Canon EOS 80d Owners Thread

Finally got a phone call to say my 80d as arrived at local shop, so be picking that up tomorrow.. Then hopefully off to Woburn safari park Thursday for some usage. will be paired to my 150-600 c and my sigma 17-70 c lens.. Fingers crossed
 
Mine's ordered and on its way from WEX, hope it's here for the weekend :)

Ordered a additional battery because the grip from the 70 should fit.
 
My first piccie with the 80D. I must say I am impressed with the level of detail from the new sensor, far more than my 70.
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ISO100 1/50 f5.6
 
This is an image taken of my route to work. Shady and a dull day with bright skies beyond.
1/320 at f7.1 ISO100
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I think the metering has worked quite well. A little adjustment in the levels and contrast.
 
Well count me in as well my Amazon Spain sourced body turned up today :)

Very nice, only taken it out for a brief go but impressed so far. New VF, focusing points, touch screen, nfc made wifi pain free, quick, nice deep grip, more than one custom menu etc. Biggest though is the focusing which is bloody quick, focus pulls while doing video are also quite lush too.

My only want is for Magiclantern to come to the 80D, had it on my 50D and now my 6D + EOS-M and it's invaluable so hopefully it'll happen.

Only thing of note is my Tamron 70/200 2.8 VC does not focus in LV, i'd read about some 3rd party lens doing this prior to it's arrival. Thankfully my Tamron 24/70 2.8 VC does focus in LV so i'm guessing it's a firmware issue of the 70/200 as that lens is a year older than my 24/70 which as i say works.

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The improved autofocus is a real boon!

If you get the focus bang on target it doesn’t really matter how many zillions of pixels you have at your disposal, you can still get excellent results.
I have some very usable images from my 6 mp Fuji that were accurately focussed. The 80D excels at autofocus in my opinion.
 
You've pricked my conscience now, I'll get images posted soonest :)
 
I'm in, got mine from Panamoz on Thursday.
On the whole I'm happy with it, it's a fun camera. I also have a 5Dmkiii so excuse me if I don't go overboard on the IQ. It's obviously a step back.
Saying that, I've missed my old 60D since I went full frame, and already I love the new FOV the crop sensor gives. The main reason for getting this is the flip out screen. Although I've not used it much so far it see,s to work really well.
It seems to over expose slightly, but that's controllable. All in all very happy.

Just a couple of early shots.

City of London Skyline - April 2016 by Dave Pearce, on Flickr


Suntset at Festival Pier - River Thames by Dave Pearce, on Flickr
 
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Cheers for posting the images @dave_bass5. They do look good.
How much smaller / lighter than your 5D3 is the 80D?
My main camera is a 5D3 too, but if I'm going out I often find I pick up my old 1100D as it's lighter/smaller, but then wish I had A/F more akin to the 5D3.
 
Thanks Tim.

I'm in the same boat really., I've been using a Sony a6000 for traveling light but wanted something that works better with the Canon lenses. I do also have a 650D that would be ideal but lacks a lot of what I use on my 5D and a6000. I figured the 80D was a good middle ground. I also wanted a good crop camera so size and weight wasn't a big factor, as long as there was a saving. so this ruled the 7Dmkii out.
As sad as it might sound I also wanted something that was easy to do selfies with. The 650D wasn't bad but the LV AF is too slow.

Now I have it I find the 80D isn't quite as small and light as I hoped. It feels smaller and lighter in the hand, but not in the same was a the 650D. It doesnt really save any space or weight in the bag as I'm still using the same lenses. I think it will come in to its own on days that I don't take any L lenses out and maybe just a prime our two, or something like a 15-85 (which I plan on getting).
So yeah, better for traveling but not as much as the xxxD cameras.

As far as AF compared to the 5D, it's not as reliable, with my lenses at least. I've had quite a few shots that have been soft. I know it's not the lenses. It could just be me not being used to the new AF, or that they need MFA, I don't think it's the latter. It's mostly distance shots. I have had some really nice sharp shots as well though so I'm sticking with it. It does seem quick to lock on, and tracking is very good. Can't figure out the soft shots but at web size they look fine anyway.

