Canon EOS 70D Owners Thread.

Mike, thanks again for posting the vids. I finally got some decent internet performance and managed to watch them. It certainly looks really good.

mikeyb said:
Hi,

I do, give me some time and I'll post some links here.

Edit: here you go, three different ones with different light situations that will hopefully show how good the 70D is with the 18-135 STM.













Thanks,

Mike.
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michael23 said:
Another vote for the 10-20 sigma here, my dad has one and I have used it a few times, it's a great wide angle lens.
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Cheers Michael:)
 
cheers:)
 
My sigma lens arrived this morning from Wex,excellent lens nice & fast focus,can,t wait to get out & about but weather is pants.:banana::thumbs:
 
I only caught bits of the creative 70D course and have to say it was very, very thorough from what i saw. $29 for the lifetime vid and a pdf would be money well spent i reckon.

I am to tight to pay it mind you haha
 
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hartge said:
What is a decent walk about lens for the 70d? mainly car shows
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....Definitely a zoom and I think that Duncan's 18-135mm is a good one, especially as this Canon ST(?) lens is designed to go with the 70D.
 
Mine's on order :) I decided to save up a little more to get the 18-135mm STM kit because i'd like this camera to not only replace my 450D for stills but also replace my Panasonic SD600 video camera.
 
drounding said:
Canon 18-135mm is a good choice. Mine is always on my 70D.
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Duncan,

Were the Hockey photos on your Flickr account taken with the 18-135mm STM? If so, that lens is sharper than I thought it would be.
 
fatmarley said:
Duncan,

Were the Hockey photos on your Flickr account taken with the 18-135mm STM? If so, that lens is sharper than I thought it would be.
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No, except the very early ones. Its always on my camera except when I'm shooting hockey or other. Most of those are with a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8.
 
drounding said:
No, except the very early ones. Its always on my camera except when I'm shooting hockey or other. Most of those are with a Sigma 70-200mm f2.8.
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Oh well :( - The Sigma looks like a cracking lens though...
 
The 18-135mm is a solid piece of glass, I haven't had good results when the light was poor but you can't have everything!
 
They say that there's no such thing as the perfect lens.
 
hartge said:
what about

17-55 f2.8
24-70mm f2.8
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....The 24-70mm f2.8 is a good call but if it's the latest L version it is pretty expensive, but it's very very highly thought of by professionals.
 
I tried a 24-70 f2.8L MkII at the Lincoln Photo Show recently, albeit on my 5D3, but just the few shots I took with it inside the room were super sharp. I'm seriously thinking of selling my cherished 24-105 f4L and my Sigma 24-70 f2.8 EX HSM and then putting the rest towards the 24-70 MkII sometime early next year. I'd love to get the 24-70 on the 70D and see what it comes out like.

I'm also debating on selling my Sigma 150-500 OS and getting a Canon 300 f4L IS and a Canon 1.4x MkIII converter. I've already got a 2x MkIII and that and the 300 f4L would still AF with my 5D3 and the 1.4x and 300 would still AF on my 70D. I think that would give me better options between the 2 bodies than just the 150-500 zoom.
 
So took the camera to an event and got my sister to take some photos. She managed to disconnect the lens from the body because her hand was too close to the release button! :bang:
 
omens said:
So took the camera to an event and got my sister to take some photos. She managed to disconnect the lens from the body because her hand was too close to the release button! :bang:
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Not easy to achieve. What lens was it? Any damage?
 
No damage. Kit lens (18-135mm). She had gloves on so probably didn't realise she was pressing the button. TBH I found my hand kept brushing it a few times too. Thankfully she was zooming (and hence holding) the lens when she managed to disconnect it. Just need to check for dust bunnies.
 
I've managed to catch the release button a couple of times on various bodies but never actually had the lens detach while I was using it. I had a 7D come off the lens when I was attaching a large lens tripod mount to a sling strap but I must of hit the button when I was putting it into the bag without realising. Good job I was insured as there was a bill of £600 for that, but it's really only been my 'one' big mistake. Good job that there wasn't any damage omens, I feel like I've had one of my arms removed when I'm without a camera.
 
Mine arrived today :)

Had a quick play and some of the things I noticed, compared to my 450d are the sound of the shutter being different, the grip feels better and the choice of higher ISO is also great. I can now get more natural low-light shots which will be good for Christmas photos at home.
I haven't transfered the photos or video to the pc yet but I did notice the annoying, juddery AF noise with the 17-55 2.8 :(
It's going to take me a while to get familiar with all the buttons and settings, and i'm not sure what to do with all those AF points. I only used the centre point on my 450d.
 
