snapshot said:

what were you expecting? anything more than that and maybe an accessory would have been a new camera model. maybe a cool faux leather case with a shoulder strap would have gone over big...

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A white camera with a glass ring imitating ice for the Winter Olympic Games? That would have been a real "limited edition"...

GMCPhotographics said:

These days, we have SO many options and choices. We are truely bless with our gear options. After my EF 16-35 II L musings on the RF 14L thread, I was just thinking about how many UWA lenses are now available on the RF mount. Back in the EOS 5DII days..there were only a few options.
I was just looking at how good the little RF 16-28mm f2.8 STM lens is....it's a stunning little lens. I'm kind of guessing the RF 70-150 2.8 STM wil be cut from a similar cloth....small, light, sharp, sealed, not quite as long as this L brother...great price point, a great alternative!

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Aw, man! 70-135mm f/2

Still hoping that canon makes a new 740hs with a bigger sensor and with raw instead of only jpeg

If they put raw in it and a bigger sensor then it would be an absolute pleasure to shoot with.

Still hoping canon reads al this what people want

Prices in Canada, Vistek
3199 CAD for the 14/1.4
2299 CAD for the 7-14/2.8-3.5

Cool shots. Well done, Noreaster.

I only use Delkin because of their great service. A few other manufacturers are good for that too.

I bought a new editing rig for 9,000$ 3 months ago. That same rig, with exactly the same components now costs 12,500$.

And the prices are nowhere near the peak. It will only get worse. Upgrade your systems, cause you might need to make them last for next several years.

One of the stores here in New Zealand has a placeholder for the G7 X and refers to it as "30th edition"



A 30 year anniversary could be referring to a range of point and shoots, maybe the original ELPH?

Malm said:

I agree and that's why I wrote 'speculate'. There is now an additional patent of a 24/1.2 lens, so Canon is definitely looking into this fast, good and expensive non-VCM lenses for photographers. Knowing myself and reading the comments I see that there is a market for such lenses (but Canon knows such things much better than me).

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I hope you are right but I fear you are making a number of assumptions...
I would love a no-compromise 35 1.2... but I will want to see the specs before pre-ordering.

In any case, thanks to Canon for leaving my wallet alone, DJI has deeply appreciated that
(for whoever doesn't know it, DJI owns Hasselblad)

Blue hour...

Well, the patent shows that Canon is looking into classical - non-VCM - photo lenses for the non-video interested photographers. It's not looking cheap, but fast and I assume a very good image quality. That are lenses I might be interested in.

About 43% market share in MILC, which I think is trending down. Year to year fluctuations can be a tad volatile, but still something to watch.

If I were Canon I would be getting worried about chip fabrication for cameras. Canon's fabs are long in the tooth, and I've heard that most of their camera chips are third party fabricated. I think both Canon and Nikon outsource fabrication of a significant portion of their chips to Renesas, and I read that Renesas is retooling to produce more high-end AI chips as a percentage of their portfolio (much higher profitability per chip) which could hurt Canon's and Nikon's cost inputs and parts availability. I don't know if either company stocked up on chips in the last year or two. I would tend to expect fewer chip designs and more reuse of chips across multiple camera models for both companies. At least Canon can probably leverage market share to remain competitive, but I'm doubtful about Nikon.

If the chip information is accurate, Sony might pressure the camera manufacturers they supply and slowly squeeze their profitability. With so much international chip production retooling, Sony continues to produce chips for more of the camera market with some estimates stating that over 50% of cameras sold use Sony sensors. Tough years ahead for Canon? That may depend on if the AI companies actually deliver sufficiently on their promises--if they fail, chip makers could swing the other way in the next few years. Current earnings don't appear to support AI company valuations. When OpenAI is trying to make money with ads and subscriber plans, I start to worry.

Some years ago business analysts noted there were too many manufacturers in the space. Sometimes a crisis sends the circus out of town. Perhaps some smaller manufacturers will fold up their tents. I think it is a little weird that Ricoh has a niche DSLR-and-film-camera space with products like the Pentax 17, AND is profitable there, but such things are ultimately for consumers to decide.

Over Lake Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand

Very Nice. I especially like #3.

That's very interesting. It seems like I had read different numbers on this review. Now I might consider trying it.

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DBounce said:

Gerald Undone is a YouTuber with zero qualifications to perform these test... But sure, take his test results and ignore CineD.

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So after reading my detailed and lengthy comment, this was your takeaway? Unreal. Every single reference I made was about how the results are framed as underwhelming yet are actually directly comparable to the C50’s peers using CineD’s own measurements on their website. Also, CineD has been performing these tests to a significantly lower standard than Gerald Undone and for less time. He has a widely respected channel in the industry…you can ask virtually anyone in every camera booth at a trade show they’ll know who he is and have probably worked with him.

Happy shooting.

Nice composition. Well done, dpc.

Make sure you didn’t bump the focus limiter switch on the lens.

ronbyram said:

I traded in my F4 model for the 2.8. Will teh 2.8 get this upgrade or need it?

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If you mean the 24-105/2.8L Z, that already has FTM. The 24-70/2.8L would need a firmware update for it.

There are whispers of Sony perhaps coming out with their own MF camera, following the success Fuji has been having in the MF market.

The 180mpix sensor is almost certainly going to be featured in the successor to Fuji GFX 100 II, making a significant jump from 100 mpix to the new 180 benchmark. I'm guessing that's at least 2 years down the line.

Yes, I see the posting and search errors.

Click said:

Very nice series, Thomas.

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Thank you!

AlanF said:

I really don't understand readout times. The R7 can be truly bad for bird and insect wings but I have never had any problems whatsoever with the R5, which is only twice as fast. The R5 does have rolling shutter effects on panning against backgrounds with vertical lines that come out sloping, but not with wings flapping.

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Are you cropping the R5 shots? If so, the transition time for the part of the sensor you're actually using is shorter than the total time for the entire height of the R5 sensor. 2 x 1.6 = 3.2. So effectively the R5 is 3.2X faster per mm of sensor height.

Traveler said:

….Would be nice if they can do some magic and squeeze the 24-105 f/4 into the 28-70 body.

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That’s exactly what the RF 24-105 f4-7.1 is