Good morning!

Anybody out there, who has recent information about when the R5 Mark II will be available in bigger numbers?
The store where I ordered, sent me an Email - another delay on delivery: It will be sent in February or March not on X-Mas. I am allowed to cancel my order and get my down payment back.
I found one store in Ruhr-area that has one body in it´s store. But this will be soldy by an plus of 1500 Euro. Not acceptable.
My R5 has to get the mechanical shutter fixed, so I´ve to decide whether the R5 should be repaired (800-1300€) or I should wait for the R5 II - if it will be available before winter.

Thank you

Has anyone else experienced constant exposure changing when neither the lighting nor position has changed? I recently returned from a trip to the Tetons and was surprised to see many of my photos going from light to dark even though it was the same photo taken in the same burst with nothing changing?

Do you use your lens wide open or stopped down for flight shots ?
I have just started to process over 10,000 photos. Reduced it to 2600 on first edit , no eye -out , no eye shine -out, any bit out of frame -out., nictating membrane -out.
I was tracking puffins with 600/ f4, 300/2.8 and 200/2.8 flying at me and got nice shots but when the landed with a mouth full of sand eels i was struggling with dept of field as they were close. They usually hit the ground running for their nest hole so no time to change aperature. The 200 2.8 did very well for birds flying close to the cliffs in strong winds. What works for you ?

I wonder how good/bad is the 2x image on the R5m2 with the 200-800. Any of you has those 3 and or has found on the Internet?

I think the first day when I used them the ring was not affecting the Aperture. And then I might have set something and now I want to go back to good old school dials on the body. PLS advice.

The Canon EOS R1 is scheduled to become available in November for $6299 USD, and the camera is already in production at a supposed rate of 3700 units a month. The EOS R1 was first used professionally Formula 1 races and the Paris games this past July, but it has continued to be professionally tested across the globe at many other events. We have been told that there will be a few changes to the software related specifications of the camera and that we will see a couple of “new features” being added to the final version of the camera.

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The Canon EOS R1 is scheduled to become available in November for $6299 USD, and the camera is already in production at a supposed rate of 3700 units a month. The EOS R1 was first used professionally Formula 1 races and the Paris games this past July, but it has continued to be professionally tested

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We're told that the next Canon EOS R5 Mark II firmware update will come with new features along with the usual bug fixes. The new firmware is already in testing with various pros and will add new video and photography features updates. We don't have the release notes to know exactly what's coming at this

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The RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM has been rumored for quite some time, and with each passing month we get very little new information on the lens. The last time we reported on the lens, we mentioned that it could finally be announced in November, and with multiple people actively testing the lens, that timeline

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Went to a photo trip in Canadian Rockies, and multiple Canon R5 Mark II displayed "Change or Charge Battery" error message randomly, even when a fully charged LP-E6P batter was inserted. It looks more like a bug to me as the temperature threshold in the battery control chip must have been set up too conservatively. Anyway, will report this issue to Canon and see how they respond.

UPDATE: I got the menu to unlock by attaching an old Yongnuo 600EXRTII to my R5mk2. It immediately unlocked the settings window, and I was able to flip it over to HSS. When I swapped that with the X2T trigger, the menu was still available, and it was already in HSS.

Hi!

Has anyone successfully setup their R5mk2 to work with an AD200 Pro in high speed sync? Under "External Speedlight Control" I can't get "Flash function settings" to open at all, which if I remember correctly, is where I set it up for HSS. Clicking on this gives me, "this menu cannot be displayed. Incompatible flash or flash's power is turned off". It worked perfectly on my R6... At first I thought maybe it was a battery issue, because I have an LP-ECNH mixed into my battery grip with the new P battery, so I removed the grip and put the P battery in. But that' didn't help, so now I'm just kind of lost. I'm using the Godox X2T trigger, btw.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

UPDATE: I got the menu to unlock by attaching an old Yongnuo 600EXRTII to my R5mk2. It immediately unlocked the settings window, and I was able to flip it over to HSS. When I swapped that with the X2T trigger, the menu was still available, and it was already in HSS.

