Report from DPR:

cp-2023-canon-interview-it-s-our-mission-to-make-any-camera-system-easier-operate

On 3rd party lenses:

We often hear from readers who say they like Canon mirrorless cameras but want a wider selection of lenses, including third party options. How will Canon appeal to these users?​

Whenever a third party presents a request to us, we’ll consider it, based on our business strategy. In fact, we have been communicating with some outside companies, and you may already be aware that here at CP+, Cosina has announced that they will be creating RF lenses of their own.

On the M series:

What do APS-C cameras in RF-mount mean for the future of the EF-M system?​

The concept of the R50 is to be compact and light. If we look at the M system, the mount itself is small, therefore the structure is even smaller and lighter.

There are customers who wish to have their camera smaller and lighter, and that demand is still strong. As long as these demands persist in the market, we will continue to support and intend to continue the M system.

Hello

I am trying to decide if I should purchase PRO-1000 printer or wait for its possible predecessor.

The latest discussions I found:

My main concern is also about it being in probably in the end of its lifecycle as a product: support for OEM cartridges, spares, firmware etc.

Another one being the high maintenece cost regarding cleaning cycles and ink consumption. This might not improve with a newer model either, but you never know...


At the same time, it seems to be a well-praised and mature machine. Doesn`t appear that the technology is getting outdated regarding the dye application or feeding.
Many complain about it not having the roll option, but for me this is not an issue.


I can have it locally from a reputable shop for 1200 USD.



You can find rumors from 2 past years that Canon will come out with new models in this printer range, but it still has not happened.


Does anyone have any leads on when or what Canon might be introducing?
Or perhaps give me some additional thought of mind on why I should or should not bite the bullet?


Thank you

Various people here like to point out that BSI for non-phone sensors is largely about marketing and not noticeable improvements, DxO has published their analysis of the R8/R6II sensor and agrees: DxOMark R8 test results.

Although neither ‘back-side-illuminated’ nor ‘stacked’ the 24.2 MP CMOS sensor in the Canon EOS R8 has similar performance characteristics to BSI sensors from rivals

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Initially, though, the adoption of a conventional front-side illuminated 24.2 MP CMOS sensor appears to be a weak link. However, it’s clear, from our tests, the Canon EOS R8 sensor is capable of producing extremely high image quality. Indeed in terms of color depth and dynamic range, it is on par with the leading BSI-type CMOS sensors.

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We first broke the story earlier this month that Canon was planning a major firmware update for the Canon EOS R5 this year. One of the likely features coming to the Canon EOS R5 is “pixel-shift”. What is Pixel-Shift? Pixel shift is a method in digital cameras for producing a super resolution image. The method works by taking several

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As part of their last series of articles, DPReview did a tour of Sigma's factory: https://dpreview.com/articles/5410838737/go-inside-sigma-s-factory-to-see-how-lenses-are-made

Anyway, you'll notice that there is an image of their lens testing room. There is an R5 on the table, next to a Sony camera — and then apparently Tamron (?) and Sony (??) E-mount lenses.

Now, we know Sigma still actively markets their EF glass for use on the RF bodies, so this doesn't necessarily mean anything. And there's no RF glass shown anywhere in the photo, it would seem. But could the R5's presence be a sign of Sigma testing new RF glass in development?

Has Canon officially lost the youth market in photography? I think they have...

I recently had the privilege of covering one of the coolest races I've been wanting to shoot since I first heard about it - TX2K. This is a race that involves a lot of exotic cars going head-to-head in an elimination ladder - many breaking 215mph with a Nissan GTR breaking 237mph this year. Anyway, this was not my typical group of photographers I get to work with...most of the people out there shooting weren't professionals working for any publications, so I got to see a lot of new faces. Most of the photographers there were between the ages of 18-25, judging by the looks of them, and upwards of 90% of them were shooting on Sony. Canon was very poorly represented...but Nikon even more so.

I was told over 90 people were given official media access (get to be trackside with a vest) and if I had to guess, only 8-10 photographers were on Canon and maybe half of those were on Canon mirrorless. I personally saw only 3 people using Nikon. Literally everyone else was shooting Sony mirrorless.

