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SwissFrank · Aug 31, 2023

EOS 4 Life said:
Just because the back focus is smaller than the flange distance does not necessarily mean the rear element will protrude into the mount.

It necessarily means that.

EOS 4 Life said:
They can extend the length of the lens a few mm.

The distance from the back of the lens to the sensor is part of the optics design. You can't just move all the glass forward and have it still work. For a start, focus distance normally becomes much closer, but on today's massively corrected lenses, I'd be willing to bet that all sorts of aberrations would be present if you used an extension tube which may be why Canon doesn't offer such a thing now.

koenkooi · Aug 31, 2023

TonyG said:
And you get the wobbles when shooting video. I don't think IS is really as beneficial as IBIS is on the wide end. For example using the EF 16-35 rather then the RF IS lens, the wobbles appear to be almost non existent.

IBIS is causing the wobbles and when using EF lenses IBIS will run in a degraded mode, especially if the EF lens has IS. Try the RF16mm on an IBIS body and you’ll see
lots of wobble.

koenkooi · Aug 31, 2023

The biggest change is allowing PCIe 4, which doubles the data rate compare to the PCIe 3.

roby17269 · Aug 30, 2023

Underground editorial shot with the R5, and RF 85 1.2, RF 50 1.2, RF 135 1.8 and TS-E 24 II.

I used a 580 EX II in the train and a Broncolor Siros 800 L with beauty dish for the underpass shots.

FrenchFry · Aug 30, 2023

JPAZ said:
Thought I'd try this on the R5. Reviews are actually pretty good. As per information I've seen, it is completely manual. No focus "guides" but does do focus peaking. Can see shutter and ISO in EVF but no aperture info on screen. Because the TTARtisan has an RF mount, no adapter needed. The lens is smaller than but feels heavier than the Sigma EF 15mm Fisheye with EF-RF adapter. IQ is decent. On the R5, seems only a little wider (not really 11mm?) than the Sigma Fisheye. Hope to give it a decent trial before deciding keeping it. The price and size make it attractive for something to carry for occasional use.

Anyone else try this lens?

Did you wind up keeping it?

EricN · Aug 30, 2023

SnowMiku said:
It doesn't surprise me that the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is 2nd. It's cheap and can take professional quality shots if you know how to use it. Does the RF version have the same optics as the EF version?

They have different qualities, but I think they produce similar images.

EricN · Aug 29, 2023

EOS 4 Life said:
No other company supports their legacy SLR lenses as well as Canon does.
That is what frustrates me about people solely looking at the RF lens lineup as if EF lenses never existed.

It is a strange attitude. I have difficulty understanding why they bought an R camera before it had RF lenses they want if they are unwilling to adapt EF. It's also not like they can't adapt lenses for other mounts too. We have a lot of options.

SnowMiku · Aug 29, 2023

PercyCurtis said:
Why e.g. produce F2.8 macro lenses, when hardly anyone shoots macro at full aperture? For most purposes (including stacking) people will be shooting macro at F5.6 or smaller apertures, so it would be good to see a stabilised 180mm F5.6 macro. Likewise it would be great to have a light and compact close-focusing 300mm F5.6.

I also use the EF 100mm F/2.8 Macro for dark concerts, it can also be used as a portrait lens. But a F/5.6 Macro is a good idea to make it more affordable.

EOS 4 Life · Aug 29, 2023

GarfieldHurlbutt said:
Money is getting very tight. There are deals showing up on all kinds of stuff (not just cameras) that normally isn't discounted.

The R5 is 3 years old.
It is extremely popular or the price would have dropped by now on its own.

Bishop80 · Aug 28, 2023

LSXPhotog said:
...This is triggered when large amounts of data are written to the drive at one like during a backup sequence or typical 30-100GB folder transfer of something like photos or videos.
...
I will never buy a SanDisk product again because of how they responded. No help at all and liquidation of existing inventory they know is faulty. Failures happen. But to know you have a faulty product on the market and not offer free recovery services? They were providing replacement drives THAT ALSO FAILED!! They actually gave some people replacement drives from the product sequence that had the same exact problem.

