Joules said:

Be aware that there is currently no hardware support for 10-bit 4:2:2 hardware decoding, so that if that's what you filmed, you have to expect poor playback performance. Otherwise, maybe let us know what CPU and GPU you've got in your rig. Built for gamings can mean different things. Although I suppose with playback you were just referring to literal file playback, independent of any editing software.

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thank you, wouldn't have known that. To me it's mp4... my machine plays mp4 smoothly normally, but that makes sense. I used whatever was default and found it stuttered a lot, but that would explain things esp why it was smooth after passing and re-exporting it via shotcut.

system is AMD 8320 8 core processor 3.50 GHz.... 32 GB RAM, Nvidia 1060 with 6GB RAM, win 10 pro (1904)... SSD drive etc.. Older, but beefy.

I do plan to build a new rig in the next year or so but I think you may have nailed the lack of hardware support for that codec. I probably did use that.. so having said that, what would a good starting point be? Starting to view some youtubes, but most seem to assume I know what I"m doing already (I'll check out the other link)

Maybe the battery drain problem is the batteries depletes themself on their own, rather than the body drains the batteries. I tested my 10 LP-E6N batteries (which came totally discharged out of the box) in 5D4 and 5D3 bodies and they reached the "not powering on" state in 1-2 weeks (in any body, with or without grip). Besides them I have 4 of older LP-E6 batteries not showing any signs of discharging in the same bodies, in the same time interval. So the question is: why are the LP-E6Ns discharged so fast when the LP-E6s not?

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Somehow, I thought I read RP in the post. It would be more appropriate for the R5. I keep GPS off on my cameras so its not for me but for some its very important.If I ever wanted the location, I could link to my phone.

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I think I've found a GPS logger that can work several days in a row on its own battery. It could be a solution should I ever switch to the R system.

Well I do air shows, still waiting on cockpit af

YuengLinger said:

GREAT question! I had the camera set for Mechanical. I just now found that once I choose ENABLE for focus bracketing, the Shutter Mode switches automatically to Electronic. I don't see anyway to change that, but I can see it as optimal no vibration.

But you are certainly right about the 0.5 sec restriction for electronic! It's on page 235 of the AUG.

I guess this has to do also with what is basically Live View shooting?

In this case, it seems worth experimenting with apertures less than the recommended f/5.6 for very low light. But I think in most focus stacking situations 0.5 seconds should be fine, especially with how little noise the R6 produces.

Thanks!

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Well, then, I didn’t know it automatically switched to electronic when doing bracketing either . A lucky mistake, I guess

Depends on your budget and your upgrade plans, but I'd be tempted to grab a used Sigma 30/1.4, enjoy using it straight away, and worry about full-frame lenses when you have a full-frame camera.

I've happily used the EF-S Sigma 30 1.4 EX with crop bodies for years (first a 500D, then a 7D2) and wouldn't be without it. It's my go-to for family/domestic use. Sharp enough wide open (at least in the centre), nice bokeh, decently fast autofocus, and with Dual Pixel you shouldn't have the AF accuracy issues that some DSLR users encounter though-the-viewfinder (anecdotally I find it OK close up but a bit prone to randomly missing at longer focus distances).

In ways a 35/f2 would be a more "sensible" choice. It depends on how much you'd miss having 1.4 (speaking for myself, that'd gnaw at me disproportionately to the practical difference) and whether you're likely to want / use the IS (personally I hardly ever use the 30/1.4 slower than 1/250 anyway).

You might also consider the 18-35/1.8 if budget permits and it's not too big.

mrproxy said:

An RF35 1.4 would be no-brainer. Can be without IS.

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I don't see the logic of introducing a third RF 50mm that lacks IS.

Thank you, JPAZ.

Updated! (as my 100-400II too). I remember this jump happening to me 3 to 4 times in the last 2 years with either 7D2 or 5DsR.I do not remember which one or both of them).

Joules said:

If you watch Gordon Laings review though, you'll see that the RF 85 mm 2.0 definitively has a lesser blur to its backgrounds, which is more relevant when talking about aperture, than such minute differences in light gathering capability usually.

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Yes as Frodo said, that difference probably isn’t to do with the aperture difference, more likely the optical design. To day, lenses that make sharp charts are king.

