I've been out of the loop but apparenlty there's shutter shock that can present itself at around this speed on the R5 and R6 and wondered if it's been fixed in firmware recently?

One of the questions asked about the RF 100-500mm is whether it’s worth upgrading to it from an EF 100-400mm II plus adapter. The consensus so far is that if you are starting from scratch, then it makes sense to buy into the RF system but if you already have the excellent EF lens then there is not that much to be gained by discarding the excellent 100-400mm II. Although the RF is back-ordered everywhere in the UK, some copies appeared on the European Canon site and I couldn’t resist one. The 100-500mm arrived Thursday afternoon and I managed to get some preliminary analysis when it hasn’t been raining from the point of view of someone who likes a lightweight lens for hiking and taking photos of birds, perched and in flight, close up and distant, and dragonflies and butterflies close up.

I have compared it on the R5 with the EF 100-400mm II f/5.6 and 400mm DO II f/4 with and without a 1.4xTCIII, in particular. In general, all three are spectacular for AF, both for latching on to fast flying birds and the eyes of closer ones. As for IS, I don’t see much of an R improvement in my hands when looking for pixel level sharpness and I needed to get down to 1/160s for 50% absolutely tack sharp at the pixel level at 20m.

The websites that report on lens sharpness usually do so at just one undefined distance. I want to know how sharp a lens is close up, mid distances and further away. So, I have done some tests using a UK £10 note at 3 and 6m, and black and white resolution charts at 12 and 20m. The RF 1.4xTC is arriving next week and I’ll report on the lens at 700mm then.

Here's what strikes me as odd, as a bit of a let down from their former standards: "We had some trouble with the AF and IS combined with the EOS R but this has probably been fixed with a firmware update that came in after we finished the test already. "

But they seem to suggest they have also tested it with the R5 or R6? So why write as if they are in the dark at 500mm? And why would they publish the review without having tried the updated firmware which came out weeks ago? Are they just mad the firmware update came out after they'd put in the time and effort? In any event, their conclusion creates confusion! (Almost as if they didn't want to discourage Canon customers from clicking buy-links, but just weren't willing to try at 500mm again with new firmware.)

I see now, after doing a few tests of my own, how much work can go into them. But I don't run a website dedicated to tests and reviews! And this is a very expensive lens in high demand.

Judge for yourselves...

Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 USM L IS - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict (opticallimits.com)

For those that were either contemplating this system or considering this between the bunch of new mini-cine cams like the new C70, FX6, etc.. The newest Komodo firmware now has beta support for RF lenses. It looks like Iris, Focus MF and AF and IS is supported (but not the control ring or focus range switch). RF C-AF is as good as you can expect in beta right now, although if you are looking for Sony/Canon AF though, I don't think the Komodo would ever be your best choice.

Personally, I've had my Komodo since August shooting whenever I get the opportunity to between constant pandemic lockdown cycles and I've fallen in love with the RF-EF drop-in adapter with vari-nd filter since I don't have any RF glass. Earlier in the year, I couldn't find this adapter anywhere but somehow RED themselves had stock on them and those hard to track down BP-955 batteries, so I picked everything up from them and the clear glass drop-in locally and now I leave just the adapter on the camera. It's great except for the massive color shift near the last 1-2 stops.

Now I have to struggle whether or not to start transitioning to RF..

Canon News has uncovered a patent showing a really cool idea from Canon, a zooming teleconverter. We’ve had teleconverters for a long time, but this is the first time I’ve seen or thought about a teleconverter that zooms.
This teleconverter can be switched between 1.0x-1.5x-2.0x.
This teleconverter doesn’t appear to have the same sort of design as the current teleconverters as the element doesn’t protrude into the lens it is attached to. Could this sort of TC be for folks with lenses such as the RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM that cannot take the latest RF teleconverters?
We’ll have to wait and see on this one, as the patent isn’t too detailed. If Canon can make this compatible with lenses that the conventional teleconverters are not, this will sell...

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Press Release: December 10, 2020 – Introducing the new Leica SL2-S, the perfect solution for anyone seeking outstanding imaging performance in both photography and video production from Leica. With its new 24 megapixel CMOS-BSI sensor and two separate recording modes for photos and videos, the Leica SL2-S offers the best of both mediums in one all-metal, state-of-the-art body built for long-term durability.
The Leica SL2-S expands the multi-faceted SL-System with a versatile full-frame camera that serves as the ideal option for creatives who seek the Leica Look in both still and motion pictures. With its high-speed shooting at continuous burst rates up to 25 frames per second at full resolution and its pro-level cinema capabilities encompassing 10-bit 4K and Cine4K video with no recording length limits, the SL2-S is the ideal choice to capture brilliant photographs and cinematic videos through an intuitive camera that is built to last...

