EOS M Update Information [CR1]

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#21
LetTheRightLensIn said:
SwampYankee said:
I know that they would not show up here but when are we going to see a glimmer of a new line of sensors? Hopefully in the 7DII. Truth be told Canon is making some great cameras. New features, great lenses, excellent stuff, but any Canon camera you buy has a sensor that is outclassed by the other manufacturers. If I'm going to drop big dollars I want something that will not be obsolete as soon as I drive it out of the showroom. I'm in the market for a mirrorless. I have the money, ready to pull the trigger ,give me something good
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Yeah, in all honesty if the next round 7D2/5D4 doesn't have better sensors (And if they end up making 5D4 video worse than ML hacked 5D3 RAW video) I will not buy either and I will hold off on more lenses and maybe even nab a nikon with one lens to start going a bit dual system. If the following round doesn't either, as much as I don't want to, I will switch over systems entirely.
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You may switch, but it won't be an improvement. You'll just get a different system with different weaknesses; it's not all roses in the Nikon camp. For an awful lot of us, the 5D3 is the best all-round value for the money available today. I wish some things were better on the 5D3, but what camera offers better in that price range? Not the D800: moire and aliasing in video, slower fps, no magic lantern option, not as ergonomic (YMMV).

I'd like a C300 for video at $3000, but not happening today. It's available today, but just too expensive for me. When the C300 is $3000, the lust worthy options will be $15,000.
 
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#22
Etienne said:
LetTheRightLensIn said:
SwampYankee said:
I know that they would not show up here but when are we going to see a glimmer of a new line of sensors? Hopefully in the 7DII. Truth be told Canon is making some great cameras. New features, great lenses, excellent stuff, but any Canon camera you buy has a sensor that is outclassed by the other manufacturers. If I'm going to drop big dollars I want something that will not be obsolete as soon as I drive it out of the showroom. I'm in the market for a mirrorless. I have the money, ready to pull the trigger ,give me something good
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Yeah, in all honesty if the next round 7D2/5D4 doesn't have better sensors (And if they end up making 5D4 video worse than ML hacked 5D3 RAW video) I will not buy either and I will hold off on more lenses and maybe even nab a nikon with one lens to start going a bit dual system. If the following round doesn't either, as much as I don't want to, I will switch over systems entirely.
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You may switch, but it won't be an improvement. You'll just get a different system with different weaknesses; it's not all roses in the Nikon camp. For an awful lot of us, the 5D3 is the best all-round value for the money available today. I wish some things were better on the 5D3, but what camera offers better in that price range? Not the D800: moire and aliasing in video, slower fps, no magic lantern option, not as ergonomic (YMMV).

I'd like a C300 for video at $3000, but not happening today. It's available today, but just too expensive for me. When the C300 is $3000, the lust worthy options will be $15,000.
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Well if nikon video is still no good, i'd just keep the old 5d3 and a lens or two for video and have to live with that compromise, if by 5D5 they still don't have better DR, forget it. Even if the 5D4 doesn't have it I'll be just about there.
 
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#23
The high ISO on Canon's current FF sensors is admittedly pretty amazing. (As for the "Canon's sensors are behind!" crowd, I say the 6D is 1 stop better overall at the highest ISOs then the D600 even though the D600 has better noise in shadows that are pushed hard.)
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I'd rather have cleaner pushed shadows at base ISO's, effectively improving DR over slightly less noise at ISO 12800. To me Canon sensor tech is still way behind Sony. I just love pushing shadows and pulling highlights.

Anyone using the old argument of learning the gear better, or bringing fill lights, that is such a joke. A real photog knows that they'll have to push and pull to get the image looking right.
 
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#25
ranplett said:
I'd rather have cleaner pushed shadows at base ISO's, effectively improving DR over slightly less noise at ISO 12800. To me Canon sensor tech is still way behind Sony. I just love pushing shadows and pulling highlights.

Anyone using the old argument of learning the gear better, or bringing fill lights, that is such a joke. A real photog knows that they'll have to push and pull to get the image looking right.
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I'm sorry, but I have yet to see one person prove the difference means anything in practice. I push/pull some of my Canon photos pretty hard, including crop sensor RAWs, without difficulty. Is there more noise then there would be on a Sony sensor while pixel peeping? Yes. Does it ruin the image when viewed normally? Can't even see it.

Sure you can underexpose a dark brick wall and shove the ACR slider to +5 and the Sony looks better. (And if you want to bias it, turn NR down or off completely.) Right up until it's compared to a properly exposed shot and you realize that A) you shouldn't rely on ACR to fix gross exposure errors, and B) if you need dramatic DR then you are best off blending exposures. Tonality is typically trashed in the dark brick wall samples people use to "prove" that Sony sensors have better DR.