A couple more from yesterday.
This was with my mates Sigma 18-35 f/1.8

L'Austral - River Thames London by Dave Pearce, on Flickr

And this with my 70-300L

L'Austral - River Thames London by Dave Pearce, on Flickr
 
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For truely travelling light I rely on my trusty old TZ8...
The shot with the Sigma looks stunningly sharp and the colours look spot on too. I'm glad you posted that combo, as that it the lens I would be considering pairing with an 80D (but then it's not going to be much smaller (if any) than the 5D3 and 24-70, so I'd still be picking up the 1100D and 17-50 tamron :/ )
I wonder how well it would pair with the old Sigma 150-500.
 
well i have had mine two weeks today ,due to my old 1d3 going tits up ,and having had a 70d previously that left me underwhelmed i was hoping for a significant improvement ,well i got it and then some ,i bolted my sigma 150-600 sport straight on it and the performance has wowed me straight out of the box ,the colours are vivid ,the files are easy to process ,heres a starter of a shelduck in flight hand held at 600mm
rudolph the red nosed shelduck by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr

sorry i had to break off for my tea ,i really can't fault it my only niggle is it could do with joystick control for the focus points and maybe centre point enhancement as per the 7d2 ,but having used my sons 7d2 this does seem to have the edge with finished files and less noise etc .
i have now bought a battery grip for it to as it tended to make the big sigma seem front heavy ,not been out since fitting it though . shutter speed seems ? faster than the 70d although its allegedly the same and the larger buffer is a wildlife toggers dream ,just enough i haven't managed to yet fill it so that says something .
the menu system is also a large improvement and is more in line with the 1d series .so far so good theres still a long way to go with it but i would thoroughly recommend it
heres another couple of shots again hand held at 600mm .
mellow yellow fellow by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr

busy as a bee by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
 
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LC2 said:
For truely travelling light I rely on my trusty old TZ8...
The shot with the Sigma looks stunningly sharp and the colours look spot on too. I'm glad you posted that combo, as that it the lens I would be considering pairing with an 80D (but then it's not going to be much smaller (if any) than the 5D3 and 24-70, so I'd still be picking up the 1100D and 17-50 tamron :/ )
I wonder how well it would pair with the old Sigma 150-500.
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I hadn't heard of the sigma until this weekend. It's not a lens I would use a lot as the zoom range is so short I'd probably use a prime instead if I wanted a fast lens. The IQ is very good though. I'd say it's not quite a punchy as my 24-70 f/2.8 mkii, but it's certainly no kit lens.

I had a better day with my 80D today. Less OOF/soft shots. I think the 80D needs a slightly different touch to the 5Dmkiii. Not a big deal. I was in the Royal Festival hall this afternoon and although my 5D normally works fine I thought I'd risk the 80D to shoot some of the music acts that were on. I took my 135L but ended up using my 70-300L (again). Although it's a lot slower having IS meant I could use quite slow shutter speeds. I was very impressed with the high ISO raw files. Not as good as the 5D of course but noise levels realy aren't a problem these days. They clean up really well in LR.
I've still to put my Kenko x1.4 TC on, but I need a good reason to use that with the 80D.

The 80D is growing on me. I love using my 24-70 but do need something a bit wider than 24mm, and with IS. Just can't decide if I should go for the old STM 18-135, the new one, or the 15-85 (which I had before and loved it).
Agree that there isn't a great deal of weight and size saving with either the Sigma or 24-70, but overal the 80D and 24-70 does feel a bit easier on the shoulder strap.

@Jeff. Stunning shots. I too have had some luck with BIF, in fact more so than with my 5Dmkiii. I don't normally shoot that sort of thing but living by the river Thames there are a lot of Gulls flying around.
 
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Another lovely shot Jeff. That Sigma looks like a winner.

I'm sturggling with the AF at the moment. I seem to be getting random soft images shooting using the VF. LV is spot on no matter what lens i use, but shooting with the VF can vary quite a bit.
When it's good it s great, but also when I think it's good and zoom in its dreamy looking sometimes.

Need to figure this out.
 
dave_bass5 said:
I hadn't heard of the sigma until this weekend. It's not a lens I would use a lot as the zoom range is so short I'd probably use a prime instead if I wanted a fast lens. The IQ is very good though. I'd say it's not quite a punchy as my 24-70 f/2.8 mkii, but it's certainly no kit lens.

I had a better day with my 80D today. Less OOF/soft shots. I think the 80D needs a slightly different touch to the 5Dmkiii. Not a big deal. I was in the Royal Festival hall this afternoon and although my 5D normally works fine I thought I'd risk the 80D to shoot some of the music acts that were on. I took my 135L but ended up using my 70-300L (again). Although it's a lot slower having IS meant I could use quite slow shutter speeds. I was very impressed with the high ISO raw files. Not as good as the 5D of course but noise levels realy aren't a problem these days. They clean up really well in LR.
I've still to put my Kenko x1.4 TC on, but I need a good reason to use that with the 80D.

