this is test

See full article...

I have the 600EX-RT and now the Godox v480 C. I wanted the Godox as a smaller and lighter flash mainly for macro photography. I also own a number of other Canon flashes and a couple of macro twin flashes. For use with my home made cygnustech style diffuser the v480 has a lot of advantages over the 600 EX-RT. Size wise it is noticeably smaller so perfect for this use. I chose it over the Godox 350 mainly for the built in modelling light. This is really useful in lower light macro work to find critical focus. In the Canon 600 EX I had to strap on a head torch to get this facility. Battery wise the lithium based Godox is leaps ahead of the Canon. 4 AA batteries in the Canon do not last long. I would often have three charged sets of eneloops in my pocket to cover a days shooting. At 1/16th-1/32 power, the Lithium battery in the Godox can keep up with the R7 at 15fps, with the modelling light on and shoot all day for me. Even then I can in down time recharger the battery with a USB C battery bank that I often have with me. So all good there. In addition and unlike the Canon 600 RT, after extensive bursts there doesn’t appear to be any overheating.

The negative points of the Godox are liveable with. First, the light is very slightly darker in the bottom left corner on my copy. It is only noticeable when testing for been light though. The Canon performs better in this aspect. Next is the fact the two RT systems despite both being 2.4ghz are not compatible. Shame but I knew that from the off. I have a couple of Yongnuo RT flashes that are, not that I use multi flash setups often so it doesn’t really affect me. Finally, and the most annoying, is the touch screen. It is fiddly to use, especially setting manual flash power. I can use the dual too for that but it does take a bit of getting used to. It also has a tendency to be nose operated. More than once I have accidentally switched from manual to ttl mode when bringing the camera to my eye. There is a lock mode but it deactivates when the flash goes into standby mode. On wake up it is back to accidental adjustment. This is with the shipped v1.0 firmware. Hopefully Godox will take in feedback about this and improve on lock mode.

In the box is a USB A charger, and A-C charge cable, a silly keyring, a basic diffuser, a pack of coloured gels and an attachment for them, a case and the usual stand. So you get a decent little package for the money. Overall I have been quite impressed with this little unit so far.

My dear Canon! Please bring back RAW saving when shooting multiple exposures! In Canon R5 all multiple exposure modes were saved in RAW. Why does Canon R5 m2 only work in JPEG format for multiple exposures?

docsmith said:

• You can reset the password, but it will wipe all settings (including personal information) from the camera. Which, if implemented how I understand, is why it is not a theft deterrence (feature).

Click to expand...

I believe this isn't to reset your password (change it to something else) but unlock your camera if you don't remember your password. That fits with an identity security system. You should be able to change password but only after you unlock the camera with the existing password. But... Forget your password and the only option is to reset the whole camera including losing all your settings.

A bit of a chainsaw rather than scalpel approach but it is a first pass on a security/privacy feature and it's having to be retrofitted to existing hardware.

ozcam said:

Tennis is the easiest sport to lock focus on the player, there is no need for action priority. Same thing as Golf, and Cricket is much the same - so few players on such a big field.

How often are you shooting Tennis when there is a player in the background/foreground of the frame? It would only be doubles when from certain angles.

I have never shot American football, but I shoot Australian football and Rugby, and I have been told it could be the shape of the ball that would make that tricky. At times the camera might thing a player's head is the ball for example. Soccer, Basketball and Volleyball are all pretty simple when you think about it from the camera's perspective of identifying a ball.

And the same case applies to Hockey pucks, Cricket and Tennis balls. It could be hard for the camera to distinguish the ball from the background.

Click to expand...

tennis photography no doubt depends quite a bit on where the photographer is allowed to be. however doubles is a very fast moving game. getting focus on the player about to make a play is a tough proposition. even following the play through the view finder is hard. I dont know if following a ball would work. Probably the best strategy for doubles involves multiple cameras following each of the players and utilizing precapture. At high school matches, I focus on the player across the net the view of whom is not obstructed by players on my side of net. Easy to get great shots of the cross court rally. harder to get net player action.

I'm happy for every new lens, but a 200-600/5.6 or 300-600/5.6 would definitely help differentiate. I somehow got the feeling Canon is trying to stay away from the top tier territory, not to bite into their market.

It appears that at least the English language version of the Advanced User Guide on https://www.camerauserguide.net/can...anual-instruction-manual-user-guide-pdf/34561 is updated to firmware v1.9.0
https://cam.start.canon/en/C010/manual/html/index.html is the mother lode of the manuals, but personally I prefer PDFs over web pages. YMMV.

Looks like they didn’t even add the new hotshoe connector to the EL1 v2. What an odd release

davidespinosa said:

What's the second-best camera for birds ?
The R5 and R5 Mark II are expensive.

Click to expand...

