Posts

Dockland · Apr 3, 2021

VegasCameraGuy said:
I went out yesterday afternoon and did a photoshoot. Using 2 Canon E6NMH batteries in my grip, I was down to 70% on both after 425 shots.

Charging the batteries in the grip appears to be slower than charging them alone. Initially the charger supplies about 1,400 mAh when charging a single battery. It charges one battery and then the second. It may not be slower but appears to be. Of course not having to remove the batteries is a benefit.

I don't have the 600mm lens but my 100-500 has dual motors and I could believe that telephotos might be more of a load on the batteries because of that.

This!

Thanks. Is there a way to see if the charging is completed? As you stated, it's charging one battery at a time, but when they're full, does the green light/indicator turn off? (Well I guess I'll see in a couple of hours if nobody answers this

Sorosuub · Apr 2, 2021

This is strange, as I seem to be having the complete opposite problem. EyeAF with selectable eyes in OneShot, but not Servo. lol.

mkamelg · Apr 2, 2021

For a few days now you can buy a replacement for the original Canon ES-65B lens hood, namely JJC LH-ES65B. You can buy it from the official JJC store on AliExpress (with larger orders, you can still take a little off the price), or on eBay.

EOS 4 Life · Apr 1, 2021

[email protected] said:
Canon had indicated it wanted to up the cadence of its firmware releases, perhaps even going monthly. Reality is hitting, and this update was supposed to see light a bunch of weeks ago. There were probably worse, more obvious bugs that they fire-drilled on, and this was missed. Fast cadence software development usually means accepting higher risk on testing, knowing you have a follow-on update a few weeks later. The firm I work for is as guilty of this as anyone. This usually - but not always - makes companies a bit more lax in initial testing, perhaps testing each individual new feature, but not necessarily comprehensively testing obscure combinations.

I always lose this fight but I argue that the more frequent the release cycle the better.
I find that the longer the release cycle is the greater the reluctance to leave things out and the more pressure there is to rush things in.
With short release cycles, most things can wait until the next and there is rarely a need to rush anything.
Emergency releases like R6 Firmware 1.3.1 do not follow release cycles and can be pushed anytime.
Everything else can wait until it is good and ready.

Evf · Apr 1, 2021

For me the camera is incredible in the speed of focus and face detection.
But I have something that I do not like about the camera and that is that I usually shoot in liveview and the screen of the R6 is significantly smaller than the mark iv (previous camera) and also very very bright, especially in the sun. For me it is difficult to compose and see the image in this way compared to the mark iv.
Am I the only one who finds this unforgivable?
Finally another important thing. When you look through the viewfinder the exposure looks different than what you can see on the screen. It is very rare, the image is always seen through the darkest viewfinder, especially also in the sun, where it looks quite bad. I await your opinions

f119a · Mar 31, 2021

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Nf4y1x7iA?from=search&seid=8672218267018754065
Someone sent me this video showing the problem (FYI it's in Chinese)...

Based on what I've heard so far:
When you try to record 4k60p or 50p in crop mode the camera will freeze or showing Err 70. You won't be able to switch off the camera unless you remove the battery.
And the screen will stay black after reinserting the battery (but you can still enter the menu)
One of the solutions I heard: switch to photo mode, enter the menu and then reset all settings.
Then don't forget to roll back your firmware to 1.2.0

DennisHuiberts · Mar 31, 2021

Make that >150M Euro for an ASML NXE3400C (high volume manufacturing for <7nm nodes) and >225M Euro for an ASML EXE5000 (high volume manufacturing for <5nm nodes, release plan for 2023). Canon has never been a big player in the semiconductor market. Nikon did good with its ArFi systems in the past (and had a lot of patent disputes with ASML), but no other player but ASML has done better at <193nm wavelength lithography for high volume manufacturing. 4 years time frame to get to a <2nm patterning process (without an enormous amount of multi-patterning) is just wishful thinking. No matter how much the Japanese government is willing to spend.

Jonathan Thill · Mar 31, 2021

PierreB said:
Any news on the R6? Won't be able to check it out for a day or so, but I've been trying to find info now that business is mildly picking up post-pandemic.

steen-ag · Mar 31, 2021

I could be nice with a stacking update like the RP and R5

John Wilde · Mar 31, 2021

Sorry Sony.

Finn · Mar 30, 2021

bluezurich said:
The poster never once mentioned video. You have to be thorough with your dissing unless you want some smack right back in your face.

They were clearly talking about video DR, unless you shoot your photos in CLOG3.

Big_Ant_TV_Media · Mar 30, 2021

Bdbtoys said:
Yes. IS off on lens while camera is on/powered, will electronically lock both the IS elements in the lens and the IS sensor in the body. When everything is locked, the clunking you hear when moving around the camera should go away.

Note, By default on the R5, when you turn IS off on the lens, the body IS also shuts off.

ok I will try it even though I still hear some movement

Chris.Chapterten · Mar 30, 2021

I had Pocketwizard Flex TT5 for my studio strobes years ago and found them to be terrible. Unreliable triggering, and maximum sync speed I could get out of them was sometimes as low as 1/125.

Now using Godox X1T and they have been 100% reliable for over a year now. I don't think they have ever failed to trigger the flash, and never failed to sync at 1/200

Goodluck! It might be those damn pocketwizards....

Del Paso · Mar 29, 2021

Antono Refa said:
No, its field curvature. As Roger Cicala wrote, "wide-angle lenses tend to have more curvature, or more irregular curvature". Generally, zooms are less corrected than primes, so your personal experience makes sense.

