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bergstrom · Feb 20, 2022

Was shooting video the other day, using my EF 70-200 2.8 on a 6dii and boy was the focus hunting loud when I finally saw the footage. Annoying. canon website says "Ultrasonic focusing. A ring-type ultrasonic motor drives autofocus extremely quickly, and in near silence. Excellent holding torque ensures the point of focus.....". Loud is not near silence.

Canon please make a STM version of this lens!

[email protected] · Feb 20, 2022

Camnostic updated its comprehensive Canon EOS R3 review geared to help R5 and 1DX III shooters make upgrade decisions. Recently added are video aspects and comparisons to the new Sony and Nikon flagships, as well as the R5C. There are a lot of “ifs” and “buts,” but the upshots:
Should 1DX III Shooters Upgrade?
In short, yes – if you think 30 frames per second, more megapixels and significantly improved ergonomics matter enough to cover the

Kuja · Feb 18, 2022

Hello everybody,

I'm in the process of digitizing my film archives and I'm trying to get the best possible results.
I've been using my 5Ds with an adapter and a vintage slide duplicating rig, consisting of bellows and a film holder.

For this kind of use, the best possible flat field performance is the paramount. Low chromatic aberrations are also desireable

The lens that I'm using at the moment is a Pentax SMC 100mm f/4 Macro.
The Pentax is very sharp in the center with the film grain structure that is clear and defined.
In the corners the grain is still visible, but is progressively getting mushier towards the extreme corners, where it is kind of OK and acceptable, but could be better.

I'm thinking of buying a used EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro (the older non L version, since I don't need IS), but it is very hard to find any info on the net describing its flat field performance in the 1:1 range.

Does any forum member have the first hand experience with the old EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro in this kind of application - 1:1 copy work that requires the best possible flat field performance and low CA?

Thanks in advance,
Aleksandar

LSXPhotog · Feb 18, 2022

I just used my R3 for the first time since the new firmware update and I immediately ran into issues on my first image. The camera froze up and gave me an error code, then it power cycled on its own and took the photo. This happened between 7-10 times today. I will be sending the camera into Canon first thing next week, as this is unacceptable and they need to find out what's going on with it.

I have well over 100,000 images taken on this camera with the original firmware and this has never happened before, so I know it must be related to the new firmware release.

Please share any of your experience with the firmware here, but I just wanted to let everyone one know they should probably wait on updating...the camera is no longer reliable.

UPDATE: It appears this issue is at least partially linked to shooting bracketed exposures with electronic shutter. I can get the camera fail in E-shutter than switch to mechanical and it works, then switch back to E-shutter and it fails again.

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[email protected] · Feb 18, 2022

One R5C element that got some attention among reviewers was the fact that it appears to have two independent operating systems available, depending on whether you’re using the camera to shoot video or stills. Most reviewers found this a bit janky, as it requires a reboot to switch over. DPReview’s video-focused reviewer Dale Baskin disagrees in an interesting way.
Baskin notes that in the past cameras moving toward hybrid functionality would add video- or stills-related features in an add-on menu. Being a video guy, he finds himself frustrated with interfaces that throw video features into a submenu.
It is true that most R5C buyers are less likely to be amateurs – who would find the R5 perfectly suitable – and are more likely to be applying the body against actual professional work. Those people...

Fuzzy · Feb 18, 2022

I use my R5 for "light painting". This involves keeping the shutter open for a long time as I use continuous light to "paint with light" in otherwise complete darkness. I would prefer to use the electronic shutter to avoid ANY shutter shock since even a one pixel shift between exposures can cause problems.

Other camera brands can do this, so it's not a technological barrier.

I would like to see either a firmware upgrade to the R5 or a body with at least 50MP (for 40x60s and larger) that can do it.

vjlex · Feb 18, 2022

I know I may be stirring up the hornets nest. I will say I am somewhat loyal (and therefore biased) towards Canon. But this video caught my attention. Switching camps is not anything I'm even remotely considering, but I thought he made some really good points (actually, I consider myself mostly camera agnostic and just happen to own all Canon gear).

In particular, I liked the phrase that he used: artificial limitations. The term cripple hammer riles people up, and that is not my intent with this post. But the phrase artificial limitation perfectly describes the little things that do irk me about my Canon cameras. They are capable without a doubt. But then they put these little artificial limitations in almost as if to intentionally irk you (so that you never feel like you have the perfect camera, and therefore are always subconsciously open to upgrading eventually). That may or may not be true, but it does seem that way to me sometimes. And I thought he articulated this well. They may be small things, but they sometimes get in the way of creativity.

