Thanks guys!

Looks like i have nothing to worry about wrt AF performance

And the olimpic games...

SecureGSM said:

I confirm that. I sourced a Sandisk high capacity card recently via an authorised Sandisk distributor. The card has failed within literary hours of use. Upon a rigorous investigation, it turns out that I was sold a counterfeit product. Refunded with apologies. with no explanation Provided as to how this even a possibility for a product sourced via an authorised supply chain. I made some calls
And apparently there are number of offical
And “unofficial” supply chains that they are connected to. It is becoming really convoluted lately. I am going to Source Sandisk product directly from the top level distributor in the country.

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I recently got a B+W polarizer through amazon that was about as genuine as a three dollar bill. I sent in back and bought a real B+W polarizer from B&H.

The kicker? I like the look of the shots I got with the fake filter better than the shots I've gotten with the genuine article!

dwarven said:

I'm betting the R6 is either going to have dual SD slots or one CFExpress slot. They have to differentiate it from the R5 beyond just changing the sensor.

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My guess is Cfexpress to be able to catch these speeds (12/20). Canon has to implement dual card slots or else they will kill sales of R6. If everything goes well I think that R6 will sell more this time than R5... especially if its sub 1000$ from R5.

YuengLinger said:

The college in our town has shifted to online only. Waiting for the other shoe to drop--public schools. Yikes! Homeschooling? Me? Now that will take a LOT of prayer.

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Those sounds very drastic measures and didn't know it had got to that stage, are you in the UK?

Hi AlanF, it should be a simple matter to calculate power sent into the battery during a charging cycle - this is just mA integrated with time. I expect the measurement to be reasonably accurate. I agree that it is the discharged power that counts. If we assume that the charged power is measured consistently (even if not accurately) and that there is a reasonably good relationship between charged and discharged power, then the relative charged power of two batteries should give a reasonably indication of comparative capacity. This indicates that the Wasabi is about 5% less than the Canon, even though it claims quite a bit higher.

Hi MSP, the Wasabi battery is near new (just two charge cycles). I don't know how many cycles the LP-E6N has had - I got it new with my R in October 2019 and rotate four batteries through the R. Its still showing 3 green bars in the R battery health indicator. I think the comparison is fair.
As for burning the house down, I haven't read of any situations where Wasabi or Watson batteries have damaged cameras, although there are a few reports of batteries swelling and being difficult to remove from Olympus cameras. My father flies radio controlled aircraft. The lithium batteries he uses to power the electric motors in his planes do combust from time to time (they are a different form of lithium) - he stores his batteries in a ceramic pot with a lid!

I've always used Canon batteries in my Canons (300D, 20D, 5D, 5DII, 5DsR, 6D, M3 and now R) until now. Previously there were issues with incompatible chips, but the Wasabi is fine. I'm not concerned about damage. The question is the length of life. Let's see. I'm also interested in the new battery in the R5.

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Its not so much where the final assembly is done as it is where the components are produced. Even a single component can stop production if it can't be sourced elsewhere.

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Precision and quality in the final assembly is extremely important, I just remember Nikon's trouble with D800 sensors that weren't well adjusted. Some years ago, Roger Cicala from lens rentals guessed in a blog that Canon's production has reached a new level of precision, because Canon's lenses tested didn't show any badly decentered copies anymore. When they e.g. reviewed Nikon's then new 300mm f/4 diffraction lens they had to rung three copies or so though their optical tests until they got a well-centered copy. Plus, my wife bought a Sigma 500mm f/4.5 for her Nikon gear some years ago, because a rare review of 300, 400, and 500mm primes in a German photozine revealed that most Nikon lenses suffered from decentered lenses, again.

I think that Nikon follows a policy of financial cuts since many years that aren't good for quality, at least below the level of their D(X) series. In fact, in former times Canon cameras were cheaper than Nikon's, now it has partially reversed. Sad, I loved Nikon's quality in the old analogue times...

Mine doesn't and I have had it for a long time.
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I avoid deals like that, but do use the B&H Payboo card where I get my 9.6% sales tax rebated off the purchase. I have it set to automatically pay the full amount due so there is never a balance carry over. Its basically a way to get the price reduced by the sales tax amount.

Quirkz said:

Judging by some of the photos you’ve shared, worth it

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You are very kind.

YuengLinger said:

Sorry, I've never met a staffer at BB that knows anything. Maybe things have changed? I gave up going there several years ago.

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Worse, they will tell you an outright lie rather than admit they don't know.

I ran into one that DID know something once, and he complained he couldn't get other departments to just refer people to him when they had a question in their area of expertise.

Other than seeing the size of the camera in someone's hand, don't bother watching the rest of the video. This guy is beyond over the top and annoying.

The camera definitely looks bigger than the current R. I'm excited to see it in person.

