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Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Autofocus Lens
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Photographers bless improved Canon autofocus - by CNET

Here's another good review about the Canon 1D Mark IV's autofocus system.

This is truly a blessing for professional photographers using Canon. This is also going to be a blessing for Canon's sales.
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After testing Canon's newest professional SLR, professional sports photographer Brad Mangin offers praise for the camera's autofocus system that's as lavish as the scorn he heaped upon the model's predecessor.

Mangin tested the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV at a football game, and his overall assessment published on his blog doubtless was music to the ears of designers at the Japanese camera maker: "This camera performed flawlessly...Canon should be able to keep long-time (and heavily invested) users like me happy with the new Mark IV."

Perhaps not so pleasant to hear was his excoriation of the earlier model. "To be brutally honest, I found the Canon EOS-1D Mark III to be a complete disaster. I consider it to be the biggest lemon professional 35mm camera in modern photographic history. I have a considerable investment in Canon cameras and lenses, and was reluctant to jump ship to Nikon," said Mangin, whose customers include Sports Illustrated. "With the Mark IV, it was do or die for Canon."

He shot with Canon's 400mm f2.8 lens, sometimes with a 1.4x teleconverter, in bright sunlight. "Using a Canon Mark III with a 400mm lens and a 1.4x converter in this exact same situation was not an option. The results were embarrassing and upsetting. However, the new Mark IV seemed to like working with the 400mm lens and 1.4x combination and delivered some very nice, tack-sharp images," Mangin said.

His assessment of the 1D Mark III jibes with that of Rob Galbraith, a photographer who extensively chronicled his gripes with the SLR's autofocus system in 2007. Mangin said two others photographing the game using the earlier EOS-1D Mark IIN were relieved that the Mark IV performed well.

Another photographer to get an early model of the 1D Mark IV to test is Jens Dresling, a Danish photojournalist. He also praised the autofocus, judging by a translation of his views that indicates the camera focused well both with wide-angle and telephoto lenses.

The $5,000 EOS-1D Mark IV is Canon's first full-on professional SLR that can shoot video, but it also shoots 10 still frames per second for conventional photography. The 16.1-megapixel sensor can shoot up to ISO 12,800 at a regular setting and up to 102,400 in its extended range setting.

Its sensor is an unusual intermediate "APS-H" size that measures 27.9 by 18.6mm. That's about halfway between the full-frame sensors of most high-end SLRs and the APS-C sensors on Canon's mainstream SLRs. Larger sensors are more expensive but enable better low-light performance and a wider dynamic range.

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Sports photographer Brad Mangin posts enthusiastic assessment of EOS-1D Mark IV AF - by www.robgalbraith.com

Here's some feedback about the Canon 1D Mark IV's AF function. Canon has been haunted by the Canon 1D Mark III autofocus fiasco and this news about the Canon 1D Mark IV superb autofocus has brought them back in the competition.


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In a blog entry today, top-notch U.S. sports photographer Brad Mangin has written an enthusiastic assessment of the EOS-1D Mark IV's AF system, based on his use of a preproduction body at an NFL football game this past weekend.

Mangin, who refers to the EOS-1D Mark III and its AF system as "a complete disaster," says the EOS-1D Mark IV, by comparison, "performed flawlessly" as it captured many more properly focused frames than its predecessor.

The post includes a link to a RAW CR2 taken with the camera, which can be processed in Canon's Digital Photo Professional 3.7.3 or other software that supports EOS-1D Mark IV RAW files. Note that the CR2 may not download properly in some browsers if left-clicked; to workaround that, right-click on the photo containing the link and choose your browser's save-linked-file-to-disk option.

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Look Sharp: Brad Mangin's blog entry on the EOS-1D Mark IV

The Canon EOS-1D Mark IV is now shipping in various countries worldwide, though as of this writing it has not been released for sale in the U.S. or Canada.

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV now shipping in the U.S., Canada - by www.robgalbraith.com

This is great news for professional photographers and serious hobbyists based in the US or Canada.

You can check them out at the following stores:
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The EOS-1D Mark IV, Canon's 16.06 million image pixel, 10fps replacement for the troubled EOS-1D Mark III, has been released for sale in the U.S. and Canada. We've received the first reports of photographers taking delivery of the camera in the U.S. starting on December 31, while we've confirmed that Canon Canada commenced shipments starting on December 30 (shipping times and today's holiday mean that most Canadian dealers outside the Toronto area won't receive their initial allotment of bodies before early next week).

Availability of the EOS-1D Mark IV in the U.S. and Canada follows its release in various European and Asian countries starting roughly December 22-23, based on reader feedback.

We don't have an EOS-1D Mark IV yet, nor do we have a firm date for getting one. Nevertheless, the plan is still to test and write about the camera's AF system, a process that will take a minimum of a few weeks from the time an EOS-1D Mark IV arrives.

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Canon's EOS-1D Mark IV gets unboxed, high ISO modes tested - by Engadget

Check out the unboxing of the Canon 1D Mark Iv and the high ISO tests at the Engadget site.

The quality of the shots are very impressive! Do take note of Engadgets update that the high ISO pic on the right was shot at 102400, not 65535.

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Wondering how Canon's high-ISO response to Nikon performs in the dark? We've got the answer. Photographer John Deeb got his early and was not only kind enough to take a comprehensive set of unboxing pictures with a video, but also captured a series of pictures of model Lauren Howery to show off how the thing performs in extremely low light at increasingly excessive ISO settings. Lots and lots of pictures below.