CanonFanBoy said:

I live in the USA. There are no restrictions on outdoor photography. Our parks are open. Professional sports are still being played with photographers still on the sidelines and cardboard cutouts of fans in the stands. People are still covering political rallies, etc. Amateur sports are being played. Animals are still running around free, etc. The parks I have gone to are almost deserted... so no worry. How are accounts receivable? You tell me. Bigger point: I wonder how many people are so terribly board and ordering new equipment as a way to assuage such boredom.

However, if you have data on how accounts receivable are world wide, I'd be happy to know. People here on this forum are waiting in line for product and want to spend their money.

I make the assumption (probably wrong) that you are in the Philippines. If so, I assume your situation there is far different.

Still the question remains, and you've not answered: Does Canon supply product to dealers on consignment? Or do dealers pay up front? From what I can surmise, demand for the R5 and R6 are very high. Also, many RF lenses are on backorder here. In the USA that market is huge for the consumer and not so big with professionals. I assume the opposite in the Philippines as the average incomes tend to be much lower.

What is the average salary in the Philippines in 2020? Salaried jobs in this country pay an average of $992.19 a month or $11,906.42 a year, while hourly jobs pay $5.73 an hour. These figures reflect gross salaries, which brings the net pay after-tax to an average of $288.35/month. The highest salaries in the country are found in Quezon City, Manila, Davao, and Kalookan cities respectively.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median wage for workers in the United States in the first quarter of 2020 was $957 per week or $49,764 per year (assuming 52 weeks of work per year).

BTW: You have a beautiful country with wonderful people.

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Is it buy buy or bye bye actually sold and paid for camera and lenses compared to previous years of the same quarter?

That was one of his most annoying videos. He rants on about not using a tripod or focusing manually or filters. But with a bit of patience, one can glean helpful information about the lens performance.

Glad to be of assistance.

There's one piece of information that I haven't been able to find and am hoping that someone here knows...

Does the C70 play back 4k 120fps files at 30p or does it maintain all 120fps. It would be REALLY nice if Canon didn't automatically save the file as 30fps!

It's Friday local time, here in Poland. I had this lens attached to EOS R for a few hours, and I'm not sure if he won't come back to the store after the weekend for a refund. Knowing myself, it will probably end this way.

In short, if you don't have time to read: If you don't have a lens hood for this lens (like me and the rest of the world today), thank the seller for showing you this lens, leave the store and come back to it only when you will be able to buy a lens hood for this lens without any problems. Why? Because only then will you be able to start using this lens without stress.

What did I not like after the first contact with this lens?

1. First of all, the protruding tube, which is so delicate that when I accidentally rested it on my thigh, it hid and the lens motor started to make strange sounds. I believe that it is definitely more delicate than the tube known to me from the lenses I have, such as the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM and EF 50mm f/1.8 STM.

2. Mounting the circular filter (in my case Hoya Fusion Antistatic Protector, weight 22 grams) causes incomplete hiding of the tube after the camera is turned OFF. Some 1mm is left to hide, and the tube can be pushed by hand. After unscrewing the filter and repeating the whole operation, this problem does not occur.

3. The lens motor runs even when viewing photos in the rear LCD screen. You can hear that the stabilization has stopped, but the engine is still running. Is it supposed to be like that, or maybe it is a flaw of a specific lens? If for example, I have an EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM lens with stabilization on attached with an adapter, the stabilization is stopped and then the engine is completely turned off when viewing photos on the rear LCD screen. *

4. The lens motor works quite loud, and its normal work is hard to distinguish from work with stabilization on. With the stabilization on, there are additional sounds (in the form of standard scrapes and squeals), but these additional sounds are quiet enough that it's hard to know without looking at the stabilization switch whether it is on or not.

5. My left index finger always lands where the tube is extending, sometimes accidentally blocking its extension and/or retraction. A lens hood would solve this problem as that finger would land on it.

6. With the lens hood on, the lens will cease to be quite compact. The length of the lens is 90.5 mm, and the length of the dedicated lens hood (ET-77 symbol) is 53.3 mm which gives a total of 143.8 mm (just over 14 cm). I took the dimensions from the B&H store.

