you all know by now that Cannon will be announcing three new lenses on October 30th. That will be happening at midnight Eastern Time. Just to recap in case you're new here we know for sure the following three lenses are coming. We can now confirm that two more lenses are coming on the same

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SmallRig has released the codesigned Potato Jet Tribex Hydraulic Carbon Fiber Tripod Kit for creatives.

In this patent application (2024-152935), Canon is researching some RF-designed super zoom embodiments.

In this patent application (2024-152941) Canon is researching some super telephoto zooms that are most likely some L's. All these designs have internal zoom mechanisms and seem very well balanced, with most of the optical elements near the center or rear.

Canon released its third quarter financials a few days ago, and while there's a lot to unpack there was one line that lept out at me.

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I’ve just gotten an R3 and the AF-system seems very different from my old R5.

I had my R5 set up to directly select AF-area/mode with one button. So, I could cycle through single point and whole area tracking-with a starting single point. So when for example a bird in a tree couldn’t be located, I would switch to single point with one button push. I used dual BBF in combination with this.

With the R3 all points are just starting tracking and to use single point I have to go to Q (or custom button) to turn off tracking and it takes way too much time.

Is there no way to switch between single point and AF-tracking/subject tracking with a single starting AF-point with the R3?

A strange report from DCW surfaced describing an announcement at the China International Public Security Products Expo, Canon announced a new feature for the R7, dubbed as per DCW's image as ISO+.

SmallRig was kind enough to send me a custom colour cage for my EOS R3.

Why orange? The Cincinnati Bengals of course! #WhoDey.... and why the heck not?!

We are told that Canon will introduce a new macro lens in the first half of 2025. and it will have/be a “macro design first”. We weren't given any details on what the “first” will be. It will be an autofocus lens, so no MP-E 65mm update. That's not really a lens you'd use autofocus

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Phototrend.fr had an interview with Leica recently and posted their article. According to the article, sales have been dominated by the Q (no, not this one).

I wanted to come up with a snarky title and some came to mind, but in a way, I just feel a little bad for Ricoh. I wish they decided to join in on the fun with mirrorless. They make some great innovative cameras, and the mirrorless world would be better with them.

Lomography has launched the Wide Glass Instant Camera. Lomography claims that this will be the sharpest instant camera on the market. The camera uses Fujifilm Instax Wide film and claims “Studio Ready Instant Photography”, “that's a bold strategy Cotton“. Lomography Press Release Unmatched Sharpness & Unbelievable Color on Instax Film. Featuring an impressive 90 mm

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Insta360 is thrilled to announce the latest addition to its Ace series, Insta360 Ace Pro 2. This groundbreaking wide-angle action camera delivers unparalleled image quality, smarter, easier capture powered by AI, upgraded audio, and an improved rugged design made for action at its most extreme. Co-engineered with Leica, it delivers serious performance upgrades with the industry-leading

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In this patent application (2024-149828) we have Canon doing some great things with extenders built into both a regular lens and a diffractive optics lens.

The RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM continues. Every so often we get a lens that simply won't come to fruition. I'm talking to you EF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM II. We recently reported that there will be two more lenses coming October 30 along with RF 24mm f/1.4L

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I thought folks might enjoy a few birds from the land down under. So here's a few frames from my recent trip. Australia is such a beautiful country with so many gorgeous birds and strange animals

Lots more from Australia on my website - https://www.glennbartley.com/naturephotography/articles/Gallery - Australia2024.html

Cheers!

Glenn


Blue-winged Kookaburra


Double-eyed Fig Parrot


Red-collared Lorikeet


Victoria's Riflebird


Southern Cassowary and Chick


Australian King Parrot


Azure Kingfisher


Blue-faced Honeyeaters


Crimson Rosella


Gouldian Finch


Metallic Starling


Rainbow Pitta


Australian Figbird

Sirui is going to announce their first autofocus full-frame lens on October 25. The lens will be an f/1.4, but the focal length is not yet known. Sirui currently makes autofocus lenses for APS-C, but not for the RF mount as of yet. They are all an impressive f/1.2. They are also at or below

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Once the Canon EOS R1 was announced, there were a lot of questions as to what would have with the “3 series”. These questions were very much good ones, as the EOS R3 is aimed at the same customers as the EOS R1. Canon's official statement has been that the EOS R3 would continue, even

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Meike, a Hong Kong based manufacturer of cinema lenses, stills lenses and adapters at very affordable prices appears to be suggesting that they're going to be releasing APS-C autofocus lenses for the RF mount. Meike's first autofocus lens was announced in 2018 with their 85mm f/1.8. You could get this lens for both EF and

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First post of birds and got lucky with them. We were flying past on the road and saw the adult. Took a couple of pics, and then he flew off into the trees. Found him again 100 yards down the road. Took a couple of LONG shots without realizing the juvenile was also in the pics.

phototrend-fr interviewed France's Sigma rep. They touched on quite a few topics, but the discussion around the RF mount is of interest to us.

While a lot of people will use a camera until it dies and don't care about the update cycle, there will come a time when Canon will no longer service a camera. Third-party repair shops may continue beyond Canon dates as they stockpile parts from donor cameras. If you're looking to purchase used gear, you

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