Lovely shots!

Arnie said:

I have read all the sections you mentioned and already set up back buttons for different focus scenarios and using them very efficiently but incorporating eye controlled auto focus with them seems to bit more tricky/requiring bit more homework. I tried a few set ups but can't seem to get the eye controlled autofocus working properly for the time being, will keep on working on it. Thanks for input, you have been very helpful.

That section does not cover eye controlled autofocus, I've been thru the chapter that has eye controlled autofocus but still can not get it working properly with my back button focus settings. It is working but not exactly picking up where I am looking, may be need to do calibration again. I might also have to change how I set up my back button focusing to suit eye controlled auto focus. I am using 3 back buttons for back button focusing at the moment. Thanks for your input.

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If my answer is useless or off topic, please disregard.
I almost got crazy trying to set the eye controlled AF working on my R5 II. It just didn't focus where it should.
Until I read somewhere that the shutter release button should configured so it would enable not only shutter release and metering, but also the use of Eye AF. No idea whether it's the same with the R1...

Thanks for all the great tests. Could you guys please if possible do these tests for 35VCM and 50VCM, I’m on the fence getting these lenses for night panorama!

What do you think about a 28-400?

I do like the 24-240 but it’s a bit short on the long end.

I RMAd two of the 256GB v60 cards and received two 256GB v90s today. Took a fair bit longer than promised but I say I consider this great customer service.

Rosssiiii said:

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I discovered that when I use the dummy battery with the Canon 50d and I try to take a photo the camera turns off at the exact moment it raises the mirror and remains with the it stuck in a raised position, then I reconnect the battery and the mirror lowers again.

There are no problems capturing photos when the camera is in live view mode because in this case it only has to activate the shutter.

I tried connecting the dummy battery to various 5v power banks and the transformed voltage is 8.42v, the one the camera receives, so there shouldn't be any problems but still this happens.

Perhaps more than not providing enough current something strange happens and I don't understand if it's the software side, however it's just a curiosity to understand since fortunately I was able to take photos anyway keeping the mirror always raised with the live view.

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You may have a problem with your choice of 5v power for the dummy battery. As you suggest it’s likely the current is inadequate. For most AC to DC power supplies, you’ll see the output amperage on the power supply. There are two or more indicator locations on the 50D (according to the user manual I just read) that show the battery condition. That applies whether you are using a real battery or the dummy battery. Check your camera to see if it registers a full battery when using the dummy battery. I have a third party brand dummy battery that I use with my Canon 60D. That power supply provides 30 watts (1-2 amps) at the 8.4v required. It’s not the voltage that’s the likely problem with your equipment. It’s probably the amperage (current).

Bob Howland said:

Would something comparable to the Sony FX30 be too much to hope for?

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Yes. My baseless speculation is that it will be more like the Sony Sony ZV-E10 II and Nikon Z30.

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R5 Mk 1, Firmware 2.1.0.. The checkered flag button doesn't work for me in video mode. I mean the right-most one with the grid, official name "AF point selection" button.

That is it works before recording, including button customizations, but once I start recording it does nothing.

E.g. I set it to "Movie Servo AF enable/disable" and it only works before recording. The same function works during recording when I put it on the "Depth-of-field preview" button or the "Auto Exposure lock" button.

Same with other functions, they just won't work during recording when I put them on that button, yet work fine on others.

Does it work for you? Any ideas besides a full reset?

Richard CR said:

Compact camera does struggle as a category here for sure. I honestly thought these nonsense superzooms were crazy and probably never sold well, but I guess they did.

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Yesterday’s Nikon was the first I’ve seen for several years now. My experience is that the very long zoom compacts are niche products with birders, and I see more birders than most.

Just saw this and I'm going to try and track one down to play with.

Two thoughts:

1. It flabbergasts me that this didn't launch focused on the sporting (birding/hunting) market first.
2. If OIS is only in play for the visible light optics, hitting a pin (or a deer) might be fairly difficult as your laser would drift differently than what you see through the monocular.

The second one is less of an issue for golf as most pins have retroreflectors in them now, but for 300yds on an animal? That'll be tough.

That said, super neat product and I'll be interested to test it vs the hunting focused options I have already.

MikeGalos said:

Not if you want to be able to focus to infinity.

The flange focal distance of RF mount is 20mm. The flange focal distance of Z mount is 16mm. Without using something exotic like an adapter with internal elements the adapter would have to be -4mm thick.

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Thanks for the confirmation - I suspected as much

P-visie said:

Sorry, I also forgot Canon using more obtuse and opaque terminology, like “paraxial image height” in patent applications.

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indeed. i still don't really understand that in terms of a optical patent application.

Click said:

Very nice series. Well done!

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Thank you, Click!

Jersey City, NJ

Pretty cool shot! Well done, Noreaster.

Josh-H said:

Nope, I'm not - paid hard-earned for all my Canon cameras over the last 25+ years.

