> Ever since I got my 10D, I've been trying to find Canon's
> eyepiece extender.
> Do any list members have one, and how do you like it?
As I write there are three of them for sale on ebay for about $20 per.
I had one but became impatient with the small viewfinder image, so I sold
it.
--Ken S.
> Heck, according to dpreview, the D10 doesn't include
> ANY memory card, not even a basic 32MB one. Add a GB
> of memory and the price goes up quite a bit.
But even if they did include a 32MB memory card, how many 10D buyers are
going to stay with it? The flash cards that I've gotten bundled wit
> Anyone else out there think they will "upgrade" from their D60 to a 10D?
Not me. I looked at the comparisons on dpreview too, and didn't see much
difference. The writer really had to stretch and strain to make the 10D
sound like progress.
There are 3 major factors that could in time make me wa
That definitely doesn't look like a body to upgrade to from the D60.
Built-in pop-up flash = crummy = bad.
--Ken S.
*
***
***
* For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see:
*http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.ht
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bh2.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=ProductActivator__Ap
roductlist_html___266214___CADVKE1___REG___
Here's an interesting 1Ds add-on I just saw on the B&H site. I hadn't heard
about it. Cryptographic-type image file signing to verify that an image is
unmodified and bit-
> I could not understand why Canon did not make the D60 at least as good as
the Elan 7/7e in terms of features and functions.
I do own one and I agree with your assessment. The D60 takes great pictures
but is a low-end SLR in all other respects when compared to...well, just
about any contemporary
5 minutes ago (5:15pm U.S. Pacific Standard Time) I ordered a new 24-70
f/2.8L USM from B&H. It still shows "in stock" on the product page. I just
checked out the page on the off chance they had one, and they did. They may
have more.
--Ken S.
*
***
**
If this has already been posted, I apologize for the redundancy.
I had signed up on the B&H website to be notified by email as soon as they
got the 24-70L in stock.
Tonight I was sitting in front of my computer when the email arrived saying
they had it in stock. The message contained a link to th
If this has already been posted, I apologize for the redundancy.
I had signed up on the B&H website to be notified by email as soon as they
got the 24-70L in stock.
Tonight I was sitting in front of my computer when the email arrived saying
they had it in stock. The message contained a link to th
If money's an issue, it's pretty easy. Go for the 420EX. If you're only
using 1 flash, there's no difference 98% of the time. The 2% is when
you're really reaching to shoot something far away and you need the bit
of extra power; it almost never happens. (I think it's happened to me
zero times beca
FWIW, one more man's opinion. I put the Ec-D matte grid screen into my
EOS 3 (since sold) and EOS 1v. Slightly darker, but higher contrast and
easier to focus as Mike says, not to mention the free help in
rule-of-thirds composition and making skewed horizons go away forever.
This probably sounds ov
My list will be:
16-35 2.8L (I'm going to swap out my 17-35L for this one soon)
24-70 2.8L (the new one that's just coming out...ideal for the D60)
135 2.0L (ideal for anything since it's such a superb lens...I already
have this one)
--Ken S.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [
http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/ELS/PC/ese1_pc02W-e.html
This appears to have just been released.
--Ken S.
*
***
***
* For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see:
*http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm
***
It's a holdover from the days when people in studios, or who were doing
critical close-up work, tried to achieve precision focus by measuring
the distance from the subject to the film plane with a tape measure and
then setting the lens accordingly, rather than using a built-in focusing
facility in
I have that Sigma lens and I recommend it highly. I no longer have the
EOS 3 I originally used it with, I now have only a 1V. However, I still
use that lens several times a year (I'm not a pro) and IMHO it's an
excellent value for the money. I've had no mechanical/electronic
problems with it, eith
> Nobody seems to appreciate the new 24-70! Then it`s a simple issue,
remain
> with your "whatever you have". If you wish a 28-105mm f1:2.8 it`s even
> easyer, get a Tamron!
But that, unfortunately is the problem. I did get a Tamron 28-105 f2.8
in an EF mount a few years back, 82mm filters and
> The 70-200/2.8 does not need such a big filter so I assume neigther
does the
> 28-70/2.8.
You're right, it doesn't. When I said 82mm as a joke, I was responding
to Chip Louie's suggested but still imaginary wish list item 28-105
2.8L.
