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Canon has sold its last film camera

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Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by ddrmaxgt37 »

ISL wrote: post #81
gnarcoregrizz wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Canon's sensors are decent, not a running joke as you say. But yeah they are known more for their colors (which is actually very important). Sony has destroyed the competition with their sensors though, and has really pushed the boundaries, at least until recently with that 50 mpix sensor that Canon released. Haven't researched that much though, I'm a few years behind myself. That said, Canon has historically been th…

There are plenty of Canon and Nikon rumors regarding a mirrorless option; the proof will be in the pudding. The A7 III is Sony's shot at Canon's full-frame jugular. I, too, surprised myself by recently purchasing a 6D (I, not II -- why increase weight and dark noise?) on both lens-selection/lock-in and quickness concerns. I was surprised to find that I loved being able to leave the camera switched on all day in the m…

I really miss keeping my camera on and just tapping the shutter release for the camera to immediately turn on. Mirrorless is better for me in most other ways, but that feature still tempts me to pick up a DSLR again.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by ginger2016 »

ccnafr wrote: post #126

Original source: https://petapixel.com/2018/05/30/canon-is-now-out-of-the-fil... I'm so tired of the TechCrunch blog spam on this site. They've literally stolen another site's news story and HN mods never replace their links with the original source of the article. Why is this site always given a pass for content theft?

What makes petapixel original source in this case ? Techcruch is reporting an official Cannon announcement not breaking an exclusive story.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by GuiA »

ginger2016 wrote: post #132
ccnafr wrote: post #126

Original source: https://petapixel.com/2018/05/30/canon-is-now-out-of-the-fil... I'm so tired of the TechCrunch blog spam on this site. They've literally stolen another site's news story and HN mods never replace their links with the original source of the article. Why is this site always given a pass for content theft?

What makes petapixel original source in this case ? Techcruch is reporting an official Cannon announcement not breaking an exclusive story.

From the first paragraph of the article:

The news was spotted by PetaPixel on the camera giant’s Japanese support forum.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by tomc1985 »

ginger2016 wrote: post #132
ccnafr wrote: post #126

Original source: https://petapixel.com/2018/05/30/canon-is-now-out-of-the-fil... I'm so tired of the TechCrunch blog spam on this site. They've literally stolen another site's news story and HN mods never replace their links with the original source of the article. Why is this site always given a pass for content theft?

What makes petapixel original source in this case ? Techcruch is reporting an official Cannon announcement not breaking an exclusive story.

Agreed, both are at least second-source and rebroadcasting a press release

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by stan_rogers »

foobar1962 wrote: post #118
cptskippy wrote: post #116

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True and his transgression was an easy one to make because most people will say "Mi..who?" They merged with Konica sometime in the early 2000s and exited the camera market. Minolta was never considered more than a prosumer camera maker, it's cameras lacked many essential features that professional photographers demanded in their SLRs.

Sony bought part of the Minolta/ Konica camera business. Minolta had an AF slr very early in the game iirc. They weren’t pro mainly because they didn’t have an extensive range of lenses ands accessories, and the lenses were mainly slow zooms.

They actually had a pretty extensive range of lenses and accessories (bulk film backs, drives and grips, etc.), and had those cool white f/2.8 zooms and teles before Canon did. Some of those lenses, like the 24mm VFC (variable field curvature), were unique to the line and allowed a photographer to pull off shots that wouldn't be practical again until digital composition (focus stacking, etc.) came along. They also had a decent TTL flash system way ahead of the game - you could pull a full-on Joe McNally job, but you needed to do it cabled.

Their real problem was dropping into and out of the pro market at irregular intervals. Every time the put together a killer, truly professional-level body system, the market reaction was, "yeah, I don't want to invest in a system that's going to be orphaned next week," which led to it being orphaned the next week. I'd already moved on to medium and large format when the Maxxum/Dynax/Alpha hit, but it was still maddening to see my old favourite shooting themselves in the foot over and over again.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by remyM »

bitL wrote: post #57
gnarcoregrizz wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Canon's sensors are decent, not a running joke as you say. But yeah they are known more for their colors (which is actually very important). Sony has destroyed the competition with their sensors though, and has really pushed the boundaries, at least until recently with that 50 mpix sensor that Canon released. Haven't researched that much though, I'm a few years behind myself. That said, Canon has historically been th…

I also think mirrorless is the future; I am now selling my Nikon/Sigma DSLRs and going fully mirrorless (Sony), as focus issues seem to be finally resolved and photos are now beyond good enough level, already in great/pro level.

Yeah, I went mirrorless. Loving it so far. Definitely the future here, I love the ability to modify my settings and it shows on the LCD, instead of having to chimp like I did with my old 1200D.

Picked up a NEX 5N, 18-55, 55-210, and 16mm for $200AU (~$160US).

Next stop: A6000.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by ccnafr »

GuiA wrote: post #133
ginger2016 wrote: post #132

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What makes petapixel original source in this case ? Techcruch is reporting an official Cannon announcement not breaking an exclusive story.

From the first paragraph of the article: The news was spotted by PetaPixel on the camera giant’s Japanese support forum.

Breaking a story should be rewarded. Ok, I'll admit it. I hate sites like TechCrunch or The Verge that simply take reports from other news sites, reword them, and then pass them as their own. It disturbs me to learn that HN favors TechCrunch like this.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by ISL »

msbarnett wrote: post #104
shawnz wrote: post #98

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> For a week at temperatures between -20 and -30 C, the 6D (and iPhones kept warm) operated normally while friends with mirrorless cameras suffered shutdowns. This is clearly not due to the nature of mirrorless technology though, so I don't think it's fair to criticize the technology based on that.

I think it's more about the nature of battery chemistry and the relative loads SLR vs mirrorless setups place on batteries

Yep, exactly. An SLR only needs a burst of power at the moment a photo is taken (and just before, to power the AF and exposure meter), while a mirrorless camera must keep the sensor and display/EVF powered continuously.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by melq »

ccnafr wrote: post #126

Original source: https://petapixel.com/2018/05/30/canon-is-now-out-of-the-fil... I'm so tired of the TechCrunch blog spam on this site. They've literally stolen another site's news story and HN mods never replace their links with the original source of the article. Why is this site always given a pass for content theft?

Have you asked them to change the link? Its not the mod's job to go through every submission and see if its a primary source or not.

Re: Canon has sold its last film camera

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Post by mathewsanders »

When I was 16 (1997) a photographer friend of my parents gave me his old Canon AE-1 (I think released in 1980 or 81) it’s shutter wasn’t working and I took it into the local Canon center where they fixed the shutter, replaced light seal on film door, and even gave me a lens cap for something like NZD$50.

Amazing that companies used to build such sturdy products that they could be cheaply fixed 15+ years after they were sold...

Also sort of amazing is that Canon even had a physical presence that as a consumer I could visit a physical offices and drop of a product in person to be fixed!

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