Elinchrom is going to announce a new product on February 25th, it looks to be a new monolight.

I have been reporting for quite some time now that the Canon EOS R5 would begin shipping in July, and it looks like other media outlets are starting to say the same thing.
Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun from Newswitch(Google Translated), a Japanese publication is also saying that the Canon EOS R5 will begin shipping prior to the summer Olympic games in Tokyo, which begin on July 24, 2020.
While the Canon EOS R5 will be more than capable of professional use, it’s definitely not the “professional” EOS R mirrorless camera. We expect to see the Canon EOS R1 sometime in 2021, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see some kind of a development announcement in Q4 if 2020,

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Canon News has uncovered a patent for an APS-C 100-400mm F5.6-7.1 optical formula.  (Richard also messed it up by not noticing it was APS-C at first)
Does this mean that the EOS-M is getting a super telephoto consumer lens? The optical elements are fairly lightweight and the lens optics diameter would be somewhere around 52mm, which seems to fit with the EOS-M ecosystem.  Or is this a sign of an RF APS-C camera coming out.  The need for an APS-C 100-400 is puzzling if it’s for the RF mount though.
Canon RF/EF-M 100-400mm f/5.6-7.1:

Focal length: 119.97mm 218.00mm 360.96mm
F-Number: 5.50 6.50 7.10
Half angle of view: 6.50° 3.59° 2.17°
Image height: 13.66mm  13.66mm  13.66mm
Total lens length: 179.62mm 192.93mm 233.56mm
BF: 15.03mm  15.03mm  15.04mm

Canon appears to be going a different direction with their longer lenses for their mirrorless mounts than the other manufacturers. They seem to...

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Four days with the camera and our firm is going to hold off on placing our staff with the new cameras. We are surprised with the noise and virtually no increase in picture/image quality.

We have soft and oof shots that exceed what's acceptable, plus noise at 800 ISO we dont have on our MKII'S. We tried a few color charts and find the awb to be less than desired.

This camera is not ready.

I'm really surprised that they would actually reduce the capability of the cameras as opposed to just delaying them.

Hope Canon does not take a similar path as they move towards releasing the R5.

Five SKUs for upcoming Canon RF lenses have appeared at a Russian certification agency.

3986C005
3987C005
4112C005
4113C005
4114C005

Of these SKUs, we can assume one is for the Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM. It’s also possible that two others are for the two extenders that were announced.
The Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM has the SKU 4111C002.
The other two could be for an upcoming macro, pancake and/or DO super-telephoto lenses. We do expect further lens announcements quite soon.
I was told today that three L lenses were coming in 2020.
More to come…

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PART 1:

Well..... Canon BETTER get Cookin' on a DCI 8K camera cuz
HERE IS THE FINAL BURNED-INTO-STONE SPECS for the one
coming out sooner than you think:


The manufacturer was CONVINCED to include all the following features
by a dedicated team of professional photographers/videographers and by
the leadership of the codec programmers and camera systems designers
to help Pro-level Still Photographers Cinematographers and various VFX,
Engineering and Science personnel make their lives so much easier!

This is a NEW GENERATION Image Capture System
that goes WAY BEYOND what it available today!

NEW CAMERA NEWS FLASH !!!!!!

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BRAND NEW Medium Format COMBINED Stills/Video Camera coming
sooner than you think from a famous worldwide multimedia company:

1) IP-68 ruggedized Magnesium Alloy Body Medium Format camera:

a) Mirrorless Combined Stills/Video Camera body with a custom
in-house built 50.3 megapixel (8192 x 6144 pixels) 4:3 aspect ratio
(Anamorphic-friendly) 70mm Global Shutter CMOS sensor
(i.e. No Jello Cam Anymore!)

Sensor Type: Global Shutter CMOS

Sensor Area: 56mm by 42 mm (70mm diagonal) 4:3 aspect ratio

Photosite Size: 6.8 Microns

Capture Pattern: Bayer

Native Resolution: 8192 x 6144 photosites

Lens Mount Type and Diameter: User-Swappable PL-Mount
and the other consumer-level still photo/video lens mount is Still A Secret!

b) ADC/DSP Type: 32 bits ADC where each colour sample is
Nyquist downsampled to 16-bits per RGBA/YCbCrA channel
for recorder side digital signal processing.

c) Alpha Transparency and/or Distance Channel sampled via
secondary RF and IR emitter/receiver reflectometry at 32-bits
per sample at input using Z-pattern scanned array reflectometry
with output samples downsampled to 16 bits or user-selectable
sample size. (i.e. used for VFX and Greenscreen personnel)

d) Output Pixel is user-selectable RGBA or YCbCrA type at 16-bits,
14-bits, 12-bits, 10-bits or 8-bits per channel at 4:4:4, 4:2:2 or 4:2:0
colour sampling.

