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tron · Aug 29, 2025

Even on an EOS R5 the RF-2X was much more than decent when combined with RF 100-500 when I was FL limited.

Flyingskiguy · Aug 28, 2025

any updates on this? still getting a cam above the c400?

snapshot · Aug 28, 2025

i have found R52 auto focus in tennis from the back fence to be very good, faces are identified at 90 ft / 200mm focal length. tracking / servo is great as the precapture. subject tracking through the view finder during HS+ shooting is glitch free. i would say the electronic shutter read out speed is a little on the slow side as i can perceive distorted balls/rackets.

roby17269 · Aug 27, 2025

Eloniel said:
Same but not financially responsible. Maybe in 10-15 years for newer model

I feel you

Be interesting to see where the mkI model will settle in terms of 2nd hand price next year

josephandrews222 · Aug 26, 2025

ThomasTH said:
I get your point but I actually never shoot with low shutter speeds handheld. When I want to do that kind of photography then I use a tripod. So I actually would prefer the lower weight.
But I already have the RF 24-70 L anyway now so I don't care. I know it has its flaws but all in all it's the best zoom lens I have ever owned, I'm really happy with it.

ThomasTH: Most of my tripod usage involves telephoto lenses, eclipses and the like...

...and the ability to hand-hold the RF 24-70 2.8 IS at remarkably long shutter speeds is a feature that I do not wish to relinquish.

I guess what I am admitting here is that perhaps I don't trust my own photographer's technique all that much--image stabilization is a crutch of sorts...my favorite crutch!

Seriously, though, for various travel images in locations devoid of decent light, Canon's in-lens IS has been a lifeline for me--so much so that the EF 35mm 2.0 IS lens still finds its way onto a camera of mine. I only seldom travel with a tripod.

In other words, I prefer not to rely only on the in-body stabilization that bodies such as the R5II offer.

And I agree with your assessment of the 24-70L lens--it has surpassed all of my expectations.

psychilles · Aug 26, 2025

Besisika said:
I had a week now to go through what you said. I would like to thank you very much for this reply.
The R5c is a much better camera than my current, the R5.
I assumed that the R5c was just an answer to the R5 overheating by adding a vent, and never studied it actually.
I downloaded lots of footage from the net and studied the features of this camera the entire week or two.
If R5c mark II doesn't exist, I will go with the R5c. It delivers much more and resolves most of the issues I have complained about on my R5.
Thanks again for the reply.

I've been using the R5c next to an R8, R6II and a C70 for two years now. If you have any more questions, glad to help.

LDS · Aug 25, 2025

koenkooi said:
Some, but not all, recent Canon bodies are powered by the computer and have a UVC mode builtin. So no software needed to use it as a webcam!

Of course it depends a lot on the camera(s) you have, but IMHO that software sits in the small region between people having "simpler" needs, suually addressed by a webcam, and those who have more complex setups but also the HW/SW to manage that (and may not use only Canon cameras). While Canon in the past didn't make cheap AC power for its cameras - with USB power that may change now.

tareqphoto · Aug 25, 2025

axtstern said:
I would suggest to make an R7 or R7 II part of your combo as it allows a bit more flexibility with adapter ( Speedbooster/Filter inlay/Gold Rim)
The R7 together with the dedicated smallrig cage is still smaller than most full frames and allows you to prepare with the rig for situations that differ from whats conviniend with a naked EOS.

Ok, i will wait and see if there will be that R7 II or not, i prefer to get R7 II later than R7 now/soon and i will upgrade it later.

Bob Howland · Aug 25, 2025

blackcoffee17 said:
I just wish Canon would be half as proactive as Sigma. Don't understand why they cannot make an RF-S 12 1.4 and sell it for a little more than Sigma. They would make the profit instead of Sigma.

In business and economics, two important questions are: "At what cost?" and "What are the alternatives?" I suspect that, in this case, the second question is the more important.

Click · Aug 24, 2025

I really like the pose. Nicely done, MASH411

Richard CR · Aug 22, 2025

Godox has announced the Godox AD400Pro II, and it's now available for sale. I'm a firm believer in Godox because I think that Canon has dropped the ball on all things flash-related. I'm personally not sure why Canon doesn't just get a contract with Godox and rebrand their stuff under the Canon brand name.

