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Juangrande · Jun 22, 2021

I would still want a prime for the great image quality by I would limit it to just one, my 35.

goldenhusky · Jun 22, 2021

Good to know I am not alone on this with Adorama. Eithe in 2016 or 2017 I took 3 different lenses including a EF 100-400 V1 and a Sigma 28-300 and one more Canon lens (I do not remember what it was) to their store in NYC. The guy who looked at it started inventing problems with the lensees infront of me and offered me 40% of what they are worth if I sell them in CL or FredMiranda. I said no thank you and walked away. Ever since I also reduced the amount of business I do with Adorama.

EOS 4 Life · Jun 22, 2021

Joel C said:
I am wondering why there has been basically no updates on these cameras in the last 6 months? They were being reported to be coming out in the first half of 2021, yet that has passed and there seems to be total silence on the issue.

C200 II seems like a no-brainer.
I am a little more skeptical of a C50 with the C70 selling so well, but the C100 does need replacing.
It seems a little silly for the C100 to be priced more than the "Pocket" 6K Pro even though the street price is less.
There should either be a 10-bit 1080p C100 II or a 4K 8-bit C50 or the C100 should be $1600 US MSRP.

Bundu · Jun 21, 2021

With all the new RF lenses on the way soon I had to check in on this thread quickly. Still lusting after a 200-500 f4 with 1.4 tc. Hope we hear some more news on this in 2021. I have the 200-400 but is not really convinced that image quality is better than my 100-500. Autofocus is definately slower. The only thing going for it is it's low light capabilities.

SilverBox · Jun 21, 2021

David - Sydney said:
Yes, a cheap and small pancake makes a lot of sense. adapting the EF40/2.8 doubles the size and cost of the pancake alone.

True enough, although I use the RF adapted 40mm STM quite a lot, so I like to think of it as saving me the cost of buying either the RF50mm or RF35mm f/1.8 lenses

Michael Clark · Jun 21, 2021

steinr98 said:
I will see if I can find how to go back on firmware. May be hard to find - I did find that the lens will work in Live view mode. That makes it more frustrating!! I even tried deleting all setting and going back to default- a no go!! I guess this may be a lens for my 7D MKII only! I liked the lens with my 90 D as it was a lighter walk around set up.

The 7D MKII is a heavy bugger!!..
Thanks!

Live View AF is a completely different system from OVF AF. All DSLRs are aperture limited doing PDAF via a dedicated PDAF array. Pretty much all DSLRs will AF with narrower lenses when using Live View. OVF based PDAF depends upon geometry and the width of the baseline used, no matter how bright the light is. Sensor based AF depends more on how bright the light is.

scyrene · Jun 20, 2021

Toglife_Anthony said:
In FF sales in some markets they absolutely were losing market share. The R5/R6 definitely bolstered their position, no doubt, but times are changing. That can't be denied. More people are relying on their phones versus buying entry-level cameras, where Canon has dominated for years. Yes, historically Canon has managed to make enough moves to stay in front, but IMHO I think times are historically different than many years past. I don't think Canon can stick to their same strategies and continue to see long-term success. In my eyes Canon is already doing things different; five years ago the R6 wouldn't have the same AF system and dual-card slots as the R5, we both know that! I don't think Canon will become a Sony-type company any time soon (e.g. releasing cameras on what feels like an annual cycle or taking feedback from us mere mortals and implementing features into new cameras) but I 100% believe Canon's strategies today are changing from what they've historically been.

I agree it feels like Canon's made a few changes to their approach, and time will tell how much that helps or hinders them. I don't think "times are changing" though - or rather, they always have been, it's not that right now is a special moment. Naysayers have been telling us that on the forum for as long as I've been here, and I always ask - why? Why is now special? Usually it boils down to, they want something in particular and are impatient for Canon to provide it.

