danfaz said:

Here are some portraits of the juvenile Great Horned Owl that I posted some BIFs of yesterday. Again, very distant, so I had to crop heavily. This guy was also quite difficult to spot, blended in so well with the environment.
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It needs sunglasses in order to be effectively blended in the environment !

AJ said:

You put the lens in a vise.

Just joking around....

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And...crank it as hard/tight as possible?!

Click said:

I love his eyes. Nicely done, danfaz.

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Thanks, Click! They are piercing, huh!

GirlsAreBeautiful said:

I will maybe be able to do a comparison of a R5II and BMPCC 6k in the following days. The C50 images looks very similar to the R52 from what I can see, but I am curious to how it compares to blackmagic. Form factor seems to be the most relevant difference when comparing Canon.

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I've used a variety of Blackmagics over the years. Under controlled conditions, with good lighting, they make a very nice image. I personally find their form factor though to be less-than-desirable for most field situations, and in uncontrolled settings the image can sometimes be not great.

I love his eyes. Nicely done, danfaz.

Here are some portraits of the juvenile Great Horned Owl that I posted some BIFs of yesterday. Again, very distant, so I had to crop heavily. This guy was also quite difficult to spot, blended in so well with the environment.

Excellent shot, Alan.

I'm really looking forwards to this new camera. Spec wise it sounds like massive fix for all of the R7's deficiencies. It's far more like the camera we hoped for in the R7. great as the R7 was, It's AF was notoriously un-reliable in low light (pulsing issues too), it's slightly weird and unique ergonomics. Now it's got pre-capture, all the latest UI and ergonomic upgrades, a better battery and superior buffer and card media. I just hope Canon gives it a better EVF...I think the R7 shares the same unit as the R8. Yes the stacked sensor will be a huge benefit over the current R7 if that's ever been an issue for you.
For me, I've used the 1.6x crop sensor cameras as cameras where I have a built in teleconverter. If i need a teleconverter, then i might as well use a R7 instead.
Your milage, opinion and use case scenario might vary.

No. The latest version is 1.9.0 from 2024. Given that the R6 is now two models out of date, I would not expect any more firmware updates (and if there is one, it will be to fix a glaring problem, not to add any features).

PhotoBob said:

I got rid of my R7 because of the roiling shutter. Other than that, it's a great camera for the money. If the R72 has a 39mp stacked sensor I'll be first in line at the camera store to buy one. Paired with the 200-800 lens it will be great for wildlife.

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I'm still on the 7d MkII, the R7 was too low spec to make me switch but this will make me do it if it's higher-spec - would love it to have a pull-out screen and don't care how big it is, I don't get this obsession with things being smaller, I'll be using a 500mm lens with it so who cares how big the camera is

White-fronted Goose. They are relatively rare here, over-wintering from Greenland and colder parts of Europe. Technically not BIF as one foot still in the water as taking off as a loner to join the Greylags. (R5ii + RF 200-800mm).

eosuser1234 said:

I am fairly confident, Canon will have a cheaper Japanese retail price than in the United States or Europe. Due to the weak yen, if they want any chance to succeed domestically in their backyard, they will need to set the retail at 300,000yen or below. Japanese will not pay more than that for an APS-C. It would likely be $2400-$2600USD. Everyone knows in May, the USA interest will fall quickly devalue the dollar after J.P. is out of his position. To get the camera at the best price convert your USD to YEN now, while the rate is in your favor. It will be camera industry biggest drop of the year.

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It's not only the interest rate differential that is causing the weak yen. It's the bond situation in Japan, which is dire. I don't think US rates going down will have much impact on the USDJPY rate. Maybe it will move from 159 where it is now to 155 or something. Maybe even 150 is possible. But it's not going back to the 120-130 level.

David - Sydney said:

Are you predicating a rumour if another rumour is fulfilled?

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R7 inventories are getting very low and, even getting big discounts.

