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<p>Hi All,<br> I have an EOS 80D body on order and wanted to order the Canon RC-6 wireless remote control. I queried Canon customer support for compatibility and this was their reply:<br> <em>"Thank you for your continued correspondence regarding the EOS 80D Camera. I can help with compatibility with the RC-6 wireless remote control.</em></p> <p dir="LTR"><em>The RC-6 wireless remote control is compatible with EOS WiFi Cameras. The EOS 80D Camera is not WiFi camera".</em></p> <p dir="LTR"> </p> <p dir="LTR">Is this accurate? According to page 474 of the 80D manual there is a menu setting to Disable / Enable Wi-Fi/NFC. Am I misunderstanding something?</p> <p dir="LTR"> </p> <p dir="LTR"> </p> <p dir="LTR">Thank you for your advice.</p> <p dir="LTR"> </p> <p dir="LTR"> </p>

<p>There used to be a photographer/author named Scott Smith who had a website called Lighting Magic. He had a knack for making lighting easy and simple to understand. But he seems to have disappeared as has his website. Anybody know what happened to him?</p>

<p>Thanks all for your advice. Marc - your point regaring height is well taken; however, the highest ceiling in my house is just under 8'. </p>

<p>Hi All,<br> I’m looking to get my first-ever C-Stand and am considering this Avenger: <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/243719-REG/Avenger_A2030DCB_A2030D_Turtle_Base_Century.html">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/243719-REG/Avenger_A2030DCB_A2030D_Turtle_Base_Century.html</a><br> One thing puzzles me. The description says “The innovative design on the base allows individual legs to be set at any angle, allowing positioning in locations not possible with classic stands.” What does that mean? Is it similar to a leg-slider feature that some C-stands have? The specs don’t mention a slider feature for this model.<br> Thank you.</p>

<p>PC - perhaps this site will offer some suggestions: <a href="http://tiltallsupport.blogspot.com/">http://tiltallsupport.blogspot.com/</a></p>

<p>Rob,<br> No, the origianl Canon-branded battery died some years ago. I've been using third party Sterlingtek. I actually thought about that but since my other lenses all work I figured it couldn't be a battery-brand problem. I don't want to spend $ on a Canon-branded battery (expensive).</p>

<p>UPDATE #2<br> Hi Bob,<br> Yes, I tried both (a) and (b) over the weekend. Also tried all my other lenses again. The camera worked fine; just the 2 lenses in question trigger the error 99 code. Thanks for your help.</p>

<p>UPDATE:<br> Last night I tried a new, formatted memory card, removed and fully recharged the main battery, removed and reinserted the date/time battery, cleaned the body and lens contacts with a pencil eraser, lens fluid and microfiber cloth all to no avail. At least all my other lenses work. I'll be getting a new body but that's not until next summer. Thanks for your suggestions.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone. I'll try some of these "fixes" and let you know. Marcus - my other Canon lenses that don't have this problem on the 300D are: 10-22, 70-210 f/4 IS, 100mm macro and 400 f/5.6.</p>

<p>Hi All,<br> I have a Canon Digital Rebel 300D (yes, the original Digital Rebel) and am experiencing the following problem.<br> I’m getting Error Code 99 when using both the 18-55 kit lens and the 17-55 f/2.8 lens. After a few shots, the camera freezes up and the error code appears. If I remove and reinsert the battery and do the same with the lenses, the camera is sometimes ok for a few shots but then freezes up again. I don’t have this problem when using any of my other Canon lenses. <br> The kit lens was purchased with the camera about 10 years ago and never exhibited this problem before. The 17-55 was given to me a few months ago (used) which was when this issue arose.<br> I took the camera + lenses to Canon but they discontinued support for the 300D and quoted just over $300 to examine and repair both lenses (if in fact the problem is with the lenses). Both lenses work just fine on a friend’s Canon Rebel XT so I suspect the problem is with the 300D.<br> I cleaned both the camera and lens gold-colored metal contacts with a pencil eraser and lens cleaning fluid. This did not help. I read somewhere to insert a new CR 2016 lithium date/time battery (not done since buying the camera 10 years ago; the user manual says the battery’s service life is about 5 years ) and also using a new memory card.<br> Suggestions are welcomed.</p>

<p>Hi All,<br> I read a lot about how it’s necessary to micro adjust new lens purchases due to back or front focus issues and I’m wondering why today’s lenses require this effort. When I got started in the film days (my first camera was a Nikon FTn), all you had to do was turn the focus ring until the subject looked sharp. I don’t recall any mention of a manual lens’ inability to give consistent focus results in any of the popular and modern photography magazines.<br> So why is this happening today? Is it a quality control problem? Is autofocus technology simply not up to the task? Let’s say I had an autofocus lens that had to be micro adjusted because of a back focus issue. If I deactivated AF and manually focused it until the image looked sharp, would there not be a back focus issue? Or would I still have to manually compensate by not focusing exactly on the subject?<br> You’d think that camera manufacturers would come up with a solution in which a lens could automatically micro adjust itself on all bodies at all distances/focal lengths/conditions. <br> Comments from the experts are greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks all; you've given me some pointers to consider. Michael: I'm not sure if ribless is just a gimmick but you are correct - sometimes I get too caught up in the minutiae of things.</p>

<p>Thanks Peter. Is the actual color really off-white as I read on one site?</p>

I'm looking at two 60" umbrellas and would appreciate advice from those who have experience with either/both.<br /><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/42512-REG/Photoflex_UM_RUT60_Convertible_Umbrella_60.html" target="_blank">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...brella_60.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/76946-REG/Photogenic_909317_Umbrella_Eclipse_White.html" target="_blank">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...pse_White.html</a><br /><br />The Photoflex has fiberglass ribs which I've read are less prone to damage than the metal ribs of the Photogenic. But the Photogenic has a covering over the ribs to minimize the appearance of the ribs. I've also read that the Photogenic white is actually an off-white color.<br /><br />I'll be using this for portraits. How easy/hard is it to remove the black covering to convert both to shoot through mode? B&H has a $15 rebate on the Photoflex which expires today.<br /><br />Thanks All!