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EthenJ · Feb 13, 2026

Jamie8848 said:
I would love a high rez R7 mark II with a 1.3 crop sensor (APS-H) and still with good resolution at the 1.6 crop (from full frame). This would offer great versatility if being able to switch between them with a simple push of a button ...
Looking through my R7 photos, I feel the R7m2 sensor performance must improve the colour, noise and high ISO performance to be interesting for me. I am guessing that the coming camera will have more resolution but will it have noticeably better sensor performance? Yes, it will be fast, and having the same controls as an R6m2/3

If you need more light on the sensor, that's what the R5 is for. It's 17MP in crop mode, enough to crop half the area and still display every pixel 1:1 on a 4K TV. And if you're paying for FF lenses, it feels more cost effective to be able to use the whole image circle.

Still, I agree, the BSI/stacking will be nice. I'd bet it's at least as sensitive as the R7I; how much more sensitive will be interesting.

Click · Feb 13, 2026

Beautiful shot, Sir!

dpc · Feb 13, 2026

Sun dogs...

Jamie8848 · Feb 13, 2026

I would love a high rez R7 mark II with a 1.3 crop sensor (APS-H) and still with good resolution at the 1.6 crop (from full frame). This would offer great versatility if being able to switch between them with a simple push of a button ...
Looking through my R7 photos, I feel the R7m2 sensor performance must improve the colour, noise and high ISO performance to be interesting for me. I am guessing that the coming camera will have more resolution but will it have noticeably better sensor performance? Yes, it will be fast, and having the same controls as an R6m2/3

TexPhoto · Feb 12, 2026

Super Happy to see this lens. I really enjoy fisheye and was afraid Canon would not make an RF lens. I pre-ordered from B&H on the first day.

I did laugh a little when I saw the skateboarding photos in the article above. It is OK to shoot other things with fisheye guys. Here's one taken with my 8-15mm f4

erader · Feb 12, 2026

m4ndr4ke said:
I'm not sure what you meant to say, but I doubt a tripod cares about camera aesthetics

but i do. the AE-1 was my first camera! i got it as a xmas gift in 1980

and i already have an R5. if the RE1 has the same 32mp sensor as the R6III but costs under $2k i will view that as a gift from the canon gods.

incidentally i recently bought the R5 instead of the R5II because it has a better sensor for what i do and i don't want/need the other features. and the R5 was around $1500 cheaper

neuroanatomist · Feb 12, 2026

Ian K said:
They also do a light pollution / night sky filter which I have.

Kolari has a magnetic one of those. I have considered it, but the streetlights where I live are all LED. Nice, white LEDs that are bright

, energy efficient

, and cover most of the visible spectrum

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Ian K · Feb 12, 2026

neuroanatomist said:
No, haven’t seen any of that.

Good. The Kase are plastic framed so low risk. They clip in nice and easy. I was sent a “newer” design with a sprung top, which didn’t fit well. I got them to swap for the older ones. They also do a light pollution / night sky filter which I have.

Exploreshootshare · Feb 12, 2026

neuroanatomist said:
Defocus smoothing should not affect autofocus. What it does affect is exposure metering at apertures wider than f/5.6, wide open the lens is f/1.2 but T/2.2. DS also makes DoF deeper at apertures wider than f/2…I expect that is why DOF preview is problematic.

Checking into it, I noticed that the other two Digic 8 R-series cameras (R and RP) required a firmware update to enable compatibility with the 85L DS, specifically to address proper metering with the lens. Thinking about the implications of that, I expect Canon decided it wasn’t worth the investment in a firmware update for the R100, given the presumably minuscule number of users who would pair that lens with that camera.

That sounds very logical and something Canon would do. I could imagine a customer pairing the R100 with a L lens, e.g. for "reach" (actually, I "know" a guy on German photo forum who frequently pairs it with a L lens) but definitely not the 85mm F1.2 (DS). It just sounds like a great mismatch.

neuroanatomist · Feb 12, 2026

EthenJ said:
Probably something related to autofocus and that "defocus smoothing" coating? As the R100 works with the 85mm 1.2 without the coating.

