I've come a long way with Canon since the F1N.
To make a long story short, I then bought the EOS 5DsR in 2017, which I still use.
Now this wonderful older lady is getting on in years and I'm looking for a successor.
But no matter how long I look, there's nothing from Canon that will take me forward as a landscape photographer.
The resolution of the current models alone is even lower than my 50MP.
How much longer should/can I wait?
It's getting to the point where it's no fun anymore, because there's no improvement in sight from Canon.
At Sony, 60MP is already old hat and the successor will probably have 80MP.
So if Canon doesn't wake up, I'm not going to wait any longer - sorry.

The Canon EOS R7 Mark II is expected to arrive at some point this year. We think that it'll come in either Q3 or Q4 of 2025. As always, nailing down announcements dates is not an exact science, as there are so many variables that go into picking a day to announce a product.

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Had my R5 II for a couple of months (stills shooter) after retiring my R6, and I am overwhelmed with all the video options.

I was a meeting last night and attempted to record the presentation and the annoying thing is the camera burned the battery down before the presentation was over (about 50 minutes in). I had it in 4K-U fine and standard lgop and 24 fps. I think.

Videos are NOT my jam (though I occasionally shoot them for family or business meetings if needed), With my R6 I just set it to 24 1080p and went about my business. These were usually loaded to youtube or cloud drives for personal/family use.

Since I've got the R5 II I figured I'd 'future proof' the video a little bit more and step up to 4K but now I've got too many choices with codecs, multi sampling, phase of the moon, etc.

Can anyone recommend a decent/simple 4K configuration that will get me decent picture quality and a long record time and no special software to view it on my computer?

Unlike 2024, it looks like Canon is going to be announcing things in a more spread-out fashion. As you know, most of what Canon announced last year came late in the year. That won't be the case in 2025.

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I’m traveling to South Africa in July and will be using the Canon RF100-300mm 2.8L lens (from Canon). Since I don’t have this lens to measure myself, I’m reaching out to anyone who owns it and the R1. Could you kindly measure the length of the bare lens, the length with the R1 attached with the hood in place, and the length with the hood reversed? I’ve checked online, but I just want to confirm these measurements before I proceed to purchase the 22L or 30L.

RF 100-300mm bare lens - 323mm/12.72”
RF 100-300 F2.8 with Hood and Body Length: 47cm/18.5cm
RF 100-300mm attached to R1 hood in place ????

Thanks

Is it because I own Canon cameras and advertisers pay for algorithms that target Canon owners?

My newsfeed on Microsoft, Apple, and android devices never shows gloomy or sky falling news about other brands. It is ridiculous.

So there are certain situations where the AF "has trouble" doing what I want/need it to do. For example, let's
say you are trying to take a picture of a bird that is "buried back in some reeds" . If you let the AF do it - taking
your finger off and putting it back down ... the camera will almost always 'go right back to the same focus
point'. But these birds have an annoying habit of moving almost every frame ... while never being out in
front of the reeds/limbs of the bush, etc.
So what I'd like Canon to do is to have a "timing thing" where if you let off and then come back on in some
particular rhythm/timing that the camera reacts with "let's try a -different- focus point". And if you do it
again it will try a third/fourth different point. Whether or not the camera has been 're-aimed' should be
part of this equation.
I will not specify what that timing amount is - I'll learn it when it is available.

So what do -you- think of this? ... Oldrocky in the PNW

It seems @Richard CN has returned to write about rumors on his own canonnews site.
It was fun while it lasted having both Craigs rumors and Richards technical writings here. I hope they are still friends
Now it's back to follow two sites for my Canon-fix ...

PS. I have no luck registering to do comments or use the contact-form on canonnews. So I contacted him via PM here on CR. I hope he sees it

Reading the thread about the potential 200-500, I just can't help but point out how good the 200-400 shoots, for me anyway.

Below is a 5 minute spread of images when a player score 2 goals the versatility of this lens is amazing.


325mm f4 1/2000 ISO A 1000


200mm f4 1/2000


560mm f5.6 (with built in 1.4X) 1/2000 ISO A 1250


200mm f4 1/2000 ISO A 800


560mm f5.6 (with built in 1.4X) 1/2000 ISO A 1250


340mm f4 1/2000 ISO A 800


400mm f4 ISO A 1000

This week Canon officially announced their first two "V" series cameras globally, the PowerShot V1 and the EOS R50 V. Both are targeted at video creators but are more than capable tools for photographers as well.

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I guess it was in the UK far more popular than in the USA, but as the title says they just released the last issue of the Photo Plus Canon Magazine.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced two new lenses designed for social media creators: the RF-S14-30mm F4-6.3 IS STM PZ, Canon’s first RF Lens with Power Zoom optimized for cinematic video, and the RF20mm F1.4 L VCM, a f/1.4 hybrid prime lens that enables high levels of expression across photo and video shooting.

