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Canon Rumors · Mar 29, 2022

Laowa has released the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens for both the Canon EF and the Canon RF mount. This lens has no electronic connections but for a shift lens that is pretty common.
The lens is currently available from Laowa’s website, and it will most likely end up on Adorama and other retailers soon.
When you purchase from Laowa, you are actually purchasing essentially a medium format lens, then choosing your shift mechanism, and then the mount type. For the RF version, that comes to $1349 – certainly a bargain when it comes to ultra wide shifting lenses. Keep in mind this lens does not tilt, only shift – but for architecture, that’s usually exactly what you need to do.

From Laowa;
Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift is an ultra-wide-angle shift lens that you cannot resist. On top of the high image sharpness and nearly no distortion (Zero-D), the lens also comes with a rotatable lens hood for avoiding...

[email protected] · Mar 25, 2022

At least no chips were used up in Canon’s most recent product release: lacquerware lens hoods. Instead, they’re designed to hold chips. The Canon Japan swag is priced around the same price as Canon’s actual lens hoods, which says something about the markup on molded plastic.

Only a few dozen pieces were created and some were still available yesterday, according to new.mynavi.jp, from the Canon Japan site. Searching the Japanese online store this morning, however, seems to indicate they are all sold out.
They weren’t designed to actually latch onto their respective lenses, but rather to set flat on a table. The hoods, when available, were priced between about $40 and $145 USD.

Richard-CN · Mar 24, 2022

As discovered by CanonNews while this is hardly new technology that will shock the industry, it’s intriguing that Canon spent what seems to be a considerable amount of time drafting a patent application on a drone (or as they also say, any moving vehicle) consumer camera gimbal.

Canon has applied for patents in this space before, as we have mentioned here not so long ago and they continue to apply for patents in this area. While Canon has developed industrial drones before, these patents are certainly discussing a more consumer variant than we have seen Canon do...

Rofocale · Mar 24, 2022

Canon US link : Link to firmware (Canon US)

Edit 1: added release notes
Edit 2: added link to revised C70 manual from Canon UK (not available from Canon US)

Revised manual for C70: Link to Canon UK

Release notes :

Firmware Version 1.0.3.1 incorporates the following fix and enhancements:
1. Adds support for the Cinema RAW Light recording modes.
Resolution:4096x2160,2048x1080
Bit Depth:12 bit
Frame rate:59.94P,50.00P,29.97P,23.98P,25.00P,24.00P
2. Adds [Frame Recording] modes.
3. Adds [Interval Recording] modes.

For further information, please refer to the latest version of the camera's Instruction Manual that is released with the firmware update.

Caution:
- Firmware version 1.0.3.1 is for updating EOS C70 cameras running firmware version 1.0.0.1 - 1.0.2.1. If your camera's firmware is already version 1.0.3.1, 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.

Preparations for a firmware update:
- Please use a commercially available SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card that is 512MB or greater to perform the firmware update.
- After the firmware update has been performed, the camera's menu settings will be reset. It is recommended that, prior to starting update operations, users save their menu settings as settings data to an SD card, separate from the one that will be used to carry out the update, before starting update operations. This saved data can be loaded into the camera and the settings can be changed after the update has been completed. For further information on this, please refer to the section in the unit's Instruction Manual titled "Saving and Loading Camera Settings."
- The downloaded folder contains the firmware (file name: VQB3.FIR / file size: 62,578,240byte), and instructions on the firmware update procedures (a PDF file in five languages: Japanese, English, French, Spanish and Simplified Chinese). Before starting the firmware update operations, please be sure to carefully confirm your understanding of these instructions.

The following items are required to perform this firmware update:
1. Camera Body EOS C70
2. A computer (OS requirements: macOS 11, 10.15 - 10.12)
3. SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card with a capacity of 512MB or more (commercially available)
4. An SD card reader/writer (commercially available) or an SD card slot built into the computer
5. A fully charged battery pack for the camera
6. Compact power adapter bundled with the camera
7. The firmware (the downloaded file)

