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Exploreshootshare · Friday at 10:21 AM

snapshot said:
there is some really good used stuff out there. i bet a used 5d2 or 5d3 is cheaper than a lot of compact cameras. 5D2 is still a great camera. maybe a 28-104 or a Tamron 28-300mm superzooom? maybe a 420ex flash?

I usually recommend used copies of any gear because you get better deals and in the end you might get an extra lens out of your budget. Of course, that means not shopping at mpb.com because their used gear price are (sometimes) insane and just as much as new gear. Furthermore, newbies often want to test gear. Buy used and sell it again and with a little luck and patience you don't actually pay anything or at least you keep the "cost of ownership" to a minimum.

AlanF · Friday at 9:49 AM

Czardoom said:
Alan, my apologies. I realize now that I was not clear in my comments. I said:

"Clearly, the advantage of the MFT 2x crop factor comes into play if you crop all, or most of your images, as is the case with me. Obviously you understand that if you crop a FF image from the R5 II - or any FF camera - to the size of the MFT image or smaller, than the OM-1's 20 MP sensor totally out-resolves any and all Canon and Nikon FF cameras, and is about the same as the R7. If you have used both the OM 150-400 and the Canon 200-800, then any comparison is a joke. Basically a top-level pro lens with a very good consumer lens."

My comparison about resolution ends with the words "same as the R7". When talking about sensor resolution of different cameras, the lenses are not normally mentioned and it is always implied that any comparisons are using lenses of the same focal length. Clearly I should have started a new paragraph when then comparing the Canon 200-800 with the OM 150-400.

Other than that, I believe nothing was wrong or misleading about my comments. Considering I only entered the discussion because Tom R5R7 said:

It appears that crop sensor bodies are the redheaded stepchild of multiple brands. Birders of limited means are not amused.

Since many Canon owners are looking forward to an R7 II, which they hope has a stacked sensor, faster readout, faster buffer, more programmable pre-capture, I thought it might be a good idea to mention the OM-1, which has all of the above specs. I did not realize that this was a major blunder, and that clearly I should have responded that they should just get the Canon R5 and the 200-800, which is obviously the better choice!

Don't worry! I spend too much time pondering over what gear to use, and put down my thoughts to share them.

neuroanatomist · Jul 9, 2026

TexPhoto said:
Cool. How does it fit? Does it feel secure?

Can you post a photo of the inside of the cap?

Fits well, feels secure. Addresses my bad luck…statistically it was a one in three chance of getting the right orientation on the first try, but it usually took me three tries to put a rear cap on.

Old and new:

Noreaster · Jul 8, 2026

justaCanonuser said:
Do you have examples of images you made with that camera? I'd love to see some of them...

I have never used it. I bought off ebay as display piece

neuroanatomist · Jul 8, 2026

Does Canon make anamorphic lenses for R-series cameras? Are the lenses you’re referring to licensed by Canon (like some recent Sigma/Tamron lenses)? If not, what is Canon’s history of making accommodations for 3rd party lenses? I’m not a video person, but I think the answers to the first two are no. The answer to the third one is that they typically don’t, with the possible exception of recent licensed 3rd party lenses for crop R-series bodies.

DocInfoSci · Jul 7, 2026

Danglin52 said:
Sorry, I went temporarily brain dead and forgot the R8 was FF. I am going to blame Canon naming conventions since they slipped the R8 FF in between the R7 &R10 APS-C. As to the R7, I owned one was never totally happy with the high ISO performance and did hit some erratic AF issues during burst shooting. I replaced the R7 with the R6 III and extremely happy with the R5 II / R6III for wildlife. I did consider the Sigma lenses with the R7 or R10, but the R7 is still a bit large and not sure I would be happy with the R10. For most trips in ‘civilization, I find I do not want to carry something that is heavy and bulky. I did some research and bought the T5 setup to try since I have not looked outside of Canon in years. I was looking for something different and it was a blast. Loved the retro dials, small size and light weight you could manage with a wrist strap. It also did not take a large bag to haul around. Made me really want my M back with a full retro update. I would look seriously at a retro vs of the R8 if they went to a more tactile interface, but the reliance on heavy FF glass would kill my interest. I think doing a retro full frame may not be the best direction. I am going to see what Fuji does with the AF on the T6, but I may dive in with the body plus the 2 f2.8 zooms that cover [email protected](15-75) as a small, lightweight, capable package. The setup is really fun to carry and shoot! That does not mean I will be moving away from my Canon gear for wildlife, aviation and other challenging adventures.

I was wondering... but then, the R6 body is really nice so was like who knows?!

neonlight · Jul 7, 2026

Old Man FL/FD said:
I was thinking of much more than a passive ‘extension tube’ FD to RF lens adapter.

It’s all predicated on the RF lens/body electrical contact interfaces and their capabilities, which I have no knowledge of. My thoughts might not be possible to implement.

The Canon FD lens mount has 4 mechanical interfaces when mounted to a compatible camera body:

A cylindrical ‘boss’ pin which indicates the lens’ maximum aperture and compensates for the small difference between a f-stop and T-stop.