Tessar · Jun 19, 2021

David_E said:
It needs to be made clear that this camera software for iPhone and iPhone rip-offs is not for use with just any flash. It its for Profoto only, and not for all Profoto models; it's currently compatible with five recent models ranging in price from $300 to $17,000, with the sweet spots for medium-power (up to 500 WS) being the A10 @ $1100 and the B10 Plus at $2200. What you get for your $$ from Profoto are the best flashes that money can buy. This stuff is not intended for those whose budget limits them to Godox and the like.

Even though Godox is "budget" it is very much capable of getting the job done. Just saying. Leika cameras are great too.
In the end those are tools. Everyone have to decide which tools are sufficient for the work that needs to be done.

jd7 · Jun 18, 2021

Just realised that both the 14mm and 85mm AF lenses for RF mount are still on the Rockinon website. Along the lines of what someone else has already suggested, maybe they've just decided to use the Rockinon name for these in future, for some reason ...?

gruhl28 · Jun 18, 2021

This is the lens I'm most interested in.

tonidavid5 · Jun 18, 2021

Firmware v1.3.3 already available. It fixes the issues introduced with 1.3.2

dirtyvu · Jun 17, 2021

I'm anxiously awaiting the price. Would love a 35 1.2! Holding the fort with the 1.8 but it's more serviceable than stunning

EOS 4 Life · Jun 17, 2021

privatebydesign said:
And yet not one person mentions it is 24mp.

Can you imagine the furor if Canon were to suggest a 24mp $5,000 camera nowadays? Just look at any R3 thread, R1 thread etc etc...

Whenever I look at a Leica camera and think the price seems reasonable for a Leica I find a Panasonic camera which is practically the same for less money.
Then I end up buying another Canon.

Ozarker · Jun 17, 2021

Glue? I recommend an acetone or MEK soak. Home Depot.

crazyrunner33 · Jun 16, 2021

[email protected] said:
Looks like they took the increased wiggle room in design between the f/2.8 and f/4 aperture to concentrate on making it wider by 1mm. I'm betting it isn't that much smaller than the f/2.8 as a result. That lens didn't need to be much smaller as it was.

Personally, the f/2.8 is my 2nd-most-used RF lens after the 100-500. Not sure an extra mm would do much for me. If I need to get super wide, I'll use a prime with a much faster aperture. The Sigma 14mm f/1.8 is still great as adapted.

I assume pricing will be the big motivator. For example, the 70-200 f/2.8 is $2,699 vs $1,599 for the f/4.

Ruined · Jun 15, 2021

stevelee said:
I have made it through a long life without ever having (or perhaps even using) a camera with 1/8000 sec. shutter speed, or it ever occurring to me to want one. I'm curious, though. Those of you who have such cameras and sometimes need that speed (and not folks who have never used it, but consider it a necessity for Life As We Know It to continue), please tell me the circumstances when you find it useful.

I can conjecture several types of things, but practicality of exposure would seem to limit opportunities.

1/8000 extremely useful for ultra wide apertures in moderate outdoor light without needing to add ND filters, which is what always annoyed me with the 6d as I could have avoided needing swapping filters in many cases if 1/8000 were avail. It's also useful for some birds and insects. Not having it for "product differentiation" and having to use as work around that requires more gear sucks

Michael Clark · Jun 15, 2021

Is that an EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens attached to it?

chik0240 · Jun 14, 2021

cayenne said:
Interesting....

I guess I never really look at the colors or tonality, etc in the viewfinder...I look there purely for focus and composition.

I figure if a color is off, etc...I'll tweak that in post, but when looking through the viewfinder is it pretty much purely composition for me.

I've visualized the color (or monochrome) and tonalities before I raise the camera to my eye....

cayenne

Maybe, it can just be my habit to look at the scene and try to capture before I compose. In some situations I did used a Sony A7RII, but the EVF always feels a bit flashy and reminds me I am looking at a screen or so and feels kind of disconnected from what I want to take a shot on, or maybe it's just me being old and loved that feel of seeing what is actually there and do all those processing in the brain as part of the enjoyment

David_D · Jun 14, 2021

risto0 said:
the white ring at the end closer to the mount might be control ring.

