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riker · Jan 8, 2026

Jamie8848 said:
The EF 300mm f4 was 1.2 kg and I bet Canon could make a 100-300mm f4 L at around 1 kg. I would want L for durability, bokeh and the rest.

And while dreaming, a 28-70mm f2.8 L the same dimensions as the VCM lenses. NO IS but the focus on image quality and bokeh.

Exactly, the 1kg 100-300/4 is what I have in mind. Maybe I'd accept 1.1kg if it can go below 100 and be 70 or 80. 100 is sometimes too much and when travelling, other than the L tele zoom, I only carry non-L 50mm and 28mm.

As for the 2.8, my current approach is, I want f/2 minimum. Not just for the bokeh but speed. It took me 2 decades to realize how huge of a difference it makes to have an f/1.8-2 lens at an event with bad lighting, a concert or any scenario really where light is lacking. And it also helps AF. The reason I use primes until I can get a usable alternative. 35/1.8 and 50/1.8 are 465g together. 28-70/2 is 1430g. Even if mk2 gets to be 1-1.1kg, it's waaay too much for street/travel. I need a 28-55/2, 600g max. I don't care about IS, I don't mind if it's not L, just IQ and AF.

Del Paso · Jan 8, 2026

riker said:
No progress along the lines of the R50 V??? No compact milc whatsoever? That's a very dark future.

It's hard not to be an **** and start dropping whishlists, but whatever...

- The predicted 300-600/5.6 sounds great, I'm in.

- 70-300/4L (80-300 or whatever) optimized for travel (weight and size). The 100-500 is a brilliant lens and a great upgrade after the EF 100-400 II (which was already great), but still too heavy. The 70-200/4 is also brilliant but 200mm is often not enough. The 70-200/2.8 does not accept 1.4X.

- _Great_, non-L 28mm and 50mm lens. (No, the 45/1.2 does not qualify, having the usual STM motor...and I'd also choose 55mm instead of 45mm if not 50mm)

- The predicted 28-70/2 mk2. I'm in! Just make it lighter and better balanced.

- Actually, a non-L 28-70/2 (or 28-55/2 or actually anything between 28-70/2 and 30-50/2) would kick ass. For me at least.

- An awesome macro lens. Let's say 150/2 with 1.5x max magnification.

- An awesome tele zoom to match the (hopefully mk2) 28-70 and to answer Sony's 50-150/2.

- Fullframe compact milc. Come ooooon!

*In general, better AF for non-L lenses. Make that STM better or invent something new, or introduce mid-tier lenses which are non-L but incorporate nano-USM. Just do something

I promise to buy each and every piece of the above, should Canon come up with any of them.

"Great non L 28mm"?
The RF 28mm f/2,8 is already as sharp, if not sharper, than my Leica M 28mm f/2,8 Asph !
This little lens is a jewel. (Please have a look at TDP's review)

foda · Jan 8, 2026

Most hummingbird species exhibit marked sexual dimorphism. The plumage of the Andean Emerald, however, is very similar except that the crown is blue on the male and green on the female. This male Andean Emerald was seen while birding at La Florida, Bosque de Las Aves, at km 18, Colombia, November, 2025.

R5MkII RF200-800mm

Jamie8848 · Jan 8, 2026

riker said:
The 70-200/2.8 Z with a 1.4X could also be considered, but then it's basically already the weight of the 100-500 and we even have the uncomfort of putting it up and taking it off all the time. At least we have 2.8 lens when it's off.
Maybe our imaginary 70-300/4 could be a non-L lens with USM, similar to the 200-800? If that makes it lighter, I'm in. 70-250/4 with builtin 1.4x? 100-300? In any case it needs to be around 1kg max (equal to 70-200/2.8), 8-900g would be a dream come true and fireworks.
Honestly, I'd also be happy with 100-400/4-5.6 if it could make it around 1kg, I'd happily sacrifice that 100mm for 200-300g.

