price, quality, etc. Whatever you think constitutes extreme or unusual... post it.

Let's include both current AND discontinued lenses.

LetTheRightLensIn · Apr 11, 2012

https://vimeo.com/39953108

Download the original version to avoid the nasty vimeo compression!

If you get yourself an expensive anamorphic lens and want to shoot those ratios this certainly sharpen things up fully along one axis and improve noise performance yet even more.

Boy he really went wide, WIDE format there. Not the typical 2.35/2.40:1 but 2.66:1.

Looks good!

rlarsen · Apr 10, 2012

Any way to keep the MKlll joy stick awake ?
When covering action events it's not good to have to continually wake up the JS with a shutter button tap.

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Why did you have to let us now this thing ???

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