Was hoping on computational stuff, like my Pixel does. Alas. Zero interest in this cam.

I'm very confused now!

Your links for the accessories don't quite work correctly

jam05 said:

No matter what Sony releases, one rarely sees an A1 or A9 in any sporting venue. A crazy nonsensical menu system put them in the rear view mirror. Seriously, one can count them on one hand. If you see one at all.

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Given that Sony provides cameras to the AP, it seems likely there would be plenty of them at major sporting events. Maybe you’re talking about minor/local sports, or maybe your counting skills need a little work.

jam05 said:

After nearly 2 decades Sony hasn't made a dent in market share and actually lost ground. Now that Canon is releasing it's own stacked sensor devices, Sony mirrorless has basically been lapped.

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Making asinine statements like that does wonders for your credibility. Even if numbers are hard for you (that counting problem I mentioned earlier), the simple fact that Sony took the #2 spot away from Nikon should make it obvious to anyone that Sony gained market share. In fact, Sony had 26% of the camera market in 2022, up from barely over 10% a decade ago and more than double Nikon’s 12% share.

Canon has made gains in mirrorless and is now the #1 MILC brand by units sold, but they’re ahead of Sony only by a very slim margin.

Try to get your facts straight, that really helps if you want to have an intelligent discussion. But then, maybe you don’t.

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Sad that the video capability is better than R6.

I have the Hero11 and is really fun to use. The battery is awful but, hey, it's cheap, just buy bunch of them.
I thought the video was that interpolated pixel from low pixel sensor, but no, the video quality is quite good. Comparing its 4K to R6 4K, you can see some significant difference, but for the price, it is very much acceptable. The video quality is far better than Samsung Galaxy S23. The video format still trouble some when you want to edit it in Premier Pro (slow processing time). Anyway, I might upgrade later in Hero 13 maybe even though the subscription includes a hefty discount for new camera.

It looks like Panasonic is gearing up to announce the Lumix G9 II, which will be their newest MFT image sensor camera body. It looks a lot like the Lumix S5 II, but with the smaller sensor. Rumored Panasonic G9 II Specifications Source: asobinet

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AlanF said:

I carry the R5/R7 + RF 100-500 on a BlackRapid strap hooked to both the tripod and and camera sockets to spread the weight but the R7 and RF 100-400 are so light I find it fine to carry them with just the camera socket.

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I also do this by find it more comfortable to hang upside down by a tripod socket on the lens by my side.

David - Sydney said:

Does every repair come back with the latest FW release? I can understand it from a certain perspective but the user may (for whatever reason) prefer a previous version.
Would Canon save a settings file and then reload it after upgrading? Would it be true that a setting file is specific to a FW release and may not be compatible with an upgraded FW version?

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I sent an R3 to the Canon Factory Service Center in Newport News, Virginia twice this year. Both times the camera was returned with factory settings. There was no change to the firmware since the camera had the latest firmware before the service. So save the settings to a card and also note the settings in a text file just in case the settings file fails to load.

neuroanatomist said:

Fall sports start tonight, will be my first field use of the 100-300/2.8 + 1.4x.

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It did not disappoint.

Another update:

By installing the Eg-S Super Precision Matte focusing screen in the 6d, my manual-focus lenses (including my Canon CN-E Cinema Primes) become perfectly usable wide-open. There is not focusing prism, but the viewfinder is good enough that I can find solid focus in most situations.

I haven't installed the Eg-S in the 5dM2 yet, but I'm expecting similar benefits there.

And my goodness, the 6d can take beautiful images with my 85mm CN-E Prime at T1.3 (f 1.2 equiv):

I do find it interesting that Sony can make a $3K stripped-down camera without it being labeled a conspiracy.
Imagine if Canon made such a thing.
"CRIPPLE HAMMER!!!!"

I have a bunch of CN-E Cinema Prime lenses for use with my Canon cinema camera. These are pretty amazing lenses.


I'm trying to use them with various full-frame Canon DSLRs, and I'm seeing the same problem on all of them (5D, 5Dm2, 6D, 1DSm3):

--The lens is recognized electronically, and the (fully-manual) aperture setting appears on the camera display as I turn the aperture ring.

--The camera switches correctly to manual-focus mode when the lens is attached.

--However, manual focus confirmation (using the currently active AF point) does not work on any of the cameras. You can focus very slowly, and the focus-confirmation light never lights, and no beep is heard.

Manual focus confirmation works on all 4 cameras if you're using a Canon lens with an AF/MF switch.

Also, there's an AF-ON button on most of these cameras, but holding it down doesn't change anything regarding focus confirmation with these CN-E lenses. For example, holing AF-ON might cause the current AF point to light up dimly (where it would light up more brightly once focus is finally hit). But focus is never hit.


The reason that I find this behavior surprising is that the CN-E lenses are "chipped" and have electronic contacts (which is what allows the camera to read the manual aperture setting).

I've read about "chipped adapters" for non-Canon manual lenses, to say, "Hey, I'm in MF mode," which will enable focus assist for these non-Canon manual lenses.

But these lenses are already chipped---by Canon themselves.

What does "human-friendly flash system" mean? I have a few guesses but couldn't find any details on the Polaroid site.

