Canon Rumors Guy said:

August 9, 2023, Saitama, Japan – Tamron Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Ajisaka), a leading manufacturer of optics for diverse applications, announces the development of the 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD G2 (Model A065), a fast-aperture telephoto zoom lens for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras. PRODUCT NAME 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VC VXD

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As a former Canon user who made the leap to Sony, I've been very happy with my Tamron 70-180mm. Not saying it's perfect, but it's good in many ways and the size and weight suit me. I'll be very interested to see what the G2 version has to offer.

could it be that the video files are saved on the sd card and not the cfe card

Why do the customer organisations remain silent ?
Brexit may have triggered such a development, but can't be used to explain or justify this flagrant abuse.
No wonder Panamoz & co. flourish!

I don't imagine replacing the RF rubber seal is any more difficult than the EF seals. I don't have an RF lens. On the EF lenses remove the mount screws, lift the mount a bit and work the old seal off, reverse the process to install the new seal. I have replaced a few over the years, always do when I replace a mount. I replaced the mounts on my 300/2.8 IS before I sold it and on my 500/4 IS (before they become impossilbe to get). The last EF seals I bought from Canon last year were $16.74 each.

Beautiful shots. I especially like the first one.

neuroanatomist said:

Many years ago, I had the privilege of visiting the Zeiss facility in Jena, Germany. Although Zeiss-branded ILC lenses are primarily made by Cosina in Japan, the founder of the company, Carl Zeiss, started making microscopes in Jena in the mid-1800s. When we discuss things here like the Abbe limit or Schott glass, I am reminded that Ernst Abbe and Otto Schott worked for Zeiss in the late 1800s. Zeiss' research microscopes are still made in Jena, and it was amazing to see the production process up close.

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Abbe was the partner of Zeiss. According to camera wiki, he founded the Zeiss Foundation that was responsible for the photographic optics. He appears to have been a fine man as well as scientist, and was against discrimination: "Ernst Abbe's founding principle from 1896 that world-view or ideological or confessional convictions were not allowed to be considered in hiring employees". Unfortunately, Zeiss threw in its lot with the Nazis in 1933 and used forced labour during the war. http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Carl_Zeiss
Their official history glosses over the use of forced labour https://www.zeiss.com/content/dam/c...the_companys_history_of_zeiss-at_a_glance.pdf but it appears to have been pretty bad https://ymcinema.com/2019/10/17/the-dark-side-of-zeiss/ as well as other incidents https://slate.com/technology/2014/0...ecuted-inventor-rudolf-straubel-of-zeiss.html

john1970 said:

Might want to also consider backpacks by ThinkTank Photo or Gura Gear.

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+1 to ThinkTank. I've got two of their backpacks and a Retrospective 30 messenger bag from them. The Retro 30 can store a surprising amount of gear and be stored under the seat.

neuroanatomist said:

Unless you’re a Canon shareholder.

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Yeah! Maybe I should buy some Canon shares...

Click said:

Beautiful shots, John. I especially like the first one.

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Thank you Click

Sharlin said:

Ehhh, not necessarily, but do you think R&D is free? Novel tech costs what it does NOT primarily due to manufacturing (though that’s of course one factor because yields may initially be low, defect ratio may be high, processes not yet optimized, fraction of manual labor high as production lines not yet automated, and small quantities not benefiting from exonomies of scale…) but due to the need to amortize all the research and development costs incurred before a single finished product was made! Economics 101. Expert scientists and engineers don’t work for free.

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The other considerations are market size and what costs the market will bear. For example, R&D costs for cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment drugs are actually lower than for heart failure (HF) prevention drugs (the latter need multiple Phase 3 trials with thousands of patients), but CF drugs list for hundreds of thousands per year while HF drugs list for a few thousand per year. CF is a small market of very sick people who desperately need meds, HF is a large market of people with high risk but who otherwise often feel pretty healthy and may not even think they need treatment.

Deepboy said:

I wasn't referring to you, but to another user (jaygould), who I had to block; you definitely have problems pal, go see a doctor.

