BBarn said:

If you're content with well-constructed fully manual lenses, there is a host of nice vintage SLR lenses at low prices that easily adapt to mirrorless ICL cameras.

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To be fair, the prices for old/vintage/... manual lenses have gone way up in the last 5-10 years - especially for the better ones - so you sometimes will get similar value for money with modern manual lenses.

I copied thousands of my slides using an EF 50 macro on 25mm extension tube, with a home made slide copier that included an opaque white plastic disk on which I directed my 270EX flash on remote cord. This worked fine and was quite a lot sharper than my father's slide scanner and I found it quicker. More time is spent processing the files, especially dust removal, than actually copying the slides. I had no issue with field flatness. I also had the dedicated Lifesize Converter for the 50mm macro, but that increased the focal length to 70mm, which increased the working distance, something I found unhelpful. I also own the EF 100/2.8 USM macro, but didn't use it for slide copying due to the longer focal length and working distance.

All brands make mistakes and have their inherent problems or limitations - Their BIGGEST Mistakes: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic & Olympus
Some brands do certain things better, and other things not as well, there are always compromises, and more features always cost more money. It's just a matter of choosing what compromises you're happy to live with for the budget you have, and figuring which brand is the best fit.

Nearly every internet forum for every pastime is filled with meaningless arguments and disagreements over 'the best tool' above all others, which just devolves into emotive tribalism that hinges on brand loyalty. Kind of funny when the companies they're fervently defending have no idea who these people are!

For companies to be successful, they need to differentiate themselves from their competitors, point of difference is critical. They adopt different business strategies to achieve this, which may appeal to some consumers, repel other,s or leave them indifferent, not caring either way.

From what I can see, and is mentioned in the video I've linked to, Sony tries to appeal to its customers by packing lots of tech into their cameras, competing on specs, which really appeals to gear heads a lot. Apparently, the ergonomics of their cameras and software (menus) aren't great, but they do other things very well.

The biggest criticism leveled against Canon, other than being stingy and not including lens hoods with their non L-series lenses (everyone else does), or their overpriced RF L-series lenses, is that they've made the mistake of competing with themselves, intentionally crippling their camera products so they don't cannibalise sales from their extremely expensive cinema line cameras. They've extended this concept of market segmentation in their hybrid cameras (DSLR and mirrorless) by stripping out features from lower model cameras to make the more expensive ones more appealing.

All my gear is EF and RF Canon, other than a Sony high-end compact camera, I just use what works for me, and that's what others should do too!

EOS 4 Life said:

When they were first introduced the EF 800 f/5.6 IS was more expensive than the EF 600 f/4 IS.
A few revisions later the EF 600 f/4 caught up in price.
I could see the same thing happening again.
The $4K USD price increase over the EF 800 f/5.6 is tough to swallow.

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I would have expected the EF 800 to RF 800 price increase to correspond to the 400 II to 400 iii increase due to proportional tech advancement.

sharpshooter99 said:

There is nothing practical about having to mount a battery bank to a stills camera, also another charger to have to carry around and the added weight, its just stupid

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who has to mount? you have the battery in your pants pocket and run the cable to the camera. I used to do this with my smartphone whenever I was running low and was in a far away environment where it wasn't possible to charge.

My perfect M body turned out to be the G1X III

jprusa said:

Canon announced the R5C in China along with the two Lenses. It is now on the web site.

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Thats it? I I thought was a new product.

Prediction: These 800 and 1200 lenses are inexplicably and absurdly overpriced compared to the essentially identical 400 and 600 lenses for one reason:

Their prices are going up. I'll predict a $1000 increase within a year for each of those. (Which is about 7%, which is about the last year's inflation rate).

Coming:
400: $12k->$13k
600: $13k->$14k
800: $17k
1200: $20k

Doesn't that feel more proportional and logical?

john1970 said:

Living in the US, I ordered mine the day of the announcement within the first hour and had it by Thanksgiving. Very happy with the camera's performance overall. I always use the electronic shutter and never use the mechanical shutter.

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Same, except that I got mine the week after Thanksgiving.

Does anyone know if you can load luts into the R3 so that when shooting RAW you can output something to an external monitor that is a little more pleasing then the regular view assist? I know that you can load luts into things like the NINJA V and ATOMOS monitors but it would be nice to be able to view it thru the EVF as well

octabero11 said:

I’ve been pretty happy with the EF + control ring adapter on my R5 and it’s difficult to justify buying the RF considering how well my current setup works. I do enjoy using my RF 100-500 over the EF 100-400 + adapter, though, so hopefully the RF 100 brings similar benefits.

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I found the difference between the EF100-400II and RF100-500 a lot bigger than between the EF100L and RF100L. The changes are very similar: much better IS, less jerky AF and overall smoother operation.

