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riker · May 9, 2023

It's been working absolutely well in 2000 even on cheap EOS 30 film bodies. Just why did it disappear????

Chaitanya · May 9, 2023

Following shutdown of DPreview by Amazon, Imaging resource also has been shut down by their owner.

Imaging Resource closed following acquisition by new owner

Imaging Resource grew alongside DPReview to chronicle the rise of the digital photography industry.

www.dpreview.com

Ozarker · May 8, 2023

Photographers: A group of imperfect people demanding perfection from an imperfect company.

Click · May 7, 2023

Another lovely shot, Maximilian.

Buzzer2000 · May 4, 2023

Cool, thanks!

entoman · May 4, 2023

Yawn

Sporgon · May 4, 2023

If all you are interested in is the image I can’t think of a reason why anyone would want to change system given the performance of all modern cameras, unless another brand was able to offer similar or better performance at a much cheaper price. In this regard I can see that Nikon is trying hard.
Personally I’ve decided I’m keeping my 5DS cameras until they wear out.

LovePhotography · May 2, 2023

SwissFrank said:
I found the RF24-105 to be always a good enough focal length range whereas the 24-70 never was long enough.

In the 90s we really needed f/2.8 to fully enable autofocus, to have a bright viewfinder, and because fast film and slow shutter speeds looked absolutely horrible, and because film was anyway so grainy and lenses less sharp that the blurriness from shallow DOF wasn't so obvious. In contrast, with the R and especially R5, there's just no reason for f/2.8. Photos are so clean and sharp that the gentler bokeh from f/4 is still really noticeable and makes your subject stand out, and still is enough to differentiate the look from a cell phone photo. Super-high ISO and super-long shutters are no longer a problem, and AF works fine and the viewfinder brightness no longer depends on f-stop.

On an R5 the 24-105 is actually almost "smallish".

When I first got the R I got the 24-105 and 50/1.2, and after a year had only taken like three photos with the 50! So I sold it. After about 4 years with only the 24-105, I got a bunch of other lenses last year (I used to have 15 EF lenses in the 90s-10s) and don't use the 24-105 much but mainly because I have other lenses to explore. But frankly most of my good pictures would have been nearly as good with the 24-105.

If I hit hard times and had to sell most of my Canon gear, the 24-105 would be the last lens I'd sell. It's not a lens I love, but it's one that really works well for everything except obviously telephoto. It's not super-wide but it's wide enough. It's not super-sharp but it's sharp enough. It's not super-bokeh but its enough bokeh. It's not super-compact but it's compact enough, etc. etc.

I have the 24-105 L and the 24-240 "not L". And, since most of the time my photos have a subject somewhere towards the center 2/3rd of the frame, and the outer 1/3rd is bokeh anyway, I end up using the 24-240 almost always (when choosing between the two). (But at this point, I mostly use my Canon rig almost exclusively with specialty lenses (super tele, super WA, etc.), since I use my iPhone for walking around).
I wish Canon would make a great 24-240 L premium lens. That would clearly give my iPhone a run for it's money in the "preferred walking around camera" category. I'd gladly give up the convenience of not carrying a separate camera if the camera would clearly blow away the iPhone 95% of the time... An R5 with a great 24-240L would get me taking my camera with me everywhere I go, (like I did 30 years ago...). Just an observation... Too often camera bugs like to battle it out lens vs. lens, camera body vs. camera body, or Sony vs. Nikon vs. Olympus vs Canon. But, the real threat and competition for digital cameras is not other camera companies, but the Great Satans known as the iPhone and Pixel 7. Hell, with iPhone "night mode" I don't even need my Canon with an F1.4 lens in low light anymore.

seriyong · May 1, 2023

A really successful photo, good job!

doggone doggo · May 1, 2023

Got any more of them cine camera rumors?

Fischer · May 1, 2023

AlanF said:
The lenses have focus breathing since they focus in part by changing their focal length rather than move the whole lens away from the the sensor as they did in the good old days with bellows. The stated focal length is for infinity focus and it gets shorter for nearer objects. I actually measured the focal length of the RF 100-500mm from the size of the image of the moon on the sensor of the R5. The diameter of 3,474.8 km when it was 400,403.56 km away gave a diameter of 990 pixels. If the pixels are 4.39µ as usually stated (TDP etc), this gives a focal length of 500.8mm. However, they calculate the pixel size based assuming the image occupies the whole of the 24x36mm sensor. If I use instead Canon's stated value of 47.1 Mpx on the sensor, instead of the 44.76 Mpx that are actually used, the pixel size is 4.28µ and the calculated focal length 488mm. I'd be grateful if someone could tell me the true pixel size.

