Canon 1DsMKIII, 40D, and 14mm f/2.8 II specs leaked at Amazon.com!
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from the looks of it the shutter mode thing i guess only works in live view mode? thats why it sounded the same, cause i found another video and its a noticeable difference.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b__GrYTaLlM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b__GrYTaLlM
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Originally Posted by Mizouse
from the looks of it the shutter mode thing i guess only works in live view mode? thats why it sounded the same, cause i found another video and its a noticeable difference.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b__GrYTaLlM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b__GrYTaLlM
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and man i never knew that about the menu system of the 20D, is it the same on the 30D?
cause im just used to the rebel XTi, where the menu is pretty much the like how it is on the 40D
cause im just used to the rebel XTi, where the menu is pretty much the like how it is on the 40D
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interesting
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dig4MdpIX0o
its a animation of the pictures while tracking the train in AI servo
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dig4MdpIX0o
its a animation of the pictures while tracking the train in AI servo
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Originally Posted by ChodTheWacko
My Video review:
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hjBAHx5tWwc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qhXhSeO6qJo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BJvwr6Tvdg
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T88jeucKRsc
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hjBAHx5tWwc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qhXhSeO6qJo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BJvwr6Tvdg
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T88jeucKRsc
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Oh, and that LCD is INSANE!
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Originally Posted by ChodTheWacko
My Video review:
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hjBAHx5tWwc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qhXhSeO6qJo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BJvwr6Tvdg
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T88jeucKRsc
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hjBAHx5tWwc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qhXhSeO6qJo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BJvwr6Tvdg
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T88jeucKRsc
Also, the burst rate in the new camera, both for RAW and JPeg, is crazy! That's a nice upgrade as well, and will really help when shooting sports and the like. I often seemed to come up a little short in high speed sequences, like the one I hot to get my avatar.
Also, as far as I could gather at the end of the last vid, the focusing speed is much quicker with the new camera, and that too is very nice. The focusing can be a little hit and miss with the 20D, so I hope accuracy is improved as well with the 40D. I'd be very interested to hear IQ impressions between the two cameras as well, high ISO, dynamic range, etc.
Thanks again.
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dang, nice LCD.
#208
Looks like this might be a future purchase, the AF is faster and the fps, may make this a buy while waiting for 5D replacement.
reps for vids
reps for vids
#209
Chod, do you have a battery grip for your 20D? If so, does it fit the 40D?
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Where. Is. My. Camera.??
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
Chod, do you have a battery grip for your 20D? If so, does it fit the 40D?
#212
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Originally Posted by ChodTheWacko
My Video review:
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hjBAHx5tWwc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qhXhSeO6qJo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BJvwr6Tvdg
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T88jeucKRsc
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=hjBAHx5tWwc
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=qhXhSeO6qJo
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_BJvwr6Tvdg
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=T88jeucKRsc
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2nd - that jpeg AI servo demo was hawt.
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3rd - I lol'd at you shooting the Transformer! You're not friends with Yummy, by chance, are you?
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Thanks again!
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#213
Originally Posted by Mizouse
the 20D and 30D grip should work. the new one only added extra weather sealing and the AF-ON button.
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
That's not what I read over at FM, a guy was told (by Canon Customer Service) that the BG-E2 would not fit the 40D, the new BG-E2N would and the new BG-E2N wouldn't fit the 20D or 30D.
#215
Originally Posted by Mizouse
ohh, i had no idea cause when it was announced i read somewhere that it would work, but i guess the info was wrong.
#216
40D manual has been posted to the web, not Canon's site
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D/L'd...thanks!
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interesting, on page 103 of the manual it says that you can disable the flash firing of the internal or external flash, meaning if you have a speedlite you can disable the flash from firing if you want to use only the af-assist beam
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i wonder if that only works for specific flash units, like 580ex only etc. or if it will work with my 430ex
and nice that it has a PC connection.
and nice that it has a PC connection.
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Here's something surprising:
I was swapping lenses/card between the 20d & 40D to do some 20d/40D conparison shots.
I hit 'review pictures' on the 20D, and was able to look at the 40D RAW files! The picture & white balance looked right - most of the exif information was gone though.
- Frank
I was swapping lenses/card between the 20d & 40D to do some 20d/40D conparison shots.
I hit 'review pictures' on the 20D, and was able to look at the 40D RAW files! The picture & white balance looked right - most of the exif information was gone though.
- Frank
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It shipped! It shipped! It finally shipped!
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#222
^^^ amazon.com???