I would like to buy either R1 or R3 or R5 Mark II, but due to prices i think i have to wait, the other camera that i can think about are R6 Mark II and R7, unless if i can sell my old DSLRs then i could manage to afford R5 Mark II or R3, but i do sports mainly in the past and no birding, so i was thinking about a camera for dual usage but mainly for sports over birding and wildlife.

I even wonder why we see all this crap from other brands here at Canon Rumors? Once this site was strictly related to Canon, now we see even postings for Sony, Nikon, Sigma, Panasonic and DJI related material.......if I want to read all that news I better go to Dpreview.
If this is the new policy they better change the name to "Camera Gear Rumors".

Shutter button on mine feels identical to the R6II. I never used the original R5 to compare to that though.

SHAMwow said:

I can't seem to find a straight answer as to whether or not I should buy a CPL on its own, or a 2 in 1 CPL/VND combo?

Click to expand...

I tried a KF cpl vnd and returned it, I've not tried anything else like one by another maker. I use a NiSi V7, True Color cpl and for what you require, a soft GND, sometimes a reverse GND 100 x 100. Stacking filters will cause pronounced corner and very undesirable vignetting.. With round filters I use step-up rings for having larger diameter filters, with an ND, cpl or more why on earth would I require a lens shade, to increase vignette to horrible unbelievable effect level ? Also and because many do this, UV, CPL, and ND stacked. "Glass" blocks UV and Alpha Radiation naturally, without any coatings applied. It should be about the light present, then you apply the filtering of what of what you want and don't want in the situation. Otherwise, a Tiffen cpl is extremely hard to top as a general purpose cpl. If you want hyper critical atomic structure in your images, then by all means buy a Lee, NiSi, or similar with one of those $750 to $1000 sets. At the other end, a Tiffen cpl and a Tiffen Sky 1b / 81a stacked, then a ND filter for landscapes if necessary and also for skin tones in portraits and street. The scene dictates the filter(s) required

ThomasTH said:

That's right, Sony doesn't allow teleconverters for third party lenses. They won't work.

Click to expand...

Wow. That is a surprise.

5-1/2 more months and we'll be preparing for the new year 2026. Is there any movement by Canon with an RF version of the tilt-shift lens?

Magic Lantern is an open-source firmware extension for Canon DSLR cameras to add features that extend functionality for both photographers and videographers. We wanted to talk about Magic Lantern and discuss it with the new development team as there seemed to be newfound energy around the project. But first, to talk about the present you must know the past. So, let’s take a step back to the birth of the Canon EOS 5D Mark II and follow the project through the years.

Read the Full Article

This happens to me. Makes it basicallly impossible to shop there, but Safari works okay. I think it’s Adblock messing with some cookies and tripping up their ddos detection or something.

koenkooi said:

I get the same fluctuations, probably some charge optimization thing on the Canon side. Hopefully nothing to worry about

To charge it I mostly use a “ugreen nexode 100W”, which I also take on trips. On my desk I have a Belkin Boostcharge Pro, which is big, heavy and overkill, but needed for my work devices

Click to expand...

Yes, hopefully nothing to worry about. There is an article on the Canon Canada site - Canon EOS R5 Mark II - Using Commercially Available Mobile Batteries / Power Banks to Charge / Power.

Operation of the following products has been verified. Although full functionality is not ensured, the products can be used to charge or power the camera over a USB Type-C cable. (As of July 2024) Use of products that support output of at least 45 W is recommended.

Verified mobile batteries
Anker 537 Power Bank (PowerCore 24000, 65W) (A1379)
Note that using both ports at once may cause the power supply to drop or stop. Use only one port at a time.

Combinations of charger and USB Type-C cable
Power bank: Anker Nano II 65W (A2663)
USB Type-C cable:
Interface Cable IFC-100U
Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C cable (1.8 m) (A8553)
Anker PowerLine III Flow USB-C to USB-C cable (0.9 m) (A8552)

Michael Clark said:

I'm not talking about the survey/warranty cards that used to come with every camera and lens. These were much longer surveys that were originally mailed, then later done via e-mail invitations with links to the survey (and unique registration numbers so the same person couldn't respond multiple times), to specific users who bought/used a lot of Canon gear. Canon had their info on file because they did, in fact, return the warranty cards and/or had work done to their gear via Canon factory service fairly regularly. But the surveys I'm referencing were directly mailed to a limited number of users.

Click to expand...

When I was a CPS member, I received similar questionnairs, usually a few months after buying a new camera, e.g the 5D Mk IV and R5. I did not receive these questionnaires when I was kicked out of CPS (i.e. when CPS was restricted to professional photographers).

InternalRevenue said:

Please please, 18-35mm f/1.8 successor Sigma! The original is still great even on dense sensors like the R7, but with 12 years of technological advancements I'm sure you can make it smaller, lighter, quieter, and maybe even expand it's focal range! They made the full frame equivalent 28-45mm f/1.8 recently so it's beyond time to update the legend.

