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Rocky · Feb 3, 2019

dolina said:
In 2019 digital Range Finders are only sold by Leica. Due to very small volume film cameras do not even merit a camera ship count by CIPA.

And did Canon ship SLR and Rangefinder systems are the same time for 50 years?

The 1 more generation of upgrade assumption of this thread only considered the 1D, 5D, 5Ds and 7D high-end DSLRs.

While writing this post I did further research on all the DSLRs Canon is currently selling, which includes consumer DSLRs, If Canon were to mirror their FD to EF transition exactly then they are doing so right now. The T60 FD camera that came out after the EF system debuted was a consumer SLR, Canon Rebel equivalent. Canon did not release any more high end FD cameras after the EF system was introduced.

The 1D, 5D, 5Ds or 7D have not received an upgrade in over 4 years while Canon Rebel cameras have received upgrades even after the RF system was released. So it is sadly possible that Canon has ceased R&D for any future high-end DSLR and shifted all their resource to the RF system.

If no more high-end DSLRs are released before July 2020 then do not expect them anymore. The system may have factory support until at most the year 2039.

My statement is for film cameras as a group. Not specific for Canon. In the 1930's Leica was making range finder camera while Exakta was making SLR. later LOTS of company started to make either RF or SLR. Canon was making both for along time. The last Leica film camera, M6 TTL was made until 2002 while SLR rules the market. So my "over 50 years" has already ruled out the infancy period and the 'slow diminish period'

Bert · Feb 2, 2019

Has anyone been able to read the Nikkei interview? It is in Japanese & behind a paywall as far as I can tell.
My interest is that a 50% drop seems hard to reconcile with #ome of the projections in the information provided in Canon’s financial projections.
If anybody knows of a site with the interview or significant extracts, I would be interested
Thanks, Bert
PS: one extract fyi

stevelee · Feb 1, 2019

I had a similar experience when I got my 6D2. I went out in front of the house that night and shot pictures of the blooms on bushes with only the light that spilled over from the front porch and from the light down the street. Everything was set to "Auto." The blooms near the front are very sharp and the color was not even that bad at ISO 40,000. Of course it was noisy as all getout, but tamable in Photoshop.

[email protected] · Jan 31, 2019

JoTomOz said:
I shoot in cRaw+JPEG and the camera always indicates a max burst of 31 shots- but the manual says I should get 55-56? This is even with a uhs-2 card (Sandisk). Are there certain settings that hamper the max burst?

Simple steps to get 51 shots in burst:

1) Set your EOS R to cRaw+JPEG
2) Set shutter speed to <500/th second
3) Make sure focus priority is not set to "focus"
4) Put the EOS R in its box
5) Take out your 7D Mark II
6) Start shooting

Seriously, it might be that the higher spec of 55 frames is based on you putting the camera into servo mode, which may reduce the fps to as low as 3, which would allow the buffer to keep up with the card much more. Not the answer you want, but that technically might get you into the 50s, just without the sort of burst you were hoping for.

Canon Rumors · Jan 31, 2019

The Canon X40 and Canon XA45 4K camcorders have appeared for certification ahead of their launch, which will likely happen around NAB in April of 2019.
No specifications have been released for the camcorders, but these generally move at an evolutionary pace.

justaCanonuser · Jan 31, 2019

After I wrote my last post, I found a technically more detailed description on DPR:

https://www.dpreview.com/news/14404...t-8k-organic-image-sensor-with-global-shutter

Sometimes it is still worth checking DPR. I stopped doing that frequently, because for Canon users it is too troll-toxic there now. We all know about the pros and cons of sticking with Canon anyway.

Kit. · Jan 31, 2019

transpo1 said:
Yup, but if they had better market insight, they could have put these products out sooner and would not have to play catch-up now.

There is no such thing as "market insight". The market by its nature is trial and error. Sometimes it is good to let someone else make these errors.

transpo1 said:
That would have gained them more money in the past few years (i.e. all the FF sales Sony has made prior to EOS-R introduction).

How much extra money would they need to spend on it, and how much would they get in return?

SaP34US · Jan 30, 2019

Oh, sorry about that. Ok I will DPR.

Jethro · Jan 30, 2019

I just bought a Clutch as well - goes great on the EOS R.

Does anyone use their belt attachment system? Does it work securely?

Alejandro · Jan 30, 2019

If you match the 32000 iso images to be at the same exposure, will they tie or is it still a win for sony?

