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Methodical · Nov 24, 2020

I have the R5, but have not been able to shoot any sports with it, however, with DSLRs, I have never used IS when shooting sporting events. I always turn IS off, even when shutter speed may only be 1/500. I handhold and use monopod, depending on lens. I use a monopod when I shot with the 500 and now 600mm lens. I handhold/use monopod (perhaps 50/50) when shooting with the 300 2.8 IS lens, but that comes down to being able to be mobile. And, when shooting indoors (mainly basketball), I always handhold with no IS on and shutter speeds gets down to 1/500. I just never needed IS for sports and I never liked how the motion looked through the VF with IS on. I found that few sports photographer around the net used IS mode 3, particularly when it was first introduced by Canon, but I never felt the need to do so. What's interesting though is I always have IS mode 3 engaged when shooting birds/wildlife with the 600mm lens on a tripod. I think because the IS doesn't kick in until the shutter is released, so I never see that IS motion in the VF, but never for sports. I've seen a few Youtuber's video where some have shot sports with the R5/R6. Ask some of them.

Hey, that might be a good poll to post for those who shoot sports.

Just One Man's Opinion...

cayenne · Nov 23, 2020

I think they need to hire someone to come up with better naming of their brands?!?!
Chobe?
Gura?

Sounds like someone is trying hurl something up after food poisoning from a bad lunch....

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cayenne · Nov 23, 2020

magarity said:
Argh, I'm still too irritated with LR after they said since I scuffed the barrel it would be 1/3 of the brand new retail price to repair, and no, I can't get a "keeper" price because they already repaired it so pay up.

Ouch..that bites.

I've never had a problem with them before. Did you get the lens insurance with your lenses with the rental?

Just curious.
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Click · Nov 23, 2020

Nice detail. Well done, Alan.

Robert Marxreiter · Nov 23, 2020

Normalnorm said:
Of course those who buy lottery tickets will fight you.

Find me one who'll pick "1-1-1-1-1-1+1" and you have a point

Michael Clark · Nov 23, 2020

Mt Spokane Photography said:
Canon can produce a APS-C R body for whatever price target they want. It probably costs less for a mirrorless when you look at the total lifetime cost including repairs and a separate production line for EF-S lenses.

They are planning a FF body for under $1000, so there is no issue with dropping a few bells and whistles, smaller LCD, add-on EVF, they could hit $500 if they wanted. The goal is to sell RF lenses which are very profitable. That was even mentioned in one of the financial reports.

One reason RF lenses are very profitable is because for the most part they're selling for prices well above consumer grade EF and, particularly, EF-S lenses.

It seems to me Canon has made it fairly clear that the entry level into the RF system will be full frame.

If there are any APS-C RF bodies, and I think there will be, they won't be low end entry level models. They will be higher end models to give owners of upper tier FF RF cameras and lenses an option to use a tough-as-a-tank, fast-handling APS-C camera for specific use cases that call for extra reach with their RF lenses, much like the 7D did for the EF line.

The xx0D/Rebel models (they are only marketed as "Rebels" in North America) have pretty much already been replaced by EOS-M cameras in terms of sales volume everywhere except North America. The xx00D/Rebel models are the bargain basement budget models that are mainly sold in world areas where the market doesn't contain enough buyers with the means to consider the EOS-M line. Many of the xx00D models aren't even available in North America, Western Europe, and Japan.

Jethro · Nov 22, 2020

Roby Davis said:
I know a fools errand but I bought the r6 a few weeks ago in hopes of a big firmware coming that would continue to tweak the overheating issue for uncropped 4k... I may have to send this guy back, before my return window closes. Good camera but honestly can't say $1000 better than the EOS R.

Are there any more grumblings of a "major" firmware for the R5 \ R6?

How are you going with uncropped 4k on the EOS R? Great camera by the way.

DBounce · Nov 21, 2020

jam05 said:
However I have camera equipment manufactured long before Sony even got into the camera business and it still works. Canon, Pentax, Mamiya, non with "Magnesium". Even a vintage Kodak 35 with chrome and bakelite with plastic knobs, still functional. I have large format camera equipment too. Non with magnesium, still working. QA and workmanship. Not the raw materials.

Did you order the C70?

jam05 · Nov 20, 2020

Oh well, If one can't afford to purchase a native lens.

VegasCameraGuy · Nov 20, 2020

Chris.Chapterten said:
I shoot almost exclusively with LED lights in the studio for beauty photography work. They work well for beauty because you can be very precise in terms of ‘what you see is what you get’.

Unfortunately your expectations / hopes are unrealistic. There is currently no battery powered LED light that will get you even close to ISO100, f8. Even if such a beast was made at some point in the future you would be talking many thousands of dollars, not a couple of hundred. Another very important consideration is at that light level you will be risking damage to the eyesight of your subject. Try staring into a 300watt LED with no diffusion, it is painful and no doubt very bad for your eyes! For ISO 100 f8 you would probably need a thousand + watts... and without diffusion that is just dangerous.

To give you a rough idea of camera settings vs LED power. My key light is a 350w Litepanels Gemini 2x1 that I shoot through a 2m x 2m 1.25 stop diffusion frame. It is usually 4 feet behind the diffusion and the subject is then 5 feet in front of the diffusion. With that setup I get ISO 400, 1/250, f2.5. Without the diffusion it is almost impossible to look at the LED without squinting and very uncomfortable for the subject.

So in short, for iso 100, f8 stick to flash!

