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ThomasTH · 2025-11-24T03:02:16-0500

14 bit RAW with electronic shutter is nice.

Canon Rumors · 2025-11-24T02:43:08-0500

Canon has released new firmware for the Canon EOS R1, bringing it up to version 1.2.0. The latest firmware update is more about bug and stability fixes than new features. Unfortuntaely, we still cannot bind pre-capture to a button. Why? Who knows, but we can keep wishing! I tend to wait a week or so […]

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Chig · 2025-11-24T02:11:55-0500

RF Revolutionary Flange
Really?
Dreamed up by the marketing drones not the engineers

becceric · 2025-11-23T21:28:01-0500

ThomasTH said:
Really cool photos, I especially like the third. The motion in the wings and the expression of the mallard are great.

Thanks, ThomasTH! I wish I could say I planned the slight blur of the wings, but I thought my shutter speed was just on the edge of freezing motion. Oh well, I was on the wrong side of that edge.
But I like the slight blur regardless.
As far as the expression, apparently I choose to photograph the duck that is employed by a modeling agency

Click · 2025-11-23T17:29:59-0500

AlanF said:
Saw a distant raptor 80-100m away so pointed the R5ii with the RF 200-800mm + 1.4xTC at 1120mm. It works pretty well and I was able to identify it as a Buteo buteo, the European Buzzard, only 400px x 500px in the image. For amusement at 1120mm, a portrait of a House Sparrow at 5m away (cropped).

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Amazing details in the second one.

CharlesB · 2025-11-23T15:16:36-0500

el peso said:
I’m curious why there’s total silence about this fact here and on DPReview. By the way, it seems to have fixed that nasty Error 70 issue in Multiexposure mode that I used to encounter.

I didn't even realize there was a new firmware release, I was kind of relying on this thread for that but maybe I missed it or I'm following the wrong one.

But thanks to those who updated me!

Click · 2025-11-23T11:29:25-0500

I really like the last one. Well done, Nemorino.

AlanF · 2025-11-23T09:32:41-0500

Your central thesis that dynamic range is proportional to pixel density is a very common misconception. Dynamic range is proportional to sensor area, not pixel size (pixel density). This is made quite clear on the photonstophotos site in the Notes under the graph he plots of dynamic range vs sensor area. https://www.photonstophotos.net/Charts/PDR_Area_scatter.htm
"Notes:
Photographic Dynamic Range increases as sensor area increases.
This is because the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) increases roughly by the square root of area.
Therefore the x-axis on this chart is the square root of the sensor area.
Note that pixel size does not enter into this relationship."

The dynamic range of the V1 sensor is what you expect from that relationship. The V1 sensor 18.4mm x12.3mm = 226mm^2, the R7 22.3mm x 14.9mm = 332mm^2, and FF = 36mm x 24mm = 864mm^2. The photonstophotos plot of the dynamic ranges of the V1, R7 and R5 fits nicely to that pattern

Click · 2025-11-23T09:13:10-0500

Two for the price of one, a gecko and a lovely flower.

Click · 2025-11-23T09:05:59-0500

So cute!!!

roby17269 · Saturday at 3:49 PM

Michael Clark said:
Today's newest bright and shiny just released model will one day be discontinued and then, some time after that, be dropped from support. So even the hottest brand new products are beginning their "descent into the inevitable decline" the day they are introduced.

How long products "must be supported by law" varies greatly from one locale to the next. Most companies cover themselves by reserving the right to substitute an "equivalent" or "improved" product in lieu of fixing an outdated product still under warranty.

All true, but there is a difference between a single model going out of support and a whole system being discontinued. If you can't see that, not sure what I can say further.

Michael Clark said:
People who claimed "EOS M is dead!" in 2015 or so were premature. People who claimed "DSLRs are dead!" in 2012 were premature. Everything eventually "dies". That doesn't mean everything no longer being made today is already dead today, though.

Agreed, in 2015 Canon was still releasing new M gear... but the last one was in 2020 and after that it was totally clear that Canon was focusing only on R(-S). The same year saw the last EF new gear.
Of course gear doesn't have a secret kill switch that makes it stop to work when the system is discontinued. But I hope you would agree that it is better to buy something in a system which is being actively developed vs something in a discontinued system

Click · Saturday at 2:08 PM

Another very nice series. Well done, Thomas.

P-visie · Saturday at 1:59 PM

Smallrig has another (new) USB-C charger for LP-E6P (and LP-E6NH) batteries. It can charge 2 batteries simultaneously. It is very compact, barely bigger than 2 batteries. It has indicator lights for charging status and comes with a USB-C cable. I paid 28€ at Amazon (incl. VAT).

See: https://www.smallrig.com/global/sma...it-for-sony-canon-nikon-panasonic-camera.html

Michael Clark · Saturday at 6:06 AM

SvO2 said:
Using the legal system and DRM to block the use is still blocking. Something they didn't do with the EF mount even though they could have.

