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Mar 6, 2023

SwissFrank said:
I tried a few 2 sec shots with the 50/1.8 across the room.

I should have been clear that I was referring to lens IS systems, which the 50/1.8 lacks. IBIS likely behaves differently.

I haven’t tested this on a R body, I did so some time back with my 1D X and two lenses (100/2.8L and 600/4L II).

Aussie shooter · Mar 6, 2023

Hey all. Has anyone had any experience with the laowa Zero D lenses for astro/aurora photography? I need a wide lens and at the moment the 4k for a Canon 15-35 Rd is just too far out of reach.

Hubert Multana · Mar 5, 2023

Cold, winter walk in Cracow (Poland, Europe). Shoot with Canon R6 and Sirui 50mm t2.9 1.6x FF anamorphic, which is fully manual lens with no autofocus. Hand shooted with IBIS off (due to anamorphic lens its not working well if IBIS is on making it very wobble).

Feedback appreciated!

ata bora · Mar 5, 2023

To give an example, the R5 gained vehicle tracking feature with the 1.5 firmware update. like R3. Currently, new tracking features have been added to the R6 mark 2 and R8. Plane, train etc. The question is: won't new tracking abilities be added to R3 or R5?

Avenger 2.0 · Mar 4, 2023

The same old Canon is back. Since the big updates for EOS R, I hoped for bigger firmware updates with enhancements and features. Looks like it will now only contain bugfixes and the rest is to be expected in Mark II.

SnowMiku · Mar 2, 2023

I know not many will use an RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM on the full frame R bodies, but will they also get the update to support this lens? At this stage what would happen if you tried to use that lens on an RP, yes I am aware it will be cropped x1.6 but would the lens still work without the firmware update?

Michael Clark · Mar 2, 2023

koenkooi said:
I keep being surprised at how many people, under 30, I interact with have photography as a hobby. At least 3 people working at the local bakery, which shows in the product shots on social media, 2 of the teachers in the day care, a nurse in the ER, the resident cardiologist. The catering lady in the hospital was over 30 and into Tik-Tok

The above is a combination of anecdotes and confirmation bias and doesn't have a bearing on the ILC market People listing photography as a hobby can and do get excellent results with their phone cameras.

I wasn't aware that the Netherlands is part of the U.S.

Due to my work in scholastic settings I encounter a large number of students. 15 years ago more of them were interested in still photos, both in terms of creating them and consuming them. Now almost none of them are. Their parents, especially the older ones, are still somewhat interested in still images of their children engaged in school activities but even they are fewer in number than was the case about 15 years ago when smart phones first exploded into common usage following the introduction of the first iPhone in 2007.

Yes, one can do some pretty nice photography with smart phones. But the ability to create and view decent quality video using the same devices seems to have vastly superseded interest in still images as the bandwidth available to phones has increased.

Red Dog · Mar 2, 2023

You have options within the menu system to set a time for the screen or the EVF to go into sleep mode. I have mine set for about 15 seconds from memory.

gui · Mar 1, 2023

You have to give some more information.
When does it happen? Always? or when you turn on your camera? Is it only solved by setting the mechanical shutter? Or also by turning the camera off and then on again?
Everything you do or how it happens helps solve your problem.

I only use the mechanical shutter. Only when I make video's the electronic shutter used.

cayenne · Feb 28, 2023

Bonich said:
You do have focus peaking with all R cameras on vintage lenses - and you can zoom in if you want to verify.
But you do not have the little box with the arrows switching color when four is accurate. This only being available on manual lenses with electronic contacts like i.e. Zeiss for EF or Canon TS-E lenses.

I do shoot vintage glass on RF, this is absolutely an option to do with focus peaking, better than ever with SLRs.

Ok, thanks for all your responses.
I don't know what the arrow thing is.....but seeing there are many focus assist methods, some requiring contacts and some not....as you said in another post makes me feel a bit better.

Others were saying things that really confused me and frankly I was having a hard time believing a modern Canon camera would not be able to have some sort of focus assist for old manual lenses with no electronic contacts.

