A very impressive sight. Well done!

jam05 said:

A "Patent Application" does not imply that a patent was issued.

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The sky is blue. Gravity exists. Did you have a point, other than stating the obvious? I don’t see that Richard implied anything different, he went so far as to put ‘application’ in the title of the post.

I have a business trip to Seattle mid-August and will take the opportunity for a birding holiday for both of us afterwards. Any advice on places to visit for birds and nature would be much appreciated.

neuroanatomist said:

There’s a Tamron 35-150/2-2.8 for Sony and Nikon mirrorless. There’s also an older Tamron 35-150/2.8-4 in EF mount, but that may not be fast enough for you.

If you have time to process RAW images, DxO PL can gain you a stop more of usable ISO.

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That's an interesting lens! Too bad I can't seem to be able to learn how to handle Nikon bodies. Sony for me is disqualified for life for way too sneaky business practices, like shopping malware on music CDs as a copy protection measure.

koenkooi said:

That's a really weird on-the-record response from a company. I read their response as "We're 99% sure Canon will find out we've illegally copied their IP."

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More likely: "The legal fees for fighting the case make it financially not worthwhile even if we win".

JohanCruyff said:

Can this innovation mean
1) only more speed (improved FPS, rolling shutter etc.),
2) only more image quality (16 bit RAW files at a decent speed) or
3) both?
Thanks.

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both

AJ said:

Maybe the mirrorless data aren't so clear after all.

Sony Disputes Canon's 'Number One Mirrorless Brand in 2023' Claim

Sony also doesn't think any of this matters.

petapixel.com

Anyways, the whole thing is pointless chest-thumping. There are two leading brands with Nikon a solid third. Choice is good.

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Sony is claiming #1 in full-frame mirrorless.
Pretty poor reporting on behalf of Petapixel but that is what they do.

Diko said:

Wasn't it supposed to be R5M2 now?

Although that being said in reality usually the flagship is first and then the lower models. Because there always exist a slight chance of cannibalizing some of the sales of the Big Brother.

Still kind of feel cheated because I've always believed that now in February the Japanese guys will come out with R5m2.

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If true, this rumor will make you happy .

AlanF said:

Leave it there - it shows how not to trust some sites.

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At least they linked the source, but that’s either intentional clickbait or egregious sloppiness.

neuroanatomist said:

Damn you. I think I need to order one.

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Order placed today. Lens shipped today, UPS says I’ll have it Wednesday.

koenkooi said:

How would you describe the difference between the R5 and the R3 EVF?

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I didn't have enough time to thoroughly check for differences, in fact, I didn't notice any. Maybe by testing under absolutely identical conditions one could perceive some slight advantages for the R3 ???
TDP seems to have noticed an improvement when reviewing the R3.
But both (R5 and R3) are noticably better, meaning really good, than the R6 II's EVF.
Viewfinder quality (and bigger size!) are for me of utter importance, much more than MP count, fps, video features etc...
Maybe because I got spoiled by the 5 D III & IV, Leica's R6, Nikon's F2 and disappointed by the EOS R's EVF.

Let me ask someone. Is a third-party RF lense like this, a so big advantage compared by an adapter/EF 35L? I don't think so.

neuroanatomist said:

Relative to what? The first year CIPA broke out mirrorless was 2012, and that year there were just under 4 million units shipped. Shipments dropped to ~3 million per year, then rose to 4.2-4.3 million in 2017-2018 before falling again. It took until last year to top that 2018 peak.

Overall, MILC market share has been improving for several years. But MILC unit sales have been essentially flat (on average) since CIPA started tracking them, while DSLR sales plummeted. Note that while unit sales for MILCs has been flat, unit value has been steadily increasing.

It’s too soon to say if the jump to nearly 5 million units in 2023 is an outlier.

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I think a lot of that depends on China for ILC's overall it's the only region with > 20% growth, looking solely at mirrorless, it had almost 40% growth compared to the Americas with 20%. Asia overall contributed the most with 2.44m in shipments, versus 1.92m the year prior.

justaCanonuser said:

Don McCullin - yeah, I guess most war photographers are traumatized after a while. Doing landscape is a good remedy. I don't know when he went digital, but e.g. Canon's original 5D was a very attractive offer in the small field of FF digital cameras back then.