John took a series of photos going from ISO 1600 all the way up to a mind-blowing ISO 65535 102400 and the results are plain to see. 1600 is quite impressive. Even up to 6400 the photos are quite smooth and even 12800 isn't bad, but after that things quickly go downhill -- suitable for capturing a shot of the sasquatch hiding in the shadows, but not something you'd want to resort to for your next studio shoot by any means. This seems to fairly closely match the performance we've seen in the Nikon D3S we've been testing of late, meaning yet again it's probably time for photogs to show their colors and fall along party lines.

Update: Apparently the app we used to generate the ISO overlays read the EXIF information incorrectly for the highest-ISO picture, as it is actually shot at 102400, not 65535 as we'd indicated. All the more impressive, then.

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New Canon Wireless File Transmitters Released [Canon WFT-E4 II A and WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitters Beef Up Canon DSLR Connectivity] Read: New Canon Wireless File Transmitters Released [Canon WFT-E4 II A and WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitters Beef Up Canon DSLR Connectivity] - by TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

Aside from sending out photos using the latest wireless file transmitters from Canon, you can also use them for controlling other cameras. This is helpful when you need to take pictures where photographers cannot access. Just use the WFT to trigger the camera.

The new wireless file transmitters work for the Canon 5D, Canon 1D Mark IV and the Canon 7D.

Canon has released a new series of wireless file transmitters for the brand’s high end DSLR cameras, the Canon 5D, 7D and 1D Mark IV. The CanonWFT-E2 II A, WFT-E4 II A and WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitters will give photographers the ability to transmit photos
from their camera to a computer or other networked storage devices.

While the new Canon Wireless File Transmitters may be a rather basic technology, the applications of these devices are numerous and flexible. Photographers that use a Canon 5D, 7D or 1D Mark IV can use these wireless file transmitters to instantly transfer photographs to a computer for editing and storage, but also to use a new range of photographic technology. Using Canon’s new Camera Linking functionality, photographers can link up to 10 “slave” cameras to be controlled by this one wireless master unit. Photographers can also connect to a wireless GPS device to automatically geotag photographs in the field. Wedding photographers can snap a photograph and instantly share it with a reception crowd on a projected display screen without ever having to plug in.

The new Canon WFT-E2 II A Wireless File Transmitter, WFT-E4 II A Wireless File Transmitter and WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitter are shipping now for the price of $699 per unit. While that price may seem steep to the layman, pro photographers will likely find this a drop in the bucket when considering the standard price for camera accessories like lenses, flashes and lights.

Read: New Canon Wireless File Transmitters Released [Canon WFT-E4 II A and WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitters Beef Up Canon DSLR Connectivity] » TFTS – Technology, Gadgets & Curiosities

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Wirelessly Transfer Files From Your DSLR with Transmitters From Canon - by Gizmodo

Here's a look at the new WFT-E2 II A wireless file transmitters for the Canon 1D Mark IV and Canon 7D cameras

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Owners of the EOS-1D Mark IV, EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D can now wirelessly beam photos from their camera to the computer with the WFT-E2 II A Wireless File Transmitter, WFT-E4 II A Wireless File Transmitter or WFT-E5A Wireless File Transmitter (respectively). Can also be used to fire up to 10 cameras simultaneously. Units are priced at $700.

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CES: Canon SLRs get new wireless transmitters - by CNET

Canon has just released latest wireless transmitters for their DSLR lineup.

These wireless transmitters are great for photographers who needs to send out their photos out immediately. They can have a netbook on standby in their car or with their assistants.

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Canon on Thursday announced three new wireless photo transfer accessories for its higher-end digital SLR models, adding the ability to simultaneously shoot with 10 linked cameras and other new features.

The wireless file transmitter devices, which mount to the SLR camera bodies, are the WFT-E2 II A, available this quarter for the EOS-1D Mark IV; the WFT-E4 II A, available now for the EOS 5D Mark II; and the WFT-E5A, available now for the EOS 7D. Each transmitter costs $700--more than an entire lower-end SLR and lens--but provides a variety of options to connect devices to the cameras and to link them to the outside world over a network.

One new feature is called Camera Linking, which lets up to 10 cameras take the same shot, which can be useful for capturing the same moment from different perspectives. Seen advertisements where it looks like the camera is whirling around a person frozen in a midair leap? That's the idea here.

Earlier WFT models let photographers plug in portable hard drives for more storage space or GPS devices to geotag photos with geographic location coordinates. The new transmitters also can be used with Canon's BU-30 Bluetooth unit, a small USB device, which lets Bluetooth-enabled GPS devices connect as well.

Also new with the transmitters is the ability to connect to networks with 802.11a, a Wi-Fi standard sometimes found in corporate environments. Earlier models supported only the 802.11b and 802.11g standards, but Canon thinks the 802.11a support will be useful in electronically noisy areas such as sports arenas. And the new models can use the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) standard that's designed to ease the process of connecting to wireless networks.

One new feature available only on the WFT-E5A for the EOS 7D is support for the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) technology that can be used to display photos on compatible TVs or photo frames, Canon said.

Like their predecessors, the wireless devices have built-in servers that permit photographers, photo editors, or others to retrieve photos wirelessly from the camera using a Web browser or the venerable FTP file-transfer service. The devices also permit people with laptops, iPod Touches, Netbooks, or various other devices to remotely take photos using the camera's live view mode.
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