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axtstern · Nov 21, 2025

Difficult beast.

Tried a few test shots around close focus limit wide open.

Center focus only, no eye focus etc… Everything still manageable.

Eye focus enabled, pure chaos.

Once the AF misses it is a long and slow journey back to anything not blurry. Using the old 85mm 1:1.2 Mark1 is much faster and that lens was never a sprinter.

Otherwise, nice lens, feels somehow lighter that the RF 50mm 1:1.8 (which it is not)

Tiny front element compared to the backside.

I include 2 pictures for comparison

EricN · Nov 21, 2025

Del Paso said:
Thanks for sharing!
" Those subjects would damage their delicate brains". Fortunately, those times are (almost!) over.

I think the times are just shifting how and which people are treated as brainless, but it'll never truly end.

Del Paso · Nov 21, 2025

Thanks for sharing!
" Those subjects would damage their delicate brains". Fortunately, those times are (almost!) over.

AlanF · Nov 21, 2025

David_B said:
First on that page is 2008, 27 years after she died.

Established in 2020, 39 years after she died.

In 1972, she was how old?

How long did she have to wait for such recognition?

What can I say? I was lazy and cut-n-pasted from something on facebook.

But what's abundantly clear from the links that you shared is that she wasn't very well recognised during her lifetime.

Not only were you too lazy to check the facts in a Facebook post - that well-known source of misinformation and disinformation, you were too lazy to read @P-visie 's post, immediately before mine, where he gave you a link to the wikipedia article which listed her awards. Here is cut and paste of the wikipedia section that you can't now miss. (She died in 1979).

"Blodgett received numerous awards during her lifetime. She received a star in the seventh edition of American Men of Science (1943), recognizing her as one of the 1,000 most distinguished scientists in the United States."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Burr_Blodgett#cite_note-siegel-19" In 1945, the American Association of University Women honored her with its Annual Achievement Award. "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Burr_Blodgett#cite_note-siegel-19"

In 1951 she received the prestigious Francis Garvan Medal from the American Chemical Society for her work on thin films. That same year, she was chosen by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as one of 15 "women of achievement." Also in 1951, she was honored in Boston's First Assembly of American Women in Achievement (the only scientist in the group),"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Burr_Blodgett#cite_note-proffitt-6 and the mayor of Schenectady honored her with Katharine Blodgett Day on June 13, 1951, because of all the honor she had brought to her community.

In 1972, the Photographic Society of America presented her with its Annual Achievement Award<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Burr_Blodgett#cite_note-ogilvie-7"and in 2007 she was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Burr_Blodgett#cite_note-20" In 2008, an elementary school in Schenectady bearing her name was opened.

She received honorary doctorates from Elmira College (1939), Western College (1942), Brown University (1942), and Russell Sage College (1944)."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Burr_Blodgett#cite_note-ogilvie-7"

Katharine Burr Blodgett - Wikipedia

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That is one helluva lot of recognition within her lifetime. My links were, as I specifically wrote, to follow on from @P-visie 's for subsequent recognition.

Jon741 · Nov 21, 2025

(For some reason it says I'm not logged on to post a comment under the Article but I did the requested Forum password reset and can post here...)

One thing to note about the Dock is it can be useful if you get a Sigma EF Lens to adapt to RF.

This can be a good idea as some are very reasonably priced, for example I see the EF 50mm f/1.4 Art can be had for £409 used in excellent condition (which is a larger but interesting alternative to the slightly more expensive 45/1.2 and its "classic" rendering):

https://www.mpb.com/en-uk/product/sigma-50mm-f-1-4-dg-hsm-art-canon-ef-fit

However I have found (with my bought-new back-in-the-day) 50 Art that the RF IBIS doesn't work (at least on my R5ii) if the lens is set to Full Time Manual Focusing in its options, which you need a Dock to change. I should point out that when I found IBIS wasn't working I asked Sigma, and a little later they told me the answer, any connection between the two was not even vaguely obvious.

I bought my EF Dock used as it's a simple does-it-work question rather than a lens where you might want to check it a bit more... Though I notice MPB say it's out of Stock so used availability might be an issue, as people buy them if they have a suitable lens and presumably would either keep them or sell them with their last Sigma EF lens...

David_B · Nov 21, 2025

AlanF said:
Following on Pieter's post, she is honoured also by awards in her name: Institute of Physics https://www.iop.org/about/awards/gold-medals/katharine-burr-blodgett-medal-and-prize-recipients

First on that page is 2008, 27 years after she died.

AlanF said:
the Society for Chemistry and Industry https://www.soci.org/awards/honours/katharine-burr-blodgett-award

Established in 2020, 39 years after she died.

