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Etnaphele · Oct 17, 2025

Curious if equipment without MFS can be updated as well: the ST-E3-RT Ver.3 was released not long ago and suffered the same problems if I'm not mistaken.

Klendothir · Oct 17, 2025

I can’t believe it!!! I’ll try it out immediately and might consider buying another EL-5 if the connection doesn’t drop …

DhlcadR6 · Oct 17, 2025

3rd Party lenses is just matter of time, RF patent will run out eventually. And to be honest current RF is lacking the Tamron Sigma exotics, other things Canon got it covered.

Click · Oct 17, 2025

Very impressive shot. Well done. MSH411.

GMCPhotographics · Oct 17, 2025

HMC11 said:
I thought so as well. Currently, for primarily still shooters, the R8 produces practically the same IQ as the R6II. It is quite a bargain in that respect as it is smaller, lighter, and cheaper - albeit with less handling features, IS etc.

Actually, after handling a years worth of files from both cameras, I’ve found the files from the R8 slightly sharper than those from the R6II. This I suspect is due to the lack of IBIS, which gives it a slight edge. It’s not revolutionary, but they are slightly crisper, drier and less “wet” looking.
That said, I’ve never found the files from the R6II disappointing.
In a direct comparison with the R5 images, it’s surprising how much detail the R6ii’s sensor can capture. I’ve not done a R8 vs R5 comparison unfortunately. I think it would be surprising.

ISv · Oct 17, 2025

Nemorino said:
more stacks:
R5m2 + Laowa RF58mm
9 frames
View attachment 226506

5 frames
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R5m2 + RF100L + MT24 @ f/6.3
35 frames
View attachment 226508

The first one (Mycena sp.) is really a great shot. The second is Mycena too... The third is Pluteus sp. and is as difficult to ID to species by photo - same as the other two! Are you using in camera stacking or some external program: your stacked photos are always from very good to excellent?

David - Sydney · Oct 17, 2025

m4ndr4ke said:
No one forces you to buy v90 SD cards either.
I don’t do neither video or sports photography, my v30 Sandisk Extreme Pros are perfectly enough for my needs, at 10 to 20 bucks each.

You are correct that V60 ( or slower) SD cards are even cheaper but the fastest SD cards are still slower than the slowest CFe Type B cards if equivalence is being maintained.
Buffer clearance or video or speed of offloading are the main reasons for faster cards.
If @Canon Rumors is saying that he only uses slow (and hence cheap) SD cards then that qualification should be made rather than a blanket statement

HeavyPiper · Oct 17, 2025

I loved my EF 24-70mm f4L, it was my go to lens for walking around.

Chig · Oct 16, 2025

Walrus said:
I would; in an emergency I can find an SD card sold almost at every corner of a street, say basically any medium supermarket or small electronics shops would have some. A CF Express is still something exotic to find out of dedicated photography channels.

I bet if all my SD's crash at a wedding (impossible, I have three twin sets for the R6, and each set is able to store the entire wedding), I still can find one other guest with a compact camera which can borrow me his/her SD card, but I probably would find no one to borrow me a CFE

CF Express cards are so cheap now you can easily keep a few spare ones in your bag though, also if it had a CF Express slot it would also have an SD card slot as Canon aren't going to give it dual CF slots so no downsides

Jethro · Oct 16, 2025

As a former EF 24-70/f4L user, I find my new RF 28-70/f2.8 as good as (or better than) it in nearly every way.

HMC11 · Oct 16, 2025

Exploreshootshare said:
I thought they'd keep the R8 at 24mp and have it more as a differentiator for market segmentation in regards to the R6 line. 24/35/45 mp sounds like a nice line-up.

I thought so as well. Currently, for primarily still shooters, the R8 produces practically the same IQ as the R6II. It is quite a bargain in that respect as it is smaller, lighter, and cheaper - albeit with less handling features, IS etc.

snapshot · Oct 16, 2025

Exploreshootshare said:
I´d want a lot of smartphone features/ gimmicks in real cameras:
- it would all start with cell phone connectivity... give it an e-sim and simple data plan will. No need for SP.
- Share images directly from your camera with the pain-in-the-camera connect app...
- automatic sync options with other devices or apps (therefore, let us install apps.
- apps, that let you apply editing in camera (if desired)
- installed presets (if you want to apply them)
- apps for auto editing movie clips or selected photos. Kind a like the DJI App does it on the SP.

Cameras have the processing power and a touchscreen which is basically all one would need. And honestly, if chasing after SP users and trying to lure them to real cameras, give them some desired SP features. It would make many cameras far more attractive.

I really don't understand how at this point cameras still feel like DSLR dinosaurs from 2002. They cost thousands of dollars and heck, even my coffee machine (although I chose not to use the smart function) and moisture meter are "smart", wifi connected and work perfectly in sync with my (few) smart home applications. But the most expansive item in household does not...

A smart camera would still give/ leave everybody the option to transfer and edit everything manually (a lot of art type pics will also require manual editing imho), but it would erase the need for it.

You're probably right about this one. I don't know the technical aspect from this technique and how many shots it would take to erase the noise from an ISO 25.600 or 51.200 image. The fewer the better. The 400mp was a nice try. With RAW capability and HDR moving correction it would've been a great feature.

Yeah, but that requires transferring pics from the camera on the computer and compared to other devices a lot of time. I´d like it done in camera and I believe it could be done. It would be very convenient. It would also give me more time to shoot and require less time editing.

i dont know if i would buy a data plan for my camera, i might hot spot it to my phone. on the otherhand a data plan would add a monthly charge to fund software dev, and i think the more of the cell phone image processing gimmicks a camera would have the more "fun" a camera might be for people who arent into photoshop / light room -- even if photoshop / lr produces better results.

josephandrews222 · Oct 16, 2025

A bit of background: 99% of my shooting is jpeg only.

A bit more background: DxO and other 'tricks' used by experts who post here? I have zero experience with DxO etc.

I do own Topaz Photo, the Topaz folks offer regular updates.

I suspect Topaz Photo offers more than I know how to use.

But here is my latest effort:

R5MkII & 200-800 @ 800; not much light [6:07pm CDT image acquired/sunset on what was a clear day 6:18pm]; ISO 12800; wide open at f9.5; 1/250s; cropped jpeg straight from camera--

...the latest version of Topaz Photo has a one-step one-click fix-up that is still in beta form. Topaz refers to it as 'Wonder', I think.

The above image after the one-click 'Wonder':

...with no snark intended, I'm certain the pixel-peepers can criticize the Wonder treatment--no doubt with good reason.

But I am amazed.

ISO 12800.

My pair of Tufted Titmice never looked so good (sort of).

Oh my.

Comments and suggestions more than welcome.

Thanks for reading.