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I am a hybrid photographer; I do still images as well as short family films. What is best to go back and forth between video and photo? Does WB set on video effect photo also? I typically use auto WB, but I may want to use Kelvin for video. Just wondering how to do that quickly. Any tips? Thank you

The Canon EOS R50 V will be announced on March 26, 2025 alongside the global announcement of the PowerShot V1. Canon will also announce the RF-S 15-30 and the RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM.

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In the last couple of months, we have seen Canon claim #1 in ILC camera sales in various markets including the US, Europe and most of Asia. There are always different metrics used for this sort of stuff, so don’t take it to the bank.

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Hey folks. I picked up the R1 recently... and almost immediately started using it with my Speedlite EL-1.
Then... a week later I read the manual... (yeah... should have done that before I hooked up the EL-1 to the R1!)....
... and the manual says I should have used the AD-E1 adapter!

Damn...

I started to look intently at my R1's hot shoe... especially at the 21-pin connector inside the hot shoe. I took some close up pictures of those 21 pins and I can see that one of the pins is (maybe) shorter? Maybe it is bent / damaged? It definitely looks fishy.
On the other hand - I spent some fair amount of time trying to figure out whether my EL-1 could damage the pins... and it seems to me that this is simply impossible. The EL-1 - when mounted on the camera - doesn't even reach the 21 pins on the camera's hot shoe.

So... I am kinda worried that my brand new R1 may have some issues with the hot shoe. Hence a polite request to other R1 owners on this forum: could you please take look at your 21 pins and tell me what you see? A photo would be nice. I can also provide some photos of my R1's hot shoe for a comparison.

Thank you!

Hello all - I'm a long time wildlife photog and I've always planned to get the 600mm f/4 someday, but didn't think it would be for a couple more years at least. However, I'm doing a trip to Svalbard this summer and it would be $1500 to rent the lens so it's feeling like it makes more sense to just go ahead and buy it since it will happen someday, anyway.

So I'm wondering if anyone knows about any upcoming rebates or discounts.

Thanks

Still selling for launch price here in Norway which is 58984 NOK (5587 USD). Would be easier to stomach a purchase if we at least could get a $300 price reduction like in the US.
Funnily the kit lens combo is an even worse deal, retailing at 75388 NOK (7141 USD) compared to 5099 USD (53828 NOK) in the US. You will save a total of 585 NOK (55 USD) if you purchase the bundle provided you want that lens.. just a lousy 3.5% reduction of the retail price of the lens.
Furthermore the US got a price reduction before we even had any availability to talk about here.

I have the R3 and R6ii, as well as an RF 100-300 F2.8. I previously had the R5.
While I really enjoy the colors and lots light performance of the R3, its 24MP have often limited cropping.
For those of you with the R3 and R5ii and a wildlife photography focus, how do you find the two compare? Is one far better in terms of autofocus/tracking? Do you notice a big low light performance difference? I do a fair amount of shooting in forest cover and dawn/dusk. Battery life?
I prefer smaller body size for travel, even when paired with heavy lenses.
I have longer lenses in the Z system so not looking to get more reach via longer Canon RF lenses.
I only shoot stills, so video is not a factor in my decision.

Next week we're going to see the Canon RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM officially announced, the fourth lens in the VCM series of L prime lenses.

We have been told by a solid source that Canon has advanced plans for 3 more VCM L prime lenses to complete the series of hybrid prime lenses.

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Since I started using mirrorless cameras, I've been having long-term issues with the viewfinder glass: it gets unsightly little scratches.

What can be done to prevent this (besides only using the camera in a cleanroom)? What do you do for protection?

Currently, I have the R3s, and as with the Rs, R5s, R6s before, there are already slight scratches present. Can these be somewhat removed with a plastic polish (similar to what is used for watch glasses), or is the surface coated in a way that polishing it will just make it worse by removing the coating in the center?

Or is it easy to just remove and replace the glass? I don't want to pay several hundred euros/dollars to have the entire viewfinder replaced, only for a clean plastic.

Since the new R1 is just being unboxed, what can be done to better protect it in the future? Similar to the screen glass, a glass film or at least a protective film like before? Or does that interfere with the viewfinder? Do you have any experience with that?

There have been rumors about a Fujifilm GFX100RF for a long while now, and it looks like we'll see the camera announced this week, and everything about it has leaked out via retail channels jumping the gun.

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We have learned from multiple sources that Canon will launch a new VCM L lens later this month. For the moment, we can't go into great detail, but it will be very well received from the Canon universe.

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Canon has released new firmware for both the Canon EOS R1 and Canon EOS R5 Mark II

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Hello fellow rumor members,

I want to ask for some opinions on CPL for the 24-105Z lens. I’m going to travel in the next month to a very sunny seaside town. Which brand and size do you guys use?

I’ve Sigma Protective 82mm on the lens front, and am looking at Kase Revolution Magnetic or Sigma WR CPL 82mm at the moment, but worry it would be vignetted at 24mm stacking them both. That worries me, hope someone who has already stacked filters on the Z could chime in.

Thank you!