Andrew Reid

The 1D X Mark II is $6k It is 1.5x crop 4K, not even full frame. No Canon LOG like the 1D C, no peaking, or any kind of assists for more comfortable video shooting. However they did go to the effort to crank up the speed of the sensor so that it could do 4K at 60fps. I wonder why they bothered? Why bother with that expense on the sensor side and not even add peaking in the firmware? That's a mystery... the 5D Mark IV will be an even bigger one. There's not a cat in hells chance it is going to be competitive with the rest of the video market through 2016/17. Dude, This is Germany in the 70's!

Why are Nikon in danger of getting squeezed out of existence when they have far more compelling options than Canon? The Nikon D750 is a far superior stills camera to the 5D Mark III for cheaper! Whilst the D810 for high resolution is cheaper than the 5DR S, and again superior tech overall.

GX8 sensor doesn't seem to do 4K from the entire chip, just a very nasty crop, so probably won't be that one. Source who told me it will be GX80 sensor is a good one.

Bullshit is it the only way to get 422 and good motion candace. H.264, ProRes, DNxHD and countless others also support intra-frame motion and 422. Yet 4K H.265 is natively edited in Premiere CC, and MJPEG isn't. I have to transcode the 1D C footage to ProRes. Yet H.265 is hardware accelerated by Nvidia, Intel and AMD... and MJPEG isn't. Facts are useful. Try some.

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At 100mm, 1m MFD isn't too shabby. Most 85mm primes are that.

Yes they have changed something in the skintones and red channel which I don't like. Definitely keeping hold of the 1D C now after being on the fence for a bit.

You haven't pointed out the inconsistencies. I find that inconsistent with your official line. That makes you a spineless nob! See? They have employed writers who are naturally puppy-like and hipster. I left!

From now on all EOSHD videos and camera tests will be on YouTube, not only Vimeo. Subscribe to the EOSHD Youtube Channel here. Recently EOSHD forum user "Werner" had the chance to meet Canon at the European HQ in Germany. Read the full blog post

Maybe it's a cultural difference. Since DPR left the UK for the US they have become much more American in style, which heavily favours positivity, even if it doesn't always reflect the facts as well. More likely is something else is going on. You have to admit it is really weird.

Got my hands on it as well today, only in store. Not decided whether to buy it yet as I have the Canon 70-200mm F2.8 II and that has stabilisation. The image is beautiful from the Sigma. It has a bundle of character. Nice build quality but the tripod mount collar is non-removable so something to note if you plan to use on a rig.

That Jimmy is a nob isn't personal, it's an objective fact that can be universally perceived and measured by anyone on the forum!

Where's the misinformation? You're a nob. There's some more information for you.

Thank you. Indeed we must be realistic. DPReview always put an overtly positive 'spin' on things. It's the job of an independent blogger to add balance to any given set of facts. The facts: - No low light improvement over the 2012 model - Colour is more muted - Less detail in JPEGs at high ISOs - 4 years since the predecessor Dynamic range still behind Sony and most Nikon sensors. DPReview wrote this: "Like the EOS 80D there's a big improvement in the camera's dynamic range. Canon's move to a design using on-chip analog-to-digital conversion allows less noise to be added before the signal is converted into digital values" Which in my opinion is highly questionable. The way DPR tested the dynamic range relies on the sensor being ISO invariant - i.e., maximum dynamic range at base ISO, exposure achieved by underexposing by as much as 5 stops to protect the shadows. This technique completely changes the distribution of your histogram and kills tonality / skintones / colour, all 3. If you wanna shoot like that be my guest but it's not a viable technique if you want to maximise image quality. Canon didn't move to on-chip A/D conversion with the 1D X Mark II. The original 1D X has on chip A/D, so that's flat out wrong. "Big improvement" to dynamic range. By any measure it's not "big". So you can drink their cool aid and be happy, or you can be properly informed and less happy. Your choice. I know which option Jimmy would choose!

Is it some kind of Japanese conspiracy?

