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Click · Mar 30, 2026

ISv said:
Long story short: I was planing to go today on the other side of the Island but landed in Waikiki: decided to give one more chance to the Orange-Cheeked Waxbil (last seen 2025.12.31! Few more attempts later were unsuccessful) before I check it "eventually lost". It was there!!
Took some photos but my attention got on another Waxbill (for sure the Common Waxbill but "strange"!). I took bunch of photos to document the bird, posting just two.

Starting with photos of Japanese White Eye and Saffron Finch. The last photo is how the Common Waxbill should look.

I really like your series. Well done, Isv.

neuroanatomist · Mar 30, 2026

Bob Howland said:
Canon's comment is egregious reputation management, Canon trying to blame Sigma and Tamron and deflect resentment from themselves.

Lol, yeah Canon has a team of PR flaks working around the clock to deflect, defer and diffuse the massive public outcry over this huge issue. The burning resentment raging through the camera market is killing Canon’s camera sales, leaving them in the embarrassing position of being #1 in ILC sales for the 23rd year in a row.

If Canon doesn’t stem this massive tide of customer angst, what will happen to their market leadership?

Nothing, of course. The minuscule number of people who gripe about this non-issue on the internet might switch brands. But probably most of them will just keep whining and do nothing.

neuroanatomist · Mar 30, 2026

GirlsAreBeautiful said:
Which kind of confirms what I am saying, 28mm has been the default thanks to smartphones. And now manufacturers want to differentiate. Or do you have another idea for why it might be that there are almost zero 28mm produced?

In the EF mount, Canon made three 28mm lenses over a 30 year period. None of them were L. So far, in the 8 years of the RF mount, Canon has made one non-L 28mm lens. Seems about right.

There were four each of EF 24mm and 35mm, two of each as L, and so far for RF there are two of each focal length, one each as L.

So for wide primes, RF so far aligns with EF, and the EF mount long predated camera phones.

The most likely reason is that Canon knows what focal lengths their customers will buy. 28mm has never been a big priority for them.

EOS 4 Life · Mar 30, 2026

chik0240 said:
I am pretty sure it's canon blocking 3rd party FF RF lenses... with Sigma Art capabilities shown in the Sony E mount I can't believe they just not capable to port their art lineup to RF mount except some financial issues with Canon

Financial issues would be de facto blocking, but it is not the same as Canon not allowing third-party FF lenses under any circumstances.

Bob Howland · Mar 30, 2026

Hector1970 said:
I’m surprised Canon hasn’t yet produced an RF TS-E. I know it’s niche but it’s something Canon have specialised in. There are so many RF lens but these are absent. I’d love a replacement for the 17mm TS-E. Laowa have one. Ideally I’d like a 15mm one. Autofocus wouldn’t be necessary for me.

I think the market for TS-E lenses is rather small and the EF TS-E lenses work "well enough" for those people who already own them.

EOS 4 Life · Mar 30, 2026

DocInfoSci said:
If Canon is open to third parties making lenses for the full frame sensors, but nobody is... then likely the contract by which such an engagement may take place has been made deliberately burdensome.

That is a reasonable conclusion, but another one is that Canon set the price too high just to make enough money for themselves to sense when we buy a third-party lens instead of a Canon lens.
A price that makes sense for Canon does not necessarily make sense for a third party.
They all are businesses.

Bob Howland · Mar 30, 2026

chik0240 said:
I am pretty sure it's canon blocking 3rd party FF RF lenses... with Sigma Art capabilities shown in the Sony E mount I can't believe they just not capable to port their art lineup to RF mount except some financial issues with Canon

Canon's comment is egregious reputation management, Canon trying to blame Sigma and Tamron and deflect resentment from themselves.

EOS 4 Life · Mar 30, 2026

roby17269 said:
hmmmm.... logic and reality?!?
Or are you saying that Canon was truly supporting the M mount till one day when they suddenly weren't anymore?

Canon Russia publicly stated that there was more chance of a new model than not.
That logically tells us they were considering to NOT make another one.
Even when they cancelled DSLRs, we know that a 5D V was under development and later cancelled.
With Powershots, the G7X and SX only went back into production because market demand was so strong.
You are free to infer whatever you want from the information available.
I am free to consider other possibilities.

AlanF · Mar 30, 2026

Celts88 said:
Can the mods change the tread title as at present doesn't seem to have anything to do with RF 300-600mm

Is it too well trod for you?

AlanF · Mar 30, 2026

ISv said:
On many such international forums the politics are directed by those who are on the top and dictate the money flow.

The main scientific argument against the Teals being two different species is the "high gene flow". In the same time there are species that are preserved by humans from the same "high gene flow" - to preserve their species integrity. In other words the science is acknowledging their single species identity!
From my point of view the "gene flow" between the Eurasian and the Green-winged Teals is a secondary factor and the reason for this is the character of the mitochondria - with their often circular DNA that is like the bacterial (for me it looks like an ancestral difference!!!)! In other words the mtDNA differences are more significant for me. If there is a secondary, species unifying "gene flow" that is polluting the original genome DNA - it's a different question!

Their genetics is really interesting. You are right, the US Green Teal mitochondrial DNA differs from the European Common Teal by a massive 5.9%. So, the maternal line, down which the the mitochondrial DNA passes, is very different, having diverged some 2.6 million years ago. The nuclear DNAs are much more similar, like 99.7% the same. This may be due to the females always going back to the same place to breed whereas the males travel widely to mate. Interestingly, birds are the opposite of humans for sex linked chromosomes. Whereas human men are XY and women YY, male birds are ZZ and females WZ.

