• D
    Ask for a substantial raise, you deserve it! 💰
  • S
    On the other hand, people who swap brands or use more than one (and I imagine both are a minority) can overestimate how much brand...
  • AlanF
    AlanF replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    I have a couple of Mac 35w twin port USB chargers in addition to the more powerful ones. Not cheap but very small and useful, and Mac...
  • mimbu
    I think the key is to buy the new body along with whatever your "next lens" purchase was going to be. Then slowly switch over. It takes...
  • Malm
    Yipp! I just tested the Pergear 14/2,8 (same lens construction as Tartisan 14/2.8) for night photography and that lens is OK: Slightly...
  • neuroanatomist
    Maybe they just don't see the need for it? I'm with you on not buying Canon's PD power adapter, I have my Mac charger with my anyway and...
  • Malm
    Oh, I'm living in the rain capital of Europe: Bergen at the Norwegian Westcoast. Very nice scenery with challenging weather. Concerning...
  • Zadak
    Zadak replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    Sure, many aftermarket chargers will just work though. I would never buy a CANON power-supply... because... why. There's superior GaN...
  • danfaz
    danfaz replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    Got ya. Those PD units do charge the battery while it's inside the camera, as well as being a power supply. I've used them from the R...
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  • Zadak
    Zadak replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    Yes Charger =/= Power Supply but they usually get used interchangeably. I meant something that accepts USB-C input that charges a...
  • roby17269
    To be fair, there are some advantages with staying with a brand. Switching may be expensive if one has a number of high quality...
  • mimbu
    Brand loyalty has never made much sense to me, but it does seem to be an affliction that many people suffer from. I'm in my 50s and...
  • Old Man FL/FD
    "...brand-new RF 14mm f/2.8L IS USM..." I'm still in EF lens land - was there a non VCM version 2 stops slower recently released?
  • Richard-CN
    ick on the rain! where are you? The Vixen is interesting! do you get enough precision with that? how long of exposures can you take?
  • Richard-CN
    Craig parses out that stuff, I'm just a peon.
  • Richard-CN
    There is certainly a cost associated with supporting CPS everywhere that is 100% certain. and someone pays, they aren't a charity
  • Richard-CN
    I think he means an external charger.
  • Richard-CN
    yes, it's always the first thing I do with a new battery type is to go out and get an aftermarket battery charger with a USB-C plug.
  • neuroanatomist
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  • danfaz
    danfaz replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    Other than the PD-E1 and PD-E2 chargers?
  • Malm
    Yipp, I don't like it too, but most people stick to their brand (and usually Canon knows best how the market works). I have the...
  • mimbu
    And Canon steadfastly refusing to allow 3rd party glass on to RF is why Canon is dead to me. It's too bad because if 3rd party glass was...
  • Zadak
    Zadak replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    2026 and Canon still won't make an OFFICIAL, USB-C version of their chargers. What bs
  • AlanF
    AlanF replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    "It's hard to wrap your mind around the investment that Canon and the other camera manufacturers make to ensure that the professionals...
  • K
    Kiton replied to the thread Canon at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
    So no reports of an R3 mk 2 being used at the games?
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