An example of one of the comments I agreed with (from the comments section):
"The great thing about this video was the focus on the recording limit. When I first started doing videos with a DSLR instead of a dedicated camcorder I was using a friends Canon. I didn't know about the record limit.... until is shut off during a part of a video podcast recording. It became very frustrating because I also became over aware of the time instead of the content. Then I got ahold of a test version of the FX3 and fell in love! Don't regret purchasing one at all!"

I hardly ever use video which is why I haven't cared too much about the video limitations. But this past year I needed a camera to record myself for some grad school demonstration lessons I had to make, and found myself extremely irritated that I had the best cameras and the best lenses- $1000s of dollars worth- and yet, couldn't use it to record my 1-2 hour long classes in-body. I ended up having to make do with two Samsung smartphones instead. I find that really shameful on Canon's part. And like I said in the beginning- I'm only somewhat loyal. If Sony comes along and eats their lunch, Canon has no one but themselves and their staunchly conservative approach to blame.

Another comment that expresses perhaps what a lot of us feel that I believe Canon should really pay more attention to:
"It always feels like my canon cameras came with an asterisk. I still have my eos r too (and a couple lenses ). I enjoyed shooting canon more but had soo much more freedom & create options on Sony."

TL;DR
Like I said, I don't really shoot video, so I don't have much reason to go sniffing around Sony cameras. But as someone invested in Canon, I really do hope they stop taking their position as market leader for granted and cut back on some of those artificial limitations.

MintChocs · Feb 17, 2022

Just asking as I noticed that nearly all EF-S glass has been discontinued, is it then likely that Canon will produce any more new as in new models Rebels/ aps-c dslrs. Is it possible that they will but sell them as a kit with EF-S lenses but they discontinued the retail of individual lenses. Another scenario would be body only as there is a huge amount of lenses out there plus third party lenses. I am guessing here but as Canon was the largest producer of aps-c dslrs there is still significant demand even in a shrinking market.

Richard-CN · Feb 17, 2022

The Nikkei newspaper has published an article detailing some of the difficulties the camera industry is going through in terms of supply shortages.
In short, TLDR; It’s really bad.

According to Nikkei and disseminated by Digicame-info, the industry is facing anywhere from 5 to 15 week delay in parts procurement and for some specialized parts, up to 90 week delays (2 years). Sony specifically canceled some of their mirrorless cameras because they simply could not get semiconductors used by the LCD screens. Camera production for 2021 was down 20-30% specifically because of the shortages.
HP commented, and stated that once one shortage is corrected, another one appears leading to a whack-a-mole effect attempting to get parts procured.
According to Nikkei there really isn’t an end in sight to the shortages and expect them to continue.
From Bloomberg, we see...

Chaitanya · Feb 17, 2022

Kym Illmun posted an update to his camera setup for F1 photography:

Canon Rumors · Feb 17, 2022

Canon may have finally fixed a lot of the freezing that has been occurring when shooting with the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6. I’m not sure that “rare instances” is suitable, as it appeared to be a widespread problem.
Let us know in the forums if you run into any freezes after updating to the latest firmware.
Canon also plans to release new firmware in late March to further optimize AF operations.
Canon always appreciates user feedback on our products and services. Following the release of Firmware Version 1.5.0, we are in the process of developing an update to further optimize AF operations. We plan to publish details of the revised firmware in late March and will make an announcement on the Web site.
Canon EOS R5
Firmware Version 1.5.1 incorporates the following fix:

Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating...

TukTuk · Feb 17, 2022

R5 v1.5.1 is up

Firmware Version 1.5.1 incorporates the following fix:
1. Fixes an issue that in rare instances, the camera may become inoperable when shooting in the Servo AF setting while operating the <AF-ON> button.

*Notice
Canon always appreciates user feedback on our products and services. Following the release of Firmware Version 1.5.0, we are in the process of developing an update to further optimize AF operations. We plan to publish details of the revised firmware in late March and will make an announcement on the Web site.

Firmware Version 1.5.1 is for cameras with firmware up to Version 1.5.0. If the camera's firmware is already Version 1.5.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware.