AlanF said:
and I learned about the Langmuir-Blodgett trough as a student 60 years ago. And she hasn't been ignored in photography, being awarded the 1972 achievement prize from the Photographic Society of America.

In 1972, she was how old?

How long did she have to wait for such recognition?

AlanF said:
We are all sitting in front of the most comprehensive search engines and it takes just seconds to check facts.

What can I say? I was lazy and cut-n-pasted from something on facebook.

But what's abundantly clear from the links that you shared is that she wasn't very well recognised during her lifetime.

P-visie · Nov 21, 2025

Firmware version 1.2.0 was released on November 20, it has support for the EOS Multi remote and bugfixes.

See: https://www.usa.canon.com/support/c...-Notice-EOS-R5-Mark-II-Firmware-Version-1-2-0

scottburgess · Nov 20, 2025

Richard CR said:
We've long believed Canon has been holding back the RF mount for profit, but what if that isn't the only reason? Did Canon look at the trends out of China's optical companies and realize that their greatest threat wasn't Sony, Nikon, or Panasonic, but the likes of Laowa, Sirui, and other Chinese manufacturers that were […]

See full article...

Well, Richard, to repeat the point: it's a business.

Chinese manufacturing is known for brazen intellectual property theft, so it's expected they will steal elements of lens design and camera design, manufacturing processes, and other patents. Remember that Chinese companies do not have to be profitable in the standard sense: unlike in the West, the CCP views full employment and complete control over business activity as political tools to remain in power. Chinese industries are heavily subsidized and gifted ridiculous advantages (like permission for extreme environmental degradation or violating international law) over their counterparts. Most Americans don't realize that Chinese labor is generally more expensive than comparable countries, not less. Higher-skilled Mexican labor, for example, is far less expensive. So is labor in most of SE Asia, Central and South America, and Africa. The Chinese make this work by edging their way into countries' individual business sectors, stealing their technologies, taking over their markets with lower prices, and finally jacking prices up when they have a monopoly. Just look at the buyer's regret that Brazil has: huge chunks of Brazilian manufacturing lie dead and Brazil may take decades to recover if it ever does. Countries in Africa and South America are slapping tariffs on Chinese goods because they don't want the Brazilian experience and China openly set its sights on gutting numerous markets there when Trump hit them with high tariffs.

If Canon is trying to protect their business from this, good for them. I wish them luck, support them by buying their products, and hope hope hope they win out. Heck, I might even buy a Sony compact camera for overseas travel (oh, the horror!). I'm not going to help kill the goose that laid the golden egg. I'd rather have Canon, Nikon and Sony gear as the majority market than Laowa or Siriu cameras and lenses that eventually put photography under a Chinese yoke.

Dragon · Nov 20, 2025

Craig D said:
Hi - I am new to canonrumors and curious if there is any recent update on an SX70 HS replacement? I am not a professional, or frankly, not even a camera enthusiast. I have an older EOS Rebel XS (circa 2006ish) with a 70-300mm lens that I took on my last African safari (and an iPhone - lol), but it's dated and I'm seriously thinking about a superzoom bridge camera for my next safari in Feb '26. The Nikon P1100 looks sweet, but big. Hoping Canon is still planning an SX70 replacement that will be similar to the P1100, but smaller/lighter and with a bigger sensor. And come out before Feb! Open to comments...Thanks

Somehow, I doubt you will see anything like the P1000/1100 from Canon. It is a very niche product. I have a P1000 (same as P1100 except for USB connector type) and it is an interesting beast. The lens is actually quite good, considering the enormous zoom range, but the camera, itself, is a bit quirky IMO. It has a very short burst buffer (7 raw as I recall) and the lens stabilizer is dodgy past about 1000mm equivalent (not surprising). I have found if I set it to burst mode and take a handheld burst of 3 to 5 images at 3000mm, one or two will be OK. That makes the long end usable, but the catch is that the buffer takes several seconds to recover, so you basically only get one try at the shot. And, yes, it is a big camera (huge for a P&S), but not all that heavy. Here are a few samples of what it can do. The first two are at full reach (3000mm equiv.) and third is at about 1000 mm equiv. These were all shot raw (I don't shoot JPEG) and processed through Lightroom. It is only a 16 MP sensor, so you do need to frame carefully, but it can make some very nice images.

AlanF · Nov 20, 2025

The R5ii has a BSI sensor and has essentially the same DR as the FSI sensor of the R5.

Craig D · Nov 20, 2025

Canon Rumors said:
We have been told that there will be another PowerShot camera in the second half of 2025 and it will be some kind of replacement for the PowerShot SX70 HS.

