We reported a couple of weeks back that Canon would be releasing two more VCM lenses, and that at least one of them would not be f/1.4L like the current lineup of 5 lenses. This makes sense, especially if they go wider than 20mm or longer than 85mm. Whining To stay consistent with my decade […]

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Today, Panasonic has announced the Panasonic Lumix S 100-500mm F5-7.1 OIS. This is Panasonic’s entry-level offering in super telephoto zooms for those who have never owned one before. It’s a perfect entry into longer focal lengths without breaking the bank. This lens matches up almost identically to the Canon variant of the lens, the Canon […]

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There haven’t been many rumors about the X-T30 III camera, but the latest rumor suggests that it will be released in October, marking the 4th anniversary of the X-T30 II’s announcement. With little in the way of rumor data, we can only guess, really, what the Mark III version will contain. The Mark II version […]

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On Monday, a person on the Canon Rumors forum posted what is claimed to be a feedback form from a recent Canon event. On this form, there are two lenses that currently do not exist in the Canon lineup. Canon RF 40mm F1.2 STM This is an interesting lens, and there is no “L” designation. […]

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We have discovered an issue where the SD card is not recognized by the Canon EOS R5 Mark II, EOS R5, or EOS R3 after sanitizing it with Refresh Pro (version 4.0.3 or earlier). We plan to release Refresh Pro (version 4.0.4) soon, which will implement a fix. We ask that customers using the affected […]

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I'm getting contradictory information online about flash compatibility and need to order soon due to shipping timing constraints.

**My setup:**
- Canon R5 Mark II
- Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
- Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS USM

**What I want to buy:**
- Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT (used)
- Canon MR-14EX II macro ring flash

**The confusion:**
Some sources say the 600EX-RT works perfectly with R5 Mark II, others say it's "not recommended" or has significant limitations (lost IR AF assist, weather sealing issues requiring AD-E1 adapter, etc.).

**My intended uses:**
- MR-14EX II for macro work with the 100mm lens
- 600EX-RT for wildlife/herp photography with the 100-500mm
- Potentially using both flashes together wirelessly

**Questions:**
1. Do any of you actually use a 600EX-RT with R5 Mark II? Any real-world issues?
2. Does the MR-14EX II work well as a wireless trigger for the 600EX-RT?
3. Should I go with a newer 600EX II-RT instead, or different speedlight entirely?
4. Are the "limitations" I'm reading about actually problematic in practice?

I know the 600EX-RT is older, but the price is right and I've heard good things. Just want to make sure I'm not buying incompatible gear!

Thanks for any real-world experiences you can share - time sensitive due to shipping logistics.

GoPro’s New Max 2 It’s been six years since GoPro introduced the Max. The new 360 action camera offers what GoPro claims is “true” 8K 360-degree video. Apparently, this 8K resolution does not include any overlapping or unusable pixels, so you get the full 8K resolution from the video output. GoPro also states that no […]

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Today, DJI has announced the DJI Osmo Nano Action camera, designed to be an ultra-small action camera that can be taken and used anywhere. This action camera is tiny. Weighing in at 52g, and 57mm x 29mm x 28mm, waterproof up to 33ft or 10m when it’s not connected to its docking station (then it […]

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I have been bugging a lot of people about when Canon announcements were coming in 2025, I knew there were two more dates, but I didn’t know when. These dates are 99% accurate unless something goes sideways. Announcement Dates Canon will have two announcement dates in November. We will see new gear announced on November […]

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This is a great-looking flash trigger. Godox stepped up their game with this one. Today, Godox has announced the X3Pro flash trigger, featuring a significantly larger screen and body. Some proponents can really argue, though, that while this looks good, the lack of tactile controls makes this more challenging to control in the studio environment, […]

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Assuming these are planned lenses, I really hope that 20-50 F4 is a full frame one, it would be great on my R8.