With the RF100-500 my feeling was "Wow, this is very much worth the price difference", with the RF100L the feeling was more like "It's better, but certainly not worth the price difference." My gripe with the EF100L was that its IS made things worse, but Canon seems to have fixed that in a firmware update for the R5 a few weeks after I sold my EF100L.

steen-ag said:

Panasonic GH6 Triumph Or Turd Muffin GH6 vs OM1 GH5 S1 or S5​

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He is kind of a tool.
I do not watch his videos anymore

keithcooper said:

Thanks... hopefull it won't be the last one!

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Sounds good! I’ll keep my eyes open!

You can try Amazon. I went to Berger Brothers today and asked for a 128 B Card the guy comes back with a Delkin Black and said to me this is all we sell and it is $229.00 Being I always bought San Disk cards I had no idea what they cost I paid for it went home and decided I better get a few more cards I go on Amazons site they had Delkin cards so cheap like $129.00 man was I PO I got the Delkin top of the line for $190.00 and Delkin green that write 1700. I bought two green also.

RayValdez360 said:

You much be confusing carry and owning. Carrying two cameras isnt needed in most cases. Usually weddings it is useful the most for multiple angles without having to waste time grabbing another camera. Unless you guys are making Canon out to be morons for the quick record feature, it therwise is a life saver literally. I actually used to carry a cinema camera and a photo camera at events because the c100 was so much better than a 5dmark 3 for video. I probably
destroyed my lower back doing so.

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It's your choice, own or rent. Every camera operator doesn't own the equipment. Many wedding professionals use a second person to operate the video camera else a lot of shots will undoubtedly be missed. People run their businesses and media companies differently. That's why it wears a cinema badge.

1) a keychain sized Rubik's cube I arranged into the "Christmas cross" pattern many years ago
2) a fiddle that I bought along with a banjo ornament at a gift shop in the North Carolina mountains
3) a Noel ornament my mother stitched on plastic canvass. Most of my ornaments are ones she made.
4) a campus building at the college here, my alma mater
5) designed and made in Florence and bought at the Uffizi Gallery gift shop there

Want an EF 800 5.6 without selling a kidney? About 7200 USD. Kijiji Calgary has one.

Jack

I have same question. And, what kind of photography will you be doing?

cayenne said:

@keithcooper - I've been hearing great things about your book.

How much is it in US dollars and is there a US sales site to purchase it?

I'm trying to figure how much it would cost with shipping from wherever this book sales site is...but no conversions on that site and won't tell shipping till you enter all your personal info...

Thanks in advance,

cayenne

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Just do a search on Amazon for ISBN: 9781785007712 and it comes up. In the USA it is $28.99.

Joules said:

Electronical components - the toilet paper of the manufacturing world

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True, but I am referring to the "commoditised" components ie the ones that were cheap and plentiful in the past. There are very expensive components eg sensors that are managed very strategically as the cost/importance is high/high.
I will never understand why toilet paper is being hoarded. Makes no sense for a respiratory disease.

When traveling, I get really good pictures with the so-called 1" sensor in my G5X II. Far be it from me to deride MFT.

Just a crocus.
5 DIV + EF 4/24-70 IS

Have to admit, the lack of affordable lens options that match those available for Sony’s Mirrorless range is one of the reasons I am really mulling over selling and switching over. As an example, the Sony 200-600 has no real contemporary in the Canon RF line up, and the Sigma Sports 150-600 EF lens is seriously outclassed by the new DG DN version.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing and nobody could have predicted the chip shortage and COVID supply chain woes, and how it might affect development and release pipelines. However, if I could turn back time to last year before I picked up an R5 and C70 for work I would definitely put them down and step over into the Sony isle. Or, at least, better manage my own expectations.

I really don’t give a crap about brand loyalty - they’re all in it to make a profit - I just want the best tool for the job. I have no time for fan boys or brand apologists. The products offered by companies like Sigma and Tamron actually have a big hand in plugging the gaps and elevating a single brand to a position where it’s hybrid line up is a viable candidate. Right now, only Sony seems to occupy that position.

Or just use electronic first curtain shutter? That also should not introduce any shutter - or does that mode also come with a low upper limit on the exposure time?

TukTuk said:

R5 v1.5.1 is up


Firmware Version 1.5.1 incorporates the following fix:
1. Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating the <AF-ON> button.

*Notice
Canon always appreciates user feedback on our products and services. Following the release of Firmware Version 1.5.0, we are in the process of developing an update to further optimize AF operations. We plan to publish details of the revised firmware in late March and will make an announcement on the Web site.

Firmware Version 1.5.1 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.5.0. If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.5.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

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General comments: I wish that the R5 (and R6) will have a battery compartment cartridge allowing the use of AA batteries like the 7D had in its grip, or something like the R3, one large battery that will have a bit extra lasting power than the two that are in use now.