I am quite curious to see how a non-IS standard zoom lens costing $2,300 performs. 70-200 IS II is one of the few zoom lenses that is sharper than primes (or as sharp as) wide open. I wonder if 24-70 II will achieve the same for say 24L, 35L, and 50L.

Have you read this: http://www.seas.harvard.edu/news-events/press-releases/flat-lens-offers-perfect-image ? It's not Canon yet, but if patent won't be closed to any manufacturer, what we'll see in some time? Just guess and turn your imagination on

This is probably better suited for the lens forum but what the heck........Even though I had been a 35mm film guy for many years, and Canon as well of course, I sold my film gear to fund my purchase of of my first digital camera, a Canon 10D several years ago. After feeling I needed to update a couple of years ago, I decided to go with a 7D. Again, another crop body. A great camera no doubt and I love it. Now, I just bought a 5D2 and it's been quite a little visual reaquaintance with looking through a lens actually designed for FF and adjusting back to where things were visually before crop cameras. My 16-35mm 2.8L Mk2 is just wow on my 5D2 while on my 7D I thought is was almost just barely adaquate for a WA lens. My 24-70 is also great on it as well. My 70-200 will probably be living on my 7D with the other two reserved for the 5D2.

Hello all, first time caller, long time listener. Looking at a couple of shots from yesterday, i noticed a very strange sensation on some shots taken with a 1dx and a canon 50mm f/1.2L. I've never quite seen anything like this before. color Ghosting around the gentleman with the flyer over his face and that rainbow line across the the back of the cameraman's head. Both the lens and body are new. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

back of the head is at 100iso 50mm f/1.e 1/1600 sec
man on stoop is at 100 iso 50mm f/2.8 1/500 sec - the effect around his right arm is particularly baffling.

Both are exported as shot with not correction of any sort.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangabriel/7925734590/#in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangabriel/7925735212/#in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangabriel/7925737954/#in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangabriel/7925738860/#in/photostream/


Many thanks in advance.

I am looking for a great way to properly ensure I have correct autofocus alignment with my lens. Does anyone have experience with either of these, or can suggest something else?

Hi, I have a question about how well the latest generation of cameras handle dust.

I have a trusty 5D mark 1 which I picked up new (but cheap!) when the mark 2 was introduced. It's undoubtedly a fab camera and if I'm brutally honest I can't strongly claim that my "capabilities" as an amateur photographer are constrained by what the camera can and cannot do.

I have 3 lenses that I use: the 16-35 f2.8L II, the 24-70 f2.8L USM and the 70-200 f2.8L IS USM, and invariably I need to swap from one to the other and back again when I'm out and about. Despite my best efforts, I do have problems with dust getting onto the sensor and I end up cleaning the sensor with pec pads / e2 solution before any significant trip - but although the camera starts off clean enough, a few days later and I'm back to square one.

My question is, does the latest generation of cameras fare much better? I know they have some sort of ultrasonic vibration mechanism built in, but how do folk get on with the dust issue these days? I'd love an excuse to pull the trigger on a new camera (e.g. a mark 3), what with the advances made with low light photography, live view and better autofocusing - all sound fantastic. But what about the dust?!!

Thanks!
Nige.

it´s awful quiet about canons rumored entry level FF.

nikon users at least have some photos of the body.

with photokina close at hand... i wonder if we see something from canon or not.

I am reading conflicting information so am seeking some clarification. Will HSS mode work on my 7D and 60D with the new 600RT's in radio mode or do the flashes revert to optical mode to do HSS? I currently have a local buyer for my Pocket Wizard set and two 430EXII's and my intention was to get two of the new 600's with the money from my sale thinking the new set up would be easier to use. But I don't want to lose HSS in radio mode. I am reading some posts on POTN where they are stating that they are getting HSS with the older cameras in radio mode but I am concerned if they are using them indoors that perhaps optical mode is being used by the flashes and the users are mistakenly assuming radio mode is still working. Any observations here regarding this issue?
Diane

Hi, I was about to buy a 5D Mark II kit with the 24-105 from B&H yesterday and noticed that the price went up quite a bit from 2600 to 2800 and it seems to hit everywhere. Any idea if it's ever gonna come down (black friday, christmas, ...) or if it's gonna run out of stock any time soon? I guess the production lines have stopped by now. I don't have a big budget and every hundred counts.

Oh and I'm Canadian and the prices here are just through the roof with 15% sales tax so no way I can get it locally. And as far as I know, B&H and Adorama are the only ones that ship to Canada regardless of the limited USA warranty.

Thanks!

So on Saturday there was in Poland another American Football game. It was rather a show game than a serious competition. Below are some photos I managed to make with the 5D2 and 70-200 F4 L IS and a video.


