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landon · Jul 11, 2024

What would the C70ii look like? I rearranged some things for a slender body.

Del Paso · Jul 10, 2024

Basically a Panasonic at almost twice the price...
"Wetzlar and Germany" have nothing to do with the origin of the product. They are registered trademarks, nothing else.

Quack · Jul 10, 2024

My first digital camera when it was just known as the Digital Rebel. Used it for 10 years until I bought the 6D. What I learned was that you needed to more than double the MPs to really make a difference, as I thought I would replace this camera with the 12.2 MP 450D, but then didn't. (Yes, I know there are exceptions if you need to crop a lot). Also learned that crop cameras did certain things better for me when I bought the 6D, and then bought a crop camera to supplement the full frame, which I still do to this day (and shoot the crop cameras far more often than the FF).

koenkooi · Jul 10, 2024

Marshallg said:
But a 60mp sensor would be very undesirable for shooting video.

Look at these resolutions:
Sony 60mp: 9504 x 6336
Canon 45mp: 8192 x 5464
8K DCI: 8192 x 4320
4K DCI: 4096 x 2160

If we look at those horizontal resolutions, it's clear why there's a big problem with 60 mp. Using the Canon, I can shoot full width 8K and I can shoot full width 4K by simply pixel doubling.[...]

'Thanks' to the Bayer mask, it's not a matter of simply doubling the pixels. But seeing how well the updated Digic X in my R8 can downsample 24MP to 4k60, I'm not fearing a 60MP sensor doing 8k video. I do wonder how Canon is going to implement RAW video in that case, maybe they'll allow 60MP video and the user needs to make that 8k in post.

LookingThroughMyLens81 · Jul 10, 2024

The old Fuji Finepix HS-EXR cameras that had HQ zooms and CMOS sensors were great buys back in the day and there were even a few models that took AA batteries, making them the ultimate long-zoom P&S, but they dropped those and now, there's nothing really comparable to those great cameras, as most of the players have abandoned that part of the camera market. This Panasonic zoomer certainly doesn't look too compelling from the specs, but with the lack of competition in that market segment, it's to be expected.

Canon Rumors · Jul 10, 2024

koenkooi said:
I also installed this into a computer: https://www.delock.com/produkt/91755/merkmale.html

That allows me to use the NVME tools under linux to inspect the cards. The downside to that: I'm using a consumer motherboard where PCIe hotplug doesn't work properly, so I have to reboot after inserting/removing a card

That's cool.... well not the reboot thing.

I have started using AtlasOS to avoid all of the crap Microsoft is doing to Windows. Hopefully they make an official no CoPilot in any way version. The uninstall is 368kb.... efficient coding!

If not.... there are lots of good Linux distros (using Mint on a laptop) that I may explore further.

Ozarker · Jul 10, 2024

mariosk1gr said:
I will be heard the bad guy now but what is the point to make a cooling grip when the competition doesn't need one and the recording times are huge without overheating... is it so hard for Canon to do something similiar? One week ago my R6 (C cam) stopped recording due to overheating at 1080p 50p while I was shooting an event at 37C under the sun. My old C100 Mark II never overheated, my C70 never does and also my bm 6k pro the same. Even the Canon EOS R didn't overheat or my old 5D4. I understand that some have internal fans and some were recording at 8-bit 420 (except my beloved c70 and also BM) but if competition can make it work with their MILC bodies then Canon should be able to follow! We use mics, cages, on camera LED lights and so much more and now we neew to add a heavy grip also, to be able to cool the camera! This is unacceptable IMO.

I'm hyperventilating after reading that.

Askeladden · Jul 9, 2024

You guys think the other two lenses in the trio will be in the same housing? Should be possible, no?

Bob Howland · Jul 9, 2024

Just think how many 200-500 f/4's they would have sold if they had introduce that instead. They had already introduced a 120-300 f/2.8 and 300-800 f/5.6 earlier.

AlanF · Jul 9, 2024

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With those huge smiles, they must have been generously tipped!

