It’s Canon EOS R6 Mark III Week With a Fresh Teaser
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The RF 45 looks like almost double the size of the RF 50mm f/1.8 STM. But still quite limited in size. And also good for streetphotography.
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And now we know roughly what size the 35mm could have been if they ditched the macro abilities and gave it basic internal focusing, like the RF 50mm f/1.2 has.
The patent for the 45mm shows a lens body about 3mm longer than the 35mm.
I'll wait for reviews on image quality, but this lens looks very good to me.
I see no mention of 12 bit RAW. Will we finally have a 14 bit electronic shutter on a R6? Judging by the specs list, I'd say so
Battery life is slightly inferior to that of the R6 Mark II, that sensor must be more power hungry.
EDIT: no, it’s still 12 bit A/D conversion. I’m editing this after the announcement
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There's already a R8 with all those features...it's called R6II
Canon has always been surgical in keeping market segmentation, the famous "cripple hammer"; R8 has already exact same file quality and AF readiness of the R6's, the other limitations are there for a reason, otherwise we wouldn't have a R8 to start with
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The 50 STM is almost half the size of the 35 STM, so I would say this 45 is almost three times as big as the 50
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It does not look like internal focusing. Filter thread and lens hood attach on same barrel, but see the gap after hood bayonet between inner and outer barrel typically denotes the inner barrel will move outward when focusing.Do I see an internal focusing lens?
The filter thread seems to be the same piece where the lens hood attaches
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One year ago, while owning 2 R6II, I had excitement for the III, with rumors claiming it had the R3 stacked sensor and so much more. I shoot high school football, track & field, IMSA sports cars and any animals I can find. So my goal was 2 of the same camera. I questioned when, what will it have and do, the price and so on. December 27 I got a notice, Canon R3 refurb for $2999. Without any hestitation, I bought 2 and got what I wanted NOW. I sold all my old stuff to KEH and did not look back.
Now, a whole season of football, indoor and outdoor Track & field, a whole season of IMSA sports cars behind us, now it's here, pre-sale, wait, yadda yadda.
The R6III is not what I want. The 32MP is of zero importance, I have 8 20TB hard drives, I do NOT need bigger files, more data. I am sorry to whom my disagree, but this too little, too late without the bump in performance to justify any value to "ME".
I have been with Canon since 1976 with 2 AE-1's, I value the ecosystem and have never strayed. The support when needed, which has been maybe 10 times in 50 years, has been without equal. So thank you for another new camera and lens, but I am set with what I have.
Now, a whole season of football, indoor and outdoor Track & field, a whole season of IMSA sports cars behind us, now it's here, pre-sale, wait, yadda yadda.
The R6III is not what I want. The 32MP is of zero importance, I have 8 20TB hard drives, I do NOT need bigger files, more data. I am sorry to whom my disagree, but this too little, too late without the bump in performance to justify any value to "ME".
I have been with Canon since 1976 with 2 AE-1's, I value the ecosystem and have never strayed. The support when needed, which has been maybe 10 times in 50 years, has been without equal. So thank you for another new camera and lens, but I am set with what I have.
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Do you mean red? That would move the lens hood as well, but this is not a lens hood that attaches to the filter thread, like they usually do on pancake lenses.
I mean green. I think the elements may move, but such movement would be limited by the position of the filter, much like the RF 50mm f/1.2
Anyway, we'll certainly know within a few hours
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Do you mean red? That would move the lens hood as well, but this is not a lens hood that attaches to the filter thread, like they usually do on pancake lenses.
I mean green. I think the elements may move, but such movement would be limited by the position of the filter, much like the RF 50mm f/1.2
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Anyway, we'll certainly know within a few hours
This still looks much better than the existing 35mm and other lenses because can "seal" the lens with a filter.
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Exactly! I always hope for at least designs like this! It's poor man's internal focus, but at least it can be shut, so there's no water or dust going directly to the lens barrel.
I'd easily sacrifice the macro abilities on the 24 and 35, and take few millimetres extra on every other lens (16, 28, 50, etc) if they were designed like this.
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