Euro American Challenge by marekjoz, on Flickr


Euro American Challenge by marekjoz, on Flickr


Euro American Challenge by marekjoz, on Flickr


Euro American Challenge by marekjoz, on Flickr


Euro American Challenge by marekjoz, on Flickr


Euro American Challenge by marekjoz, on Flickr

A couple of Olympics shots - one of Laura Robson, the GB No1 female tennis player, and one of the Beach Volley Ball "arena"


Laura Robson by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

EXIF: Canon 7D, 70-300mm DO at 300mm, 1/2000sec, f8.0, ISO1250


Beach Volley Ball by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

EXIF: Canon 7D, 15-85mm at 15mm, 1/1600sec, f5.0, ISO100

The entertainment:

Beach Volley Ball - The Entertainment by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

EXIF Canon 7D, 70-300mm DO at 210mm, 1/800sec, f5.6, ISO100

The sport

Beach Volley Ball - The Sport by RCARCARCA, on Flickr

EXIF: Canon 7D, 70-300mm DO at 300mm, 1/800sec, f5.6, ISO100

Richard

Hi all,

I'm about to buy a Zeiss 50mm f/2 Makro. I want to hear some pros and cons of using this 50mm for video, using the 5D mark III.

Thanks, have a nice day,

Dave

The rumor's been around seems like about a year or more now.

Hopefully there's some substance to it at Photokina

a bit more on it here:

http://photorumors.com/2012/09/02/first-image-of-the-upcoming-samyang-24mm-f3-5-tilt-shift-lens/

It'd sure be nice if they manage to hit close to the IQ level of Canon's v2 at half the price

So I have a bunch off filters, and am looking for some new ones and most people seem to be saying lee is the best? I have tiffin Singh ray etc but never Lee. So are Lee the "best" brand for filters? Also are the nd grad filter by lee made of glass?

My lens (non L) was submerged briefly and now I can see moisture on the interior glass.

Anyone have advice for me? Should I send it in to get serviced right away?

LP-E4N
Rated: 1200-1500?
Actual: 7175+


Still not totally dead. All Raw, minimal playback review. ~90°F ambient temps, over a 12 hr period.

Has anyone ever experienced a grinding sound when shooting video with the T3i?

Hi!
I was just doing test with some filters I've just got and I found an issue with the camera's main dial.
It seems to be a piece of rubber coming out of the dial, pink color more or less. At first it was making a little hard to turn the wheel, but then I realized that this rubber was coming out of it.

I did a quick search on google and I found only one person with the same problem.
I never had this problem before with canon cameras, but I'm thinking it could be a 5DMIII problem.
My camera was shipped from the first batch. People have reported some issues from first batch, like the one with the "light leak problem", that mine has too. Now this.

Does anyone have this problem?

Attached some pictures.
Thx!

I've been reading Arthur Morris' blog for around 9 months now, and particularly heavily since around May. He is an extremely talented bird photographer, well-known for his use of teleconverters and f/8 AF in Canon 1D series bodies. Since the advent of the 1D X and the first time ever that the 1D series from Canon does not officially support f/8 AF, Art (along with many other professional bird and BIF photographers) have naturally looked for a way around the problem. You can read about arts experiences with the Canon 1D X, Canon EF 800mm f/5.6 L IS, and Kenko 1.4x Teleplus Pro 300 DGX teleconverter for functional 1120mm f/8 that produces sharp, professional results:

http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2012/08/30/mega-amazing-discovery-800-f5-6-1-4x-tc-canon-eos-1dx/
http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/2012/09/02/100-proof-and-lots-more/

Seems the 1D X works superbly at f/8 with the Kenko TC.

Here's a few shots from yesterdays Varsity Scrimmage shot with the 1DX and 500mm f/4L IS II:

I am wanting to shoot mostly indoor sports (basketball), and would like the high burst frame rate. Not enough money for a "x" with 14 fps. I also like to shoot animals and landscape. I live in Denali Park and also want a camera that is quite capable to have larger prints. Have a t1i at the moment and want to up grade. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you and god bless.

A panoramic photo from the top of Bald Mountain in Old Forge, NY. On the way up to the Rondaxe Fire Tower. This photo was selected by Google Earth to showcase the region.

SolarGravity
www.solargravity.com

A few shots I took this summer that captured the innocence of a 2 year old.

SolarGravity
www.solargravity.com

Hi! I have posted before that my 1D X came from factory really dirty and I didn't really wanted to send it to CPS since my experience with their cleanings is disastrous.

So I tested first the camera cleaning, NOTHING.... absolutely no difference at all.... nada... wondered what is that Canon bragged so much about it...