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P-visie · May 10, 2026

danfaz said:
What was the upgrade supposed to be? I wasn't paying attention.

Some people reported AF issues with their R5 Mk II after firmware update to 1.0.3 and/or 1.1.1. These were (supposedly) fixed with firmware 1.2 (though there is nothing about AF updates in the description of the firmware update).
See: https://www.canon-europe.com/suppor...d=tcm:13-2460437&productTcmUri=tcm:13-2387086

neuroanatomist · May 10, 2026

EOS 4 Life said:
Patent filings are public.
Patents are not ever secrets.

Patent applications publish 18 months after filing. Until then, they are confidential.

homebodyMacro2 · May 10, 2026

leamas said:
In this moment I am thinking that they removed the FW exactly like they did with 1.1.0. Could be technical issues again. However, the promised video improvements seem not to be there... just AF and other minor improvements.

To rewind time a bit: I bought the camera because I saw a lot of buzz about it, that it can record 4K HQ 60p (oversampling). But then it all turned to be untrue, the manuals and all the official documents state that the camera does not support that mode. After that, lots of rumors said that this will happen in a future firmware, and the current status we all know. No change yet... such a shame!

Buying a camera on rumors of oversampled 4K seems kinda wild lol. I have an old R8 that can do that. Imo it's overrated, virtually no one will ever notice a difference, if they even happen to watch any video on a 4k monitor.

Del Paso · May 10, 2026

Manual and servo zoom?
Great!
425g?
Great!

Kjsheldo · May 10, 2026

425g for the 20-50mm? NOW we're talking.

scyrene · May 10, 2026

candyman said:
Well, it will be 6 to 8 years before an R6 Mark V arrives (if)
R6 V will be 'old' by then.
More important: it is called R6 Mark V

Also, has any Canon product ever reached mark V designation? Maybe one of the old 18-55 kit lenses?

danfaz · May 10, 2026

King Eyre said:
Oops, my post didn't seem to show up....my comment was has everyone forgotten we were supposed to have an AF upgrade on the R5 mk2 over a year ago but it has never transpired as far as I know, so is everyone happy?

What was the upgrade supposed to be? I wasn't paying attention.

candyman · May 10, 2026

EOS 4 Life said:
I never thought about that.
I am guessing it will just be R6 Five.

Well, it will be 6 to 8 years before an R6 Mark V arrives (if)
R6 V will be 'old' by then.
More important: it is called R6 Mark V

EOS 4 Life · May 10, 2026

Rumpelstilzchen said:
Seems like Canon created a nomenclature issue for themselves. The successor to the R6 III would be the R6 IV, right? And after that? The R6.1?

I never thought about that.
I am guessing it will just be R6 Five.

EOS 4 Life · May 10, 2026

mimbu said:
I would certainly hope so, but Canon has put STM AF into really expensive lenses such as the $2400 RF10-20/4L or the $1900 RF7-14L. I won't be surprised if they put STM AF & PZ into this $1400 lens.

There is no benefit for USM in UWA lenses.
They have not put VCM in any zooms yet.

EOS 4 Life · May 10, 2026

Uneternal said:
I also dug a little around with A.I. regarding the R8 Mark II.

The patent DS126947, which is rumored to be the R8II was registered April 15, 2026. Given a standard 6-month confidentiality expiry, it might point to a release date in October. Which lines up with the usual release cycles of Canon - during Summer its always quiet.
So, a few more months to wait.

FCC registrations have a confidentiality period.
Patent filings are public.
Patents are not ever secrets.

neuroanatomist · May 10, 2026

davidespinosa said:
6 are VCM (the f/1.4 primes)

It makes counting by lens harder, but keep in mind that many of the f/1.4 prime ‘VCM lenses’ have two focusing groups and two AF motors – one VCM and one Nano USM.

King Eyre · May 10, 2026

Oops, my post didn't seem to show up....my comment was has everyone forgotten we were supposed to have an AF upgrade on the R5 mk2 over a year ago but it has never transpired as far as I know, so is everyone happy?

sturm3n · May 10, 2026

leamas said:
In this moment I am thinking that they removed the FW exactly like they did with 1.1.0. Could be technical issues again. However, the promised video improvements seem not to be there... just AF and other minor improvements.

To rewind time a bit: I bought the camera because I saw a lot of buzz about it, that it can record 4K HQ 60p (oversampling). But then it all turned to be untrue, the manuals and all the official documents state that the camera does not support that mode. After that, lots of rumors said that this will happen in a future firmware, and the current status we all know. No change yet... such a shame!

My friend, always remember that rumors are just that: rumors!

john1970 · May 10, 2026

davidespinosa said:
I got curious about the motor type on RF L lenses.
I think you guys know this very well, but:

18 are USM
6 are VCM (the f/1.4 primes)
1 is STM (the 10-20 f/4)

I left out the fisheye (and maybe one more).
So USM is the "expected" motor type on RF L lenses.