Has Canon moved on from 2012's flagship? The results of DPReview's studio test scene might surprise you. Read the full blog post

I had no involvement in this. So feel free to send the moderator a private message. Starting a thread about it isn't the best way to go about it, since it has nothing to do with cameras.

What event would that be oh mysterious one?

Yes, to stop the forum turning into a spam bucket of Russian and Chinese viagra offers.

Forget the Nikon stuff. Keep a DSO handy. Meanwhile, the best of the 'modern' organic looking lenses combine high contrast with funkiness - an x-factor which is difficult to describe. Those that have it are: Batis 25mm Zeiss 28mm F2.0 Canon 50mm F1.2 and 85mm F1.2

Sony need to be careful how far they push the prices up. I think the lens prices in particular are difficult to justify for many people. And A6300 a much more expensive proposition than the A6000. They have kept the original RX100 and A6000 for the bargain bins, when really perhaps they should have upgraded them and given us an A6300-type camera as a separate line. Outfit an A7R II with a couple of decent Sony FE lenses and you're easily looking at $5k+ for a consumer camera.

Nice footage there, what was the grade / LUT? High bitrates looking great.

You're absolutely right about Canon spinning, they highlight the 80D's strong sales in their financial report, but it's barely been on the shop shelves for more than a couple of weeks. Furthermore in Berlin, one of the 5 largest capital cities in Europe, neither of the two largest electronics retailers stock it yet, it's only there in small quantities in the specialist photography stores and they haven't exactly seen it flying off the shelves either. Worldwide, sure I expect it to sell well but for how long? Every Canon camera sells to a large loyal customer base upon release and shops expect to sell a lot of them, so order a lot of them, but I just sense that the reason it hasn't hit the major stores in Berlin yet hints to an underlying decline - that they still have so much 70D left to sell, it doesn't make sense for their buyer to contact Canon about getting a bunch of 80Ds in yet.

It's important to pay attention to the facts in this case. The world economy has issues, with slowing growth in China and stagnant growth in Europe. Even Apple just posted a 13% decline in quarterly sales, their first in 13 years https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/26/apple-iphone-first-revenue-decline-13-years So although Canon are facing tough headwinds, the Tesla comparison isn't comparing like-with-like. Of course you can't expect a company making the size of investment in technology they are in terms of completely new reusable spacecraft, new kinds of factories, the largest lithium ion battery plant in the world and automotive technology to make a profit during such an ambitious growth phase lead by outside investment, laying the foundations for future profits. They are creating a new industry. Canon are simply coasting along in an existing one and their products have matured fully. Canon's specific problem is this - (And it is backed up by the facts and figures, when you look at their sales numbers) Interchangeable lens products mature, not enough innovation or reason to upgrade. 6 year old 5D Mark II still serves most people well enough. Compact camera market facing extinction and obsolescence, due to lack of consumer desire for an offline camera in era of smartphones. Office equipment sales down mainly due to economy slowing in places where previously sales had spiked (developing countries) Canon recognise that the imaging market has matured to the point where it will have to change completely in order to grow fast again, so they see more profit in business to business endeavours, broadcast, cinema, network cameras - stuff with very high margins and potentially very high sales growth. Unfortunately for Canon it already HAS changed completely into an online world lead by Apple and Google. In the coming years I think Canon will become what I always predicted, a company that moves away from the consumer camera market and becomes parts supplier to other more innovative companies, until eventually time will pass them by and they become Kodak with a few office equipment products and sensors.

You are in the running for the biggest Canon apologist on the internet at this rate. Hmm, electric cars. No profit in those he says!! Bit of a sweeping statement and very wrong indeed. You haven't noticed the future direction of the market, a bit like how Canon didn't notice the future direction of the consumer camera market for about 10 years and now here's the payback. My prediction - in the future Apple and Telsa will make as much profit from selling electric vehicles as Ford. And it isn't just the disruptive newcomers, the whole car industry is in on the act, gearing up for their own mass market electric vehicles.