Download firmware v1.0.4.1 for the Canon EOS R5 C

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PSA: Bug in new R5C firmware for photography shooters. Found by Vitali Beliak.

Shooting photos in one of the C1 C2 C3 custom modes it can get confused and think it has the R5 pixel shift feature resulting in huge file sizes. Have tried it and can confirm. Doesn’t really effect me as I never use the C1 ect modes but could be annoying to some.

“Just switch it into one of custom modes. Turn off camera, then turn it back on. The pixel shift should be on at this point. I tried resetting settings, but it didn't help.” - Vitali Beliak

First off, this isn't a fully objective test (and I'm not sure you can create one without a very sizeable budget), but I found the data interesting enough to share and to hear if others had tested the lenses.

I shoot a lot of motorcycle racing, and with picking up the RF100-500 about a month ago, I was keen to practice using it on the R3 and seeing how it measures up against the EF 300/2.8 II and the EF200-400 as the two EF are in the 'Big (& Heavy) White' league, whereas the RF is in the 'Little White' league The much smaller size and lower weight makes the RF100-500 potential choice. But how good is the auto-focus, compared to the Big Whites?

Two weekends ago, there the organization I ride with was organizing a 6-hour motorcycle Endurance Race, so instead of riding, I photo-geared up, headed to the track, got a 'tog vest and out I went shooting.

The main points for me in this "test" is to practice my panning game (yes, I still suck at it), get to learn the R3/RF100-500 combo, and see how good the lens+body AF system is at to locking onto the motorcyle (or helmet).

Background data:
R3 body, using FW v1.4.0. Shutter set to electronic, with either H+ or H mode. Auto-AF mode, BBF.
Vehicle detection enabled, eye-focus disabled. Panning assist disabled. Shooting RAW only (that was a mistake: shoot RAW+JPG-L).
Conditions was bright sunlight from a spotless sky - almost too much light. I used a C-POL filter (77mm or 52-m drop-in) to cut out 1-1.5 stop of light to keep the aperture to sensible levels (I have now purchased a 77mm 3-stop ND filter).


A bit of extra information showing the distribution over focal length, shutter speed, and f-number.



My own notes and comments:
1) Rating 5 was used for images that were tack-sharp in 100% - both for the bike and the riders' helmet. If either the helmet or bike (but not both) was sharp, I gave the image a Rating 4.
2) The poor data for the RF24-105 should be ignored in this case. I only used the RF-24-105 on the inside of a corner where the bikes were going significantly faster than the other corners, and due to the closeness, the angular velocity (ie: panning speed) was much higher, making it really hard to get a bike is tack-sharp focus. In that corner I was using ~100mm focal length, as the bikes were so close.
3) I shot mostly at two other corners, from the same position (outside to both corners). I could simply pivot and shoot bikes in either corner as I pleased. In one corner a 300mm FL was a good choice (distance: 25-30meters), and in the other I was using 400-500-560mm (distance 50 meters).
4) I tried using the 1.4x + 1.4x internal + external TC for the EF 200-400 for bikes coming over a crest some ~300 meters away and shooting at that distance is not worthwhile. The vehicle should be taking up a sizeable part of the image.

My own conclusions:
A) So if I just look at the keeper rate of the 'Rating 5' images, the two Big Whites get ~18% keepers, whereas the RF100-500 is at 8%. That's a much bigger difference than I had expected.
B) If you are using DPP (as I do), and need to sort through a lot of images quickly, my recommendation is to shoot in RAW+JPG(L). The reason is that DPP is dog slow at rendering a CR3 image - approx 6 seconds/image on my computer, whereas a JPG render is virtually instantaneous. So decouple the RAW+JPG in the menu, use the JPGs to rate and cull, and then go back to the CR3 for actual editing work. I used the exiftool to batch-copy the Rating field from the JPGs to the RAWs. Also, do not use DPP for deleting images (it's slow). Writing RAW+JPG in the camera is infinitely faster than asking DPP to create JPG's after-the-fact (15sec/image, in fact).

Hope this is useful for others. Anything missing? (exiftool can dig out impressive amounts of information from the EXIF data).

Woohoo! Comes Monday thanks to B&H...

Once the “limited edition” and new colours start coming from Leica, that means a replacement is on the near horizon. We expect to see the Leica SL3 and Leica SL3-S announced in the first quarter of 2024. We expect the video side to be very Panasonic and the stills side to remain “Leica”. We are

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Looking for zoom lens beyond 200mm for r6 2 for high school sports that is within a $2-3k budget.

Something beyond my 70-200. Possibly a r7 for crop reach or not sure what else is affordable.

Its here!

