I set Zebras for Zebra 2 only, and set that threshold to 100%. I lock that in to all three of my Preset shooting modes for video, assigning the DOF button for on/off. However, when actually shooting I get no zebras. If I use Zebra 1, set to 95%, it works fine. How can I get a 100% only zebra to function? Help?!

All Canon seems to do is sell stuff, now surpassing 150 million lenses produced. It has taken Canon about 2 years since reaching the 140 million lens milestone. The addition of the RF lineup is going to keep that number climbing for the foreseeable future.

Press Release
MELVILLE, NY, February 3, 2021– Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced today that its parent company, Canon Inc., reached a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production in January 2021, of the Company’s 150-millionth RF and EF series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras1— an RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM telephoto zoom lens (released in November 2019).
Production of interchangeable EF lenses for Canon EOS-series AF (Autofocus) single-lens reflex film cameras began in 1987 at the Company’s Utsunomiya Plant. Over the years, EF lenses have gained support from a wide range of users and production has since expanded to a total of four manufacturing bases, including Canon Inc...

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I recently picked up the C70. Which looks amazing from the few test i've done with it so far. But i have a few questions that hopefully someone here much smarter than i will be able to quickly answer.

I know i need the camera set to Slow & Fast. but how do i get the camera to record at 120fps. It seems like whatever i do the max i can get is 60

Is there a way to setup different profiles on the C70. On my Eos R i have different profiles set up with the custom Modes C1 C2 C3 So i can quickly switch to different settings (like 24fps to 60fps) on the the camera, which helps, especially with my run and gun video work.

Thanks in advance

Uh oh, am I going to eat crow about the future of EOS M? I don’t believe so, but I have received some pretty cryptic information about an EOS M/EF-M product launch apparently coming in 2021.
I have been told that Canon plans to “pivot the EOS M system is a new direction”. Was this only brought to my attention because of the recent reporting about the PowerShot lineup moving in a new direction, or is there something actually to it?
You do remember that we have seen some very in-depth patents recently showing a new type of ILC camera from Canon that appears to have an EF-M mount.
The same source also told me that you’re going to have to wait until later in 2021 to learn more about what Canon plans to do with EOS M.
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Now is a great time to rent some gear, and Lensrentals.com has you covered. Use the coupon code FEB2021 at checkout and save 20% on your entire order.
Your rental order must arrive no later than February 26, 2021
Head on over to Lensrentals.com and save now!

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Lomography has launched the Atoll 17mm f/2.8 Art lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras, including the EOS RF mount. You can save $150 by ordering this lens year.
The Atoll Ultra-Wide 17mm f/2.8 Art

GET INTREPID: designed for full-frame mirrorless Canon RF/ Nikon Z/ Sony E cameras and rangefinder coupled for M mount analogue and digital cameras
STAY ExTRA: impressive ultra-wide 103º field of view with minimal distortion, vibrant colors and strong contrast
GO BOLD: closest focusing distance of
0.1 m with Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E cameras and 0.25 m with M mount cameras
BE BRAVE: great low-light performance and enhanced rectilinear optic design
ROAM FREE: compact and optimized
for photo and video with helicoid focusing mechanism, damped aperture control ring and short focus throw


THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER
Stop still amid the sea of city-slickers coursing through the gritty streets, wade deep into the dark-green forest and swim among the towering pines, cast off into the...

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The CP+ Camera & Photo Imaging Show in Yokohama, Japan is normally a time that the Japanese camera companies make major announcements or show off major products that haven’t begun shipping. The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and the Canon EOS RP are a couple of the big announcements in the last couple of years.
Obviously, this is not a normal year.
So is Canon going to be announcing anything ahead of the CP+ 2021 virtual trade show that begins on February 25, 2021?
Judging by the lack of leaks, patents and other signs pointing at a major product announcement, for the moment it looks like Canon is going to be pretty quiet for the show.
I was thinking about what Canon could do for the show to build a little buzz if they aren’t going to make a camera announcement.

A new feature firmware update for cameras like the EOS R5...

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I’m late to the party on this one, but it didn’t really excite me all that much. These concept cameras from Canon like the Ivy Cliq, PowerShot Zoom and PowerShot pick are the future of the PowerShot name as Canon phases out fixed lens cameras.
Canon launched crowdfunding for the PowerShot pick at Makuake and easily surpassed their goal to make the product a reality. We should see this hit retail stores elsewhere around the globe in the coming months.
Head on over to Makuake and turn your translator on to learn more about the PowerShot Pick.