Look through Canon's supplemental info tables, and the R100 has uniquely limited AF on many lenses: https://cam.start.canon/en/H001/supplement_0110.html

That 85mm DS, specifically, also loses support for other autofocus-adjacent features, like DoF preview, that other lenses have.

Perhaps the DS coating "muddies" autofocus performance enough to break it on the R100. To avoid the (admittedly rare) scenario of someone trying the DS on the R100 and finding it's manual focus only, I'd wager Canon decided to exclude support entirely.

Defocus smoothing should not affect autofocus. What it does affect is exposure metering at apertures wider than f/5.6, wide open the lens is f/1.2 but T/2.2. DS also makes DoF deeper at apertures wider than f/2…I expect that is why DOF preview is problematic.

Checking into it, I noticed that the other two Digic 8 R-series cameras (R and RP) required a firmware update to enable compatibility with the 85L DS, specifically to address proper metering with the lens. Thinking about the implications of that, I expect Canon decided it wasn’t worth the investment in a firmware update for the R100, given the presumably minuscule number of users who would pair that lens with that camera.

dpc · Feb 12, 2026

ThomasTH said:
You have some really beautiful winter landscapes. We hardly had any snow at all here in eastern Austria.

Thanks! Much of our snow has melted now. We're in an unusual warm spell. It looks and feels more like early April rather than mid-February.

dolina · Feb 12, 2026

Having used the EOS R1 + EF 200mm f/2L IS USM & EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM for pickleball for the past week I've come to the conclusion that I should've sold my 2008 5D Mark II, 2009 7D & 2009 1D Mark IV before RF mount was announced mid 2018.

Then unloaded by 2014 7D Mark II for 2022 R7 & 2015 5Ds R by mid 2024 for a R5 Mark II & R1 then paired them with three Sandisk 512GB CFexpress cards for $100 each.

R1 using Servo does voodoo on EF lenses. My keeper rate is so out there! Instead of positioning AF points on the subject's eye/head I instead have to concentrate on keeping the subject's hands/head/feet/paddle + ball are in frame and not cut.

It feels like I'm in Star Trek!

EthenJ · Feb 12, 2026

neuroanatomist said:
I assume there must be some technical reason for it, seems silly to restrict it otherwise. Bryan (TDP) suggests communication issues.

Probably something related to autofocus and that "defocus smoothing" coating? As the R100 works with the 85mm 1.2 without the coating.

Look through Canon's supplemental info tables, and the R100 has uniquely limited AF on many lenses: https://cam.start.canon/en/H001/supplement_0110.html

That 85mm DS, specifically, also loses support for other autofocus-adjacent features, like DoF preview, that other lenses have.

Perhaps the DS coating "muddies" autofocus performance enough to break it on the R100. To avoid the (admittedly rare) scenario of someone trying the DS on the R100 and finding it's manual focus only, I'd wager Canon decided to exclude support entirely.

neuroanatomist · Feb 12, 2026

AlanF said:
I also trawled for the reason and only came across the same post. It's indeed a mystery.

I assume there must be some technical reason for it, seems silly to restrict it otherwise. Bryan (TDP) suggests communication issues.

AlanF · Feb 12, 2026

neuroanatomist said:
No idea, not even enough to speculate. I’ve seen a post blaming ‘the older hardware in the camera body’. Maybe? The R100 uses Digic 8 but so do the R and RP, and those work with the TCs and the 85L DS. However, there are probably different Digic 8 variants.

I also trawled for the reason and only came across the same post. It's indeed a mystery.

tosha187 · Feb 12, 2026

Dude I was using the V5 with three canon and one youngnuo, they gave me nothing but pain and misery because they kept disconnecting.

Since switching to go I never had issues even if I leave a room for two hours I come back in and keep shooting immediately. And the thing doesn't die. The EL5 hot shoe thing that they did the castration and made it "better".
So I got some corrosion in my R6 mark two in the connector is there I guess, but the flash keeps sending the camera into error lock, and I have to fix it now while, normal "analog "connectors like the work fine, the Canon hot shoe thing was a solution without a problem, and the whole RF communication thing is completely messed up and they won't even admit it for 10 years now.

