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I found significant differences between two 16/2.8 and 50/1.8 lenses and selected the best ones. I had two decentred RF 24-105/4L lenses. This may also explain diferences between reviews.

I think there are two issues here (but I could well be wrong). Antiflicker is primarily a response to fluorescent tubes and works reasonably well. LEDS are a different beast and they operate at 50 or 60Hz. When shooting events with LED lighting I try to use a slow shutter speed if possible...

Looking more closely at my last post, I wondered if the actual resolution of the test chart was insufficient to distinguish between the RF 100-500 without and with the RF 1.4x. So I reshot the test chart at 20m, illuminated with a remote flash at ISO 400 - ambient illumination is negligible -...

What a difference proper technique makes! I set up the target at 10m in the evening and used flash (which completely overpowered the ambient light). The first photo shows a dramatic improvement in the sharpness of both images, especially the 700mm (100% for the 700mm image and 136% for the 500mm...

I ran some more tests and concluded that vibration is a major factor to be considered when running tests of long focal lenses. I tried to delete this thread, but couldn't - perhaps my learnings will be of use. This analysis is not academic as I regularly print my landscape images 30 inches wide...

Hello friends (especially AlanF and usern4cr) I've been following threads comparing the RF 100-500 with and without the RF 1.4x, with the RF 800/11, as well as threads elsewhere. Shooting from the same distance with an R5 I expected that the resolution of the RF 100-500 would be better with the...

Buyer beware! https://www.techspot.com/news/99707-sandisk-portable-ssd-issues-persist-following-firmware-update.html I just bought a couple of Samsung T7s.

The excellent 400/4 DO lens is discontinued and is unavailable where I live, before an RF equivalent is out. They are also unavailable here second-hand. I think that was his point.

Here are some comparisons of the EF and RF 35mm lenses, and the RF 24mm, all at f/2, 2.8, 3.5 and 4. Not sure what the magnification is, but about 1/6 of both dimensions of the full frame.

I compared astro performance of a friend's RF 35/1.8 with my EF 35/2 IS and RF 24/1.8. I can post the results in 4 weeks when I'm back home. But here is a comparison of the EF vs RF 35mm at f/2.8 (not a perfect comparison as I misfocused the RF and had to reshoot). But the difference was quite...

I find that it works well if - The background is already moderately soft - The applied blur is modest - There are no fuzzy edges, such as hair, fur and feathers. As these are commonly in my photos, I create two virtual copies, one without the added blur and import as layers into Photoshop...

Dustin Abbott reviewed the batteries here: The review would have been much more useful if he had measured capacity - he just assumes that the 2400mAh means they have more capacity than Canon batteries. My experience with the non-USB version (2040 mAh) is that they are around 20% less than the...

"The 85 f2 with the extending barrel may be the most decent of the bunch, but...its an extending barrel 85..f2. Yuck." Yes, the 85mm/2 is a great, sharp lens and the 1:2 "macro" is very useful. I'm okay with the extending barrel if it keeps the lens smaller (as suggested by Neuro). There is one...

This thread contains quite a bit of criticism of Canon's "budget" primes. I have the RF 16, 24, 50 and 85, and have used a friend's 35. I didn't love the 35 but am very happy with the others. I have sold at least two dozen 3-foot wide prints with these lenses for good prices. Sure extreme...

Good idea in principle. The problem is the extended foot that allows the camera to rotate without hitting the tripod clamp. I bought a SmallRig QR L-bracket. Low profile, yet adds a little height so my little finger helps grip the camera. The side plate removes easily and quickly with the...

I I think the first question is what would the retro camera emulate? When I think of classic film cameras the Nikon FM and Pentax Spotmatic come to mind. Then the OM-1. The closest Canon camera would be the FTb (a TLb was my first SLR) or maybe the EF. Not sure how well an F would work. I...

Off topic, but I'd be interested in what you dislike about R5 ergos. From my 20D, through 5D, 5DII, 5DsR and R6, I have grown into, and like, the R5 ergos. Not sure what I'd change.

The mirror of my 5D (mk 1) fell off its mount on the last photo of one of my earliest paid events. Didn't have a backup camera, so I was lucky. That was a known issue and a new mirror was glued on by Canon.

Good point, I had forgotten about that. I think we can assume that software updates reduced that further.

The article got me when it refered to the mirror failing and needed replacing! Sure, the author had a bad experience with her camera and I understand she is p!ssed off. But to extrapolate that to the R5 generally, well... Perhaps we should do a poll: age, shutter actuations, working conditions...