Graphic.Artifacts · Jan 30, 2019

I've admired their gear for a while now although I haven't purchased any. Top of my list for motion control time lapse gear. I'm inspired by the footage you can get with this type of equipment but haven't gotten around to trying it myself. Sounds like a good thing if Vitec supports their existing customers.

docsmith · Jan 30, 2019

Michael Clark said:
Did you do an on-off-on cycle with the batteries that had been on the shelf? It has been my experience with older batteries that pretty much everything will read 99-100% when first inserted in a camera after having been in a charger. But after the camera actually measures the voltage (instead of reading the chip that says "just charged to 100%") the numbers will often be significantly lower if the battery has been on a shelf for a while.

Just got back from a trip and did not use my 3 backup batteries. So I just looked and the 2016/2017 batteries were at 94% and the 2013 battery read 97%.

But, I think we are getting pretty into the weeds (although I do like testing and actual numbers). As a former 5DIII and 7D owner, I could pick up my camera and still have significant battery life even if I had not used it in weeks. I pick up my 5DIV after I haven't used it and I often have 40-70% battery life remaining.

That said, when shooting on a full battery, there are times when I can shoot >1000 shots on a single battery. Other times, ~400 shots. The only trend I have noticed is that anything using the screen tends to really affect the performance (live view/video).

But, overall, no complaints. I often sit here an think while reading some posts about Canon's dire future how I could likely shoot with my current kit for the foreseeable future and be very happy.

LSXPhotog · Jan 29, 2019

rosw said:
https://alikgriffin.com/canon-rf-35mm-f1-8-review-sample-photos/

Absolutly GREAT article. Wow was that a joy to read and look at.

The lens certainly has its uses...for me, this lens didn't work out. I would much rather carry around my FD 35mm f/2 S.C.C. and adapter when I travel - it's more fun and provides more optical character. (God that sounds so hipster, but it's true.) For me - looking for a smaller 35mm - I thought it would be a great lens for the EOS R when I travel. It wasn't for me and I didn't like using it at all nor did I feel I was happy with the majority of the photos. Every lens has its sweet spot, as I pointed out. This lens with its macro ability is very unique. But I fear that providing this macro capability may have impacted its rendering for general purpose photography? I really don't know.

Larsskv · Jan 29, 2019

A quick tip for the Touch Bar. I set it to “rate” in playback mode. I constantly rate my photos so that I don’t have to go through every one of them on my computer - especially helpful if you are on travel and don’t empty the memory card often.

Viggo · Jan 29, 2019

I am color blind and struggle much more with white text on yellow background than I did with red text on black background

BagJunkie · Jan 29, 2019

Don Haines said:
Are you really sure about that.....

The 1DX was released in 2012, and you are suggesting that 6 years previous to that the mark 2 was in the field?

Far more likely that the camera was a 1DS Mark 2, which was in production from 2004 to 2007

It must be true, the internet says so

(sorry for not making the irony stand out more in the post, thought the GoPro comment would give it away - will be more careful in the future )

Viggo · Jan 29, 2019

yungfat said:
[QUOTE="It's no noisier at iso 6400.

Hi AlanF,
Thanks for the sharing.
5DSr isn’t any noisier than 5DIV at ISO6400?
For most of the review I saw, it is way noisier above ISO3200 compare to 5D4.
Just curious.
Thanks.[/QUOTE]
I should definitely think so too. The eos R is quite a bit noisier than the 1dx2 also. Smaller pixels, more noise, I don’t think it’s any way around that when the sensor are from the same generation, and when then 5dsr is older, I don’t see how they would match. At least not on paper, if it’s visible in every shot isn’t as obvious.

ERHP · Jan 28, 2019

TBH, their biggest selling points is the camaraderie and general lack of political correctness. Personal favorites of the trio include the TG Bolivia Special and most of Season 22. It is a scripted show, well probably not all the breakdowns, and I'm sure they shot some scenes multiple times. I did laugh at Clarkson using a 5DSR and Hammond using a 1DX MK II.

Kit Lens Jockey · Jan 28, 2019

I really have no complaints about my PRO-1000. I personally don't see a need for them to come out with a new printer line any time soon. I feel like they really put a lot of thought and development into the PRO-1000 through 6000 line of printers. Mine has performed just about flawlessly. I would be really surprised to see something new come out soon, even if they are a few years old at this point. I certainly wouldn't be in the market for a new one even if one was released. There's really nothing about the PRO-1000 that I wish would be improved. Although, admittedly I don't have a desire to run roll paper on it.

