riker said:

- 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.

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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.

I've seen predictions of "The AI Bubble Bursting." Assuming this does happen, wouldn't prices stabilize?

Andreasb said:

My prediction (and probably its in vain) that Canon realizes that they need a standard RF-S zoom for the R7 Mark II.

ANYTHING that starts with 24mm equivalent, I hate the 28-150 focal length

a RF-S 15-85mm F2.8 would be ideal but i'll take anything starting with 15mm instead of 18mm. A F4 lens would be ok too!

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10x
(though I probably prefer F4 or variable aperture for size/weight)

Richard CR said:

Also some cards have wear leveling, and some do not. it's not something they commonly mention either.

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I thought all cards with an integrated memory controller (everything after xD cards) employed wear-leveling.

hahaha. mine were way off too and that's after Craig cheated last year.


I think i'll write up something again this year, just so i embarass myself at the end of 2026.

Richard CR said:

ah, you've missed all my lectures on the subject!

Consider a card like a small SSD, there's a finite number of times that you can write to each cell before you start to get problems... if you tend to fill a card, wipe it and use it again, and do this over and over - just realize there are limits - especially with high capacity cards.

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Thanks for that. Indeed I do a lot of shoot, upload, wipe card, repeat.

I wish they'd make a 70/100-300mm f/4 IS with an internal zoom.
They made the 50-300mm f/4.5L in the FD mount, but they never ported that focal length and constant aperture to EF.

Click said:

Very nice sequence. I like the texture in the sky, it creates a dramatic effect.

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Thanks, Click!

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.

mimbu said:

Grateful to have bought 64GB of DDR5 last year before the prices went insane. Won't be buying memory or storage for a while.

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yeah I have a secondary nuc that I was looking to toss Linux on and then went looking for memory. that was a "welp, nope" moment.

Grateful to have bought 64GB of DDR5 last year before the prices went insane. Won't be buying memory or storage for a while.

My prediction (and probably its in vain) that Canon realizes that they need a standard RF-S zoom for the R7 Mark II.

ANYTHING that starts with 24mm equivalent, I hate the 28-150 focal length

a RF-S 15-85mm F2.8 would be ideal but i'll take anything starting with 15mm instead of 18mm. A F4 lens would be ok too!

300-600mm f/5.6. We wants it. We needs it.

"A new PowerShot camera geared towards photographers."

That's a safe bet.

AJ said:

Pardon my ignorance, but why is it so important to rotate cards?

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ah, you've missed all my lectures on the subject!

Consider a card like a small SSD, there's a finite number of times that you can write to each cell before you start to get problems. and unlike SSD's where alot of the data on them is atypically static, cards typically get their entire contents flushed and re-written frequently. Also some cards have wear leveling, and some do not. it's not something they commonly mention either.

so it's just a bad idea to keep using the same few cards over and over, especially if you use your cameras frequently and take a ton of photos or video. To be fair, this is usually measured in years of use. it's not as if they'll die in 6 months, but if you tend to fill a card, wipe it and use it again, and do this over and over - just realize there are limits - especially with high capacity cards.

it's probably a good topic to discuss on it's own - sounds like an article in there. I may have to blow up a few cards to write it.

Michael Clark said:

Give it a few weeks. The 3rd party quality battery makers will have cracked the code and be selling batteries that the camera will "see" as genuine Canon OEM. I'm not talking about crappy $5 batteries on eBay (where "genuine" Canon batteries are more likely to be counterfeit than genuine). I'm talking about the better ones sold by places like B&H that are still only 1/3 to 1/2 the price of Canon batteries.

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Hi Michael,

All the older batteries are in the R5 and R6mk2, for now I have I have 2 of the new batteries in a battery grip on the 6mk3, but the battery grip restricts image transfer to the phone! But the 2 batteries is a huge plus. I never felt the need with the 6.2

I am shooting 2 NHL games this week, normally I would use the R3 for that, but I want to try out the 6.3 and see how it does.
I will keep the 3 between my feet just in case, but I think it will be fine.

Glad I purchased a bunch of 1.3 TB CFE type B v 4.0 cards in the past year. I don't see any need to purchase more any time soon unless Canon changes the card formats.

I’m hoping to see a new 400mm f/2.8 with a 1.4× TC, along with a new, lighter 28–70mm f/2 and a 50–150mm f/2.
It’s also about time for 24mm and 35mm f/1.2 lenses, as well as new 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2 versions.

If all of these come out, it’ll be a crazy expensive but awesome year.
If none of them—or maybe just one—gets released (which is also totally realistic), it might end up being the cheapest Canon year in a long time.

eero said:

EF500 4.0L IS II USM lens hood has been unavailable for several years now, and apparently no longer produced (according to Canon UK and US). That is quite sad, as it is the most easily breaking part of the product (even if it is not part of the actual lens). I wish the support promise would also cover spare parts like that.

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Perhaps you can 3D print one of your own? I find that works well, when needed. If you don't have access to such you might consider a service with options such as this:

Note: I have not used them, but I with some homework / calls you might be able to assure yourself of the product. After all, it's a static piece.

Photographers change cards often; if you don't, then you should. If you have been listening to me, rotating your cards and continuing to put new cards into your rotation is something I've always recommended doing over time.

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Pardon my ignorance, but why is it so important to rotate cards?

Woah! I just looked up the price of CFExpress cards. They went through the roof! The a 2-pack of Lexar GOLD 512GB cards were selling for $344.99 back in December. That same CFExpress B 4.0 2-pack is now $1199.99. The exact same cards.

How much RAM (in capacity) is used in cameras like the R1 and R5?

LSXPhotog said:

SSD prices are a problem indeed.

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Mostly because of OEM's attempts to use the awful M.2 standard in non-mobile applications.

Please Canon, NO to 300-600mm! We here at the dreaded rumor site hate the idea of that lens! Please do not publish it as soon as possible!!! No!!!