This was my experience as well with the Extreme 4TB SSD. Original and replacement had the same issue.
When I saw the patch, I confirmed my S/N was affected and applied it.
However, even after a full repartition and format, new data copied to the drive eventually causes device errors until it slows to a crawl. Large files seemed to be the worst offenders.
So ok, maybe the data won't corrupt anymore, but the drive becomes unusable with this new firmware.

I'm now going through the RMA process to get a new SSD (this would be the third one).

Aug 28, 2023

stillviking said:
The drawback of using EFCS is that it can introduce some banding under flickering artificial light sources, although it's not usually as bad as when using the standard electronic shutter. In addition, the bokeh can become a little busy or "nervous" when fast shutter speeds are used. Finally, because the process still uses the mechanical second curtain, the fps remains the same as when using the mechanical shutter.
Source: Canon (https://www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/electronic-vs-mechanical-shutter/)

Nice article, thanks for the link.

In that context, worth noting that on some cameras like the R8, full mechanical shutter is not an option – it's either EFCS or full electronic. Personally, I shoot only in EFCS with my R8 (so I get the full 14-bit RAW file).

GarfieldHurlbutt · Aug 28, 2023

GoldWing said:
How about a Camera for photographers and not videographers?

How about 30MP's staying at 15fps RAW. No sport in the world requires more than 15fps if you know what you're shooting. Nor do BIF or Journalists. Who in this WORLD needs 20fps? If you NEED that buy a movie camera. FACT!!!

We want increased IQ. That's all.
Speed Test
If I want 20fps I'l buy a Frig'n movie camera.

I want my OVF shooting 15fps RAW at 30MP. I'll pay up to $8,000 for that body and another $8,000 for my back-up. The 30MP's will allow the 1DXMKIII to be more well suited for diverse demanding shooting environments. Just because we're sports photographers, Journalists and BIF enthusiasts does not mean we don't want great resolution and IQ. The ability to crop with our prime BIG WHITES we've paid you a fortune for would be nice. It would put out a 30 to 40% better product for the public, our editors and the agencies that pay us for crisp clear shots. 20MP is very 1990's based on today's technology.

SONY and NIKON can do it and even cell phones are so far beyond what I've seen so far in the "Proposed" "Still Photography" capabilities of the MKIII.

It has to have cross-points across my OVF. Straighten up the "Cases" in the User Interface, they are redundant and counter-intuitive. In single-point expanded you need to tighten up the focus so greater weight is placed on the center focal point. Remeber mostly sports shooters are using this in AI-SERVO why does it flop around like a dead bird??? We ALL say the same thing on the sidelines.

Scrap the Movie, Motion Picture GARBAGE. If I want a movie camera I'll buy one that is substantially better than the MKIII at a fraction of the cost.

Canon!!!! I'm a photographer who makes a living taking still pictures. I'm not a videographer. Can you concentrate on photography? Remember us? We're the professional photographers who support CPS, Display our BIG WHITES globally as we shoot sports. We shoot next to your $250,000 broadcast lenses.

If the 1DXMKIII is not for professional photographers vs. videographers PLEASE STOP marketing the product for "professional photographers". We don't shoot High School Sports. If the 1DXMKIII is for amateurs then 20MP - 24MP will suit them fine. it's going to be 2020 and you can't give us 30MP's at 15fps with our OVF? You worked out the kinks with a recall or "Service Advisory" on the 1DX and refined the issues with the Mirror Box with the MKII. Have you devoted so much to videography that you forgot about us "photographers"/

We don't compete with our videography peers as sports photographers or journalists. We don't produce like them or edit like them or deliver like them. Our workflow is apples to oranges. We're professionals not amateurs and still photography for professionals is different than video for professionals. You state the 1DXMKII is for professionals. I don't know a single professional sports videographer for the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, Olympics, MLS or the agencies that shows up with an MKII to shoot or broadcast video for games or tether to a truck, uplink to NOC or TOC. I know because I work on those floors and our broadcast people don't do what I do and I don't do what they do.