Straight 10 for your deep-dive into the physics of this.

rachskis801 · Apr 30, 2023

danfaz said:
Bhphotovideo.com has an open box one for sale right now

unfocused · Apr 28, 2023

Thanks for posting this. I saw this on Photo Rumors the other day. He often scoops this site (even though he's a Nikon guy).

Anyway, there is a lot to digest here and it should make for some good discussion.

Some things that stood out to me:

"Strengthening the appeal of our products has led to the curbing of sale promotion expenses" Is that code for no rebates?

"...and with selection and concentration in development and raising the efficiency of our sale organization, has been the driving force behind significant improvement in profitability." Translation might be we're cutting staff.

"This year, we will continue to enhance our lineup of EOS R series mirrorless cameras, both bodies and lenses. In March, we launched the EOS R50...In addition to professional and advanced amateurs, by launching models that expand our user base, we plan to sell 2.9 million units this year, which is 1% higher than last year..." Don't expect to see an R1 this year, we are more interested in the lower end of the market.

"The network camera market continues to grow, thanks mainly to the security sector, due to the growing need for security and safety. Our first-quarter sales were ahead of plan and second only to last year's fourth quarter, resulting in a significant increase in revenue. We will continue to capture demand with our extensive lineup of hardware and solutions, raising our plan for the full year by 10 billion yen as we aim for sales growth of more than 15%." A 1% growth in EOS R vs. 15% in network cameras. Guess where the emphasis is going to be?

Charts: "Net Sales Growth Rate Year over Year: Cameras 1Q 2023 Actual is -0.4% with FY23 projection of +12%. Digital Interchangeable Lens Cameras Units and Unit Growth Rate. 1Q 2023 Actual: -6%; FY 2023 Projection: +1% Honestly, I'm a bit confused by this. They sold 6% fewer Digital Interchangeable Lens Cameras (DILCS) in the first quarter and are projecting only a 1% growth for the year. That doesn't sound great to me.

Thoughts and Discussion?

Doormat · Apr 28, 2023

EricN said:
The main drawback is you'll get more distortion with 35-350L, but the used price on it and the 1D iv are so low, that if it doesn't work out and you want to resell it, I don't imagine you'd lose much money.

Exactly
I got both 1div and 35-350 (both boxed with all accessories) for just over £600 about a year ago. I appreciate the prices are falling.
They are not mint, but nor are they abused or tatty (very very slight paint loss on the lens friction ring). They both seem to be working perfectly. The lens is so fast (rear ring usm) I actually owned one back in 97’ when I did a brief stint as a press photographer. The canon EOS 1dn and 35/350 along with the 540EZ gun covered virtually every scenario I faced.

Edit: Just remembered when I did my press stint I was asked to do the Sunday supplement photos, A Day In The Life Of A Hill Farmer. I turned up early somewhere remote in the North Yorkshire moors. It was very foggy. The farmer took me out in his Land Rover, I took a shot through the open window whilst the landrover was climbing up a very very steep accent, The picture was a ewe and lamb through the fog. The lens was racked out to 350, the 540 gave sufficient light (remember this was analogue and no IS) That shot made the front page of the Sunday supplement A3 full bleed. I got my name in the byline - lol
I think that’s when the 35-350 got my respect

£600 is a lot of money, but buys you next to nothing today in canon R land.

SHAMwow · Apr 28, 2023

entoman said:
Not defending Canon here, but I wonder how they compare with Sony, Nikon and Panasonic regarding "technical oversights". It's a very competitive market, where goods have to be rushed out and are increasingly complex, so I'd imagine that the other brands have similar issues.

I've started to take the brick stories with a grain of salt though. I mean I saw one poster here upset that he had to format his card in order to get the firmware update to read properly. While I believe bricking cameras is definitely a thing, I also think there could be more to each story in terms of people following Canon's instructions precisely.

ReflexVE · Apr 28, 2023

SwissFrank said:
Somehow I missed all the news of this despite being on the forum 2-3x a week since 2018...

Given how it ended you didn't miss much.

mclaren777 · Apr 26, 2023

Thanks for sharing. That is really discouraging.

vrteam · Apr 25, 2023

vrteam said:
Curious as to how the R5C is Netflix approved but the C200 is not. Anyone care to fill me in, and if so much appreciated!

Sorry, I think I honed in on the possible time code issue after some Googling. However, Netflix gives some guidance. But it seems you may need an approved camera to serve as the primary. https://partnerhelp.netflixstudios....d-Cameras-Recommended-Settings-Best-Practices

SwissFrank · Apr 24, 2023

EOS 4 Life said:
EF lenses used the fill the middle until most were discontinued.

