Nikon has posted their 5th teaser for the new Z6 and Z7 full frame mirrorless cameras coming this week from Nikon. In this video, the testers for this new system give their first impressions and being a marketing piece, they’re obviously all positive.
You can see the rest of the teaser videos here.

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According to Nokishita, Zeiss will be adding to the Otus line of lenses ahead of Photokina. The new lens will be a 100mm f/1.4 Otus APO Sonnar T*.
The new lens will have an APO Sonnar design and a filter diameter of 86mm. The new lens will be available for both ZF (Nikon) and ZE (Canon) mount.
More to come…

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With all the understandable mirrorless buzz, I am wondering what the status of the 5DSR mark 2 is. I remember reading that a "faster than usual" upgrade to this was coming, presumably to incorporate a current generation sensor (and hopefully tilt/flip screen a la D850 or 6D2), no aa filter, DPAF etc. Haven't heard much about this for a while.

I personally look forward to this as much as a FF mirrorless offering.

Either one with a new generation sensor somewhere around 45-50 MP would be great, but I wonder if that sensor in a proven DSLR vs a first generation new body may be better.

Hope there is both for us to debate and agonize over.

Hey there,
Sorry if this was already covered.
... but my question is in the light of all of these rumors.
Should I buy M50 now or wait for another mirrorless from Canon to come soon (as birds are chirping).
Or just wait for the price drop of M50 when they announce new camera or that is not what would happen?
Tomek

We’ve received a bit of information about Canon’s upcoming and highly anticipated first attempt at a full frame mirrorless camera. We have been unable to confirm this information with known sources, but we figured we’d share it anyway.
We’re told that marketing material for the camera is currently being produced by various Canon subsidiaries around the globe.
A couple of people have claimed to have seen the camera and have given some description of it.

It looks like a bulkier EOS M50. It’s taller, wider and thicker, though the mount is still an unknown.
The camera model number begins with “R”. We’re not sure what that “R” would be in reference too, but apparently it’s not a codename.
Currently, all signs are pointing to an official announcement after Photokina, but Canon may surprise with a development announcement for the show, which begins September 26, 2018.
Take this information with a big grain of salt until we can upgrade the [CR1] rating.

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If EF is dethroned by a new full-frame mirrorless mount, would you hold on to your collection of EF lenses? How long? Would you keep those "L" beauties for the rest of your life, leaving them as a legacy to posterity?

What type of performance threshold would you demand of an adapter?

Personally, as y'all know, I think Canon is delaying a FF announcement because it won't bring good news to EF owners. Canon might be waiting to see how Nikon's new mount affects Nikon customers...

But I also believe Canon will continue to service current EF lenses and any in the pipeline for another 7-10 years. So, call me chicken little, or just an EF owner interested in the question of what to do with lenses that will no longer have the great resale value we've enjoyed for many years.

Guys

Is this the 300 f2.8 Mk2 ?

Adorama has a great weekend sale on the Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM ‘Contemporary’, you can purchase this lens for $789 (Reg $1089) until Sunday night at 11:59 PM EST. Also included is a free Sigma Dock, valued at $59.
Key Features

First hyper-telephoto zoom from the Contemporary line
Lightweight and compact in construction for higher useability
Dust proof and splash proof mount
Lens Mount: Canon EOS
Zoom Focal Length: 150-600mm Lens
Image Stabilization Type: Yes (OS)
Lens Format: Full Frame
Maximum Aperture: f/5-6.3
Lens Type: Telephoto Zoom SLR Lens
Lens Series: Sigma DG Series

Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM ‘Contemporary’ $789 (Reg $1089)

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Here is a link to a great video from a very accomplished speedlite/speedlight shooter. Shows the functionality of the AI head well and how various people could benefit from the two settings it has. Now of only they'd make a version that is also an RT controller...

I've noticed my 70-200 is slightly loose on my 1DX. A little bit of rotational play, which I understand is normal. However there seems to be a very slight amount of vertical play. If I grab the lens hood and body and sort of tilt up and down between the two, you can see the play between the mounts (again, a small amount...) Also, just holding the 1DX and slightly shaking it around, it sounds loose. I'm test driving a 300mm 2.8 right now and notice it does the exact same thing. So, if there is an actual problem, I'm assuming it's the body. Does it sound like there's something wrong? Or is my OCD just kicking into hyper drive. Cheers!