Firmware Notice: EOS R5 C: Firmware Version 1.0.4.1​

Firmware Version 1.0.4.1 incorporates the following enhancements:
1. The following features are enabled when the following lenses are attached: CN-E14-35mm T1.7 L S, CN-E20-50mm T2.4 L F, CN-E45-135mm T2.4 L F, CN8×15 IAS S/E1,:
‐ Displaying metadata, such as the model name and the focal distance of the lens attached.
- Displaying T number.
‐ Support for Peripheral Illumination Correction and Chromatic Lens Aberration Correction.
- Support for Dual Pixel CMOS AF autofocus（CN8×15 IAS S/E1 only）
- Support for [Dual Pixel Focus Guide].

2. The following features are enabled when the following lenses are attached: RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM, RF-S18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM:
- Adds a menu to switch lens functions. (Focus Ring, Control Ring, Lens Optical Image Stabilization)

3. Adds EF lenses compatible with EF-EOS R 0.71x Mount Adapter.
CN-E14mm T3.1 L F
CN-E20mm T1.5 L F
CN-E24mm T1.5 L F
CN-E35mm T1.5 L F
CN-E50mm T1.3 L F
CN-E85mm T1.3 L F
CN-E135mm T2.2 L F
EF14mm f/2.8LⅡUSM
EF24mm f/1.4LⅡUSM
EF35mm f/1.4LⅡUSM
EF50mm f/1.2L USM
EF85mm f/1.2LⅡUSM
EF135mm f/2L USM

4. Enables left/right switching with one touch when using Magnify. (When recording 8K RAW with VR lens attached.)

5. Enables magnify during 8K MP4 recording. (Not available when HDMI 4K is output.)

6. Improves switching time between Video/Photo mode.

7. Adds Power Saving Mode.

8. Enhances Clear Scan resolution.

9. Adds Digital-Teleconverter function. (1.5x /2x /2.5x /3x)

10. Enables to change WFM size.

11. Enables to change Vector scope gain by touch.

12. Enables to change WFM/Vector scope opacity.

13. Improves AF performance.
- Enables tracking frame to change variably depending on subject.
- Enables to detect heads facing sideways or backwards, or in situations such as when wearing a helmet.
- Enables to select Face via control ring/dial.

14. Adds [Subject Selection] assignable function via control ring/dial.

15. Adds [Canon 709 / BT.709] to the Gamma/Color Space in Custom Picture setting.

16. Adds [CMT 709] in Proxy Rec Color Conversion.

17. Adds [CMT 709] in View Assist.

18. Adds [G Gain] in White Balance in Custom Picture settings.

19. Adds support for 4CH display in audio meter.

Caution:
- Please use an SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card that is 512MB or greater to perform the firmware update.
- Firmware version 1.0.4.1 is for updating EOS R5 C cameras running firmware version 1.0.0.1 - 1.0.3.1. If your camera's
firmware is already version 1.0.4.1, it is not necessary to update the firmware. Once the camera is updated to the latest version, it cannot be restored to a previous version.
- Please refrain from loading menu settings generated using the most recent firmware version to a product running an old firmware version, as doing so may affect camera operations.
- Firmware update must be performed in VIDEO mode.

Sadly no mention of the EL-5 or ST-E10

Download here: https://hk.canon/en/support/EOS R5 C/model

My friend recently acquired the EOS-1V. Both my friend and I grew up with digital cameras. So we have little experience with film cameras. Her mom is a wedding photographer with experience with other EOS AF SLRs. But she doesn't know very much about this camera. If anyone has any information about this camera please join the conversation.

BREAKING RUMOR NEWS (June 13, 2023): Apple has asked Sony via an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to explore an option to rebadge a Sony A7-S5 (or other future A7-Sx-number camera model) containing a high-resolution/low-light capable Exmor sensor at 120 megapixels that comes WITH PIXEL SHIFT and which will have 8192 by 4320 pixels video capture at 60 fps using pixel binning.

It will ALSO HAVE have built-in 3D LIDAR AND SONAR scanning to allow scanning and capture of 3D Volumetric data of real world objects and real world interior/exterior spaces via fully wireless control from an iPhone/iPad/Laptop and via on-body manual controls! The camera body design aesthetic was viewed by the source as being very curvacious and ergonomic in typical Apple Minimalist design language with extensive software control and a weather-resistant/rugged construction.

This new Apple-branded camera is to be built to Apple design specifications in Thailand and is to be part of Apple's future 3D scanning system which IS ALSO TO BE PART OF APPLE'S future plastic resin and metal powder 3D printing ecosystem!

This rumor is from a secretive but well-trusted European-based electronics engineering source from December 2022 who has indicated that Apple has been working on the research and development of very fast multi-color/multi-material plastic resin AND metal-powder-deposition 3D printers since 2014!

