Received 2 pcs of R1 last week. During yesterdays sport event, one of them ignored the precapture function and directly releases the shutter with half pressed button from one second to the other. No matter precapture is activated or not. This accures horizontal and vertical. Only solution so far, is to switch of the vertical ON/OFF, to make horizontal work properly. Copy the settings from the working one did not help either. Informed Canon today, waiting for an answer now. Anyone experienced the same behavior?

I think Dustin's careful balancing of the benefits and drawbacks of the RF 35mm f/1.4L's design strikes just the right tone. This lens is the only one that prompted me to buy a "backup" of the EF version of a lens since I fell in love with the first RF primes released several years ago.

As I've posted before, craftsmanship means something to me. To others this might be a nostalgic, irrelevant perspective, but I hope Canon changes course with its L primes.

Enjoy the video!

Love the focusing on the R1, just having an issue with it overheating. Was shooting beach volleyball this weekend, temps 40-70 with sunny skies. On average, shot about 500 photos per hour, in short burst, large jpgs only. The R1 has a new (to me maybe) temp meter in the top right corner, that would come on. I got up to 6 of the available 10 bars as I shot. The right side of the camera, where the card is, got fairly warm to the touch. Every 45 minutes of shooting was followed by 15 minutes to upload, so it would cool back off. Tried with 2 different cards. a prograde 3400 and a Lexar 1750. Never had this issue with my R3s.
Any thoughts?

Currently, the R7 is the cheapest / lowest-spec / only APS-C body with IBIS (correct me if I'm wrong on that).

tl;dr: basically, what are the chances of the next R8 / 10 / etc having IBIS? Are Canon going to keep this as a 'pro' (or at least 'expensive') body feature? Or will it trickle down into cheaper bodies in the next year or two?


My dilemma and random ramblings asking for advice (hey, what else are these forums for?):
I have a 7D (mk1), it's pushing 15 years old but it still does what I ask it (most of which lately is taking photos of lenses I don't use anymore to list on ebay).
I have a bucket of good EF glass, and a few more buckets of non-EF glass (don't ask me to list it*), most of which I started off buying to adapt to EF, then just got into film and shot them on their native 35/MF bodies, and thereafter got the LF bug (you still can't beat a 617 Velvia scanned to half a gigapixel or an 8x10 contact print, or the size and fun of my Voigtlander R3A+40 / R4A+21 combo).

As much as I love film (and still have a freezer-full to use up), the main reason I'm contemplating a new digital body is because I love snorkelling, and may not have quite checked the seals on my Nikonos one day and may have given the shutter a nice salt-water bath 2 years ago.
So for my 40th last year, I got asked and was given one of these (whatever the exact model was, BZ100?).

Beautiful, works great with 7D and 15-85 (hard to zoom in the bag, but fixed 15mm is fine). 7FPS Spray and Pray with an empty card works so much better underwater than 36-shots then get out, rinse and dry everything, change film and go again. But the live-view AF just wasn't there 15 years ago. OK, it's somewhat better than the zone focussing of the Nikonos, but when it hunts, it's slower than fixed hyperfocalling. And some video AF would have been nice when that pair of seals buzzed me last summer and scared the crap out of me thinking they were sharks.

So what I need is faster live-view AF for underwater. I'm assuming pretty much any RF body is going to do that. And in IQ terms, again assuming anything will beat the pants off my 15 year old 7D.

What I want is to be able to adapt all of my other lovely glass* for use above and below the water (mostly above). That's easy enough. But given there's the option of having IBIS with all adapted lenses, not just the EF(s), I'd rather spend a bit more dosh to get it.

Current options are either:
- an R7 now, before any new models are announced, circa $1500-1700 new / used on fleabay
- R6 / 6II are $2-2.5k / $2.5-3k
- As much as I'd love an R5/3 or GFX50/100, I just can't justify anything like that with a kid on the way in Jan, until I win the lottery or pay off the mortgage in 10 years.

