As always, most imaging companies will make announcements ahead of the CP+ show in Japan, which begins later this month. We have already seen announcements from OM Systems and Nikon, with the latter having another round. Sony is expected to announce some new lenses and Panasonic won't be left out.

The race car and the pickle jar are now in hand:



Now comes the fun of config, controls, etc. I'll pepper this thread with questions in the days ahead.

First: when shooting JPG + RAW, what sort of onboard hocus pocus will cook/modify my JPGs and/or my RAW files?
(less concerned about 'if this feature is on, X must be off, your fps drops or a shutter mode must be Y' -- more concerned about things that permanently alter files, drop RAW bit rate, etc.)

Auto Lighting Optimizer
Anti-Flicker Mode
Highlight Tone Priority
High ISO NR
Lens aberation corrections: corner illumination, distortion, DLO, etc.

Some of this I once knew with my 5D3 and have forgotten over the years. In other cases the R5 might have changed the value proposition of one of these features in a way I am not aware of. And some things done onboard are kinda faff and I'd just as soon manage them in post.

So lay it on me, team. I'm all ears. Thx!

- A

Hey all, one of the items I need to replace as I migrate to the R5 Mark II is my L-plate. I've shot my landscapes with an Arca Z1 monoball for ages and have relied on the RRS L-plates to do that job for me. They're a bit pricey, but they've ticked all my boxes so far.

My requirements list isn't revolutionary:

• Stills usage only (no need for the top handle, a cage, etc.)
• Not gripped
• Horizontal or vertical shooting position option
• Generally not fond of modular L-Plates with separate bottom / side pieces that require assembly, could come loose, etc.
• Doesn't dramatically increase the size of the camera if I quickly want to pack the body away with the L-Plate still attached
• Must retain access to all ports, priority on cable shutter attachment not being a pain
• No need for dedicated power, a gimbal, video use, etc.
• In rare tripod + handheld walking/hiking days, having another 1/4-20 hole to directly attach my blackrapid strap to it is a nice feature. (I'm fine not using a camera strap for most landscape sessions, but sometimes I park my setup, detach my camera and go on a walkabout looking for a new shooting position.)

While I wait for those RRS plates to come out for the R5 Mark II (still listed as 'coming soon'), are their others I should have a look at?

Thx,
A

Yodobashi Camera has posted its sales summary for the second half of January, and the EOS R1 has resumed its rightful placement on top of the leaderboard.

It's incredible what twenty-four megapickles can do.

Pulling the trigger on the R5 Mark II shortly. Geeked!

Question: I'm building a new comp in parallel with this, and it will have Pcie 4.0 USB capability. I'm not seeing 'known/trusted' brands on Pcie 4 rated CFExpress B cards (for the size I plan to buy). So I have a choice of a (say) Lexar Gold at Pcie 3 or a (relative) no-name / never heard of them offering pcie 4 transfer speds.

Curious what you'd all rather have: Pcie 4 transfer speeds when you get back to the house, or a reliable Pcie 3 card that will hit its reported transfer rates when shooting?

Thx
A

I have successfully set up Custom setting 1, C1 for certain photography type and I can recall it and use it without any issue.
Then I set up Custom Setting 3, C3 for another type and it is registered properly but I can not recall it when I try to select it, it is grayed out.
Actually both C2 & C3 are grayed out and cannot be selected.
Auto update Settings option is Enabled.
I couldn't find anything on the net about this. Any idea what's wrong?
In the picture, you can't really see the difference but C2 & C3 are grayed out and can not be selected!?!

Part A:
So, anyone else have this combo and loving it like I am? The range covered while not compromising aperture vs physical space is wonderful IMO. I just got the RF 100-300 and have had the 24-105/2.8 Z for a bit and love the internal zoom.

(internal vs not = Totally another topic for debate which I am not at all interested in having LOL)

Add tele ext and you have a killer two lens backpacking set up for low light and landscapes to birds even. Although in my experience 600 will be a bit wide for small birds most of the time but backpacking for days isn't usually a "birding" tour either. One could step it up and also carry a 3rd lens into the 800's range. I'd want to carry a Nikon Z8 and the 600mm/4 TC LOL.