History:
irmware Version 1.0.2.1 incorporates the following fix:
1. Adds [EOS Standard] and [EOS Neutral] to the Custom Picture Presets.
2. 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 F2.8LⅡUSM
EF24mm F1.4LⅡUSM
EF35mm F1.4LⅡUSM
EF50mm F1.2L USM
EF85mm F1.2LⅡUSM
EF135mm F2L　USM

irmware Version 1.0.1.1 incorporates the following fix:
1. Adds ITU-R.BT.709 standard compliant Gamma [BT.709 Standard / BT.709] the to the Custom Picture.
2. Adds [Whole Area] to the AF Frame option so the camera focuses automatically on a subject at the center of the screen.
3. Object or Face Tracking can now be initiated by touching the LCD monitor during ’Whole Area’ AF.
4. Adds [2x] option to the Magnification.
5. Adds [Mask 100%] to the [Aspect Marker] and [Safe Area Marker].
6. Adds "B&W during Magn." as an option to the Assistance Function menu.
7. Adds View Assist function to video output from the HDMI OUT terminal.
8. Adds EF lenses compatible with EF-EOS R 0.71x Mount Adapter.
EF16-35mm F2.8L II USM
EF16-35mm F4L IS USM
EF24-105mm F4L IS USM
EF70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM
EF70-200mm F2.8L IS III USM
EF70-200mm F4L IS USM
EF70-200mm F4L IS II USM
9. Changes to display the AF frame only when operating the AF, while using with EF-EOS R 0.71x Mount Adapter
10. Adds Wi-Fi adapters tested for use with the camera.
ASUS USB-AC68
TP-LINK Archer T9UH

[email protected] · Mar 23, 2022

In the past few weeks there have been a bunch of new CFexpress card launches. We are fortunate to have most of the companies sending us samples to performance test. Expect some results starting this coming week. What we can already report is that the average price of cards is coming down.
Where you had to by a 2 TB card previously to get pricing near $0.25 per GB, several brands have been reducing the cost of their 512 GB and even smaller cards to pricing approaching $0.30 per GB. Just today, CanonPriceWatch pointed to a ProGrade deal along those lines, although they did this with their Gold line of cards, which are slower than most brands.
Pergear released a whole suite of cards last week as well, with similar pricing...

[email protected] · Mar 23, 2022

Several new catadioptric designs (commonly referred to as “mirror” lenses) appeared in a patent application to Japanese authorities, including a 1200mm f/8 and an 800mm f/5.6.
First called out in a post on An Image on a Sensor, the embodiments show typical “mirror lens” construction, but with a larger-than-typical number of lens groups and elements extending from the mirror optical tube, back toward the sensor.
This may imply a much higher level of aberration correction than is normal in this type of lens. Most catadioptric lenses built for cameras are attempts to get at large focal lengths as cheaply as possible, and the catadioptric design allows for more light gathering with less glass.
And they typically have less length, too. Because the mirror design causes the light to...

jacekkoperkiewicz · Mar 23, 2022

Hi all

I am thinking to buy ef 70-200 2.8 L IS, but I am not sure which one - mkII or mkIII. I will buy used but different in price is still huge. I will use this lens on street for fashion and also in studio. On YouTube I saw below video, about glass which was used in mk III and I am impress with this feature - please see attached. Shooting against light source you can still catch subject. Is it true? Can anyone who know both lenses help me, please? Is it useful and worth another 500 pounds? This what I am talking about is in 1 min 10 sec in below video.
Thank you and have a lovely day

Jacek

SenseiofPhot0s · Mar 22, 2022

I accidentally pressed a button during my firmware update for my canon r5 and it froze (or at least it seemed like it did). So then I slightly panicked and tried to power off, which didn't work. Ultimately since nothing happened I pulled the battery, and it seems to be fine. Is my Camera alright or should I be worried?

I pulled it right from the beginning and it did have a slow start. Overall, It seems like it is working fine after I tried updating again. Fortunately, it did not brick and it updated to the corrected firmware.

Is there something I should look out for if it is acting weird?

Or would restarting the whole camera be a viable option?
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/reply?parent=66008002

keithcooper · Mar 22, 2022

In February I mentioned the webinar about tilt/shift lenses and their use (mostly Canon!) I was doing

Given the timings (aimed at a UK audience) I had quite a lot of people miss it.

I've been sent a recording which I've edited, added supplemental pictures, and generally cleaned up from the live recording.
I've now been able to publish this on YouTube (still 51 mins long though!)

I hope it's of some interest - great fun to do, so if anyone wants a podcast contribution or other related stuff, just let me know. I have to thank BenQ in the UK for twisting my arm into doing it...