That could be only one thing, there's going to be a better product on the market segment just below that's going to kick it out of the market.

It's not a rumour that Canon said that 2026 is going to be APS-C centered year, nor the three camera registrations.

Good day for the owls today, got my first Great Horned Owl BIFs!
I watched what appeared to be an adult teaching a juvenile to hunt.
They were pretty far off, and I was across a river, so couldn't get any closer (hence the mega-crop!).

Michael Clark said:

What camera are you referencing when you say "in 2024 dollars when it launched"?

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Ha, good question and good catch, I edited that post several times as I was typing it, was referring to the year that the R5II launched but did not say that.

Michael Clark said:

Neither does Canon care what you think they will do regarding price and features of the R7 Mark II.

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Of course not, but then...I don't care at all about the price or features of an R7II except as discussion points, since it's very unlikely that I will buy one, regardless of what Canon decides regarding those aspects of the camera.

neuroanatomist said:

That's not necessarily how inflation affects launch prices. The 5DIII launched in 2012 at $3500, that's $4975 in 2026 dollars (and was $4870 in 2024 dollars when it launched). Inflation is not the only factor, what the market will bear, tariffs, etc., also factor in. I suspect that means an R7II will cost less $2500, even if Canon has to eliminate features to lower the cost of goods.

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What camera are you referencing when you say "in 2024 dollars when it launched"?

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No doubt. But Canon doesn’t care what you, personally, would rather have. They care about what the market as a whole wants, and history shows they are pretty good at determining that.

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Neither does Canon care what you think they will do regarding price and features of the R7 Mark II.

6 month difference at B&H. Was going to pick more up, but now more than double, almost triple. Probably double this in a year…

Canon Rumors said:

This may be odd, but I feel bad for the kids that want to build gaming rigs. I remember spending every penny I made one summer doing my first one. Some of the PC builder groups are therapy sessions at this point.

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My nephew built a gaming rig. He was really into it. He mowed lawns, walked dogs, and any other job he could to buy parts. He stopped recently when everything kept surging in price. He learned a lot about the economy, but he’s pretty heartbroken about it. His friends stopped too.

Click said:

I love the dynamic feel of your photo. Nicely done, becceric.

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Thanks, Click!
We enjoyed watching both the males and females erratically chasing each other, then calmly floating right next to each like nothing happened. The next day it's not raining, I'll stop by for anther show.

I love the dynamic feel of your photo. Nicely done, becceric.

Xpenelas said:

If R10 mkII came out alongside R7 mkII, then R7 is basically dead and it's what inventory strategies looks like.

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Are you predicating a rumour if another rumour is fulfilled?

While we have watched a Common Merganser couple in our local creek the past few years, yesterday we saw two Hooded Merganser couples. We watched for about an hour while they meandered and occasionally playfully chased each other. Well, it seemed playful.

At one point there were also over a dozen Common Mergansers slightly crowding them toward us. Even with the 600mm and 1.4x tc my shots need quite a bit of cropping.
Drab light, but the waterfowl won't keep appointments.

AlanF said:

7 male Shovellers chasing a female is a bit much. I hope she outpaced them.

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Snow-white and seven dwarfs?

josephandrews222 said:

White-throated Sparrow (I think...tan-striped morph)
R5ii +200-800@800


...in trying to ID this one, I came across this:

This Backyard Bird Has a Lot to Teach Us about Sex Variability

White-throated Sparrows demonstrate that traits we usually associate with sex can be influenced by genes that are not on sex chromosomes

www.scientificamerican.com

My oh my I do love science, a respite for me in today's god-awful political climate...a climate that seems to have science in the crosshairs of the dullards (temporarily) in charge.

Oh yeah, reading CR is another welcome diversion.

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FWIW, my 5D3 + EF 100-400 II often hard a hard time focusing a shot like this (in the grass). It almost seems like cheating using a properly-set-up R5ii.

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I think you are right. A white -throated sparrow. Maybe juvenile. Great catch