For the second lens, I'd like to see a stabilized general purpose bright zoom, like that RFS 15-60mm f/2.8 that was patented but nowhere to be seen. Since Tamron's in no rush to port their 17-70mm f/2.8 to RF for some reason, I'd love to see Sigma take a stab at a competitor.

Click to expand...

I would certainly like to see a replacement for Canon's 17-55 2.8. If Sigma did an RF 15-60 that would be a brilliant equivalent to the ff 24-105. But please make the front element largish and provide a large lens hood not the scrappy little ones as seen on some lenses. 15mm would need a big hood ...
Was hoping Canon would actually develop like-for-like upgrades to their EF range but that seems not to be the case.

FWIW, four and a half years after the original post my R5 is exhibiting the same behavior. Putting it into
Airplane Mode to turn off BT and WiFi seems to completely resolve the issue.

Hi all,

Many Canon shooters (and ex-DJI Pocket users) dream about a true Canon-level compact gimbal camera.

DJI dominates this space alone — the Pocket 3 has no real rival if you want a 1” sensor, mechanical 3-axis gimbal, and pocket size.

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro now offers 10-bit Log ProRes, eating away at compact “run & gun” shooters — but no mechanical gimbal.

So here’s a concept I drafted:

Canon R Pocket L
1” BSI CMOS sensor — 12–20 MP, Dual Gain
Fixed 10mm F/1.4 L-series lens — weather-sealed, true L-glass quality
Cinema RAW Light video — 4K120, 10-bit, C-Log3
3-axis mechanical gimbal — not just EIS or IBIS
Storage: microSD V90 or CFexpress Type A, and also external SSD support.
USB-C 3.2, direct output, Canon Connect Pro app
Weight: ~300 g, Head size: ~50 mm × 60 mm
Price target: €1,500–2,000

Why does this make sense for Canon?

• Pocket-size run & gun filmmakers want more than smartphone EIS — real bokeh, true colors, Log, RAW.
• DJI owns this niche with no competition.
• Canon could easily position this between smartphones and Cinema EOS.
• L-series front glass = Canon signature.
• Not cannibalizing R5, R5C, or Cinema EOS — instead, it blocks Apple & DJI from taking this niche completely.

This is obviously just an open wish, no proprietary claim.

If you think this is interesting — give it a +1 or share your tweaks.

Maybe Canon watches here — maybe they don’t — but at least let’s get the conversation going.

Would you buy a Canon R Pocket L?


#Canon #PocketL #CinemaRAW #Gimbal

Richard CN said:

It seems an advancement in technology inside the EOS R1's image sensor is being overlooked when comparing it to the modern DPAF stacked sensors in EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R3. We have had a lot of “isn't the autofocus the same?” types of comments whenever the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II

See full article...

Click to expand...

So if you tilt your camera while acquiring focus, this reduces the dual pixel focus issue for me.

P-visie said:

You should change your profile name to Sauron.

Click to expand...

More like Darth Gollum

This board should also have third-party cameras. When it can be done, it will be done.

The Ramble​

I figured I'd ramble on about my "small camera" adventure. It's been six months of indecision, and it finally came to an end today. I forced the issue. I was in Tbilisi last week and didn't have a camera besides my phone. Walking around a city with an R1 is.... You know... I was pretty annoyed by not having a camera, so it was time to jump into something.

I shot a couple of rolls with the Mamiya 6, which is excellent, but I'm still slow as heck with that camera. I do love film.

OM Systems​

I wanted a small camera with a fast prime. I travel to cities with just one camera and one prime, and that's it. I don't like any of the small Canon cameras at all, and they're not that small once you attach a fast lens to one of them.

I looked at Fuji cameras over and over; Great cameras and lenses, but for whatever irrational reason, I don't like Fuji as a company. It is what it is.

Sony? Never. Panasonic? A couple of them are interesting, Nikon? I gave them a look. I considered the EOS M for about 28 seconds, and then I remembered all the mean things I had said about the series.

The only small camera that didn't feel and look like a "creator" camera and didn't cost a ton was the OM-5. The OM-5 II is 95% identical and twice the price of a used OM-5.

So I traded a pile of stuff I didn't use anymore to MPB, and went with the OM-5 and Zuiko 17 f/1.2 Pro. Where is the 14mm f/1.2? Everyone hates me and my 28mm desires, except for Leica, but I've grown out of that.

Expectations?​

A small camera, with a nice lens and roll. ISO, sensor size, DOF... whatever, that wasn't part of the equation. Being built like tanks was on my mind.

I have the R1s to spray and pray, and I love it. There's a time and place for one.

After the trade-ins, the kit cost me 400 bucks. It would have taken forever and been annoying to sell all the Atomos stuff privately.

I'm back in Tbilisi soon, and I'll have a camera!

I don't think they will be reusing the A7IV sensor again. It has been used in in the A7IV, the A7CII and the FX2. In the past Sony had a new sensor for A7II and A7IV. I think A7V will get a new one too.