First of all, I’m a little surprised by this. Canon’s 1-series cameras usually had a reasonably long lifespan, and the 1DX Mark III was announced via development announcement on October 24, 2019, and officially announced on January 6th, 2020, so it’s not even that old of a camera. Especially by professional standards. TOKYO, October 24, […]

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It’s been a while since Zeiss announced the original Otus lineup of lenses. In 2013, Zeiss promised a new series of lenses that were as good as it goes from Zeiss. These were available for a variety of mounts, including the Canon and Nikon DSLR mounts. These lenses were big, heavy, and near perfect in […]

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I purchased a Canon Refurb TS-E 17mm lens a few years ago and up until this weekend it has been fine.
Now the lens will shoot wide open, but won't stop down to a smaller taking aperture. I just get a 01 code on the R5 and 5D Mark IV.
This code is a communications error between the lens and adaptor or camera body. I have(very gently) cleaned the contacts, to no benefit.
I can hear the lens making a noise during its stop down attempt. This lens has never been dropped or mishandled, and when not in use resides in a dry cabinet.
Canon's website says they no longer repair the lens, so I was wondering if anyone out there has a repair house they recommend.
Thanks in advance.

I do astrophotography. My workflow in the field involves manually focusing the lens, and then mounting the camera on my tracker and shooting multiple frames. Once mounted on the tracker, checking focus is cumbersome.
One of the key sources of bad data, and sometimes whole wasted nights, is focusing errors. It is very easy to bump the focus ring to throw things off slightly, just enough to create unacceptable frames. Things get even trickier when a lens heater is needed.
Is there a way to turn off focusing completely - i.e. no autofocus and no manual focus. In theory one should be able to turn off manual focus because modern R mount lenses are focus-by-wire and there is no mechanical coupling between the focus ring and the lens elements. I want to focus my lens at the start, and then leave the lens elements where they are.
My camera is an RP.

The first image is a normal color photo
The second image I was using a Maven CPL/ND6 filter
The third image is a .jpg example of what a RAW IR photo looks like. I was using a Maven IR730 filter
The fourth image shows the IR photo after I processed it using DXO Photolab Elite 9
The last image, I pushed the processed IR image through DXO NIK 8 Silver Efex

We’ve received a bunch of communications about the upcoming Canon EOS R7 Mark II, most of which we can’t vet for accuracy. When you can’t vet things, you have to wonder if things are made-up or simply wish lists. I’ll say up front that Canon’s APS-C camera lineup doesn’t really interest me, but I do […]

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Viltrox announced its autofocus 14mm f/4.0 compact prime for the Sony FE and Nikon Z mounts (sorry, we don’t get nice things, it seems). Viltrox dropped the announcement on its WeChat page, and this news is so relatively fresh that it hasn’t even made it to their website yet. The lens features a fluorine coating […]

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Nikon has created a new Instagram account for its Z mount cinema gear called ‘zcinema’ and immediately showed off an upcoming lineup of lenses that certainly are cinema in appearance, with what appears to be focus and iris (aperture) gearing. Nikon’s Aihara Takashi talked to DCW about this, and Nikon seems to be going all […]

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The Canon EOS R6 Mark III has felt like it has been coming forever. I guess I’m at fault for that to some degree. We now know that the EOS R6 Mark III is in final stage testing, and I was told a few things about it. Someone I know personally has the camera in […]

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This year, Sigma released quite a few nice lenses, and the Sigma A 17-40mm f/1.8 DC was one of them that was even available for the Canon RF mount. Shocker, I know. The Sigma 17-40mm f1/.8 is a premium standard lens for APS-C, with a 27-65mm full frame equivalent zoom range. Sigma stated that this […]

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DJI has announced the newest drone in its Mini lineup, the Mini 5 Pro. The new Mini 5 Pro drone now features a 1″ sensor in the sub-250g series for the first time, promising excellent imaging. DJI has made significant improvements to this model, building upon the features of the Mini 4 Pro it replaces. […]

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hello, I have the R6M2 and was using the Older 600exII flash. found a deal at KEH for the EL5 for 200.00 but was looking for a flash Dome? Question do they make one? and did I waste $ getting the EL-5?

This classic Zeiss-Lens delivers beautiful Bokeh wide open.
Zeiss Planar 1,4/85 & R6. Export with LR, ooC. ISO 160, f 1.4, 1/250sec.

It appears that the G7X Mark III is back in production. Hopefully, we’ll see some change in stock, as right now, when we look at B&H and other websites, we see this: The status of “temporarily out of stock” feels almost like an exaggeration, at least the “temporarily” part – I can’t recall when it […]

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