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I believe he started using the 5Diii, so around 2013.

danfaz said:

I got mine yesterday, and here are the "in-hand" specs:

Without battery and w/o SU-1: 472g
Without battery + SU-1: 492g
With battery and w/o SU-1: 592g
With battery + SU-1: 612g

The SU-1 is actually quite handy, basically acting as an electronic, adjustable bounce card. I emailed Godox to see what the watt-seconds are, as it's not listed in manual, but I'd say it's equivalent to a pop-up flash on consumer grade cameras. Has more power than I was expecting!

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Using an AD200 with remote head (on top of the X2T) brings three times the power of the V1(pro) with at least half weight in hand, and with much better balance compared to a top heavy speedlight; after trying for the first time, I would never ever go back to have a full sized strobe on camera, especially for an entire wedding. 600g on top of a camera puts too much strain on the body at the end of the day.

The next EOS R5 firmware upgrade is scheduled to be released in next month. The known update content is to support the Power Zoom Adapter PZ-E2/PZ-E2B.

1.9.x – Just a joke!
2.0.x – The loooooooong rumored huge firmware upgrade that Canon never promised.
1.10.x – No EOS camera public firmware with 2-number after the main version.

Cochese said:

Nobody official has ever said that, not even kind of.

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For clarity, I never said that... I was listing the recent posts from @tvexecutive

I heard over weekend that the R6 M2 will get a firmware update to support the new 24-105 2.8 iris ring
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I heard over weekend that the R6 M2 will get a firmware update to support the Iris ring on the 24-105 2.8 lens

ZEISS Nano Primes are the first high-speed (T1.5 throughout) cine lenses made specifically for mirrorless full frame cameras – initially available with Sony E-mount. These primes offer a pleasing, versatile look that is adaptable for an extensive range of shooting situations and a compact, lightweight design that makes them easy to use on any set

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Looking at the specs, it seems that the Oly glass is higher spec in general - they may have worked with Sigma on the design but improved both optics and IS to account for the difference in price. Ive seen some superb images with the lens so I would be hesitant about the 'underwhelming sharpness' - and to give the Oly 100-400 'middling marks' I wonder who in a PC mag is doing the reviewing. As for saying pros are better off buying the 300mm F4 - this is a zoom for gods sake and sometimes people want/need a zoom.

I'm a bit apprehensive about the inclusion of IBIS in this camera. The X100V was already a bit notorious for getting warm in the hand. Now it's going to have an IBIS system and continue to use the pathetic WP126S battery. It does bring a bit of concern to me. I am also not the biggest fan of the 40mp X-Trans V sensor, as it's readout speed is extremely slow, low light performance is noticeably inferior to the 26mp X-Trans IV, and brings limitations to some video functionality that did not exist with the X-Trans IV.

I've seen many people excited for the 40mp just for cropping, which is true...but I would take a 26mp X-Trans IV sensor in this camera or the stacked 26mp X-Trans IV any day over the 40mp.

Hi all,

I want to ask about if going with a camera model say for example EOS R7 can be a great or better upgrade from old models of DSLRs such as 30D or 7D or 1D Mark III?

Also which R model that is equivalent [or better than] to the old model of Canon 1DX?

It was very smart of them to release their professional video tripods first before they dropped these on us. Their FreeBlazer video tripods are SO GOOD and their new video heads are honestly fantastic. Until those products were proven, nobody would have trusted these professional fluid heads. If you've been on the fence for a great video tripod or head, these might be the best under $1,000 your going to find and they're WAYYY under $1,000.

Woohoo! I had preordered this day one on B&H a billion years ago and they just shipped it on February 1. I didn't expect to get this 10-20 lens as the only lens I really wanted was a 35 f1.2. I have the RF 85 1.2, 28-70 2, 100 2.8, 600 11, 800 11, 35 1.8, 24 1.8, and 16 2.8.

The timing couldn't be more perfect because I gave the 16 2.8 to a friend who just got the R50.

I've since started to branch away from B&H though I still love them dearly. They were also out of the Rode Wireless Pro so I was patiently waiting until I saw that Best Buy had them right now so I decided to drive 5 minutes and pick it up immediately. Shows how B&H can give you tunnel vision.