User-selectable Rec.2020 and Rec.709 colour spaces and sampling.

e) Has very low-noise with extreme low-light sensitivity (ISO 204,800 extended
up to ISO 409,600) and an ASTOUNDING 17 Stops of dynamic range
(at 64-bit RGBA/YCbCrA colour) and very high signal-to-noise ratio (144 db)!

What THIS camera sees at ISO 51,200 is equivalent in low-noise and
colour accuracy as what the Canon 1Dx Mk2 sees at ISO 12,800 so
we are talking EXTREME low noise, great colour, sharp edges and
BEAUTIFUL Beyond-HDR photos and video.


2) Still Photo and Video Frame Specifications:

a) Still Photo Capture:

- 60 fps Burst Rate 8192 by 6144 pixels (50.3 megapixels) 64-bits per pixel
RGBA/YCbCrA (up to 16 bits per colour and alpha or distance channel) that
is user-selectable 16-bits, 14-bits, 12-bits, 10-bits, 8-bits per channel plus
custom pixel sample bit-widths. Output files are RAW, JPEG, HEIF, BMP, TIFF

- 120 fps Burst Rate 6144 by 4608 pixels (28.3 megapixel) up to 16 bits per channel
(User-selectable full frame capture and downsample or sensor crop mode capture)

- 240 fps Burst Rate 4096 by 3072 pixels (12.5 megapixel) up to 16 bits per channel
(User-selectable full frame capture and downsample or sensor crop mode capture)


b) Video Capture: (User selectable) from:

- 120 fps, 100 fps, 60 fps, 50 fps, 30 fps, 25 fps, 24 fps DCI 8k video (8192 x 4320 pixels) 4:4:4:4 RAW or InterFrame or Intraframe compressed.
- up to 240 fps DCI 4k video (4096 x 2160 pixels) 4:4:4:4 RAW or InterFrame or Intraframe compressed.
- up to 1000 fps DCI 2k video (2048 x 1080 pixels) 4:4:4:4 RAW or InterFrame or Intraframe compressed.
- up to 4000 fps DCI 1k video (1024 by 540 pixels) 4:4:4:4 RAW or InterFrame or Intraframe compressed.

- Multiple UHDTV, HDTV and Computer-friendly frame sizes and integer + fractional frame rates.

c) All output resolutions and colour sampling can be 4:4:4:4 FULL RAW or 4:2:2/4:2:0
at 16 bits, 14 bits, 12 bits, 10 bits and 8 bits per RGBA/YCbCrA pixel channel.

d) Has User-selectable Time Lapse intervals from X-frames per second to many minutes or hours per frame.

e) Records multiple files at same time with varying/user-selectable recorded frame rates
and aspect ratios, multiple file container formats including H.265/H.264, AVI2, MOV, MP4,
JPEG/HEIF/BMP/TIFF and legacy MPG/MPEG-2/MP3 video and audio codecs.
Full Resolution Video/Audio/Metadata can be output to SSDs and/or sent out
to high-speed ports and the lower resolution Proxy Video/Audio/Metadata
can be sent to CFe Cards and/or External recording devices and connections.

f) Has continuous pre-roll where imagery is continuously captured within a 15 second
rotating 8K buffer or a 60 second rotating 4K buffer for instantaneous capture of
stills and video once record button is pressed.