[email protected] · Feb 16, 2022

Sony had quite a head start, but even with Canon’s R5, R6 and R3 releases over the past couple of years, it hasn’t caught up to lead the full-frame mirrorless market. Sony issued a release this morning indicating that NPD, a research firm with solid methodologies based on proprietary retailer relationships, shows the E-mount vendor staying on top.
Sony was likely helped significantly with more product releases in the mid-tier product range, such as the new A7IV.
This may change soon, as rumors have it that Canon will finally refresh the low-end of its full-frame range – the part of the market that makes up the big numbers. Currently, Canon’s low-end offerings are the RP and R cameras which sport rather old technology for the market.

SAN DIEGO...

Continue reading...

Kuja · Feb 16, 2022

Hello everybody,

I'm in the process of digitizing my film archives and I'm trying to get the best possible results.

I've been using my 5Ds with an adapter and a vintage slide duplicating rig, consisting of bellows and a film holder.

Something similar to this:

The hole "scanning" rig has to be carefully aligned, so that the camera sensor is perfectly parallel to the plane of the film to be copied.
This is not easily achievable with the camera mounted on tripod and the film placed on some light table.

The lens that I'm using is a Pentax SMC 100mm f/4 Macro.
The results are very good, but since I'm the OCD kind of guy, I always wonder If I could do better.

The Pentax SMC 100mm Macro is very sharp in the center with the film grain structure that is clear and defined.
In the corners the grain is still visible but is progressively getting mushier towards the extreme corners, where it is kind of OK and acceptable, but could be better.

I know that there are specialized lens that are made exactly for this type of work, like Rodenstock Apo Rodagon D, but they are very expensive and not easy to come by in my part of the world.

My question is: does any forum member have the first hand experience with Canon EF Macro lenses in this kind of application - 1:1 copy work that requires the best possible flat field performance?

My first bet would be the EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro (non L, since I don't need IS), but it is very hard to find any info on the net describing its flat field performance in the 1:1 range.

In other words - I'm not sure if (at f/8 aperture) the EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro will be a noticeable improvement over my Pentax 100mm macro?

The difference should really be worth it, since I would have to redesign my scanning rig from the ground up, because EF lenses can not be used with my bellows.

sailingstupid · Feb 16, 2022

Hi all

Long time lurker, first time poster. I bought my first camera in 2008 - a used 5D Classic. Took thousands of shots with it, traveled with it, dropped it, repaired it and still kind of love it. After buying the 24 TS-E II and shooting extensively with it on the 5D with the EE-S, I decided to upgrade to a used 5D II in 2014 due to live view and easier manual focus with the TS lens. University and a side gig as sports photographer took most of my attention away from the 5D II and 24 TS-E and I kind of left them unused for some years. Last year I became a father and thus picked up the R6 because the AF of the 5D II is just not up to todays standards. I love (almost) everything about the R6 and wish I'd have upgraded sooner.

This was my first purchase of a brand-new body. Although I got a good deal and I initially wasn't willing to spend the money for the R5, I keep catching myself side eyeing the R5. I shoot portraits of my son/wife and landscape, architecture, cityscapes. I never really cared about the technicalities of cameras and resorted to "pressing the shutter button" as the bodies at that time were all in the realm of 20 Mp and switching over to a D800 was not in the cards since I loved my 24 TS-E. Most threads on this board on the R5 are about birding, which I don't have either interest nor the lenses for. But I am really interested in the discussion about resolution and detail.

I went down that technicalities-rabbit-hole while researching the R6. "Only" 20 Mp seemed quite low to me and would not have been an update over my 5D II. I initially wished for 30 as in the R or 5DIV as an upgrade over my old camera. As I later learned 20 vs 30 Mp is only a 20% (6700/5500) increase and not 50% as I falsely assumed. The 45 Mp of the R5 seemed overkill for me as I didn’t need to double my resolution over my 5D II and wasn't willing to spend twice as much for the R5 over the R6. But wait, 8192/5472 is "only" a 50% increase and this puts it (in my mind at least) in a reasonable upgrade path over my previous body.