Canon PowerShot Pick Specifications:

12mp 1/2.3″ CMOS Sensor
19-57mm f/2.8-5.0 35mm equivalent zoom lens (4x zoom)
Pans 170°
Tilt of 110°
Electronic Image Stabilization
Dust and Waterproofing
Battery life of about 2.5 hours
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Hello everyone!
First of all, english is not my first language and I apologize for any mistake.
I've been doing bird photography for the last 10-12 years but I'm getting somewhat desperate with my new R5 these days... I got some serious buffer issues and the image sharpness is really bad compared to my old 5Dmkiii.

First, the buffer issue : whenever I do burst shots, my buffer starts around 40-45 pics available and after the first 3-4 shots it drops down to 20 before I can take maybe 10-12 shots if I'm lucky. This could be tolerable, but the buffer takes up to 90 seconds (timed it) to get transferred to the CFExpress card (Sandisk) and even when I'm up to around 13-15 shots I can only take one shot before it goes down to 0 again! I've tried this with multiple CFExpress cards, SD cards (300mbps) and the result is always the same. I shoot raw and save on a single card. The only time the problem seems to be somewhat less present is when I shoot without a lens and with the cap on and it seems to be worse when I continuously need to focus on my subjects. Needless to say, I missed a lot of shots this way.

As if this wasn't enough, picture quality with my 100-400 ii, which was super sharp on my 5Dmkiii, is really bad or at least hit or miss with mostly misses. I'll include pictures below to illustrate what I mean (100% crop). I'm also using the Canon TC1.4x iii, but was also using it before without any problem on my old camera, getting super sharp shots.
Yesterday I saw a Boreal owl (quite rare where I live), and it flew towards me before landing no more than 10 feet from me (was not baiting). With my 5Dmkiii I would have nailed that shot super sharp since it was really an easy shot. When I looked at my pictures I was really frustrated with the results since they were really not sharp at all. I tried using servo AF and one-shot AF, animal eye dectection AF, spot AF and got mostly the same results (RAW, IBIS on, ISO AUTO (2000), f/8, 1/800s to 1/1600s). Attached below is one of many "missed" shots and one of the few where the feathers are a bit sharper (less than 5% of the files). I also added a picture of a duck in a different setting, but again with the same softness problem. I was wondering if the use of the 1.6x-cropped frame mode sometimes could be the culprit, but even when using full frame I get this problem.

Stores are closed right now where I live, but I'll send the body to Canon to fix the buffer issue when they open back. However, I'm curious to see if anyone else had these problems. I'm also worried that even if they fix the buffer issues, I'll still end up taking pictures that are not sharp.


(560mm, f/8, 1/1000s, ISO 2500)

(560mm, f/8, 1/800s, ISO 2000)

(560mm, f/9, 1/3200s, ISO 1600)

I have been told that Canon still plans to announce two new Cinema EOS cameras in the first half of 2021. I was also told that a third one would come in the second half of 2021 and that it will most likely be the 8K Cinema EOS camera. NABShow is taking place in October 2021, so that seems like a logical time for the big 8K announcement.
The two cameras mentioned for the announcement in the first half are the Canon Cinema EOS C50 box camera, and the Canon Cinema EOS C200 Mark II.
I have published the rumoured specs for the Canon Cinema EOS C50, but I haven’t had any real update on the camera in quite some time.
As for the Cinema EOS C200 Mark II, I haven’t been given any specifications for the camera, but I would expect something to hit my inbox in the next little while if the camera is indeed coming in the next few months.
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Can anyone tell me if Canon has given up on us Pro DSLR users? I don't want a mirrorless! Please don't start telling me about any advantages to mirrorless, I don't care.

Help...I've been using my new R5 in the snow for the 1st time.

Wth? Moiré and fringe Big issue!

Canon R5
50mm EF 1.2 (original canon mount adapter)

What should I do, could it be fixed in the camera settings?

I'm always shooting in RAW (but wantes flaless files)

I'm thinking of returning it back and finally keep my 5Ds

Any toughts, hints, tricks?

Thanks Guys!

Sad.

Hello,
on both of my Canon R5 cameras I experience a rather heavy and ugly green color shift whenever I use log.

I compared log on and log off (with "neutral" or "faithful" picture styles, which both are quite similar and always look fine).
I used a fixed WB for all shots. I used Clog, color matrix neutral (if I pick "Cinema EOS Original" the green cast gets stronger), settings 0 0 0 and Colorsprace BT.709.