So option 1, get an R7 now(ish), maybe black friday / post xmas sale new or try get a cheaper used one. Then save the coins and finally get an R5ii/iii or gfx 50/100 ii/iii in a few years.
Or option 2, get a do-everything r6 / 6ii, it's still faster and better in every other way than the 7D, and just use that for the next 10 years.
But option 3 is the rumours-part: what are the chances that the R8/R10 ii will have IBIS? No matter that they're 'lesser' bodies, anything is an upgrade from the 7D at this stage. And if they've got IBIS, all the better.
Or option 4 with more reliance on rumour: When will R7 ii drop? Presumably not before July next year? And how affordable will it be compared to a good used R6ii? I'm assuming there's no chance an R7iii will be more than an R6ii?Put off the upgrade for another year, then either get an R7ii or a (probably by then much, much cheaper) R7?

Anyway, enough ramblings.
If it weren't for IBIS, I'd just get an $800 R100 exclusively for underwater and be done with it. But I just feel like I should get something somewhat better (especially if there's a chance to do things like use my best portrait lens VM 85/1.8 on a stabilised digital body).


* Well, seeing as you asked: EF(s) 8-16/15-85/70-300L/24/28/35/40/50/85/100, m42Takumar 35/50/120, VM 21/28/35/40/50/75/90, Mamiya645 35/45/80, Pentacon6/Kiev88 50/65/80/90/120/180/300/500, Pentax67 45/105, plus a gajillion LF lenses between 65-600 for 4x5/617/8x10 and other random mounts like a few OM macros etc that I can't be bothered trying to remember.

I have the R6ii with the 24-105 stm lense. I shot a video that included some zooming in closer. Is there any way to check a particular spot in the video and find out what the zoom was at that spot? For example, I know I wasn’t all the way at 105, but I’d like to know what the actual zoom was at that point. I’m new to this camera, still learning as I go.

This totally passed by on my radar and did not find a post on it.

Canon USA: https://www.usa.canon.com/support/p/eos-r3 (choose Software and Drivers, then 'Firmware' in the Download Type box)
Canon DK: https://www.canon.dk/support/consum...d=tcm:81-2397810&productTcmUri=tcm:81-2153277 (direct)

It seems an advancement in technology inside the EOS R1's image sensor is being overlooked when comparing it to the modern DPAF stacked sensors in EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R3. We have had a lot of “isn't the autofocus the same?” types of comments whenever the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II

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I need some recommendations on where to sell my used gear.

Namely, I want to sell my compact RF 70-200mm f/2.8. Should I sell it to KEH / on Ebay / any other suggestions?

I also have some more accessories that are perhaps harder to sell, like a 95mm circular polarizer from B+W (XS-PRO). Any ideas for these?

Thanks!

Samyang was one of if not the first brand to release autofocus lenses for the RF mount under the Rokinon name. However that was short lived, as Canon's lawyers stepped in with the ban hammer. It now appears Samyang will become the third manufacturer licensed to produce RF-S lenses with autofocus. Here are images of

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A few times reading through CIPA data and also discussing BCN data I’ve noted to you all that Japan is doing weird things with the camera market as there is a major resurgence in compact and smaller cameras. There has been a lot of chatter on the internet about this, and for the moment this

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Kakakumag.com in Japan took the EOS R1 out for a test drive as it's now commercially shipping, and discovered that it's a pretty swell camera. As it should be, it's the clear 1 series RF camera no matter what you think about the EOS R3. Craig has been notified that his is shipping. I'm decidedly jealous and am looking forward to seeing his basketball images.

One thing that Canon has done well with the RF mount is its normal zoom range with the likes of the RF 28-70mm f/2.0L, RF 24-70mm F2.8L, RF 28-70mm f/2.8 STM, RF 24-105mm f/4L, RF 24-105mm F2.8L, and finally the RF 24-104mm F4-7.1 STM. Whew.

The announcement cycle of 2024 has come to an end, and as we've seen over the calendar year, Canon has addressed a couple of professional full-frame cameras, along with seven new lenses, though two of those lenses were VR things. Thankfully we did see 4 new L lenses, including the Hybrid trinity of L primes

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SmallRig sent me the SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex CF Tripod Kit. I'm a tripod dork and the new way to extend the legs, especially on uneven surfaces seemed cool, so I asked for one.