Adorama currently has a special offer on a bundle featuring the Canon EOS C200 and three EF prime lenses.
Included in the bundle:

Canon EOS C200 EF Mount Camera
EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM Lens (2750B002)
EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Lens (1257B002)
EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens (2271C002)
LM-V1 4″ LCD Monitor
LA-V1 LCD Attachment Unit
HDU-2 Handle Unit
GR-V1 Camera Grip
Shoulder Strap
CA-A10 Compact Power Adapter
Single Battery Charger
UN-5 Unit Cable
Eyecup
BP-A30 Battery Pack
Mic Holder Unit
Tape Measure Hook
Thumb Rest
Body Cap
Canon 1 Year Limited Warranty

Canon EOS C200 Three Prime Lens Bundle $10,499 (Reg $12,400)

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I may have had every mainstream 50mm lens and they were all very very good (all the way "down" to the 1.8 STM).
None really made me say "this is it" so the search continued with my opposite-of-GAS minimalist life.
All research pointed to the Sigma Art. Not one thing wrong with it. Sharp as can be, focuses like a laser on my 6D and got very good shots with it, but there was something intangible missing (like what I get from my Canon 135 2.0).
So I took a leap of Canon-faith and swapped it out for the 50 1.2.
I have found photographic perfection. My life is now totally complete. All of the rendering that I seek in a photographic instrument.
Pics to follow. Been a little laid up with a (now resolved and was much better than it could have been) family medical crisis.
I avoided all of the technical stuff because it's all meaningless anyway. Love this lens and it'll likely live on my camera 70% of the time; if not more.

The PhotographyBlog has completed their review of the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS.
The review seems to be a mixed bag, as Canon has selectively removed some features and added others.
The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS falls firmly into the “modest upgrade” category of camera releases, principally adding just two new features to a design that hasn’t really changed very much during the last few years. 4K video recording is the new headline grabbing feature, and for some people this will be reason alone to consider paying the full RRP for the latest model – for everyone else, we’d advise opting for last year’s inevitably discounted SX730 model instead, which only suffers in comparison by offering slower burst shooting rates – otherwise, it’s essentially the same camera.
Read the review details here

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London, UK, Wednesday 15 August 2018 – Canon Europe is honoured to have been awarded four prestigious accolades from the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) showcasing the breadth of Canon’s unrivalled camera, lens and accessory line-up.

EOS 6D Mark II named ‘EISA DSLR Camera 2018-2019’
EOS M50 named ‘EISA Best Buy camera 2018-2019’
EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM awarded the ‘EISA DSLR prime lens 2018-2019’
Speedlite 470EX-AI flash awarded the ‘EISA photo innovation 2018-2019’

Voted by an esteemed panel of judges, consisting of editors from 53 internationally-respected consumer electronics magazines across 23 European countries – as well as Australia, India, Canada and the USA – EISA celebrates technology products that combine the most advanced expertise and desirable features in their class.
Lee Bonniface, Marketing Director, Canon Europe said, “We constantly strive to produce the...

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Canon has released a couple of stacked sensor patent applications this week dealing with various issues surrounding the manufacturing or use of stacked sensors.
In US Patent Application 2018-0233523, they discuss sealing to form a moisture proof barrier thus protecting the internal elements from water,etc.  This is another highly detailed sensor patent, with methods of manufacturing included, indicating that Canon is quite a ways into this research.
According to an aspect of the present invention, a solid-state imaging apparatus includes a plurality of pixels each of which includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a readout circuit configured to process a signal generated by the photoelectric conversion unit or configured to read the signal, and a peripheral circuit configured to read signals from the plurality of pixels. The plurality of photoelectric conversion units is disposed in a first member, and at least a part of...

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Folks will spot their famous 58mm f1.2 from long ago:
https://www.dpreview.com/news/9723649617/new-nikon-teaser-hints-at-noct-lens-for-mirrorless

But no new reveals in this one. No new lens with an FL or speed listed is in this trailer.

- A

Yes, I did see the other thread started with the same Bloomberg article, but it was posted with a tunnel-vision focus on a silly mistake made by the journalist, and the thrust of the article, too scary for some here on CR, was totally ignored.

As was the mention in the final paragraph of Japan's Emperor banishing mirrors from his presence:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-super-fast-cameras-are-winning-over-the-pros

"If Sony succeeds in making mirrorless cameras the industry standard, expect press conferences to become a lot quieter without the shh-cluck shutter sounds made by DSLRs. That's already made them popular among pro photographers at golf tournaments and courtrooms. The scuttlebutt among shooters in Japan is that noisy cameras will be banned from Emperor Akihito's abdication ceremony in April, which effectively means only Sony Alphas could be allowed in the room. An imperial endorsement, if there ever was one."