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Canon News has uncovered a patent showing optical formulas for fast RF zoom lenses, likely of the L variety. The purpose of the patent is to showcase a high-performance zoom lens design.
Of the three embodiments in this patent, only the RF 35-135mm f/2.8 seems like a design that has a slight chance of becoming a consumer product.

Patent: Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8





Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8

Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8

Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8

Canon RF 35-135mm f/2.8...

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I've been watching a shipment from B&H as Fedex Home bounces it around the country. Its went by truck thru many strange places and apparently just 8 miles past my house North of Spokane and on thru Spokane to the tiny Prison town of Conell, Wa about 80 miles south of Spokane then Southwest to Portland Oregon 300 miles away. Eventually, it has to double back several hundred miles to reach Spokane for delivery tomorrow.

I've seen shipments from China arrive in Los Angeles, go to Alaska, then to the east coast, then to Seattle and back to Spokane, it makes no sense to me, but that was UPS and it happened the next shipment as well, so its just the fastest way to get here based on the available flights.

Fedex air takes a more direct route from New Jersey to Spokane for next day delivery. Even more amazing is that it works.

Friends, recently I was in a store and wanted to buy R5 + RF STM 35 mm and 85 mm (both lenses have stabilization and macro mode, you know). What surprised me was the speed of focusing in video mode! Everything is terribly slow! In photo mode everything is fine, but as soon as I turn on the video mode, the lenses don't have time to focus on my wife's eyes, for example. And I so wanted to shoot a blog about children and our dog. Very very very slow, on any settings!

After reading the forums and reviews, I realized that Canon specifically slows down the STM motor so that the sound does not spoil when recording in video mode. But I don't need to record audio, I use a directional microphone or recorder.

Question! How do I get these two lenses, which are great in their characteristics, to focus faster, in both the two photo and video modes equally? I tried all the settings I could find. Nothing helps! Do you also have these two lenses focus slowly in video mode? Or did I miss something? With 50 /1.2 and 24-105 /4 video mode works fine.

Thanks!

I was talking to some guys I shoot with discussing lens and Teleconverter. Wouldn't be nice if canon would come out with a Teleconverter like the one on the 200-400 but that you could use on any lens so instead of taking it on and off all you had to do is flip a lever to have 1.4 in seconds!!!

When Canon officially announced the Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM and the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM, both lenses were scheduled to be available in early to mid-December. While the RF 50mm f/1.8 STM has begun shipping, we’re still waiting on the RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM.
It now appears the first shipment of the new lens will not happen until January 28, 2021, according to many retailers, including Adorama. There is no word on why the delay, it’s just a sign of the times I think...

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Nikon Rumors is reporting that SIGMA will begin producing lenses for the RF and Z mounts some time in 2021.
There is no word on how SIGMA will develop for the RF mount. Will we get new optical designs? Will we get the control ring?
Whatever SIGMA chooses to do with their RF mount lenses, they’re going to be quite welcomed by Canon shooters.

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So, having a hard time finding an answer online. I just picked up the RP for a deal I could not pass up. It is one of the original kits that included the 24-105 non L and the adapter. Still at original firmware. I got to the hotel were staying at, put my 50mm 1.8 on it with adapter and its going crazy trying to focus anywhere I move it. I put the RF 15-35mm 2.8L on it and it does the same thing, constantly trying to focus. I did reset all camera settings as it was a display model I think. It still is always trying to find focus when I move the camera. Im coming from a 7D and 77D that neither tried to focus until the shutter was half way pressed. Is there something I need to change in settings or is this a mirrorless handicap?

I've had the lens in my B&H shopping cart for about a month. Adorama also shows them backordered. Amazon, surprisingly, has them in stock--sold by Amazon. I hung in a little longer because of a $100 discount offer, but I think by next year such discounts will be back.

I'm glad I've had the extra time to think. The 100-500 is very expensive, especially considering that this would be more of a hobby lens for, not one for portraits and events.

What bothers me most about the lens design is the tele-extender limitation. And, yes, light as it is, the f/7.1 limitation is also something that seems to lower the value for me.