I will write about it in a couple of weeks after using it. I am quite OCD about tripod (and bag) design and I'll be honest.

The video head that it comes with is ok, but isn't all that smooth. It'll be fine for most people to get started. There is no bowl for a different head, so you'd have to use bases to mount to this tripod.

There are some fit and finish issues that I see, but that doesn't matter to everyone. It is priced in the mid-tier of tripods.

The leg extension is pretty cool once you're used to it. Press the trigger, drop the legs and it's level 90% of the time, even when you extend them onto uneven surfaces.

I'll do more in an article as I said. SmallRig comes up with some pretty cool things.

Bryan at The-Digital-Picture is working through a review of the Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z Lens. He has added the test results and thinks this is the sharpest zoom that Canon has ever made. Considering some of the gems of the Canon lineup, that's a very impressive claim. We compared the MTFs

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TOKYO, November 12, 2024 – FUJIFILM Corporation announces that it is currently in the process of developing its first-ever filmmaking camera, the “FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA” (GFX ETERNA), with plans for a release in 2025. The “GFX ETERNA” will feature a large format sensor, “GFX 102MP CMOS II HS”, which is approximately 1.7 times larger than

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The-digital-picture is completing their review of the Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z Lens. They have added their test results and think this is the sharpest zoom that Canon has ever made.

Hi everyone, first time posting...
I have a R5 camera that I normally use for photo and video.
I decided to borrow a R5C only for video.
With the R5 I use an external remote control connected to the 3 pin connector.
With that I can control the focus (like with the half press shutter button), start and stop the recording.

It seems to me that this is impossible with the R5C because the rec button only allows you to start and stop the recording, but not control the focus.

Someone can help me with that? I want to find a way to control the focus with the remote control.

Thank you very much.

The wait is almost over. Retailers will begin shipping the Canon EOS R1 and RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Z on November 14. Some customers have alreaded received their EOS R1, but the rest of us only have a few more days to wait. We expect to see shipping notices going out daily before the embarge officially lifts. In the US, preorders of the EOS R1 should be talen care of with the first allocation at major retailers, so we do expect to see some cameras in stock later in the week. As we've learned with the EOS R5 Mark

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The 2X extender gets talked down a lot, but I accidentally created a nice comparison. The lions in the distance were a couple of hundred yards away. But we could not get closer without leaving the road. Prohibited in the car, and dangerous on foot. I shot, then added the 2x and shot again. Both are nice images. Note the animals did not move, nor did I. Both shots are hand held and I shot 1-20 images of each and chose the sharpest.

What interests me is the detail captured in the animals. The original images are below, (downsized to 500 pixels wide.).

500mm


1000mm






Here is a tight crop on the faces I've upresed the 500mm photo in photoshop to make it the same size.

500mm, doubled in Photoshop:



1000mm (100-500mm with RF 2X Extender)


I think the lions are noticeably more detailed. I wish I'd had a 1.4X converter to try as well.

In a long list of related patent applications, we have yet another patent application (2024-157119) one that deals with Canon's ever-growing body of research into automatically controlled and camera-adjusted tilt-shift lenses. Sooner or later these things will come out because, at this stage, research continuing across multiple years and not coming out would be a

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Any good suggestions on a cover for RF 200-800. White works for winter wildlife I guess but kind of sticks out like a sore thumb in summer.
I currently use a hunting sleeve just because I had it already. It does cover up the white but little to no protection. I have used the neoprene covers on other lenses but do not like the part over the barrel. It makes it impossible to zoom. why canon chose white is beyond me.

I found this on YT but not sure I would ever dare put this on the barrel.

YouTube Vinyl Wrap​

TOKYO – Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce the release of the APS-C size/DX-format Nikon Z50II mirrorless camera for which the Nikon Z mount has been adopted. The Z50II combines a broad range of fun imaging features with the superior functions and performance of higher-end models, making it easy for even first-time camera users

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Canon DPP software not compatible with Apple Sequoia OS.
Solutions anybody?

We have been reporting for what seems an eternity that Canon will be announcing an RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM any day now! That has obviously has not come to pass, but over the last month or two there have been some changes in what the 200-500 may actually be. Sometimes information has some assumptions,

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