Way Too Soon: A Canon EOS R5 Mark III Wishlist

I can't speak for the R series, but the latter 5D series embedded a full resolution jpeg and a postage stamp size jpeg in CR2 raw files. Some of the earlier models, from before around 2010 or so, used a 1/4 size JPEG (1/2 width x half height) instead of full size plus the tiny thumbnail.
@kaihp provided a response #113 for his R3
 
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Agreed. Seems to be a problem with your R5ii. I haven't seen this issue raised in general so is it specific to your body?

Are you expecting a 5 series (jack-of-all-trades) with twice the mp of a R1 to perform like a sports/wildlife specialist body? I get that it is a wishlist but horses-for-courses...
An A1 may get you what you want but at a significant cost increase.
I'm not the only one with heat issues I believe.

No I'm not expecting it to perform like that, I am simply saying that buffer (ram) is so cheap that implementing more ram is a no-brainer and should be a priority for a new body.
 
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places where light is often low like the northern hemisphere
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All the Zooms are a stop slower than they used to be.

Back in the DSLR days shooting wildlife 6400 was pretty normal for me in the UK with the 100-400 F4.5-5.6.
The apertures of the 100-500 that you mentioned are basically the same as the EF 100-400, you just get 100mm on the long end where it goes to f/7.1 - ie there's no meaningful drawback in aperture with the new lens, as you imply.
 
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The apertures of the 100-500 that you mentioned are basically the same as the EF 100-400, you just get 100mm on the long end where it goes to f/7.1 - ie there's no meaningful drawback in aperture with the new lens, as you imply.
Absolutely right. The RF 100-500mm has the same size front element (entrance pupil) as the EF 100-400mm. So, it lets in exactly the same amount of light. You get the same number of photons per duck with both, with one at 500mm f/7.1 and the other at 400mm f/5.6. So, even though you are using 2/3rds stop more iso at f/7.1, the larger size of the duck means you have the same signal to noise in the image.
 
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Absolutely right. The RF 100-500mm has the same size front element (entrance pupil) as the EF 100-400mm. So, it lets in exactly the same amount of light. You get the same number of photons per duck with both, with one at 500mm f/7.1 and the other at 400mm f/5.6. So, even though you are using 2/3rds stop more iso at f/7.1, the larger size of the duck means you have the same signal to noise in the image.
I love that we all somehow persevere in the belief that facts will change some people's opinions.
 
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I would love Canon to bring back a max F5.6 zoom.

I praise canon for experimenting as they have some really interesting affordable options, but in places where light is often low like the northern hemisphere, is does make things more challenging.

Options are slim you have is the 100-300 which is out of the reach of most and limited in reach. 100-500 which is ok but 7.1 isnt that fast, 200-800 F9 awesome reach but slow, 100-400 F8 again same thing. 600/800 F11. All the Zooms are a stop slower than they used to be.

Back in the DSLR days shooting wildlife 6400 was pretty normal for me in the UK with the 100-400 F4.5-5.6.

The apertures of the 100-500 that you mentioned are basically the same as the EF 100-400, you just get 100mm on the long end where it goes to f/7.1 - ie there's no meaningful drawback in aperture with the new lens, as you imply.
Just to add that one of the benefits of mirrorless is the almost 100% sensor AF point coverage with narrow apertures.
The DLSR days of max aperture lenses for AF have gone and using the RF800/11 with 2x TC is possible!
This point alone allows Canon to release darker lenses at affordable prices albeit with high ISO using the current crop of low noise sensors... even if your noise is slightly higher with stacked sensors. The benefits of post processing denoise quality has also assisted.
Clearly we would prefer to use ISO100 but we have come a long way from the days of ISO400 film.
 
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  • 60MP ! We already had 2x times (~10 years?!) the 45MP! Go higher in 2028 !!
  • Modern tilting screen like other brands now have and the rumored R6III will have
  • BIGGER Buffer!!! the current one isn't accetable for the price of the camera!
  • Better AF for objects that fly fast torwards you (small birds & insekts)
  • 4k 120 raw
  • 8k 60 raw
  • 1080p@240-300fps WITH SOUND!
  • MORE custom button options - like Sony (where you can put everything on "every" button!!)
 
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ah, good to hear from you Michael! Late to the discussion and pedantic as usual :)
">1/100s" where ">" means "faster than".
It is a reasonable conclusion in the context that I wrote it.

The symbol ">" is universally recognized to mean "greater than", not "faster than" nor "shorter than".

Context is important, to be sure. But so is vocabulary.

Misusing a symbol (all words are symbols) makes you sound like the landlady in John Lee Hooker's 'House Rent Boogie' when she answers the renter delinquent in paying who explains that he is without gainful employment with, "That don't confront me" when she so clearly should have said "That doesn't concern me." Sure, we understand what she intends, but it also reflects poorly upon her language skills.
 
