Random Orbits said:

Yes, let's take a look at the lens weight shall we (from TDP). All Ls versus Sigma Sport/Art except for 105mm where Nikon's f/1.4 is used as a comparison.

Lens Canon Sigma
14mm 22.6 (2007) 39.2 (2017)
24mm 24 (2008) 24.5 (2015)
35mm 27.9 (2015) 24.5 (2012)
50mm 22.1 (2006) 30.2 (2014)
85mm 34.2 (2017) 41.8 (2016)
105mm Nikon 36.5 61.8 (2017)
135mm 27.5 (1996) 42.4 (2017)
24-70 29.5 (2012) 37.2 (2017)
70-200 57.9 (2018) 66.9 (2018)

So, let's see... yes, the Sigma's do generally weight significantly more than Canon, especially for lens 2016 and after. Granted the Sigma 14mm has a significantly larger max aperture than the Canon, but I think the trend is pretty clear in Del Paso's favor. So who is cherry picking data now?

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Thanks for the data but I'm not following your narrative, or perhaps there's gaps in your explanation that I can't make sense of.

If you explain in detail, I would like you to create a scenario where a photographer would carry all 9 lenses at the same time; hence, the reason you listed out all of the lenses?. While that's a wild assumption, which is unlikely a competent photog would do but that's where the gaps may be to your narratives. Again, in 2008 when the 5D mark ii set the a high benchmark for FF, in use of photo and video, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200 f/2.8IS was a popular set of lenses people (including myself) own and use. When the 5D mark iii came out w/ higher resolution, limiting ourselves to w/ 35mm f/1.4L and 85mm f/1.8 was feasible.

Back to my original point about competition - there's even more demand now (due to high res sensor) for people to shoot primes. Prime lenses are profitable to make and a lot less complex to design and manufacturer. Again, I'm not making a point about the brands and I've owned Canon, Sigma, and Samyang at one point in time - they're just tools, but I like to replace them at a reasonable costs and competitions are good for consumers like myself.

Meatcurry said:

Will there be 2 versions of the RF 85mm? Look at the markings "DS" and "Defocus Smoothing"

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As long as the in focus parts ar sharp, crispy and coloful and this edge to edge, I see no reason for a RF 85 w/o DS.

Viggo said:

Just tried in Av with ETTL and f1.2 with the RF and it’s properly exposed. Have you changed exposure compensation for the flash?

I unfortunately have no EF lenses to test with the adapter.

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No, no FEC applied. Once I change aperture to F2.0 - image is properly exposed.
Don't have RF lenses to test. Maybe I'll go to the camera shop to try that.

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500px is notifying users of the breach, while Fotolog didn't yet, but it could take some time to be notified.

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5D3 and 5D4 are outstanding cameras and you can't go wrong either way. I used 5D3 for a few years and have had pictures from it enlarged to 40x60 inches in my home. I now use two 5D4's and they are slightly better, especially in focus tracking (and switching focus arrays with the new back toggle switch), but if you don't do action or fast wildlife then the 5D3 will be great. I bought both of my 5D4's from the Canon refurbished site, which is a good option (maybe they have 5D3 as well?).

BTW, when viewed in dark mode, the vote button has yellow writing in a yellow box....

ethanz said:

lol

I like your username.

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Thanks! And it is true, so true.

I think they should change whole viewfinder consept on cameras .
Viewfinder should be moved to left corner so you can get better vision for left eye .
There would be old fashioned mechanical cross hair aimer for left eye to center camera.
you know how difficult its aim flying bird with long tube.if you dont get it immediately to view ,then you need check with other eye where it went.
Electrical viewfinder for right eye would be just 1000 pixel one to show profile lines for composition and AF red dots .
You dont really need see all details or colors to take photograph .All that is away from shooting speed .and photoediting speed
Like two different viewfinder mode ,normal mode and low resolution sketch mode ,would be nice option.