Just use the centre point on your 70D? That's what I'll probably do for most things when I get mine.
 
Goody13 said:
Just use the centre point on your 70D? That's what I'll probably do for most things when I get mine.
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It just seems like such a waste but I'll probably do just that. Some of the shots i took of my son were OOF because the camera had locked focus on his hand (or whatever). That wouldn't have happened if i'd used the centre point.
 
Judi, I pre ordered my 70D and part ex'd my 7D to finance it. I love my 70D and I find myself using it far more than I ever did with my 7D. It's used as a companion for a 5D3 and IMO it's the best crop body I've ever had. I'm still shooting more with the 5D3 but it's about 60/40 in favour of the 5D3 instead of 90/10 with my 7D and 80/20 with a 60D. With the file sizes being larger than the 18Mp sensor that Canon used for so long they allow for even more crop ability, the IQ is excellent at up to ISO800 and it only slowly degrades with noise as you get higher but with ISO3200 still clean and 6400 still useable. The screen is excellent and makes difficult shooting angles easy with the ability to move and the touch ability makes it very easy to get the shot. I still haven't shot much video much but I have been asked about doing a video shoot in the new year so I'm going to get some practice in very soon. As I've said earlier in the thread, the only thing I've been disappointed with is the lack of 'spot focus' for shooting birds in tree branches etc but I've got that on the 5D3 if it's necessary.

The wife has a 650D and I've used that on a fair few occasions and although the 70D is excellent I don't know if there would be a big enough jump to make it worth your while. You might be better off with getting better lenses or saving towards the long awaited 7D2 if you're determined to upgrade. The ergonomics of the 70D are excellent and the top screen and rear dial makes a huge difference in ease of use compared to the 650D, but I'd advise you to think hard before you make the jump. There's nothing on the 70D you wont like, I'm sure of that, but it's a lot of money for the extra features.
 
Thanks Stuart for that, its mainly the new af points that attract me, im not getting very good results with the 650D I have eye problems and have to rely heavily on the auto focus and use the live view and touch screen a lot. I do have brilliant lenses Sigma 17-70mm and 105mm macro along with newly aquired Canon 70-200mm F/2.8 IS.
Thanks again for your reply.
Judi
 
Decided to have a play with my 430 exii flash on my 70d and was very disappointed. The flash would only fire intermittently and didn't seem right when it did. I went through all the menus and tried AV Manual and even the idiot mode but nothing worked. I then changed the batteries and still no luck. I was starting to regret selling my 450d when I unlocked the flash and pushed it on the hot-shoe, hard. It's now firing every time and is working great.
Thought i'd mention it just in case anyone else has problems.
 
fatmarley said:
Decided to have a play with my 430 exii flash on my 70d and was very disappointed. The flash would only fire intermittently and didn't seem right when it did. I went through all the menus and tried AV Manual and even the idiot mode but nothing worked. I then changed the batteries and still no luck. I was starting to regret selling my 450d when I unlocked the flash and pushed it on the hot-shoe, hard. It's now firing every time and is working great.
Thought i'd mention it just in case anyone else has problems.
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My 430 ex11 works no problem with my 70D.:shrug::thumbs:
 
I've no problems using my old 380ex either. I presume yours just wasn't seated properly.
fatmarley said:
Decided to have a play with my 430 exii flash on my 70d and was very disappointed. The flash would only fire intermittently and didn't seem right when it did. I went through all the menus and tried AV Manual and even the idiot mode but nothing worked. I then changed the batteries and still no luck. I was starting to regret selling my 450d when I unlocked the flash and pushed it on the hot-shoe, hard. It's now firing every time and is working great.
Thought i'd mention it just in case anyone else has problems.
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fatmarley said:
Decided to have a play with my 430 exii flash on my 70d and was very disappointed. The flash would only fire intermittently and didn't seem right when it did. I went through all the menus and tried AV Manual and even the idiot mode but nothing worked. I then changed the batteries and still no luck. I was starting to regret selling my 450d when I unlocked the flash and pushed it on the hot-shoe, hard. It's now firing every time and is working great.
Thought i'd mention it just in case anyone else has problems.
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Odd. How've you connected it? Directly to hotshoe, via cable or wirelessly?

I bought a 430EXII to use with my 70D and it works fine. Wirelessly (optical) only works with shutter speeds of below 1/250 (ie no HSS).
 
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