Last batch before cataract surgery tomorrow. Maybe I will start getting better pics

I'm curious to see what their next 1.4 sensor Powershot will be. It could be a "superzoom" with a moderate reach, or a photocentric version of the V1.

scyrene said:

Hmm. If it was the tripod you'd get telltale wiggles on the stars. If you're focusing manually then it's clearly not the AF! If you're unable to get a focused image with MF even zooming to 10x/using the focus assist then presumably the lens has been knocked/damaged/become misaligned?

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"misaligned focus group", that´s the words I've been looking for in my initial post. I didn't mean AF specifically. Yes, that might it...

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Unless there was some temperature issue, but that seems unlikely in the circumstances.

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Now, that´ve mentioned it, I started thinking. I once had a temperature issue with the 35mm F1.8. It was in Galveston in 2023. We came out of a restaurant which was cooled down to 59 °F. The outside temperature was still at 100°F (during the day it was 111°F) and the lens immediately fogged up inside once I left the restaurant. It gave me a couple of interesting shots, but I ultimately switched to the RF 85mm F2. Interestingly, the 85mm wasn't affected by the temperature change at all. This might have been case here, too. I took the pics from the doorstep of our vacation home. So the lens very quickly went from inside temp to outside temp... I don´t know the difference exactly, but there probably was a 10°C difference.

Thx for insight!

scyrene said:

I have that lens and use it frequently with no issues, but being cheaper I expect there's a lot more copy variation than with L lenses. Fwiw wide open it doesn't have the best sharpness so I stop down, just a bit if light is lacking (f/2), and often to f/4.

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I do the same. I rarely use the lens at F1.8, usually I stop down to 2.2 or 2.8. For me, 2.8 is the lens´ sweet spot.

Exploreshootshare said:

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This is one of the examples... the mountains are really soft...The pic is not sharp.
I checked all the settings several times:
1. tripod --> sturdy, because images taken with the 85mm, 70-200mm (at 200mm) and even 100-500mm (at 500mm) turned out to be sharp. (well 500mm in crop mode is just a little off...)
2. IS was turned off
3. according to the camera, manual focus was set --> in this case, sometimes the manual focus/ focus assist and focus peaking wouldn't react at all to the lens. I had to turn off, take it of the camera, mount it again and then it would work.

The best I managed with the 35mm was this pic:View attachment 224886

I have taken night shots with the 35mm before, they all seem to be sharper...

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Hmm. If it was the tripod you'd get telltale wiggles on the stars. If you're focusing manually then it's clearly not the AF! If you're unable to get a focused image with MF even zooming to 10x/using the focus assist then presumably the lens has been knocked/damaged/become misaligned? Unless there was some temperature issue, but that seems unlikely in the circumstances.

I have that lens and use it frequently with no issues, but being cheaper I expect there's a lot more copy variation than with L lenses. Fwiw wide open it doesn't have the best sharpness so I stop down, just a bit if light is lacking (f/2), and often to f/4.

Canon Rumors said:

The dog days of July are nearly upon us. Historically, but not always, not much happens during July. It's a slow month for retailers, and usually a slow month for announcements. There have been no roadmaps of any kind presented to anyone that is usually privy to them.

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I looked up buggy cameras and apparently this simply is not a Canon only issue. My use cases with my R5ii, so far, have shown it to be far superior for fast action photography than my old R5. The local camera stores I’ve contacted have indicated few returns and complaints on the R5ii. Because most companies now multi source IC chips and other components to avoid supply chain problems, I wonder if some R5ii cameras have mother boards components that don’t “like” firmware 1.0.3. If so, there may need to be a mother board swap or a major retesting of firmware with all combinations of mother board logic components. As cameras improve, the software hardware complexity goes up.

Canon Rumors said:

The dog days of July are nearly upon us. Historically, but not always, not much happens during July. It's a slow month for retailers, and usually a slow month for announcements. There have been no roadmaps of any kind presented to anyone that is usually privy to them.

Read the Full Article

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I looked up buggy cameras and apparently this simply is not a Canon only issue. My use cases with my R5ii, so far, have shown it to be far superior for fast action photography than my old R5. The local camera stores I’ve contacted have indicated few returns and complaints on the R5ii. Because most companies now multi source IC chips and other components to avoid supply chain problems, I wonder if some R5ii cameras have mother boards components that don’t “like” firmware 1.0.3. If so, there may need to be a mother board swap or a major retesting of firmware with all combinations of mother board logic components. As cameras improve, the software hardware complexity goes up.

Exploreshootshare said:

View attachment 224884

This is one of the examples... the mountains are really soft...The pic is not sharp.
I checked all the settings several times:
1. tripod --> sturdy, because images taken with the 85mm, 70-200mm (at 200mm) and even 100-500mm (at 500mm) turned out to be sharp. (well 500mm in crop mode is just a little off...)
2. IS was turned off
3. according to the camera, manual focus was set --> in this case, sometimes the manual focus/ focus assist and focus peaking wouldn't react at all to the lens. I had to turn off, take it of the camera, mount it again and then it would work.