The 80D is growing on me. I love using my 24-70 but do need something a bit wider than 24mm, and with IS. Just can't decide if I should go for the old STM 18-135, the new one, or the 15-85 (which I had before and loved it).
Agree that there isn't a great deal of weight and size saving with either the Sigma or 24-70, but overal the 80D and 24-70 does feel a bit easier on the shoulder strap.

@Jeff. Stunning shots. I too have had some luck with BIF, in fact more so than with my 5Dmkiii. I don't normally shoot that sort of thing but living by the river Thames there are a lot of Gulls flying around.
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Dave

Always difficult when choosing a 'go to' lens. I have both the EF-S 15-85 and the 18-135 STM which I use on my 70D or 750D.

They are both great walkabout lenses and, imevitably, I always find I miss the extra reach of the 18-135 if I only have the 15-85 or the IQ of the latter of I only have the former.

The fact I mostly use the 18-135 and 750D combinattion is both the lighter weight and the better vide performance of the 750D with the STM lens.The tracking of the focus is quicker on the STM and quiet too. The 750D dual hybrif sensor was designed with video focus/STM tracking optimisation in mind. Not looked into whether the 80D will do the same with the fotthcoming 18-135 nano-USM/add-on motorised combination?

Really tough choices. I find I am shootkng more video since getting the 750D.

The other 'pain' was after I got a chance to use a friend's new Tamron 16-300mm hyperzoom today. Some evident edge CA but as a walkabout/holiday lens.... wow. At £399 it lacks IQ/£ value but still a temptation.

Steve
 
Thanks Steve.
Im really leaning towards the 18-135, as ive used my mates one and it seems almost like the perfect walkabout lens. Saying that i loved the IQ from my old 15-85. I even sold my 17-55 f/2.8 as i felt it was a bit big and heavy to get it.
Two complications though. First off i love my 24-70 and so far its working really well as a daily lens. Of course i cant do much vi-doe as its not stabilised, and that's the main reason for needing soemthnig else. the second is now the new 18-135. I know the old STM was good but the new one seems to be better as far as AF goes, but of course there is quite a price difference.
Funny thing, i put my old 18-55 on my 80D yesterday to check how it was focusing and thought it produced really nice images. Its not a lens i would use a lot (its really only used for my 650D when the kids what to take photos), but it could cover the video side.

Although i shoot in raw i really like the new AWB settings. I only discovered it yesterday but love the lack of yellow cast. I do tend to use my ipad Pro a lot for quick image posts so having the JPG preview looking more neutral is great.

I posted a shot earlier taken with the Sigma18-35 f/1.8 lens. Having tested it a bit ive now found its not working well on either the 80D, 650D or 5Dmkiii without a huge MFA at the wide end (not able to on the 650D of course). Full images look fine, but when i zoom in on the camera LCD any shots taken with the VF were very soft at 18mm, even at f/5.6. using LV the shots were very sharp though. Shame, although its not a lens i would actually want to own.

Anyway, i was out on Sunday at the Royal festival hall. Ive shot inside the Clore Ballroom many times, and was tempted to take my 5Dmkiii. In the end i took my 80D with 135L and 70-300L. I ended up just using the 70-300L and shooting at ISO1600. Im very impressed with the noise levels. Comparing the shots to ones i took two weeks ago with the same lens on my 5Dmkiii they seem to be close in IQ, although the 5Dmkiii was at ISO3200 and 6400. Not a fair test but even the shots i took at ISO3200 with the 80D were more than usable.

This is just ISO1600 and cropped in a bit.

Goldsmiths Chamber Choir in the Clore Ballroom by Dave Pearce, on Flickr
 
dave_bass5 said:
I posted a shot earlier taken with the Sigma18-35 f/1.8 lens. Having tested it a bit ive now found its not working well on either the 80D, 650D or 5Dmkiii without a huge MFA at the wide end (not able to on the 650D of course).
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Sounds like a lens issue rather than the camera (as it's multiple cameras).
Good thing about the 18-35 is you can chuck it in the dock and MFA the lens itself, rather than doing it in the camera.(1)

Does the 80d allow different MFA for wide and tele (like the 5d3)?

(1) I know it's your mate's lens so on this occasion you can't
 
Oh yeah, it's definitely the lens, and only at 18-20mm As you say, I can't use the dock, but if I owned the lens I would get one.
You can MFA at each end on the 80D. I found +20 worked well but only for certain distances. I'll not dwell too much on it, I don't find it as handy as my 24-70 so will give it back soon.
I was in Park cameras today, looking at the 18-135. such a nice lens. Just need to decide if I should get the STM on Micro USM version.
 
