I own one of these and love it. The camera is no comparison to any of our Canon cameras of course but it's really good.

Berowne said:

Michelstädter Rathausbräu? I am always on tour (official - dienstlich) in Süd-Hessen, and of course also in the Odenwald, i will have a look, perhaps for lunch - but no beer on duty.

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Genau! (My wife drives me home after the "visit".) German industrial beer has become so boring, due to standardized taste, that I'm always happy to find a good craftbeer. The same happened in Alsace, beer was brewed for the "Parisian taste", meaning less hops, less malt, less bitterness (less taste). Now we have about 200 small breweries in Alsace producing a beverage which can again be named "beer". This happy development came from the USA, where the big ones produced some cat-piss, more and more customers started to reject. That's when craftbeers were born, later on they came to Europe.
PS: Long live Leica!
PPS: Rathausbräu sells beer in bottles to take home! No excuse!

I think that is pretty much the only explanation I have at this point unless that is somewhow a gray market camera, which I inherently doubt.

neuroanatomist said:

There was never a MkII for the non-IS version, and Canon kept the non-IS in the lineup, whereas for the IS version there was a MkIII and an RF.

Same reason the 500/4 II goes obsolete years later than the 600/4 II, even though those lenses launched concurrently.

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We had that discussion elsewhere: I guess we'll never see a new 500mm f/4 prime in future from Canon, since the EF 600mm Mk III is already only 50 g heavier than the first EF 500mm prime, the f/4.5 L USM lens with 3 kg, introduced in 1992. Now the RF 200-500mm f/4 is announced, which surely is the next nail in the 500 f/4 prime coffin. Maybe they'll bring later a simpler RF 500mm f/5.6 on the marked, as patented recently. If they could offer such a smaller prime on a decent price level, I guess it could be a success and a good competition against Nikon's Z 600mm f/6.3.

yankiefrankie said:

For certain sports and wildlife shooting pre capture is a game changer. You get shots you would not have been able to get otherwise without shooting non stop trying to anticipate something is about to happen.

As I said in my post, when the R6ii was released there was no R1 or R52 close to being released. The R3 was the premier sports camera in the canon lineup. It would have made sense to release the crappy precapture implementation of the R6 as a firmware update to the R3. It would have made good marketing sense. People who were in the market for the R3 and really needed pre-capture my opt for the cheaper R62 just to get the feature. It turns out that the feature was garbage anyway, as implemented, but you wouldn't know that until you used it a bunch of times.

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Perhaps, but companies usually do not add new features to existing hardware, especially when new products are on the roadmap, as it gives an incentive to upgrade and give the company more money.

AlanF said:

The current EF 400mm f/4 DO ii actually has a front element of 95mm - I once measured it. The f number is a bit higher than 4 and the focal length just under 400mm. A bit more shaving of the f-number and focal length could produce a cheaper front element. But, the fashion now is for longer narrower lenses.

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Of course. I should have indicated ‘calculated’ threshold. The from element of my 600/4 II is 142mm in diameter, not 150mm.

I am really trying to decide if I want to get a Z and keep my older 70-200 2.8 for my BU R3 or for when my son is using it as a second shooter at events or if I just save the cash and get a second non-Z for the dual setup since they are on sale right now.

Benjamin_L said:

Pre capture on a custom button is most likely the most requested feature

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Such a feature would have been nice, but I never found it on the R1. Being able to assign the M-Fn3 button to Pre-capture would be ideal for my setup.

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Anyone still looking to grab the RF200-800 Canon US is showing them in stock.

I got mine today and managed to get it to lock up and forget some of my resent settings changes while trying to calibrate the eye tracking.

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I have seen countless computers do this same thing, even when they are supposed to update from an NTP server. They seem to be stuck using the BIOS time, which is generally garbage. I have never needed to sync my camera's time, but I generally only shoot with one body and I do not really care what the time is as long as the date is right, but can see your point with your use case. Post back and let us know how the app goes for you, that way we know if we have to do this ourselves in the future.

Does anyone know the screw size used for attaching the Power Zoom PZ-E2? I guess I'm looking for the screw diameter and threads per inch.