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@kaihp provided a response #113 for his R3

Yes. I saw that after I'd responded to #111.

Again, I can't speak for the R3, but the largest JPEG preview in the CR2 files for the Canon cameras I looked at by extracting them from the CR2 around a decade ago (5D Mark III and 7D or 7D Mark II) are all full size, not "one larger (~2Mpix)" as he indicates.
 
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This is one of my life's mysteries.
I'll never understand how one can use the rear LCD for focusing, picture composition, exposure setting in M...
I'm just unable to use it other than for setting basic adjustments. For me, the rear LCD is useless for taking pictures.
I have a little Olympus Cilc-Clic camera without EVF, but cannot use it without an accessory EVF.
So, I'm always surprised when quite many forum members are wishing for a camera without EVF...
PS: I once tried to use the LCD for macros. Please, don't ask for the results...:rolleyes:

Sometimes you gotta' do what you gotta' do.

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Back in the days before pro bodies had any kind of moveable screen, it took a lot of practice to be able to hold the camera over one's head and accurately aim it at the subject, especially when in the middle of a scrum in a fast moving scene.

I still shoot over the head If I go out into the middle of the crowd on the floor while shooting concerts. Sometimes I even get a usable frame out of it!

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Sometimes you gotta' do what you gotta' do.

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Back in the days before pro bodies had any kind of moveable screen, it took a lot of practice to be able to hold the camera over one's head and accurately aim it at the subject, especially when in the middle of a scrum in a fast moving scene.

I still shoot over the head If I go out into the middle of the crowd on the floor while shooting concerts. Sometimes I even get a usable frame out of it!

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Yes, I fully agree that many use and need the rear LCD!
I'm just not one of them! :)
 
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I set mine to show camera settings, or flip it over if I am shooting motorsports, where flying debris is often an issue.
Same here, I use it exclusively for the camera settings. I find it easier to use the rear LCD to change settings this way, and not to do so using the EVF.
Yet, for aperture, ISO and shutter speed, I tend to rely on the TOP LCD. That's the main reason why I won't ever buy an R6, not the "only" 24MP.
 
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(...) I shoot video with my PowerShot V1 (...) ...just need to set the BR-E1 to start recording.

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Sorry that doesn't seem to work with your R5C, but it's not the remote's fault.
Since we were talking about the R5C specifically, you totally miss the point.
I do have both BR-E1 and R5C, so I know for sure this combo doesn't work
in video mode.

Luckily somebody else stayed on the subject and came up with the idea
of a remote radio trigger for the N3 connector.
 
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Since we were talking about the R5C specifically, you totally miss the point.
I do have both BR-E1 and R5C, so I know for sure this combo doesn't work
in video mode.

Luckily somebody else stayed on the subject and came up with the idea
of a remote radio trigger for the N3 connector.
No, you are specifically talking about the R5C, but that was you replying to my response to a feature request for the R5III (namely, IR remote sensors on both front and back). Since the BR-E1 can be used to start and stop video recording on the R5 and R5II, there is no significant reason to believe Canon will arbitrarily remove that capability on the R5III, and in any case the ability to start/stop recording was not specifically mentioned.

If you want to interject yourself and make it all about you, that's fine but even then you're the one totally missing the point. It's not the BR-E1 you don't like, it's your R5C's inability to be properly controlled by it in video mode.

Nice that you found a solution, but as for 'staying on the subject' you might want to re-read the title of this topic that you clicked on...but please, do so more carefully than you did last time. I get that III rhymes with C but they are not the same and the topic of this thread is the former.
 
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R5 MK III (MK3) requested/hoped-for new features:
"C4, C5"!
This is an EASY bonus feature! How hard is it to add additional Custom settings? How hard is it to get away from the historical "only 3" Custom Settings? TIMES HAVE CHANGED! No more flip-phones! No more 4800 baud dial-up squeaky modems! So, no more "just 3 Custom settings"! Settings are now SO complex with so many variables and things to set, that having only 3 custom settings is FRUSTRATING, LIMITING and ANTIQUATED. How long has it been 30 years? We need AT LEAST 5 now!

AND: NAMES!!! Let the user NAME them!!!! 4 letters (not 3) as that 4 allows so many complete or near-complete WORDS: "BIRD", "PORT", "NITE", "STAR", "LAND", "MOON", "SPRT", "RACE", etc., etc.

This isn't a request to develop new, cutting edge technology that will require millions of $$ in R&D. Canon keeps adding features and specs and options... yet we're still stuck with just 3 custom settings!

Just add at least two more Custom Settings: "C4" and "C5" and let us name them!
 
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