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P-visie · May 25, 2026

MkSprintz said:
reputable YouTube channels such as Ordinary Filmmaker. Do you really think Canon is going to dramatically up the MPX of the R7 to 39mpx in the R7ii with a stacked sensor and a variation of a Digic Accelerator chip? Most realists can already see that's not true. 32mpx already makes it a high Mpx camera.

We'll likely some information between June-August on some of the actual specs along with the Retro style R8ii.

I would not call the clickbait video’s from the ‘Ordinary Filmmaker’ a reputable source. A while ago he made a video comparing Canon’s marketshare for digital camera’s (which includes DSLR’s, at the time Canon sold about a million DSLR’s per year) with Canon’s MILC marketshare and made a lot of fuss about Canon’s spectacular loss of marketshare (Yet Another Prediction of Doom for Canon).
When I was 13, our physics teacher taught us that we should pay attention to unit’s when making comparisons. Apparently a concept that he has not grasped.

Mekos · May 25, 2026

After having changed to mirrorless (owning now the Canon R6 Mark II and Canon R7), last week I decided and bought the fullframe Canon 5D Mark IV (I own the APS-C Canon 7D). Out of the box, battery and memory card ready, I turned upset/nervous with something: Only in Av (or also in Tv mode), choosing an aperture (i.e. f/8), no matter the different brightness I pointed the camera to, the shutter speed (or the aperture in Tv) remained always the same, turning the file underexposed or overexposed! never that had happened before with any Canon camera I had owned. So, or there's a real problem with the upper left dial only in Av or Tv modes (not in P or M), or... for the first time I feel dumb with the menu of a Canon camera! (No, no exposure limits reached, nor ISO problem: tried setting to 100 and also in auto). Something else to try? Please help! Thanks, guys!

Nathalietje86 · May 25, 2026

Well Sony isnt coming with a new super zoom compact camera, so its up to canon to come up with awesome compact camera's and i hope one super zoom with raw

MkSprintz · May 25, 2026

P-visie said:
What is your source for this statement?

reputable YouTube channels such as Ordinary Filmmaker. Do you really think Canon is going to dramatically up the MPX of the R7 to 39mpx in the R7ii with a stacked sensor and a variation of a Digic Accelerator chip? Most realists can already see that's not true. 32mpx already makes it a high Mpx camera.

We'll likely some information between June-August on some of the actual specs along with the Retro style R8ii.

Mr. Warbucks · May 25, 2026

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AlanF said:
Ok put a 2xTC on the 200mm f/2.8, and it gives you 400mm f/5.6, with a hit on the IQ from the 2x. But, it will still be behind the R7 with the RF 100-500mm.

The R7 sensor is 22.3mmx14.9mm and is 4640 pixels high, the OM 17.3mmx13mm and is 3880 pixels high. The R7 has 20% more pixels in height and is only 15% higher in mm. So, it is packing in ~4% more resolution. The Canon is like the OM sensor but with extra length either side with no loss of resolution. A 500mm lens on the R7 gives an effective 1.25x1.04 times the focal length of the 400mm on the OM. That is 30% longer, and without a 2xTC to hit the IQ, and you can put a 1.4x on it to give 700mm to give nearly twice the effective focal length.

The image from the R7 should be no noisier than from the OM-1 II. If you don’t believe me, here is the DR chart from photons to photons showing that the R7 is overall better.
As far as light getting in is concerned, a 500mm f/7.1 gives the same number of photons per duck as a 400mm f/5.6. Both lenses have a front lens diameter of about 71mm, and let in the same amount of light.

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thank you very much!

Del Paso · May 25, 2026

AlanF said:
Ok put a 2xTC on the 200mm f/2.8, and it gives you 400mm f/5.6, with a hit on the IQ from the 2x. But, it will still be behind the R7 with the RF 100-500mm.

The R7 sensor is 22.3mmx14.9mm and is 4640 pixels high, the OM 17.3mmx13mm and is 3880 pixels high. The R7 has 20% more pixels in height and is only 15% higher in mm. So, it is packing in ~4% more resolution. The Canon is like the OM sensor but with extra length either side with no loss of resolution. A 500mm lens on the R7 gives an effective 1.25x1.04 times the focal length of the 400mm on the OM. That is 30% longer, and without a 2xTC to hit the IQ, and you can put a 1.4x on it to give 700mm to give nearly twice the effective focal length.