I know, "The Death of dSLR's" has been clickbait for years, but how many companies and how many technologies can continue competing for the dwindling pool of photographers with the money, love of great image capturing, talent, and lack of self-consciousness to carry around a heavy backpack while friends, family, and everybody else have a smartphone in their pockets? Printing isn't very popular anymore, so if an image has the quality to display nicely on screen, how many people will see any need for what a FF camera can do?

On the other hand, giant 4k screens for slideshows may save dSLR yet.

I'm very happy to hear the 400mm f/2.8 has been updated. Most members already know that the current generation of Big Whites does great with tele-extenders, so the new version will likely play well with EF-X adapters.

Professional images will always be in demand, but the market for the gear may never return to its peak of 10-12 years ago. In fact it may dwindle to the size of professional cinematic gear. But look at the cost of such gear and the relatively small quantity produced. Who will be paying for amazing sports photos in the coming years? The stills-photographers on the sidelines are going to be competing not only against each other but against increasingly high quality frame grabs from digital video--for an incredibly shrinking pool of sports-news outlets. And with the participants of conflict having smartphones which capture viewpoint action with adequate IQ, how many war photographers can make a living, can compete with the many available images from the participants?

I would also add that predicting the future of a technology based on today's stock market is crazier even than my speculations.

Story on DPReview, that's big news.

I find it amusing to see all of the communications from Canon, Nikon and Sony in advance of their fall announcements. Canon is #1 in mirrorless, Sony claims number one in full frame, Nikon #1 in fixed lens cameras and DSLR loyalty . . .

Every one claiming a top spot in one category or country!

I have started to post this thread a couple of times and held off because I was not sure how it would be received. I decided to post to this forum since I use Canon gear and have seen a few posts where people mention vision issues. There are a lot of ways that our society defines blindness, but I am going to use the US IRS definition for this exercise, basically 0 vision in one eye and 20/200 or worse in the second eye. I have been in this categothis definition of blindness since birth and I am over 60. You may ask "are there really blind photographers" and the answer is yes. There are blind photographers who have been published, work hung in museums, etc. The photography you find with a search for "blind photographers" will cover the gaunt from painstaking attempts to capture the world as "normals" to abstract representations of how the blind world appears to the photographer. I got into photography during college because it was fun, challenging and everyone told me it wasn't the right hobby for someone with my vision. I started with models, landscapes and of course moved to wildlife because it was more challenging. It helps that I spent a lot of my youth in the outdoors and developed a love of animals. I tend to adhere to the Walt Disney philosophy "if you can dream it, you can do it".

I believe most camera companies lag behind in using their shiny new cameras with computer processors to address accessibility. Almost every electronic device today has embraced some level of accommodation for sight, sound or mobility into their devices. What I would like to do is collect input and write a letter to Canon (I may even copy Nikon) to pass along some feedback. Sony and others may have already addressed some of these issues but I did not see it in the couple of Sony's and Panasonics that I owned. I have not investigated alternative DSLR's since I have used Canon for a large part of my photo life and didn't want to rock the boat. I am only trying to address the vision part of the accessibility issues today and have two questions:

1. Do you have tricks, techniques, tools to help you work around DSLR limitations related to your vision
2. What would you have vendors change about their current crop of camera to make it easier for vision impaired (or those loosing eyesight with aging) to better see, compose and capture images.

Here are some of my comments to the questions above (best way I can explain my vision is that I do not have depth perception and would need a 10-12 x binocular to see the subject at the same size as a person with 20/20 vision. Glasses only correct a slight blurriness which can be done with the camera diopter)