The interesting element in your answer is the "irregular" field curvature.
I had myself thought of field curvature, but rejected that solution, since only one side of the picture was affected.
But the fact that field curvature can be irregular is indeed an interesting suggestion. It could also be decentering...
I have the afore-mentionned issue only around 30-35mm with the EF 16-35 f4 at infinity setting.

EOS 4 Life · Mar 29, 2021

bdeutsch said:
There are so many great general interest cameras made by the market leaders like Canon, Nikon and Sony, I guess it makes sense for niche manufacturers like Sigma to make niche cameras like this one.

Deutsch Photography, Inc.: NYC Wedding Photographer | Actor and Corporate Headshots NYC | Family and Baby Portraits

Canon, Nikon, and Sony do make niche cameras as well.
As single models go the FP sold respectably.

somebodE · Mar 29, 2021

usern4cr said:
My SD card in the R5 is a PROGRADE 256GB 300MB READ 250MB WRITE card. I formatted it immediately after initial insertion into the R5. I've never had a problem. I'm careful to never remove or insert the card from the R5 or Prograde CFEXPRESS B/SD reader while under power as I know that can cause damage to cards. I also have Prograde for the CFExpress card with no problems.

I suggest you try Prograde if you think it is a problem with other manufacturer's cards and not a user issue.

I use a Prograde memory card and my camera has still locked up multiple times. I don't think my issue is related to the memory card. It seems to lock up when I'm not actually using it. For clarification it seems to lock up when I'm walking around in search of things to take pics of. The camera is on and when I go to take a pic; I find it frozen and the only thing to do is remove the battery.

David the street guy · Mar 29, 2021

Thank you, everyone, for your answers.

I decided to buy the RF 35mm… and then learned there was a 150$ rebate on it. Even better!

Now, I'm just waiting for it to arrive at my local photo shop. Can't wait to try it!

Aussie shooter · Mar 29, 2021

unfocused said:
It's not unique to the U.K.

However. I would say that I am less enamored of the control ring adapter (or the lens control ring) than I was initially. I had my R set to change the ISO through the control ring and found it all too easy to change it inadvertently. I now prefer the non-control ring version.

Really? I love it!!. Set up as exposure compensation when using manual with auto ISO it really speeds things up in rapidly changing situations

melgross · Mar 28, 2021

IF, this came out, the lenses could be less expensive, not more. A good deal of lens design, and the number of elements is aimed at flattening out the film plane. If that adjective is lessened, they may be able to reduce the complexity.

Fischer · Mar 28, 2021

LSXPhotog said:
The color inconsistencies between my Sigma and Canon lenses have me finally transitioning over to Canon glass entirely.

If you use color correction, you can avoid this problem. I have a Samyang 14mm and its not a problem to maintain consistent colors after you have built the needed profile - which you only need to do once. I hope myself that Sigma will give some of their better primes an RF-mount. Choice is good. And with mirrorless AF is not the challenge it used to be.

RGB49 · Mar 27, 2021

I use the EF lensbaby composer pro2 on the R5 using the adaptor and it works just fine. the additional help of peaking etc of mirrorless makes it much easier to use.

pape2 · Mar 27, 2021

randfee said:
why don't they add eye tracking AF.... by that I mean tracking the eye of the photographer! Didn't they have it in cameras 20 years ago? 'LOOK' at your target in the viewfindere and lock by pressing the AF-on button.

I don't understand why they don't have that.

Maybe becouse photos contain info where it focused . You want your wife know what you were watching on party

drmikeinpdx · Mar 26, 2021

I had a 90D for about six months. I bought it because I was bored and wanted a new toy.

I mostly used it as a studio camera and didn't care for the way it rendered skin tones using studio strobes.

I tried using it as a landscape/travel camera, but struggled with sharpness using EF-S lenses. It was somewhat better using full frame L lenses, but that made for a big, heavy system - might as well just use my 5D4.

I ended up selling the 90D and the Canon EF-S 17-55 F/2.8 IS lens I bought trying to squeeze the maximum sharpness out of the 90D

My old Canon EOS 77D is still my travel camera. I just like the look of the images and if I'm not too critical I can even use kit lenses on it with fairly good results, which saves a lot of weight in my backpack. It doesn't have microfocus adjustment, so I don't try to do much shallow DOF work with it.

After all that experimenting, it seemed like the 90D would be a great sports camera. And of course if it's your only camera, you will learn how to use it to good advantage and adjust your style to its capabilities.

LSXPhotog · Mar 26, 2021

Seeing this really makes me realize just how good of a deal I got on my used RF 24-70 with box in like new condition for $1849. I had no intention of replacing my EF until I used a friend’s RF on an assignment. Found one used later that month and pulled the trigger. In some ways, I regret the purchase, but sold the EF 24-70 for $1200...so I only had to come out of pocket with $650.

Fischer · Mar 26, 2021

Took the lens for a bird-run today. I normally do not do birds - but what else to shoot during lock down?

Sharp pictures, fast very AF - but mirrorless AF is not perfect in all situations. It was heavy after 2½ hours of intensive use - but I carried a lot of gear on a longish hike - so maybe it was the total weight that was killing me. Stabilization works well and @500mm you really need it. 4K video was amazingly good - not a regular user so just playing with it. My R6 overheated! Forgot to use my color card (bummer), so cannot say if it has any color cast compared to the other R "L" lenses. But using my own custom R6 profile produces excellent results. So guessing its coatings are in line with the rest.

All together I feel very confident using this lens and it seems to be a keeper. It is also something different than the RF 70-200 mm f/2.8 IS L due to the extra 100mm FL. Wheras I had started to use the 100-400mm IS L II very often by itself - leaving the EF 70-200mm F72.8 at home preferring a prime if I needed a wide aperature.

Posts

Posts

Filter

Forum statistics

Gallery statistics