--Ken S.
*
***
*
> The only way to improve this lens would have been to make an it EF
28-105
> 2.8L IS IMO.
Yup. Assuming they could add the length and keep approximately the same
level of optical excellence as the 28-70 2.8L (a tall order), I would
upgrade for that lens too. We'd probably have to buy a few 82mm
I agree with you. I've got the 28-70L, and there's no reason to sell and
replace it with this new lens. I don't shoot in the rain very much, and
as far as optical quality goes, the new one simply *can't* be that much
better because the current one is already so good. I can see that it
might be a g
This snippet from a wire service summary of Kodak's most recent
operating results adds a note to the film vs. digital discussion. Some
of this decline is just "the economy, stupid", but plenty of it is the
switch by K-mart shoppers to digital, and that can only increase. Kodak
has known for decade
I think the real issue with pro digital is the difference in maturity
between the two technologies.
Rollei and Nikon and Canon and Hasselblad can--and do--wait years to
release new models of pro film cameras, because the film technology
changes very slowly (if at all), and the camera bodies and l
> Why do you all prefer Canon ? :-)
I chose Canon equipment many years ago because I started looking
through a Photography Buyer's Guide and Canon came first in the alphabet
of all the SLR's. I have never regretted this decision.
--Ken S.
*
***
>
> The next thing I'd like to do is pick up softboxes for the
> flashes. I've
> seen the Lumiquests on B&H's site. Anyone have a
> recommendation? Also, are
> their tripods specifically designed for flash use or is a
> general use tripod
> just fine?
IMHO you're making the right choice wi
>
> I know the 550EX was originally designed for the 3.will
> it function as
> appropriately on the Elan 7 as the 420EX, or are there any
> issues to be aware
> of in terms of focusing points etc if using a 550EX with an Elan 7?
>
There has been some folklore to that effect.
However, I
>
> With the ST-E2 mounted on the camera and two off camera 420
> EX flashes, can
> you still use ratios between the two flashes?
>
Yes
--Ken S.
*
***
***
* For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see:
*http://www.a1
Ken:
> And generally, what can anyone say about using a flash meter with
> E-TTL flash?
Though I've never tried it, according to the 550EX manual you can do the
sort of thing you're talking about-- wireless manual flash using a flash
meter--with the 550EX as your master or only light. But I d
Ken Durling wrote:
> The only control over the 420EX that's available
> is through FEC, and of course, flash placement, filters, diffusers,
> etc. But the only switched on the back are on-off, and normal/high
> speed sync.
Except for the Off/Slave switch, the Group A-B-C button, and the Channel
> Is my best bet an ST-E2 and another 420EX, ST-E2 and 550EX,
> or just add a 550EX and use it as a master
All of the above will work. The ST-E2 will give you most flexibility
in moving lights around. ST-E2 with another 420EX is least costly
3-point system.
Adding a 550EX alone will give you l
>
>
> As there's a great deal of interest in the Sigma EF-500 Super flash
> unit Jim Strutz and I have written up a brief page outlining how it
> compares to the Canon 550EX.
>
> http://teladesign.com/photo/ef-500-super.html
That is a useful and seemingly quite exhaustive comparison. I
>
>
> Ken Sarno says he wrote to Canon's US support site.
>
> For those of who don't know, what is the URL of that site?
>
Just follow the chain of instructions at:
http://www.usa.canon.com/contacts/techinqui
I sent Canon's US support website the following question:
Is it true that, when used as a master in a wireless multi-flash system,
that if the 550EX is mounted on an EOS 1V or EOS 3 it can be set either
to fire or not to fire, but on an Elan 7/7E it will always fire
regardless of the setting o
> Right, I saw your reply, and I replied in turn that I had
> done some test
> shots that pretty clearly show (to my untrained eye, anyway)
> that despite
> the master flash being set to OFF, it was firing *at exposure
> time*, as
> shown in my photos.
I think the shots pretty clearly show t
> Ok, not quite, but...since it seems like the Elan 7 won't
> allow the wireless
> ETTL master flash (in this case, an EF 500) to be turned off
> at exposure time,
It is up to the master unit whether to fire its own flash, not to the
camera. Regardless of which Type A EOS body you use, if the
33 matches
Mail list logo
