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Click · Jul 25, 2024

Welcome to CR!

scyrene · Jul 25, 2024

SwissFrank said:
Fair enough. I never even considered getting a special mount. I only shot the moon because my 31st floor apartment had a great view of all the evening departures taking off from Haneda, about one a minute for hours, and pretty much guaranteeing 3-4 transits like this a night around full moon (actually earlier moonrises would have also worked but never thought of it). Of course a special mount would have helped a huge amount for the moon, but I also wanted to freeze the aircraft. This was 600/4 and 2x and 1DsMkIII I think, and still cropped maybe to 2400mm FOV or so. 1/80, ISO800

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Nice shot. Fwiw I wouldn't worry about pushing the ISO on moon shots because imo you can apply much more aggressive noise reduction and sharpening than on other subjects. I've photographed it up to 5600mm without a tracking mount (in that instance, the exposures were 1/200). Going as high as ISO 3200 should be fine for this sort of thing.

vjlex · Jul 24, 2024

I'm not an MTF charts guy, but I also am hesitant to embrace lenses that are starting to lean more and more into digital correction and AI (more closed-source, proprietary software; waiting for R5 camera profiles was a debacle that soured me). For premium prices, I expect premium glass/optics whether I use it for weddings, traveling, or charts and diagrams on my wall. I have been holding out for a 35mm for several years now. Admittedly, the wedding photos above are some of the best examples that I have seen yet, but they are but one use case. I have no problem if this camera scratches the itch of other Canon shooters. I am not sure though I understand the need to disparage reviewers who have a different (but I think fair) take on this lens. And I neither want to be an apologist for Canon or give in to a sunk cost mentality.

That's not to say I have completely written this lens off. I have not personally tried it yet. I'm sure at some point I will, and I too may decide that it is satisfactory for me. But as it stands, (particularly the gearing of it toward video features that will not benefit me, and the deepening reliance on digital correction and AI), I will hold my fire to see if that 1.2 photography-centric 35mm is on the horizon.

Maximilian · Jul 23, 2024

Thanks, Click.

Jul 22, 2024

Focus bracketing uses electronic shutter. The R5 cannot use a flash in electronic shutter mode, the readout speed is too slow. The R3 has a stacked sensor that yields a readout speed fast enough to use flash with electronic shutter, so it can use the flash for focus bracketing.

The R5 II has a stacked sensor and will be able to use flash with electronic shutter (at a max sync of 1/160 s). Most likely, the R5 II will be able to focus bracket with flash.

Juangrande · Jul 21, 2024

Canon Rumors Guy said:
That's 2025. The hybrids first... Then the photo lenses.

koenkooi · Jul 21, 2024

Canon Rumors Guy said:
[...]For filters, I'm all in on Maven Filters, and have regular communication with Michael. [...]

But but but he's a YOUTUBER!

EricN · Jul 20, 2024

meywd said:
I think reviews are a great source of traffic

Especially when I don't think a week goes by that someone doesn't pose a species I never knew existed, let alone all the wonderful photos.

scyrene · Jul 20, 2024

Billybob said:
My preorder is in, but I'm getting cold feet. I was hoping that the readout speed would be on par with the R3, but that's not that big of concern if the AF is as improved as suggested. What gives me pause is that I can't for the life of me think of what lens(es) I'd use to harness this great tech. I've got the 100-500L, which is okay but not comparable to an exotic prime for wildlife shooting. I'm not spending $10k plus for one of Canon's, and I'm not being a used EF lens, so there's no lens that fits my needs or on the horizon. A 600mm DO would be perfect, but I'm no holding my breath. So, I'll likely cancel that preorder until there is a compelling long lens offering in ZF.

A 600 DO would be at least as expensive as the current f/4, unless it was narrower aperture. And whaddya know, there is a narrower aperture RF 600 DO - the f/11!

EricN · Jul 19, 2024

frankchn said:
The market for that lens will be tiny compared to the 200-800 because the 200-500 will likely be $14-16k USD.

I think the weight will also reduce the market compared to the 200-800. Even the 28-70 f/2 as well as the two f/1.2 primes get complaints about the weight.

Speedfinder · Jul 19, 2024

When I look at an image on the back of the camera I get battery, card number, speed , aperature , iso , raw etc. Is there any way I can see the lens information without loading it onto a computer ? I use 3 bodies so I want to know whats (lens) doing best in the field.
My desktop is in another country.

HeavyPiper · Jul 18, 2024

Shoshone Falls Idaho

Jul 18, 2024

And remove the battery.

Juppeck · Jul 18, 2024

If a camera dont't able to write in a higher speed, what should be better with a faster card? Nothing? The main issue is, that the SoC don't have enough memory on-chip available. An more System performance reuqires more energy and thos will heatup the system.

Speedfinder · Jul 18, 2024

Occasionally I find situations photographing flying birds that need a 200mm lens. An example would be on big sea cliffs with strong winds. I use a 200mm as its easier to track a non linear flight than the 300 f 2.8. I have got some great shots with the EF200mm 2.8L but I wonder apart from the weight and cost would a EF200 f 2L do any better with focusing speeds ?

koenkooi · Jul 18, 2024

AJ said:
R3?

I think the R3 lacks the automatic subject detection.

Sporgon · Jul 17, 2024

Still love the (12 bit) files from my 5D

warc1 · Jul 17, 2024

+1

I hate this.

Jul 16, 2024

Preorders should start for both the R1 and R5II at announcement time, 6 AM Eastern (New York) time.

Jul 16, 2024

john1970 said:
How very very true. I often find myself bringing back details in shadows and highlights as needed. There is much more latitude with today's sensor that there was a decade ago.

I edit this way too for the most part.

Having recently edited 5DS and R files almost side by side, though, I found the difference to be not as great as it might seem. The R files are a bit more flexible overall, yes, but if the highlights were gone on one camera, they were typically gone on the other as well.

I’m at a point where I want to reduce the amount of time editing and increase the amount of time shooting, so I’m doing what I can to get the OOC result as close to final/satisfied as I can get.

Diko · Jul 16, 2024

DhlcadR6 said:
There's no proper leaks and it's in the 48hrs countdown....

Indeed at that point we have 100% final paper locked specs. Now I know that the resolution won't be anything else than 45 MPs. But the rest..... :/
In 17 hours give or take we would know.

AlanF · Jul 16, 2024

scyrene said:
Baffling moral code.

Seems to have been central to Christianity and Islam, and occupied many artists and philosophers over the centuries so not everyone baffled. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins

Jul 15, 2024

Deleted member 396222 said:
"We have now seen..." More rumors? I feel after 2 years, it is time for some facts...Where seen? When seen? Being used by who ? Why can't post? And equally important, who is the "we" that have seen?

Anyone who sees the new bodies is made to sign an NDS, hence the lack of information out there. Hold for a couple more days and there will be plenty online about them.

landon · Jul 13, 2024

If you sell the C70 now, you'll be making a loss, and who knows when the rumoured C70ii will be available.

Maximilian · Jul 12, 2024

Well known German Magnum photographer Thomas Hoepker died at the age of 88.
Hoepker was the author of some of the most famous photographs of the past decades, incl. portraits of Muhammad Ali.

Thank you for your artistic and journalistic work.

You can find the obituary and a gallery here.