Will there be an internal zoom Z version of the Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM?

Hasselblad released the XCD II 100C today, and Hasselblad seems to be going all in with HDR image workflow. The camera supports what Hasselblad is calling its new Hasselblad Natural Color Solution HDR (HNCS HDR) processing. The camera can capture Ultra HDR JPEG and HDR HEIF image files, and it can also capture and process its RAW images in HDR using the accompanying Phocus Mobile 2 app and compatible software.

We don't get nice things on the RF mount - okay, that was a bit of hyperbole - we have lots of nice things on the RF mount, just not this one.

Viltrox has come a long way from their earlier days of their triple fast primes for APS-C (which were decent, especially when you considered the price). Now they have an entire line of primes with three different quality scales: standard, Pro, and Lab. They have also expanded into full frame, as they continue to flex their optical design and lens manufacturing chops.

It appears as if it's the end of an era in Leica land. The M11-V is expected to be announced soon, but it has a feature that no other Leica M series cameras have had - no optical viewfinder, and it uses an EVF. This makes it the first M-mount camera with an EVF. This camera would supplant the M11 that was announced on January 13, 2022.

The EISA awards came out, and I know everyone was breathlessly waiting to hear about them. So here we are once again. Canon this time did quite well (cheque is in the mail), taking home six awards. Let's get into the items that one - of course I do find it amusing that Canon one the Professional Camera and Full frame camera categories, and yet the Sony A1 II won the best camera category. Draw your own conclusions or conspiracies on that one - I know I have mine.

Hi all,

I am planning to move to Canon mirrorless sooner or later since very long time in DSLRs, i stopped photography for about a decade now, so i hope i will return back with a purchase of Canon new cameras if i can, and i want to have two different cameras to be used in what i do or what i am planning to do later, which are sports and birding.

For those two subjects i know i want fast cameras, mainly i care about the fps and the battery life, any other factors aren't much big deal for me, but the main factor as always in anything is ..... BUDGET.

Now if i will buy two cameras in Canon R series, which two of following options you prefer to take?

1. Canon R1 + Canon R8 or R10

2. Canon R3 + Canon R7 [or R7II]

3. Canon R5II + Canon R6II [or R6III]

For sports R3 and R7 are more appealing to me, while for birding it sounds R5 and its versions are most favorable among shooters, while R6 is kind of a backup of anything and a capable camera, i consider R6 as mini R5 or upgrade of R7, the number is also in between, but in reality all cameras can be amazing over my old DSLRs anyway, i still have 1DX which is a remarkable camera and still capable of nice results, i can keep using it over R7 or R8/R10 as a backup second camera.

About lenses, for now i will keep using my EF lenses with adapter until i can buy RF lenses.

I still have a plan to move away from Canon and going into Sony or Nikon, i won't buy so many lenses anyway, for sports or birding i will get only 1 lens of any, long prime for sports or long zoom for birding, even some 3rd party are making lenses now so i am not forced to stay with Canon, i do have Sony mirrorless that i use it always for landscape and portraits and still life or macro and anything that isn't action movement subjects [sports, birds, wildlife,...etc].

Godox has announced the Godox AD400Pro II, and it's now available for sale. I'm a firm believer in Godox because I think that Canon has dropped the ball on all things flash-related. I'm personally not sure why Canon doesn't just get a contract with Godox and rebrand their stuff under the Canon brand name.

Insta360 has announced the Go Ultra, the latest in its line of action cameras. This actually looks decent, as do most of Insta360 products. This camera fits in with the Go lineup's modular design and allows use with or without the action pod. The camera itself has a fair amount of decent upgrades, so I guess it deserves the "Ultra" but can we come up with another naming convention soon?

Are there any rumours of further macro lenses that do not have the focus shift issue of the RF 100mm f2.8L

There has been rumors for as long as my old brain can remember about a “big white” super telephoto zoom lens. There has been talk about an RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM, an optical design that we have seen patents for in the past. The thing with optical designs and Canon L lenses, is that […]

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Nikon has announced the upgrade to the very good Nikkor Z 24-70 f/2.8 S today, touting internal focus and internal zoom, and upgraded focusing, lighter weight, shorter minimum focus distance, and countless other upgrades. It's honestly worthy of the Mark II moniker.

