Andy Blanchard

@panther fan

The dedicated pipelines are, but that's not the same as the difference between "efficiently" and "not at all" that I'm talking about. It's absolutely going to be possible to encode...

I suspect so, and it does say "new chips will be required to make the most of it" in the article, but GPUs are programmable so unless the new code makes extensive use of functions that are not...

Pretty much. If it can be supported in existing GPUs with a driver update, then adoption might be pretty quick, but still isn't guaranteed - it'll still need licensing and software development, so...

Definitely, but it does depend on the camera as well, and the 1D-series has always been Canon's flagship in this area, although a lot of birders do seem to prefer the 7D, so there's multiple ...

"Neither" was my first instinct too, but that's possibly just because I'm used to thinking that superteles need to be f/4 for use in low light. Set that preconception aside and think afresh and ...

Similar here. Benchmarks and the like might give you a bit of a steer, but they are no substitute for real world feedback and reviews from actual users, and especially so if one of those actual ...

It wasn't the comparison so much as an example of the concentric circles effect I mentioned. I've only ever seen that specific issue with UV filters and aurora, but I dare say it'll occur in other...

@dmanthree

LMGTFY: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3392165

This is the issue I am talking about in the post immediately above. I have seen this kind of problem with Hoya Pro-1 Digital and...

When I use them at all, I only use high-quality ones, but under certain conditions even those absolutely have a negative effect. YMMV on lower quality ones.

Regardless of the quality of the...

I don't use UV filters by default, but I'll absolutely pop one on if I'm shooting in an environment where the front element is going to get covered in dust/spray/whatever. It's a lot better to...

Very much so, and often overlooked. If you are shooting under certain kinds of non-studio lighting these can save you a lot of hassle in post. Strong sodium lights are particularly bad for this,...

Just made the same upgrade, and concur with all this.  Still pretty early days for me (I've not tried tweaking many of the CFs yet), but I'm already really impressed with the AF improvements and ...

Trying looking into "focus and recompose" as well; it does exactly what you think, and lets you get around the issue of AF points not being quiet where you want them very simply and quickly.  ...

OK, let's start with a couple of questions on technique just in case some improvements there may avoid the need for a new camera.  An APS-C camera should be fine for this kind of thing, so it's ...

+1 on the other two replies; a good answer is going to require knowing what are you shooting *and* in what kind of scenarios?  Are you limited in you choice of subject matter, or more general?  ...

Some do, some don't.  How noticable it is really depends on what you are shooting and whether you try and anticipate the perfect moment or just "spray and pray", but it's very much a problem if ...

Good question.  I think the main reason is down to the CPU; cameras can have highly specialised and optimised processors designed just for their image pipeline, phones must have general CPUs than ...

Mostly, but a lot of those points contain further implications; probability of a mechnical failure of a mirror vs. electronic failure of an EVF, for instance.  My first foray into mirrorless ended ...

Further to the first point, the ability to use the camera as a spotting scope while your batteries are being kept warm and retaining charge in a pocket is also incredibly useful in extreme cold ...

Actually kind of half way between "If the right body comes along" and "No plans for the foreseeable future".  I'll absolutely be getting one when the right body comes along, but because of the ...