EOS 4 Life · Jul 8, 2024

koenkooi said:
I strongly suspect that every future wide angle RF lens from Canon will rely on distortion correction, even a 35mm f/1.2L.

All wide-angle lenses rely on distortion correction.
Most do it optically.
The RF 10-24 f/4 L and RF 35 f/1.4 L rely heavily on digital correction.
Most of the things people are complaining about like dark corners also happen with Canon's optically corrected RF L lenses.

meywd · Jul 8, 2024

As the title says, FHD at 240 fps using R3 and 100-400mm IS II + 2x II + 1.4x III, colors straight from camera

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

www.youtube.com

TexPhoto · Jul 7, 2024

Love this lens.

shadowsports · Jul 7, 2024

Greetings,
Yes. The AF point is returned to center now when you press the joystick. (video mode)

David - Sydney · Jul 6, 2024

EOS 4 Life said:
No, Kodak and Sony (who bought Minolta) license out to Chinese companies.
Kodak still makes film cameras though.

What are the Chinese company names?

Tirmite · Jul 6, 2024

EOS 4 Life said:
These seem like those terrible Sony power zoom lenses.
They seem to sell very well so I could see why Canon would copy them.
IMHO a variable aperture over such a short focal range makes a power zoom kind of useless.
A long focal range makes the aperture changes gradual.
I guess maybe these could zoom extra slowly.

I’m sure they could have software that shifts ISO during zooming to seamlessly compensate the exposure change. People who buy crappy lenses probably also don’t care much about electronic noise issues. Like you mentioned, this seems like a way to sell a lot of cheap lenses to people who don’t know better.

josephandrews222 · Jul 6, 2024

LSXPhotog said:
Personally, I would prefer to see a screen like the Sony A7RV that performs both tilt and vari-angle. I’m not very sure if I would use this feature at all, honestly. Hopefully it can lock securely in place if you don’t plan to use it.

You have hit on a 'weakness' in the way Canon implemented Version 1 of the add-on EVF for the M series of cameras. It tilts 'up'...and indeed tilting is a nice feature to have when needed. But since first grade, I've worn eyeglasses...and with this particular EVF I have discovered (I guess) that I often push my glasses right into contact with the viewfinder. It is not something that I notice.

But pushing my glasses into V1 of the M EVF pushes it up! Not good. THere is no lock to prevent tilting. So I attach a small piece of Scotch 33+ electrical tape (great product) to keep the viewfinder from moving in this way.

V2 of this viewfinder does not tilt up, and is a bit smaller than V1.

EOS 4 Life · Jul 6, 2024

justaCanonuser said:
You cannot compare a 600/4 with the 200-800mm

Sorry, but I am in the same boat.
If you already have a supertelephoto zoom and are saving up for a 600 f/4 than a 200-800 would just be an unnecessary expense along the way.
The comparison is buy this or save up for something else.
In that sense, the something else could be completely unrelated like a car.
I never was sure why people think you can't compare apples to oranges.
If you only have money for one or the other then you need to compare them and choose one.

Ozarker · Jul 6, 2024

Dragon said:
That is a lot of camera for the money, but in cinema, the money is in the glass, so the cameras don't need high margins. Looks like a really nice bit of work, though.

Just think of the camera as you would a printer. The lens is the ink.

TexPhoto · Jul 5, 2024

Brought my 200mm f1.8 to a soccer game and this young lady showed up. R3 200mm F1.8 1/4000, f1.8, ISO 100.

EOS 4 Life · Jul 5, 2024

Budget f/4 zoom lenses would be interesting but they would also cause a lot of confusion.
Even though dedicated cinema cameras lack any mechanical shutter, they do have an ND filter wheel which takes up about the same space.

john1970 · Jul 4, 2024

john1970 said:
I think the variable teleconverter was rumored to be announced in parallel with the 200-500 mm f4 lens. The first half of 2024 is going to have a lot of announcements from Canon and other camera manufacturers.

.....or maybe the second half of 2024!