1. Current workarounds (Coming from 1dxII & 5dIV)
   1. Zoom where function is provided, most beneficial with image review
   2. Partner with a non-photographer that knows your problem and can help with spotting wildlife and notices those electric lines in your beautiful landscape.
   3. Carry a magnifying glass on a cord around your neck for quick access to read a screen or setting
   4. Carry an 8x or 10x monocular for looking at scenics, wildlife etc. Anyone want to buy 1/2 a binocular since I only use one side?
   5. Use zoom lenses to zoom in on a subject and then back off for composition. This will let you get a good look at the subject before you shoot. I tried the external magnifiers and they are too dark and have limited field of view.
   6. Thoroughly know your camera and preprogram as much as possible so you are not changing individual settings. Use C1,C2, C3 to their full effect.
   7. Organize the camera bag where everything has a defined location.
   8. Setup the rear INFO screens to only display critical information you need to review/change your settings. Get rid of any fields you use on an infrequent basis. Use Custom Quick Control to build a custom INFO display if necessary.
   9. Turn off any viewfinder information you don't need or can't read. I can't ready any of the information in the viewfinder, so I turn off everything I can to eliminate distractions. I can see the AF point displays
   10. Use your cameras diopter adjustment if it will help you avoid having to use glasses while looking through the viewfinder.
   11. Stay away from the phrase "looks good as far as I can see" when the driver asked if the road is clear for a turn. Some blind guy humor!
2. What I would like to change. Some of these may be easier/possible with the new mirrorles
   1. User configurable color, density and brightness for locked AF point displays on all cameras
   2. Brighter, longer lasting markings on all camera dials, buttons and information, etc.
   3. Mirrorless - Zoom button for the EVF that lets you do a user definable zoom 2x, 4x, etc. I wish it was possible to add a magnify switch for current DSLR design to magnify the DSLR OVF.
   4. Mirrorless - Bigger, brighter viewfinders without lag
   5. Bigger, brighter alignment marks for lenses and bodies. Maybe a raised area on the lens so you can feel the alignment point in dark conditions. I don't know brail, so it can be a simple raised line.
   6. User selectable fonts, font size, color and density (Bold).
   7. 2-3 background color options
   8. Higher resolution rear displays - brighter, sharper, etc OLED?
   9. Selectable audio prompt

I am going to stop with these and see what others might propose. I may not be raising an issue that affects most people, but I know a lot of baby boomers who are experiencing a loss of visual acuity. Photography gets in your blood and I know I want to continue my attempts to create art until I can no longer lift the camera.

Very interested in any feedback you may have on the two questions.

Canon USA has released a new video discussing the features and benefits of CPS (Canon Professional Services).  Unlike other programs, the only qualification needed is how much eligible Canon gear you have.  You don’t have to have professional credentials unlike both Sony and Nikon services, anyone can take advantage of CPS.
With three tiers of photography related memberships (Silver, Gold and Platinum), Canon CPS provides a high level of support for professionals.  CPS is one of the core strengths of the Canon ecosystem, yet is often understated.
Check out the various CPS levels of membership as well as further information on CPS here.
 

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We were told a while back that two big white lenses would be announced ahead of Photokina in September. We were also told that the lenses would both be version 3’s, which means they’ll be replacing two current Big White Lenses.
A different source than the original is telling us that one of the lenses to be announced will be an EF 400mm f/2.8L IS III.
The second big white to be replaced is still unknown at this time

Upgrades for these lenses will likely focus on weight reduction and updated coatings. We expect the optical formulas to remain about the same.
When Canon updated the “Big White Lenses” to version II, they announced the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II and EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II at the same time and a few months later announced the EF 500mm f/4L IS II and EF 600mm f/4L IS II. We wouldn’t be shocked to see things happen the same way for the version 3 lenses.
Update: We’ve...

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Hello!

Ill try to be as short as possible. Im looking for a LP E6 charget that can be: both charged with ac and powerbanks and has output, to use lp e6 as powerbanks too. I saw this one, on ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/PALO-LP-E6...=lp+e6+charger&_from=R40&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0

Would you recommend it? Is it that cheap? Or should i go for the ravpower one?

Thank you so much for your help!

Nokishita Camera has updated their list of registered Canon models for certification.  As with all registration discoveries, these may or may not be imminent releases.  The model of PC2357 would seem to indicate a mirrorless  (powershot camera) camera with a LP-E6/E6N battery.  Perhaps a beefier M5 in the horizon or a new full frame mirrorless?

DS 126721

Interchangeable lens camera
made in Japan
SKU: 3075C003AA, 3075C013AA, 3075C023AA
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
Battery: LP-E6 / LP-E6N (or equivalent)
The same radio parts as KissM

PC 2357

Digital camera
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
Battery: LP-E6 / LP-E6N (or equivalent)
The same radio parts as KissM

Interchangeable lenses

2439C005AA
2959C005AA
2963C005AA
2972C005AA
3045C005AA
2965C005AA (Made in Taiwan or Japan)
2973C005AA (Made in Taiwan or Japan)
3329C005AA (Made in Taiwan or Japan)

DS401221

Speedlight
SKU: 3249C003AA

 

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Update from Japan.

https://www.nokishita-camera.com/2018/08/2018815.html

Translated below.


5 made-in-Japan lenses and 3 presumably consumer lenses are coming, along with (someone please cross reference the last one of these registration tells) possibly some more information on two of our mystery cameras.

- A