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Basil · Nov 6, 2021

Click said:
Beautiful shot. Well done, Basil.

Thank you, Click.

rico.29 · Nov 6, 2021

hello,
i've a Canon 500mm f4 mk1 and having some AF issue,
AF is perfect till it is not and become heratic for some periode and all of a sudden AF is back for no reason as i do not do any change.
It's just like if the lens need some "rest"...(???)
the lens seems working great, the camera R5 too, it's just the combo .
So i would like to know if some owners of the 500mm f4 mk1 experiment some issue , or not, and may be , what's your best setting with this lens on the R5 or R6?
thank you

yegnal · Nov 6, 2021

Greetings;
I can assign "Register/recall shooting func" to a button. This is separate from custom1,2,3.

The issue is this function is only mentioned on page 781 of the user manual as what can be customized, but how to assign or use is not found there or the camera menus.

Using the button doesn't seem to do anything that I can determine..

keithcooper · Nov 6, 2021

I've just published my detailed review of the Canon G550 (this also applies to the print capabilities of the models with scanners)

https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/canon-g550-printer-review/

Very much aimed at seeing what I could get from this little printer despite the enforced use of AirPrint driver on the Mac

So, whilst I have a big set of profiles available - they cannot be used on Windows systems, since they are effectively profiling the AirPrint-driver/media-setting as a black box.

However... it's capable of making nice looking prints and as a 'tank' type printer is very cheap to run and get into printing your work.

rico.29 · Nov 6, 2021

Daniel Godin said:
Bonjour j'ai également le problème de l'AF qui bloque avec mon 500 mm canon f4.
C'est très frustrant de voir l'oiseau flou sur la branche et ne pas pouvoir obtenir la netteté.
Je suis équipé du r6 et d’autres photographes équipés du r5 ont les mêmes soucis !!! Pouvez-vous me donner la marche à suivre pour régler mon problème ? Merci à tous et à bientôt vous lire…..

glad to see this AF problem on R5 + 500mm f4, is known by others, i was beginning to think my lens was faulty.
but sad for the owners too, because it's very frustrating...

jeanluc · Nov 5, 2021

RexxReviews said:
Well it took them a year to get the RF 50mm profile into LR, it was added in with this last update. Lets pray it doesn't take that long for the 16 2.8. I know MANY people holding off on that lens now because of no profiles for it. We bought 4 of them to use with our RE training kits but 3 of them are being sent back as they are unusable as they are.

I preordered one of those just to keep an extra UWA on hand. I also hope they don’t wait too long to profile it.

LSXPhotog · Nov 5, 2021

Magellan said:
I've just come back from a days shooting, mostly video, with my R5 and Canon EF 100-400mm II L lens with the Canon EF-RF adapter (the plain one).

I've had a really odd thing happening when in video mode and having IBIS on (Camera(7)->IS (Image stabilizer) mode ->Digital IS->on, not enhanced), the LCD panel preview (but not the physical camera/lens itself - this was on a tripod!) was jumping up and down violently and the image shown seemed to lag as well - so when moving the camera I was getting both shaking and ghosting of images that should have been only on the screen a few seconds earlier. I'm not talking about a little shake here, but violent - perhaps up to 1/2 of the field of view, and at the refresh rate of the LCD panel. This was only in the preview mode mind, so starting to record seemed to calm the camera to the point that it was useable, but of course it was impossible to frame and preview what I was going to shoot. Setting stabilization->off seemed to prevent this happening, which is why I presume its IBIS related, even though I can't reconcile the ghosting as being a simple IBIS issue.

This is only in video mode - nothing odd was seen in photo mode at all. I got home and checked this wasn't a lens issue by putting my 24-105 RF lens on the body and the shaking in the viewfinder was still present. I was resigned to getting a repair done, but then I looked for a 'reset' function on the camera and found one in the menu system under wrench(5)->reset camera->basic settings, so I ran that and the problem seems to have gone away - hopefully for good!

Bizarre, or what! Anyone seen anything similar?!

Yes, this reflects performance similar to my extensive use with the EF 100-400 II and the Canon adaptor. There will be an occasional "vibration" as I like to call it where the camera just goes berserk for a short period. It will then settle down and work just fine after and never do it again for that weekend or sometimes later on in the same day. I have no confidence that Canon intends to fix this because they can't recreate it when I've mailed my camera in...it's just something that happens randomly out of the blue but almost always at 400mm.

AlanF · Nov 4, 2021

There are 83 used copies of the EF 100-400mm II on sale at the UK MPB site, including mine. They probably know what they are doing, but the RF 100-400mm could dent the sales.

Nov 4, 2021

AlanF said:
But, the crucial point, which I was pointing out, is that the difference in DR disappears above about iso 200-400, and most of the posters don't know that.

During the DRone Wars here on CR, the SoNikon pushers could not wrap their heads around the fact that not everyone shoots at base ISO. When you need high shutter speeds (shorter than 1/2000 s) at relatively narrower apertures (e.g. 600/4 with a TC), the ISO needs to be fairly high.

EricN · Nov 4, 2021

Corbettkg said:
What/who is CPW, please?

Canon Camera and Lens Deals - Canon Price Watch

www.cpricewatch.com

Maximilian · Nov 4, 2021

LSXPhotog said:
As it seems to be the trend these days with Canon, a budget lens has been released where distortion correction can't be disabled in camera and is forced on. ...

