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symmar22 said:
Thats cool! It makes the perfect match for my m42 lenses then (m42 lenses often include radioactive parts. They also emit gamma rays which pass right through everything
really unhealthy radiation)for example:
EXTREMELY RADIOACTIVE! Super Takumar 50mm f/1.4 m42 japanese lens
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My biggest issue will be the lack of used or refurbished ones for months. The 5dMkii is too tempting a deal for a good used one around 1500$ right now. I will need to play with both of them I have a feeling.
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;D Or it will have to provide a method to turn it off. But I guess then it might take much time to find the coordinates when turned on again :DB said:Canon will need to invent a new battery grip (the BG-E13XL) that takes at least 6 x LP-E6's
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DB said:Marsu42 said:
This has got to be the #1 issue for the 6D especially as Canon have said that GPS Logging will be possible even when the DSLR is switched OFF and in your bag! My iPhone 4S does not last 1 hour with Motion-X GPS app running, as opposed to a normal 24-hour battery life. When I had the 70-200mm f4L IS it would halve my battery time. Both together? Canon will need to invent a new battery grip (the BG-E13XL) that takes at least 6 x LP-E6's
Modern wifi+bt+gps chipsets don't consume much juice, especially if you're not doing something active. I don't know that app you mention, but I guess it keeps constant update on the gps. For the camera, if you update you location e.g. every 30-60 seconds, that doesn't affect the battery too much. Most photog don't run that fast while carrying 2 bodies and set of lenses, so 30 second update interval will give <10 feet accuracy.
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tpatana said:
I hope there is a firmware feature that lets the user adjust the gps tracking tradeoff power/precision - because you might not move far in 60s, but it can still be important/interesting to know where you where exactly, gps has this precision.
As for indoor tracking: This is a software issue too and the gps fw needs to be smart enough not to constantly try to reach the satellites indoors but go from the last known precision afterwards (or after being switched off). But I wonder if Canon really put work into this and not simply attached your standard combined wifi/gps chip to the pcb so that gps is more a side-effect of wifi.
I fear for the worst, because they didn't implement directional logging - and knowing where the camera is pointing is the on big advantage on/in-camera gps has over a low-power dedicated & precise logger in your pocket. And dedicated trackers have a-gps so you can pre-load coordinates to the unit which makes the first fix *much* faster esp. on cloudy days, the camera might take minutes for that.
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Gps is not a real battery hog if they just use a modern low-power chipset. My WinTec 202 (a recent microBlox gps logger) will log with walking precision for 24 hours on a single battery charge of 4,4Wh - about a third of the capacity of an LP-E6. So if you only shoot an occasional photo, a gripped, logging 6D might still last close to a weekMarsu42 said:
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Really, the only problems I have are 3 things. The wifi is small, and either won't work for long ranges, or will drain too mush battery. The gps will be like new apple maps, because, it's experimental. And lastly the buttons, the original 60d's buttons were horrible, so I'm a little upset they are throwing the 6d in a 60d body.
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weixing said:
Some people or companies think that computer mice with two buttons confuse people - for me I'd like more functions to be available next to the lcd, but it's hardly essential for me.
The thing I really like about the 60d layout is that I can do nearly everything with the right hand, and I'm ok with the multicontroller (I have never used a joystick camera body) - so if the 6d builds on this Rebel-type layout it might not be pr0 but it seems to work for a lot of people, including me.
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