I was attending a wedding this past weekend. It was not a traditional wedding flow, so my expectations may have been skewed. The wedding photographer was a Sony shooter. I couldn't see which model, but it looked like one of the a7 varieties. I thought the a7's were silent? I heard the shutter noise quite clearly, but maybe I was just listening for it. I've never used a Sony more than in the store, so are they not actually silent or are there different modes? Why wouldn't he use the silent mode?

(The lenses were very small, I can't imagine what aperture he was using and he appeared to sit down for half the ceremony)

Slo-Mo Guys posted this interesting video shot using Laowa 24mm relay macro.

BCN has released their 2018 sales awards for Japan, and Canon has had a really good year on its home turf. Capturing both the #1 position in DSLR market share as well mirrorless market share for 2018.
Canon’s DSLR market share was at 57.4% in 2018, with Nikon taking the second spot at 39.3% and Ricoh rounding out the top 3 at 3.1%. Nikon did gain some market share at Canon’s expense, and this is probably because of the fantastic D850 and Canon’s lack of new prosumer DSLRs in 2018.

In mirrorless, Canon has taken the lead in market share at 31.6% on the strength of the EOS M50 and EOS R. Olympus finished second at 23.5% and Sony rounds out the top 3 at 22.7%
In lenses, Canon continues to remain on top with 20.7% of all lenses sold in Japan. Sigma continues to do well capturing the second spot at 15.7% and Nikon finishes third at 13.7%
For all the flack Canon gets, they remain a sales success in Japan at least.
Canon News has a further breakdown of the numbers, you can check it out...

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Canon’s prosumer APS-C DSLRs the EOS 7D Mark II and the EOS 80D are both quite long in the tooth.  Unfortunately, there has been very little information about their replacements.
Canon has mentioned that DSLR development will continue for the foreseeable future, which is good news for every Canon shooter that doesn’t have interest in a mirrorless camera at this time. No new EF lenses are coming in 2019, but a few DSLRs definitely are.
Which new DSLRs are coming?

I’m not sure what to make of the recent bit of information we have received, but we’re told that the APS-C DSLR lineup will shrink in model numbers and that the EOS 80D and EOS 7D Mark II cameras will be amalgamated into one DSLR body. The EOS 77D will remain the DSLR above the Rebels, and perhaps an update to the EOS 77D is also coming.
We’ve seen an amalgamation from Canon before, and that was with the release of the EOS-1D X. That camera took the place of the EOS-1Ds Mark III and the APS-S H specced EOS-1D Mark IV...

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Have just seen the first third-party EF - RF mount adaptor - from Commlite, which appears to be a direct replica of the Canon EF- RF mount adaptor.

It's about 2/3 of the price, doesn't carry the Canon logo, not a big deal in itself and nothing that will make anyone really excited - other than the fact that it exists at all.

I predicted a while back that if Canon wanted to protect the RF mount they would put in some authentication circuitry into RF lenses and RF adaptors that would prevent anything non-Canon from being useable with the RF mount. If a Chinese company can replicate the EF-RF adaptor in such a hurry it would indicate that this is NOT the case.

This means there is no technical reason why a third party couldn't produce an RF mount lens. All they'd have to do is mimic the circuitry in this adaptor and use the standard EF protocols they already know about.

What this does mean is that there will no doubt be a possible confusion between future lenses that have an RF mount but still use the old (slow) EF protocols and genuine RF mount lenses which use the new faster protocols. But if this is an issue it'll no doubt come across in future comparative reviews.

Companies such as Sigma generally produce one lens with multiple mounts, the Sony FE mount versions usually being just longer bodies effectively with the FE->sigma adaptor built-in. They could not potentially do the same for RF lenses, but this wouldn't give any advantage over buying the EF mount version and using an adaptor (well, there's a minor advantage in one less moving part and one less thing to go wrong). But I can't see Sigma putting RF style control rings on their lenses just for R users.