Godox Announces the Godox AD400Pro II - Canon Rumors

Godox has announced the Godox AD400Pro II, and it’s now available for sale. I’m a firm believer in Godox because I think that Canon has dropped the ball on all things flash-related. I’m personally not sure why Canon doesn’t just get a contract with Godox and rebrand their stuff under the Canon...

www.canonrumors.com

Richard CR · Aug 22, 2025

Insta360 has announced the Go Ultra, the latest in its line of action cameras. This actually looks decent, as do most of Insta360 products. This camera fits in with the Go lineup's modular design and allows use with or without the action pod. The camera itself has a fair amount of decent upgrades, so I guess it deserves the "Ultra" but can we come up with another naming convention soon?

Insta360 Go Ultra gets Big Upgrades in a Small Camera - Canon Rumors

Insta360 has announced the Go Ultra, the latest in its line of action cameras. This actually looks decent, as do most of Insta360 products. This camera fits in with the Go lineup’s modular design and allows use with or without the action pod. The camera itself has a fair amount of decent...

www.canonrumors.com

EricN · Aug 22, 2025

I wish they would do a simple prime or telephoto zoom kit lenses. You know, something like 35 1.2 or 200-400 4.0

roby17269 · Aug 21, 2025

EricN said:
My heart is just breaking thinking how much better the photos would have been with rf 35 1.2 and rf 200-500 f4... those so and sos...

It goes without saying

Canon Rumors · Aug 21, 2025

Cool camera, I have always wanted to try one. $1500? A bit steep unless I "need" one.

ThomasTH · Aug 21, 2025

Thank you!

Glenn01 · Aug 20, 2025

I had a Canon A75 and A570IS. I wish I still had the A570IS! It was small, easily fit into a pocket and was great to use for general photos and easy to pack for traveling. It did eat batteries but AAs are cheap and easy to find. If they made another one, I would buy it in an instant.

Richard CR · Aug 20, 2025

One of the more intriguing rumors was the Hasselblad X2D II, and the press announcement does give us some more details that make the system a little clearer. It does indeed appear as if the Hasselblad X2D II will have some form of LiDAR built into the camera, but only to assist with focus, not as the primary focus method. This is somewhat what I suspected, that LiDAR couldn't do everything normal phase detection could do.

https://www.canonrumors.com/hasselblad-x2d-ii-press-release-spills-out-early-across-the-internet/↗

TonyD · Aug 20, 2025

David - Sydney said:
Having some feedback would be good eg the haptic patent from some time ago.
I’m not a studio portrait photographer but wouldn’t the shutter noise help models with poses?

CJaurelius · Aug 19, 2025

MikeGalos said:
Absolutely but also note that this is total full-frame mirrorless body sales and not, like we see in store sales reports from Japan, how one particular model is doing. The one month data from one country in this case likely means the Z5II is doing well enough to pull the entire full frame mirrorless line up to the top position.

Agreed. This is the first time ever that Nikon has been in first position for this metric. They didn't do this near the realease of the Z9 or Z8. This is clearly due to high sales of the Z5II.

Jethro · Aug 18, 2025

I saw an ad for this - including a carbon lens pen - and overall looks good and cheap:

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snapshot · Aug 18, 2025

degos said:
Or just boycott the RF system until Canon changes its mind. Unfortunately few people are prepared to do that.

Not boycotting, still using my EF lenses including a couple of Sigmas. The real problem is these new lenses wont work on EF mount, so maybe now I am boycotting Sigma.

Berowne · Aug 18, 2025

I do not expect a Version II of the RF 50/85 1.2-Lenses because of this or that "weekness". There have been EF-Lenses with some weekness, which were not replaced or updated by Canon for Decades:
* EF 50/1.4 (soft wide open)
* EF 85/1.8 (excessive purple fringing wide open)
* EF 50/2.5 Macro (slow AF)
* EF 200/2.8L (no weakness for the price ...)

jam05 · Aug 17, 2025

jam05 said:
Wrong wrong wrong. Stacked devices also called SOCs were introduced in the 1990s. The same technology. Been around for yes, decades. The first dedicated "Stacked Sensor" work by Sony engineers began in 2008. Its 2025 by the way. Yes, the tech is over a decade old. Sony was not the only team by the way. Do some more research besides wikipedia.

Canon's 2007 patent on sensor substrate separation (stacked sensors) is there for anyone to read. Decades ago. We're on tripple stacked sensors and 20 stops of Dynamic range image sensors, Canon and Apple.