Thanks for sharing your discoveries and impressions on this lens.

john1970 · Nov 3, 2021

I made the switch to the R system over the past couple of years and in the process of doing that I ended up selling / trading-in all of my EF glass and purchased RF equivalents. I would do the same in your case as funds allow. Of course, generally speaking I would keep any EF lens that do not exist in the RF range until RF versions are announced. Lastly, if you have some EF lens that do not take front filters (EF 11-24 mm f4) you can buy the EF to R adapter that takes filters and use that combo. Good luck.

EricN · Nov 3, 2021

I think you need a variable neutral density filter to do what you want.

rpg51 · Nov 2, 2021

What about the R6?

JPAZ · Nov 1, 2021

My RF 2x just arrived.

privatebydesign · Oct 30, 2021

EOS 4 Life said:
Is it useful for exposure bracketting?

I what way? I don't exposure bracket unless I am going to be doing blending and that type of stuff isn't high volume. But you can very quickly scan through lots of bracketed images to select the optimal single exposure or choice of two or so exposures you want to then blend.

It's real strengths are the import speed and the speed that you can scroll through thousands of images and rate, keyword and caption images.

deleteme · Oct 29, 2021

dcm said:
And before the 28-70 came out, we were fine with 35-70. Later I went for the 35-105 instead of the 28-85. (I may be dating myself somewhat... )

And then we all stared/ lusted after the Nikkor 43-86 back in the day.

Chaitanya · Oct 29, 2021

Del Paso said:
Certainly interesting in cold or humid environments...
And the blower delivering filtered air unlike a Rocket blower...I will test it!

I noticed pergear is carrying the blower and hopefully their delivery time won't be as bad as Aliexpress. I would like to see review of lens heater as it certainly looks promising for working during monsoon season here along Western ghats.

Joe Subolefsky · Oct 29, 2021

john1970 said:
Hi Joe,

Yes your observations make sense. Having a AF that is sticker than the R5 will be beneficial to me so thank you for sharing. I have gone on workshops with Chaz in the past and hope to go again in 2022 if the Covid pandemic continues to lessen its grip.

Hi, John.
I’m leading some workshops for Chas so maybe our paths will cross in the future.

fbongor · Oct 28, 2021

I have one of these that I bought in a Canon package with the lens so I know exactly what (strange) way things fit together.
The hole in the lid is not supposed to be filled up- that's where the rear lens cap goes.
The sun shade is put in after the lens is in place but oddly it goes opening downwards but at that point it's sitting over the back of the lens.
There are two felt pad thingies that are the red color on one side and black on the other that serve as spacers between the back of the lens and the sun shade.
There's really no need for them.
It may be that someone cannibalized one of these pads to get some red material to join with the gray foam for whatever reason- probably because someone was trying to use the case for a shorter lens the case was not intended for.

dcm · Oct 28, 2021

SUNDOG04 said:
This is an excellent and very sensible post. It would be costly to switch and that would make it out of the question. I have three lenses with IS and love it and I agree that IBIS would not be all that necessary. I have thought of a 5DIV and and if I need a body quickly, that would possibly be the wisest and most economical quick fix. Thanks again for your excellent response.

Also a former 6D user that moved to the 1DXII at introduction so I could shoot sports and BIF as well. Both of my 6Ds are still going strong as loaners. Given limited funds, I'd stick with the 6D as long as it was meeting my needs. When it breaks, you can decide your next step and save in the meantime. The 5DIV will be there and the R series will keep improving.

I find R6 is sufficient for my current needs (adapted EF and RF800/RF100-400/RF1.4x) so I'm not rushing off to get an R5 or R3. I can wait to see what other bodies are on the horizon. I will say that I much prefer the R6 to the 6D for my use, even with just EF glass.

Oct 28, 2021

Something sounds familiar about this…

The New Name for Olympus Cameras Is... OM System

In trying to come up with a name for the new brand, OM System looked to Olympus' past for inspiration.

gizmodo.com

VAIO computers return after Sony sells the brand

The new VAIO Corporation is here

www.theverge.com

AlanF · Oct 27, 2021

Del Paso said:
Didn't you read on this forum that the R3 was totally useless for wildlife?
Great pictures!

He has just posted another thread in which he says it won't replace his R5.

Wildlife with the R3

I had some off time between workshops, so I headed out to scout and try out the new R3 thanks to Chas Glatzer and CanonUSA. The focus and low light performance is quite amazing. It took a bit adjusting to the eye controlled focus tracking, but I'm growing to like it more and more. Will it...

www.canonrumors.com

pauloancarvalho · Oct 27, 2021

jayli said:
The LiDAR follow focus waveform (actually the proper term should be point clouds here, for LiDAR terms) alone is revolutionary. There isn't a single competing solution out there that offers this level of convenience and certainty. The best part of this camera is, there are so many other good features in this camera, even this LiDAR renovation itself is no longer the biggest advantage people are excited about.

If you are a run and gun operator, the ability to integrate everything into such a small package with minimal moving parts is huge. You could save hours of rigging, prepping and packing in a day, and all the hustle related to these big packages are gone. For a crew, the greatly improved mobility and rigging options (on booms, vehicles and other scenarios with the benefits of the built-in z-axis) is also huge. It's a true game-changer, not just a camera + a gimbal. Not mentioning the price, and the possibility to quickly swap the camera to an inspire 3 drone. The only few awkwardness about this camera are stationary and truck shots, and the lens compatibility issue, of course.

Yeah, let's see what the market thinks of that in a year or two.