Canon EOS R5 Mark II in the hands of the lucky? [CR1]

[birdman916]

My motto is KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.

I learned that being a friend of Bill Ws

 

[AlanF]

I learned that being a friend of Bill Ws

I had to Google that. Learned something.

 

[AlanF]

To illustrate what happens when someone tries to unsuccessfully outsmart the AF:

I was taking a picture of an Echinacea flower when a hummingbird moth (2nd sighting in my life!) flew by and hovered in front of another flower for short time:
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By the time I realized I had the AF set to a single point in the centre instead of a zone, the moth was gone. I'm now resizing zones instead of switching to single point on my R8

(And I have the AF-ON button set to spot AF, I should have used that for the flower)

Many of the butterflies I photo have fake eyes on their wings to fool predators, and the eyeAF focusses on those instead of the head or whatever other part of it I want to concentrate on. The depth of field is so shallow at those short distances I need spot focus to select what I want for most of my insect shots.

 

[AlanF]

But there needs to be exposure zebras for stills, a Fibonacci spiral grid option in the viewfinder, aperture bracketing, a readout of the exact battery percentage remaining, AF point-linked spot metering, and about a bazillion more one-off features that 'would be so simple for Canon to add in firmware'.

Got a Fibonacci Spiral for you yesterday, I can save it on the R5 and view it!

 

[Sporgon]

The R6ii also have 1053 cross-type points.

Really ? I though current dual pixel AF can only detect horizontal lines.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Really ? I though current dual pixel AF can only detect horizontal lines.

Certainly according to DPreview's page on the R6ii:

Canon EOS R6 Mark II in-depth review

The EOS R6 II arrives in one of the most competitive parts of the market, facing off against some very capable competition. We think it rises to the challenge.

www.dpreview.com

It's possibly a "cut and paste" error from the Oly OM-1, because i've not seen those specific specs applied to the R6ii on any other spec list.

 

[Sporgon]

Interesting. I read somewhere that it could be using a combination of phase and contrast detect, but I’d have thought this would slow it down.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Certainly according to DPreview's page on the R6ii:

Canon EOS R6 Mark II in-depth review

The EOS R6 II arrives in one of the most competitive parts of the market, facing off against some very capable competition. We think it rises to the challenge.

www.dpreview.com

It's possibly a "cut and paste" error from the Oly OM-1, because i've not seen those specific specs applied to the R6ii on any other spec list.

No Canon MILC has cross-type AF points. DPR is as reliable as ever.