Interestingly, when I first started looking for comparisons online several months ago, most of the Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary reviews were not very positive, just concluding it was a decent lens at a bargain price. But lately my youtube "Recommended" feed has been showing older and newer reviews of the Sigma, and they are all much more positive about image quality and AF. Really hard to know what to believe without trying it for myself.

But my GAS is in a mellow state at the moment, and I realize I can wait to see if Sigma is going to announce plans for an RF version of the lens next year, or if Canon has plans to offer something a little faster and longer--even if it is heavier and a bit more expensive. As things stand, I just can't justify the 100-500mm price tag with its perceived limitations.

I just discovered that the Advanced User Guide has been updated for firmware 1.2.0. I didn't look through it beyond seeing on the cover that it was updated for the latest firmware. https://cam.start.canon/en/C003/manual/c003.pdf

I saw this issue on another website.

The OP said :

"After 6D firmware update successfully and SD card formatted,"


"When I pressed on the set button and re-checked the firmware, the above wording appeared. I then inserted another SD card and formatted it in the 6D. Checked firmware version and "Memory card containing firmware is required to update" popped up.

Is that an error ? How do I do to remove it. I have low level formatted the cards. The second card definitely never has any firmware on it."


Here is the link : https://community.usa.canon.com/t5/...mware-is-required-to-update/m-p/326248#M47978

I have several canon DSLR cameras, they behave the same when I select the firmware version button. Is that normal.

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Can anyone please explain to me what is wrong. Took a series of pictures today with this little dog.

Every second picture I took in fast shooting mode and animal eye detection mode you can see white and purple dots when zooming in the picture!

1. picture you see the dots. 2. picture no dots...


Sorry for posting in wrong forum! Don’t know how to move it to the right place...
Best regards
Kim

Introduction

An image says more than a thousand words!

Alright, so show, don't tell! What's up with all this talk about equivalency that seemingly derails every thread around here?

I'll be showing you actual images that illustrate what I am basing my post on, when I participate in these discussion around here. And you are free to just skip right ahead and view these images further down! But, may it help you to get some context on how these images are taken, what they are supposed to show and why they may not show it as best as possible? I believe so. So here's some talk to go along with todays main menu of pictures.

Quick note: I'm writing this in dialog form, but you don't need to feel like I'm addressing you directly or putting words in your mouth with the scentences written from the Perspective of my conversation partner.

Those of you who rail against dpr may be surprised.

Hi everyone,

I just noticed this now after getting my second RF lens (R5 and 15-35mm RF, 85mm f2 RF), but the camera mount and lens mount don't appear to be evenly parallel or flush when looking at the camera from the top down. Does anyone have this with their RF mounts as well? I only noticed it after mounting my new 85mm f2 outside and the light was shining through the gaps.

I think the enclosed pictures are much better at describing what I mean. Can anyone confirm the same or not?

Cheers

Hello!
I had a look at Sigma's new lenses with E- and L-mount:
I series
IMO this is a new hybrid style for stills and video with AF and an aperture ring.
The aperture ring can be switched to auto or be used manually.
And the body of the lens looks like a cine lens:

Built to the mechanical and operational standards of SIGMA Cine lenses, in compact mirrorless form, the I series have outstanding feel and touch in the hand. The well-damped manual focus ring, aperture ring, and autofocus switches embody true functional beauty.

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SIIGMA also released a new 105mm ART macro lens in E- and L-mount with the same aperture ring.

I think it is a clever move of SIGMA to optimize lenses for stills and video at the same time.
I wonder if other manufacturers will follow this strategy.

I've had a Laowa 15mm f4.5 Zero-D shift lens to try for some time and have written up some notes, including a quick comparison with the Canon 17mm


Although 'shift only' it's a good challenger to the 17mm, especially given the difference in price

I've also a video that looks at the lens (and ways to use it)

... and I'm definitely looking forward to an an RF t/s lens at 14mm (and the howls of 'no-one needs this')

Hey y'all,

Figured it was worthwhile to start a delivery/first impressions thread about these two lenses, considering the RF 50 was supposed to release today and the 70-200 releases next week.

Anyone get any updates yet? B&H still has my RF 50 listed as back-ordered.

I just thought I'd share a "behind the scenes" video from one of my latest commercial photo shoots. The conditions were pretty rough but the camera performed beautifully and was even able to track focus in near complete darkness.