Read the Full Article

Hi - I am new to canonrumors and curious if there is any recent update on an SX70 HS replacement? I am not a professional, or frankly, not even a camera enthusiast. I have an older EOS Rebel XS (circa 2006ish) with a 70-300mm lens that I took on my last African safari (and an iPhone - lol), but it's dated and I'm seriously thinking about a superzoom bridge camera for my next safari in Feb '26. The Nikon P1100 looks sweet, but big. Hoping Canon is still planning an SX70 replacement that will be similar to the P1100, but smaller/lighter and with a bigger sensor. And come out before Feb! Open to comments...Thanks

scyrene · Nov 20, 2025

mb66energy said:
Canon sadly offers no audio recording in camera during time lapse/slomo.

Can time lapse have original sound even in principle? It's just a series of still images stitched together as a video. (High fps/slo mo is another matter).

Craig D · Nov 20, 2025

Canon Rumors said:
We have been told that there will be another PowerShot camera in the second half of 2025 and it will be some kind of replacement for the PowerShot SX70 HS.

Read the Full Article

P-visie · Nov 20, 2025

Del Paso said:
"soccer" or did you mean football?

Silly question, of course I meant soccer.

AlanF · Nov 20, 2025

Del Paso said:
And I thought it was an invention by your former rebellious colony...
Thanks for the very interesting explanation!

HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) is known as Honkers and Shankers in some quarters for the same reasons.

Del Paso · Nov 20, 2025

AlanF said:
Football is called soccer because the name originated in England as a shortening of "Association Football," which was created to distinguish it from other forms of football, like rugby. At Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the 1800s, students created slang names like "rugger" for rugby football and "soc" for association football, eventually adding an "-er" to make "soccer".

And I thought it was an invention by your former rebellious colony...

Thanks for the very interesting explanation!

mb66energy · Nov 20, 2025

I strongly agree as someone who is just doing photo and video for delight with some bigger plans behind ;-)
→ Streamlined ergonomics is very important to be ready instantly and avoid errors.
Mixing R50V with R7 is ... challenging.
→ I missed the viewfinder in the R50V so often e.g. in the bright sun or complicated light and the third stabilisation point with telephoto lenses.
→ The boxy form factor is great on a gimbal
In the end I am happy with my tiny R50V because it produces great image quality and has the S&F mode but I would pay 150 € for an S&F capable firmware update for my R7 and R6 ii .
And I like the remark about the R50C handle: If you need perfect audio with HQ mics XLR with phantom power is mandatory and this handle - well mounted - is so much cleaner than audio devices with antlers for the mics. I settled with lower audio quality with the Zoom M3 M/S mic as a compromise - which also sports an internal recorder: Canon sadly offers no audio recording in camera during time lapse/slomo.

AlanF · Nov 20, 2025

Del Paso said:
"soccer" or did you mean football?

Football is called soccer because the name originated in England as a shortening of "Association Football," which was created to distinguish it from other forms of football, like rugby. At Oxford and Cambridge Universities in the 1800s, students created slang names like "rugger" for rugby football and "soc" for association football, eventually adding an "-er" to make "soccer".

Del Paso · Nov 20, 2025

P-visie said:
Earlier this year it was rumored that new supertelelenses would be coming in 2026. Time is probably too short for the winter Olympics in February 2026, but the World Cup in soccer is in June - July 2026. 400mm and 600mm with built in teleconverters were also rumored.

"soccer" or did you mean football?

tareqphoto · Nov 20, 2025

AdamBotond said:
Well, you mentioned "pro build" twice, just to make the list of which the R3 superior is look longer. ))

Anyway, for me who shoots mostly wildlife, it would not be reasonable to buy even a used R3 anymore, which has only the benefit of stacked sensor and pro build over the R6 III. I am not sure if there is a major difference in buffer between these two, 150 RAW pics of the R6 III is plenty even at 40 fps. I rarely photograph birds, so rolling shutter is less of an issue for me. More video options, precapture/prerecording, 40fps, 32 MP, lower price etc outweights not having stacked sensor or pro build, which I also like.
Maybe a sports photographer, who can not afford the R1 would gravitate towards the R3, but still precapture, 40 fps, the price point of the R6 III is very tempting.
I also noticed the increasing number of used R3s for sale just prior to the announcement of R6 III...maybe just a cooincidence.