I open the log footage in Premiere and apply the original LUT provided by Canon: BT709_CanonLog-to-BT709_WideDR_65_FF_Ver.2.0.cube

The image I get is similar in contrast and brightness compared to the shot in "neutral" or "faithful". But the colors are WAY greener and much uglier. This is especialy noteable unter tungsten light. It looks aweful.

I attached an example, a rather shaky image on my dog under tungsten light :-D
The image on the right is shot in LOG with canons original LUT applied. The "skintones" are rather ugly. On human skin this effect is even uglier... If I try to fix the image on the right by grading, its not working realy well, the colors fall apart.

Anyone experience something similar? Am I doing something wrong?

Canon Inc. has released its financials for 2020 and it looks like they exceeded expectations, even if only slightly. Canon’s imaging segment saw a 49% rise in its operating income over 2019. What’s more impressive that sales in the segment were down 25% year-over-year, likely due to the pandemic and manufacturing challenges.
Canon is quite confident about 2021 and the RF system, both for camera bodies and RF lenses. They project a 5% growth in imaging systems in 2021.
The demand for the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6 really drove sales for Canon in the 2nd half of 2020, both of which greatly exceeded Canon’s sales projections. Both cameras will likely continue to be hot sellers in 2021.
There is more EOS R goodness coming in 2021 that will further strengthen Canon’s market share in the full-frame mirrorless space...

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Hello,

did you hear any rumour about:
A) that "R" might get the ability for animal eye detection/auto-focusing by firmware upgrade ?
B) that Canon plans for an upgrades / refined R6 with 30 Megapixel ?

Does it make sense to wait for a refined/upgraded R6 with 30 Megapixel ?

Rationale behind my questions:
1. I am especially interested into the R6 because of the new feature eye-detection / auto-focusing of animals.
2. According to the relatively high price of the R6
- around €2700 for the body and
- €700 higher compared to the "R" which has 30 Megapixel
I am a bit disappointed, that the R6 only offers 20 Megapixel resolution.

Why I would prefer the "R6" / Option B) over the "R":
- quicker electronic, according to information in reviews better focusing in low light situations
- the joystick, some people commented, that it can be in the way and that you issue a function "by accident"

Many thanks for your comments.

Yesterday Sony set the gear world ablaze with the Sony Alpha a1, their new flagship full-frame mirrorless camera. It boasts a ton of pretty great features that most of you already know about. In particular, I love the EVF on paper, the 1/400 flash sync and the autofocus looks tremendous.
So what could Canon potentially bring to the table with their upcoming flagship mirrorless camera, which I call the EOS R1? The rumors for this camera have been minimal, with only very broad strokes about what we can expect.

One area I think Sony should have changed with the Alpha a1 is the form factor and ergonomics of the camera. If you have ever used a flagship DSLR like the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III or Nikon D6, you can have a hard time going back to other cameras, this is especially true with the EOS-1D series of cameras.
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For the shooters out there that use multiple systems, you can now preorder the new Sony and Fujifilm gear at our exclusive affiliate partner Adorama.
Sony

Sony Alpha a1 body $6498

Fujifilm

Fujifilm GFX 100S body $5999
Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR $2299
Fujifilm X-E4 body black $849
Fujifilm X-E4 body silver $849
Fujifilm X-E4 black with XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR $1049
Fujifilm X-E4 silver with XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR $1049
Fujifilm XF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 R LM OIS WR $799
Fujifilm XF 27mm f/2.8 R WR $399

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The Best of Fujifilm’s Image Making Technology In A Portable, Large Format,*1 Mirrorless Camera Body
Valhalla, N.Y., January 27, 2021 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation is pleased to announce the release of FUJIFILM GFX100S digital camera (GFX100S), the fourth large-format mirrorless camera in Fujifilm’s GFX System.
“Fujifilm has taken the groundbreaking ideas that lead to the development of FUJIFILM GFX100 and now combined them with an approach rooted in portability, to create GFX100S — a camera that provides photographers and filmmakers with an unbelievable opportunity to take large-format image-making to places it has never been before,” said Victor Ha, senior director of marketing and product development for FUJIFILM North America Corporation, Electronic Imaging Division.
Refusing to sacrifice performance for portability, Fujifilm has developed one of the most compact, high-performance, large format cameras in the world. GFX100S is...