I bought about half my lenses used. Even of my current outfit, I think only the 100-500 and 135/1.8 are new, the rest are used. It's not like used EF is suddenly unavailable. The main reason I wouldn't use EF is that in most cases the RF glass seems to bury it quality-wise. My 135/2 was the sharpest black Canon lens except maybe the 180/3.5, and possibly the 35/1.4 MkII, but the 100-500 is far sharper, as is the 100/2.8, and the 135/1.8 is massively sharper.

I generally agree though. I wanted product lines like the following:

Halo: 50/0.7. Crazy lens spec is most important. 28-70/2.0 and 1200/5.6 and 8-15 fisheye zoom and TS are examples. The goal is to have all the other system users regularly envying the possibilities of Canon shooters, even if they're mostly theoretical, mid-5-digit prices or even rental-only or purchase-by-invitation specialties.

Pro: 50/1.2: Durability AND THEN image quality is most important.

Amateur: 50/1.4: lenses with "fun" specs like semi-macro capabilities. Price and features are most important.

Street: 50/2: similar to Leica rangefinder. portability, image quality, and durability all must be ideal. Spec can be very modest, and price can actually be high.

kmrahe · Apr 24, 2023

Just an update on an earlier comment I posted. I see that Adorama has the 2-lens kit back in stock. And all configurations are now $100 off. Also, if anyone is looking for a replacement or backup/insurance lens, the 15-45mm is currently a steal at Canon's Refurbished store - only $79!

Maximilian · Apr 24, 2023

The German artist Boris Eldagsen has rejected an award at this year's Sony World Photography Award after revealing that his submission was generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The "photo" "Pseudomnesia: The Electrician." won the creative open category.
Eldagsen said he hoped his actions would open up the conversation around the issue and lead to "separate competitions for AI-generated images."
The eerie black and white image shows two women from different generations - the older woman appearing to hang on to the younger woman from behind.

Full article at CNN.
German article at n-tv.de.

Czardoom · Apr 23, 2023

neuroanatomist said:
Reviewers make money through affiliate link purchases. Positive reviews benefit them. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re dishonest, but it does mean they’re not unbiased.

Sorry. It means they might be unbiased. They may also be completely unbiased.

I have idea if Abbot is biased or not, but I consider his reviews to be just about the most reliable on the internet. Seems quite willing to tell all about the negatives and is generally rational and fairly even keeled when discussing the positives. Shows a lot of examples and test results. Avoids the hyperbole that is the norm on the internet, so I can't think of anyone better off-hand.

AlanF · Apr 23, 2023

Flamingtree said:
Hi Alan,

Digging up an old thread here. I am planning a trip to Borneo. What did you take? What camera fees did you have to pay? The rules seem a bit weird to me.

I was thinking of taking my r5, 100-500, 70-200 f2.8 and 15-35. I was thinking about leaving the 24-70 at home and am up in the air about my 100mm macro.

I am interested in wildlife, landscapes and bugs. Any tips?

It was 6 years ago, visiting Sabah. I had a 5DIV + EF 400mm f/4 DO II + extenders, my wife a 5DSR + EF 100-400mm II. I don't recall paying camera fees then. The only thing that worried me was keeping the weight of the hand luggage for the plane within limits as we were told the cheaper internal flights would weigh the cases. If we were to go again, I would take the R5 and 100-500mm and my wife the R7 and RF 100-400mm for birding and also for bugs. We paid for an excellent local bird guide who arranged it all for us.

Doormat · Apr 22, 2023

Ah,
“comparison is the thief of joy”
I have the M50 which tbh is more than I really need, but as the rites of passage go on these kind of hobby forums, I bought a M6ii. The M50 seldom saw use thereafter.

Likewise I bought a RP, now my 6dii never sees use. My closet is like a personal time capsule of my photography journey over the past three decades.

There’s a pattern emerging here. We feel the constant almost relentless need/urge to move up but we often don’t know why until we buy.

My R journey has suddenly and quite surprisingly derailed. I’ve caught myself in the cold light of early morning and realised I was losing sight of what photography was/is all about….merely capturing a moment!! Hence I’m staying put. I’ve simply had enough…..Knowing that I ‘could’ buy a R5 if I really wanted to doesn’t no longer seem justifiable anymore. Maybe I’ve learnt self constraint?
Woah, that’s been a expensive lesson!!

Like a child that gorged on chocolate until he was sick - I’ve learnt to say no.