#223
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Si. I called Ace this morning, they said they're expecting them in this week, but they don't know when. Checked my email about 10 min. later, & got a shipping notification from Amazon. Only strange thing is that the est. delivery date is 9/4-9/24?
I'm thinking they've gotten so much flak and so many cancellations for switching dates around, that they don't want to change my original estimate of 9/24??
All I know is it should be here Wednesday. Good thing, since it looks like I'll be sending the XT out for service...
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All I know is it should be here Wednesday. Good thing, since it looks like I'll be sending the XT out for service...
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#224
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Originally Posted by wndrlst
It shipped! It shipped! It finally shipped! ![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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#226
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Originally Posted by Billiam
What carrier did they ship it with? If it happens to be the USPS, be aware that it's not uncommon for their tracking system to show a status of "delivered" when the package reaches the closest distribution point. My copy of Photoshop showed a status of delivered for two business days before it actually arrived. To make it even more worry-inducing, the zip code it showed delivered to was totally different than any I had on file with Amazon. I'm guessing it was the zip code for the nearest distribution hub. I can't imagine going through the same thing with a new camera.
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Fortunately, it's via UPS. I do have a tracking number (yay!) which shows the carrier has been notified to pick up the package. Looks like they mean it.
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#227
I have amazon prime, everything ships "two-day via UPS", sometimes nextday. I hate when thing get sent USPS, when I purchase online.
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Congrats - I'm sure you'll be pretty happy with it.
I took some pics with it this weekend. No real complaints yet.
Some second impressions:
Despite reports, I don't feel the viewfinder is any larger than the 20D's. It is brighter though, which is quite nice.
Highlight tone mode disables ISO 100, which is documented. It also shuts off ISO 3200, which isn't a big deal but interesting to note. For some reason I think it's hilarious that it uses tiny zeros if highlight mode is on. I.e. it says ISO 8oo instead of ISO800. It's like it's squinting in the bright light.
The 'show blown highlights' doesn't do anything if only 1 color (say green) is blown out. It seems RGB all need to be blown out for it to blink. This is kind of bad.
I was hoping for a better zoom when looking at previous pictures on the LCD.
It still just uses the tiny embeded picture in the RAW file, so focused pictures still look blurry at maximum zoom. In fact, since the LCD is bigger with the same resolution, it looks even worse than it did on the 20D. I expected this, but it's still dissapointing.
It is nice having plenty of room for the RGB histogram though.
I'm hoping some sort of adobe update is released before I go on vacation - I was hoping to work on pictures on the plane ride home.
I went through this conversation about 5 times:
Friend: Hey, can I see your camera?
Me: Sure
Friend: How come I can't see the picture on the LCD?
Me: You can't. Oh wait........
- Frank
I took some pics with it this weekend. No real complaints yet.
Some second impressions:
Despite reports, I don't feel the viewfinder is any larger than the 20D's. It is brighter though, which is quite nice.
Highlight tone mode disables ISO 100, which is documented. It also shuts off ISO 3200, which isn't a big deal but interesting to note. For some reason I think it's hilarious that it uses tiny zeros if highlight mode is on. I.e. it says ISO 8oo instead of ISO800. It's like it's squinting in the bright light.
The 'show blown highlights' doesn't do anything if only 1 color (say green) is blown out. It seems RGB all need to be blown out for it to blink. This is kind of bad.
I was hoping for a better zoom when looking at previous pictures on the LCD.
It still just uses the tiny embeded picture in the RAW file, so focused pictures still look blurry at maximum zoom. In fact, since the LCD is bigger with the same resolution, it looks even worse than it did on the 20D. I expected this, but it's still dissapointing.
It is nice having plenty of room for the RGB histogram though.
I'm hoping some sort of adobe update is released before I go on vacation - I was hoping to work on pictures on the plane ride home.
I went through this conversation about 5 times:
Friend: Hey, can I see your camera?
Me: Sure
Friend: How come I can't see the picture on the LCD?
Me: You can't. Oh wait........
- Frank
#230
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Originally Posted by ChodTheWacko
Congrats - I'm sure you'll be pretty happy with it.
I took some pics with it this weekend. No real complaints yet.
Some second impressions:
Despite reports, I don't feel the viewfinder is any larger than the 20D's. It is brighter though, which is quite nice.
Highlight tone mode disables ISO 100, which is documented. It also shuts off ISO 3200, which isn't a big deal but interesting to note. For some reason I think it's hilarious that it uses tiny zeros if highlight mode is on. I.e. it says ISO 8oo instead of ISO800. It's like it's squinting in the bright light.
I was hoping for a better zoom when looking at previous pictures on the LCD.