Is the price going to $1299, $1499, or $1599 body only? Is the kit lens really going to be the RF 24-105mm for about $2100 or $2400 ; $2200 or $2500 with the adaptor but hope is that the soon to be announced 24-240mm lens and the 35mm lens will be kitted with it for $1900 or $2200; $2000 or $2300 with the adaptor?

Never had a Canon bag but for 39.95 the Canon backpack is still my favorite over Lowepro and Gitzo.If they made a bigger one I would buy two!

I love this lens! It's sharp wide open, has an accurate autofocus and is very well balanced on my M5. And it looks nice, too. I did some comparisons with my 50mm 1.2 on my 5DIII and was shocked on how much sharper the 32mm most of the time is.
With this lens in my kit, I grew to love my M5 more. Together with the great 11-22mm, the handy 22mm and the (more rarely used) 55-200mm I'm almost perfectly happy. Maybe a 53mm f/1.4 would do the trick.

Just got home from a soccer tournament my son and his team attended, I have only the RF50 which is less than ideal for soccer, but can get very close to the “around the goal” shots. I can’t show any pictures as it feature other people’s kids, but it demolished my 1dx2, I’ve shot in the same venue a few times previously with the 1dx and 1dx2 and they did not do fantastic. I counted the number of hits and it is 98% hit at f1.2! I’m blown away, and the focus is so dead on and they are so sharp! Wow!

Apple has less than 10% of the global laptop market. Apple is the 4th largest laptop maker.

to follow latest fashion it could be re-used 5ds sensor with pixel shift too .
When they bring new sensor generation ,i would think they use first it with 1Dx3

rsdofny said:

I like this form factor, can Canon make a APS-C mirrorless camera to replace 90D or 7D at around $900-1300?

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You'll never get a 7D equivalent mirrorless for that price, because of the need for pro-level body and weather sealing. Hard actually to see it in the APS-C based EOS M series at all because of the size (including dual DIGICs and card slots). Given the cropping potential of mirrorless FFs, there would be an argument to just use the future pro (or high MP) version in crop mode if you really wanted the equivalent of the 7Dii. Which all brings us back to the timing of such a future pro version. If it actually is 2020, then a 7Diii might still be a possibility, although it is not really due yet on traditional timeframes.

My first quick Astro Test https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/62285072

sanj said:

Sorry if this has been brought up before. I have not been regular here of late. With all the new RF lenses coming out, is there anyone here who will continue to buy DSLR? I know I will not. Thank you.

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Yes I will, as long as possible. I don't get the advantage of these uncomfortable litte cameras with their electronic viewfinders. It's like new cars with automatic transmission: wouldn't take it for free. My EOS 5DII already felt like an expensive compromise since it had features I really wanted (full frame sensor mostly) but also stuff that I still wish it didn't have - like autofocus and such. I know, crazy.
I'm really the Leica type but couldn't afford it at the time. Or to use the automotive comparison again: now that BMW is getting rid of the manual transmission in their regular cars (M3 remains to be seen...) I may end up getting a classic 911. Maybe it's time to sell my Canon gear and buy a Leica with two lenses and call it a day.

The table above shows the CIPA sales data from 2015-2018, CIPA's projected camera sales for 2019 & Canon's projected camera sales for 2020.

Based on the CIPA 2019 & Canon 2020 sales figure I am fairly confident that companies like Canon & Nikon may not release any more new DSLR (Reflex) models anymore before July 2020 and instead put in all their R&D money into more mirrorless camera bodies and lenses that are equal or exceed the features, capability and accuracy of DSLRs sold today.

Canon CEO also noted mirrorless camera sales aren't significantly adding to its bottom line, but are instead significantly eating into the sales of DSLRs. If any R&D capital is going to cannibalize your money makers during your current product's mid-cycle then you may as well just release new generation of mirrorless camera models at the end of the product cycle of your DSLRs.