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Sony has officially announced its new flagship alpha a1 camera body.
This new body is equipped with a 50.1mp stacked EXMOR RS CMOS image sensor and a new BIONZ XR processor. This allowed the new camera to shoot at a full 30fps.
The autofocus is new and improved, with a fast sensor readout that enables up to 120 AF/AE calculations per second. This is twice the speed as the Alpha a9 II.
The EVF is a pretty impressive 9.44million-dot OLED display with a crazy refresh rate of 240fps.
Other goodies include 1/400sec full-frame flash sync speed and 1/500sec in APS-C mode.  It can shoot 8K up to 30fps for up to 30 minutes, as well as 4K at 60fps for the same length of time. You also get a 5-axis in-body stabilization system that can compensate shake up to 5.5 stops.
It looks like pixel shift shooting is going to become the norm, as the alpha a1 can do it up to 199mp.
This new flagship camera will cost $6498 at launch and preorders will begin tomorrow at 10 AM ET...

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I have just received word that the Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM will begin shipping from some retailers this week. I do not know what sort of allocation is being made available, or how long preorder lists are.
The Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM is remarkably small and I’m sure it’ll be optically fantastic.
Key Features

Canon’s Shortest and Lightest 70-200mm f/4 Interchangeable Zoom Lens
High Image Quality and Bright, Constant f/4 Aperture Telephoto Zoom RF L Lens
Optical Image Stabilizer with up to 5 Stops of Shake Correction
High Speed, Smooth and Quiet Auto Focus with Dual Nano USM
Minimum Focusing Distance of 1.96 ft. and Maximum Magnification of 0.28x
Control Ring for Direct Setting Changes
12-Pin Communication System
Dust- and Water-resistant with Fluorine Coating

Canon RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM $1599 at Adorama

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January 25, 2021

This image is a leak for a GLOBAL SHUTTER MEDIUM FORMAT SENSOR combined video/stills camera that records DCI 16k video at up to 120 fps 2:1 RAW and 178.98 megapixels via 3:2 aspect ratio stills at 60 fps burst rate full 16-bit RAW with 3D-XYZ Depth Map and other metadata!

These are the ACTUAL current camera specifications as of January 2021 based upon an actual working PRODUCTION MODEL (i.e. is NOT just a prototype!)

BIG COMBINED STILLS/VIDEO CAMERA REVEAL:

Wireless Real-time Live View Image Adjustment
and Camera Control via Phone or Tablet:

Medium Format Sensor 56mm by 38mm
3:2 aspect ratio with 16,384 by 10,924 active pixels
at 3.4 microns per photosite

Recording up to DCI 16K Video and
Stills Image Capture at 178,979,816 pixels
or 178.98 Megapixels

Uses a GLOBAL SHUTTER SENSOR!

Recording Video and Stills at:

up to 4:4:4:4 Full RAW and Interframe/Intraframe
compressed video and still image file formats

at up to 16 bits per channel
(64-bit RGBA/YCbCrA/YCCA colour!)
Has Infrared 3D Depth/Distance map
used for 3D object and environment scanner.

Has all Lens Metadata saved as separate
channel into all video and stills files
AND 3D-XYZ GPS + Camera Orientation, all
current Lens Data and Timecode/Date/Clock Time
saved FOR EVERY SINGLE FRAME!

All Video and Stills are ENCRYPTED on
save and export/external output for
best data security! (Triple-AES 768-bit)
File Password Set/Open is via camera, external app,
phone, smartcard or combination of all four !!!

Two HDMI and TWO DisplayPort outputs are
fully CLEAN at up to DCI 8K 60 fps. Uses latest
versions of HDMI 2.1/DisplayPort 2.0 specs to
support 8K 60 fps+!

4-channel 192 KHz, 24-bit Audio PCM
and Compressed MP3 audio recording.

Uses Best quality 32-bit ADC/DAC for
super-high quality video AND audio input/output
and 32-bit DSP throughout the recording/playback chain !

Uses latest TWO large format USB-4 ports
at latest specifications for Ethernet-over-USB
connections for up to DCI 8K 60 fps RAW and
compressed 120 fps!

Has ONE RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet
connector. Wireless is 802.11 x/x/x at latest standards.
one mic jack for input, one head phone output.

Has detachable audio input block with 4-port XLR inputs
an extra 1/8 inch mic input an extra 1/8 inch headphone output!

Has large Flip-Out rotatable OLED DCI 4K screen
(120 fps at 4096x2160 pixels) and large detachachable
120 fps OLED viewfinder.

Supports Anton-Bauer V-lock Li-Ion Battery system.

Internal Thermal Fluid Liquid Cooling System and
Built-in Heat Sink for 24/7/365 continuous daily
operation with NO overheating!

