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P-visie · Oct 18, 2025

AlanF said:
I was offered the choice and chose computer. I repeated this morning using the Cloud but gave up after several minutes with RAW, a full-size jpeg then a tiny crop. Each even took a minute or so to upload. Maybe there are problems from over here but it is clearly not practical for me even to test. Topaz has always been amusing with its almost daily updates and have to download 20 gb each time.

I was not amused that I had to wait 3 months for PhotoAI to support the R5 Mk II raw files.

Their new subscription model charges 17$ a month ($199 annual billing) for their Photo app. That is more expensive than Adobe’s Photography Plan for Lightroom and Photoshop. I wonder how many of their customers are going to transition to their subscription model.

This is what you get when you take a Topaz Studio subcription:

P-visie · Oct 18, 2025

Mikehit said:
Lenses used to be Canon's strong point now, not so much...they seem to be majoring on keeping their pro-base happy more than looking at what the wider customers think.

The price of the EF 300mm f2.8 II was between 6000 and 6500€ (including VAT). IMO that is not a price for ‘the wider customers’.

Canon has a range of affordable primes and zoomlenses (from 16mm to 800mm). If you want a 300mm but cannot, or do not want to, spend 9500$/ 12000€, Canon has the RF 200-800mm (no need for extenders) or the RF 100-500mm, both are excellent lenses. Or wait until the rumored RF300-600mm is released. The rumored price is around 6500-7000$ if the rumors are correct, this zoom is f4 for 300mm and f5.6 for 500mm and 600mm.

Nemorino · Oct 18, 2025

Thank You!

ISv said:
Are you using in camera stacking or some external program:

I use helicon focus to render the images.

Jethro said:
Love the Jelly in the last shot especially!

If You like jelly You might like also those:

Maybe a Tremella globispora

R5m2 + Laowa 25mm macro
stack of 61 frames

Maybe tremella spicata
R5m2 + RF100L
stack of 130 frames

Mikehit · Oct 18, 2025

m4ndr4ke said:
The 300 is the only prime lens that has been replaced with a zoom, so far.
There’s 135, 400, 600, 800 and 1200mm primes.
There’s no 200mm yet, but that wasn’t a 2.8 either, so it just hasn’t been replaced yet.

The 100-300 weights about 300 grams more than the EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II without adapter, and it can take teleconverters as well.

Sure, it costs a big chunk of money, but it delivers. I doubt they’ll make a fixed 300mm f/2.8 anytime soon.

Thank you. When you can't afford two of the classic workhorses (they are also missing an RF version of the 500mm f4) whether it delivers is a moot point. I am moving back from Olympus to FF, and it is these gaps in their lens line-ups that is making me compare adapting EF lenses or stump up the extra and go to Sony. But I really like Canon.
Lenses used to be Canon's strong point now, not so much...they seem to be majoring on keeping their pro-base happy more than looking at what the wider customers think.

P-visie · Oct 18, 2025

LPSDOTCOM said:
Everytime I see these prices I laugh my ass off... How is the Euro worth more than the dollar when the Eurozone lacks Britain, and every country except Germany and France are going broke or are already broke???

Because you do not have a clue about Europe and the state of the economy: France has a debt of 116% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (almost twice the EU norm of 60%), the UK 103% of the GDP. Germany 64% of the GDP. The USA ratio is 125%, forecasted to rise to 143% by 2030.

Source IMF country data mapper: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/profile

They have tool where you can view the data by clicking on the country on a map: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/GGXWDG_NGDP@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD

ararezaee · Oct 18, 2025

I cant find how many stops is the mark2' IBIS. All I could find was that its 8 stops in combination with a stabilizing lens. Can anyone help me with this?

AlanF · Oct 18, 2025

josephandrews222 said:
After selecting Wonder, this window (minus the red rectangle) appeared:
View attachment 226520

For this particular fix, the total time (after clicking Process in cloud) was about 90 seconds (including upload, processing and download).

I've had some other decent results with the various Topaz products, but admit that the product is no panacea.

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Were you 'offered' the choices of cloud processing or processing on computer (...in the Wonder BETA window)?

I have not read any of the recent promotional material regarding Topaz Photo and Topaz Photo AI, and admit to a certain confusion about these 'two' products (pricing and subscription terms etc)...but will try to respond in full to the responses in this thread.

I was offered the choice and chose computer. I repeated this morning using the Cloud but gave up after several minutes with RAW, a full-size jpeg then a tiny crop. Each even took a minute or so to upload. Maybe there are problems from over here but it is clearly not practical for me even to test. Topaz has always been amusing with its almost daily updates and have to download 20 gb each time.

m4ndr4ke · Oct 18, 2025

Mikehit said:
is it all high quality zoom now?

The 300 is the only prime lens that has been replaced with a zoom, so far.
There’s 135, 400, 600, 800 and 1200mm primes.
There’s no 200mm yet, but that wasn’t a 2.8 either, so it just hasn’t been replaced yet.

The 100-300 weights about 300 grams more than the EF 300mm f/2.8 IS II without adapter, and it can take teleconverters as well.

Sure, it costs a big chunk of money, but it delivers. I doubt they’ll make a fixed 300mm f/2.8 anytime soon.

Exploreshootshare · Oct 18, 2025

archie said:
I'm new here but Canon's press release said $2,499, 2.499 €. If you bought a particular lens with it, the total WAS $2,799.

In Europe, the RRP for the original R6 was 2.630 € and mkii had a RRP of 2.899 €. You can actually look it up on the web.

m4ndr4ke · Oct 18, 2025

archie said:
I'm new here but Canon's press release said $2,499, 2.499 €. If you bought a particular lens with it, the total WAS $2,799.

Never 2499€. Even the original R6 was released at 2849€, and I know that very well because I waited for months for the first discounts.
I have an invoice of 2649€, early in 2021, for body only, after said discount.

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Here you can see that it cost 2799€ in Spain, where VAT is a little lower than here in Portugal.

The R6 Mark II, if I remember correctly, was released at 3049€ body only.

EOS 4 Life · Oct 18, 2025

Michael Clark said:
But you are comparing it to the possible launch price of another camera.

The point of my comparison was to contemplate how cheap Canon could make another camera sharing some of the same parts.
There is a precedent with the 1DX III and R6.

josephandrews222 · Oct 18, 2025

AlanF said:
Just downloaded the new Topaz Photo to try out the Wonder mode. But, it was going to take 107 minutes to process the first image from RAW and the same for a jpeg on my MacBook Air, which is the latest model. How long did it take on your computer?

(I also own a perpetual licence for Photo AI, and have got a complimentary to the new Topaz Photo, but in future it will be on subscription).

After selecting Wonder, this window (minus the red rectangle) appeared:

For this particular fix, the total time (after clicking Process in cloud) was about 90 seconds (including upload, processing and download).

I've had some other decent results with the various Topaz products, but admit that the product is no panacea.

=====

Were you 'offered' the choices of cloud processing or processing on computer (...in the Wonder BETA window)?

I have not read any of the recent promotional material regarding Topaz Photo and Topaz Photo AI, and admit to a certain confusion about these 'two' products (pricing and subscription terms etc)...but will try to respond in full to the responses in this thread.