Reeperbahn · Jan 28, 2019

RobertG. said:
I think I have seen a couple of days ago in Berlin one of these lenses already. I was sitting in the train waiting at a train station when in front of my window a young Asian guy came walking along on the platform. He was about 5 or 6 feet away from my window. He had a big Canon mirrorless cam (probably the Canon R, the Canon logo was above the lens in the same position as in the Canon R) and a white telephoto lens attached to it. There was no adapter. The white lens was attached directly to the camera, which caught my attention. He took an image and checked it on the screen. Judging from the size of the lens, I assume it was 70-200mm f4. There were no words written on it. It was all plastic. No red ring.

In Berlin?
It was a film camera, for sure

Mt Spokane Photography · Jan 28, 2019

MrFotoFool said:
I use CF size cards only. I have never had an issue with SanDisk, which is all I will buy now. I have had three somewhat high capacity Delkin cards and two of the three failed fairly quickly. I got them because that was the brand they sold at the photo lab I was working at, but I will never buy Delkin again. (The Delkin card reader I have been using for years still works well though).

Like most of the card makers, the memory is purchased from a supplier. You never know for sure if you will get a batch that fails sooner. I've seen posts from people having issues with every brand.

Delkin Black cards use SLC memory which is said to be more reliable, but that does not guarantee that failures will not occur. After 20+ years and hundreds of cards, I have seen no failures, but I do not use cards for as many cycles as some do. It did see one Card failure damage a camera that I sold. The person had a camera failure and needed a replacement. I sold mine along with a memory card. When the person went to put their memory card in the camera, it flickered and died. Then, they realized that that same card had ruined their previous camera. Mine was still in warranty so Canon fixed it. The card was a Hitachi, I think it was a type II, the type with a micro drive in it. I have one in my box of old cards, I think that the 5D MK IV will not accept them if I recall correctly. Its been years since I used it. I also have a PCMIA Type III used by my Kodak DCS 460 that still works.

random.lt · Jan 27, 2019

Viggo said:
No, I’m talking about when continuous is enabled. I just quickly did a “C2” mode for this eye-AF workaround, and seemed logic to pause AF when I’m doing settings via the screen etc. I want continuous AF for the “hack” but the option to pause like video AF

Sorry, in that case it's best to wait for firmware updates and hope that "the hack" will be obsolete

(fingers crossed)

Canon Rumors · Jan 27, 2019

We are pleased to announce that a firmware update for the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 SA-E and EF-E is now available.
This firmware makes the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 compatible with the latest firmware of SIGMA interchangeable lenses. For customers who own the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11, please update the firmware via SIGMA Optimization Pro※ by connecting it to a computer using the supplied USB Cable.

Before updating the SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 firmware, please ensure SIGMA Optimization Pro has been updated to ver. 1.5.0 or later.
[Applicable product]
・SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 SA-E
[Benefit of the update]
・It has become compatible with the SIGMA 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art for SIGMA.
[Applicable product]
・SIGMA MOUNT CONVERTER MC-11 EF-E
[Benefits of the update]
・It has become compatible with...

AlanF · Jan 26, 2019

And here is evidence about the loss of resolution with increasing f-number. ePhotozine has measured the MTFs of lenses on the 5DSR. I have plotted them for the best lenses under where they are diffraction limited. Under ideal conditions, the MTFs should tend to 5792 lines/picture height. You can see how the image loses resolution with increasing f-number

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Michael Clark · Jan 26, 2019

Joules said:
I'm talking about the custom modes on the mode dial, C1 and C2. The 80D has them, the 77D doesn't. As far as I'm aware there's no way to save custom modes if you don't have those modes on the dial.

And I find them usefull. I have C1 configured for single Point AF with the exposure set so that it is suitable for birds and animals in the shade. And the C2 is my BIF / Action mode, with zone AF, shorter Shutter time and some focus setrings for better tracking. Without these custom modes, I would probably fond the customization options in the menu less usefull, as they would have to be applied globally, right?

Ahhh, you mean the "Custom Shooting Modes?" (a/k/a "Custom Presets")

I'm surprised the 80D has more than the one that the 70D and 60D had. The last x0D I've owned was the 50D that had two. All three of the bodies I currently use have three, and I do use them at times.

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