The image from the R7 should be no noisier than from the OM-1 II. If you don’t believe me, here is the DR chart from photons to photons showing that the R7 is overall better.
As far as light getting in is concerned, a 500mm f/7.1 gives the same number of photons per duck as a 400mm f/5.6. Both lenses have a front lens diameter of about 71mm, and let in the same amount of light.

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As usual, very well explained, so even I can understand!

eero · May 25, 2026

foda said:
It appears that this lens is not happening any time soon, if at all. I'm wondering why those who are waiting on this lens are not buying the Canon EF 200-400 f4L IS 1.4x. It's a superb lens and prices for used lenses are a fraction of what it originally sold for (so much for "big whites" holding their value).

It's not about getting one; it's all about consuming rumors - the fun part of this all. EF 200-400 is a great lens, but the weight equals two lenses. People are probably hoping to see 300-600mm in a totally different weight class. Even if it were just an RF 100-300mm with a fixed 2x extender (great lens, I have it), the weight would be significantly less than the EF 200-400mm.

I don't think anyone (else) ever expected any lens to hold the value of a new lens bought from a store. But if you bought a used EF 600mm III or EF 500mm II many years ago, you can probably sell it today for a similar amount of money you paid for it. Especially if sold to a private buyer and not a store trying to make a profit.

Raptors · May 25, 2026

Thanks for the information. I checked online but haven’t seen any issues with the new firmware on the R1. I will hold off a little longer as I have several paid shoots coming up.

Click · May 25, 2026

ISv said:
Few from the weekend.

I really like your series. Well done, ISv.

Click · May 25, 2026

Beautiful bird. Very nice shot, foda.

AlanF · May 25, 2026

Mr. Warbucks said:
Thank you! I am puzzled. The APsc if E7 has crop factor 1.6; the NFT of OMI II has 2. Hence with the mc14 OM indeed 280 time 2 is 560 ff equivalent, with constant f4. With mc20 it becomes 400 times 2 is 800 ff equivalent at constant f5.6
The R7 with 100-500L has 1.6 times 500 is 800 at f7.1 . That is also not a lot of light! And even 500gr heavier than the OM.
Pixel density is comparable. Is the software crop capability in lightroom or eq should then be comparable?
I probably miss the point why the canon set up has so much more reach????

Ok put a 2xTC on the 200mm f/2.8, and it gives you 400mm f/5.6, with a hit on the IQ from the 2x. But, it will still be behind the R7 with the RF 100-500mm.

The R7 sensor is 22.3mmx14.9mm and is 4640 pixels high, the OM 17.3mmx13mm and is 3880 pixels high. The R7 has 20% more pixels in height and is only 15% higher in mm. So, it is packing in ~4% more resolution. The Canon is like the OM sensor but with extra length either side with no loss of resolution. A 500mm lens on the R7 gives an effective 1.25x1.04 times the focal length of the 400mm on the OM. That is 30% longer, and without a 2xTC to hit the IQ, and you can put a 1.4x on it to give 700mm to give nearly twice the effective focal length.

The image from the R7 should be no noisier than from the OM-1 II. If you don’t believe me, here is the DR chart from photons to photons showing that the R7 is overall better.
As far as light getting in is concerned, a 500mm f/7.1 gives the same number of photons per duck as a 400mm f/5.6. Both lenses have a front lens diameter of about 71mm, and let in the same amount of light.

Del Paso · May 25, 2026

P-visie said:
What is your source for this statement?

FOX NEWS or NEWSMAXX

Dragon · May 25, 2026

john1970 said:
Canon is very tight lipped on potential new lenses. I would not hold my breath on either the 300-600 mm or new 400/600 mm big white lenses.

It is odd that Canon spent significant resources developing and producing lenses with diffractive optics and built-in TCs, but have not released any RF lenses with either technology since the RF mount was announced in September 2018.

Honestly, I like what Sony has done with their 300 mm f2.8 and recently announced 100-400 mm f4.5 lenses and Nikon's push into built-in TCs and diffractive optics is also encouraging.

Both the 800 f/11 and 600 f/11 use DO.

neuroanatomist · May 25, 2026

P-visie said:
What is your source for this statement?

The same place as his ‘source’ for the statement that the RF 300-600/5.6 will cost about half the price of the RF 100-300/2.8.

