rd4tile wrote:
I cut a piece of Teflon tape in half and wrapped the threads on the plastic cap and then screwed it on a tightly as I could. Mine's stayed on so far.
I still have my flush black plastic cap in place that comes installed on the camera when it ships. I looked a little closer at it, and it does not have any seal device to make the port water resistant. A seal may have made it stay on the camera better. I just tightened the cap in place, and it seems like it will stay put, but time will tell. A very small amount of the releasable Locktite may work to keep it on better.
The larger aluminum "extender" is I believe for when you actually mount the WiFi device on the camera, and I would not want it on the camera all the time.
Gib Robinson wrote:
I did lose the dust cap that covers what Canon calls the Extended System Termimal. ... I called Canon and they sent me two replacement dust caps for about $4.00 each.
Does the replacement stay in place better than the original?
The port is a data port for the WiFi accessory, or other possible future uses. It has 6 or 8 electrical pins in it. When the camera comes in the box, a black plastic cap is screwed into the threads of the port, and is indeed very flush. It causes no issues for use of the camera. As I described, it is not real secure in terms of un threading and exposing the port, but by tightening it "extra firm" I think it will stay put.
The large lump item is another thing that can go in this port. If it came with the camera I can not seem to find it right now. But it is not the normal thing that you would have installed in this port to cover it when not in use. The flush black plastic cover is the standard item.
Says in the manual that the steel nut and plastic part that come in there own little bags are for the USB cord. I think that when the USB cord is attached such as shooting teathered this plastic part and nut keeps the USB cord from pulling out.
Can anyone else comment on the sharpness out of Camera for RAW files. My initial impression and I have not had time to do alot of different types of shooting is that the files need very little sharpening compered to my 30D. Every picture seems to be much sharper and i am haveing to re calculate the amount of USM applied to these files. One thing to add I do not sharpen in ACR. All sharpening is applied as a last step in CS3.
Bruce Sawle wrote:
Can anyone else comment on the sharpness out of Camera for RAW files. My initial impression and I have not had time to do alot of different types of shooting is that the files need very little sharpening compered to my 30D. Every picture seems to be much sharper and i am haveing to re calculate the amount of USM applied to these files. One thing to add I do not sharpen in ACR. All sharpening is applied as a last step in CS3.
I posted some unsharpened files a couple pages back, one at ISO 160 and one at ISO 3200
Bruce Sawle wrote:
Can anyone else comment on the sharpness out of Camera for RAW files. My initial impression and I have not had time to do alot of different types of shooting is that the files need very little sharpening compered to my 30D. Every picture seems to be much sharper and i am haveing to re calculate the amount of USM applied to these files. One thing to add I do not sharpen in ACR. All sharpening is applied as a last step in CS3.
If you can try C1 LE (standard look, NR off) it seems to bring out much more detail than ACR 4.1, at least with some quick tests today. I was rather surprised and somewhat disappointed as I prefer the workflow using ACR...
JackCnd wrote:
If you can try C1 LE (standard look, NR off) it seems to bring out much more detail than ACR 4.1, at least with some quick tests today. I was rather surprised and somewhat disappointed as I prefer the workflow using ACR...
Locktite is a brand name for a liquid that you can put on threads to lock a bolt or fastener in so that is will not easily come out. There are versions that are meant to be removable, and also versions that are meant to be permanent. Even though I did mention it for holding the cap in, I am not sure it would really be a good idea now that I think about it more. It may not be compatable with the plastic, and also because there is really not a way to turn the cap to unscrew it, you may not be able to get it out even if you use the removable version. Also, it may leave the port or the threads contaminated, so that they would not work for the intended use. The best idea is probably to obtain some extra plastic caps, and have them available as replacements.
