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mxwphoto · Jan 19, 2024

Manlikechrisgray said:
It works terribly.. I bought the r3 specifically for this feature and as someone who wears glasses its not great.. It doesn't detect movement very much

I would imagine that a larger viewfinder will make things more accurate for tracking the eye (more room to place sensors). Would be nice if we had the option to get eyecups big enough to fit around glasses so little to no stray light enters when looking through the EVF.

mxwphoto · Jan 19, 2024

Having a 20-240 IS L (or non-L but like the 200-800) would be great. 3 lens set would cover you from 10-800 for a crazy 80x zoom range with very good image quality!

koenkooi · Jan 18, 2024

justaCanonuser said:
Not, if the AF system just briefly closes the aperture to gain more depth-of-field, and then open again before the image is taken. So that would only part of the measurement process, not of the exposure itself.

That would cause either a blackout or duplicate frame in the EVF, not something you want if you are trying to track something.

koenkooi · Jan 18, 2024

frankchn said:
Even when your camera is set to electronic shutter? That seems weird, but maybe IQ considerations?

The focus stacking feature only works with electronic shutter

I suspect it's just an oversight and they left it at 30fps that the R3/R7 firmwares have. The supported lenses should be fast enough to move with those tiny steps at a gazillion fps!

GMCPhotographics · Jan 18, 2024

A RF 10mm f3.5 (full frame) would be a nice occasional wide lens to take on holidays and walkabouts, assuming that it's small, cheap and light. . If you are using a R5, the APS-C crop mode gives you a nice 16mm option.

Click · Jan 17, 2024

Nice shot, dpc.

koenkooi · Jan 17, 2024

Good to see that 32-bit float is getting more and more prevalent, especially for lazy people like me. Although it does means downloading the track manually and syncing it in post

chik0240 · Jan 17, 2024

Del Paso said:
So many cameras were "all the camera I will ever need".
Before a new toy was announced...

seriously, I think I got that status since the 5D mk III, which I kept till this day, the only desire for me to get a R5II or R6II is the 5D is showing it's age and shutter count, I am getting aware that it can fail anytime so need a backup camera on hand for the day to come.

David - Sydney · Jan 16, 2024

Richard CR said:
hah. the R6 and R6 Mark II are just completely crazy to me but THAT conversation will come out by the end of the month

is that a rumour of a rumour?

Jan 16, 2024

justaCanonuser said:
If there ever will be future archeologists digging out our bones, they will find strangely deformed human skulls in the layers of the 21st century.

Yep – the new Mayans.

john1970 · Jan 14, 2024

jeffa4444 said:
Makes sense they would launch the R1 first with the Olympics in the Northern Hemisphere this summer. Also off the back of last year telephoto lenses.
The R5 MKII however is the volume prosumer camera and if it comes in summer or autumn (fall) it will sell out like the original did.
Once the R1 arrives there is no gap in the camera lineup so hopefully Canon will address the gaps in the lens line up particularly L primes.

You might see some L primes announced in mid-February so only another few weeks.

koenkooi · Jan 14, 2024

Bob Howland said:
I hope you have another camera that you can use while you're waiting.

Yes, the R8! For indoor family shots it is much better than the R5, the HF anti flicker works well with the LEDs in the house and the AF does a much better job at detecting my kids eyes.
But I do miss the 45MP, buffer and CFe speed of the R5, especially after discovering a kingfisher and a pair of harriers living within half a mile of where I live.

20240110 1110 Canon EOS R8 - Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM at 500.0 mm - 55.78 m - Elec...jpeg

Jan 13, 2024

Surprised there's not a thread for the EF-M 'superzoom' lens. After the M11-22, the M18-150 is my most-used EF-M lens (I have the full set).

"Financial District IR" – as seen from my room on the top (32nd) floor of the Parc 55 Hotel

EOS M6, full spectrum conversion, EF-M 18-150mm f/3.5-6.3 IS STM @ 18mm, 1/200 s, f/8, ISO 125, 550 nm IR filter, red-blue channel swap

Canon Rumors · Jan 13, 2024

This is a curious patent (Japan Patent Application 2024-002151). When I was quickly culling through the applications my first thought was that it was a curved sensor, but reading more it became a far more curious application. This patent application deals with very small changes that can occur when the camera is heated up or

See full article...

Jan 12, 2024

Juppeck said:
Canon building what the user needs would be completely new. They have always built what they thought was good and this does not have to be the same as what the customer wanted. There are numerous examples of this.

So here we go again…

How do you know what users need and customers want? How much global market research have you conducted? Do you have access to data on the buying decisions of millions of customers? Do you have representatives talking to photographers at events all over the world? When did you last send out a survey to thousands of customers?

As always, you’re welcome to express your opinions. But your opinions don’t necessarily represent the majority, let alone everyone.

AJ · Jan 11, 2024

A belated Thanks for this! It looks like the RF 35/1.8 coma and astigmatism problems go away between f/2.8 and f/3.5. Behaviour not unlike the 24/1.8.

Walrus · Jan 9, 2024

SHAMwow said:
What does that even mean? Electronically par focal.

Means that on zoom lenses, while you manually zoom, the lens itself moves the focus motor to compensate the change in magnification and keeping the subject in focus without any re-focus action (manual of via AF) from the operator. Cine zooms are usually done to be optically parfocal, while for photo lenses is less important; so some new photo lenses can be made electronically parfocal without messing with optical scheme design as you would do for a cine lens.

Click · Jan 9, 2024

Nicely done. Cool picture.

YuengLinger · Jan 9, 2024

Wouldn't hurt to try something newer. You seem familiar with your gear. I am sorry to hear that your batteries leaked and destroyed your Canon flash.

There is a responsive user group on facebook for Godox lights of all kinds. The R5 is a popular camera, and many users discuss using it with flash and strobe. It is called "Godox User Group." Private, but I was able to join within 24 hours.

EricN · Jan 8, 2024

Dragon said:
That sucker would likely outweigh the 200-800 .

If it were a high quality lens, I think so. I can imagine a third party company getting it almost down to 1000 g, but most people would stop it down to 6.3 to get a good image.

EricN · Jan 7, 2024

cayenne said:
I thought focus peaking would work on ANY manual focus lens you hooked to a RF body....?

It will. You can even use it with a lens with no electronics. The only difference is the camera wont display distance (but you'll probably have it on older lenses anyway) and the red arrows that become green when in focus also won't display. More useful than peaking, to me is the magnification feature.

EricN · Jan 6, 2024

Del Paso said:
If you look at the front page picture, the front lens seems indeed to be that small, compared to the outer dimensions of the barrel. So, it must be in scale...
I wonder about the vignetting characteristics.

all black but the center most five pixels with purple to green lateral chromaticaberrations aberations

IngridJackson · Jan 5, 2024

I get what you mean about Auto ISO in low light; it can be a pain. Mapping the control ring to ISO is a smart move to stay in control. And yeah, sometimes you gotta shoot fast in changing conditions.

sanj · Jan 4, 2024

AlanF said:
We have been discussing this TDP analysis at length in the 200-800 Review/Preview thread https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/threads/canon-rf-200-800mm-is-usm-previews-reviews.42954/page-9

Thxxxx