A ‘tab’ lever which moves in a semi-circular ‘race’ which follows the lens’ aperture selection ring. This moves a small ‘circle’ in the camera viewfinder for ‘match needle’ light metering. (On old mechanical FD lens cameras.) This tab lever could be coupled to a mechanical encoder followed by an analog-to-digital converter to transmit the lens’ aperture setting back to the camera.

A very small pin which pops up when the lens’ aperture ring is moved past its minimum (smallest) setting by depressing a button on the ring to either a green circle (old) or green ‘A’ (new) index. This was used on the ‘electronic’ FD mount cameras (AE-1 etc.) to allow shutter-priority Automatic Exposure. More on this in (4)

A much larger tab lever which stops the lens down to its selected aperture when the camera shutter button is pressed. This allows both focusing and light metering with the lens wide open (how quaint!) An electromechanical solenoid could be incorporated into the FD/RF adapter to provide the same function. For shutter priority AE, the position of the stop down lever at shutter release needs to follow what the camera decides is the correct exposure aperture.

If all these features can be incorporated into a ‘smart’ FD to RF lens adapter, that would make a world of difference when using existing vintage Canon FD lenses.

Lens correction profiles for vintage Canon FD lenses – a whole different topic!!!

I've still got my FD lenses. And an Ed Mika adapter, but unfortunately the 600 never did focus to infinity (on EOS) even going past the infinity mark as far as it could. Still , the FD600 came with special CA colouring. Some pix took ages to upgrade in software! Though that's not needed with EF glass, fortunately. BUt I've wondered if the R7II emerges I might buy that and the FD-RF adapter, just because.

neonlight · Jul 6, 2026

GMCPhotographics said:
Trends seem to come and go, not long ago everyone wanted an over lap in their focal ranges, ef 16-35 / 24-70 / 70-200 @ f2.8 seems to be wisdom of the "holy trinity". Then the f4 range came along and we got the 16-35, 24-105. but Canon chose to drop a curious 70-200mm f4 (a great lens) into the linage, where a 100-300/f4 would have seemed more logical. These days, Canon have released a 24-105/2.8 and a 100-300/2.8 (although slightly different classes of lens). Leaving the sub 24mm 2.8 UWA zoom available still available.
A lot of photographers like an over lap in the focal ranges, others like the (almost OCD) coverage...where one lens ends, the next one begins. Others seem quite happy to have gaps in their range. Personally, my current walkabouts trinity is my ef 11-24 f4 L, ef 24-70 f2.8L and ef 100-400 f5.6 II L. I have a gap between 70mm and 100mm. it's slightly worse than those fogures suggest because my 100-400 is closer to 110mm at the wide end and my 24-70 is closer to 60mm at the long end (depending on focus breathing). But I've rarely needed the 70-100mm because I usually can walk - zoom.
I think Canon will want to plug the new f4 gap with a 50-XXX f4 lens, they seem to like their trinity groupings. However, yes you are right the RF70-200 f4 LIS is a fine optic and plugs that gap more than adequately.

Well, the 70-200 was quite light. I shoot with the 7DII but my "trinity" was EFS10-22, EF24-105f/4L and EF100-400f/5.6L II, but I also have a walk-around EFS17-55, and if on a "maybe need a longer lens" outing, the 70-200 F/4L which makes a nice complement for reduced weight.

Del Paso · Jul 6, 2026

No overexposing at all.
Yet, I had to send back mine, due to unsharp corners at every focal length and aperture below f/8-11.
Shouldn't have happened with such an expensive new lens. First and only Canon lens I had to return!
S..t happens!

PhilC · Jul 6, 2026

Any update to the 2023 post on 15-70 and 15-85 patents ? I’m waiting to replace my 15-85 EF by its RF equivalent to move to R line.. I want an equivalent to 24-105 on APS-C. My 7D replaced by 80D is using my 15-85 90% of the time but it now 16 years old and showing issues. I want a real 15 not 18 as on kit lenses

tednghiem · Jul 5, 2026

Hi,

Hope you all had a nice weekend! So I just discovered this issue on my Canon VCM 35MM.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yInUxIfumiE

I was holding my camera steady, and the images shifts left and right before getting into its supposed position. Should I send this lens to Canon to recalibrate? It doesn't happen all the time, but it happens enough for me to step back and wonder whats going on.

Dragon · Jul 5, 2026

Zudo said:
I saw online that there are two (2) new Canon registered cameras with no announced camera model number so hopefully one of them is the replacement for the discontinued Canon SX740?

Canon registered a new camera model overseas - Photo Rumors

Canon registered a new camera model DS126973 on June 2nd. Canon now has two unannounced camera models: Canon has registered a new DS126947 camera – here is what to expect Canon is actively reviving and expanding its PowerShot compact camera lineup Canon compact camera rumors for 2026 Via...

photorumors.com

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If that chart is correct, then both the PowerShot V1 and V10 had DS numbers, so at least it is possible that one or both of the new ones are compact cameras.

