I'm not surprised at the increased although the huge increase in the R3 price is a bit puzzling. Glad I purchased my R1 prior to the increase. Maybe 1 or 2 lenses this year, but it really depends on what Canon announces. So far the first half of 2025 has been easy on my wallet which is a good thing.

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Don't make me whip out the Kenko 3X Teleplus Pro 300. Because I will.

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I had an unchipped one of those that worked well. Went quite nicely with the 2xTC to give a 6xTC.

MikeGalos said:

Having worked my way though college in a pro-level store back in the big peak of photography as a hobby in the late '70s and early '80s, I've been waiting for a return to that "normal" ever since.

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Maybe we will get lucky and a new EMP super weapon will make digital technology unusable

AlanF said:

It makes it more difficult to cull when you have to choose just the best from a set of very good shots.

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I almost never have this problem with birds in flight

Not really surprised with the evolution in predictions for product announcements given the high volatility of last months news globally.
I headed into 2025 eyeing on jumping to full frame to benefit from higher tier standard lenses and was waiting for the R63 announcement to do so.
The multiple change in expected announcement dates made me pick up a second hand R8 to use with the few L lenses I managed to get lately and I'm perfectly fine with what I got for now and the savings it brings.
A lot of manufacturers are probably playing the waiting game now that the first half of the year is already over

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You still use a 5d3? This was the first digital camera I really fell in love with when it came out, got one of the first copies available 2012 in Germany for a trip to Norway. A perfect allrounder for social, landscape, macro and shooting action with a tele lens (birds, in particular puffins in flight on that trip), the then new AF system was a huge leap from the 5d2. Very useable colors just right out of the camera, that was a big contrast to my wife's Nikons and drove her nearly to change to Canon. I used that camera for ten years before I traded it in for an upgrade, and it wasn't easy for me to say goodbye to this great, robust and ergonomically well-made workhorse. The catalogues of some of my artist friends who frequently call me to photograph their exhibitions still feature many images shot with that camera, and these images still look very good. Never had much issues with its not so brilliant DR, because I shot slide film for many years before I went digital, so I was used to meter a bit more carefully.

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

10 years ago this would've kept me in the Canon camp. When I was dreaming about a full-frame alternative of the EOS-M family. Still a right move; hope they do it right.

LSXPhotog said:

Cautiously excited about this one...The Canon R50V has become my go-to recommendation for content creators who ask what camera they should buy. I actually get asked this several times a month covering events. In fact, I bought one myself and I’ve been genuinely impressed by how well it’s built and how it performs. Especially at this price point, it just makes sense for YouTubers, vloggers, and influencers on a budget. The rolling shutter is...well, not great, but perfectly fine for tripod use. It didn't do very well as a gimbal real estate camera because of this, sadly.

While I haven’t personally needed a dedicated camera for this type of work, I can easily see the R50V being a great choice for a top-down rig or as a second/third angle. That said, I still wish Canon would add C-Log3 to the R10, which I also own.

If Canon releases an R8V, I’d love to see C-Log2 included and not just C-Log3. The hype around that format is definitely justified for my workflow. I sold my C70 with the hope that the R1 would replace it and, for me, it absolutely has. My only remaining frustration is with the obvious lack of internal ND filters. Every variable ND I’ve tried still comes with trade-offs. But (and I may catch some heat for saying this)… the R1 and R5 Mark II have both proven to be better video cameras for me than the C70 ever was. The C70 image is incredibly soft and never matched well with my previous B camera, the R3. The footage also doesn't do very well with punching in for tighter crops. When shooting side-by-side with the R3, the C70 almost looked out of focus because the 4K image is that soft compared to the downsampled 6K on the R3 and now the R1.

Sorry this was so wordy! haha

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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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Concerning camera gear, I've been waiting for this since the pandemic struck

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Having worked my way though college in a pro-level store back in the big peak of photography as a hobby in the late '70s and early '80s, I've been waiting for a return to that "normal" ever since.

I enjoy using the R50V a lot, my kids like it as well. But I'd sell it in a heartbeat if an R8V becomes available. Like @LSXPhotog says above, the rolling shutter is "not great". I'm pretty much ES only on the R5II and R8, having that on a really compact R body would be great.

I would appreciate if Canon came out with an EL-100 size flash with the new fangled hot shoe interface and if DJI would release their hot-shoe receiver not just for Sony, but also for Canon.