It seems like those of us who have dedicated our careers to Canon; fought for budgets for Canon and accumulated full kits are getting shoved to the side of the road for videography.

Try hand holding a f/2.8 300 or 400 on the sidelines using an LCD to follow the action. Impossible!! Now try doing it in sunlight... DOUBLE IMPOSSIBLE.

Canon you need to put out a 30MP, 15fps RAW Camera for stills with the MKIII or your crown will lost. SONY and Nikon are ready to see you stumble and they HOPE you do.

I would prefer to stay with Canon but if those with other equipment have an advantage over me to put food on the table.... YOU are forcing us to switch horses.

Given what you want there is no other horse to switch to is there? Simple fact is we have to accept that the wannabe videographers are demanding things that us wannabe(in my case not yours) photographers have no need for but end up having to pay for

AlanF · Aug 28, 2023

Del Paso said:
Thanks for reminding me to do so. It's something I tend to forget.
Even more important with the R series, otherwise the shutter stays open.

Put it in your muscle memory! It's something I never forget.

Del Paso · Aug 27, 2023

EOS 4 Life said:
Interesting.
This could be why Canon never seemed to put in the same amount of effort into wide-angle prime lenses.
On the other hand, the Sigma 14 mm is one of their best lenses.

No so sure about this.
The Leica M 28 and 35 mm are absolutely great lenses. Yet, the Leica L equivalents are even better. I could also name the Zeiss 28mm f1,4, the EF 35mm f1,4, the Sigma 35mm f1,2 and a few more lenses whose design is based on Angenieux's retrofocus patent... With former conventional designs, DSLR mirrors had to be raised to mount the VWA lens (Leica, Nikon, Minolta etc...)
Of course, retrofocus design leads to longer and bigger lenses.

Arod820 · Aug 26, 2023

Check out the comments for their cine lenses on B&H, I was tempted by them before but I’ll go with the 7artisans vision series.

Amingo · Aug 26, 2023

This isn't even remotely Canon related, like WTF.

AlanF · Aug 26, 2023

EricN said:
That's quite an advantage over Canon's larger, heavier and more expensive options! Hopefully, this can satisfy the people wanting a 180mm macro until one becomes available.

The closest I do to macro is photographing insects close up and trying to get as much as possible in focus, so having f/8 is no disadvantage as I need to stop down anyway. Also, being a meter away disturbs flighty insects less than getting close. But, I can't get the spectacular close-ups that @koenkooi does.

ronbyram · Aug 24, 2023

Has anyone tried to set the R6 Mark II to 1/16000 I hear its in electronic shutter but i only get 1/8000

chrysoberyl · Aug 24, 2023

Click said:
Excellent result.

Thank you!

Jethro · Aug 24, 2023

Well, if 3rd party makers are going to start releasing AF RF mount lenses - wouldn't this be a nice one to have? Although, if it was on the cards, I'm presuming the development announcement would have mentioned it.

Nature Calls · Aug 23, 2023

I shoot the R3 in 1.6 crop mode 95% of the time which produces 9.3 megapixel images. If the R1 has the same size sensor as the R5 then 1.6 crop images will be 17.3 megapixel images which would help with the small subjects I often shoot.

Add consistent wake-up time and improved focus acquisition of bird in flight then the R1 would be perfect for my photography.

Jaysheldon · Aug 23, 2023

And here's the unit with the Canon charger plugged in

EOS 4 Life · Aug 23, 2023

They say "A new camera is coming".
I would expect only one camera and no lens.

Sporgon · Aug 23, 2023

Jethro said:
The context was that the RP, an even lower priced body than the EOS R, and based on an older sensor, had focus bracketing activated!

Interestingly it’s one of the ways to get the RP to shoot with full electronic shutter, and so totally silent, but I think it’s shooting in 12 bit in this mode, although I can’t find any information that confirms this.

EricN · Aug 22, 2023

They already changed the web page

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