I don't do 8K video and am not relaying on heavy crops. I have a pretty decent lens kit with my 24 TS-E II, 35 1.4L II, 40 2.8, Tamron 85 1.8, 100L and the RF 70-200/4. I want to keep my bodies a long time and have a slight feeling of buyers remorse regarding the R6 or FOMO looking at that beautiful R5 resolution. It seems kind of irrational because I don’t really "need" the high resolution but it sure is great to download samples online and pixel peep trough those huge files. Having the possibility to print another 60x90cm print in 232 instead of 154 ppi seems, at least on paper (or monitor), better to me.

Another potential use case for all that resolution could be ~~DSLR~~ MILC-Scanning of my 120 negatives. Although I don't have a Mamiya 7 with those beautiful lenses and their incredible resolution prowess, increasing working distance and taking one shot of a 120 negative instead of stitching 3 shots together sure does sound like a faster process as well. But then again, how often am I going to do this?

I have a M1 Max MacBook Pro with enough processing power and disk space. I have good lenses and a sturdy tripod to make use of the resolution of the R5. Only thing pulling me back is that I don't really need the resolution. It's a continues back and forth. On the one hand I kind of want the resolution on the other I don't need it. I'd estimate 98% of my prints are going to be A4 max. (family pictures for albums, framing) but it sure is enticing to at least have the option to print really big once in a while in superb quality. The faster and easier MILC-Scanning process is another, albeit minor, factor in this back and forth.

Is the difference in resolution (232 vs 154 ppi) really that noticeable from a normal viewing distance? I argued in my head that it is not and I'd rather spend the difference between those two bodies on the upcoming RF 35 1.2L (it will eventually come…). But something in my head keeps coming back to the R5 and tries to convince me that I need 45 Mp.

Other differences/features of the R5 body over the R6 are "nice to haves" but not really necessary to me. The R6 is an almost perfect camera for my needs. If I could have the R5 sensor in the R6 body for 3k$ I'd have bought that instead. But at almost twice the price it is still a debate in my head I haven't completely settled and it keeps popping up once in a while. My R6 looks no different from a new camera and has about 4000 shots. I feel like if I'd sell it now and buy the R5 my financial loss wouldn't be that great as it's a like new camera still. But as said previously something in my mind hasn't clicked yet to pull the trigger on the R5.

TL;DR: Comment on why you chose the one over the other in regards to prints. Again, not interested in birding or heavy crops. It's all about the resolution and detail for prints. Please help me put a nail in that coffin for the foreseeable feature (as new bodies are always on the horizon). Thank you for reading.

Richard-CN · Feb 15, 2022

Today the OM System launched a new OM-1 and several lenses.
Olympus was my first ever camera system back in the film days, so I still have a soft spot for them. With the OM-1 camera body, OM has also launched two new professional category lenses, the ED 12-40mm F2.8 PRO II and the 40-150mm F4 PRO.
OM System’s Press Release is below.

Introducing the OM SYSTEM OM-1 Interchangeable Lens Camera with a New Stacked BSI Live MOS Sensor and Cross Quad Pixel AF

The New OM SYSTEM Flagship Model Revolutionizes Emerging Technology and Newly Developed Devices
Bethlehem, PA, February 15, 2022 – OM Digital Solutions is pleased to announce the introduction of the OM SYSTEM OM-1: This Micro Four Thirds System standard interchangeable lens camera features a compact, lightweight design for superior mobility along with high image quality. It is scheduled to go on sale in early March 2022. As the OM SYSTEM flagship camera, this model will deliver a one-of-a-kind experience to...

[email protected] · Feb 14, 2022

If camera makers and lens makers were all put in the same bucket, Tamron would be the third largest player in the market now, due to another year of 20 percent growth in its lens division. Tamron sold about $450 million worth of lenses in 2021, a striking figure roughly half the amount of Canon’s own photo division revenues. This makes Tamron a very close third, just behind Sony, as a competitor to Canon.
While it sells most lenses under its own brand, an increasing proportion of its products are sold under the brand names of camera makers. Panasonic and Sony, among other manufacturers, have relied on Tamron to produce lenses, often of Tamron’s own design. The Tamron 35mm f/1.8 design in the picture above, for instance, was remarketed later as a Sony/Zeiss lens. These sorts of contracts now comprise about 40 percent of Tamron’s lens sales, up from about 33 percent last year.
With Canon increasingly...

SilverBox · Feb 14, 2022

After one of my rental customers complained of the dreaded wide angle video wobble on the RF 15-35 on his R6 body, we did some tests that I thought I would share.

