Keep in mind that the ‘studio test’ has moved buildings and had a lighting overhaul the past years. DPreview themselves have remarked that the lights used have degraded over time, as have the prints. So be cognizant of that when trying to compare colour casts.
Same here, although knowing DPR I have a suspicion. People are using the DPR tool to draw major conclusions. Here are the +6 EV RAW files from the R5 and R5II from DPR compared in a loop. Look at the overall exposure difference. Anyone drawing conclusions about image noise is being fooled, inadvertently or intentionally.
I just checked my pre-order with B&H and it now reads 'new order" as well. I'm planning a road trip in September to Southern Utah and can't wait to see what it can do. So hopefully I'll get it in time.
There are pictures of it on the various websites, you can compare the button layout to the older version possibly.
There is some potential for higher dark current/read noise given the additional stacking circuitry but we are guessing.
I just need a grip for switching between landscape/portrait and the second battery. For some reason B&H was a little wonky on the correct grip for the MK II appearing as an option initially but I went ahead and ordered both the regular dual battery grip and the cooling one. Actually thinking about canceling the cooling one now.
I should clarify what I actually want, and not use GS as a proxy for that: I want a really fast readout as well as really fast fps in certain modes. The R3 had a special 195fps mode, limited to 50 shots. I would love to see something like that for focus stacking and exposure bracketing, those modes only need AF+AE for the first shot.
And I want Canon to fix the behaviour when the buffer is full, I want a nice even cadence, limited by the card write speed. Not the "pause a few seconds, burst, pause a few seconds, burst". I run into this when I have 'too many' shots in a focus stack, I can get around that with CRAW and lower ISO, but it isn't ideal.
I suspect that the R1 can do 60 fps (45MPx30fps divided by 24MP = 56fps), but is capped at 40fps so it can't out run its buffer. Or maybe they did learn from the R7 and won't let the fps run circles around the lagging AF.
I think, for me, that the readout in the R5 is fast enough, but I would like a few extra fps when stacking/bracketing
Have you heard anything for UK?
I don’t doubt this at all, but then why did Canon use one? It can’t be cheaper? And if there is no gain?
My guess: the faster readout massively improves AF and we gain support for flash in ES modes.
The trolls are already yelling "nO oVeRsAmPlE 4K60" "Z8 iS bEtTeR"
The lack of oversampled 4k60 is a bummer for me, my R8 has it and I love the results it gives. Not a dealbreaker, but I had expected it to have it.
I will hold back all judgement on noise and detail until compatible DxO PL is released.
Don't really understand your question. A stacked sensor must be BSI, that's just the way it works. There is no gain from BSI alone, and Canon does not use a BSI only sensor in any camera (at least, not in any ILC). Sony does that, and IMO it's pure marketing.