Thanks for the heads up. Yes, the new one is supposed to be very fast.

I have decided to get the EF-S 10-18 though. I love using my 24-70 on my 80D, and so far haven't missed a wider end, but of course will need something wider at some point. Getting the 18-135 will give me a perfect range but makes the 24-70 more or less redundant. I'd rather have the 24-70 on most of the time. I've never owned a lens wider than my old 15-85mm (on my 60D), other than my fish eye lens on my Sony a6000.
Ive been meaning to get a WA lens for my a6000 anyway, so the 10-18 will cover both cameras well. It's so small it can stay in the bag unless I'm using it, and hopefully will cover the hand held video side as well.

Hoping to pick it up today so might post a shot or two later if I do.
 
one from today a four shot grab burst of a duck flying right at me ,sigma 150-600mm sport hand held ,80d getting to like this camera 3 out of 4 sharp and in poor light hence 1/640th sec shutter speed
flight of the intruder by jeff and jan cohen, on Flickr
 
I love this camera, the high pixel count certainly accounts for itself when you stick a L series lens on the front.

Here is apple blossom from our fruit tree, using a 100mm macro, 1/160, f8.0, ISO 200, aperture priority.
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dave_bass5 said:
Nice shots guys. The 80D is certainly a very capable camera.
Does anyone feel it over exposes a bit? I suppose it's wrong to compare it to a 5Dmikiii but I'm finding I need to use a bite of - EV for most shots. In fact I've got it on permanently.
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For me it's the other way, i keep +1/3 stop dialled in permanently unless it's more challenging lighting circumstances.
 
I've not experienced any over/under exposure issues with mine, I'll take a closer look though in future :)
 
sigh I'd decided on a 7Dmk2 for my next GAS then canon go and do this *sob* .... (given that i already have a 50D, 70D, and 6D I'm now wondering about trading the 50 in for an 80 and waiting for the 7d3...)
 
Sharky said:
For me it's the other way, i keep +1/3 stop dialled in permanently unless it's more challenging lighting circumstances.
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Norkie said:
I've not experienced any over/under exposure issues with mine, I'll take a closer look though in future :)
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Hmmm, maybe I'm seeing something else then. Certainly I'm getting quite a lot of shots that I would class as slightly too bright. Nothing major but compared to my 5Dmkiii and 650D I see more blown highlights on the LCD. This is with all lenses.

I did get the EF-S 10-18 yesterday. What a fantastic little lens. I've not really taken anything worth posting as I was working all day, but after pixel peeping in LR I can't believe how sharp this lens is. Not bad for a pice of glass and plastic that only cost me £175.
 
big soft moose said:
sigh I'd decided on a 7Dmk2 for my next GAS then canon go and do this *sob* .... (given that i already have a 50D, 70D, and 6D I'm now wondering about trading the 50 in for an 80 and waiting for the 7d3...)
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Trade em all in for a 5Dmkiv when it comes out :-) I don't think you would see much benefit going from a 70D to the 80D unless one of the newer features attracts you. The 70D was already a great camera,
 
Thing is, the main attraction for me is the crop sensor and the flip out screen, I kinda wish my 5D3 had one (y)
 
Norkie said:
Thing is, the main attraction for me is the crop sensor and the flip out screen, I kinda wish my 5D3 had one (y)
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100% for me as well. I can't say I've noticed the loss of wider FV that my 5Dmkiii has, but I have noticed I'm now shooting much lower and getting a bit more creative.

Got a question that I can't quite figure out. On the 5Dmkiii you can set the ISO to be changed by holding in the SET button while turning the top dial. We can also do this on the 80D but it seems to only affect the one shot, then it's jumps back to auto. Ok, I can live with that. There is also another option to do the same button combo, but for +/- EV. I really can't see what the difference is. According to the manual the second option is used for applying EV in Manual mode, but unless I'm missing something the first option also does this, as both just change the ISO.

Am I missing something?
 
It's quite novel having a Canon body and being able to recover shadows to the extent of this new sensor, more latitude than my 6D.

SOOC:
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Pulled back 1 stop and +100 shadows (plus some other LR tweaks), OTT processed but to show shadow recovery :)
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I think there may be more to this camera than meets the eye ;)
 
dave_bass5 said:
Nice shots guys. The 80D is certainly a very capable camera.
Does anyone feel it over exposes a bit? I suppose it's wrong to compare it to a 5Dmikiii but I'm finding I need to use a bite of - EV for most shots. In fact I've got it on permanently.
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yep i think it tends to as well in decent light ,the sensor imho tends to be more akin to a nikon sensor in that respect
 
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