nate_macdonald

This is something I have never understood about the 7d, what does it do differently that makes it incompatible with the older 5400HS? The 7 works just fine with the 5600(HS)d and the 5400HS, why can't the 7d do that?

If you pick choose to pick out what I said about a tilt-shift or 50mm 1.0, then you could argue that I may be promoting those lenses.

 

However if you read my whole post and put what I've said into context, you'd put it together that I'm simply pointing out that KM does not not offer exotic lenses like that.

It's not just about the resolution, dedicated film scanners exhibit a greater dynamic range than flatbeds and as such, will produce more accurate results.

KM does not have the selection that either Canon or Nikon would, but they do have the full gamut of focal lengths from 16mm up to 600mm. There's no tilt-shift or 50mm f/1.0 lenses, but they do have all the basics and then some covered.

If you use two filters, yes, definately. With one I haven't noticed any problems.

I bought a used 24mm 2.8 on ebay and I'll tell you, this is one of those purchases that you'll be glad you paid the extra money. My main concern prior to this was that on 'wide' zooms, I found the distortion to be unacceptable. The prime does a much better job of evening things out, but on top of that it's faster, sharper and just generally more pleasing.

I've had a 70 for almost two years, haven't experienced any problems with it at all. It has since been relegated to being a backup for a 7, but it still works fine.

 

As to your problem, perhaps there's a commonality with the beach environment. The five doesn't have much for sealings on it, but it'd be fair to expect a bit more weather resistance out of it. Perhaps there is something else wrong that is causing internal problems after being exposed to the elements.

Looks promising - but I must say it would certainly feel odd to be carrying around a (hopefully) full frame high-end dSLR with a Sony label on it.

Toronto has the same population as all of Ireland and you can still buy cameras there.

 

And while the KM manufacturer warranty may still be valid, additional dealer warranties are no longer available.

I was thinking about this; why doesn't KM (or anyone) come out with a square sensor? All this time spent trying to mimic 35mm dimensions, why not use more of what the lens is already delivering?

 

I guess the average consumer wouldn't like it when it came to getting prints, but heck, you could probably wing it so that the camera could crop the shot on it's own, and leave the square shot as a function.

Buying online is an option, but assuming there's no distributor for Canada, I'll be buying everything online. Any new flashes, lenses accesories or what have you. And while the online prices look attractive initially, by the time you slap on the duty fees, taxes, shipping costs and the exchange rate, they suddenly aren't all that appealing. And lets not forget the warranty issues.

They're still maintaining a service shop in Montreal and creating a new one in Mississauga. I assume that both shops will handle warranty work, although that has not been defined in the any of the press releases.

My equipment is far from obsolete, I am a very happy owner of a Maxxum 7 and 70, along with 24mm, 50mm, and 135mm Maxxum prime lenses, plus a 28-100mm and 75-300mm zoom lens, and a 5600 HS(d) flash.

 

The problem is I want to eventually move to digital. I was holding out for a Maxxum 9d. Now, unless I order from the states, that has become preventative. There's not a thing wrong with the film equipment I own, but buying into two different lens systems isn't very practical.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0510/05100302nokmdcs_4ca.asp

 

At first they said they were going to use an independent distributor,

now it looks like they've abandoned us altogether.

 

Thanks Minolta.

 

I wonder what my thousands of dollars invested worth of Minolta

equipment will be worth on the used market.

Have you tried Downtown Camera? They're down on Queen, just east of Yonge.

 

I'd check on those lenses that Cameta is offering too, I see their adds all over ebay for cheap knock-off lenses so I'd be very suspicious of lenses that are thrown in. And the rebate will also probably be void outside the U.S.

Yeap, just set the camera to "2" in the "2:1" section and the wireless flash to "1" in the "2:1" selection. If you're using a mounted flash on the camera, it would also be set to "2".

 

And yes, the manual does a horrible job of explaining the wireless flash system. You can actually use as many wireless flashes as you want, set them at varying distances and snap away without any worry. You might be interested in this link, it covers a lot of info about the wireless flash system:

http://www.friedmanarchives.com/flash.htm

No, you'll set the camera to wireless ratio as well as the flash you have attached to the camera. Basically, all you're doing is replacing the pop-up flash with the flash gun, the camera shouldn't see be set any different.

 

And yes, you'll want to select the "2" on the wireless light in the "2:1" display.

Tough question. Assuming that they'll be bringing the equipment directly from the states now, and with the strength of the cdn dollar, I'd expect the prices to drop. But who knows, eh?

I thought the 7d had an infrared low-light focus assist?

I got a 135mm 2.8 used for less than $200 cdn, very very good deal. This isn't the STF one though, it's quite a bit more expensive.

Gah...bloomin' long URL...sorry about that...

The 7 is still available, just not everywhere:

 

http://www.henrys.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PageDisplay?dest=frames.jsp&currency=CAD&storeId=10001

http://www.vistek.ca/details/detail_over.asp?eCode=170120&TYPE=&Specs=N&Box=N

http://www.jessops.com/search/viewproduct.cfm?PRODUCT=MIND7&BRAND=&CONTINUE=false&FEATS=&FIRSTPRICE=&KEYWORD=&LEVEL=&MODELNUMBER=&NEWQUERY=True&NODE=138&ORD=ASC&ORDERBY=brand&QUANTITY=10&RECENT=0&REFINE=&SEARCH_FOR=&SEARCHNODE=0&SEARCHURL=dointellisearch.cfm&SECONDPRICE=&SHOWCASEID=20&STARTROW=51&SUBS=&WORD_SEARCH=N&

No, I certainly wouldn't say they preclude a full frame sensor, but they don't help.

 

I'm well aware of how the crop factor works, I was just wondering since they're designed specifically for an APS sensor, why do they give the focal measurements based on a 35mm frame? You don't see 4x5 lenses spec'd at 135mm with a 60mm uncrop factor (or whatever it works out to). It doesn't make any sense to me, but I suppose it does provide a familiar reference to some.

Three new lenses that can't be used on a 35mm frame. So as of now, there's only one camera in existence that works with these lenses.

 

Part of me thinks this is good because it's almost safe to assume that different dSLRs are on their way from KM.

 

Part of me thinks this is bad because it would seem they're jumping the gun by announcing such specialized lenses. This also takes a bit away from the hope that we'll see a full frame 9d down the road.

 

One question I have though...Since these are designed specifically for an APS frame, does the crop factor still come into play here?

I'm not sure if this is considered an upgrade or not, but I believe there's a modification that can be made to prevent ghosting on infrared film.