Interestingly, it seems like you still get some minor banding with the electronic shutter. I saw banding at 1/8000th, 1/4000th, but NOT at 1/1600. Same for electronic first curtain. No banding at all in fully mechanical, which is what I expected.

Does anyone recognise these kind of serial numbers? The camera EXIF data has a 12 digit serial number, but the sticker only has 6. The camera was bought from a trusted camera store second hand with 1000 on the shutter and in perfect condition. The camera works perfectly.

Tried to register my camera. Serial numbers not recognised. It's only 6 digits long. Does anyone else have a short number? My serial number is located on the bottom of the camera, on a sticker, black text on a silver background.
P.S. the exif data does have a 12 digit serial number. The camera was bought second hand with 1000 on the shutter. cameras in perfect condition, works great. shot a wedding with it, no dramas. Just so weird with this serial number.

Not anything special but

so it begins...

After another trip abroad, I'm starting to look at gimbals more seriously.

The DJI RS 4 Pro, The Zhiyun Crane 4 and now the Feiyu Scorp 2.

Although I consider myself a stills shooter, I'm finding myself taking more video. I've got the camera for it. I am not a content creator and don't shoot professionally so dropping the money on the RS 4 Pro Combo $1100 or Zhiyun Crane 4 $670 seemed a bit much for something I wouldn't use often. The Feiyu Scrop2 is under $400.

While is doesn't have the auto-locks or removeable battery (DJI), it is the most compact and lightest of the 3. It has a cool AI tracking feature that I might figure out how to incorporate into videos. I'm sure DJI will have this next year. Feiyu - The only drawback I see is them not having US based support, but for an extra $70, I'd get AllState or SquareDeal coverage. The reviews appear favorable. The Crane 4 is close 2nd but its larger, weighs more and has a built in light that unfortunately causes a mobility (range) issue without some back flips. Like the DJI it has a larger payload capacity, but I don't need it.

Has anyone got a Scorp 2? Do you like it. Do they put out firmware updates regularly?

Thanks

Hi, after preordering the mark II to the shop i'd bought my mark I, i'm the proud owner of a mark II (I resold the mark I to the shop) for less than a week.

I like how they change some buttons. It's heaven to switch between photo/video compared to the mark I.

I have questions regardent livestream option.
When i want to set it up via camera connect app i got an error message about HDMI. I thought you could livestream with phone and camera, without computer?


Does someone successufully set livestream option ? How to ?

Also do you know if you can both record video on card AND livestream at same time ?

Thanks for your help.

Bought a RF 100-4400 lens and firmware is 1.0.3 can anyone confirm if this is current firmware?

...testing the IS properties in my hands, using the lens mated to R5MKII, handheld, with extended exposure times (0.5 sec for Genesis, 0.7 sec for Beatles)






R5MkII + RF 24-70; handheld
2000pixel wide (to enable posting here)
straight out of camera jpeg

...shots obtained a couple or three strides from subjects

Images produced using Canon Pro 100 printer, CL-42 ink & Luster 13x19" paper (along with Photoshop and search engines!)

Hi everyone,

Earlier this year, my wife and I took our 1.5-year-old daughter on a two-week trip to Italy. Our itinerary included Rome, Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre, and back to Rome. Since we had visited these locations before, we felt confident returning with our daughter for her first major international trip, knowing the lay of the land.

The last time we visited was in 2021, during the height of Covid. That trip was one of our best because fewer people were traveling, and Venice was especially peaceful. Even during peak hours, the crowds never became overwhelming. However, in 2024, tourism had fully rebounded, and we noticed a significant increase in prices, especially for accommodations and food. Despite that, we still had a fantastic time, and my wife was very patient with my usual photography routines, even with our daughter in tow.