The new godox flashes are insane, the V 100 battery just doesn't end I shoot seven hour events with it just popping off, pop pop poppop....
and the new V480 small flash that I use to control everything it's just tiny but still uses a lithium battery, unlike the Canon 430ex camera still uses AA batteries.

Let's admit the obvious, as it is right now the Canon FLASH system is kind of dead in the water, and they know it themselves also
That's why they discontinued their flagship EL1 monstrosity.
they were trying to engineer the competition out of the system, instead they engineered a new ERROR potential that somehow always bricks the camera at the most critical moments.
Maybe nobody was buying those EL5's but buying GODOX instead, so they found a nice interesting way to sabotage that .

jeff89 · Feb 12, 2026

Neuro, on the topic of underwater photography, I took your lead and purchased the SeaLife housing for the phone, plus the optional wet port, (still $550), for my snorkeling trip with the manatees in 10 days.

I was contemplating a new setup using my refurbished R5 with an Ikelite housing, to add to my current R7 Ikelite set up. I want to take advantage of the EF 8-15 f4L, but diving deeper into the options, I think a Marelux for the R5 II, is the route to go. I’ve seen some great images with the EF 8-15 f4L, in addition to images with the RF 14-35 f4L and macro images with the RF 100 2.8L in an Ikelite setup, just hoping I get the same quality results or better with the Marelux ports.

m4ndr4ke · Feb 12, 2026

erader said:
much better sensor, tho. and as a landscape photographer that's all that really matters to me

I'm not sure what you meant to say, but I doubt a tripod cares about camera aesthetics

neuroanatomist · Feb 12, 2026

Exploreshootshare said:
Wow, I did not know that. Do you happen to know the reason for it?

No idea, not even enough to speculate. I’ve seen a post blaming ‘the older hardware in the camera body’. Maybe? The R100 uses Digic 8 but so do the R and RP, and those work with the TCs and the 85L DS. However, there are probably different Digic 8 variants.

ThomasTH · Feb 12, 2026

You have some really beautiful winter landscapes. We hardly had any snow at all here in eastern Austria.

Exploreshootshare · Feb 12, 2026

EthenJ said:
That's because the R100 is incredible for safari stills!

If I only did stills, I wouldn't even look at R mirrorless cameras. Most advantages are for video shooting, or "ergonomic" features like more reliable autofocus, high ISO, IBIS, more resolution for cropping, HDR HEIFs and such.

But for SDR social media JPEGs? Old bodies are amazing at that.

These are uncropped frames I took in Tanzania in 2025. I picked a few "suboptimal" situations with weird lighting, moving animals, shooting from a moving vehicle and such. You know, things you'd presumably need a fancy camera to compensate for. And my technique was pretty awful:

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Those were taken on a 2008 Rebel XS (1000D), and a 50-250mm IS II. That's like a thrift store camera these days!

Would I have made more good shots on an R1? Or my new R50V? ...Yeah.

But for web-bound safari jpegs, it really not that different from a 1000D. Avoiding some technical mistakes I made would have made a much bigger difference.

What's more, I can process all these raws to HDR JXL photos. From a 2008 camera! Ironically, the internet hasn't even caught up to such ancient hardware (as CanonRumors won't let me upload any HDR files).

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Point I'm trying to make is, for stills, the volume of criticism for budget bodies like the R100 is definitely unwarranted.

Being a little cramped can be lived with on a budget. But on the other hand, the R10 does feel "neither here nor there." Not uber compact like the R50/R50V, yet not big enough to feel ergonomic like the R8/R7.

The R50V is a fantastic "carry around" stills camera, FYI. Even if I didn't shoot video, I wouldn't even think of trading it for an R50 or R10.

I would do unspeakable things for an R7V though. Shrink the R7, take away the EVF, keep the IBIS, and I'd be in heaven.