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We all know the R5 M2 get hot but this is a bit absurd

I went to an awards ceremony yesterday to shoot a few pictures of graduating seniors in a temperature controlled indoor gym. It was about 70F inside and I was sitting with my R5M2 on and not shooting pictures for about 30 minutes, raise the camera up to take my first shot and already at 3 bars on the temperature gauge. This seems absurd to me that an idle camera would run so hot. I have the fan grip for it but do not use it all that often, guess I need to make it a permanent addition after seeing this.
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Canon EOS R7 Mark II: Minor Tweaks or a Major Transformation?

Canon’s EOS 7D series once held a proud spot in the bags of wildlife and action shooters — a true “baby 1D” for those who needed flagship performance with reach. And now, rumors are swirling that the Canon EOS R7 Mark II might pick up that mantle. In February, Craig suggested that the R7 II would deliver something like a baby R1.

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Canon’s EOS R1 Wins Highest Honor at International Red Dot Design Awards

Canon Inc., the parent company of Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced that the company’s EOS R1 full-frame mirrorless camera, intended for professionals, won the “Best of the Best,” the highest honor, at the Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2025 competition hosted by the Switzerland-based Red Dot Award AG. The awards ceremony will be held on July 8 in Essen, Germany.

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R3 with EF400mm F2.8+ 2x extender

I tried the combination of a R3 and an EF400mm-F2.8 (with RF adaptator) with a 2X version III extender
A combination who give a 800mm F5,6 and the result is superb!!

I tried also the same combination with an 1,4x extender added
A combination who give a 1120mm F8 and the result is very good!!

For the animal domain in low light, these combinations are perfect
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Plan Ahead: Sigma USA Price Increase Coming June 2

Sigma is going to be increasing prices on their entire camera and lens lineup on June 2, 2025 in the USA. Stock that is already in the USA will not be affected by this price increase, but it's probably best to purchase new Sigma gear before June 2, as supplies may start to deplete before that date at the current prices.

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Canon RF 300-600mm f/5.6L IS USM: What to Expect and When It Might Land

As we published last month, the long-rumored Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM appears to have been shelved. In its place, sources tell us, Canon is working on a new super-telephoto: the RF 300-600mm f/5.6L IS USM — a professional-grade zoom designed for wildlife and sports photographers who want the very best.

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Macro Extension Tubes

Hi I have just started my macro season this year and I had been looking forward to it But I am getting the error 70 message and the Camera shuts down. every time I put The extension tubes on on my R5 mk2 and the RF 1002.8 they are kenco brand as canon do not do any for the rf lenses is there a chance these will be on the lens list to be coming out at I need them for small macro work ? or is their a way around my problem ?

Hobbiest photographer upgrading from R8

I'm a hobbiest photographer who mainly shoots rec sports (outdoor football, outdoor baseball both mostly daytime) and events for friends and family. I've been shooting with an R8 (upgraded from a T6i) for the past year and change. I've found a few things that annoyed with me with the R8.

First of which was the battery life. I have 3 batteries and I can go through them like water sometimes not even lasting an hour.

Another gripe I have is I just can't get used to using the touch screen to adjust my focus point on the fly. I feel like a joystick would make my life so much easier.

Some smaller but still anooying things are that the R8 has a pretty small buffer, rolling shutter is terrible, and when I'm out in the sun I've had it overheat a few times even without recording video or taking that many photos.

All that being said I've really enjoyed shooting on it and I can definitely improve on technique but as a hobby where I just want to not worry about all those things listed above and just shoot, I'm interested in upgrading to either a used R3(been seeing some around the 3-3.3k range) or possibly a used R5( cheapest I've seen is 3.5k) money isn't the biggest issue but I want to make sure I get the best (for me) and renting would be too expensive to smtest out both.

Any input would be much appreciated.

Edited: I totally meant to write r5mk2 but I appreciate all of the feedback and definitely still helpful

Is Your Canon EOS R5 Mark II Autofocus Affected by the Latest Firmware?

I’ve been using the Canon EOS R5 Mark II since launch, and I love this camera. With firmware 1.0.0, autofocus performance was incredible—snappy, confident, and accurate. It tracked subjects better than anything I’ve used before. But after updating to firmware 1.0.3, something changed—and not for the better.

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