David - Sydney · Mar 30, 2026

Hector1970 said:
I’m surprised Canon hasn’t yet produced an RF TS-E. I know it’s niche but it’s something Canon have specialised in. There are so many RF lens but these are absent. I’d love a replacement for the 17mm TS-E. Laowa have one. Ideally I’d like a 15mm one. Autofocus wouldn’t be necessary for me.

Canon has recently thrown everything into the 14/1.4 to the extent that it is an expensive but wonderful lens. I fear that they may do the same with the TS-E lenses.

Laowe have 2 lenses for tilt/shift or shift only to differentiate from a 25% price difference. This makes sense to me as I would only use shift if I was to get one and AF wouldn't be a critical issue. To line up the vertical elements would be manual/tripod. Not sure how AF could also shift automatically for composition.

I can't imagine Canon having 4 options for one focal length: shift/tilt-shift, AF or manual so Canon is likely to add everything in and then be a marvellous technological creation but with a $$$$$ price ("The Homer"?).... especially for a 14mm TS-R

Not even sure what the nomenclature would be for a shift only lens "S-R"?

@zajicekpavel · Mar 30, 2026

Thanks for these articles. I bought a CF card (expressB) 10 days ago and today I looked and the same seller has none in stock, the goods are expected on April 14th and the price of the goods is 22.5% higher than what I bought.

@zajicekpavel · Mar 30, 2026

Thanks for these articles. Based on the previous article, I bought a CF card (expressB) 10 days ago and today I looked and the same seller has none in stock, the goods are expected on April 14th and the price of the goods is 22.5% higher than what I bought.

Eric84 · Mar 30, 2026

Maybe a dumb question, but would it be impossible for Canon to take the RF 50mm F1.2L (or the 85mm) USM and "just" replace the USM-motor with a VCM style motor? or is the motor inside a lens so composed that a total redesign of everything is necessary?

blackcoffee17 · Mar 30, 2026

roby17269 said:
I do not believe that... the reality is that we do not know, but if that was the case, how would that be materially different from Canon simply saying "no 3rd party AF FF lenses allowed"?

It sounds better in press and interviews when journalists ask about it. So instead of saying "we not allow it", they can just say they negotiating or something.

Hector1970 · Mar 30, 2026

I’m surprised Canon hasn’t yet produced an RF TS-E. I know it’s niche but it’s something Canon have specialised in. There are so many RF lens but these are absent. I’d love a replacement for the 17mm TS-E. Laowa have one. Ideally I’d like a 15mm one. Autofocus wouldn’t be necessary for me.

m4ndr4ke · Mar 30, 2026

GirlsAreBeautiful said:
Which kind of confirms what I am saying, 28mm has been the default thanks to smartphones. And now manufacturers want to differentiate.

He pretty much wrote the opposite.

Iphones dropped 28mm as their main focal length back in 2019, almost seven years ago.
Samsung Galaxy S series dropped 28mm in 2016, even before the RF system existed.
ASUS Zenfone, back when they were a thing, never had 28mm as their main lens.

It’s been a long time since “smartphones used 28mm on their main cameras”, and Canon never invested seriously in this focal length, as there has never been a 28mm L lens in their history. Nikon did invest seriously, Leica does, Sony doesn’t, Canon doesn’t.

As much as I like 28mm, I have to recognise it is not the most common focal length.

chik0240 · Mar 30, 2026

I am pretty sure it's canon blocking 3rd party FF RF lenses... with Sigma Art capabilities shown in the Sony E mount I can't believe they just not capable to port their art lineup to RF mount except some financial issues with Canon

ISv · Mar 30, 2026

foda said:
Nice photos! Avilist considers American and Eurasian Teals to be subspecies of the Green-winged Teal.

On many such international forums the politics are directed by those who are on the top and dictate the money flow.

The main scientific argument against the Teals being two different species is the "high gene flow". In the same time there are species that are preserved by humans from the same "high gene flow" - to preserve their species integrity. In other words the science is acknowledging their single species identity!
From my point of view the "gene flow" between the Eurasian and the Green-winged Teals is a secondary factor and the reason for this is the character of the mitochondria - with their often circular DNA that is like the bacterial (for me it looks like an ancestral difference!!!)! In other words the mtDNA differences are more significant for me. If there is a secondary, species unifying "gene flow" that is polluting the original genome DNA - it's a different question!

Celts88 · Mar 30, 2026

Can the mods change the tread title as at present doesn't seem to have anything to do with RF 300-600mm

ISv · Mar 30, 2026

Long story short: I was planing to go today on the other side of the Island but landed in Waikiki: decided to give one more chance to the Orange-Cheeked Waxbil (last seen 2025.12.31! Few more attempts later were unsuccessful) before I check it "eventually lost". It was there!!
Took some photos but my attention got on another Waxbill (for sure the Common Waxbill but "strange"!). I took bunch of photos to document the bird, posting just two.

Starting with photos of Japanese White Eye and Saffron Finch. The last photo is how the Common Waxbill should look.

Mar 30, 2026

neuroanatomist said:
Which smartphones? For several years the main camera on iPhones has been 26mm(equivalent) for the non-Pro and 24mm for the Pro models.

Which kind of confirms what I am saying, 28mm has been the default thanks to smartphones. And now manufacturers want to differentiate. Or do you have another idea for why it might be that there are almost zero 28mm produced?

Click · Mar 29, 2026

Very nice series, danfaz.

Click · Mar 29, 2026

Noreaster said:
Carolina Wren is my first pic. We are on the edge of their range
Some should have been in the birds in flight threa

Beautiful series. Noreaster.

Click · Mar 29, 2026

Exploreshootshare said:
This Kestrel showed up frequently during our walks last year. So, I took my RF 100-500mm out, put a 2x TC on it and went at it

R5 + RF 100-500mm + 2x TC
600mm
F11

I really like this shot. Well done!

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