Sony sensors have better DR, but not by enough to be worth the forum drama. Personally I would rather have the cleaner overall high ISO.

Oh yeah..."real photogs" do everything in their power to capture great light and/or shape their light, because light is everything. If their choice is between pushing shadow detail that has no real tonality or pushing an image that was blended or shot with a graduated ND filter, they will choose the latter if at all possible.
 
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#27
Bob Howland said:
many more lenses.
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Lots of tiny prime lenses (similar to the current 22mm lens size) and a tiny radio trigger ... please
This is what I have in mind:
* EF-M 10mm at least f/4
* EF-M 16mm f/2.8 at least
* EF-M 35mm f/2 at least
* EF-M 50mm f/1.8 at least
* EF-M 85mm f/1.8 at least
* EF-M 100mm Macro f/2.8 at least
* Last but not the least ... a tiny version of the ST-E3-RT speedlite transmitter
That would make me very happy :)
 
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#28
dtaylor said:
I'm sorry, but I have yet to see one person prove the difference means anything in practice. I push/pull some of my Canon photos pretty hard, including crop sensor RAWs, without difficulty. Is there more noise then there would be on a Sony sensor while pixel peeping? Yes. Does it ruin the image when viewed normally? Can't even see it.

Sure you can underexpose a dark brick wall and shove the ACR slider to +5 and the Sony looks better. (And if you want to bias it, turn NR down or off completely.) Right up until it's compared to a properly exposed shot and you realize that A) you shouldn't rely on ACR to fix gross exposure errors, and B) if you need dramatic DR then you are best off blending exposures. Tonality is typically trashed in the dark brick wall samples people use to "prove" that Sony sensors have better DR.

Sony sensors have better DR, but not by enough to be worth the forum drama. Personally I would rather have the cleaner overall high ISO.

Oh yeah..."real photogs" do everything in their power to capture great light and/or shape their light, because light is everything. If their choice is between pushing shadow detail that has no real tonality or pushing an image that was blended or shot with a graduated ND filter, they will choose the latter if at all possible.
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Hey, no need to be sorry. We can agree to disagree. From my experience, I get a lot of pattern noise when I push shadows, and they are very visible, especially if the sensor heats up (which it does quickly). This is from a 5D mk II. From the sample images I've worked with, the more recent Nikon images seem much cleaner and more workable. As for the various ways of working with light, bracketing, HDR, strobes, reflectors, scrims, etc. I think ND grads don't really apply because they are quite limited in what you can do, along with the bulk and time it takes to set up, I'd rather just bracket and manually piece the image together in PS.

A beautiful photograph is most important. I just want it to look cleaner. Pattern noise in the shadows of a 5dII image, or even 5DIII image somewhat inhibits my processing. I appreciate your perspective though. Sometimes I can be too OCD.
 
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#30
RGomezPhotos said:
I'm quite excited about a better EOS-M coming out. The original, after the firmware update, seemed to be a very decent camera. I mean, this is a Point and Shoot for crying out loud.

I played briefly with the Canon 70D. It's an impressive camera. If that sensor is going into the EOS M.. That's going to be a beautiful thing.
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Yes, I am getting impatient for it, too. I wish they'd just announce the thing!
 
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#31
Rienzphotoz said:
Bob Howland said:
many more lenses.
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Lots of tiny prime lenses (similar to the current 22mm lens size) and a tiny radio trigger ... please
This is what I have in mind:
* EF-M 10mm at least f/4
* EF-M 16mm f/2.8 at least
* EF-M 35mm f/2 at least
* EF-M 50mm f/1.8 at least
* EF-M 85mm f/1.8 at least
* EF-M 100mm Macro f/2.8 at least
* Last but not the least ... a tiny version of the ST-E3-RT speedlite transmitter
That would make me very happy :)
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Count me in for these:
EF-M 10mm at least f/4
EF-M 50mm f/1.8 at least
 
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#34
jebrady03 said:
Chris Burch said:
A "new" 55-200 IS STM was posted for pre-order on Adorama last night? Is that the same one mentioned in the inital post? If so, at least half of the rumor is true.
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I checked out Adorama's site and didn't see it. Do you have a screen shot or a link?
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Seems he's talking about the EF-S 55-250 f/4-5.6 IS STM, which Adorama has labeled as a 'new release'.
 
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#40
RGomezPhotos said:
For $800 dollars? It's cool. But that much for a fairly mediocre camera? I'll pass...
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Yep. The problem is that the Nikon 1 sensors aren't much better then the sensors they're putting in waterproof P&S bodies which are a lot cheaper.

I'm baffled as to why Nikon hasn't started using the sensor used in the Sony RX100.
 
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