This is a contents list

00:00 Start
00:06 Introduction and guide to the webinar recording
01:06 Start of webinar (poor video for ~15 secs)
01:30 Why there is no maths or Scheimpflug discussion here
02:50 A tilted miniature world view - but only a part of what these lenses can do
03:10 Not the tilt-shift effect
04:18 Tilt and shift are two different functions
04:56 Some tilt/shift lenses
08:02 Looking out for used tilt/shift lenses
08:39 An example, the Canon TS-E 50mm
10:17 Using shift to fix converging verticals
11:27 The lens shifted upwards
12:13 The effect of lens shift
13:15 Why not fix verticals in Photoshop
14:38 Removing the foreground in wide shots
15:37 Camera settings
16:34 Lens aberrations and image quality
18:28 A view inside Wells cathedral
19:57 Hand held can work just fine
20:50 Shifting the lens sideways
21:35 Diagonal shift
24:15 Diagonal shift, clouds and landscape
25:45 Combining stitched images
27:44 Lens distortions and lack of EXIF data
29:12 Looking at Tilt
29:14 An adapted medioum format lens
30:09 The plane of focus
35:57 How focus and tilt moves the plane of focus
38:43 Placing the plane of focus where you need it
40:26 My BenQ monitor (BenQ organised the webinar)
41:48 Tilt/Shift webinar Q&A session
42:02 Can you use extension tubes?
42:38 What focal lengths are most versatile?
43:24 Focus aids for setting tilt?
44:52 Image stabilisation
45:55 Lack of EXIF and taking notes?
47:28 Does mirrorless make it easier to use tilt/shift lenses?
47:57 Using the lenses for landscape photography
48:40 Use for macro
49:19 Rotating the lens mount
49:42 Tilt/shift vs wide angle lens use for panoramic
51:16 Wrapping up, and more resources

CODonnell · Mar 18, 2022

I got a good deal on the lens with one small issue. The lens and case are in mint condition but the owner couldn't find the shoulder strap for the case. I can use the strap from my RF 100-500 for now but I want to replace it. I'd prefer to have the OEM strap but don't want to buy a replacement case for it. Has anyone had luck finding these or can recommend a good aftermarket shoulder strap for the case?

Canon Rumors · Mar 18, 2022

As promised, Canon has released new firmware for both the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6. The firmware updates appear to improve autofocus in certain situations.
Canon EOS R5
Firmware Version 1.5.2 incorporates the following enhancement:

Optimizes AutoFocus accuracy when Extender RF1.4x or Extender RF2x is attached to the RF800mm F5.6 L IS USM and RF1200mm F8 L IS USM lenses.
Enhances the stability of Eye Detection.
Enhances AutoFocus tracking when shooting moving subjects.

Download firmware v1.5.2 for the Canon EOS R5
Canon EOS R6
Firmware Version 1.5.2 incorporates the following enhancement:

Enhances the stability of Eye Detection.
Enhances AutoFocus tracking when shooting moving subjects...

vjlex · Mar 17, 2022

Raven by FusionTLC Trigger

I am curious what other's thoughts are on this new PocketWizard product. Because of the infrequency with which I use my lights, I have opted not to upgrade my Alienbees up to now. I have both PocketWizard and Godox triggers. I originally went with PW because of the AC9 units that let me adjust the power of my ABs remotely. But some of the other promises of the PW (the HyperSync capability in particular) have left me a bit soured on and disappointed by PW. I never could get their HyperSync feature to work. Add to that the poor support and lack of compatibility from camera to camera when it comes to Canon, I am very wary of investing more money in the PW system.

Richard-CN · Mar 17, 2022

In an email sent to us (thank you), we received an email that Canon Australia has sent out stating that Canon Inc has asked them to halt sales of the Canon EOS R5C.
The email alludes that this is happening because of some issue with the camera. They mention in the email “I’d like to reassure you that there are no health and safety issues with the camera however, we want to ensure that the product is of the highest standard from a quality perspective.”
We are not aware of any current issues with the R5C, but it could be something that Canon has caught during the initial manufacturing run of the camera, and perhaps some serious manufacturing defect was discovered. Alternatively, this could be simply an email suspending sales because of supply chain issues, but Canon would normally state this in the email because that actually shows there is a positive demand for the camera. The R5C was due to...

Rofocale · Mar 17, 2022

EOS R5 ファームウエア Version 2.2.1｜サポート

EOS R5 ファームウエアの変更内容を説明しているページです。

cweb.canon.jp

DJL329 · Mar 16, 2022

Saw a post on FB that Canon Malaysia had posted Firmware version 1.5.2 for the R5.

I thought the link was bogus, so I searched for Canon Malaysia, went to the official site and found it there.

EOS R5 Firmware Update, Version 1.5.2 [Windows]

Firmware Version 1.5.2 incorporates the following enhancement:1. Optimizes AutoFocus accuracy when Extender RF1.4x or Extender RF2x is attached to the RF800mm F5....

my.canon

Edit: I searched Canon USA, Canada and UK, but did not find 1.5.2 anywhere else.

