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I fear that you may have the added problem with the 1DsII that you need a Firewire connection. If you have an XPSP2/3 machine with a Firewire port and install EOS Utility 2.4 (no later than that...

I have had a dual-format kit for some years, and my 1.6-factor body has been a 7D since not long after it was introduced. Recently I upgraded the FF body from 5D Mark II to 5D Mark III. When I had...

When I use a camera on a tripod I always use an L-plate, but I would not dream of leaving it attached permanently. Or even a non-L plate for that matter.

The Extender 2× III will not allow any other Canon Extender to be fitted physically on the camera side. Same with the 2× original and all versions of the Extender 1.4× The only stackable Canon...

Once it has a charged battery in it, a Canon DSLR is never really "off"; what the on/off switch does is to enable/disable camera activation and trigger sensor cleaning. Provided there is no risk of...

I have used Exiftool many times. The point is that for the present purpose it adds nothing, as far as I can see, to what you can do with the built-in capabilities of PP software.

I think it disgraceful that Canon have dropped some aspects of support for older bodies, even professional ones like the early 1D-series. I had a similar problem recently when preparing a 5D...

Canon specify only a limited number of narrower-than-f/5.6 combinations as being supported for AF, and explicitly exclude the 180/3.5+2×, an f/7 all-Canon combination (see the new-edition 5DIII or...

Perhaps your post would be better headed like this response. I see no reason why the 55~250 should not be an excellent lens for a beginner (unlike, say, a 50/1.2 or a TS lens).

Exiftool will indeed dig out everything in the EXIF (usually a huge amount much of which it is not useful to know about), but DPP, and, I guess, most PP software, will generally display the items...

I use Kirk plates and clamps, and my first purchase with a new body is a custom Kirk L-plate, Invaluable if you are shooting in portrait format regardless of what type of ballhead (etc) you are...

View your image with DPP and hit CTRL-I to view the EXIF data. The Live View Shooting field will tell you whether you are using Live View and the AF Mode field will tell you whether you are in MF...

I'm not a beast of burden, so I avoid carrying heavier lenses than I need. the 24~105 is my standard lens with my 5D Mark III, and I usually carry the 17~40 and 70~200/4IS, perhaps with the...

A lens that has a maximum reproduction ratio of ×0.7 can certainly claim to be a "macro" lens. The problem is that with a wide lens body and very short working distance, it may be difficult to...

In the Further Education sector, a lakh of Principals (the lakh is an ancient Indian unit of measurement, I believe). Another natural history example is a murmuration of starlings, specifically...

An Extender 1.4× III or an Extender 2× III, depending on which power we are talking about. Now, that wasn't hard, was it?

A point that is further emphasised by the footnote in the new edition of the 5D Mark III manual, to the effect that AF with the 180/3.5 + Extender 2× (any version) – an f/7 combination – is not...

My assumption (2) may be false: the electronics in the Version III Extenders might recognise lenses other than those on the official list of Extender-compatible lenses, either to do something...

Welcome to the forum. Never noticed any problem with my 5D Mark III. The Quick Control Dial also has a new press-to-control capability used during movie shooting; just possibly this could lead to...

This has been reported with off-brand batteries, but should not happen with a Canon battery unless either the internal electronics are dead or the contacts used to access the internal electronics...