Below are some of my favorite photos from the trip (in no particular order). I shot nearly 14,000 images and edited down to over 600 keepers. My routine was to get up before sunrise, explore each city for interesting scenes, and return by 8-9 AM to join my wife and daughter for the day. In the evenings, I’d go out again to capture more photos.

Having our daughter with us did limit my daytime photography, but I’m still pleased with many of the shots I got.

Here’s the gear I used on the trip (all insured, of course):

R3
R5
EF 11-24 f/4L
EF 24-70 f/2.8L II
EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L II
RF 50 f/1.2L
RRS TVC 34L
Acratech GP Ballhead
EF-RF Control Ring Adapter
EF-RF ND/Polarizer adapter
LEE Big and Super Stoppers
DJI gimbal

My favorite camera on this trip was, without a doubt, the R3. Even though it has a lower resolution, it was simply more enjoyable to use. I kept Eye Control on most of the time, and it was so quick at focusing exactly where I wanted that I didn’t even need to use the joystick to adjust the focus point. Every time I switched back to my R5, I found myself frustrated that it wasn’t focusing where I was looking.

The R3’s sensor was also impressive. I shot exclusively with the electronic shutter and was blown away by its dynamic range and how much detail the 24 MP sensor could capture. It definitely outperforms older 24 MP sensors by a noticeable margin.

Hope you all enjoy my photos! I have other images that I've posted on my Instagram, for those that are interested: https://www.instagram.com/hadrianrobinsonphotos/

Software update available for Canon R6, R6 Mark 2, R8 and others,

R3, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400989102?model=4895C
R10, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400989502?model=5331C
R6, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400988902?model=4082C
R6 Mark II, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400989702?model=5666C
R8, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400989902?model=5803C
R50, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400990102?model=5812C
R100, https://sg.canon/en/support/0400990302?model=6052C

using the Canon app on my phone it told me there is a version 1.5.0 with this info. searching I see its from the Canon aisa site? but the phone app did download and installed.
Was posted 9/20/2024

Firmware Version 1.5.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes:
1. Enables functions to be used without limitation in conjunction with the new Battery Pack LP-E6P.
This makes it possible to shoot at the same continuous shooting speed as when using LP-E6NH.
In-camera charging of LP-E6P is also supported.
2. Adds [Protect Images] and [Rating] during FTP Transfer.
3. Adds support for the "Peripheral Coordinated Control". Peripheral Coordinated Control is now always performed when a compatible lens is attached (there is no need to set it on the menu screen).
* Peripheral Coordinated Control is a function that reduces changes in distortion around the periphery of the image caused by camera shake, which tends to occur with wide-angle lenses.
4. The following issues have been fixed.
　4-1. Fixes an issue, in which when performing continuous shooting using the electronic shutter with both the [High-Frequency Anti-Flicker Shooting] and [OVF sim. view assist] options set to [On], Err 70 may occur.
　4-2. Fixes an issue, in which when Wi-Fi is disconnected, Err 70 occurs.
　4-3. Fixes an issue, in which when performing shooting in high-speed continuous shooting + mode with the [Highlight Tone Priority] option set to [ON], focus may not be achieved when certain ISO speed settings are used.

Hi,

Were anyone aware that there is a new firmware version 1.6.0 for the R7?

I connect my HP the the R7 today and was informed that there is a new firmware version, v1.6.0.

But when I tried to update the firmware, Canon camera connect kept saying firmware upload failed. Has anyone managed to update their R7 to this version?

When I search for the firmware in my country & US Canon website, it wasn't available. But a search on the web, it was listed in Canon Australia website; https://www.canon.co.nz/support/support-news/firmware-updates/eos-r7-firmware-version-1-6-0


Thanks.
Jason Lee

Canon has released firmware v1.0.1, which addresses some of the bugs that currently present in the camera. Though not all of the bugs we have read about are addressed with this release. At the time of this post, the firmware update is available at Canon India. Firmware Version 1.0.1 incorporates the following fixes: Download Canon

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