Patents expire. EF was introduced in 1987. Patents expired in 2001.

Eloniel · Saturday at 4:13 AM

scottburgess said:
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.

I mean yes we all want Japanese camera companies to survive. But ultimately we also want the best product possible. So who cares if in 20 years the state of art mirrorless body is a Laowa one ? At the end it's still a tool and you take the best one you can afford for your needs. So more competition is better for the consumer to both bring lower price and force improving products.
Look at the tripod market, now you have at least 3 brands that are shaking the long established brands (manfrotto, vanguard, gitzo) with innovative design: Peak Design, Falcam and Heipi. And now Falcam and Heipi are releasing better and cheaper products than peak design (same with pgytech for straps). Of course that goes against keeping industry and manufacturing in US and Europe.

I bought a Heipi carbon tripod while my previous tripod was a manfrotto one, and this brand was founded in 2019.
Who knows which brand we will use for cameras in 20 years ? I hope canon will stays relevant and competitive and that's competition will force them to continue to improve without raising prices.

Jethro · Friday at 10:35 PM

AlanF said:
For pairs of similar sensors, like the R6 and R5, and R6ii and R5ii, the DR curves are very similar despite the factor of close to two in pixel count.

Remarkable to see it demonstrated like that, graphically! Thanks for the comparison.

EricN · Friday at 9:56 PM

Del Paso said:
Science has to conform to political opinions, best seen in a former colony...
Isn't it nice? No longer climate warming, co2 issues, or cancer causing windmills, pandemics etc...

Is it only in a former colony where if science can support their political agenda, suddenly they will believe it, but the opposition will dismiss it?

becceric · Friday at 8:35 PM

Click said:
Nicely done, becceric.

Thanks, Click! Since that day, I just keep seeing the "color" grey.

Martin0815 · Friday at 5:43 PM

Today Canon released firmware 1.2.0 for the R5 Mark II - translated from Canon's Japanese site (https://canon.jp/support/software/os/select/eos/eosr5mark2-firm?pr=5977&os=159):

Firmware Changes
This firmware includes the following changes:

The EOS Multi Remote remote shooting system for professional photographers is now supported.
※ For an overview of the EOS Multi Remote and instructions for use, please visit the Canon website.
Fixed an issue where shooting with multiple exposures in a dark environment could cause the display image to be stretched or Err70 to occur.
Fixed an issue where images could not be transferred to an FTP server and Err41 could be displayed.
Changed format compatibility with some CFexpress cards.
Other operational stability has been improved.

If the camera's firmware is already in version 1.2.0, you do not need to change the firmware. When changing firmware, please read this page carefully before using the download service.

Please update the firmware with only the firmware files to be updated on the memory card.

Note: In line with this functional improvement, the instructions for use have been revised. Please download and use it together with the new firmware. The latest instructions for use can be downloaded from our website.

BlueBomberTurbo · Friday at 5:11 PM

Looking to swap out my m4/3 cameras for Canons for higher IQ and better AF performance. Are these two cameras reliable enough for paid work? Looking for an R8 for tripod use and R7 for handheld use. I've read they seem to have overheating issues, especially the R8. Has anyone experienced this in longer recordings? And will a clip-on fan solve this? Most of my jobs are indoors, but I do get occasional outdoor press conferences during spring/summer, so upper 80s on asphalt is the worst case scenario.

David the street guy · Friday at 3:17 PM

I don't recall reading any rumors about an update for the RF 15-35 f/2.8. None, nowhere. Has anybody heard of anything about it?

The reason I ask? There is a 600$ rebate on this lens, and before letting myself be tempted by it, I'd like to know if I risk regretting this substantial purchase in the near future…

I own the old EF version of this lens, and I'm not sure if I'm still happy with it.

homebodyMacro2 · Friday at 12:15 PM

Pire666 said:
So is there an announcement on the 26.11 ?
Anymore information around this lens ?

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be any update so far. @Canon Rumors may have something in the works, but I haven't seen anything else on the internet. I bumped this thread to see if we could get that wheel spinning a bit lol. But who knows, maybe this one died down again. I certainly hope not!

In any case I'm at least rather happy with my 70-200Z + 2x for now, though I am hopeful for a 300-600 eventually. Some recent butterflies:

Richard CR · Friday at 12:13 PM

Photonstophotos dropped a new camera into its analysis, and to be honest, the results surprised me a bit. Now, if you weren't aware, the V1 has a slightly larger than Micro Four Thirds sensor. I expected the PowerShot V1 to fare worse than Canon's own APS-C sensors because of the higher pixel density and the […]

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axtstern · Friday at 7:27 AM

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

Jon741 · Friday at 5:15 AM

(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...

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