Analogue! · Apr 21, 2023

H. Jones said:
Professionally I'm a photojournalist that primarily covers breaking news, but I also do a lot of landscape and wildlife photography in my free time for fun. Most of my custom control choices come from what I need the camera to do on a work assignment since I really don't have time to dig in a menu.

Custom Buttons

Shutter button: Default, Metering and AF start

Video button: Default, video start

Mode button: Default, mode

AF-ON: AF-off, I've always done this, I know people like back-button focus, but I photograph a lot of sudden, unexpected action at breaking news and I like knowing that the shutter is always linked to autofocusing, so that I don't end up hitting the shutter before focusing. Instead of back-button focus, I use the AF-ON button to turn off focus for times when I need a similar autofocus stop that you'd get using backbutton focus on a shot.

AE Lock: Cropping/aspect ratio, I love that this makes it as easy as pressing a button to get the 17 megapixel 1.6x digital teleconverter mode. I've loved using the crop mode on wildlife so far, and setting it to a button makes it easier to switch in a second if the subject gets closer. Lot easier than digging through a menu.

AF point button: Drive mode, with the different restrictions on FPS and bit-rate in drive modes in the R5 I find myself changing the drive more often, so I wanted a button dedicated to that.

DOF preview button: One-Shot / Servo AF, I've always had this set like this on all of my Canon cameras. There's just certain situations where you want the confirmation of knowing your focus is locked, and this is a lot quicker for sudden situations where servo focus won't work. Normally, on other cameras, I have it only use one-shot when it's held down, but the R5 doesn't offer the condition that it only switches when the button is held, unfortunately. That just means I have to remember to click it twice to get back to Servo focus.

Lens: Default, AF stop

My favorite: M-FN Button: Switch to Custom Shooting Mode, set to C1 only, other C modes turned off. C1: Shutter Priority, 1/1000th, 12 FPS, Spot meter, auto ISO. Again photographing breaking news means things can go very badly in an instant. I like this button as my "emergency" button, all I have to do is hit M-FN and I instantly know I'll have a high enough shutter speed and automatic exposure to get an image of whatever is in front of the camera. That gives me more freedom to use slower shutter speeds when there's not much going on, knowing that in an instant I can have the camera properly exposed at 1/1000th if something blows up.

LCD panel button: LCD illumination, I switched it to this because I never use the secondary display it offers by default, and this makes the button act more like the LCD light button on DSLRS.

SET: ISO, hold button turn shutter, I've always done this on all of my Canon cameras, I always hated having to fish for the ISO button to change ISO, so this makes it a lot faster to do. I know the R5 has a dial just for ISO now, but I've left this button as ISO because it's stuck in my muscle memory and I find myself doing this instinctively anyway. If I get used to the dial, this might find a new use.

Multicontroller, AF point selection

Custom Dials

Main dial, default, Shutter

Top dial(Quick Control Dial 2), ISO speed

Rear dial(Quick Control Dial 1), Aperture setting

Lens Control Wheel: Select AF method, this has been a new favorite of mine. I love the Subject detection tracking autofocus mode on the R5, it works awesome and finds eyes/people/birds/everything very well and lets me reframe as much as I want, or lets a bird fly through the frame while being tracked. The issue is, sometimes this mode gets wonky in weird conditions, and if you change to One-Shot focus, it uses the whole sensor as an automatic detect one-shot mode. That's super annoying, I wish it was still based off of your initial focus point for one-shot. I don't have time when I'm taking a photo to change focus settings to switch to one-shot mode, so the moment I need one-shot or the tracking focus isn't working well, I can quickly hit the dial on the lens left or right and switch between the AF point focus or tracking focus. I disabled most of the AF modes except subject detection, default point, and expanded point focus, which makes it even easier to switch. I'll also add that the nice thing with the direct method is that it has "hard stops" on the left and right ends of the settings list, so if I roll the wheel left it'll always stop at AF tracking, and if I roll the wheel right it'll always stop at expanded AF point. Super intuitive to me and I love this set up a lot.

H-Jones! Can you please explain, step by step, just how to achieve allocation of the C1 customised shooting mode to the Multi-Function button? I have been trying to do this, and failure to achieve it is driving me MAD. (With my old 7D and 400mm telephoto is was able to toggle the mode dial until it stopped - because it could go no further. This could be done without taking my eye off the bird/birds that suddenly, as they often do, provide an opportunity for a shot/shots - if you're fast enough. The 7D enabled my BIF settings to be acquired without taking my eyes off it/them as the camera came up to a shooting position. an't do that - yet - with the R5.....) When I get to the customize buttons, in a bid to set the MF button for that purpose, I get a message at the bottom of the screen that registering for C1-C3 not doable. Please, what am I doing wrong?

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