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Nothing wrong with pointing out a good camera when you use one. Don’t worry about all the naysayers. They’re never gonna buy one nor ever going to have the equivalent skills to know if it’s right for them if they did. Fantastic work, lovely write up.

seriyong said:

Very nice photos, we can see that you had a great vacation!

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That we did, everything went great, apart from my diet

Not something as simple as the camera AF tracking just happened to coincidentally be following the action that you were also looking at?

Good that Canon is removing many paper handling limitations of the previous models - with my PRO-10 I have to get panorama prints printed by an external lab. But how easy is to get pre-cut panorama paper? I've seen some but based on A4 size - I'd like something based on A3/A3+. It is true one can get a roll and cut it themselves., but may require de-curling.

It's certainly interesting prospect. The EF 8-15mm L f4 fisheye is a great and small lens that sits easy in a travel bag and can go wider than anything else. I've been a bif fan of this lens since it's launch and it's easily the most versatile fisheye lens ever made. Sometimes I de-fish the images in lightroom for good effect and I get images that are wider in perspective than my EF 11-24mm. Sure the corners are stretchy and mush....but as an occasional (and light weight) lens it's verry useful.
Addding a drop in element that allows this sweet little lens to become a 16mm rectilinear prime really adds a lot more to it's versatility.

frankchn said:

The RF is a bit smaller and lighter (10mm and ~100g) but yeah. They'll just discontinue the old one when the introduce the new one, but I guess they might want to wait till stock of the EF has been depleted first.

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Yes and no. It's suprising how many new EF lenses are still being sold across the world. It's still a significant market for Canon. Many have not migrated to RF cameras and many that have are happy with their EF glass,

There's a new version that came out on the 27th for 1.10.1

Has all the same updates from 1.0.9.1 except they added one more thing:

11. The accuracy of the timecode when the camera is turned off and the [Time Code Run] setting is set to [Free Run] has been improved.

Along with fixing some of their bugs from that latest firmware announced in December.

koenkooi said:

The LP-EL does charge in LP-E6 chargers, which adds to the confusion.

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True...but the LP-EL extends beyond the side of the charger, whereas the LP-E6 does not.

JWest said:

Hey, more than a year later but did you ever get a tse 135? I did recently, december I think, and it was incredibly difficult to find a new one. I ended up finding a source on amazon and while I was skeptical, it turned out to be legit. I now have all the last canon tse lenses as well as the fuji 30TS and laowa. 15 and 20 Shifts.

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Nope, I decided to pass. Hope you’re enjoying yours!

David - Sydney said:

I wonder if the body form factor puts some people off as it doesn't look like a "traditional" camera. It is rare that it is compared to the Sony ZV-E10 for instance. Maybe the V1 will change that. Hopefully better than the Nikon 1 V1.

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well, the ZV-E10 has interchangeable lenses and is in a totally different price bracket too.

I think this camera has a messaging issue. Traditional media views it through the lens of a traditional camera and judges its merits by traditional camera metrics. So automatically the majority of them are going to scoff at its merits because it doesn't fit how they use a camera. Canon can't even get any of the traditional camera reviewers to even cover the V10, instantly dismissing it as a toy camera. Youtube is also a weird demographic. All the massive YT channels stick to a phone. You watch YT and you think everyone is using a Sony cam like an a7R4 for vlogging when statistics show they're not.

The people I've talked to love the form factor (my coworkers are generally Gen Z with millennials aging out or moving into managerial positions), but the issue is how to get the video into a state for social media. On a phone, you record in the app (like TikTok) and then apply a bunch of filters, stickers, effects, etc. Edit on the timeline of the app. But with the Canon, you have to transfer the video to the phone which takes time. The traditional way of copying the video to a computer and then using a NLE editor produces the best quality and results. But in a social media world, it's perceived as inauthentic. And it takes a lot of time when people want to shoot something out super quick.

And then there's trying to satisfy the traditional camera world but also satisfying the social media world. Like 4K is a "must" for the traditional camera world. But it's not for the social media world. What the social media world needs is vertical resolution. so a 1080x1920 works great. So with a 4K camera, you can take that 3840x2160 and crop it down to 1080x1920. But it's not optimal. 1920x1080 only gives you 1080 vertical resolution. The Canon does do 1080x1920 vertical videos and 2160x3840 vertical video which is pretty cool. Set the camera to FHD 1920x1080 and turn the camera to record horizontal 1080x1920 videos. It saves on battery, produces less heat and looks great on social media/phones. Hmm, now I have test if my R5ii does vertical 1080x1920... I never actually tried.

And there's the whole matter of carrying two things. It's like if you have a MB and an iPad. super annoying. It's why I have a Surface Pro. But if Canon can somehow smooth out the transfer process, it would smooth out the entire workflow. An AirDrop or Quick Share method for the Canon world. I know