The "New Gear/Willy Waving" thread

Davyb · 23 Aug 2013 at 17:00

Sitting waiting on me when I got home yesterday.

Not as great as some of the lens you guys are using but this is a way better than my 70quid 70-300 Tamron

Phal · 23 Aug 2013 at 18:23

Davyb said:
Sitting waiting on me when I got home yesterday.

Not as great as some of the lens you guys are using but this is a way better than my 70quid 70-300 Tamron

Should be good

enjoy it hehe

Raikiri · 23 Aug 2013 at 19:01

Got it until Tuesday, nice lens but I still want the 18-35 1.8.

Phal · 23 Aug 2013 at 19:04

Raikiri said:
Got it until Tuesday, nice lens but I still want the 18-35 1.8.

Yeah I quite like the sound of it too

Just not sure how much I would use it lol

Raikiri · 23 Aug 2013 at 19:13

I'd use it loads, boxing, bands, weddings etc.

Phal · 23 Aug 2013 at 19:38

Yeah, those are valid uses! For me, my 10-22mm is more suitable but it would be interesting to see what kind of DOF you can get at 16mm!

That being said, I would probably prefer that 14mm F2.8 :E

Janesy B · 23 Aug 2013 at 23:04

King Damager · 23 Aug 2013 at 23:14

70D?

kd

buzzlightweight · 24 Aug 2013 at 08:42

King Damager said:
70D?

kd

eye mate

413x · 24 Aug 2013 at 09:52

im looking at 70D, but cant see it out anywhere

Oh it is out!

how do you find it? is it worth the extra over the 7D?

I dont a camera at all yet and have been using the 400D my GF has for pics

mollymoo · 24 Aug 2013 at 11:06

Lens

Not as awesome as some of the lenses on here, but a nice improvement on my kit lens

Janesy B · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:18

King Damager said:
70D?

kd

Yup!

al4x said:
im looking at 70D, but cant see it out anywhere

Oh it is out!

how do you find it? is it worth the extra over the 7D?

I dont a camera at all yet and have been using the 400D my GF has for pics

Someone mentioned they ordered it in the pics thread, gave Calumet a buzz and collected it on my lunch break.

It'll get it's first use tomorrow so I'll give more feedback then

First impressions are good though, definitely worth it over the 7D for general use.

olv · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:26

Very interested in some first hand impressions of the 70D, especially with regards to sensor performance and the new AF.

Genoma · 24 Aug 2013 at 12:51

Must admit the 70D is making me want to burn a hole in my credit card, but a 70-200 is my priority.

413x · 24 Aug 2013 at 13:22

Janesy B said:
Yup!

Someone mentioned they ordered it in the pics thread, gave Calumet a buzz and collected it on my lunch break.

It'll get it's first use tomorrow so I'll give more feedback then First impressions are good though, definitely worth it over the 7D for general use.

ah nice, that would be really useful

i was apprehensive abbout buying the 7d as it is pretty old now, im itching to try my 100mm L macro on something with a few more MP and ISO than the 400D

Janesy B · 24 Aug 2013 at 13:35

The only compelling case to buy a 7D over a 70D is if you needed proper weather sealing and finer control over AF servo for moving objects, so it's still the Motorsport photographers weapon of choice but I think overall a 70D is worth the extra, EOS remote is bloody cool.

413x · 24 Aug 2013 at 14:03

Janesy B said:
The only compelling case to buy a 7D over a 70D is if you needed proper weather sealing and finer control over AF servo for moving objects, so it's still the Motorsport photographers weapon of choice but I think overall a 70D is worth the extra, EOS remote is bloody cool.

i doubt i will do much motorsport photography as i simply wont be able to go that many events

birds, bugs are probably going to be my main focus

King Damager · 24 Aug 2013 at 16:19

Janesy B said:
The only compelling case to buy a 7D over a 70D is if you needed proper weather sealing and finer control over AF servo for moving objects, so it's still the Motorsport photographers weapon of choice but I think overall a 70D is worth the extra, EOS remote is bloody cool.

EOS remote is nowhere near as good as you'd think...

It's a bit laggy, depending on what you're shooting, but when I tried shooting birds, by the time they'd flitted into view, you'd seen it on your device screen, hit the shutter, it had sent the command back to the camera, the bird had flitted out of view. This was with a feeder. In the end, I sat back about 4m from the camera and looked at the birds coming in. All it really did was give me a way to shoot remotely, but I still had to be looking at the target. Nothing that I couldn't have done with a wireless remote. Focus is also through LiveView, with EOS remote, which is frankly awful. Oh, and a full battery, lasted about 2 hours on the camera shooting wirelessly with EOS Remote.

Just my experience of course, but I really didn't think much of it.

kd

413x · 24 Aug 2013 at 16:57

King Damager said:
EOS remote is nowhere near as good as you'd think...

It's a bit laggy, depending on what you're shooting, but when I tried shooting birds, by the time they'd flitted into view, you'd seen it on your device screen, hit the shutter, it had sent the command back to the camera, the bird had flitted out of view. This was with a feeder. In the end, I sat back about 4m from the camera and looked at the birds coming in. All it really did was give me a way to shoot remotely, but I still had to be looking at the target. Nothing that I couldn't have done with a wireless remote. Focus is also through LiveView, with EOS remote, which is frankly awful. Oh, and a full battery, lasted about 2 hours on the camera shooting wirelessly with EOS Remote.

Just my experience of course, but I really didn't think much of it.

kd

i would be using this too, thats a shame if everyone finds this, i would be using it for exactly the same function as you

Janesy B · 24 Aug 2013 at 17:39

70D will oblitorate the 6D in live view AF performance, so that's not a worry. Battery is to be expected really. Didn't find lag to be an issue.

The ability to pull images off the camera without a laptop, straight to your phone will also be a very useful feature.