Cautiously excited about this one...The Canon R50V has become my go-to recommendation for content creators who ask what camera they should buy. I actually get asked this several times a month covering events. In fact, I bought one myself and I’ve been genuinely impressed by how well it’s built and how it performs. Especially at this price point, it just makes sense for YouTubers, vloggers, and influencers on a budget. The rolling shutter is...well, not great, but perfectly fine for tripod use. It didn't do very well as a gimbal real estate camera because of this, sadly.

While I haven’t personally needed a dedicated camera for this type of work, I can easily see the R50V being a great choice for a top-down rig or as a second/third angle. That said, I still wish Canon would add C-Log3 to the R10, which I also own.

If Canon releases an R8V, I’d love to see C-Log2 included and not just C-Log3. The hype around that format is definitely justified for my workflow. I sold my C70 with the hope that the R1 would replace it and, for me, it absolutely has. My only remaining frustration is with the obvious lack of internal ND filters. Every variable ND I’ve tried still comes with trade-offs. But (and I may catch some heat for saying this)… the R1 and R5 Mark II have both proven to be better video cameras for me than the C70 ever was. The C70 image is incredibly soft and never matched well with my previous B camera, the R3. The footage also doesn't do very well with punching in for tighter crops. When shooting side-by-side with the R3, the C70 almost looked out of focus because the 4K image is that soft compared to the downsampled 6K on the R3 and now the R1.

Sorry this was so wordy! haha

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.

Very nice shots, Neuro. I especially like the first one.

Canon Rumors said:

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Ohhhh yes,
At the moment, I am doing exactly this. Mainly with my 85mm F2 and 70-200mm F4. 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. Since I don't have enough technical grasp on this matter, I wonder if this could be true or if I am just off fantasizing in order to find an explanation. I´ve always loved this lens (especially with my EOS R) but atm it is giving me headaches. If anyone has the same experience or a solution/ explanation, please let me know.

The last lens I bought dates back to July 2023 (RF 85mm F2), but in 2024 I upgraded from the R to the R5. I currently have the RF 50mm F1.4 VCM for rent. It really is an absolute lovely lens, but I´m not quite sure whether I want to purchase it. I'll probably hold out and wait to see if Canon delivers a 85mm F1.4 VCM or a mkii of the 28-70mm F2 (trim the weight please!) or a 70-125/ 150mm f2. The latter one would be a reason to break the bank and purchase them if the weight is acceptable (something in the range like the Sony 28-70mm F2) Other than those lenses, there are none that are to my interest atm.

As for the lens portfolio to grow (without any personal interest), I´d hope for a 35mm F1.2, 200-500mm F4 L and TS lens to be announced soon.

Canon Rumors said:

It’d be nice if things could get back to “normal”.

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Concerning camera gear, I've been waiting for this since the pandemic struck

Without new 1:1 or better macro lenses or macro flashes, there won’t be much that’d get me excited in Q4.

@WarrenJ and @Click It's the first time I've caught a butterfly in full flight. It wasn't taking off and landing and using precapture. So here are a couple more to celebrate!

AlanF said:

I had been toying with digging a pond, and wish I had after seeing your images!

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This is a 100-ish liter one, to try and see how we’d like having a pond. I get the impression that it’s a bit too small to be completely self regulating, but so far the positives massively outweigh the negatives.

Using a preformed plastic shell is emphatically not less work than using pondliner, the hole has to perfectly match the shape to avoid distortion, which will manifest as one side being a few inches taller than the other.

Here’s a handheld focus stack of a damselfly crawling out of the water, but still in its larval shell:

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Another lesson learned: avoid moving water in focus stacks

Local fireworks show our town puts on the weekend before the 4th.


EOS R1, RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z @ 77mm, 6.2 s, f/11, ISO 200


EOS R1, RF 24-105mm f/2.8L IS USM Z @ 60mm, 8.4 s, f/11, ISO 200

AlanF said:

It makes it more difficult to cull when you have to choose just the best from a set of very good shots.

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I let the parents choose those. I do agree with your statement.

Incredible!

OldDudePhotog said:

I have used an addon a couple of times, but was not overly happy with the results. I generally do it manually and only remove out-of-focus shots, then sort by event. With the R1, I have very few that are not in focus or otherwise bad.

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It makes it more difficult to cull when you have to choose just the best from a set of very good shots.

Very nice close-up shots, koenkooi.

koenkooi said:

The damselfly larvae in my mini pond have started crawling out!

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I find it amazing how they go from nearly transparent to fully coloured. Watching the wings unfold is mesmerizing as well.

R5II+RF100L and the later in the session an EL-5. 1800 shots in 2 hours, took a while to sort through edit!

And this damselfly didn’t get snatched by a sparrow a meter into its first flight, yay!

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I had been toying with digging a pond, and wish I had after seeing your images!