To support the 3D printing ecosystem, this new Apple-branded camera, while perfectly capable for high-end still photography and cinema/video production, has been specifically designed and made for fast, high resolution real-time color scanning of 3D objects and 3D environments which will be used for BOTH Apple-based 3D printing and VR/AR product development!

The new very-ergonomic and highly simplified body design has ALREADY been selected and created by Apple designers and will compliment the design of current Apple offerings (i.e. simple form-factor body and easy-to-use!). No official product name has been offered but one internal Apple document was seen to have the codename of "Scopas" (i.e. named after an ancient Greek Sculptor and Artist) attached to the camera body design which DOES SEEM TO POINT on a logical basis to 3D printing!

This camera will support interchangeable lenses which will PROBABLY be rebadged Sony G-Master lenses! The Apple 3D printers are supposed to be the very fastest 3D printers around using multi-material and multi-color 3D printing with three versions being developed! TWO printers will be for at-home/small-office use and can print at the volumetric sizes of 400 mm by 400 mm by 400 mm cubic volume and a 800 mm by 800 mm by 800 mm cubic volume set of 3D metal powder and plastic resin printers and a much larger INDUSTRIAL SCALE 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter by 1.5 meter set of 3D metal and plastic printers.

Raw plastic and powdered metal materials are being sourced from around the world and will be Apple-branded with easy-to-replace cartridges that allow for LONG print jobs of larger items and multiple runs of smaller items! The first Apple product test-printed in December 2022 was an advanced-cushioning-design 3D printed multi-color running shoes with multiple Apple logos imprinted on them which was seen to be worn by an Apple engineer within a high-security Apple lab-space.

These products will be one of many designs within an EXPANDED Apple Store that will have multiple categories for curated consumer and and commercial 3D product designs uploaded by individuals and companies that will be made available for sale!

The CURRENT RUMOR is to have the 3D printers manufactured in a USA-based facility in Nevada OR Utah that are currently being scouted for land purchase and upcoming construction. The new Apple camera MAY be introduced/announced at the 2024 developers conference for public sale BEFORE Christmas Season 2024. The camera will NOT be cheap to buy and will be more expensive than the Sony A7-Sx model it is based upon and the lenses will be similarly expensive due to the support for 3D LIDAR/SONAR data scanning built into the camera body itself.

The 3D printers are in current development as of June 2023 BUT a software 3D printing API WAS SEEN as part of an unreleased iPad app by an outside developer in December 2022 which means development is further along for Apple-based 3D printing than we originally thought!

It is currently believed that 2025 is when we will see the FIRST Apple-branded 3D printer announcement! It is also thought that the new Apple Vision Pro VR/AR glasses might have been part of this research and development into the MUCH LARGER PROFIT-LEVEL MARKET of on-demand plastic resin and metal powder fast-3D-printing segment which might go past $100 Billion USD per year starting around 2025!

An easy-to-use design and modeling tool for CAD/CAM/FEA/Simulation was bought from a 3rd party and expanded to Apple specifications which is to be released alongside the 3D printers! This software is supposed to be easy-to-use Final Cut Pro-like software but made for for 3D CAD/CAM/FEA/Simulation (i.e. Apple's version of CATIA but at a MUCH cheaper price!)


TLDR: New 120 Megapixel Stills/8K-Video camera coming from Apple as a rebadged/redesigned Sony A7-Sx series possibly in 2024 AND new Apple-branded plastic resin and metal-powder 3D printer hardware and 3D design software coming in 2025.

Now You Know!

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The 4.0 firmware that was announced today adds, among other things, 'auto capture' which looks to be all you need to camera traps and unattended shooting. You can configure it to only trigger on motion in a certain direction and between certain distances. It can do people/animal/vehicle detect as well. Both for photo and video.

The 4 minute video from Nikon is both informative and succinct:

Fun and compact, wide-angle macro lenses like the RF 24/1.8 (using Canon's terminology, although it only achieves 0.5x magnification) have many uses, including food photography and close-up wide angle. Close-up uses aside, the RF 24/1.8 also works well as a wide prime for indoor use. It's compact and pairs very well with a small body like the R8. Here are a few shots to start the thread, from some subjects around the yard.

"Peony Bud"

EOS R8, RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM, 1/30 s, f/6.3, ISO 2500

"Iris"

EOS R8, RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM, 1/80 s, f/11, ISO 100

"Pollination"

EOS R8, RF 24mm f/1.8 Macro IS STM, 1/80 s, f/11, ISO 160

Do you think we will ever see the Voigtlander Apo-Lanthars on the RF mount? Especially now after their 50mm f1 will be coming.