Has TWO custom fibre optic connectors for
16K 120 fps Full RAW RGBA/YCBCrA/YCCA
video and Stills live export at 200 Gbits/per
Secon using latest 400 Gbits Ethernet 802.3cm (100 metres fibre)
and 802.3cn (40 km single mode fibre) standards

Stills Burst Rate and Video Capture Frame Rates:
DCI 16K = 120 fps using 2:1 RAW or 60 fps Full 4:4:4:4 RAW
DCI 8K = 960 fps using 2:1 RAW
DCI 4K = 3840 fps using 2:1 RAW
DCI 2K = 15,360 fps using 2:1 RAW
DCI 1K = 61,440 fps using 2:1 RAW

and

has AVC/MP4/H.264/H.265 compressed
interframe AND intraframe video recording.
Has RAW, HEIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF and JPEG for Stills!

via Removable RAID cartridges using 4-TB Enterprise-class
SSD drives changeable and upgradable by end-user.
Raid Cartriges can be plugged directly into laptops/desktop
via USB-3/4 connections for immediate use and/or transfer.
Has two CF-express slots for 8K/4K/2K proxy video and stills!

(I understand this camera has HUUUUUGE RAM buffers to support
the 200 GBits/sec compression and data transfer rates required for
FULL RAW output to a RAID-based SSD setup!)

Price has been CONFIRMED to be $7999 USD

No information on lenses other than Cinema-quality 35mm, a 50mm, an 85mm, a 135mm, prime and a 70-to-200mm zoom and a 100mm to 650mm zoom and a 2X extender are being introduced at the same time as the camera.

8mm fisheye, 10mm, 12mm, 14mm, 16mm and 24mm wide primes and a set of 200mm, 300mm, 400mm, 600mm, 800mm and a specialty 1200mm telephotos will come later along with some Tilts Shifts. No specific timeline was outlined on the wide primes, big telephotos or tilt-shifts.

The app noted within the screen capture below is from Summer 2019 and has been updated to reflect both the VIDEO AND STILLS capabilities of the camera itself.

Playback, File handing and Import/Export Plug-ins for General Purpose Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) filters/drivers, Blackmagic Resolve, Adobe Suite, Apple Final Cut Pro and Other video and stills editing programs are to be introduced at same time as camera.

Looks pretty SWEET TO ME!

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P.S. Am VERY CURIOUS to see how this compares to upcoming Sony and Fuji product reveals coming during the week of Jan 25, 2021 !!!

P.S.2. A second set of documents is to be released sometime soon after Jan 27, 2021 showing actual technical documentation for this product. I will update and post to this forum as soon as I get those docs!


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Hi all,

I've been trying out the R5 in a variety of conditions. I have a Prograde 128GB CFExpress that is "full" after 62 exposures, all RAW which seems like too much use of the card for that few exposures. The card has 62 RAW files in the DCIM folder, each about 55-59MB but has 115GB of cpbf************ files in the card's numbered folder. I don't recall this kind of usage in my old DSLR CF card storage and would have thought I'd get more still images on this CFExpress card. I can't find any info on what these files represent and they are not needed or copied when I upload the images to my PC for storage and processing.

Maybe this is something I should already know but what are these files, why are they recorded, and why do they use more space than the images, themselves?

These forums have always been a great place for information and help. Thanks in advance.

JPAZ

Did a quick image this evening of the moon in a hazy sky. Since I am still thinking about options for long lenses, I used my EF 100-400 MKii with a 1.4x Mk iii and an off brand EF-RF adapter. The photo is nothing special, but it was hand held and I am impressed with the abilities of this camera, its focus, and the IS. But, when I shut the camera down a message appeared: "Keep the lens cap on after you turn the camera off." Maybe that message is always there and I never noticed it before since I usually turn the LCD around to protect it. I just thought it was kind of humorous.

Anyway, I will not give up this lens for the RF 100-500 after seeing this result (1/800; f/8; 490 mm; ISO 640 hand held. No processing except for some cropping) ISO 640 hand

Here is a fun review of an epic Canon lens from the past. In this episode of Gear of Yesteryear, DPReviewTV reviews the Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM. To some, it is regarded as one of the best lenses that Canon has ever made, to others… well they still think it’s awesome.
The Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM is a relatively easy lens to come by, as they are regularly available on eBay. I purchased this lens used from the Fred Miranda forum for about $3000 USD. I didn’t need a mint copy and so the price was right.
These lenses can be repaired, there is a company in Michigan that can apparently rebuild the autofocus motors and make other repairs on it. Canon themselves won’t do any sort of repairs. So you need to know that going in, but these lenses are as reliable as any big white Canon L lens.
You can check out the sample gallery from the review here.
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