R5II Startup from Sleep

My R5 was always a little slow to restart after been unused for a few minutes.
It was a distinct lag maybe 1 second.
I just got an R5II and I'm surprised it has the same general issue.
I saw a thread from 2025 and it was around memory cards being the reason.
Is this really the case or is the camera just slow waking up.
This is generally not a huge issue. With the R5 I had the habit of pressing the focus button as I lifted it up to my eye.
I'm surprised I now need to do the same to the R5II.
I would have expected it to be more responive.
If its card related - why would that be the case. Why would the viewfinder not be ready if it was the card was slow waking up?
Does it happen with all mirrorless cameras.

Tamron Adds to their RF Lineup With the 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD for APS-C

17-70 1:2.8 Wow
Stabilized Wow
530 g versus 645 g (Canon EF-S 17-55)

Now I will spend a lot of time whenever going out: which lens to throw into the bag?
Sigma 18-50 1:2,8 (light)
Sigma 17-40 1:1.8 (bright)
Tamron 17-70 1:2.8 (reach)
Upvote 0

Two Never Before Seen Lenses Coming from Canon This Year

The OM SYSTEM M. Zuiko 150-400mm f/4.5 TC 1.25 IS PRO Lens costs $8,600 from B&H! That gives Canon some scope.
Plus, even if this tele zoom is quite fast with f/4.5, it needs substantially smaller lenses for the m34 sensor format. So, the production of such a zoom should be cheaper than of a comparable tele lens/zoom that has to cover a FF image circle. From that perspective, I guess that you get more high quality glass for the money when you buy a Canon tele lens ;) - depends on the particular lens, of course...
Upvote 0

Two Never Before Seen Lenses Coming from Canon This Year

I've been eyeing with the 600/4 III for some time, but now I'm just waiting for the rumored 300-600/5.6.
Hope you'll will wait sucessfully - this could turn out to be the most rumored tele zoom that never hit the market. That said, if it came, I'd be certainly very interested myself.
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

I did the same, a local camera store had the option to rent the R+RP+RF50L for free and that made me realize the R wasn't €1000 better than the RP. So I bought an RP + EF100L macro lens and sold my EF100-non-L macro.

I'm not sure what features in an R8II would make me replace my R8, it still works great for everything I do. Flash with ES is the bare minimum, but not enough :)
Funny, I also picked up a used EF100L and a 50mm in 2020 to do newborn photos when my daughter was born during Covid lockdown. Yeah, I don’t think the R8 really needs any new bells and whistles, at least for photography.
Upvote 0

RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z

I think more of us. I understand completely. It is an increasingly important argument for me too. I now use my 100-400II more often on a gimbal head in a photo hide. And less often in my hand all day in nature.
The EF 100-400 L II is one of the lenses I still regret :cry:, great at every focal and aperture. Sure, the 100-500 is optically as good, maybe even better, but I prefered the EF's "tactile" quality. It was a tank!
Upvote 0

Tamron Adds to their RF Lineup With the 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD for APS-C

A lens I really wanted to see in the RF line-up and quite surprised it's coming so late after the Tamron 11-20 but negotiations must have been tedious
I would have bought it two years ago before I pivoted to FF but it's great to see the offering getting more diverse in the APSC realm
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

There is a lot of great used FF gear. But the implication that the only way into photography is through a new FF camera just isnt true. If anything that's gatekeeping. Id wager the vast majority of folks who started photography with a digital camera did not start on full frame.
I don't care about digital sensor sizes. But I am a true believer of 6x6 negative film :). What else has there really been to recommend on the low end for a new mirrorless camera? Around the same price class there has been the A6100, Z50, R50, E-M10 Mark IV and G-97. None of them are bad cameras, most of them use old tech. All the systems have enough lenses to get you by. I don't really know what to say about the current stat of all the systems except RF, they seem a bit on life support.
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