Does anyone have an Adapter ring with the adjustable ring? What are the various options can you set the ring to adjust?
Catherine

BCN Ranking just posted their results for 2018 market shares in Japan. Canon has now clinched the #1 position for both MILCs and DSLRs in Japan. See link here

MILC: Canon (31.6%) Olympus (23.5%) Sony (22.7%)
DSLR: Canon (57.4%) Nikon (39.3%) Pentax-Ricoh (3.1%)
Compact: Nikon (31.5%) Canon (29.8%) Sony (11.9%)

Compared to 2017 in Japan:

MILC: Olympus (27.7%) Canon (21.3%) Sony (20.2%)
DSLR: Canon (61.1%) Nikon (34.4%) Pentax-Ricoh (4.2%)
Compact: Canon (27.9%) Nikon (25.5%) Casio (17.2%)

I went out Sunday for my first photo excursion of 2019. My buddy and I arrived at Vermillion Lakes in Banff, AB just before sunrise in the hopes of catching some glorious morning light.

The sunrise was amazing. I was predominately using my 5DsR and 24-70, and I captured two images that I'm quite happy with.


Unfortunately, shortly afterwards, while walking around with my Manfrotto Bumblee 230 backpack on, I slipped backwards and landed on my butt. Only the bottom portion the backpack hit the ground. When I opened my back pack my 1D X Mark II and EF 100-400 II had separated.

One of the len's metal flanges had broken off, and the other was bent. The camera-body mount protruded slightly from the body, and appears to also have broken some metal. The top LCD screen also popped off the camera.


I've sent both the lens and the camera body off to CPS Canon Canada. I"m expecting an expensive repair. I'm also worried that the lens and camera will never focus accurately, or as well as they did, again. I never had to do micro adjustments with this combination before.

I've asked CPS to fix the mount and check for other internal damage on the 1DX2. With regard to the lens, I've asked them to fix the mount, check the IS unit, and to check for element decentering as well as focus accuracy and consistency.


This is the first time anything like this has happened to me. I'm really upset about it.




Has anyone else had their lens mount or body mount repaired or replaced before? If so, what was your experience after the repair?


I'll post some pictures of the damage, as well as the two keeper images I managed to capture from the otherwise terrible day.

Our friends over at Northlight received some information about a possible upcoming EOS R camera. After some direct communication between us, there appears to be some validity to the information.
First up, this is another source pointing to the inclusion of IBIS on an upcoming EOS R body. We were told previously that the IBIS system simply wasn’t ready for the EOS R release, though there were prototypes with IBIS floating around during testing. It’s safe to say that Canon will embrace IBIS in an upcoming release.
Secondly, is a 100mp EOS R in the pipeline? It’s highly possible. We’ve been told that Canon scrapped the development of an EOS 5DS/R follow-up and that their next high megapixel camera will be for the EOS R system. I don’t think we’ll see such a camera until 2020, as I believe there need to be some more native RF lenses announced to handle landscape and studio shooters.

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"half of Americans wouldn't be able to tell that a Briton is calling them an idiot". - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46846467

I'm renting the R for a week to check it out prior to considering buying it. It would be my first FF camera. I shoot wildlife and always use a crop for the distance factor because I can't handle the weight of the FF equipment for the places I want to go and the things I want to do, so that's the compromise and it's worked well so far, but the size of the picture from the 7DMII and the quality in low light leaves me increasing frustrated when I compete against other FF competitors. I try to do more artistic/unusual/behavioral wildlife composition and capture unusual lighting rather than things that demand maximum high speed but that's not to say speed and capturing the decisive moment isn't important. I'm used to shooting at ~150-600 equiv range to get the pictures I want. Has anyone used the R with 1.4 TC and the 100-400 II lens? How did it perform for single shots?

You can now preorder the brand new Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM. This lens was announced back in September ahead of Photokina. This is definitely a lens I’m looking forward to using.
Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM at Adorama
Press release after the break.

The classical angle of view with the latest lens design
28mm angle of view used to be a representative wide-angle in the era of film cameras and attracts many fans even today. To accommodate the request from many photographers who expressed the strong interest in using the familiar 28mm with Art line quality, SIGMA produces the SIGMA 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art, based on the know-how gained through the development of the Art F1.4 prime lens lineup released so far. This newest traditional wide-angle lens, advantaged by the latest design and materials, as well as the processing technologies, is now available from SIGMA’s Art line...

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Canon continues to work on focal length reducers.
What’s a focal length reducer you ask?
It’s an adapter that reduces the focal length of a lens and at the same time increases the maximum aperture, basically the opposite of teleconverters.
Canon has yet to release such a product, but we suspect this type of converter could benefit the EOS M system as well as an upcoming APS-C EOS R body.