Act444 said:

Question: Do you use DPP for post-processing workflow (if you post-process at all)? It seems these new RF cameras have DLO (digital lens optimizer) enabled by default, which can make these lenses seem a bit better than they really are. I noticed this with my RP and 35mm 1.8 - at f1.8, the IQ seemed surprisingly decent with sharp corners...then I realized DLO was preset. Once I disabled it, the corners got noticeably softer. It seems that with MILC (specifically, RF mount), digital correction of lens flaws and electronic image manipulation will be much more prevalent.

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I only use Lightroom and raw images, so there is no DLO corrections in my images.

They should be pretty much the same, but only if you use one shot and not servo. But it is tricky. When calibrating you need at least 10 EV light and test at 50x focal length and take at least 5 shots at each AFMA value, with pull it completely oof between shots. Then compare them in Lr at full 1:1.

one of the many reasons I don’t miss dslr’s

CanonFanBoy said:

There hasn't been a topic in pages and pages.

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No reason not to try again

Two of my least favorite talking heads. And I've never seen any videos by Serge Ramelli.

FamilyGuy said:

Give up on profits? Nah. Make a low cost adapter and charge a nice margin. R&D costs for a one time universal battery grip that they don’t need to redesign for every new camera body and charge the same for this grip as for all their body specific grips. A lot more profit in this model.

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If the electronic interface is the same (a universal adapter wouldn't work otherwise), making a new camera-specific grip is just a matter of reshaping the plastic, a quick & cheap job.

brad-man said:

PS: Feel free to replace focusing with zooming in my response. You know who you are...

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I use a Directaction large messenger and sometimes add more pockets to the pals/molle ladders on the outside as needed for extra bits, speedlights and lenses. It is compact enough and the little built in pockets fit my filters and batteries etc but I especially like the internal velcro real estate that can be used to set up dividers or stick wallets and small admin pounches and panels or pockets that have hook/loop backs to the inside of the bag to keep them accessible without them being loose. There are other brands with similar designs and features in bigger/smaller sizes to it. Plus the padded small folder pocket fits my tablet I use with dslr controller thus the layout of that brand works best for me but other bags with similar style but diggerent base config may suit you better.

Viggo said:

Sony focuses stopped down

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So for the Sony that's a bug, not a feature

Quirkz said:

Just to clarify, these shots are with the rf50 that you sold in favor of the 28-70?

Great images, as always.

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The ones labeled as from the RF 50, yes.

Frodo said:

Do you have the camera set to AF tracking? I don't have the two lenses you mention. Last night I shot an event, mainly EF 85/1.8 and EF200/2.8, mostly using eye tracking. Brlliant!. Focus on eye, recompose, expose. Really quick and accuate for relatively static subjects. Previous time out shooting running event. Tracking seems to slow AF aquisition, and so got lot of OOF images. Turn tracking off, but keep servo AF - much better.

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I use release priority if that’s what you mean, getting 5 instead of 3 fps. More chance of oof images, but frankly it doesn’t miss for anything but the fastest action.

Guess the only way to find out is try out the R5 for the things the R misses on.

Thank you *so* much for everything you have done, ... but for me what has mattered most is your lens teardowns - and in particular for the Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8. I had been leaning to get into mirrorless FF with Canon because of the great lenses they make and their better ergonomics than other brands. You showed just how well made Canon can make something, and now it is the only company I am waiting for to jump into FF mirrorless with as soon as they come out with a great body (and the R5 looks like it is the one for me).

Thank you!

jdavidse said:

If they were RF to EF adapter/teleconverters, then they would not be two different lengths. The RF to EF adapter is simply a spacer- 20mm to be exact that moves the lens exactly that much further from the sensor. The 2x extender looks to be about twice the thickness of the 1.4x. So, no, there is no way these double as EF adapters.

What I find most interesting is why are they releasing these now, if they are compatible with just one lens? A 1000mm f14 lens is not quite useful if you buy the 2x. The 1.4 gives you something much more usable. Sure, they will sell more of these down the road, when there are more suitable lenses released. But why now? Unless there is another RF big white being announced this year.

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My 1.4x and 2x are different lengths. The adapter length doesn't have to be clear space - otherwise it would be a mechanical version of an adapter + EF-EF TC welded together. An RF-EF TCs could have the optics using the same space as what an adapter spacer would take up. Makes perfect sense for using EF big whites.
I agree with the timing issue. I would be surprised if an RF-RF 1.4x TC could not be used on the 100-500mm lens but 2x is a different story. Releasing a 400mm DO makes perfect sense with RF-RF TCs.

jjesp said:

And what is the price for a new R with the 35mm?

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At the time of announcement, I could have the the R for around $2300 AUD and the 35mm for $399 so pretty good.