Thanks for the clarifications!!
C

VOTOXY · Feb 28, 2023

neuroanatomist said:
There isn’t and won’t be. Lenses are designed for a specific flange focal distance (mount to sensor). That distance is 44 mm for EF and 20 mm for RF. The difference is why the adapter is needed. The product you’re suggesting would add extra space between lens and camera. Those products do exist (without a drop in filter) – they’re called extension tubes. Canon made them for EF, 3rd parties make RF versions. When used, they increase maximum magnification by allowing closer focus, at the cost of losing the ability to focus the lens on distant subjects.

Just as an example, putting something the length of the EF-RF adapter behind the RF 70-200mm lens, you'd have the convenience of being able to drop in a CPL or ND, but you could not focus the lens on anything further away than 2 m from the camera. Would you want a product like that?

There are products designed allow filters behind the lens by fitting a bit into the camera body (for both EF and RF), usually used by astrophotography folks. But those do not allow use of a CPL that needs to be rotated.

If you switch to RF lenses, you're back to moving a front CPL from one lens to another, although if you pretty much always use a CPL, an alternative would be to have one for every lens.

I do understand your dilemma. I have both the plain EF-RF adapter and the DI version (with both CPL and vND filters, and the clear filter when I don’t want to lose light). For my EF 11-24/4 and TS-E 17, the front filter options are very inconvenient (dinner plate size filters for the former that I don’t have, salad plate sized filters for the latter that I do have and are a PITA to carry and use). There is rumor of an RF 10-24/4, but I don’t think I would give up the convenience of the drop in filter for an extra millimeter on the wide end. Similarly, there is rumor of an RF TS 14mm – that would be a tougher decision and honestly I’d probably buy such a lens but keep the TS-E 17.

For many of my EF lenses where there’s an RF option I switched, e.g., EF 16-35/4 to RF 14-35/4, EF 24-70/2.8 to RF 28-70/2 (I had the RF 24-105/4 from when I bought the R to try out the system, but I didn't fully commit to RF until the R3 came out), EF 70-200/2.8 II to RF 70-200/2.8. The improvements were worth it to me – the extra 2mm on the UWA wide end keeping the same 77mm filters, an f/2 standard zoom, the more compact 70-200 with better IQ. For other lenses, I did not switch. The RF 100/2.8 Macro goes to 1.4x mag but has focus shift, so I kept the EF 100/2.8 (if I want higher mag, I have the MP-E 65 1-5x for which there's no RF equivalent and likely won't be for a long time, if ever). I kept the EF 600/4 II, because the RF 600/4 is essentially the EF 600/4 III with a permanent adapter, and the II to III update for EF made the lens lighter but not optically better (I can handhold the EF 600/4 II already). I kept the EF 85/1.4L because I just don't use it enough to justify swapping it for the RF even for the extra half-stop(I previously had the EF 85/1.2L II, so I know what I'm missing and f/1.4 is fine for my uses).

At the end of the day, it's a decision you have to make for yourself. I've been very happy with the RF lenses I have.

Thank you very much for your very detailed answer.
I have for sure less technical knowledge than you. Your comment helped me a lot understanding those specificities between EF & RF, and why such a product is in fact not possible (or too much of a headache to justify using extension tubes haha!).

I guess I'll progressively change to RF lenses for the reasons I mentioned (and that you've confirmed) earlier.

Thanks again!

AJ · Feb 28, 2023

Sigma has just released a 50/1.4.

Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Lens Image Quality

View the image quality delivered by the Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG DN Art Lens using ISO 12233 Resolution Chart lab test results. Compare the image quality of this lens with other lenses.

www.the-digital-picture.com

Canon 50/1.4 - 290 grams
Sony 50/1.4 G master - 516 grams
Sigma 50/1.4 DG DN Sony mount - 660 grams
Canon RF 50/1.2 - 950 grams

Traveler · Feb 28, 2023

I don't get why there's no way to turn on the RAW burst quickly. You always have to go to the menu. Even if you program a button for it, it'll just show the menu. And it's not possible to set it as custom mode C1-C3...

davidespinosa · Feb 28, 2023

Do they need an R1-class camera for adequate lens testing ?
100 MP or something ?

stevelee · Feb 27, 2023

SwissFrank said:
nice experiment, thanks for sharing! You can edit your post if there's a typo...