I would suspect that VCM will likely become more popular in the future.

davidespinosa · May 10, 2026

I got curious about the motor type on RF L lenses.
I think you guys know this very well, but:

18 are USM
6 are VCM (the f/1.4 primes)
1 is STM (the 10-20 f/4)

I left out the fisheye (and maybe one more).
So USM is the "expected" motor type on RF L lenses.

Exploreshootshare · May 10, 2026

If I got paid for posting here, I´d post hourly at least

Del Paso · May 10, 2026

Isn't it strange that, apart from Sony lovers, all other brand users behave in a civil and intelligent manner?
Nikon, Panasonic, Fuji etc... owners never seem to post unqualified or dishonest comments about competition.

AlanF · May 10, 2026

ISv said:
The ornithologists usually know the scientific names of the birds (for sure the names in the group of birds in which they specialize...). The problem with the common names is that they are frequently ambiguous. For one who doesn't have the English as a primary language it makes a kind of burden: So many times I have to search in the Internet via the Latin name in order to recover the common name (in English!) in my memory (old man ...). Many times the common name in English is popping up before I can recover the scientific name (go figure it )!
Never mind! Today the clouds above the mountain were looking pretty hostile and I went to my favorite Botanical garden - to check if the gardeners are still keeping the barriers around the nest of the Japanese White-eye and how the birds are doing. Surprisingly for a fraction of the second I noticed a hatched bird trying to get food from the arrived parent (I missed the exact moment!!!). It seems I (we) can see fledglings in 10-14 days!
After that White-rumped Shama and Red-whiskered Bulbul.

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Easy, just learn this by the end of the day: https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/

AlanF · May 10, 2026

Dragon said:
Caesar himself did say something in his opening paragraph about you Celts wanting everything in your own language . https://sacred-texts.com/cla/jcsr/dbg1.htm

Caesar referred to the Gauls, not the Brits, as Celts in the first sentence of De Bello Gallico: ”Gaul is a whole divided into three parts, one of which is inhabited by the Belgae, another by the Aquitani, and a third by a people called in their own tongue Celtae, in the Latin Galli.” Gaul was in Continental Europe. The Welsh and the Scots are modern day Celts, linguistically, not the English. I recall Asterix the French Gaul visiting England once when he admired our lawns and tea drinking. He would send Obelix over to deal with you if you called him a Brit. The Welsh and the Scots would do the equivalent if you have the gall to call the English "Celts". Charles de Gaulle must be turning in his grave.

leamas · May 10, 2026

In this moment I am thinking that they removed the FW exactly like they did with 1.1.0. Could be technical issues again. However, the promised video improvements seem not to be there... just AF and other minor improvements.

To rewind time a bit: I bought the camera because I saw a lot of buzz about it, that it can record 4K HQ 60p (oversampling). But then it all turned to be untrue, the manuals and all the official documents state that the camera does not support that mode. After that, lots of rumors said that this will happen in a future firmware, and the current status we all know. No change yet... such a shame!

ISv · May 9, 2026

Magnolia: view inside of a fully open flower from more than 3 meters away.

ISv · May 9, 2026

AlanF said:
Why do you always use the Latin name? I belong to several serious bird organizations and no one ever uses the Latin even in formal occasions or mostly even knows the Latin name. The beauty of bird names is that they are often descriptive of the bird, and easy to remember and discuss in conversation or writing. This bird is a Bluethroat, and it is obvious to anyone what it is and everyone can remember what name it has. OK, a German speaker, for example, will use the German in Germany but do they know or use the Latin name when speaking to each other?

The ornithologists usually know the scientific names of the birds (for sure the names in the group of birds in which they specialize...). The problem with the common names is that they are frequently ambiguous. For one who doesn't have the English as a primary language it makes a kind of burden: So many times I have to search in the Internet via the Latin name in order to recover the common name (in English!) in my memory (old man

...). Many times the common name in English is popping up before I can recover the scientific name (go figure it

)!
Never mind! Today the clouds above the mountain were looking pretty hostile and I went to my favorite Botanical garden - to check if the gardeners are still keeping the barriers around the nest of the Japanese White-eye and how the birds are doing. Surprisingly for a fraction of the second I noticed a hatched bird trying to get food from the arrived parent (I missed the exact moment!!!). It seems I (we) can see fledglings in 10-14 days!
After that White-rumped Shama and Red-whiskered Bulbul.

Dragon · May 9, 2026

AlanF said:
Why do you always use the Latin name? I belong to several serious bird organizations and no one ever uses the Latin even in formal occasions or mostly even knows the Latin name. The beauty of bird names is that they are often descriptive of the bird, and easy to remember and discuss in conversation or writing. This bird is a Bluethroat, and it is obvious to anyone what it is and everyone can remember what name it has. OK, a German speaker, for example, will use the German in Germany but do they know or use the Latin name when speaking to each other?

Caesar himself did say something in his opening paragraph about you Celts wanting everything in your own language

. https://sacred-texts.com/cla/jcsr/dbg1.htm