Randolph said:

Add internal NDs and I would be sold.

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Probability is very low - where to stow these filters away in a small housing ... exception: A built-in electronically variable ND filter ;-)
My current route is using EF glass and a variable ND filter adapter to match RF mount.

What about the mysterious clear window next to the LAN activity light on the R1 ?
Supposedly a motion sensor for detecting a person's face/body but currently disabled, maybe the new firmware will enable it ?

fox40phil said:

Shutter Angle?!

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I hope it has it!

mimbu said:

More pixels are mostly about flexibility. In good light, you keep the extra detail and cropping room. In lower light, you can downsample, which averages out random noise and improves SNR, giving a cleaner final image, especially in the shadows. So smaller pixels do not automatically mean worse real-world DR. Even if sensor DR does not increase, cleaner shadows can make the final image look like it has more usable dynamic range.

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I agree but there were lots of reviewer comments about DR which were never really of practical consideration.

The A9iii had DR as its primary downside but it hasn't stopped sales of it. Even the slight decrease of R5ii vs R5 hasn't been a massive impact on real world usage.
That said, the R5ii isn't enough for me to upgrade. If I was doing weddings (priority AF) or wildlife (fps/14 bit) then perhaps but I will wait for my R5 to die or R5iii to come out.
I would probably keep my R5 as my backup even then.

after >5 years since they promised one for the R5!

Shutter Angle?!

Sounds like an interesting release, but not for my needs. Will wait and see what other lenses Canon announces over the next 1-2 years.

It feels like Canon is doing something Sony did a long time ago, which is something I've really wanted them to do and a big reason why I've been jealous of the Sony ecosystem. You get the FX3/ENG oriented cine camera body, the A7s3 photo-oriented body, and now you get the ZV-E1/creator oriented body. Same sensor, more or less the same specs give or take, but more choice for body style and price bracket. I travel and have adopted the C50 as my A cam and begrudgingly lug my C70 with me as B camera, but this would probably make a compelling travel companion to the C50 more so than the R63.

eero said:

I have unsubscribed from his channel long time ago because of the clickbait title frustration and time-wasting. But Google keeps recommending his stuff so I often end up watching anyway.

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Haha, same. When searching for rumors about Canon cameras rumors on YouTube, his channel often come out on the top 5 YouTube and sometimes the bait is to strong to not click

That is a very nice option to have.

Click said:

Beautiful shot, foda. I love the colours.

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Thank you. The colors are almost unreal and the photos don't do them justice.

neuroanatomist said:

Very nice!

Here's my one and only shot of an ocellated turkey, which has the distinction of being the first bird picture that I took in my adult life. Does this species have an affinity for Mayan ruins? This was at ‎⁨Parque Nacional Tikal⁩ in Guatemala, May, 2003.

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 @ 80mm, Kodak Max 400 color negative film, digitized on a Kodak PhotoCD

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Cool! I think their affinity for Mayan ruins is related to the fact that most of the major ruin sites are also protected wildlife areas where they are not (legally) hunted.
Here is a female which I photographed at Tikal in February, 2025.
R5MkII RF200-800mm

The only time I see a Turkey over here is at Christmas. However, I did come across Mr and Mrs Ringnecked Pheasant this afternoon.

Uneternal said:

Even if they both announce on the same day, both cameras don't really compete. Sony aims for high-end photography professionals, and Canon targets the advanced video maker crowd (Gen Z TikTok kiddies).

Personally, I think Sony pushing for more and more megapixels is as silly as Fujifilm's 40MP.
At 67MP, the diffraction limit already sets in at f/5.6.

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Uneternal said:

Even if they both announce on the same day, both cameras don't really compete. Sony aims for high-end photography professionals, and Canon targets the advanced video maker crowd (Gen Z TikTok kiddies).

Personally, I think Sony pushing for more and more megapixels is as silly as Fujifilm's 40MP.
At 67MP, the diffraction limit already sets in at f/5.6.