Eventually I found myself chatting with several of them and I brought up the fact a lot of them were shooting Sony. Do you know what several of them they told me? Lenses and price. Several months ago, I made a post about how Canon would lose the market of up-and-coming photographers if third party manufacturers were left out of the RF mount. It was very interesting to see this on display.

I said this because I can still remember what it was like to be an up-and-coming photographer that eventually became a full-time professional. Along the way, I could only afford a Canon L-series lens here and there. I bought the best body I could realistically afford, and then I bought the best lenses I could afford. This allowed me to stay within the Canon ecosystem and grow into it. Right now...I don't see that as an option for photographers looking to buy new cameras. I know Canon always says people can adapt EF mount lenses but that is NOT something people want to do. Sure, that makes the transition easier for a lot of us since we can still use our older lenses as we migrate over, but "fresh" photographers going out and buying a Canon R6 or EOS R seldomly do so with the intention of adapting lenses and they can't really afford ANYTHING on the Native RF mount.

This is a very big deal in my opinion and I don't see it working out very well for Canon in the long run.

EOS R7 fantastic Camera!
For me, (long - time Canon user, and entusiast photo fan) the R7 is the best Camera I owned.
She is so very good enough for me (im not a proffessional Photografer), that i have no interrest in full-frame Cameras with the matching big, heavy and expensive lenses.
BUT I really wish some few "quality - matching" lenses for EF-s.
Even for my EOS-M mark II there was more: EF-s for example 32 f 1,4 but not more. And because there was no Mark II M5 announced, I changed to R7.
I hope, that was not the next misstake.
THE R7 deserves MORE good Lenses.
I would need most: RF-s 17-55 f2.8 ,or better RF-s 17-55 f2.8 L

Canon R5, EF 100 Macro, F4.5, 1/2000, ISO 100
I can't articulate why, but this image really speaks to me.

Title says it all really. R7 is a good seller so makes sense to maintain that momentum with some solid firmware support.

Do you think Canon will every release a compact version of a full frame RF camera? Similar to the Sony A7C? Would love to see something like that alongside some compact lenses.

It looks like DPReview.com will be a victim of Amazon’s cuts and reorganization. DPReview.com is now set to go offline on April 10, 2023. Dear readers, After nearly 25 years of operation, DPReview will be closing in the near future. This difficult decision is part of the annual operating plan review that our parent company shared earlier

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Good day everyone. I've been in a discussion on another thread about R5 metering following the focus point. I had said this is one feature I would like to see in the new update. I have been all through the detailed manual and can find nothing on it. David Oliveira sends me this response saying that in evaluative mode "If you use evaluative metering instead of spot metering, the exposure will vary according to the location of the focus point." Is there anything to this and if so where can this be found in the manual pdf? Is this true or not? My understanding is that it is not.

Canon has a bunch of lenses that will be announced in 2023, the most obvious desires of shooters is fast wide angle L prime lenses. We’ve talked ad nauseam about those, so until we have something definitive, you know what we know. Now for the second time, we have an anonymous report that Canon plans

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It seems that waiting for the 11-22 becomes an endless story! Shall I buy the 15-30 in stead? Has anyone some experience with that lens for the RF (R10)?

Hey everyone,

I am torn on either the rf85 1.2 or rf135 1.8 for my kids track meets to keep the iso down. Also my sons water polo games. Of course portraits of the kids too. I am curious if anyone has a recommendation. I own the 70-200 2.8 and that is just not enough light on some of these night meets. I am not a pro but will invest if the glass is worth it.

Hello,

I lost my C200 LCD Attachment lock screw / thumb screw (the longer one that attaches the LCD attachment to the handle grip). Anyone know where I can get a replacement? Or the exact length of it? Thanks!