3) Shutter Type: Global Electronic Shutter at up to 1/32,000th of a second.

a) Time Lapse and Shutter Control can be via external computer trigger
over USB, RJ-45 or 802.11 control protocols AND can be set to X-Frames
per second to Multi-Hour intervals per frame grab.

b) Low-speed still photo and video image capture at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15 and 20 fps

c) Industry standard integer and fractional still photo and video frame rates
of 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 fps, 50 fps, 59.97 60, fps, 72 fps, 100 fps and 120 fps

d) High speed menu-selectable 200 fps, 240 fps, 300 fps, 360 fps, 500 fps, 600 fps,
1000 fps, 2000 fps and 4000 fps (depends upon resolution or sensor crop mode).
Allows user-selectable full-frame capture that is downsampled or a crop-mode sensor capture.

e) 10-position user-selectable Neutral Density Filter set via dial on camera body.

f) High performance, full-frame-size real-time 3D-XYZ SOBEL edge-detection-based
autofocus for Video and Stills with auto-face and auto-eye detection and user-selectable
ON/OFF auto-detection/auto-recognition of vehicles, vessels, aircraft, animals and
buildings or terrain. Vector Objects Database can be upgraded via online update.
Auto-focus is better and faster than than DPAF and QPAF!

Has user selectable window-of-auto-focus and window-of-auto-recognition
that can be set ANYWHERE on-screen at any user-desired area size!


4) Shutter Speed: Standard menu-based selections and then
Increments of 10ths of a second up to 1/32,000th of a second shutter speed.

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Perhaps we can predict what will be the differences/similarities between the 1dx3 and R5.
I guess:
1. 1dx3 will be much better build quality.
2. 1dx3 will be much better on battery life.
3. 1dx3 will have tripple the buffer.
4. 1dx3 will have shorter focus time (marginally so)
5. 4k video will be identical on both cameras.
6. 1dx3 will be a half stop better at high ISO.
7. The 'response time' will be better in 1dx3. (Much better)

What else?

Downloadable RAW files here. https://froknowsphoto.com/1dx3af/

I'm not happy with the performance of my EF 70-200/2.8 L IS mk. II at 200mm.

Here is a center 1:1 crop taken at 200mm, manually focused on the nail in the center-right of the board.



Compare that to the image below, taken with the EF 200/2.8 L mk. II, again, manually focused to the nail on the center-right.



(apologizes, I had to bring up the exposure a little on this one - this test is not really scientific).

Opinions?

The RF 24-70 f2.8 has been in stores for a while now, but finding serious user experiences about it, comparing its IQ to the EF 24-70 f2.8 L II, is about as hard as finding an ice cream store on the north pole.

Yes, some reviews illustrates better sharpness and clarity, but I haven’t been able to find direct comparison photos of the bokeh.

There are plenty of GAS driven reviews on bhphoto, amazon etc, but they appear to be quite superficial.

I hope someone in here with experience from both lenses can share their thoughts, and hopefully some comparison images. Thanks!

With the cancellation of CP+ due to the Coronavirus, any idea if Canon will release more information on the R5 anytime soon? I expected that more details would have emerged at CP+ but now what? I'm really excited to get my hands on this new camera.

I saw a news article this morning noting that Canon is reducing almost 20% of their authorized dealers. That includes a local dealer near Spokane where I often order my Canon gear just to keep them going, their employees are all pro photographers, but they have slowly withered away. This might be a final blow, the owner had told me that Nikon was treating them poorly a few years back.

Many are small dealers, but there are some big names on the list too.

Its just another sign of the times and camera manufacturers trying to cut costs where the low sales costs more to support than it brings in.

Now that we’ve seen the big first-quarter announcements from Canon in the EOS-1D X Mark III and the development of the EOS R5, RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM, extenders as well as the vertical video shooting EOS Rebel T8i. We always want to know what’s coming next.
I’ll break down what we know at this time, you can consider this information between [CR2] and [CR3].
Canon EOS R6
We expect this camera to be announced in May, with a June shipping date. The announcement and ship date aren’t yet confirmed, but that’s what we have been told.
Canon EOS R6 Specifications:

20mp full-frame CMOS sensor
IBIS
12fps mechanical and 20fps electronic.
4K @ 60p
New battery (Not sure if it’s the same as the EOS R5)
June 2020 launch (We think a May announcement)

Canon EOS R5s //  Canon EOS R3
We have been told that the high-megapixel EOS R camera will launch in Q4 of 2020. We have no specifications for the camera at this time. We also don’t know if it’ll be called the EOS R5s or...

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Canon UK have just sent an email out saying "Exciting news! Get your first glimpse of the ground-breaking new EOS R5" at The Photography Show. Plus get hands-on with the new EOS 1D-X MARKIII.