Below are a bunch of focal length reduced optical formulas from Japan patent JP-A-2019-003074
Specification and lens arrangement of master lens 1 (18-55mm, F2.8)

Zoom ratio: 3.05
Focal length: 17.50 – 53.3 mm
F number: 2.80 – 2.80
Half angle of view: 36.65 – 13.71
Image height: 13.02 – 13.02mm
Lens length: 148.81 – 172.70mm
Back focus: 35.51 – 40.31mm

Specification and lens arrangement of master lens 1 with reducer 1

Focal length: 11.36mm
F number: 1.82
Half angle of view: 36.67...

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Northlight has uncovered a USPTO patent that shows an optical formula for an RF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM along with the already released RF 28-70mm f/2L USM.
Canon RF 24-f/2.8L USM Patent Specifications:

Focal Length: 24.69mm 37.63mm 67.88mm
F-Number: 2.91 2.91 2.91
Half angle of view (degrees): 41.23 29.90 17.68
Total length of zoom lens (mm):  139.21mm 150.29mm 171.74mm
Backfocus: 13.49mm 22.31mm 35.10mm

The RF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM is expected to be announced sometime in 2019, maybe even as soon as CP+ in February.

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Today I had a photo walk bringing a 6D fitted with a EG-S matte screen and a 35mm Carl Zeiss Milvus f2 lens, together with a 5DIV with the 35LII and the EOS R with the RF 35mm f1.8. I would like to share some insights I got when using and comparing them today.

Note that we had a low sun today, with really nice light for photography. I did street shooting, mainly on still subjects.

As some of you may have noticed, I have been very happy with my EOS R. I can't praise it enough for the AF and the RF lenses. Its AF wipes the floor with the 1DXII and 5DIV, when it comes to low light AF, and AF precision with large aperture lenses, and especially in AI Servo in low light using large aperture lenses. Further, I mostly do find the EVF to be better than an OVF in low light situations.

When shooting still subjects mostly at f2 with the 6D and Carl Zeiss 35 f2 lens today, I had a great time. I loved using the combo for "artistic" photography. The OVF is soo!!! much better than the EVF when it comes to displaying fine detail in a scene. Using the 6D-combo, it was easy to see the the details that were in focus. For the shooting I did, the OVF really did help in terms of composing the photographs. It was inspiring and boosted my creativity. I loved it!

When I pulled out the EOS R for taking the comparison photographs, I could not get the feel for the scene using the EVF. The fine details were missing, and composing the scene felt kind of random. It was hard to tell the outcome. It was less inspiring and less fun to use in that situation.

Honestly, the 5DIV and 35LII combo was a bit in between the 6D and EOS R, when it came to the "joy" of using it. I believe it comes down to the matte screen for manual focus that I have in the 6D. It makes it easier to tell where the field of focus is. For still subjects, I really do find the manual focusing to be more stimulating to my creativity, than using the joystick for moving the focusing point around. When using manual focus on the 6D I become more aware of the framing and the "best" place to place the focus point.

So, for shooting still subjects in good lighting, I have much more fun and joy using a 6D with a EG-S matte screen and manual focus lenses, than I have using the EOS R and its EVF.

About the lenses. They are all very solid performers, and it is quite hard to tell them apart, even when pixel peeping.

The RF 35 f1.8 has me convinced when it comes to sharpness. It is really nice and sharp. Neither of the other lenses were sharper in the shots I got today. Its bokeh is a bit better than the Carl Zeiss 35 f2 Milvus in comparable situations. I did not expect that.

The 35LII has the superior bokeh. I was surprised however, that I didn't find it to be significantly better in terms of color and clarity in the photographs I took today. Sharpness wise, the RF 35 f1.8 seemed on par, but that could be due to less precise focus on the 5DIV, compared to the EOS R.

The Carl Zeiss 35 f2 Milvus is a nice lens, but I did not find it to be sharper or have better bokeh than the RF 35 f1.8. Combined with the 6D though, I did like the colors I got from it over the ones I got from the 35LLII and RF35. It should be noted that I did not take exact comparison shots. I did not use a tripod, and exposures were not exactly the same.

