Cool series. Nicely done, jabird56.

Loswr said:

Appreciate the offer! I'll see your offer, and raise it by a SmallRig L-plate for the RP that I bought new (a little shop in CA had one in stock, it was also discontinued) before the RRS version came up used on KEH. I'll even pay shipping within in the US to anyone who'll use it. Message me if interested.

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Do you still have this bracket? I can't seem to PM you.

Canon buying ARRI is a great idea.

Zeiss and Leica don't have the funds to acquire ARRI.
Of course, Canon could buy Zeiss and Leica as well...

I'm glad discussions are back! I guess I'm not a super-zoom person either. I used to pair ef-m 11-22 with ef-m 55-200! I know it doesn't count as a superzoom. My first 55-200 started giving errors after a Miami trip and lots of sandy days before that. Nowadays, I'm commited to a super-tele instead (180-600) while having my old 11-22 on my m6ii. I avoid swapping lenses at the beach!

It doesn't seem to me that IBIS helps on the R7; it's more difficult to get a sharp shot at 300 mm wide open than with the R5 and RF 100-400 at 400 mm wide open (this combination works fantastically well in my experience). Disappointing.

Last month, Insta360 announced that it was starting a new brand called Antigravity, which is its new drone lineup. Now we have some actual details on what the first drone coming to market will have, and it’s pretty impressive. Besides the drone, Antigravity is also releasing vision goggles and a grip controller to provide a far more immersive FPV (first-person view) drone experience.

Oh i miss HDR, i was so nice in that before, but i stopped photography and things improved over the years, so i don't know what is there now, i need to have new results so i can return back to HDR if it is improved now.

roby17269 said:

I've spoken with Neuro outside CR and he says his account has been removed

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Ok.

koenkooi said:

With every Hasselblad announcement I wonder if it’s work selling all my gear except the R5+100-500 and macro gear and using a hassleblad for all the family stuff.
Then my wife will remind me that we can do a complete heatpump conversion of our house for that kind of money and the camera won’t keep us cool the right way during heatwaves

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I’m somewhat in the same boat when it comes to giving Hasselblad a leading role over Canon—though not when it comes to heat pumps However, I’ve just jumped from the R6 Mark II to the R5 Mark II, realizing that even the Hasselblad X2D can’t fully replace Canon. It’s not just about focal range coverage, autofocus tracking, speed, or macro capabilities—it’s also about file size for every need. I already own the X1D II, and it still beats the R5 Mark II in image quality, though I do hope to upgrade to a used X2D one day.

EverydayPhotographer said:

Did this ever happen, or did it get delayed? Never heard anything further after this post.

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The (new) rumored date is August 19. Other sites have details and pictures of the Sigma 200mm f2.

I agree @koenkooi, it's just so practical.

koenkooi said:

When you’re in the view with the photo grid, tap the gear icon on the top right, you’ll get this menu:
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Click on the bottom entry and you’ll get a pop-up that has the “don’t delete” and “delete” optionM

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Many thanks. I don't use the function a lot but sometime back I noticed that my iPhone was no longer receiving the location information. Tried figuring out why and failed. I may have even asked the question here (I don't actively participate much, more of a lurker) but couldn't find the answer. And this was so simple. Now if my 80+ year old brain will remember it is the question.

I would be happy with a 150-600 f7.1 under $1500

"In the second half of the year, we expect [camera] demand to soften in the United States due to price increases associated with additional tariffs. However, by expanding sales, particularly in Asia where the market is strong, we still plan to increase full-year sales by 6% to 3 million units."

-Canon financial document

I discovered a ‘feature’ of the R5II AF just now: it will focus on the reflection in reflective sunglasses, not on the frame of the glasses. With f/2 and 50mm, that makes the face come out very blurred.
Very happy to have AF-ON set to spot-af, no tracking and use the upper lip as focus target

EricN said:

The digital picture showed softness like you said, but I also know the example on that site could be a worse than average copy.

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I do not think so. I have owned both the TS-E 17mm and TS-E 24mm (version 2) and have had the same as experience as @Del Paso: image quality fell apart (on my 5Ds R) when using more than a few millimeters of shift.

Thanks MMMM, I finally got my R1 from Panamoz in May. Great to deal with. I will be buying all my camera gear there in future.
Changing from a 1DXmk 3 to an R1 took some learning. I was lucky that a friend of mine had just got an R5 mk 2 so we did a lot of work over summer from shared hides and learned off each others mistakes. Theres a lot to learn and Im still tweeking occasionally.
I am blown away with pre-capture and the eye tracking AF.

Impressed!
The last but one is absolutely stunning!

Very nice! I like the dramatic effect of the lighting in the black background.

Of course it's marketed by Tamron, not Canon, so the prices are fair in the UK. Silly me.

I'm not happy with Sonys way either but they did pretty well I think. They have some really good lenses, they have many of them and then of course the third party lenses.

The RX1R III is really tiny, so if you want the smallest full frame camera this is it.

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Nicely done!

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what I found interesting is that bumblebees already seemed to mess around with flight dynamic theory from what I recall.. but weirder was seeing how damaged some of the wings could be and they still fly about.

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The Dolomite meadows are gorgeous, as well is everything else.

"A Noble Spirit Embiggens The Smallest Man."

Thank you Click.