Since the same sensor is used for both focus and imaging. There is no need to do the focus compensation we used to do with our DSLRs. I noticed the delta immediately when I went from my 6D to my R6.

Given the definition of bespoke, I guess my pockets aren’t nearly deep enough. After all, who can afford a custom made camera or lens? We are all pretty much stuck with buying the best we can afford and let the camera and lens manufacturers take our money and use it to do the heavy up-front design and manufacturing.

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This is a lot like an episode of Sinefeld. Much ado about nuttin. Still, it was fun.

Wow! You just made my day! One of the “Old Hogs” got bested by his camera! As. Head out for a 2 week vacation - and thousands of photos, a few of which will be keepers, it’s good to know that none of us are immune to the cameras outwitting us!


Have a Merry Christmas. Don’t let your cameras outsmart you too much next year :-).

You'll have a blast. We enjoyed all the ports, most of which were mainly outside shooting, so wide angle and in some cases telephoto lenses will both be useful. St Petersburg is quite the place to see and photograph. The challenge is that outside, you'll want everything from wide angles for the beautiful buildings and landscapes, tomtelephotos for rather interesting candid shots across the river; but then there are the museums and palace interiors that can't be missed and are just as photogenic - if not more so - as the exteriors, although you will often be limited to available light. They are mostly well lit, but a fast lens will help a lot then.

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I also am about to embark on a Panama Canal traversal (#3). l. In the past I have used a mix of 50 MM and my favorite walk-around lens. This year, it'll be my Tamron 16-300, plus I'm adding in my 10-22 mm wide angle into the rotation taking turns on my 80D. There is more to see than just the locks, so making a variety of lenses a good idea.

My avatar is from our first Panama Canal cruise. I was told I looked like that all day long, from about 4AM until the ship left Panama waters. The decks will be likely be crowded as the ship approaches the locks, so be prepared to be there early or have to jockey for position. It will thin out as the day goes on, but some determined souls will be there all day long.

There is a lot to see and photograph along the sides of the ships as well as the Bow and Stern when in the locks. The ship and shore crews and activities are fun to see and capture, which is why a zoom lens is handy. I have actually used a longer zoom for the buildings and people along the way. Of course, we were on a Disney ship, which brings out the families to wave at Mickey, making some fun shots even if only for us.

Consider a tripod or monopod since the day typically starts early, and things happen before and about daylight. The ships program (on the ships we frequent they are called the Daily Navigators) should let you know the ship's schedule for the day.

Enjoy and make sure you have fully charged batteries and plenty of memory cards for the Canal day. There's no time to charge and download until the day is over, and then it'll be close to dinner.

Beautiful images. What a wonderful city. We were there this summer (twice), traveling on the Disney Magic. The first time we did the obligatory Beatles thing. The second time there, Liverpool had a big dockside party culminating in an amazing fireworks show over the Mersey as the ship prepared to leave. Both visits were great and the people were very friendly. Loved the little ones in Disney costumes.

I had a Tamron 18-270 and recently traded it in for a 16-300 for my walk-around lens. It was well worth the adddditional cost to move up to the 16-300.

The 16-300 is sharper, focuses much faster, is quieter, and doesn't experience significant lens creep. The added focal length at both ends has been a plus as well.

Most if not all companies selling refurbished cameras have, as the other poster said, a "pallet full" of them. Do you expect them to keep that statistic for each camera and post it in the ads for each one they are selling? Might as well include the serial numbers in the ads as well. When you ask for the shutter count, which camera's count do you expect them to give you?a They have no way of knowing which one the fulfillment center will pull off the pallet and send to you.

Think of one other point. They are reselling a product provided most likely by the camera company. They can't open each box and run tests on each camera. To do so would often damage the packaging and also put the product at risk. From their standpoint, nothing good can come from doing shutter counts on refurbished cameras they are selling.

I have always been disappointed with the 18-270's image quality, so I took advantage of an offer at a local camera shop and traded in the 18-270 for a 16-300 PZD. The difference was astounding. I really like the faster focusing, and I like the added zoom range, but what I really appreciate is the improved image quality. It is now on my camera (an 80D) constantly unless I need a prime or the monster 150-600.

I went to the 80D a couple of months ago and love it! I had an opportunity to use both my 80D and a 70D at the same time, and I became more convinced that my favorite feature is the improved dynamic range. My images need signoficantly less adjustments in post processing.

I recently had a GAS attack and got the 80D to replace my 70D before our recent 5 week vacation. The very first thing I noted was that I had less to do in Lightroom to adjust the shadows and highlights to get more balanced images. The higher dynamic range really made a difference! I expect you would see the same thing going from a T6s to an 80D. Dual pixel autofocus made another big difference. It made it very easy to do micro focus adjustments to fine tune autofocus for my lenses.

I got mine a couple of weeks ago, and have really noticed the higher dynamic range. Seems there is less I need to do in post processing. I also appreciate the lower noise. It is a worthwhile upgrade from my 70D just for those 2 improvements, but the improved focus system is great.

Just in time for our long trip/cruise starting next month!