I agree, between the outdated still too pricey R3 or very new latest model less pricey R6III i will go for R6III, heck i even can't afford R5II which is newer model although it is cheaper than R3, i do sports, and i know people in sports prefer build quality more for reasons and battery time, but all those years i learnt that money affordable value is what i should go for over whistles and sparks, i came from 1DX which was top of the line for Canon and bloody expensive, time passed and it is outdated and just a thing of a past and all that spending didn't make history for me, it served me excellent for sure, but it wasn't that i can't make the difference with lesser bodies, such as 1D mkIII or 7D mkII, i do have 1D3 and 1Dx is superior, but my outdated very old model of Sony A7R did put both into shame and also my 1Ds2 and 1Ds3 into shame for pure resolution, not about focus or speed, and that was an old model camera, imagine what a Canon mirrorless current cameras can do now, and i don't think R1 will make superior quality over R7 or R6II, but it is better overall performance, so i won't choose R3 for sports by myself.

AdamBotond · Nov 20, 2025

GMCPhotographics said:
Not really. the R3 still has a stacked sensor, larger buffer and higher Rez EVF. Pro build, superior battery and top pro build.
The R6II was a R3 lite, the R6iii is still very much related to the previous model.

Well, you mentioned "pro build" twice, just to make the list of which the R3 superior is look longer.

))

Anyway, for me who shoots mostly wildlife, it would not be reasonable to buy even a used R3 anymore, which has only the benefit of stacked sensor and pro build over the R6 III. I am not sure if there is a major difference in buffer between these two, 150 RAW pics of the R6 III is plenty even at 40 fps. I rarely photograph birds, so rolling shutter is less of an issue for me. More video options, precapture/prerecording, 40fps, 32 MP, lower price etc outweights not having stacked sensor or pro build, which I also like.
Maybe a sports photographer, who can not afford the R1 would gravitate towards the R3, but still precapture, 40 fps, the price point of the R6 III is very tempting.
I also noticed the increasing number of used R3s for sale just prior to the announcement of R6 III...maybe just a cooincidence.

P-visie · Nov 20, 2025

rombe3jr said:
Someone over at Sony rumors is spouting off that the Canon sensors are all FSI (front side illuminated) and basically have poor dynamic range (trash) compared to Sony's BSI (back side illuminated) sensors. Can anyone explain the difference as if they are speaking with a child? My brain starts to hurt after a long day at work and I try to read a photon chart. But its sort of a big decision: Sony or Canon for church event photos and videos. Once we start buying lenses its hard to climb out of that hole.

I addition to what others have posted: these people on Sony rumors live in the past. The days that Sony BSI sensors had a better dynamic range are more than 5 years behind us. I’ve compared the R8(FSI sensor) with the A7 IV (BSI) sensor:

BSI sensors gather more light than FSI sensors at the individual pixel level since the wiring is underneath the photo diode. Improvements in FSI sensors, a.o. microlenses have largely negated that advantage.

Edit: changed the comparison from R6 Mk II to R8 since it is the R8 that you are considering.

EricN · Nov 20, 2025

P-visie said:
Earlier this year it was rumored that new supertelelenses would be coming in 2026. Time is probably too short for the winter Olympics in February 2026, but the World Cup in soccer is in June - July 2026. 400mm and 600mm with built in teleconverters were also rumored.

I like the 300 to 420, a good compromise on size and weight if the image quality is what one would presume.

P-visie · Nov 20, 2025

Del Paso said:
This is exactly why I won't buy another 24-70 or 28-70 presently.
Yet, if nothing juicy is announced within the next few months, I too could break down and regret it...

Earlier this year it was rumored that new supertelelenses would be coming in 2026. Time is probably too short for the winter Olympics in February 2026, but the World Cup in soccer is in June - July 2026. 400mm and 600mm with built in teleconverters were also rumored.

roby17269 · Nov 20, 2025

rombe3jr said:
Someone over at Sony rumors is spouting off that the Canon sensors are all FSI (front side illuminated) and basically have poor dynamic range (trash) compared to Sony's BSI (back side illuminated) sensors. Can anyone explain the difference as if they are speaking with a child? My brain starts to hurt after a long day at work and I try to read a photon chart. But its sort of a big decision: Sony or Canon for church event photos and videos. Once we start buying lenses its hard to climb out of that hole.

My understanding is that BSI sensors are more efficient at light gathering and that has positive effects such as better DR... but the improvements are dependent on sensor density: the higher the density the bigger the improvement.

So with high density sensors such as modern phone sensors, there is a visible benefit. But with current FF sensors the benefit is tiny and almost invisible. Not something you should base your choice on. As others have mentioned, other factors are more important, such as available lenses, ergonomics, speed, AF, resolution, etc.

I guess in the future BSI may matter for FF sensors if they will see significant increases in resolution.

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