I enjoy shooting instant films but really prefer the colors and lower cost of INSTAX films.
Fujifilm needs to compete and offer a full manual-option camera like this.

andrewmckay said:

Depth map or mask?

Why not capture all the data and let the user "develop" it in post instead?
That would eliminate the need to make it "smart" and let the user identify objects or "pick" a "shutter speed".

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I see this as the 'depth composite' features in the R3/R7/R6II/R8, you still get the RAWs, but the in-camera preview composite is useful to spot slow movements:

You can opt to spend a lot of time fixing that in post or try to reshoot the stack

(R8+Sigma 150 OS, 42 images)

EOS 4 Life said:

That is the highest sustained rate assured by the current standard.
VPG400:

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It is smart of Canon not to assume any higher.
It would be pointless to have a faster CF Express standard without also having an increase in the standard for sustained write speeds as well.
I am assuming that there will be a corresponding VPG 800.
I don't see Canon upgrading existing cameras via firmware but I am hoping for that with the R1, R5 II, and R3 II.

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Nikon already supports the full CFe bandwidth for writing files on the Z9 (and likely Z8), people report a much better burst speed when using cards that handle >1gbyte/s sustained writes.

And don't tell people what the 'V' in VPG stands for, they might faint after realizing that a body without any video related feature will have severely hampered still capabilities

SwissFrank said:

Thanks Scott!

I'm still using a Gitzo G1228 "Mountaineer" tripod, the first (I think) carbon fiber tripod, that I bought in 1999. Amazingly, given how new the technology still was to this manufacturer, not only is it still in fantastic shape, but they don't even seem to have gotten hugely cheaper with time. Unfortunately I use this light leg set with a heavy Arca Swiss B1 ball head. I think there are far lighter solutions nowadays but my B1 works fine and is now too scratched up to sell for much. And at 55 I'm probably not going to live long enough to use up a new head...

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I used a 1325 Mountaineer for a long time, 98 or 99 vintage. Still have the Arca B1 I used on it. I eventually upgraded, primarily to get updated leg locks.

YuengLinger said:

Could we use this technology to prevent cameras from taking ducky-face selfies?

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lol - now we're getting into serious CR details!

I'll add auto license plate blurring on speed trap cameras if you pay your local politician enough to the list!

/s

I just bought a new R8. It is somehow on discount. Its one of those NYC store and I dont have to pay tax bc I use their special card. Happy.

It will replace my RP.

HarryFilm said:

And I thought I WAS A BAD BOY snarky poster! --- Oh well !!! Meh! Photos are for PERSONAL ENJOYMENT! We don't all have to be Ansel Adams taking sweeping wide landscape shots of the Midwest Skies during a Thunderstorm! To me, I would rather NOT HAVE TO TAKE 12+ lbs of camera and lens gear with me on my travels! I'd much rather prefer one of the upcoming 200+ Megapixel smartphones that have all those fancy computational photography algorithms on them that fix-it-all-in-post for me! One single camera/phone for EVERYTHING is what I want! Hopefully, Canon, Sony and Apple very-soon-now will get off their technological derrieres and GIVE US WHAT WE REALLY WANT !!! i.e. Super-lightweight, ultra-high quality COMBINED large-sensor cameras and smartphones in an easy-to-use-and-carry package!

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Snarky you are not, Harry! Provocative, yes, but always good natured.

EOS 4 Life said:

Canon hinted that there will be more vlogging cameras and I do not think it would be a terrible idea.
Both Sony and Nikon have vlogging cameras.

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A vloging camera and a lens with a circular light kit could be a great seller.

hovland said:

I know it's only pure speculation, but what are the chances of Canon RF 300mm-800mm f/8L coming?

Personally would not be surprised if Canon launches an RF 300mm-800mm f/8L instead of an RF 150mm-600mm f/5-6.3L, if they decide to release a lens in that “category”. And because the rf 100-500 would be quite close to the 150-600, I'm left with a feeling that perhaps they will go for the RF 300mm-800mm f/8L, if they decide to release one of them. Simply because it would be a bit unique (the Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 is quite old). Of course, the best would be if they release both, as a 150-600 is wanted by quite a lot of enthusiasts.

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True but that I why I still think a 200-600 like Sony or a 180-600 like Nikon make a lot of sense because either one would be far different than a 100-500,
Knowing Canon they would go longer with a 200-700 or your 300-800 idea anyway.

Thank you for the feedback of this 100-300 with an 2x TC.
And those photos are gorgeous!!
Exactly what I want to hear.

EOS 4 Life said:

Maybe I am underestimating the number of people using the more affordable Sony cameras for BIF but that could be because I do not know very many and those cameras just do not seem designed for it.
Other than the a1, Sony maintains a higher percentage at a much lower FPS.
All I care about is the number of shots in focus overall.
It does not matter to me if there are more out-of-focus shots when I get more in-focus shots.
It would be tough to calculate because, for instance, when the R7 misses more than a few shots it misses a lot.
Also, a lot of that has to do with the settings and comes from experience with the camera.

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I always take @arbitrage very seriously when it comes to reviewing for BIF and bird photography in general. He has tried out the Sony A7R5 https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1785163/9#lastmessage and whereas the R5 is just about up with the A1/R3/Z9 for AF, the A7R5 isn't, though it is still good. Some of these naysayers about the R5 don't realise what a leap forward it was for Canon.

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