I just got the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L Z and the RF 24-105mm f/2.8L Z and I don't like the screw openings for attaching the Power Zoom adapter. The silvery screw openings make the lens look it's missing trim or not finished. I know the openings are weather sealed, so I'm not concerned about that. I just don't like their appearance. The adjacent anchoring holes are black inside and don't stand out as much.

I was hoping to find the right-sized screws somewhere and put them into these openings to finish the look of the lens. Given the lenses' cost, I don't like having bare screw openings in such visible locations. It's totally vanity on my part.

One warning about KEH, though it’s not their fault. Depending on the value of the gear you sell to them, you may end up adding complexity to your tax return. If you opt to have them pay you via PayPal (or any business pays you that way, really) and the amount exceeds a threshold, that triggers a 1099-K form that you’d need to deal with at tax filing.

The threshold used to be $20,000, then it was lowered $600 for the 2023 tax year but there was an outcry and the IRS deferred implementation and it’s supposed to be $5000 for this tax year. BUT it varies by state, for example in MA they did not defer the implementation of the $600 threshold for 2023. I had made the ‘mistake’ of sending a lens to KEH and I got a 1099-K that I was able to ignore for federal tax but not state tax. Not a huge issue, since it’s a sale for a loss, but it meant more paperwork.

The lesson for me was if I sell to KEH, I select the option to have them mail me a check.

MPB pays via ACH (direct deposit to your bank account), so no worries there.

I have only ever seen one FD 200 f 1.8, they must be a rare item.

Canon Rumors Guy said:

Second allocations hit some stores, not sure how many.

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B&H showed me that they have 158 backorders as of two days ago. They have a shipment of 150 arriving on the 27th, and a second shipment of 150 arriving on the 5th. They were unsure of timing for further shipments. But at least they will have all their back orders/ preorders filled soon.

AlanF said:

R6ii is £1560 (=€1870, $1950) including the 20% vat on the grey market. Black Friday price here from Canon or WEX is £2779 - £780 discount = £1999. The pricing is just a joke, a sick one.

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And I saved Euro 600 on the best Black Friday offer by ordering from Panamoz...
Very happy with my Euro 2230 RF 100-500 with 3 years warranty.

Ozarker said:

Anyone else going minimalist with this pair if the RF 70-150mm f/2L materializes?

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I’d definitely preorder the lens…but minimalist? No. My current ‘dynamic duo’ of the 24-105/2.8 and 100-300/2.8 is excellent. The combination of the 28-70/2 and a 70-150/2 would replace that for some indoor events.

I spoke to Sigma UK and they said they hadn’t heard or experienced any issues. They asked me to send a video, which I’ll do in the next couple of days. I’ve decided I’m going to return the lens and save up for the RF50mm f1.4 L VCM. It’s a shame because it’s a lovely lens but the new Canon lens will be smaller and no adapter to deal with.

Thanks for the heads up. The lenses have been designed to be lightweight by having the elements behind the front one to be far back and small to reduce weight. The aperture of the nominal 400/4 may just squeeze into 95mm, although the current EF 400mm f/4 DO ii is of similar size and too large for a 95mm filter. I'm interested, just.

EricN said:

The older Canon's front filter size is 95mm but the Sony is 86mm. Although it's been enough years that technology could have improved, that front element size could be a sign of reduced image quality, right?

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I don't think so^^... Many Sony lenses are way less heavier then Canon once... sadly.

I'd be eager to hear any experiences from anyone else who has brought this tripod in the door. Very intrigued by the leg system, but have some concerns about the rest -- quality of the head, lack of a bowl mount/leveling base (even given the legs are supposed to be your primary quick-leveling solution), etc.

Canon Rumors Guy said:

I'm wondering what took so long, I do wish it worked on the R3, but it does not. I do have overheating issues at 4K120p in warmer gyms. I may try another one, but I haven't found anyone that has reviewed the Ulanzi cooler on the R3.

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Did you find a cooler for the R3? I don't have overheating issues yet, but I am only starting on video.

neuroanatomist said:

I was also a big fan of AF point-linked spot metering on my 1D X, and hoped/presumed it would be included on the R1. I don't see any technical reason why any Canon MILC can't link one of the several hundred/thousand metering zones to the AF point. I would get keeping it a 1-series feature. Maybe there's a technical reason that's beyond me, but if not it's a real d!ck move from Canon, IMO.

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Agreed!