Maximilian said:

In the dunes directly in front of my hotel at Platja de Muro. Let's say, I almost fell over those. Pure luck
But I had to get up early, 6 to 7 a.m. As soon as the joggers and the first beach tourists appeared, those little fellows hid in the undergrowth.

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Maximilian said:

A Sardinian warbler singing on Mallorca.
But not for me, but for his girl (last two photos).
R50+RF100-400@400mm, f/8, 1/1600, ISO1250-1600

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David - Sydney said:

Canon doesn't seem to follow conventional naming nomenclature for their firmware releases. R5's v2.0 didn't have much in it based on a full number increment.

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sanj said:

I would be delighted to upgrade my R8 to the next version. My only request is IBIS. Without IBIS, I have no reason to upgrade it...

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candyman said:

I don't have high expectations for 1.0.4
This designation seems to be more about bugfixes. And maybe not the important bugfixes. But who knows

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Michael Clark said:

They send multiple choice form surveys to a lot of users. Questions like, "Pick two from the following list (of 8-10 or more features) that you consider the most important when selecting a camera." Or statements with a range of numbers with "0" being 'strongly disagree' and "5" being 'strongly agree'. (These days they're digital, but in the 1990s they used to be hard copy.) The results are aggregated and I get the distinct impression from listening to those who are more in a position to know than I am that those making decisions in Japan mostly just see the aggregate numbers.

I was told years ago by a very high ranking Canon Technical Advisor in the U.S. that Japan takes free form suggestions regarding the 1-Series seriously from only a few handfuls of pros that are closely affiliated with Canon. I've also been told by a PJ acquaintance who shoots a lot of major college sports within a certain radius of his location for the national media conglomerate who owns the local publication for which he works that a lot of top level pros in the sports world know who some of those shooters are, and will offer suggestions to them in hopes they will pass them on rather than contacting Canon directly and their suggestion never being seen by anyone with any authority to consider it.

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justaCanonuser said:

That's it. We'll see with which specs Canon will finally come up. For me personally, a 200-500mm f/5.6 L quality zoom (that does not extend while zooming) would be very attractive. I think I then would trade in my RW 200-800, because I'd prefer a more rugged L lens design that isn't prone to break into two pieces. In fact, I find myself that I nearly always take my big EF 600mm f/4.0 III with me even when a lighter gear would do it, because I do not want to end up with a broken lens during a photo trip. So, such a faster 200-500mm + TC's would be a better solution for photographers with a profile like mine, and I guess I am not the only one.

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neuroanatomist said:

Keep in mind this is a patent application. Canon files thousands of those per year, very few actually become products.

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ashmadux said:

While I adore my R5 (and 5d3, hate the r62), I just bought an s9 after pitting it against a a7c and z5ii - the last 6 months full of research. This body proved I can get the core photo + video features that i wanted in a small body, without getting stuck in crop.

I took the s9 out last night for the first time - and had a joy of time using something...well different, and full of features canon will never*(?) give you. My shooter friend is going sony for other reasons - zv-e1 because he is focusing on small form factor, high quality/cinema video and AF. He also has a r5 and r8- so that says something there. The canons lens jail has pissed us off royally. The sigma BF inspired me to seek out a small FF body to get that Iq jump I always knew I wanted vs. canon crop. (That said, my m50 and m62 have treated me very well and will not be retired.) I can move the histogram anywhere i want on the screen, overlays for multiple ratios, and a metric ton of ui/function options. Nice! Even the way that you can change the size of your focus point with the control wheel is nicely done.

The S9 basic design isn't great at all, but the features are sublime. In comparison, my m62 has been in a smallrig cage for a long time- and i immediately bought one for the s9 to solve its abysmal handling otherwise. And aside from the lens hood, its the same general size profile as the m62 with a smallrig cage and a 11-22 for example. Man I love that setup, the cage makes it into a different experience.

I'm not building out a new system - the goal / my use case was a SMALL ff walk around 50mm. See I've been stuck shooting my 50 1.4 at 2.8 for over 10 years....wider than that and it becomes very unreliable. Well..now I am shooting at 1.8 and everything is sharp all the time, and easy access to luts/ lumix labs to cut down my editing times and shoot directly towards moods. Also to be able to try out lenses- sigma especially - that I simply did not have access to as a canon shooter. I did not go with sony as the a7c does not fit the design I was looking for (m62 /sigma BF) style body.

I can concede that L mount has its own lens selection issues - however the smugness of canon and the direction they took with the long overdue 50mm 1.4 guaranteed that another OEM was getting my money. Having access to all sigma glass was priority, and hopefully the tammy 35-150 will get a L release someday. But for now the goal was reached.

That all being said, I freed myself from canon lens jail. ALL sigma lenses are now in my purview, and that feels WONDERFUL. Maybe one day I'll go sony if they produced a body that I want and exclusively place a 35-150 on it. Z5ii is fantastic but also does not have access to sigma ff lenses. and its not compact. My canon loyalty was rewarded with the weak RFS line, no re-release of my beloved 22f2, expensive AF lens prices, and the 1400.00 covered up busted optics 50 1.4 ripoff debacle. Life is too short to keep waiting on canon anything. Get the tools you need/want and get your work done. Fin.

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