Some people understand that it’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than post on the Internet and remove all doubt. Others…don’t.

Mr. Warbucks · May 25, 2026

AlanF said:
Cropfactor 2. Is that not a lot better than r7 plus 100-500L? No it isn't!! The sensor of the OM-1 II is only 20 Mpx, pixel size 3.34µ, but the R7 32 Mpx, pixel size 3.20µ. The R7 has greater reach than the OM-1 II with a lens of the same focal length. In fact, a 280mm lens on it has the reach of only 270mm on an R7.
Edit: to clarify. A 270mm lens on an R7 would have the same reach as a 280mm on an OM-1 II. A 100-500mm on the R7 would have nearly twice the reach of a 280mm on the OM-1 II

Thank you! I am puzzled. The APSC of R7 has crop factor 1.6; the MFT of OMI II has 2. Hence with the mc14 OM indeed 1,4 times 200 is 280, times2 is 560 ff equivalent, with constant f4. With mc20 it becomes 400 times 2 is 800 ff equivalent at constant f5.6
The R7 with 100-500L has 1.6 times 500 is 800 at f7.1 . That is also not a lot of light! And even 500gr heavier than the OM.
Pixel density is comparable. Is the software crop capability in lightroom or eq should then be comparable?
I probably miss the point why the canon set up has so much more reach????

neuroanatomist · May 25, 2026

EOS 4 Life said:
Canon ST-E10 Speedlite Transmitter
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1663793-REG/canon_4944c001_st_e10_speedlite_transmitter.html

Lol, and I even have one!

EOS 4 Life · May 25, 2026

Canon ST-E10 Speedlite Transmitter

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1663793-REG/canon_4944c001_st_e10_speedlite_transmitter.html

OldDudePhotog · May 25, 2026

I did the update on my R1 last week before heading off to shoot the NAIA outdoor championships. The focus tracking seems to be acting weird now. On initial subject detection, the focus seems to want to jump to an adjacent subject's face more often than not. I do not recall this happening to this degree prior to the update. I wound up having to zoom in rather close to the subject, focus lock, then zoom out to get it to lock and track reliably.

koenkooi · May 25, 2026

I haven't seen any dragonflies in person yet, but damselflies are visiting my garden:

20260524 - Canon EOS R8 - RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM-7.jpg

The wing position was completely accidental, I only noticed when editing, I was too busy with keeping the AF point on the head during shooting.

P-visie · May 25, 2026

MkSprintz said:
The rumored specs aren't true

What is your source for this statement?

john1970 · May 25, 2026

Canon is very tight lipped on potential new lenses. I would not hold my breath on either the 300-600 mm or new 400/600 mm big white lenses.

It is odd that Canon spent significant resources developing and producing lenses with diffractive optics and built-in TCs, but have not released any RF lenses with either technology since the RF mount was announced in September 2018.

Honestly, I like what Sony has done with their 300 mm f2.8 and recently announced 100-400 mm f4.5 lenses and Nikon's push into built-in TCs and diffractive optics is also encouraging.

HG MERCURY · May 25, 2026

Far said:
Sorry to report that I have faced the freezing too (3 times since yesterday evening) and I am not using touch and drag. Even the off switch doesn’t work when it happens and I should take the battery out when it happens. I’ll update you if I can relate it to any active features, but it’s so disruptive for street photography that I am thinking about tricky ways of downgrading till they solve the issue.

Please DO NOT TRY ANY DOWNGRADING
Last year I tried a method published on yotube, and it works on downgrade 1.0.3 to 1.0.1. But it bricks my camera when i try to downgrade 1.1.0 to 1.0.1. Canon China told me that they can only change the mainboard to fix it, and it spent me about 600$.

SnowMiku · May 25, 2026

MkSprintz said:
The rumored specs aren't true, you're not getting any version of the Digic Accelerator chip in the R7ii and expect when and if it's announced to still be a 32mpx camera not 39mpx.

Unless Canon developed a new APS-C sensor, that strongly points to an R7ii likely re-using the sensor from the R7.

With that said it's also not going to be more than $2000.

I would have thought that 90D/M6 ii sensor would be getting a bit too old for an R7 ii in 2027, it will be around 8 years old by then. I think they will make a new faster sensor with less rolling shutter.