victorshikhman said:

1 year late
Price gouging
Compatibility with most common conferencing apps: Teams, WebEx, Zoom, etc. is still "good luck with that".

How is this not a $40 kit with compatibility assured across the top 5 videoconferencing platforms?
This was a massive lost opportunity for Canon.

If they REALLY wanted to do something special, they would have found a way to load those top 5 conferencing apps into a compact wifi dongle that directly attaches to the camera, and makes it a seamless solution, so that we could use the flippy screen as the video-conferencing monitor and be untethered from our cell phones and laptops for videoconferencing. That would have pushed a lot of cameras into peoples hands.

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Have you even tried it? I've tried it in Teams, Zoom, and Skype and it works fine. You're probably basing your judgment on Youtube videos where they looked at the beta version of the software.

With the R5, I have the flippy screen facing me and I'm doing the Teams meeting just by looking at the flippy screen when I'm talking (just so my eyes are facing the right direction; if I need to see them then I'll look back at my monitor).

Random Orbits said:

Using the 28-70 is like carrying another EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS III because their weights are similar. I'm more willing to lug that weight at the telephoto end because the other options have similar weights. I'm less willing to do that for the midrange zoom because there are several options that weigh and cost less. One option would be to bridge the 16-35 and 70-200 with a 50mm prime. Another would be a 24-70 or 24-105 zoom. The 28-70 also uses 95mm filters, so if you're already using 82mm filters for the EF 16-35 and EF 24-70, then they won't work with the RF 28-70.

I think of the 28-70 as a niche lens. It's great for events especially those at night. Balancing the exposure of the background with flash is easier when you cut the ISO in half. It's larger aperture also give a little more subject isolation than a f/2.8 zoom. The RF 24-70 is similar to the EF 24-70 II, except that it has IS and is native to the RF ecosystem and is a better general purpose lens than the RF 28-70.

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I agree. It's really a "want" lens, not a "need" lens. I think I'll stick around with my old 24-70 II

An introduction to my new channel and an overview off a typical day in the woods. Not all fun and games.

These are all video-first lenses. Judging from the CR demographic, I don't think many here will feel that they're missing out

It focuses well, but is a slow focusing lens (speed-wise). Mine is the same way, it works great but is slow to focus compared to more modern lenses.

PATSG said:

It looks like the discord link had expired ... not working. Kindly assist. Thamnks

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If you look 4 posts up this page you will see the post from Craig saying he pulled the plug on it!
The reason is given in that post.

mariachigringo said:

Too late! GFX 100S is getting my money. Not that I don't have patience. My first digital camera was a casio 1/2 a megapixel, bought back in the 90's. I waited till 2010 to buy a 7d and a 5dII. It's been almost 10 years now and the 7d and 5dII have served me well but Canon is definitely not going to come up with a camera that will compete with the GFX 100S for landscape anytime soon.

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I am also thinking about GFX 100S. To be honest pixel is not my primary concern but the dynamic range boost. But then I start to realize that with these MF camera you end up shooting with compromised lens. For cost and weight reasons they can never deliver the supposedly large aperture kind of experience. Their argument is that the exposure you lose can be made up by larger sensor. But then essentially it is not different from FF experience and you lose the great access to all the lens collections.

My conclusion is that this is not a better or worse situation. (Digital) MF is just for a different kind of photographer than FF users. I don't plan to significantly change my style so it doesn't make sense for me to jump to GFX 100s to change my shooting habit for the system. I will find a system that can work better for me. I plan to wait for EOS 5S but I don't necessarily think squeezing 90MP into a full frame makes sense. Need to actually see the testing report later. Personally I would rather to see pixel-shift enabled EOS R5 (50MP) instead

Rodders said:

Just to throw into the mix, there have been quite a few reported issues with the R5 communicating with the Godox triggers (X1Pro and X1) so you could be seeing a similar type of thing going on? For example, I used to use HSS with TTL on my 5D IV and Godox Speedlights and AD600s but it is pretty much unusable on my R5 - tends to way over expose so I have to set it all manually. You could be seeing some sort of similar thing going on maybe? even if you are using the speedling directly on the camera, I would imagine the control signals are the same as to a trigger. If you google "HSS Godox R5" you will see some similar experiences. Last I looked there hadn't been any firmware updates.