It still just uses the tiny embeded picture in the RAW file, so focused pictures still look blurry at maximum zoom. In fact, since the LCD is bigger with the same resolution, it looks even worse than it did on the 20D. I expected this, but it's still dissapointing.
It is nice having plenty of room for the RGB histogram though.
I'm hoping some sort of adobe update is released before I go on vacation - I was hoping to work on pictures on the plane ride home.
I went through this conversation about 5 times:
Friend: Hey, can I see your camera?
Me: Sure
Friend: How come I can't see the picture on the LCD?
Me: You can't. Oh wait........
- Frank
I took some pics with it this weekend. No real complaints yet.
Some second impressions:
Despite reports, I don't feel the viewfinder is any larger than the 20D's. It is brighter though, which is quite nice.
Highlight tone mode disables ISO 100, which is documented. It also shuts off ISO 3200, which isn't a big deal but interesting to note. For some reason I think it's hilarious that it uses tiny zeros if highlight mode is on. I.e. it says ISO 8oo instead of ISO800. It's like it's squinting in the bright light.
I was hoping for a better zoom when looking at previous pictures on the LCD.
It still just uses the tiny embeded picture in the RAW file, so focused pictures still look blurry at maximum zoom. In fact, since the LCD is bigger with the same resolution, it looks even worse than it did on the 20D. I expected this, but it's still dissapointing.
It is nice having plenty of room for the RGB histogram though.
I'm hoping some sort of adobe update is released before I go on vacation - I was hoping to work on pictures on the plane ride home.
I went through this conversation about 5 times:
Friend: Hey, can I see your camera?
Me: Sure
Friend: How come I can't see the picture on the LCD?
Me: You can't. Oh wait........
- Frank
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I, too, am hoping Adobe puts something out very quickly.
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Thanks for the update...all in all, it sounds like it will be quite the upgrade from my XT, and well worth the money. Even if the viewfinder is the same as the 20D, I'm looking forward to the step up in that capacity from my XT.
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#233
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Originally Posted by waTSX
^^That's really saying something.
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#234
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I was wondering what Reichmann's comments were going to be about Canon's MLU stance not really changing.
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http://www.luminous-landscape.com/re...-handson.shtml
For the sake of full disclosure, one can also set the Mirror Lock-Up custom function to My Menu, which makes it quite accessible. So, are my complaints now no longer valid? Maybe, but I like bitching about it in the same way that Canon stubbornly refuses to give it a dedicated button, or at least build it into self-timer mode. And I'll conrtinue to do so until they do.
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#235
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^Glad to hear it's at least more readily accessible. It's an improvement!
btw, Jup, Ace has them in, as of this afternoon....you know, just in case you change your mind.
btw, Jup, Ace has them in, as of this afternoon....you know, just in case you change your mind.
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#236
Originally Posted by wndrlst
^Glad to hear it's at least more readily accessible. It's an improvement!
btw, Jup, Ace has them in, as of this afternoon....you know, just in case you change your mind.![Big Grin](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
btw, Jup, Ace has them in, as of this afternoon....you know, just in case you change your mind.
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#237
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
I think I'm going to wait for my 5, hopefully as like last year, Canon starts their rebates again middle of next month. A 300mm f/4L is in my targets as well.
#238
Originally Posted by wndrlst
Nice! Hey, I'm thinking of heading back to Rollingwood Farm to test out the new body when it arrives. You mentioned being interested in shooting B&W's there...If I get permission, do you want to bring your film body?
You BETCHA!!!!
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I'll be in Delaware on a day trip tomorrow (business).
Monday I'm going to take a Lightroom seminar in DC at Convention Center, when I told my boss that I wanted the day off to do it, he told me to put it on the company CC. It was only $99.00 http://www.photoshopseminars.com/
#239
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
You BETCHA!!!!
just let me know! you still have my cell?
I'll be in Delaware on a day trip tomorrow (business).
Monday I'm going to take a Lightroom seminar in DC at Convention Center, when I told my boss that I wanted the day off to do it, he told me to put it on the company CC. It was only $99.00 http://www.photoshopseminars.com/
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I'll be in Delaware on a day trip tomorrow (business).
Monday I'm going to take a Lightroom seminar in DC at Convention Center, when I told my boss that I wanted the day off to do it, he told me to put it on the company CC. It was only $99.00 http://www.photoshopseminars.com/
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Oh, and your boss rocks!
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#240
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Originally Posted by jupitersolo
Monday I'm going to take a Lightroom seminar in DC at Convention Center, when I told my boss that I wanted the day off to do it, he told me to put it on the company CC. It was only $99.00 http://www.photoshopseminars.com/