hubsand wrote:
I'm afraid I'm not allowed to discuss this here: many of my posts on the topic have been deleted. You're free to complain but I can't comment . . . nonetheless, I'll try again: very early orders have shipped; not all from February have. A batch of 100 is in the workshop now, and a locked-down lever-operated version is being developed.
Please put an update on your website. When I ordered your site said about 35 days. If you know there's no chance of shipping in 35 days your website should not say 35 days. Fred does not control your web site.
Yes, Mark, your website seems like the logical place for information/commentary. I used to visit regularly hoping for news. The last update I could find was June 12. That is still true unless there is another page I don't know about.
roschko wrote:
Are there special focus screens for Canon 1DsMKII available that supports manual focusing?
I've got a splitscreen in my 1 Ds-2, plus the Canon loupe, 2.5 x, called magnifier, from the FD-time. Works perfectly, I shoot alwith from a tripod, though.
I haven't seen any need for any extra magnification when focusing this lens. Because its so wide, sometimes I have miss focused, but never so much that it was what you would call the image soft. For precise focusing I do use live view or just zoom into 24mm and focus, then zoom out to 14mm. Focus confirmation does work with the adapter so you will know when you have proper focus or not.
I´m thinking about buying a 1Ds MKIII, but is live view really as accurate as the Viewfinder (or even better)?
@montespluga:
I´ve seen you are from Switzerland, could you tell me where you bought your splittscreen?
As I´m from Austria, I prefer to by in Europe. Otherwise the Shipping costs are twice the price of the Splittscreen.
Roschko,
If live view is important to you...you may want to consider something other than the 1DsIII. There are cameras at half the price that have superior, best of class LCD's/Live View. That's one of the reasons that I didn't keep a 1DsIII much as I would have liked to. I felt like Canon insulted our intelligence by putting a 2nd rate LCD in their flagship 8K camera. The recent Nikons have better LCD's, the new Sony has a better LCD, the new LEAF back has a nice 3.5" tilting LCD, and a whole slew of low range cameras have nice, articulating LCD's. Some old pros poo-poo liveview, while others are realizing just how valuable (even invaluable) it can be for certain applications. Hopefully, the new 5DII will have a nice LCD. If it doesn't - I'm jumping ship.
Cheers,
Scott
I use live view almost every day in studio great for arranging things and focusing. It can speed up a still life shoot by 30% and no more climbing up on the ladder for straight down shots. I wish they made one of those viewers for using in the daylight! For now I will have to use my old 4x5 dark cloth and really look the part.
dennishh wrote:
I use live view almost every day in studio great for arranging things and focusing. It can speed up a still life shoot by 30% and no more climbing up on the ladder for straight down shots. I wish they made one of those viewers for using in the daylight! For now I will have to use my old 4x5 dark cloth and really look the part.
Scott was nice enough to loan me his 14-24 for a couple of weeks this summer and although i didn't get too many opps to shoot at that wide angle zoom range (i was right in the middle of summer monsoon season shooting the grand canyon and monument valley, vistas to extensive for ultra-wides), i did shoot a few along the west fork of oak creek near my home in sedona.
i post one here from the nikon 14-24 and a second from the 16-35 II. although my experience with the lens was brief, my impressions were that the nikon was wonderfully sharp thru the corners and edges, keeping detail where the canon loses it.
the adaptor was quite easy to use, and the addition of the focus confirmation chip is a boon to anyone who has tried to focus in early or late low light situations with the kind of critical hyperfocal distances that the kind of prominent ultra-wide foregrounds require. in the past, even with a brightscreen, split prism focusing screen installed, the lack of that reassuring focus confirmation "beeP" drove me mad and i lost more shots than i like to admit b/c focusing in low light, in a small viewfinder, with just your eye is, frankly, damn hard.
the nikon surely represents a breakthrough for canon shooters long bereft at the lack of quality wide options. if the adaptor becomes readily available, i can see many making the move to this wonderful lens although the recent zeiss announcement of ef mount lenses, in particular the redesign of the venerable 21mm distagon may steal some of the adapted nikon thunder. yet to be seen, how good the new disagon will be, but it surely has many salivating at the thought. who knows, with all this competition maybe canon will even get off their asses and makes something prime or zoom in the wide/ultra-wide range that matches their 35L, 85L and 135L in quality. one can dream, yes?
PS: pardon the larger size uploads; i figured large and highest res would be the most revealing . . .
Thanks Derek!
Wow - both images are beautiful - you sure have a nice backyard!
I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and images. I have learned
a lot from your images, tutorials (landscape forum), advice and e-mails.
Probably what I like most about FM is the patience and generosity of the many talented folks here who freely share their knowledge with us less fortunates :-)
Cheers,
Scott