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I don't think this is a communications issue with the Godox flash and trigger as the results are good, see example: https://www.facebook.com/SinCityCameraGuy/posts/186774496462109 (Web view) My problem is that typically outdoors in Las Vegas, the sun is bright and there are typically few clouds in the sky (sorry people on the East coast). Especially when it is early or late in the day. The ambiance setting for the flash still does not stop the camera from taking over the natural lighting, which causes the background to be underexposed. Last weekend as I struggled with post-processing to deal with the images, it struck me that maybe I can put the flash in manual and hope the camera would ignore it. I thought about getting my Wein high voltage hot-shoe adapter out to see if that would make the camera ignore the flash but it seems that in initial testing and confirmed by Snappy604 that the camera seems to more or less ignore the Manual mode flash. As long as I ensure that I'm in sync mode inside the shutter speed range or in high-speed sync, I can manually dial in the flash power to fill in the shadows.

I'll have to search for the issues with Godox (Flashpoint) triggers but I use the Xpro-C and don't know if it's different from the X1Pro or X1. The Godox always seems to work perfectly with more power at less cost. Godox AD360ii flashes are rated for 75 full power rapid flashes before overheating which for me is a benefit. My previous flash system would overheat at around 20 flashes, which seems like a lot but is easy to hit when you're busy.

I wish they'd come out with some anamorphic lenses that didn't cost an arm and a leg....

I"d like one to shoot stills with too...I just like the look and aspect ratio.

I don't understand why so few and so $$$$$ options out there for FF anamorphic lenses.

C

If you are into art-reproduction, I wouldn't suggest a wide-angle, a zoom or even the RF 1,2/50, but rather a flat-field optimized macro, like an adapted EF 2,8/50 TSE macro.
Absolutely corner-sharp!
Or, for far less money, the Zeiss Macro Planar 50mm f2, you could get a used one for less than 500...

JPAZ said:

Silly question but does the onset of Daylight Savings a week or so back correlate with the onset of this issue?

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The photos in question were taken before daylight savings time and I noticed the issue today. So I suppose that could be an explanation. But then why does it only affect the jpeg image and not the RAW image? And, why when I look at both files via Properties/Details, the time stamp is identical? It also turns out that I lost about 100 photos via file corruption on a different card just 2 days ago. I have used about every pro camera Canon has made, every card reader, every card type and dozens of laptops over the past 20 years and I have never lost images to file corruption. Now these two things happen within the last 10 days. It could all be a coincidence I suppose. Maybe Covid is spreading to technical devices.

I am not that concerned about the time stamp issue, although it does present some minor problems. But I am really concerned that I had 100 photos on the card and reviewed them on the camera screen. Then when I went to look at them via the laptop, they were gone. And what makes even less sense is that the file recovery program I have says they were never there. I don't use the file recovery program much except to retrieve a file I erroneously deleted, but it can do a deep scan of the disk/card and always finds stuff even if part of it has been overwritten. But in this case, there was no trace of any files.

Sporgon said:

Your comments sent me to look at Keith’s review of the TS-e 45 at North Light Images and I can see that as long as you stay more or less in the sweet spot it will produce very good results.

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Indeed, whilst by modern standards the lens is comparatively modest the truth is lots of people used it for years with great results. Yes the new TS-E 50 is in another league for IQ and functionality, but the 45 is a bargain secondhand and for somebody on a budget looking to take standout images it is a good suggestion. As with all TS-E’s it has a learning curve, but that is the fun of photography surely!