So whether a mock-up or something more the EOS R5 will be making an appearance in March between the 14th & the 17th.

Bill Claff has posted dynamic range measurements of the 1D X Mark III and they show meaningful improvement at low ISOs compared to the Mark II, and a slight improvement over the 5D4/R sensor. High ISO performance is roughly the same, purely numerically, but it's likely that there's further improvement in noise quality (fineness and uniformity) like in the 90D/M6II sensor. When it comes to the competitors, the D5 is still a high-ISO king, although at the expense of a major, roughly 2 EV, disadvantage at ISO 100. The D850 is all but equal to the 1DX3, except for its native base ISO of 64, as are the Z6 and Z7. The α9 Mark II sensor has a tiny advantage at medium-to-high ISOs, but loses to the 1DX3 in the lower range. It also drops to 12-bit processing whenever you so much as look at it funnily, so there's that. As for the α7R Mark IV, its performance is again practically identical to the new 1DX. All in all, this seems to be a great sensor and should bode well for the R5 and R6, too!

From https://www.canon.co.uk/lenses/rf-70-200mm-f2-8l-is-usm-lens/specifications/:

It may be fun to see whose guesstimate is the closest. So, what will be R5's price at B&H Photo at launch? I predict 3599$ You?
Whatever free stuff (card reader/EF adaptor etc) included.

Hey guys I was wondering if there was a way to set a custom button or mode that could be a shortcut to doing bracketing? All I’ve seen so far is that you have to go through the menu to set up the bracketing mode each time. Any info would be great thanks

I'm going to be using my EOS R to do a video capture of a very long duration soon, probably 8+ hours of continual video. Has anyone used their camera under these conditions? Any overheating issues?

I will likely be using C-Log, shooting at 1080p, and outputting and recording on an external monitor, and also a computer through the USB connection at the same time, for live streaming.

I had a job come up that was a corporate branding project that required a lot of small groups and single person images needing a soft, OOF BG. I was thinking of the EF35 f1.4 and the EF 50 f1.2 but thought I would lack flexibility in what I knew to be a space with lots of smaller rooms.
Then I thought the dazzling 28-70 f2 would give me both the flexibility and soft BG that I wanted.
It arrived yesterday and I promptly took it out and shot a few images to ensure it actually worked. AF is as fast as the fastest of any lens I have used and the sharpness seemed noticeably crisp.

Today the shoot started at 9AM and ended at 5 PM. The lens was on my camera most of the day and performed brilliantly. I was shooting wirelessly to an iPad and the AD was marveling at how image after image was dead sharp.

The lens was a hero today. Sharp, sharp, sharp and contrasty. The colors are great but color from my Canon lenses has never been an issue.
Obvious downside: weight and size. Yes, it is a thumping great lens but in use I really did not notice the weight. I use the 70-200 f2.8 L IS and it is lighter than that so the burden was not onerous.
Less obvious downside: It is too fast. I am shooting indoors with flash. At f 2 or 2.2 or 2.5 even at 1/200 of a second I can get ambient light affecting my exposure. I gel my strobes to match the ambient but I am shooting at ISO 100 with the strobes set at 1/16 or 1/32 power. To be fair it was only a problem is some very well lit rooms.

Bottom line: It is a spectacular performer.
Will I buy one? I am not sure. At $3K it is a no joke purchase. The rental is covered by the client so it is a point of indifference me right now. I will just have to see how much better it looks than my other lenses.

Could anyone educate me why R will shoot 20 fps when using the LCD and only 12 while shooting from viewfinder? It is a mirrorless camera, so I am confused.

I can understand this with 1dx3 as the mirror will stay locked when shooting with LCD.

But how does this relate to a mirrorless? Thank you.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise after the MWC trade show was canceled yesterday, but the CP+ trade show in Yokohama, Japan has been canceled.
From the organizers:
Given there is no effective treatment or containment measures to deal with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), organizers of CP+2020 have decided to cancel the event due to overall concerns, mainly the risk to the health and safety of visitors and exhibitors. The event was originally scheduled to be held over 4 days at PACIFICO Yokohama from February 27.

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Hey I see the news of 8K coming in the R5? But doe we need 8K? do we have displays to show these? I'm not a video person so I'm just asking? Hope its not like that 3D fad