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Even after diffraction begins to reduce absolute resolution, a higher-resolution sensor will still out-resolve and render higher-contrast detail than a lower-resolution sensor using the same lens and aperture. And for those of us shooting fast primes, we’re often well away from diffraction-limited apertures anyway (typically f/1.2–f/4).

Additionally, many of Canon’s RF primes (such as the 135mm f/1.8L, 85mm f/1.2L, and 50mm f/1.2L) would benefit from sensors well beyond 45 MP, even wide open.

So, if Canon is clearly producing glass that can take advantage of higher resolution, why isn’t it offering a body to match? This feels like a segment Canon may be under-serving.

There’s also a broader ecosystem effect. Wedding and portrait photographers using high-end bodies and lenses are highly visible and tend to influence downstream purchasing decisions. Anecdotally, a few years ago I saw most carrying two Canon DSLR or R5 bodies—a major factor in how I (and many others) ended up in the Canon system. Today, I’m seeing more of that community diversifying into Leica, Fujifilm medium format, and Sony systems. Ceding that segment and the visibility that comes with it signals a lack of commitment to that part of the market.

For me, image quality is priority one. Others will understandably prioritize speed or hybrid capability. But while a 40 fps R1 is impressive, I would personally be far more interested in a higher-resolution body that fully leverages Canon’s best glass.

This uncertainty about Canon’s long-term direction, particularly the emphasis on hybrid-focused VCM lenses and V-series bodies, gives me pause when considering further investment in the Canon system. I suspect I’m not alone

foda said:

Ocellated Turkey seen while birding at La Milpa Archaeological Site in Belize, April, 2026.

R5MkII RF200-800mm

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Very nice!

Here's my one and only shot of an ocellated turkey, which has the distinction of being the first bird picture that I took in my adult life. Does this species have an affinity for Mayan ruins? This was at ‎⁨Parque Nacional Tikal⁩ in Guatemala, May, 2003.

Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 @ 80mm, Kodak Max 400 color negative film, digitized on a Kodak PhotoCD

tattwah said:

Speaking about Ordinary Filmaker, unfortunately i cannnot bring myself to like that channel due to the constant clickbait title and putting his face front and center on all the thumbnails of his videos and aso making multiple videos on a single rumors.

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I have unsubscribed from his channel long time ago because of the clickbait title frustration and time-wasting. But Google keeps recommending his stuff so I often end up watching anyway.

Beautiful shot, foda. I love the colours.

Ocellated Turkey seen while birding at La Milpa Archaeological Site in Belize, April, 2026.

R5MkII RF200-800mm

P-visie said:

My understanding is that the body in the image is a mockup, maybe AI generated. Maybe the new remote supports zooming the PZ lens.

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Yep. The W and T labels on the control in the image are such that the subject in front of the camera can read them, and they would be upside-down for the person holding the camera, which doesn't make sense.

Del Paso said:

If see it right, it's the R6 V that will have the switch to change focal length. Maybe the RF 20-50 will keep a normal ring for manual focal changes and integrate a camera-controlled motor? I guess many of us would prefer this option over a switch on the lens.

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My understanding is that the body in the image is a mockup, maybe AI generated. Maybe the new remote supports zooming the PZ lens.

A couple from around the house.

"White-throated Sparrow"

EOS R1, RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM + RF 1.4x @ 700mm, 1/800 s, f/10, ISO 3200

"Hopping Titmouse"

EOS R1, RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM + RF 1.4x @ 700mm, 1/800 s, f/10, ISO 20000

neuroanatomist said:

I use M with Auto ISO very frequently. [...]

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Awesome — thanks for the detailed reply! That all makes sense to me. I'll have to give it a go myself when I land and have a minute. Usually if I'm in M I'm running strobes and even with ambient mixes I like to lock it all down. Always fun to try new approaches, though.

Del Paso said:

If see it right, it's the R6 V that will have the switch to change focal length. Maybe the RF 20-50 will keep a normal ring for manual focal changes and integrate a camera-controlled motor? I guess many of us would prefer this option over a switch on the lens.