What became clear to me is that DSLRs with their optical viewfinders are still way superior for composing images in good light conditions. Seeing the fine detail in a scene is very important because it adds to and triggers my creativity. It is much more inspiring in use than an EVF.

The EVF in the EOS R was not able to inspire me in the same way, in the soft sunlight I had today.

San Jose, USA, January 9, 2019 – Lexar, a leading global brand of flash memory solutions, today announced the new Lexar® Professional 633x SDXC™ UHS-I card with 1 terabyte (1TB) of memory.
Shoot and record more of what you love without changing cards with this high-capacity 1TB memory card that supplies the space you need for capturing all the action. Designed for your mid-range DSLR, HD camcorder, or 3D camera, the Lexar® Professional 633x SDXC™ UHS-I card lets you quickly capture, and transfer high-quality photos and stunning 1080p full-HD, 3D, and 4K video**, with read speeds of up to 633x (95MB/s)*. This Class 10 card leverages UHS-I technology to deliver high-speed performance to get the shot you want while providing the reliability you need.

“Almost fifteen years ago, Lexar announced a 1GB SD™ card. Today, we are excited to announce 1TB of storage capacity in the same convenient form factor. As consumers continue to demand greater storage for their cameras, the...

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Imaging Resource sat down with Canon executives to discuss the future of the EOS R system and RF lenses. There is a lot of great hints in the interview about what we can expect from Canon in the future for the system.
A few points worth noting from our perspective.
The EOS R and RF mount system have been designed to be around for the next 30 years, just like the EOS and EF mount have been. Canon will continue to develop DSLRs, as sales have remained strong for those cameras.
We developed the EOS R System for the next 30 years, and started by introducing higher-end RF lenses. Yes, we are very serious about mirrorless. But please do not get the wrong impression, we will continue to enhance DSLR technology and products as well. We will work hard on both DSLR and mirrorless technologies and will wait to hear what customers say about each. Regarding the EOS R series, we are...

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I am busy processing my images from my December holiday in the mountain kingdom of Lesotho and I thought I would see how large I can print with my new R.

Well I'm quite impressed with the A1 print of the image enclosed. There are no digital artifacts nor grain visible.
I have often dreamed of how great my images could/would look if only I had the Eos 5DS/R but perhaps I'm already living the dream with the new R?

I'm still getting used to my R and learning what all the buttons and menu settings can and cannot do... its definitely a bit more complicated than my 'old' 6D. And I also have to retrain some muscle memory.

But I took a couple of thousand images in Lesotho mainly using auto ISO and aperture priority. I don't think I've seen many wildly unfocused images nor an unusable exposure. I just picked up the camera and shot, only taking care to ensure my shutter speed was high enough to counter camera and or shutter shake and to make sure some AF point was near or on the subject matter.

Image taken on 21/12/08 at noon in the bright African sunlight high up in the mountains of Lesotho in the village of Malealea.

Tecnical specs:

Iso 100, and1/60 at f9.5 with my Tamron f1.8 IS lens. Raw converter DPP - I find that with my Lesotho images DPP looks more neutral and natural than with my usual raw converter, LR.
In DPP I usedthe Neutral setting and with no NR nor sharpening. Afterwards in PS I tweak the images a bit and used Topaz Infocus for minimal sharpening. I'm drifting more and more towards neutral and softer images with very little if any added saturation and clarity and gentle sharpening and I try and stay far away from HDR looking images.

Printed on HP Professional Satin using QImage software and the 'normal' printing setting on my HP Designjet Z2100 44inch Photo roll printer.

Hi,

I need a bit of help here from 5Dmk3 owners. I have 1.2.3 firmware in my mk3 and am so curious as to is there change in later firmwares to allow flash function settings to be assigned to custom controls. I was able to set it to set button and was quickly accessible to me when ever i needed it. It was available on 5Dmk2 and is available on 5Dmk4, but i cant seem to find it on 5Dmk3.

Please help guys.

I have a question for you folks. When I turned on my R for the first time with the Lexar 32GB UHS-I SD card, I got the Error 070. It would ask me to shutdown and restart, or remove the battery and put it back on. The only way to get rid of that error was to remove and reinstall the battery (with that said SD card still installed).

