The Canon EOS R7 Mark II is in the Wild

[InternalRevenue]

A detail I like on the R7 too. And the thumb wheel is easier to acces compared to that of the R6. But the third wheel is missing in comparison to R6.
One unique feature of the R7 is the auto level by IBIS which is a great advantage when shooting with long focal lengths - it helps me to concentrate on breathing and keeping the composition without fiddling with other parameters.

The auto-level is great, I think until the R5ii/R1 the R7 was the only Canon camera with the feature. It could use some improvement for video however; right now if it's active and your pans aren't completely straight it rocks back and forth, hampering handheld use.

 

[EthenJ]

The auto-level is great, I think until the R5ii/R1 the R7 was the only Canon camera with the feature. It could use some improvement for video however; right now if it's active and your pans aren't completely straight it rocks back and forth, hampering handheld use.

Apparently it disables EFC (electronic first curtain) too!

Canon : Product Manual : EOS R7 : Auto Level

That’s a bummer. As the full shutter has shutter shock, and full ES has so much rolling shutter.

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But if you don’t mind, could you clarify what you mean by “rocks back and forth?” Does auto level just stop working in pans? I’m asking because I’m considering trading up to an R7I for stabilized video on primes, and auto-leveling for stills.

 

[InternalRevenue]

Apparently it disables EFC (electronic first curtain) too!

Canon : Product Manual : EOS R7 : Auto Level

That’s a bummer. As the full shutter has shutter shock, and full ES has so much rolling shutter.

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But if you don’t mind, could you clarify what you mean by “rocks back and forth?” Does auto level just stop working in pans? I’m asking because I’m considering trading up to an R7I for stabilized video on primes, and auto-leveling for stills.

Been using the R7 exclusively since early 2023 (and exclusively ES since Early 2025), the shutter shock and rolling shutter are vastly overstated IMO, I pretty much only notice the latter with hummingbirds and clearwings. Auto-level is fine in stills, but in video it can wreck footage. I forgot to turn it off in the linked video and the rocking was quite unsightly, especially around 1:29

https://youtu.be/erMBOzRybfA?si=7FTEZZgq_w0qHe91&t=16

 

[EthenJ]

Been using the R7 exclusively since early 2023 (and exclusively ES since Early 2025), the shutter shock and rolling shutter are vastly overstated IMO, I pretty much only notice the latter with hummingbirds and clearwings. Auto-level is fine in stills, but in video it can wreck footage. I forgot to turn it off in the linked video and the rocking was quite unsightly, especially around 1:29

https://youtu.be/erMBOzRybfA?si=7FTEZZgq_w0qHe91&t=16

Oh hey, I’ve seen your videos before! I love all the HDR uploads.

That’s exactly what I wanted to see though, thanks. Yeah it looks a bit annoying, but not deal breaking, and I suppose I can use Gyroflow+phone gyro data if I need something more stable.

 

[PinholeR5]

Why won't the R100 work with RF teleconverters or the control ring adapter?

Just the normal amount of cripple

A $350 camera and a $500 extender? And, for acceptable results, a $800 + lens is needed...

But that lens cannot be the RF 85/1.2 DS…because it also is incompatible with the R100.

Wow, I did not know that. Do you happen to know the reason for it?

No idea, not even enough to speculate. I’ve seen a post blaming ‘the older hardware in the camera body’. Maybe? The R100 uses Digic 8 but so do the R and RP, and those work with the TCs and the 85L DS. However, there are probably different Digic 8 variants.

I also trawled for the reason and only came across the same post. It's indeed a mystery.

Probably something related to autofocus and that "defocus smoothing" coating? As the R100 works with the 85mm 1.2 without the coating.

Look through Canon's supplemental info tables, and the R100 has uniquely limited AF on many lenses: https://cam.start.canon/en/H001/supplement_0110.html

That 85mm DS, specifically, also loses support for other autofocus-adjacent features, like DoF preview, that other lenses have.

Perhaps the DS coating "muddies" autofocus performance enough to break it on the R100. To avoid the (admittedly rare) scenario of someone trying the DS on the R100 and finding it's manual focus only, I'd wager Canon decided to exclude support entirely.

Defocus smoothing should not affect autofocus. What it does affect is exposure metering at apertures wider than f/5.6, wide open the lens is f/1.2 but T/2.2. DS also makes DoF deeper at apertures wider than f/2…I expect that is why DOF preview is problematic.

Checking into it, I noticed that the other two Digic 8 R-series cameras (R and RP) required a firmware update to enable compatibility with the 85L DS, specifically to address proper metering with the lens. Thinking about the implications of that, I expect Canon decided it wasn’t worth the investment in a firmware update for the R100, given the presumably minuscule number of users who would pair that lens with that camera.

Out of curiosity I tried the R100 with the RF 1.4xTC and the RF 100-500mm. There are no error messages and the camera focuses and takes the pictures. However, the camera doesn't seem to register the presence of the TC and the EXIF, as diplayed in Lightroom Classic, doesn't register the presence of the TC either. I also tried DxO PL 9 and it doesn't register the presence of the TC.

 

[HMC11]

When (if) we get to 60 MP APS-C and 150 MP FF, then BSI will offer significant benefit (and I suspect if we get to those densities, they won't be FSI).

Can you explain what these benefits are? Thanks.