Hi - Does anyone know of any 3rd party batteries that work with the Canon R1. I have 2 originals which is normally enough, but I have tried the 3rd party ones I have that work with my R3 but they don't work on the R1, does anyone have any ideas or recommendations please - cheers Hieth

We have been told Canon plans to release two versions of the next Canon EOS R7. One will be video-focused, perhaps called the Canon EOS R7 V, and the other photography-focused. The EOS R7 Mark II will potentiall be something like a baby EOS R1 with an APS-C sensor.

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R5 Mk 1, Firmware 2.1.0.. The checkered flag button doesn't work for me in video mode. I mean the right-most one with the grid, official name "AF point selection" button.

That is it works before recording, including button customizations, but once I start recording it does nothing.

E.g. I set it to "Movie Servo AF enable/disable" and it only works before recording. The same function works during recording when I put it on the "Depth-of-field preview" button or the "Auto Exposure lock" button.

Same with other functions, they just won't work during recording when I put them on that button, yet work fine on others.

Does it work for you? Any ideas besides a full reset?

We have been told that Canon will announced an EOS R50 V, and it has been described as “boxy”.

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There are two notables from CIPA 2024 statistics, and I think both are curious, but for far different reasons.

canonrumors.com/cipa-2024-the-rise-of-china-and-compacts/

You heard it here first: we had discussed since last spring that the compact market was changing in Japan and that manufacturers would come out of their slumber and release new compact cameras (if they were smart). Nikon is the first to announce, and we know that Canon will also announce compact cameras this year.

So, for those who say, how important is the Japanese market? Well, here we are.

REDEFINE THE ART OF STORYTELLING: NIKON RELEASES THE NIKKOR Z 35MM F/1.2 S, A FAST WIDE-ANGLE PRIME LENS FOR NIKON Z MOUNT MIRRORLESS CAMERAS

SIGMA looks like they're about to announce an 800mm f/6.3 DG DN OS lens. It's highly unlikely we're going to see an RF variant, but we do like suprises.

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We have been told that there will be another PowerShot camera in the second half of 2025 and it will be some kind of replacement for the PowerShot SX70 HS.

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I went through the photos of my last years Cuba trip and I thought I'm going to post some of them here.
I tried to capture the mood, not so much sightseeing stuff, and hope you like them.
It was like a time travel, a very unique country with amazing people.
All the photos here were taken in Havanna and Trinidad.

I recently bought a used R5 Mk 1 and on one occasion I noticed a small round target (about the size of the spot focus square) that moved with my eye movement in the frame of the camera’s viewfinder. No I’m not talking about eye focussing where the camera tracks the animal or person eye to achieve focus.
I know that this model is not supposed to have this feature but I know what I saw and haven’t seen it again. Sometimes a manufacturer will have a feature installed but not enabled. Has anyone else ever seen this on their R5 Mk1?

Canon USA is claiming the #1 spot in mirrorleess cameras, full-frame mirrorless cameras and interchangeable lens cameras. There seems to be some overlap in the categories that probably aren’t needed, but 3 looks better than two…..

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Hi there.
Some days ago I had to shoot in moderate rain, tried to cover the camera as good as I could, but didn't have a dedicated rain cover. So now, a few days later, my Mf-n button on top of the body is stuck. Any ideas how to fix this?

Will other LP-? batteries work in the EL-5 Speedlight?

LP-E6P

LP-E6NH

Brief search didn't turn up any information.

Thanks.

Canon released their financials for the fiscal year of 2024, and from an imaging and overall company outlook, Canon looks to be doing strong. All indicators are good. Canon is not doomed.

Canon has officially announced the imagePROGRAF PRO-310.

The PRO-310 will be able to print A3+, comes with 10-color Lucia PRO II inks, which is the same type of ink as the recently launched imagePROGRAF PRO-1100. There is a maximum print length of 1.8m as well as additional page sizes when compared to the PRO-300.

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This should make the camera world happy. Canon will re-enter the compact camera segment in 2025 with the PowerShot V1. It will be a real compact camera and nothing like the PowerShot V10 that we initially assumed it would be.

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Canon released the RF 50mm f1.4L VCM, 24mm f/1.4L VCM, and 35mm f/1.4L VCM, and there have been hints that more is coming.

This patent application (2025-015010) shows the RF 24mm f/1.4L VCM. However, other embodiments may come out in the future. Interestingly, the same overall optical element design was used for the RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM, but it does not appear as an actual embodiment.