WEX was having a Road Show day today with Canon reps plus gear and I took advantage of it to do some comparisons of telephotos on my R5ii. The store in Cambridge is situated about 70m from the front of Sidney Sussex College that has some good targets for comparison. Here, I have selected crops from the centre of a shield and cockerel, and also dug up some images from a year ago from the RF 200-800mm and RF 800mm f/11 on the R5. With these copies of the lens: the image from the RF 70-200mm f/2.8 + RF 2xTC at 400mm is extremely good, as is the RF 100-500mm at 500mm; the RF 100-300mm f/2.8 + RF 2xTC at 600mm is softer; the EF 600mm f/4 iii is similar to the 100-500mm; adding the RF 1.4xTC to the RF 100-500mm at 700mm doesn't add much detail; and the two 800mm lens add clearly more detail.

There's a new APS-C compact on the streets, as Ricoh has announced the GR IV. It's the fourth camera in the series and has now circled back and included some elements from prior GR cameras that were excluded from the third model, making this perhaps the most complete model to date.

One of the more intriguing rumors was the Hasselblad X2D II, and the press announcement does give us some more details that make the system a little clearer. It does indeed appear as if the Hasselblad X2D II will have some form of LiDAR built into the camera, but only to assist with focus, not as the primary focus method. This is somewhat what I suspected, that LiDAR couldn't do everything normal phase detection could do.

https://www.canonrumors.com/hasselblad-x2d-ii-press-release-spills-out-early-across-the-internet/↗

In a quiet announcement (out of probably some form of embarrassment), Canon has discontinued the EOS Webcam Utility and added its features to EOS Webcam Utility Pro, now at version 2.3f

I'm always one to love to see third parties do things differently than the OEMs, and one area that they indeed have done things differently of late is the high magnification macro lenses. This used to be Canon's foray, with the semi-legendary Canon MP-E 65mm F/2.8 1- 5x Macro lens that took you places you have never seen before.

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The first lens that people usually use is a kit zoom that comes with their camera, so it stands to reason that Canon is always looking at improving this lens, as it sets the path forward down that slippery slope we all know with new cameras and new lenses.

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This price surprised me, and saddened me that it's not available on Canon RF. The lens comes in at an bonkers price of $3299. For those who told me there are no good third-party lenses that people would purchase. I give you Exhibit A.

Sigma has formerly announced the Sigma 12mm f/1.4 DC Contemporary lens for the APS-C mounts. This is available for the RF mount, so all your APS-C users who want to try their hand at astrophotography, start rejoicing.

There are a bunch of rumors on the Internet about a forthcoming R4. , it has been silent on this forum. Is that because these rumors are unfounded?

We had been talking for over a year about the Japanese and Asian market retro boom, which is the reason why we are seeing some movement in the companies making integrated lens cameras. Now, before anyone jumps all over me, yes, BCN is Japan only, but the Japanese manufacturers have always given special attention to this market.

Last month, Insta360 announced that it was starting a new brand called Antigravity, which is its new drone lineup. Now we have some actual details on what the first drone coming to market will have, and it’s pretty impressive. Besides the drone, Antigravity is also releasing vision goggles and a grip controller to provide a far more immersive FPV (first-person view) drone experience.

For quite some time, we have seen the rise of Chinese manufacturing in a variety of fields, where when they first started, their products were rather amusing, but then suddenly, if you blink, they caught up in terms of engineering and quality. A good example of Chinese lens manufacturing and optical capability at the beginning would be 7artisans, who made fun lenses, but it was like putting vaseline in front of your lens when you shot with them.

I have to admit, I loved the Canon EF-M 18-150mm lens - and I've never been a super zoom kind of guy, but it was a compact lens that was great for travel and I found a ton of cases that I would use either end of the zoom while out exploring a new city, or a new area. So while the purist in me says, thou shalt stick to primes with pristine resolution, a case can be made for super zooms.

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I did a search on this site and was suprised not to find much about cleaning .
If I have missed a big discussion, please direct me.
So what are people using for cleaning sea water splash's/rain/dust etc ?