Looking for some practical advice
Just picked up a used mint boxed lumix LX100 as a walkabout camera for holiday, thinking evening use mainly due to fastish lens (24-75mm f1.7-2.8)
Obviously a longer zoom would be handy to catch son in sea, distant views etc etc . Was going to take my M50 55-200 (88-320mm FF equiv).
However I’m now wondering whether to leave both behind and look for a used Canon G3x (24-600mm 1” sensor)
But aps-c is much bigger than 1”, so would I gain anything as I could theoretically enlarge the M50/55-200 to give similar reach??
I do have the 55-250 stm but much prefer the smaller ef-m 55-200 plus my copy is sharp now after firmware update

Suggestions please

Oh’’ my trusty lumix TZ70 will naturally be coming as that’s the family camera that we all use.

Canon has plans to expand the reinvented “PowerShot” brand with more specialized and compact video cameras. Recently at the Photo Next Show. Canon showed off PowerShot 180°, 360° and VR gear that will likely appear in the future. Canon themselves have said that they want to be at the forefront of VR, There are no

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A few weeks ago reports came out that Canon was looking for a smartphone partner to help with branding and mobile technology. While not much was said from Canon themselves, we have been told that the idea has made it’s way down the chain at Canon and it’s an active project. The biggest question is

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Sigma is rounding out its f1.4 Art lenses with a 14mm f1.4 the worlds fastest 14mm. Canon has so far not produced any RF f1.4L lenses unlike the EF series and we are denied lenses like the Sigma Art series. A huge hole still in Canon RF line up that after six years of RF glass is unacceptable.

I have face tracking and eye detect people set up, but it seems to repeatedly switch to disable. Any ideas for keeping it on enable?

Over the past few months, we have been receiving small bits of information about the upcoming Canon EOS R1. The next flagship camera from Canon. We don’t yet have a true replacement for the EOS-1D X Mark III, which is generally regarded as the best DSLR ever made. So it stands to reason that Canon

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We have been told that a zoom fisheye similar to the EF version will be coming for the RF mount. It will be an “all-new” optical design and will work just fine on both crop and full-frame cameras. The EF 8-15mm f/4L USM was quite a popular niche lens, and we’d expect a similar focal

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So after just 2 weeks my Meike 85mm 1.8 RF has arrived.
one sentence written here before holds true:

Canon has gone out of their way to make sure that EF lenses work.
Meike makes EF lenses and EF adapters.
This could quite easily be an EF lens coupled with an EF adapter.
If that is the case then I would be more concerned on the other mounts.

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So why I bought this lens:

Reason number 1

It is a blockade runner. Canon does not like to share the cake…. All hail the brave Meike may many more RF AF lenses come from you and in the mean time here’s my money.


Reason number 2

Ever missed a shot because changing the lenses took too long, especially having to put front and back cover of and on, slipping the 1400 Euro lens out and in of its soft padded sleeve in your professional bag? Well the Meike is a 189 Euro lens (including lenshood and shipping). The kind of lens which you throw without lens caps (and remorse) from 1,5 meter distance into the open handbag of your wife/girlfriend.


The lens looks like an expensive 1.4 lens on first glance based on the huge dimensions. However that lasts only until you look at the backside of the lens which is hollow up to the area where the mount sized tube widens to what you would expect from a 24-70 2.8 lens. At least it has all 12 contacts, however i do not know if they are all in use.

The lens balances well with my R7 but feels awkward when not mounted based on the empty tube on one end and all the glass on the other end.

20 years ago when Canon introduced the first L Macro Lens made from plastic instead of metal I laughed about their claim of high end engineered plastic which still felt just like plastic. Well the Meike proofs Canon right. Since the early blueish Tamron lenses a quarter of a century ago I did not touch a lens which felt cheaper than the Meike. An awful lump of plastic this is with an haptic not smooth not rough, a disgrace in the hand of even the lower gods…. Oh wait a moment, when you mount the lens on the R7 it does not only look identical, it also feels identical to the R7 plastic. Did I mention that I love my R7 but hate how cheap it feels?

Now there is also some good in this lens. I own some Yongnuo lenses. So I expected that kind of AF. But no, instead of clunky, slow AF with the sound of a cheap battery drill, you get smooth fast STM AF. If the Canon lenses for the M are to your liking, this one will please you.


Coming weekend I will upload some pictures taken with the lens, until then here are some snapshots of the lens itself

Size comparrison:





The backside with the empty tubus:




Diameter comparison with the old 24-70 2.8L


The tulip (?) shaped hood

Nice lens.

The Canon RF 35mm f/1.2L USM has been on our roadmap since the roadmap began many years ago. Might we finally be getting closer to the lens finally appearing? The patent definitely shows a full-frame optical formula, but the back focus is ridiculously short. The optical formulas show “f/1.3”, but if these make it to

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In an interview around the time of the pixel shift firmware update for the Canon EOS R5, a Canon executive claimed that Canon wasn’t even working on a follow-up to the EOS R5, which even on the surface was silly, because of course they are and have been for some time. Sometimes context gets lost

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