I don't know if it has been mentioned before, but I just read some of the new super-tele promotional material...

Unlike other RF lenses, though, the RF 400mm F2.8L IS USM and RF 600mm F4L IS USM don't feature a dedicated control ring – but there's a good reason for that. "When you're holding a big lens, having a ring at the back wouldn't make sense as you want your hand to stay at the front," explains Mike. "That's why the focusing ring can double as a control ring. It's a more logical place for your hand to sit when using these lenses."

from: https://www.canon.co.uk/pro/news/rf-telephoto-lenses/

kaminello · Jun 13, 2021

Looking for Canon FD SSC 24mm 1.4 aspherical
Hello everybody. If you anyone has a Canon FD SSC 24mm 1.4 aspherical still around,
and would like to get rid of it, i would be super interested. Looking forward to hear from you guys

Phillip

Ozarker · Jun 13, 2021

EOS 4 Life said:
Some of the most secure networks have been infiltrated but I am less skeptical of military and government networks.
At the same time, every government has spies that infiltrate those as well.
Just because your network detects port scanners does not mean they are invulnerable.

Not being an IT guy, but having worked for govt. before... I have less confidence in gvt. or military systems. In my experience, government systems tend to be very behind. https://www.businessinsider.com/solarwinds-hack-explained-government-agencies-cyber-security-2020-12

entoman · Jun 13, 2021

AEWest said:
I think it will be a very high MP camera, 100+ with global shutter

Unlikely, as it's 99% certain that Canon already has a stills-orientated 90-100MP "R5s" in the pipeline.

It will probably have 8K, but I'd expect no higher than 50MP.

It's unlikely that there will be any radically new tech, as Canon nearly always tests new tech on lower end models before putting them in the flagship, so I'm not even sure whether it will have global shutter or QPAF. It will definitely need to have a new and more powerful battery, but I think the other main selling points will be ruggedness and a sensor with super-fast readout that eliminates rolling shutter.

Always fun to speculate and dream about which features will gradually filter down into more affordable models.

Ruined · Jun 11, 2021

AlanF said:
The R5 is incredible at handling high iso. I am shooting at much higher isos than I dared previously, and DxO PL4 with DeepPRIME juts eats the noise. The answer to your original question is that the 100-500mm f/7.1 is at worst as good as the 100-400mm II f/5.6 and in the right conditions it outresolves it.

For me personally it would be the 400 II vs the 400 II + 1.4 TC since I am using 5DsR. But even in the case of the 100-500 f/7.1, theoretically from everything discussed here in this use case it seems it wouldn't be that great of a difference from the 100-400 ii f/5.6 in this case due to the aperture difference; and it seems the IS mechanism in the 100-500 is a bit controversial even if I could use it, plus the way TCs work is really odd, and its actually slower than the 100-400 II in many spots at 400mm and below. Maybe if you ran out of resolution on 45mp+ with an extreme crop on the 100-400 then the 100-500 would be noticably better in that case, but some of the competitors have lenses that are 200-600mm f/6.3 and cost less than either of the Canon options. It's a bigger lens, but I think a lot here wouldn't care because given everything we discussed theoretically 600mm f/6.3 should blow away 400mm f/5.6 or 500mm f/7.1 cropped to 600mm given similar quality optics used.

tron · Jun 11, 2021

Viggo said:
With bodies you can jump, all firmwares include all previous versions.

with lenses it’s recommended to do them consecutively .

hello, can you explain please the lens specific answer? Is it a Canon suggestion, a CPS suggestion?
I upgrade bodies and lenses when new firmware becomes available so there is no danger of skipping a version but still I would like to know.

Chaitanya · Jun 11, 2021

12Broncos said:
The Olympics are taking place? That bodes well for a R3 announcement, I hope.

Last I saw volunteers for games had started to resign.

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