Thanks a lot for your input. I guess I'll stick to my strobes. I realize that the Bokeh is better wide open but I don't usually shoot portraits and like the safety of DOF.

shizam1 · Nov 20, 2020

shizam1 said:
I had ordered on 9/1 from B&H, I just got an e-maail from them yesterday saying they hoped to full it the first week of December. So when I saw this stock notice this morning, I cancellled and placed with BestBuy

Finally picked it up from BestBuy yesterday. I was getting worried for a bit!

koenkooi · Nov 19, 2020

YuengLinger said:
If the data is off in the lens, then why does the update note suggest this is only for the C70? I do like your guess, though! Just wondering why it doesn't benefit R bodies...As it stands, I don't see a reason for somebody with no intention of using a C70 to install this update.

My guess is that the firmware in the C70 exposed the bug in the lens firmware and Canon decided that the C70 firmware team was right.

u07ch · Nov 17, 2020

If you have Flickr pro you can get a 20% discount year round

Max TT · Nov 17, 2020

derekbez said:
I'm guessing the CR1 rumour remained a rumour? Or did Sigma sneak out their roadmap without anyone reporting on it? Since it is now six months later, I would have thought there might be a little RF mount Sigma news at least.

They keep pumping out updated E-Mount DG DN glass. Sigma RF glass at similar E-Mount prices would be a great option for many. And can make the transition to RF mount a whole lot more affordable for folks who want a step up from the STM lenses, though at the expense of in lens stabilization. Something I would gladly sacrifice for a lense the quality of their new 85mm DG DN 1.4 at $1200.

Click · Nov 17, 2020

Thanks for sharing.

dpc · Nov 17, 2020

Found this stuck in the snow y

esterday on a wallking trail.

IvanMladenov · Nov 17, 2020

Is there someone in middle-east European region, who waits for R5 body longer than me?
Ordered in September 8th via small regional authorized dealer in Pilsen (CZ) with RF24-70/2,8 and adapter.......lens with adapter delivered 2 weeks later, but body? Still no delivery, still NOBODY knows, if or when ANY R5 body will come to CZ market....

DPhotoR · Nov 16, 2020

And...how can you (Canon Rumors) throw this in at the end of the article with no further info: "*Update* The Cinema EOS C70 has begun shipping." The link takes you to Adorama. Don't care for the click-bait.

labmansid · Nov 16, 2020

I use my old 500mm f4 plus the 1.4x TC attached with no problems. It works as well (or better considering the new eye focus system) as on my 7D MKII. The only caveat so far is trying to refocus on something in a busy background situation, but hopefully that will get straightened out and is not a lens issue.

Battery life does take a bit of a hit compared to a non-mirrorless system, but that is to be expected. In my opinion, I think the IS probably uses more power than the focus motor since it is constantly working while composing as opposed to the focus motor. I can still get several hundred photos per battery with it, just take a spare or two. I have no intention in the near future of buying newer RF lenses, since the EF-RF adapter works seamlessly so far. Maybe after a while I may look at newer glass. I have only had to retrain myself to remove/replace lenses using the release on the adapter instead of on the camera body.

nitsuga · Nov 16, 2020

Hi guys, it's me again. My lens has been cleaned and everything is perfect now....but i'm having a second problem.

If you want to see, here is the thread: https://www.canonrumors.com/forum/threads/strange-case-of-blur-images-canon-rf-24-70-f2-8.39674/

Thanks!!

Canon Rumors · Nov 16, 2020

The Canon USA store has stock of the refurbished Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM lens. Refurbished lenses carry a full 1-year Canon USA warranty,
Key Features

Bright, Constant f/2.0 Zoom Lens
L-series Lens with High Image Quality
Control Ring for Direct Setting Changes
12 pin Communication System
Dust- and Water-resistant with Fluorine Coating
Air Sphere Coating (ASC) Minimizes Lens Flare and Ghosting
Two UD Elements and One Super UD Element

Canon RF 28-70mm f/2L USM $2399 (Reg $2999)

unfocused · Nov 15, 2020

One of the most frustrating things about the 1Dx II for me was that it was a terrible dust magnet in my experience (I know others disagreed and I'm not really interested in debating the point, suffice if to say that I was not alone in this).

It was so bad that I pretty much avoided using the 1Dx II for anything that had a lot of sky in the image (birds in flight and scenery for example) and used it almost exclusively for sports where it was never a problem.

So last week, my wife and I went to Indiana to shoot Sandhill Cranes. I took the 1DX III because with sports being pretty much cancelled these days, I'm trying to get as much use and experience with the III as I can. While processing the photos I realized that "Hey, I'm not seeing dust spots in the sky!"

Since Canon never admitted they had a problem with dust, I doubt if they wanted to highlight the improvement with the 1Dx III, but it seems to me, with just limited opportunities to use it, that the dust magnet issues may be much less than they were with the I and the II. Curious if anyone else with the III is noticing this as well.

zim · Nov 14, 2020

Valvebounce said:
I never had any luck using this on my 300D, possibly because I learned to use it on my 1000Fn!
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Probably because I was trying to do it from memory instead of re-reading the manual for the 300D!
Oh well!

Cheers, Graham.

Or just set it to f/16

snappy604 · Nov 14, 2020

drat now my local camera shop calls and they have them in stock.. guess stock is coming online for anyone still looking.

YuengLinger · Nov 14, 2020

Well, I didn't mean to start putting down Lexar. I've used the UHS 1 version in both my 80D and R a lot with zero issues. And I used Lexar CF cards in my 5DIII and 5DIV with no issues ever.

But we have been reading here and there about the R5 and R6 being more particular about cards generally.

The only cards I've used so far in the R6 are SanDisk, and, fortunately, not a single issue.

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