Canon's spec is with an f/1.2 lens (without a DS coating), yes. But even something like –4 or –3 EV is really dark...say a landscape under a gibbous moon instead of a sliver of a moon.
Totally agreed — it's been a game changer for my 300 f/4 + 1.4x and 2x extenders in the PNW forests. Figured I'd throw that out there because a) you'd probably educate me if I were off (ha!) and b) people are trying to understand the impact of DOF preview impacts (probably more pertinent if the button is changed to a switch instead of a hold-down preview).
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

But that's for an f/1.2 aperture, right? Aperture limited scenarios, like lenses with a base f/4 or adding extenders, does reduce the performative effect, right? (As opposed to just stopping down, which the camera largely ignores when focusing.) Being pedantic, an R3's -7.5 EV for an f/1.2 lens would effectively become -4.0 if the attached lens is natively f/4 (7.5 reduced by ~ 3.5 stops penalty for the f/4 maximum aperture). That's not nothing, but it's there.
Canon's spec is with an f/1.2 lens (without a DS coating), yes. But even something like –4 or –3 EV is really dark...say a landscape under a gibbous moon instead of a sliver of a moon.
Upvote 0

RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z

And looking for lighter gear, yet not at all ready to sacrifice optical quality!
I think more of us. I understand completely. It is an increasingly important argument for me too. I now use my 100-400II more often on a gimbal head in a photo hide. And less often in my hand all day in nature.
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

What do you mean by low light? AF sensitivity for current MILCs is below –6 EV (the R8 is –6.5 EV, for example). That light level is something like a 8 minute exposure at f/5.6, like shooting a landscape under a sliver of moonlight. In moderately dim light, when I stopped the 28-70/2 down to f/22, it opened the aperture to around f/11 for AF (video in a prior thread on the RF 45/1.2 discussing focus shift).
But that's for an f/1.2 aperture, right? Aperture limited scenarios, like lenses with a base f/4 or adding extenders, does reduce the performative effect, right? (As opposed to just stopping down, which the camera largely ignores when focusing.) Being pedantic, an R3's -7.5 EV for an f/1.2 lens would effectively become -4.0 if the attached lens is natively f/4 (7.5 reduced by ~ 3.5 stops penalty for the f/4 maximum aperture). That's not nothing, but it's there.
Upvote 0

RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z

My dilemma is named 100-500. Should I replace it, along with the 70-200 f/4, with the 70-200 Z + 2X?
On the other hand, the Z is almost as long and heavy as the 100-500, while the f/4 70-200 is sooo compact and light...
I'm pretty much in the same boat, although I'm in a post-purchase dilemma. :LOL:
The 70-200 Z is surprisingly light, 302 grams or 11 oz lighter than the 100-500. However, when you add the 2X extender, it's a little more than an ounce or 33 grams heavier. My 100-500 has also started gathering dust in it. Not a huge deal, but the internal zoom of the 70-200 is really nice.
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

Not really an issue, since in low-light situations the aperture usually stays fully open.

What do you mean by low light? AF sensitivity for current MILCs is below –6 EV (the R8 is –6.5 EV, for example). That light level is something like a 8 minute exposure at f/5.6, like shooting a landscape under a sliver of moonlight. In moderately dim light, when I stopped the 28-70/2 down to f/22, it opened the aperture to around f/11 for AF (video in a prior thread on the RF 45/1.2 discussing focus shift).

Thanks guys. Yes, clearly not an issue..
Upvote 0

Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

Using Exposure + DOF simulation will hurt low-light AF performance, won't it? I've switched to having Exposure + DOF simulation as the default setting on my cameras, but on occasion I'll switch it off in some low-light conditions (if I remember).
What do you mean by low light? AF sensitivity for current MILCs is below –6 EV (the R8 is –6.5 EV, for example). That light level is something like a 8 minute exposure at f/5.6, like shooting a landscape under a sliver of moonlight. In moderately dim light, when I stopped the 28-70/2 down to f/22, it opened the aperture to around f/11 for AF (video in a prior thread on the RF 45/1.2 discussing focus shift).
Upvote 0

Filter

Forum statistics

Threads
37,472
Messages
975,008
Members
24,816
Latest member
GLBDD

Gallery statistics

Categories
1
Albums
29
Uploaded media
372
Embedded media
1
Comments
25
Disk usage
1 GB