Personally, I would prefer 1 more generation of DSLRs within the next 17.5 months but market forces may force the 1D X Mark II, 5D Mark IV, 5Ds / 5Ds R, 6D Mark II and 7D Mark II to be the last full frame and high end APS-C DSLR models to be developed.

Maximilian said:

Yup!
But why another thread?
https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/i...icially-announces-the-af-85mm-f-1-4-ef.35210/
https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?threads/samyang-af-85mm-f-1-4-coming-soon.35198/

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Sorry, missed that one.

applecider said:

There was a topic here where we discussed the MTF curves betweeen the series two and three 400 and 600. Without resurrecting that topic what was the final feeling of the issue of potential optical quality between the series? It looked to me that absent a different methodology the newer series MTF is not quite where the series two MTF and presumably optical quality are.

The weight and balance are a totally different hand of cards winning hand.

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Also the mkI was ridiculously sharp. It's the only lens I've used with a 2x TC and found the sharpness wide open excellent. Although the AF was less accurate with a 2x. The problem with the mk1 is the weight of the thing. I need to heaviest Video tripod to handle the lens adequately. It's no joke finding a tripod and fluid head that can handle a 12Kg + load effortlessly. But the images I get from it are exceptional. I'd like to try a mkIII purely for the weight reduction, but if the IQ is anything less than the mkI....what's the point?

Mt Spokane Photography said:

I have a ton of M42, Nikon, OM, as well as lots of adapters. I also have one FD - EF glassless adapter, but I don't recall ever using it.

I have tested some of the old lenses on my R, I just use the appropriate EF adapter and attach them to the EF-RF adapter that came with my R. That works fine. I have sold a number of my old Nikon glass, but still have 6 or so old lenses and one 50mm f/1.8D that I keep in case I get a Nikon digital body to test out. I have a AF film body for it.

I need to get rid of that old stuff, I have boxes and boxes, each one dedicated to one brand.

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It is amazing what we can accumulate over the years. For me to consider my Takumar collection complete I still need a 20, 24, and 85mm. I have the hoods and cases. The problem is always the price for good condition with no haze or fungus. Love that old M42 stuff and don't really care what brand they are at all. Sometimes it's just fun to mount one and use it. Nostalgia for old things is what grabs me. I never owned any of that back then, I just like the idea of preserving it. It will be a lot of fun (hopefully) to share with my grandson one day. Hoping the focus peaking works well on one of the R cameras. Works great on my Olympus, but the crop is murder.

8nfortunately I don’t recall the link as I had no need to keep it.

For sure the cost and space are the main issues with all these big printers. I started large format printing with the Epson 4900, their P-1000 at the time, but it was a love hate relationship as I had many banding issues, I then got the Epson 7900, their P-2000 at the time, and that lasted less than 300 prints before a terminal head failure! At least I got 1,500 or so out of the 4900 before it went to the scrap head...

It really put me off large format printing but then the new P series Canon printers were announced and I not only read and reread Kieth’s review, I contacted him directly for some pointers. After that I was sold and ended up getting the P-2000, mainly for space.

The main reason I say get the 4000 if you can is that it is all well and good printing full bleed to 24”, but that gives you nothing to mount, I like a good 3 inch border all around a print that big to give me mounting room and something to mat on. Practically with my 20mp camera I rarely print larger than 20” x 30” so it all works out most of the time.

It possibly violated a patent and was banned by customs. That happens frequently when the Chinese copy products. If they didn't agree to stop, all of their products might be banned. I've had to report violations of products I sell in the past, and they stopped importing them.

BeenThere said:

The patent diagram look obvious and generic. I’m surprised that this is not essentially how other companies do IBIS and is already patented somewhere.

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yes, such is what you get in patents...
Unfortunately you often need to read them to see what's being discussed. problem is that they are never (by their nature) written for ease of reading...

Panasonic s sitem show how a camera should be in terms of ergonomics.
The layout it's perfect.
Learn canikony...this is what a pro should have...and also enthusiasts
The price... Well... The price make you buy the canikons