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Interesting. I think that's unlikely based on the rumored lens name, since there is already a PZ lens (RF-S 14-30 PZ) where the focal length is controlled by the 'zoom ring' (i.e., ring-shaped rocker switch) on the lens. But having a control on the camera would also make sense, so I can see having that in addition to the one on the lens.

Edit: to clarify, I meant unlikely that the RF 20-50 PZ will have a 'normal' zoom ring. The R50 V has a zoom control around the shutter button like the mockup in the main page post, so it seems very likely that an R6 V would have the same control.

DocInfoSci said:

This is interesting. I agree that I find M just fine, but I tend to not use it in auto ISO mode. For that I have Fv.

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I use M with Auto ISO very frequently. Typically at performances where I need to independently vary from a wide aperture for a single subject to a narrower aperture for several subjects and faster shutter speed when people are moving vs. a slower one when they are still. M with Auto ISO lets me quickly vary one or both of those settings while letting the camera set the ISO. Fv mode would allow that, also, but I find it easier and faster to have each setting on a separate control dial. Most of these are in relatively poorly lit venues, so the idea is to select the widest aperture and slowest shutter speed feasible based on the subject(s) and movement to minimize the auto-selected ISO.

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What I would expect (my camera is packed for a trip or I'd test) is that in auto ISO mode M would target a balanced image -- i.e., an exposure of +/- 0, to put it in a crude way. Which is probably why Canon doesn't bother in M mode — either the image is balanced, or you're being "creative."

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Yes, in M mode with Auto ISO you set the aperture and shutter speed and the camera sets the ISO based on the metered exposure.

The point is that Canon does enable use of EC in M mode. I have no idea why @Noise seems to think it doesn't work.

In some scenarios, applying EC in the above use cases is helpful. For example, if a performer is spot-lit then I can dial in a bit of negative EC to avoid blowing out the highlights on the subject, where the exposure would otherwise be weighted to include some of the dark background.

On my 1D X, there was the option for spot metering linked to the AF point, which meant much less need for EC in that scenario. I have no idea why that feature was dropped with Canon's MILCs. They kept it restricted to 1-series DSLRs, and I presumed —incorrectly— that even though the R3 lacked the feature, the R1 would have it. I can't see a technical reason for it, if anything it would be easier to implement with both AF and metering coming from the image sensor, rather than two other independent non-image sensors as was the case on a DSLR.

DocInfoSci said:

Let's assume that's how it works for a second — the balanced image of 0 is the target.

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No need to assume, that's how it works with all Auto exposure settings. The aim is to achieve the metered (what you call balanced or 0) exposure.

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If I had auto ISO on but the shutter and aperture were set in such a way that auto ISO cannot achieve a balanced image (e.g., my lens cap is on because it's a really slow coffee morning) would the idea be that an EC metric showed that 0 could not be achieved? i.e., -3 or worse.

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No, the EC setting just shows where it's set...0, or however much positive or negative compensation you've applied. The metered exposure is shown by the exposure meter, and if the camera cannot achieve the metered exposure with the available ISO settings, then the exposure meter shows that. If it's beyond the range of the meter such as if you left the lens cap on, then the meter shows an arrow at the end of the range.

For example, here's my R1 with the 100-500 + 1.4x mounted, M mode with EC set to +1, but the lens cap is on so the max allowed ISO of 51200 is still >3 stops underexposed, indicated by the little down-arrow at the bottom of the exposure meter on the right side of the LCD.



Here, with the lens cap off (and the shutter speed lowered a bit to get the ISO into the usable range), you can see with the +1 EC setting applied the exposure meter reflects an exposure that's one stop over the metered exposure (which would be ISO 6400).

If see it right, it's the R6 V that will have the switch to change focal length. Maybe the RF 20-50 will keep a normal ring for manual focal changes and integrate a camera-controlled motor? I guess many of us would prefer this option over a switch on the lens.