Celts88 · Jul 5, 2026

Malm said:
In total: The RF 14/1.4 is a nice lens, but there are alternatives - for astro - now (and each of these 14mm lenses has pros and cons).

Which lenses would you recommend over the expensive 14/1.4 VCM?

Speedfinder · Jul 4, 2026

Jo6466, why the R3 over the R5 ?

Portraitx · Jul 3, 2026

Waiting for 3rd party AF lens . Do we have any this year

neonlight · Jul 3, 2026

Seems a potential replacement for the 17-55. But 67mm lens? The 17-55 was 77mm and had a large lens hood to go with it. The small lens hoods on wide angle lenses are almost not worth it. Plus it would mean carting around 67 and 77 mm filters.
The 17-55 seems to be at a time Canon appeared to support APS-C for pro's. I've also had some good shots from the 10-22 (also 77mm (but the lens hood is not so great, I have to say), so my "goto" kit had 77mm filters.

neuroanatomist · Jul 2, 2026

Budget aside, I’d say it depends on if you need the advanced video features of the C50 – time coding, XLR inputs, etc., or if you’d benefit more from the IBIS of the R6 V.

LookingThroughMyLens81 · Jul 2, 2026

A hardware encoder IP is now available for JPEG-XL, so it's now possible for Canon to integrate it into future - not the generation that is about to be released, via the rumors on this website - still/video camera bodies. It is a single core IP that can handle up to 16MP, with multiple cores working in parallel to handle images of higher-resolution. This will allow them to abandon JPEG completely, while still allowing them to use their proprietary RAW formats, as a separate option for those who want total control.

koenkooi · Jun 30, 2026

candyman said:
Thatt's great Koen.
Have you had a chance to use the lens yet? What kind of photos did you take? It would be great to post some photos in the lens gallery. I’m curious to see the results for cityscapes or architecture, especially the corners of the images.

Apart from pictures of my kids, I used it when the big thunderstorms this weekend passed by, but not over. The IS did a good job at smoothing out the wind rocking the tripod for this 20 second exposure.
For the portraits, I feel that the backgrounds look more pleasing than the 24-105L, but not largely so. The 20-50L is noticeably sharper in the center than my copy of the 24-105L, but that's not a high bar

20260627 2306 IMG_5368 Canon EOS R8 - Canon RF 20-50mm F4 L IS USM PZ at 20.0 mm - 20.75 m - ...jpeg

Hector1970 · Jun 29, 2026

Thanks Alan , Pieter, Neuroanatomist. Yes I'm using big cards. It was happening with just a CF Express B in the camera. It was a 1785MB/S 512GB Angelbird card.
It feels like its checking something before it wakes up. Checking for space would make sense. I'll keep an eye on it. It's more of an irritation than anything. As it was an issue with the R5 I was hoping it would be eliminated on the R5II. Maybe a future firmware update might look at it.

AJ · Jun 29, 2026

koenkooi said:
It does half-macro, so 1:2. It's quite a good lens, albeit with slow AF.

1:2. Right. That's what I meant to say. Thanks.

As for focusing, I was reading Bryan's review at TDP and he says that short focus adjustments are relatively quick but longer adjustments are slower due to long focus throw (3 full turns to go from infinity to min. focus distance). Dustin Abbott doesn't seem to like the AF very much and says it's prone to hunting, which is surprising given it's a native R mount lens. Others say it has okay performance.

I may rent one for a day and see for myself.

candyman · Jun 29, 2026

masterpix said:
I wish I had the money for it all, but at the moment I use my old EF glass which works quite well.

I held onto my EF glass for quite some time. Over the past three years, I’ve started replacing it—a process that doesn't happen overnight. It involves deliberate saving combined with the sale of lenses, accessories, and the like. Recently, I sold my two M-series cameras and all my EF-M lenses. Since 2025, I’ve been buying via grey market imports, which has saved me over 4,000 euros so far. I also don't expect to replace the gear I’ve just bought anytime soon.
So, it’s not a simple process; it requires a strategic approach.

Chig · Jun 28, 2026

I love my RF 45mm f/1.2 and a similar RF 80mm f/1.2 would be great as I like that focal length/aperture but I'm reluctant to buy the RF 85mm L f/1.2 as it costs nearly $5K NZD and I'd much rather spend say $1200 NZD on a smaller, lighter version and put the money left over towards a 2nd R5ii body

cpats · Jun 26, 2026

Some of this stuff is nice.

But no touch AF? Grrr.

Salamander · Jun 26, 2026

neuroanatomist said:
You're welcome. FWIW, I have made several 'street price' purchases through them. Sometimes they are from one of the big-two retailers in NYC/NJ, other times from Canadian retailers but they ship with no issues / duties / etc., and the warranty applies. Assuming you're in the US, refurbished from Canon USA is a great option as well (a very good price on the 24-70/2.8 right now, but that's not always the case (for example, the RF 200-800 is cheaper via street price than Canon USA refurbished).

Thanks again

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