Don't drop anything.

The 2nd hand market for R bodies will be flooded after the R5 and R6 are eligible for pre-orders. This should drive the new/grey/refurb etc markets down for the R. A clean 2nd hand R might be nice to pair with a new R5 or R6 as a back-up body and that'll be the time to grab one.

These recent deals on new R's aren't bad at all though.

Jack Douglas said:

This article does a good job explaining why 8K may not be directly useful to some but still provides great benefits relative to panning and zooming when downsampling to 4K or HD, not to mention the much larger JPEG that can be extracted at 30 fps on the R5. Those who make light of 8K should read this.

Jack

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Also explained here:

3 years later, now it is in a small mirrorless camera sitting on a more flexible platform equipped with a bigger sensor (with superior low-light) recording to standard memory cards with full AF and IBIS, silent operation, better reliability and support, etc.
Ok it is not 8k60fps REDCode RAW and they have moved on as well, and there may be some other limitations, but still pretty crazy.

That’s only for some

I agree with the OP, the 1.4 is a much better all-around lens, faster AF than the 85LII that I had owned previously, and the IS at the focal length is indispensable IMHO if you are working in "interesting" (i.e. low) light levels, my main use was live music events. Yes it works on an R camera, but it is front-heavy and bulky and a native design would normally result in a shorter overall length as is the case for e.g. the 24-105L. Also agree with the comment that Canon need to think of us non-professional or otherwise budget-sensitive people, if every L lens is going to be well above $2,000 it is pricing us out of the market, lenses with excellent but not superlative characteristics priced in the $800-$1600 range would make a lot of sense. So far only the RF 24-105L fits that concept.

Fire is a natural disinfectant, isn't it?

I had a dud indeed! I had it replaced and that one works perfect!

Mt Spokane Photography said:

A lot of people tried it. Diamond Princess!

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OK, maybe not a boat with 3,000 of your closest friends. I doubt your grandson makes trailors that big.

slclick said:

Once again, this rumor must be true and I can prove it with a highly regarded scientific method.


I just purchased the 100-400 Mk ii + 1.4 extender.

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Yes, that method works for me too. Just got the 100-400 MkI when the II appeared. Just got the EF-S10-22 when the 10-18 appeared (but I think the 10-22 is good). But I'd say the 100-400 II is my best lens currently, had it a while now. Good results with the 1.4X but little use for BIF and shadowed areas as AF too slow, so don't often use it.

Random Orbits said:

With a fast zoom going to 135mm, what will the prime at 135 be like or will it be skipped in favor of the zoom?

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I think I saw an RF 135mm f/1.4L rumor here somewhere. I think f/1.8 would be more like it.

I still have my 3880. I have large ink tanks and use cone inks. Those are expensive too. I also bought a old 7600 wide format. Its a 6 ink printer, but most people are happy with the big prints and 3rd party inks are cheap. I only paid $100 for it, I can use it on windows 10 by turning off the check process for a approved driver. Staples sold out a bunch of rolls of various 24 inch wide rolls and I bought a couple, so with my low usage, the paper will last and last. Even though I go for long periods between prints, head clogging is not a issue.

“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him” (26:4)

Or

“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit” (26:5)

hmmmm... confusing

Jack Douglas said:

HF trumps Trump. So Neuro, you're pondering a 1DX3?

Jack

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Harry Film is Trump's pseudo!

Its not a big deal for me, I was just pointing out that you may not find a product you want available with Prime.

As a matter of fact, I found that out yesterday looking for a specific product that was sold out on Amazon but available elsewhere. I ordered it elsewhere. It turned out to be shipped directly from the manufacturer.

AlanF said:

Try https://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/ - they have a good reputation.

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cheers. Though I now a new body and a Nikon Z6 as my backup to try out their lenses.

Mine turned up today. I was told that there would be a delay before the shop gets more. Everything is cancelled and all travel has stopped now so it will have to wait before proper use. I may now have the time to read the manual. .

CanonFanBoy said:

The EF 135mm f/2L takes the extenders. I believe the EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro also works with them.

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Oops, quite right. I stand corrected.

cayenne said:

Thank you Jack,

I saw that one too....from what I could tell, it seems the one I linked to is an updated version of the one you linked to.

C

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Not updated. Three different approaches. The newest one is much smaller and concentrates on analyzing historically significant photos. The one you first cited is mostly graphic, has less text and is not as comprehensive as the original. It's more of a companion to the original with more examples of various parts of it. The original is a systematic approach to composition in photography.

Dang - hope this is posted on youtube or wherever - please let us know if you post it ~

I think I'm done buying cameras for a bit.....BUT, I have been eyeballing videos about the Fuji X-Pro 3.

Now to me, THAT looks like a fun little travel camera...small, capable and I'd think with maybe 2 lenses would be fun to take on the run when wanting to travel light.

But right now...shooting with what I have, and saving my nickels and dimes for the R5 and maybe a new piece of glass for it.....

C

Mahk43 said:

Hello,

Here is an interview (in french) of some CANON's head directors. It is illustrated with pictures of R/R5 with new 24-105 and 100-500.

https://phototrend.fr/2020/03/interview-canon-japon-fev-2020/

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I like this part:

Shoji Kaihara: as you may know, 18 months ago, we launched the EOS R, then the EOS RP, and with this new system on the market, we received a lot of feedback from customers: what they thought, what was good, what worked, what didn't work, what they wanted to see.

So we thought it was very important to us to collect what customers felt using EOS R and RP, in order to create a model we could be proud of, what we could call a second generation. The purpose was to make sure that we had covered the basics, so to speak. And we had the 2020 Olympics in mind, so we thought it was a great opportunity to showcase this model of which we are proud in 2020.

I want to tell you that we are in the final stages of developing the EOS R5 and are in the process of refining it. You’ll know we’re proud of it when it’s released and I think you’ll enjoy it.

Go Tokura: for Canon, we are positioning this EOS R5 as the companion of the new EOS 1D-X Mark III, so we know we have to get it out in time for the Olympics and it will be done.

Some of the Bluetooth protocols only allow one device to be connected. Its a issue that is starting to be noticed, so Bluetooth 5 allows for two audio devices, but thats just the headset protocol. You can often pair multiple devices, but only one can be active. If the BR-1 can be powered down, do that and see if things work then.

koenkooi said:

Buy all three!

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if I had the money

Sharlin said:

The 20fps stills mode is almost certainly 12-bit ADC (the 1DX3 e-shutter is also 12-bit in all drive modes).

But yeah, the 1DX3 5.5K/60fps has the same throughput as the R5's 8K/30fps… but only without AF!

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All about this R5 is distinctly different from the way Canon has done things in the past. I wonder why the 1DX III seemingly got less love from Canon with regards to the video AF.

Is it just a firmware thing? Since they wanted to make sure the body could be ready for the Olympics, maybe some aspects were left out of the initial development and meant to be added later.

Or does the R5 have more new hardware other than just IBIS, that was too experimental for the 1D series? I doubt it. So I would agree it has to be 12-bit with eShutter. But I also wrote that I can guarantee that the 8K mode will have no AF a few weeks back. So yeah...

So much to speculate about