Wobble is present at 15mm with lens IS on and off, IBIS on or off, in 1080 capture on both the R6 and R3
Wobble is less noticeable when using 4k capture.
Using Movie IS (digital IS) reduces the wobble in the mild setting, and significantly in the heavy setting, however there is a crop.

Using the RF 16mm lens, which does not have IS, there is significantly less wobble, but AF performance is not as good.

Using the RF 24-70 f/2.8 IS L lens, there is some very slight but barely noticeable wobble at 24mm.

It looks to my eye that the wobble is most apparent in 2 use cases. When doing hand held static shots, micro shakes seem to be over corrected, resulting in wobble. And with panning shots, the IBIS fights you attempting to stabalize the pan movement. That second case could be fixed in firmware by the addition of pan detection or a setting for panning, much like the IS switch on the big white zooms. Hopefully we see Canon address this in the future.

Richard-CN · Feb 14, 2022

Digicame-Info who aggregates rumors and information and typically has reliable information has mentioned today that the RF 800mm and RF 1200mm have been added to overseas dealers lists recently. This usually means that the lenses are very close to becoming available.
These lenses have been on our roadmap for quite some time.

According to Digicame-info;
There are rumors that Canon will announce the “RF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM” and “RF 1200mm F8 L IS USM” in the near future.

Canon “RF 800mm F5.6 L IS USM” and “RF 1200mm F8 L IS USM” added to overseas dealers

Keep in mind, that this is the “usual” announcement period leading up to CP+ for Canon so new product announcements wouldn’t be that much of a surprise right now either. Of course, we have had these two lenses on our roadmap for what seems like forever. (November 2020)
Digicame-info...

Richard-CN · Feb 13, 2022

In a report from PetaPixel, more information about the discontinuing of Canon EF and EF-S lenses has become apparent. While here at CanonRumors we’ve already labeled most of these lenses as discontinued. But, investigating this more and it’s painfully noticeable that slews of EF and EF-S lenses are now officially on a discontinued page for Canon Japan.

As CanonNews mentions;
Currently, Canon Japan has 27 EF lenses, 6 EF-S lenses, and 7 EOS-M lenses available. Everything else is on a page called “生産終了した商品情報” which machine translates into “Discontinued Product Information”.
Before when I at least looked at this, Canon was tagging these lenses as “not available” or “back ordered”, however, now, there’s no doubt that...

AlanF · Feb 13, 2022

Petapixel reports that Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka can find only 9 EF prime lenses still in production in Japan:

EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM
EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM
EF 50mm f/1.2L USM
EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM
EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III USM
EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM

Canon Has Discontinued All But Nine EF Prime Lenses: Report

From 21 to just nine.

petapixel.com

[email protected] · Feb 11, 2022

Keith over at Northlight Images points to a patent application that includes designs for superzooms so wide in range that they appear to be versions of the mythical lens that forum posters sometimes use as an example of unreasonable expectations.
A 33mm f/4 to 600mm f/7.2 lens might have previously been used as a tongue-in-cheek reference to an impossible design. Today, it is just one “embodiment” of a real patent application that also includes:

24-400mm f/4-6.5
24-300mm f/4-5.6
28-500mm f/4-7.2
30-600mm f/8

Another patent from a few days earlier shows a series of fixed aperture zooms:

200-500mm f/4
200-400mm f/4
300-800 f/8

Hopes for L-quality image...

[email protected] · Feb 11, 2022

When the R3 firmware update came out and indicated it quashed a freeze problem, the ears of many R5 owners perked up. And now we have confirmation from multiple people speaking directly to Canon service representatives that they expect a firmware fix to be pushed out for the R5 in the next release.

A Canon service rep stated in an email, “Canon has already acknowledged this phenomenon in question and is now planning to correct the firmware. Once the countermeasure firmware is ready, we will make an announcement on our Web site.”
The R5 freeze issue proved to be rare for most people who experienced it. Opening the battery compartment and closing it successfully resets the camera in a couple seconds. While many forum dwellers attempted to narrow down the settings and accessories that might be involved, the infrequency of...

Felix · Feb 10, 2022

What is your opinion?

Simonb100 · Feb 10, 2022

Hi,
Does anyone know if a new version of the TS-E 17mm is coming out? I ask as it looks like were still on ver 1 (over 12 years ago) of this lens and the 24mm already has a ver 2.
thanks

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