The best I managed with the 35mm was this pic:View attachment 224886

I have taken night shots with the 35mm before, they all seem to be sharper...

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If it's the RF 35 f/1.8, the one I had was also soft and I sent it back the next day. The EF 1.4 was great in R5, so i don't think it's 45mp

Michael Clark said:

Thanks for that explanation. I've never done focus stacking, and only played around with an MP-E 65 1X-5X a couple of times many years ago. As in "still shooting film" number of years ago.

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That's why I prefer to use the in-camera focus bracketing with my EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM lens because it has an efficient AF and IS. It's magnification does not match the MP-E 65, of course, but extension tubes can help if necessary. If it isn't windy and you can hold still enough, the R7's in-camera focus bracketing can deliver stunning results just the easy way. Best strategy is to reduce the number of stacking images and width of the bracketing depth to a minimum you really need - images that are completely sharp from front to back don't look very natural anyway. Here is an example, a nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis):

koenkooi said:

Same here, I have it on the lowest volume setting. It is just the right amount of feedback for me, especially when I set down the camera and something pushes the shutter button. 30fps + CFe will full up your card really fast when that happens!

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That's the "nice" thing about the current R7 - happened to me several times, roo, but it's small buffer and slow writing speed on even the fastest SD cards available prevents you from filling up the card accidentally...

koenkooi said:

I have one for the M6II and haven't used it in years, but on the R50V I keep eyeing the RF100-400 and RF100L and wanting an EVF. For the STM primes I don't want or need one, but for macro and tele-zooms, it does have a place.

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It's essential for the telezooms unless you are using a tripod.

scyrene said:

Can you post samples? It's hard to know precisely what you mean by "soft", or its cause.

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This is one of the examples... the mountains are really soft...The pic is not sharp.
I checked all the settings several times:
1. tripod --> sturdy, because images taken with the 85mm, 70-200mm (at 200mm) and even 100-500mm (at 500mm) turned out to be sharp. (well 500mm in crop mode is just a little off...)
2. IS was turned off
3. according to the camera, manual focus was set --> in this case, sometimes the manual focus/ focus assist and focus peaking wouldn't react at all to the lens. I had to turn off, take it of the camera, mount it again and then it would work.

The best I managed with the 35mm was this pic:

I have taken night shots with the 35mm before, they all seem to be sharper...

LSXPhotog said:

I would be thrilled with an EVF attachment too. I still can't 100% commit to just having a back screen for photography and even videography to some extent.

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I have one for the M6II and haven't used it in years, but on the R50V I keep eyeing the RF100-400 and RF100L and wanting an EVF. For the STM primes I don't want or need one, but for macro and tele-zooms, it does have a place.

DhlcadR6 said:

It\'s hard to compete with ZV-E1 if there\'s no clog2... Maybe time for clog4?

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Why shoot so low.
Call it CLog100 after the best mirrorless camera, canon has ever created.

Any rumours about Tamron has FF RF lenses produced & ready, just holding up until green light from Canon.

Maximilian said:

Very intriguing! Make it small, make it good, give me an attachable EVF, and I'm in!

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The attachable EVF ala M6II, etc. is a surprising thing missing so far. I guess it makes sense if the purpose is video-centric. But I was really surprised that they didn’t introduce one as an optional accessory when the R50V was rolled out.

P-visie said:

I would not take this rumor seriously: The source is the New Camera, a site that consciously publishes incorrect data and does not correct it when their errors are brought to their attention.

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Well where's the fun in that! It would be very cool if they did come out with something like this. A lot more companies are getting hyper aggressive in the video space because its importance is growing rapidly. I had honestly lost all hope with something even like the R50V coming out.

Maximilian said:

Very intriguing! Make it small, make it good, give me an attachable EVF, and I'm in!

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I would be thrilled with an EVF attachment too. I still can't 100% commit to just having a back screen for photography and even videography to some extent.

LesC said:

I have an R5 but bought the R7 for two reasons - wildlife for the longer reach with my RF100-500 and smaller size - great as a walkabout camera with the Sigma 10-10 or 18-50 attached. I would not want the MKII to have a R5 sized body!

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For me, most of the weight saving when using a crop camera is because I can use a smaller lens. The extra weight in the body is not too much of an issue for me. Doubly so if I don’t use the OEM strap to carry it around.

Pretty cool shots.

Pretty cool shot. I really like the short DOF.

Exploreshootshare said:

There is one lens I´m experiencing difficulties with atm: 35mm F1.8. Sometimes, it doesn't seem to produce sharp images (shutter speed 1/300 and faster, ap. 2.8...) for a series of images. Than again, couple days later, everything seems to be in order. I don´t know whether the 45mp of the R5 is too demanding or if the there is a problem with the lens. Also, I kind of have the suspicion that with the 35mm F1.8 and the R5 sensor, images above ISO 1600 seem to be very soft. If anyone has the same experience or a solution/ explanation, please let me know.

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Can you post samples? It's hard to know precisely what you mean by "soft", or its cause.

Seashells

My maximum back in the day was EF 1.4 + EF 2 II + EF 2x III + Kenko 2x. Took me to 5600mm which could just about resolve surface features on Mars.