It's Saturday local time, here in Poland. I just got home from a visit to the local parcel locker, where I sent a return shipment to the store where I bought this lens.

* I consulted the owner of the RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens on this matter, and his lens behaves the same. Apparently this is how it should be according to Canon.

Thanks for sharing this with us, CFB.
Enjoy the time with your grandson

SteveC said:

This is why when I reference my recent purchase of this very kit as a refurb, I call it the RF 24-105 f/4.0 L with RP accessory.

Basically Canon did not drop the price of the lens + R5 in that kit, so looking for some way to reduce the hit of $1100, I decided that (effectively) getting an RP for 250 bucks would be it.

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I think that a lot of people were thinking the same. Good move!

I spoke to Canon and they explained that all Canon EF lenses will be compatible with the C70. However, not all of the functions, for example auto tracking, iris detection, etc may function on all lenses. Only the 3 aforementioned are have been verified to work with "optimum performance". Canon says they have to wait for the manual to be released.
In short, the 300mm and 600mm lenses will work with the C70, but they do not know what functions will or will not operate.

GMCPhotographics said:

I actually confronted Canon in a letter to thier UK head offices asking them to justify the vast relative price difference between the US and UK prices of the (then new to market) 1DmkII. It took them about 3 months to reply...they sent me a really nice photography book and a letter from their UK CEO. It basically said...there is no relation to real world costs, there is a perception of value in each economy that allows them to sell for that price...ie...they do becuase they can. It's as simple as that. The British buyers buy lots at the over inflated price so taht sets the price point. If no one bought them...then the price would be keener at launch. The letter was 2 pages long and really well thought out and nicely written.

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Yeah, sure, that's how supply and demand works. But my point still stands. The "over inflated price" looks much much closer to the US price once you subtract the included VAT, which obviously is not going to Canon. US prices never have sales taxes included because they vary too much from place to place. (They're also typically much lower than UK/EU VAT but that's another story.)

Exploreshootshare said:

Really? I think a an EOS R Mark II with around 32-34 MP would fit perfectly between an R6 and a R5. The gap between the 20 MP and the 45 MP is imho just too big to not have a another camera slated in between...

The same huge gap actually kept me from buying/ deciding between a 5d and 6d and I almost wound up switching to another brand because I didn't like either option.



Yeah, you're probably right, but I'm still hoping for it.

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Oh? So you think that sony should slate something between the A7 line and the A7R line because currently 60+MP vs 24MP is an even bigger gap than 20 vs 45. Most point out that the actual detail difference between 20 and 24 is small. With the market shrinking on top of it all it wouldn't make sense for them to put something in between. You would have the RP, R6, R, R5 and eventful R1... 5 camera lines is a lot.

And the gap between 20 MP and 30 MP (6D line vs 5D isn't that big at all). Main differentiator was actually the AF system.

Random Orbits said:

I haven't tried the lens with TC with the R5 much, but it works great as a bare lens with the R5. For the first time, I was successful in getting hummingbirds with that combo. The following picture is cropped down to ~11MP but it still shows a good amount of detail.

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That looks great! I might rent one for a weekend and try it out. It just seems to be a good fit for me cost/focal length wise.

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jvillain said:

I understand the crazy cost of cine zooms but for a short prime $7500 is pretty hard to choke down. I can get a matching pair of Pictor zooms with case that will cover pretty well this entire range for ~$5000 they are only T2 and S-35. But I have some fast protography primes I can add in if I really need the apature increase. As long as the "full frame" nazis don't succeed in making cinematography more expensive for every one I will be fine with them for years to come.

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All depends on what league you’re playing in. Sigma has a version for just over half as much and Zeiss has their version that is a little under triple as much. There are people out there that look at lenses like the Tokina’s as an incredible value and others that don’t. We have a crazy amount of choices today that most of us, just 10 years ago, would have never of imagined we would have.

I have a set of Canon CN-E‘s, but if I was buying from scratch today(pandemic aside), it would be a little tougher. The Sigma’s are great lenses at a good price. The Tokina’s are a little high, price wise, but on paper look incredible. And I’ve heard mixed things about them. The users seem to absolutely love them, but I’ve talked to dealers that tell me they have lots of QC problems with image quality.

It was still a good rumour by any standards!