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The common denominator here seem to be you, so perhaps you should get yourself checked out.

Anhui China, 3 August 2023 – The most COMPACT anamorphic lens series returns! Venus Optics is adding a new 65mm T2.4 and 80mm T2.4 to its “Nanomorph” series, alongside a 1.33X Front Anamorphic Adapter. The Indiegogo campaign will begin on 29th Aug and is currently open for pre-launch subscription. The Nanomorph 65mm and 80mm maintain

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From time-to-time we use a rumour validity rating system to help our readers. Below we explain what each rumour rating means [CR0] [CR1] [CR2] [CR3] Rumor A statement or report current without known authority for its truth https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumor

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andrewmckay said:

Pulling my hair out waiting for this one - anybody seen availability info anywhere yet?

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It is only available in China as far as I can tell.

scyrene said:

I would quibble the wording, as the quality is the same, you've just discarded the edges of the image. But clearly it's a much lower resolution image. Fwiw I use crop mode a lot but I tend only to view on my phone and share downscaled for social media so even 7MP is more than enough for my purposes.

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A sharp 7mpx close up shot usually gives excellent feather detail. I also don’t understand the difference between cropping in camera and in post.

I am just starting to play with it.

David - Sydney said:

The Sigma 14/1.8 is E mount only (maybe EF in the future??) but the Sigma 20/1.4 is EF so can be adapted for R mount.
Are these the 2 lenses that you are referring to?

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The Sigma 14mm f1.8 Art (Sigma barcode number: Canon EF Mount 00-85126-45054-0) is avaible in EF mount so can be used on a RF camera. It is the Sigma 14mm f1.4 that is only available in the L mount and Sony E mount.

Nice design and great work! I’m in the polymer industry and suggest you consider something a little stronger impact wise than ABS however. It isn’t bad persay but I would be concerned if it got a shock of some sort. Once ABS begins to fail it can fail rather dramatically. Polycarbonate would do the trick and be plenty strong….if you can 3d print it.

SonicStudios said:

Finally got something heavier then my RF 28-70 hahaha, WOW, what a beast!!!

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Enjoy the new lens. I expect this lens to be in my kit for the next decade or more.

There’s already a Buy & Sell forum for CR Pro members.

DJI, the global leader in civilian drones and innovative camera technology, today announced the launch of Osmo Action 4. Designed as the ultimate companion for adventure enthusiasts, Osmo Action 4 sets a new standard in capturing and sharing the most thrilling moments. With its exceptional image quality, unparalleled flexibility, and remarkable low-light performance, this cutting-edge

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Michael Clark said:

Macro lenses are intentionally designed to be optimized for close distances. It shouldn't be surprising that means compromise in performance at infinity.

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Depends on what you mean by compromise. Soft corners, for instance, I cannot accept for landscapes. The corners at infinity of my EF 180 are mushy, no matter which aperture I use, even if "corner focused".
A slight drop of performance is usually the case with most macro lenses, and acceptable. What I need is kind of a universal lens, since I hate changing lenses when hiking in the mountains.
I must say I've been spoiled by my leica M and R macro lenses (M 4/90, R 2,8/60, R Apo 2,8/100). All three are tack-sharp even in the corners. This is why, after having heard so much praise about the RF 100 L, I hope it will produce excellent results at infinity too!
The only trouble with the Leica 100 Apo being the lack of AF, otherwise...

AF on my Sigma 180 2.8 is much better on the R6 than the 5D IV.

7artisans, a Chinese manufacturer best known for their affordable lenses for various mounts will be launching their first wireless microphone system next week. 7artisans Microphone Basic Features We’re told the official announcement will come on August 10, 2023 and will be immediately available.

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stillviking said:

@Kiton why do you hate the adapters? EF 40mm with adapter stills very compact.

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when I first got my R5 I had a 28-70 2.0 on one and a 70-200 2.8 on the the other with adapters, and really did not like the feel more than anything else.

Today I have an assignment with some politicians and will bring the 40 on the R6.2 and see how it feels, it seems to be alomst the same size as the 50 1.8.