The EF 300mm f4 was 1.2 kg and I bet Canon could make a 100-300mm f4 L at around 1 kg. I would want L for durability, bokeh and the rest.

And while dreaming, a 28-70mm f2.8 L the same dimensions as the VCM lenses. NO IS but the focus on image quality and bokeh.

shire_guy · Jan 7, 2026

Pied Stilt

Ozarker · Jan 7, 2026

Richard CR said:
I wanted to say taco tariffs, but decided to keep it apolitical.

It's the whole enchilada, that's for sure.

neuroanatomist · Jan 7, 2026

I'm good on CFe cards (have a pair of 256 GB and a pair of 1 TB cards), and also good on SSDs for myself. I did buy a 2 TB SSD for my daughter who starts college next fall. I take care of the backups now (NAS at home, SSDs for backups to the backups), but she'll have to do her own backing up soon.

HMC11 · Jan 7, 2026

I see this is the annual New Year's wish list time

. Mine is a short list:
(a) 70-150/180 f2.8 (already mentioned by others);
(b) 24-105 f4L mark II - smaller, sharper and resolves well for high pixel density cameras such as the R7

EricN · Jan 7, 2026

ISv said:
Today because of the forecast I went to botanical garden (in case of rain you have a shelter).
I always was thinking these parakeets are eating the entire seed pod. Today this smarty told me "No, dummy, we are doing it different way" and show me the process... Note that it did open the pod exactly where the bigger seeds start! The rest is just discarded.

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Lovely series!

Richard CR · Jan 7, 2026

David - Sydney said:
‘No one could have predicted the supply chain, tariffs,’
Trump put in place higher tariffs in his first term (and Biden kept most of them).
His favorite topic so no surprise for his second. The on-off nature of them (taco) was more of a surprise

I wanted to say taco tariffs, but decided to keep it apolitical.

Richard CR · Jan 7, 2026

Godox just gave the full reveal for the AD100Pro II, and while it still looks like the same round flash design we've come to expect from the line, the improvements they've actually made are pretty functional. Remember the original version of this light? It was a great concept that struggled a bit in the real […]

See full article...

Uneternal · Jan 7, 2026

Can somebody explain how Sony always get these low read noise ratings from PhotonstoPhotos when their images look like that?

I don't get it, digital looking noise, color blotches all over the image and yet the numbers say that Sony allegedly has ~15.5 DN read noise and Canon has ~25.3 DN.
Does Sony somehow deceive the algorithms that measure the noise? Or am I the only one who thinks that Canon's noise looks finer and more film-like?

scyrene · Jan 7, 2026

Some discussions on here over the years have gone along the lines of, storage is cheap and you can always buy more so there are no downsides to eg higher MP counts, so this is vaguely interesting in that context. Anyway, I'm quite glad I don't have to deal with any of this.

becceric · Jan 7, 2026

ISv said:
He (it's a male) probably can but after that IRS will go after you not him...

And I don't have wings.

ISv · Jan 7, 2026

becceric said:
Nice photos! Hmm, I just received a tax bill in the mail. Maybe that guy could open and shred it for me.

He (it's a male) probably can but after that IRS will go after you not him...

neuroanatomist · Jan 7, 2026

Kiton said:
you are right,
the strap is crippled too!

Thank god we have Billingham to step in and save Canon with the SP series!

I have the still-in-package neck straps for all my cameras. I don’t mind the Canon ones, I just don’t like neck straps and avoid them if at all possible. In the event that I want to use one, I certainly don’t want it threaded through the lugs. Instead, I connect a Blackrapid strap with the QD connector to the body or lens foot, depending on the lens.

I do have the Canon E1 hand strap threaded through the right-side lug on my R1 (with the bottom attached to the lug on the RRS base plate).

