jamato8 wrote:
what is the method of using an external storage device by remote? I read that the usb in the camera can be used to record wireless to an external hard drive.
You have to buy the optional WFT transmitter unit that attaches to the bottom of the camera like the battery grip. I haven't seen prices for them, but I suspect it's in the $800-1000 USD range.
AdrianRogers wrote:
It's in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Typically a few people around here who can afford such cars, though the same cars on the forecourt that were circa £130k when i was there last are now £90k ish!
Amazing, yes, painfully slow, very much yes.
I know the very place! I'm a transplanted Mancunian!
Happy to report no problems thus far. I feel for those that are having them. The camera continues to amaze me right now and while not a pixel peeping tech nerd, I ask a lot from my equipment and the 5D Mark II is not letting me down. From the 10-12th of next year I'm going to really put it to the test and I'll report back then.
Been using this camera for a couple of weeks now and I don't have any problems with it either .... not even the black dot issue, as shown in this crop.
You just haven't tried hard enough. How hard do you have to try? Why, hard enough to produce black dots. Of course, that begs the question: If you have to try that hard, it's not a problem for you.
Kind of like the sensor dust issue. With my subjects, almost never a problem. If I focused on blank sky and stopped down to f22, I'd probably see dust. But I never shoot real subjects that way.
Dawei Ye wrote:
Yeah Canon deserves plaudits for this one, I was pleasently surprised they added this feature
Does the RC-1 work if you stand behind the camera or only if you are in front? I never like stepping in front of the camera unless I am planning on being in the picture.
bobbytan wrote:
Been using this camera for a couple of weeks now and I don't have any problems with it either .... not even the black dot issue, as shown in this crop. Features like live view (for precise focussing) and HD screen are just awesome, and I like that I am able to micro-adjust the focus accuracy on all my lenses. And the fact that you can use the cheap wireless remote trigger RC-1 is just a very nice touch by Canon.
what ISO did you try to produce black dots at?
so far mine seems to pass some pretty harsh tests at ISO100 but I've now gotten them to show on outdoor christmas lights at ISO1600 and up, sometimes pretty extensively, although due to the nature of those shots they tend to sort of blend in naturally anyway for the most part only about 4 of them look damaged so I guess it's not too worrisome so far, although i'd certainyl rather the issue not be there.
and if i was truly getting serious abotu such photography i'd use ISO100 and a tripod anyway (unless it is more of a warm/cold issue, someone said something abotu more black dots when shooting in the cold and when i shot the outdoor christmas lights it was pretty damn cold and when I shot the christmas tree inside at iso100 using tripod it was pretty darn warm).
jerrykur wrote:
Does the RC-1 work if you stand behind the camera or only if you are in front? I never like stepping in front of the camera unless I am planning on being in the picture.
Unfortunately you can't set the camera off from the rear, but you can stand behind the camera and reach out with your arm around the camera to set it off. It also has a 2 second delay mode as well.
The remote sensor is near the front side of the grip
Dawei Ye wrote:
Unfortunately you can't set the camera off from the rear, but you can stand behind the camera and reach out with your arm around the camera to set it off. It also has a 2 second delay mode as well.
The remote sensor is near the front side of the grip
Thanks Dawie,
I thought that was the case. I guess I will stick to my eBay wireless triggers. For $30 they work on most Canon DSLRs at distance of up to 100 yards
That shot was made at ISO 100. It wasn't intended to be a black-dot test and I really have no interest in pursuing the black dot issue which is totally insignificant to me. I mean, I don't use my images at 100% so the black dots don't matter (to me) even if it's there.
skibum5 wrote:
what ISO did you try to produce black dots at?
so far mine seems to pass some pretty harsh tests at ISO100 but I've now gotten them to show on outdoor christmas lights at ISO1600 and up, sometimes pretty extensively, although due to the nature of those shots they tend to sort of blend in naturally anyway for the most part only about 4 of them look damaged so I guess it's not too worrisome so far, although i'd certainyl rather the issue not be there.
and if i was truly getting serious abotu such photography i'd use ISO100 and a tripod anyway (unless it is more of a warm/cold issue, someone said something abotu more black dots when shooting in the cold and when i shot the outdoor christmas lights it was pretty damn cold and when I shot the christmas tree inside at iso100 using tripod it was pretty darn warm).
I thought that was the case. I guess I will stick to my eBay wireless triggers. For $30 they work on most Canon DSLRs at distance of up to 100 yards"
What remote is this? thanks, John
If you search ebay for "canon wireless remote" you will find several. The one I am currently using looks like the one at the address below. But, I got it from a different seller.
