A Bit of Everything (T6, M5, Milvus 18mm, Sigma 12-24mm, more)

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Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8 Review – Photography Blog:

The Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8 is a pleasure to use, thanks to its superb build quality and smooth focus ring. As this is a manual-focus only lens, you’d expect this aspect of the operation to be intuitive, and so it proved, especially as the Sony A7R II is geared up for accurate manual focusing, where focus peaking really helps speed up the process and improve the accuracy. The fact that it’s weather-sealed is also a real plus point.

“The best of both worlds…” Gali Tibbon on the EOS M5Canon Professional Network

Diving in the blue pearl of Siberia, by Franco Banfi – Canon Professional Network

Canon Rebel T6 Review: Can a modest upgrade sustain the popular entry-level Rebel through another generation? – Imaging Resource:

If you’re looking for a DSLR camera which shoots better photos than your smartphone or small-sensor compact camera can offer, and you’re on a very tight budget, well… you’re not likely to find a more affordable DSLR than the Canon T6. At least, not without taking a trip down memory lane to buy an older model. And that older camera likely won’t play nicely with your smartphone, making it harder than it needs to be to put your photos online for friends and family to see, so it’s probably smarter to stick with current offerings.

Sigma 12-24mm F4 DG HSM Art real world sample gallery – DPReview

Top Tips for Small Product Photography – Canon Digital Learning Center

Canon EOS M5 PreviewPhotography Blog

Exposure settings: Basic+ – Canon Professional Network

Making the Everyday Magical Through Your Photography, by Liza Gershman – Canon Digital Learning Center

Flight of fancy: Markus Varesvuo on the EOS-1D X Mark IICanon Professional Network

Aquatica Announces Housing for Canon EOS-1D X Mark IIDive Photo Guide

Canon USA v. Get It Digital Case Dismissed – Photograhpy Bay

I Sold My Sony Cameras – Here’s Why… – Dan Carr Photography

Below: BIRTV 2016: Canon show VR 360 degree rig using five ME200S-SH cameras – NewsShooter

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II review (best Canon DSLR for sports, action and wildlife, Imaging Resource)

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At a glance:

  • 20.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • Dual DIGIC 6+ Image Processors
  • 3.2″ 1.62m-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
  • DCI 4K Video at 60 fps, 8.8MP Still Grab
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF II
  • Native ISO 51200, Expanded to ISO 409600
  • 14 fps Shooting, 16 fps in Live View
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF
  • Built-In GPS, CFast & CF Card Slots

Imaging Resource posted their comprehensive review of Canon’s new flagship, the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, aka the “biggest, burliest and best Canon DSLR for sports, action and wildlife“.

From the conclusion:

[…] it’s big, it’s heavy, and it’s expensive, but the Canon 1DX Mark II is the best Canon DSLR for sports, action, wildlife, or photojournalism. The 20MP resolution is a slight increase from the earlier 1DX, but it might not suit those commercial photographers who need mountains of megapixels. However, for everything else, the Canon 1DX Mark II’s images are right on the money. Images look great, and dynamic range is excellent. High ISO performance is also top-notch, and the versatile autofocus and incredible burst shooting performance will not disappoint or slow you down. Read the review…

Sample images can be viewed here.

[via Imaging Resource]

Firmware update for Canon EOS-1D X Mark II coming soon, Canon article suggests

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It seems Canon will soon release a firmware update for the Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, a recent Canon Digital Learning Center article suggests.

Based on feedback from large photo organizations, news photojournalists, and so on, Canon has delivered a significant firmware upgrade for the EOS-1D X Mark II camera.  Firmware upgrade version 1.1 clearly targets professional users and organizations, but as you’ll see, some of these features may be useful to individual working pros or even serious photography enthusiasts.  We’ll examine what’s new in this firmware upgrade in this article.

In a nutshell: what’s new and different?

This new upgrade (version 1.1) addresses specific issues that professional news and photojournalism organizations have brought to Canon’s attention — we understand that not all of these will be important in more ordinary, everyday use to individual photographers. That said, the changes and new features that this firmware adds to the EOS-1D X Mark II camera are the ability to:

  • Install up to 39 items of IPTC information into the camera, and to add data (or deliberately not apply it) to images you take

  • Add set-up information for up to 40 new Wi-Fi® networks to a memory card, and load that data as a full set of possible Wi-Fi networks to select from for connection

  • Transfer only “protected” images via Wi-Fi

  • Retain GPS position data:  Continue to apply last known GPS location information to images subsequently taken, even if GPS connection is lost (photographer went inside a building, etc.)

  • Change LCD color tone (four pre-defined settings), to either approximate display from other cameras you’re working with, or to shift color tone based on ambient lighting as the LCD monitor is being used

The firmware is not yet available.

Canon EOS-1DX Mark II Hands-On Field Test and comparison with Nikon D5 (video)

TheCameraStoreTV put Canon’s new flagship Canon EOS-1D X Mark II under test and compared it with Nikon’s flagship, the D5.

After a long wait, we finally got our hands on the new Canon flagship, the EOS 1DX Mark II! Everyone’s been wondering how this beast of a camera compares to the Nikon D5, so Kaitlyn Kerr came to help us put them head to head. Which camera is the best for fast action, image quality, and low light performance? We take a look.

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II reviews and hands-on round-up

Canon Eos-1d X Mark Ii

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At a glance:

  • 20.2MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • Dual DIGIC 6+ Image Processors
  • 3.2″ 1.62m-Dot Touchscreen LCD Monitor
  • DCI 4K Video at 60 fps, 8.8MP Still Grab
  • 61-Point High Density Reticular AF II
  • Native ISO 51200, Expanded to ISO 409600
  • 14 fps Shooting, 16 fps in Live View
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF and Movie Servo AF

Time for a round-up of Canon EOS-1D X Mark II reviews.

Canon 1D X Mark II Field Test Part I (Big & bulky but oh so fast: The 1D X II hits the sidelines) – Imaging Resource

Canon 1DX II Field Test Part II: The flagship sports shooter taken out of its element in beautiful Newport – Imaging Resource

Moving on up: Canon Explorer of Light Andy Rouse on new possibilities with the EOS-1D X Mark II – Canon Professional Network

Field Review: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Performs Double Duty – No film School

Day at the track: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II samples – DPReview

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR Review (Full Resolution Test Images) – Shutterbug

Canon EOS-1D X Mark II: What you need to know – DPReview

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