[email protected] · Mar 16, 2022

It was published only today, but Canon submitted its 135mm f/2 lens design (Japanese) back in September 2020. Four versions are shown, ranging from 11 elements to 14 elements.
The designs appear to sport pretty good image quality, going by the theoretical, calculated “sea grass” graphs that appear in Japanese lens design patents. A trip back to Canon’s most recent 135mm f/2 patent (2018) shows that these new ones compare favorably.
[Tip to lens geeks: Bill Claff’s Photonstophotos.net site incorporates a long list of lenses that he’s matched up with their corresponding patents, along with a mesmerizing ray tracing application that shows how light interacts with the patent design elements. Very handy.]
CanonRumor’s RF Lens...

[url=https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-applies-for-135mm-f-2-patent/]Continue reading...

[email protected] · Mar 15, 2022

It was about five years ago that Canon’s first camera drone efforts came to light with the PD6E2000-AW-CJ1. The >$20,000 drone appeared to be targeted to the security market rather than professional (nevermind consumer) photographers. And then the product – really a drone made by Prodrone, one of Canon’s side investments – quietly disappeared.
Now we see from a patent application that Canon continues to work on the underlying systems technology, this one involving a gimbal for a small camera on a quadcopter that allows for two-axis freedom of movement while maintaining electronic connections. This invention is scaled to serve a consumer-level camera, such as those small-sensor cameras already used on most drones.
The patent’s inventor, Shinji Obana, has been responsible for...

bergstrom · Mar 15, 2022

Nine new Canon, Nikon and Fuji camera codes registered with certification body (and a Sony lens)

www.diyphotography.net

SaP34US · Mar 15, 2022

These are newly registered cameras the registration #s are as follows: DS126841 & DS126842, DS126862 & DS126863, and DS126877 & DS126881. What cameras might these be connected too?

davidchoy · Mar 14, 2022

Hi photographers! I need some quick gear advice for a backdrop system for next month… and favorite neutral backdrops. I mainly do outdoor portraits and events, but will be taking preschool “class pictures” next month!

1. 100+ little kids
2. 5-10 classes of groups 10-15 small kids with there teachers

What would you bring?

I have a choice of being in a basement with a little step stage, or in a window-lit white-wall room. I’ll probably pick the naturally lit space, because that’s where I’m comfortable.

What backdrop system would you bring?

I’m not that interested in green screening anything, but would love a neutral/natural background and/or something super glam sparkle for an option.

Also: It probably wouldn’t be bad to have one or two large soft lights that recycle faster than my speed lights. As I mostly do events and outdoor portraits (especially during COVID), I have three canon speed lights and some more portable stands… but this will be a more stationary setup, so light system recommendations welcome as well… especially if you think they’ll be both more useful than the speed lights and practical later down the road in a home studio I want to build.

(I think almost everything will be shot with the 28-70 f/2 on an R5. I’ll have an EF 16-35 iii and an RF 85 1.2 to back me up for groups and singles if need be... but the 28-70 might be the one!)

gonzsi · Mar 14, 2022

I'm looking to invest in a reliable on-camera flash. I do events and I rely on fast recycle times. I need peace of mind that the flash won't overheat quickly. I recently switched to the R6 and my 600ex is not able to keep up. I keep misfiring on TTL with fresh recharged/new batteries. What do you all recommend?

luckydude · Mar 14, 2022

Hi, long time member but I've been busy with http://mcvoy.com/lm/boat and not really paying attention to photography.

I mostly don't care because I have pretty much all the EF glass I want, but what is up with all the EF lenses being discontinued? I get that RF is all the rage (I don't get why at all, they don't seem that much smaller, just a different mount, what's the point?). Does that mean Canon is basically done with the EF/EF-S mount? That seems like a fairly big deal.

ronbyram · Mar 14, 2022

I have had the R6 for several months and admit I have been using only Natural Light. But I finally had a need to use my flash. But when I attached it, the flash would not fire.
it was only later, that I discovered later that I was in electronic shutter mode. I assume its a inability for the flash to keep up with the shutter.
Should'nt the camera auto switch to Mechanical mode when flash is attached?

Does the EL-1 work in Electronic mode?

We learn by doing

MadButcher · Mar 14, 2022

Comment on Ukraine Crisis

The violence and destruction being caused by the military attacks on Ukraine is shocking to all of us. We share our heartfelt concerns for our colleagues and the Ukrainian people whose lives have been deeply affected.

cpp.canon

Rocco Germani · Mar 12, 2022

Hey everyone, I've had the 85mm f/1.4L IS USM since August now, and I figured it was about time to make a review of the lens and see if it's worth it in 2022! I also compare it a bit to the newer RF 85mm f/1.2L USM, for those that are on the fence between the two. Is anyone else rocking this lens in 2022? Let me know!

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