Having used Canon for 8 years now, I have had a run in with such issues before, so I immediately thought ok 1)Obviously I need to reformat this SD card on the R as it was formatted for use with the 5D3. 2) Try the other SD cards I had which were used on 5D3 as well to see if they give the same error. Surprisingly I didnt get the error from the other two SD cards at all. When I reformatted that first SD card in EOS R, it worked and stopped getting the dreaded Error 070.

My question you all is, have any of you faced similar issues with your EOS R? Should I return the camera for a different copy? Argh, the fact that I have to go through the waiting game again for the new copy to be delivered is annoying.

Hey gang.

Typed in all the buzz words relative to this.

Have an old Ninja 2 I used to use on an 5D3 (ah..2014.. the memories). Just shot video for the first time on the eos R last night with just the internal video. I know the ninja V is being paired with the R for HDMO out b/c of the 4K. However HD is the name of my game, not 4K, and the Ninja supports 10bit 4:2:2. Sounds like the perfect candidate for a canon LOG test to see how it holds up. This is to shoot a band at a bar.

just sending out a request fo any advice since I'm primarily a photographer, not a video shooter, however I do some fo the basics:

1) I custom white balace on set.
2) I keep the sound on manual to avoid the constant chase of auto record levels. I keep it below -12DB.
3) I use a rode stereo video mic, pre 2018 redesign. This is where I need help, on the 5D3 you set it on +20db to reduce the boost needed on the camera preamp. Is that necessary on the R? I heard the preamp is better on that.
4) I do use the on chip image stabilization but at its setting of 1 instead of enhanced. Using a non IS 24-70
5) Are there any tips on on canon log settings or picture style? I heard a sharpness of +1 really helps the video.

Shooting will be at f2.8, already tested the continuous face tracking for AF. Shutter at 1/50th of a sec, iso at 6400.

Suggestiosn for the audio... should I just connected it directly to the atoms or loop it thru the camera and then headphone out to the mic in of the Atomos?

any additional suggestions appreciated. thx!

TOKYO, January 8, 2019—Canon Inc. ranked third for the number of U.S. patents awarded in 2018, becoming the only company in the world to have ranked in the top five for 33 years running, according to the latest ranking of preliminary patent results issued by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. What’s more, Canon once again ranked first among Japanese companies.

Canon actively promotes the globalization of its business and places great value on obtaining patents overseas, carefully adhering to a patent-filing strategy that pursues patents in essential countries and regions while taking into consideration the business strategies and technology and product trends unique to each location. Among these, the United States, with its many high-tech companies and large market scale, represents a particularly important region in terms of business expansion and technology alliances.
Canon U.S. patent rankings 2005–2018
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DJI, the world’s leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, continues its tradition of making aerial technology accessible to everyone by introducing a powerful new remote controller for its drones at CES 2019. The Smart Controller features an ultra-bright display screen and controls optimized for DJI drones, allowing pilots to fly the newest drones without using a smartphone or tablet. DJI will also be exhibiting its full lineup of consumer drones and handheld imaging products at its booth at CES 2019, including the new Osmo Pocket stabilized camera, and will host exciting workshops, hands-on product demonstrations and more. Attendees can find DJI in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth #25602.
Smart Controller Expands Pilot Options
The DJI Smart Controller expands the ecosystem of accessories built around DJI’s industry leading drone technology. Using a crisp 5.5”screen built into the controller itself, the Smart Controller allows pilots...

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We’re told that the entry-level EOS R camera coming sometime in 2019 will not feature the touch bar, which is quite a polarizing feature on the current Canon EOS R camera.
We suspect that this has been part of the entry-level EOS R plan for a while, and not because the user and media feedback about the touch bar has been mixed.
We don’t think Canon will give up on the feature after one iteration either and we expect to see it in some form on the higher end EOS R body also possibly coming in 2019.
The coming firmware update for the EOS R may correct some of the issues that some users have experienced with the EOS Rs touch bar.

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Hi
I wonder if this little issue of mine can be solved.
When I owned a 30D, I seem to recall that I had it set up so that all the focus points that had achieved focus would go red.
This was really useful when photographing butterflies as it would help me to get the camera perpendicular to the wing by getting as many points lit up as possible.
Is this possible on the 7D MkII?
Thanks