Though as I said in my first post, I’d be equally happy with an M50 or M5 and the EF-m 28 macro for most general ‘food’ photography and the better advice is to get something, pretty much anything, and get taking pictures.

I am looking to replace my XF100, but not sure this will be the one to do it. Hopefully it will be priced sanely

mkamelg said:

Adobe - DNG Profile Editor : For Macintosh : DNG Profile Editor 1.0.4 : Thank You

Apple Silicon M1 Macintosh Systems Profiling Issues. – X-Rite Photo & Video Support. ColorMunki, i1 Display Pro & ColorChecker Passport

Calibrate Displays connected to Apple Silicon M1 with i1Profiler Latest Update Version 3.4.0! (YouTube)

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Thank you so much for the profile editor! Excellent, it gives me quite a different profile, but I actually prefer the one from X-rite. Weird stuff this.

I use a Datacolor Spyder calibrator so the two other links doesn't affect me, but if they fixed support, maybe my old ColorMunki will play nice with M1 now, and I'll try to profile my display using that too.

cruso said:

The Rf 100 f2.8 Macro lens Is their been any news on it Coming out I...

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I'd expect an RF 100 f/2 macro first. See these rumors:

Might become bigger and more expensive than the EF 100 f2.8 Macro lens.
If you want one now/soon, get the EF.
If you don't want to spend too much money and switch to RF then get the non-L EF. Optics still great, you'll only miss the HIS (and maybe the third position of the limiter switch - I would).

If you can wait - then of course wait for an RF.

Focus stacking also lets you avoid softness due to diffraction. Shooting at f/8 at 1:1 magnification is equivalent to f/16* at infinity, so you definitely have some diffraction softness already. If you go beyond 1:1 it starts getting pretty crazy. I shoot coins at f/5.6, which for small coins like dimes is barely enough to get the whole relief in focus (or even not quite enough); that's already into diffraction limited territory, with a very flat subject.

I was really delighted to realize that the R5's high frame rate would let me do hand-held focus stacking. This was literally my first attempt at it after getting the camera. This wasn't even a completely still subject (the spider only had one line but the focus stacking rendered it as several because it was fluttering in the breeze). It's pretty small; this is close to 1:1 magnification with a bit of a crop.



* This assumes some specific details about the lens's optics, but it's usually correct, or at least close.

Perfect, just unpacked the RF 100-500!

Pretty happy with the deal I got on it, 20% off retail + Canon have a cashback promotion bringing the total discount to about 28.5%.

SwissFrank said:

Canon is DOOOOOOOOooooomed!

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And you will be censored

Since a few days we have a cold surge here and spring is turining into winter again, though the snow is melting on the ground.
But it reminds me of the cold February and these icicle pipes:

Fixed.

David - Sydney said:

B&H has a comparison against their camcorders

Canon Introduces New 4K PTZ Cameras and an IP PTZ Controller

Announcement of Canon's new CR-N300 and CR-N500 PTZ cameras and the RP-IP100 PTZ camera controller

www.bhphotovideo.com

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Thanks.
It looks like CR-N300 PTZ is basically an XA40 and CR-N500 PTZ is basically an XF705.
I never realized XA40 had hybrid AF

Nemorino said:

The Eos R has a auto mode to update the custom settings. Maybe this mode would help you?

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I will sit down and try to see if this is workable over the weekend. As MacRunning said, it is a pain in the ass for fast paced work.

Still haven't managed an overnight / weekend trip, but this was a full day. I have another video of 8k footage uploading.

degos said:

Are those dimensions without lens hood? I assume so. Which makes that RF 600mm F4 about 18mm *longer* than the EF II.

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Same as the 300mm. It does make them slimmer though - so maybe a little weight saving to compensate.

2 cents said:

Fair enough, it's your site not mine. I prefer other sites for generic photo news though.

Fortunately I found another website that just does Canon news, so I will be visiting that instead of this one.

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Well, as the old saying goes..."Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out...."