It seems there was a bug or two in the recently released v1.8.0 firmware for the Canon EOS R6. There was an issue with “Err 70” that has now been resolved. Canon EOS R6 v1.8.1 Download firmware v1.8.1 for the Canon EOS R6

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Canon has released their corporate strategy for the next few years. With the challenges over the last few years, Canon seems to have itself in a really good place and ready to grow again. Last year, the Imaging Group achieved sales and profit growth and a significant improvement in profitability. As for cameras, our mirrorless

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See my other posts for details of the goals and methodology. But in short, these targets are 1:1 selections from laser printer-printed targets under household incandescent, hand-held in a seated position. The selections are sorted, for each shutter speed, from sharpest to least sharp. A benchmark example starts and ends each row for ease of comparison. The scores are for guidance only; please let your eyes be the judge. Finally, this target is 55lp/mm and the lines are only 2 pixels thick on an R5. If you are reducing 4:1 or more (e.g., width is 2048 or fewer pixels, even the sharpest possible image would become a grey circle, so even the worst of these images or probably still very usable.


CONCLUSIONS:

1. Stopping down both of these lenses seems to bring a lot more sharpness than long shutter speeds cost. The best images in the series were the point I stopped the 50/1.8 down to f/2.5, even though the shutter speed was 1/4 sec! Even the worst of ten shots at 1/4 was excellent. For the zoom, there was a marked up-tick when I stopped down to f/5, even though it came when I was also going from 1/2 sec to 1 sec.

2. For the 50mm, the worst shot from 1/2 to 1/30 sec was sharper than the sharpest shot at any speed above 1/30! So even if you have a huge amount of light, try not to shoot this lens faster than 1/30, unless you need to stop action or have too much light. Go down to 1/2 sec with full confidence.

3. The 24-105 has unreliable IS until you get at 1/30 or better. Then it's reliable. But here, 1/30 to 1/60 is your sweet spot, unless you need to stop action or simply have too much light.

4. If you can shoot 1/30 or faster, there's no reason to swap lenses. But slower than that, the 50/1.8 does a more RELIABLE job than the zoom. This is counterintuitive as the 24-105 has in-lens IS while the 50/1.8 doesn't. Further, you can (should!) stop the 50/1.8 down at which point it becomes sharper yet.

We reported earlier this week that Canon would release a major firmware update for the Canon EOS R5 this year, likely sometime in Q2. While firmware feature leaks are rare, we’re receiving a lot of chatter about what is coming. One feature that may be coming to the Canon EOS R5 for stills shooters is

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...can be found here: https://phototrend-fr.translate.goo...l=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

...many topics posted here on CR are 'carefully' discussed at the link above (I've posted the French-to-English translation), by Canon execs with names some readers here will recognize:

Feom Go Tokura (General Manager of Imaging Division):

'As for the evolution on the user side, the demand for photography is still very high. But we are increasingly seeing a trend towards video."

"If we project ourselves into the future, we can no longer be satisfied with 2D images. The next step is obviously 3D, virtual reality and augmented reallity.'

"And you can expect there to be a '1', which is currently being worked on and will be our most premium model."

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From Tetsuji Kiyomi (ICB Division Manager in charge of Products):

"Thus, compactness and lightness are therefore two common points between the APS-C models of the EOS R range and those of the EOS M series. However, the size of the M-series enclosures is even smaller, and there is still a strong demand for this from our customers. This means that we will continue to offer the EOS M series as we need to meet this high demand."

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Other comments from Canon execs aim to explain the market segmentation of the various Canon R bodies, the naming of the R8, as well as the Canon policies concerningthird-party R lenses.

They are quite careful with their chosen words in most of this interview...and to my eyes and brain generally leave a lot of wiggle room.

Everybody has an opinion here on CR. Here's mine: Canon is in good hands.

Hello I am a R6 Mark i user. With it, I know we have the Banding issue with poor lights. But I heard rumor, does the Mark II allow you to tweak the shutter Freq to try and elininate the roll rather than use the flicker option and slow the shutter during sports? I heard maybe the R3 has this or other Camera types does this?

We reported in late November that we could see an EOS R5 Mark II in 2023, but that timeline has been debunked for the most part. We expect to see the next EOS R5 next year alongside the EOS R1. Most likely in the first half of 2024. We think this timeline makes far more

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Hey all. Has anyone had any experience with the laowa Zero D lenses for astro/aurora photography? I need a wide lens and at the moment the 4k for a Canon 15-35 Rd is just too far out of reach.