A Peek Inside the R5 Mark II

[Loswr]

And kids will no more understand why the photo app on their smartphones makes that strange noise.

For those kids with an iPhone, that shutter noise is a recording of an Apple developer’s Canon AE-1. It was first used as the screen capture sound for System 7 (backstory).

 

[justaCanonuser]

For those kids with an iPhone, that shutter noise is a recording of an Apple developer’s Canon AE-1. It was first used as the screen capture sound for System 7 (backstory).

Didn't know that - funny. Reminds me that I should load a film in the nearly pristine AE-1 that I inherited from my father...

 

[justaCanonuser]

Me too...

For instance you could learn why Canon's EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II (I still have it and like it) is a real pro tool, but Sony's FE 70-200 mm f/2.8 GM OSS isn't. This lens is a strange mix of over-engineering with a flimsy aluminum plate holding parts of that lens together - so users could bend it like a banana (okay, I exaggerate a bit):

Completing the Teardown of the Sony FE 70-200 f/2.8 GM OSS: Part II

You probably shouldn't read this article unless you've at least skimmed through Part 1. To summarize, we had a Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens that had been dropped and no longer would focus. We tore it down both to see if we could repair it and to see what-all was up inside there. In the [...]

www.lensrentals.com

 

[Del Paso]

For instance you could learn why Canon's EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II (I still have it and like it) is a real pro tool, but Sony's FE 70-200 mm f/2.8 GM OSS isn't. This lens is a strange mix of over-engineering with a flimsy aluminum plate holding parts of that lens together - so users could bend it like a banana (okay, I exaggerate a bit):

Completing the Teardown of the Sony FE 70-200 f/2.8 GM OSS: Part II

You probably shouldn't read this article unless you've at least skimmed through Part 1. To summarize, we had a Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS lens that had been dropped and no longer would focus. We tore it down both to see if we could repair it and to see what-all was up inside there. In the [...]

www.lensrentals.com

This was indeed a shocking teardown...

 

[YuengLinger]

Yes I didn't think of that. it appears as if the HDMI and USB ports are on the underside of the PCB, you can see where the large space is on the PCB, with vias that anchor the larger full size HDMI port

"Vias." I thought that was a typo. I love learning new vocabulary (and I love crosswords). Thank you!!!

 

[justaCanonuser]

This was indeed a shocking teardown...

Not for Canon lens users

 

[Berowne]

Is it possible, that no one has his hands on the new cameras except on the release day. No reviews anywhere.

 

[Del Paso]

Is it possible, that no one has his hands on the new cameras except on the release day. No reviews anywhere.

Do not worry, trolls and soni fanbois are already sharpening their knives...
(Only 45MP, no global shutter,no 16K, too expensive, eye-control AF, no 3rd. party lenses, not a soni etc...)
And, worst of all, it's a Canon!

 

[koenkooi]

Is it possible, that no one has his hands on the new cameras except on the release day. No reviews anywhere.

I’ve seen reviewers having more access to the cameras, for example Gene from Potato Jet had it for 24 hours and strapped it to a drone, Hugh Hou has had a unit for a few days to test the dual-fisheye VR lens.
I haven’t seen any wildlife shooters (p)review it that way yet, though.

And IMO, a review takes at least 2 weeks of use, it hasn’t been that long yet

 

[definedphotography]

No reviews anywhere.

Its hasn't been released yet, so no reviews are out. I would imagine in August when the bodies are actually released, we'll get a flurry of reviews from the usual suspects

 

[EricN]

Do not worry, trolls and soni fanbois are already sharpening their knives...
(Only 45MP, no global shutter,no 16K, too expensive, eye-control AF, no 3rd. party lenses, not a soni etc...)
And, worst of all, it's a Canon!

You forgot "every canon lens is either too expensive and heavy or too cheap and plasticy with slow apertures"

 

[Del Paso]

You forgot "every canon lens is either too expensive and heavy or too cheap and plasticy with slow apertures"

Sorry, I forgot this important complaint!

 

[Quentin]

Well, it doesn't look THAT good...

The Canon R5 II's New Stacked Sensor Comes with a Dynamic Range Penalty

And the electronic shutter makes the hit even bigger.

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