Thanks. I know that but just didn’t bother.

BTW, I now have the GF 20–35mm lens. It is exceptional. I can’t think of a use for the excellent EF 16–35mm on either camera any more, but am not inclined to sell it just yet. The EF 100–400mm works great on both bodies and will serve my telephoto needs for the foreseeable future. I can crop out corners manually, or I can use the 35mm mode on the 100S for the same format but more pixels. On a photo excursion I could see using both bodies with the telephoto left on the Canon.

ShawnThomas · Feb 27, 2023

I've admitted defeat; there is no way to get a clean SDI out and see OSD simultaneously on the Canon display or the HDMI out. So, C200 users, how are you connecting to your SDI switcher? I've got a Black Magic mini converter gaffe taped to my tripods to convert the clean-out from the HDMI to SDI. This seems so wrong and really grinds my gears. Is there a better option?

Avulus · Feb 27, 2023

Hi Hitechi
I am also in the business of shooting junior ice hockey since my dear grandson is playing it. I started shooting it many years ago with EOS 5D MKIV, the results were good. In 2020 I switched to R5 and I am using it regularly now. I dont have experience on R6 II but personally I am not missing anything while using my R5. The speed on 20 fps is quite fast enough believe me. And on account on R5:s higher MP You can do heavy cropping. So my opinion is; choose R5.

Qilight · Feb 25, 2023

koenkooi said:
Didn’t that get fixed 2 firmware releases ago?

Thanks for pointing that out. I updated from 1.5.2 to 1.7.0 and it's resolved.

SHAMwow · Feb 24, 2023

Fossy said:
No error sadly, but i have other issues now that i shoot without clog. When i record, and go to playback to watch, the playing stops randomly. Then i watch the recording on my pc without stops but i can see artefacts appears exactly when the footage stops on my canon body.

Hmm, maybe a lemon then. I'd call up Canon for sure if you're at a dead end.

dolina · Feb 23, 2023

EOS 4 Life said:
Canon now has 8 FF and 3 APS-C RF bodies and counting.

1 more FF & 1 more APS-C to parity Sony.

Price points of Sony may help give us an idea which these body may be?

Chaitanya · Feb 23, 2023

Already had added thread and whats odd is Sigma never made their 18-50mm f2.8 for EF-M mount nor for Z mount(yet).

Chaitanya · Feb 22, 2023

Nikon Z is getting support of Sigma with new DC DN lenses for its Crop sensor bodies.

Sigma brings DC DN APS-C primes to Nikon Z-mount

CP+ 2023: Sigma has announced it is bringing its trio of DC DN APS-C prime lenses to Nikon's Z mount: its first lenses for Nikon's mirrorless system.

www.dpreview.com

Doormat · Feb 22, 2023

I just recently bought a used RP specifically so I can use the RF16mm
It will be fine until canon releases a RF pancake.

As for the 24-50 6.3!!!!
Hmmm…yeah ok

john1970 · Feb 22, 2023

Scottboarding said:
My Zeiss EF lens allows for the manual focusing guide when I adapt it so I would guess the Voigtlander would as well.

Thank you for the feedback. Honestly, I likely will pass on the lens since I already own the Canon RF 28-70 mm f2 which is much more flexible. Moreover, if the rumored retail price of $1800 is correct that is very close to the Canon 50 mm f1.2 which adds AF.

stevelee · Feb 21, 2023

I posted about my attempt at 400MP shooting on a GFX group on Facebook. I got a response from a guy who regularly does huge landscapes. He posted a link to an amazing huge picture. He said that the combining software doesn’t like f/11. At macro distance things are probably worse.

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