David - Sydney · Jan 7, 2026

‘No one could have predicted the supply chain, tariffs,’
Trump put in place higher tariffs in his first term (and Biden kept most of them).
His favorite topic so no surprise for his second. The on-off nature of them (taco) was more of a surprise

Kiton · Jan 7, 2026

Ozarker said:
The strap! That's the cripple hammer.

you are right,
the strap is crippled too!

Thank god we have Billingham to step in and save Canon with the SP series!

DocInfoSci · Jan 7, 2026

Also any of the pancake lenses but with weather sealing would be very, very interesting. Especially something in the 20mm -> 28mm range. Even the janky current override would be OK. But without weather sealing where I live, meh.

DocInfoSci · Jan 7, 2026

I take my EF 24-70 f/4 everywhere, it's awesome for my general run-about with good base quality. An RF edition with full-time manual override would be a priority 1 contender for my wallet. Without full-time manual override I'd wait for my EF edition to die in about 15 more years.

becceric · Jan 7, 2026

ISv said:
Today because of the forecast I went to botanical garden (in case of rain you have a shelter).
I always was thinking these parakeets are eating the entire seed pod. Today this smarty told me "No, dummy, we are doing it different way" and show me the process... Note that it did open the pod exactly where the bigger seeds start! The rest is just discarded.

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Nice photos! Hmm, I just received a tax bill in the mail. Maybe that guy could open and shred it for me.

riker · Jan 7, 2026

Traveler said:
This is a good idea. I love the 70-200 f/4 for the compact size but it is often too short. I also like the 100-400 f/∞ which is great for travel and landscape but the 70-200 wins with rendering when shooting people or streets. Sometimes I need to carry both.
I'd be fine if they can do a 70-300+ lens that is f/4 up to 200mm and then it gets darker (so it would be kinda those two lenses combined, hopefully still maintaining the size and weight). But that lens would be difficult to advertise and sell.

The 70-200/2.8 Z with a 1.4X could also be considered, but then it's basically already the weight of the 100-500 and we even have the uncomfort of putting it up and taking it off all the time. At least we have 2.8 lens when it's off.
Maybe our imaginary 70-300/4 could be a non-L lens with USM, similar to the 200-800? If that makes it lighter, I'm in. 70-250/4 with builtin 1.4x? 100-300? In any case it needs to be around 1kg max (equal to 70-200/2.8), 8-900g would be a dream come true and fireworks.
Honestly, I'd also be happy with 100-400/4-5.6 if it could make it around 1kg, I'd happily sacrifice that 100mm for 200-300g.

neuroanatomist · Jan 7, 2026

Del Paso said:
I guess for food photography, advertising and extending DOF when shooting macros. Of course, TS lenses are most often used for architecture.
Yet, macro features are always an advantage, making those lenses far more versatile.

TS lenses are also commonly used for product photography, and in that context a TS macro is very useful. Not just for controlling DoF (really, controlling the angle of the focal plane, not its depth), but also for controlling reflections. Think jewelry, but anything with a shiny surface.

They’re also great for taking selfies in a mirror without the camera showing up.

Del Paso · Jan 7, 2026

John Wilde said:
"I did like the fact that in 2025 that Canon finally decided that ditching the EVF isn’t such a bad thing, but we are still missing out on the EVFless main APS-C camera, such as what we saw with the EOS-M lineup,"

Canon joined Sony (Sony ZV-E10 II) and Nikon (Z30) in deciding that vlogging cameras don't get an EVF. I doubt that they will create a future photocentric APS-C camera without an EVF like the M line had.

While I'm still wondering how people can use these cameras in bright sunlight...
(I'm aware of the fact that many prefer cameras sans EVF.)

Del Paso · Jan 7, 2026

Ozarker said:
I'm betting those new tilt/shift lenses will have eye watering prices with all that tech in them.

I'm wondering? Would there ever be a use for a tse macro lens?

I guess for food photography, advertising and extending DOF when shooting macros. Of course, TS lenses are most often used for architecture.
Yet, macro features are always an advantage, making those lenses far more versatile.

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