Canon officially announces the EOS R5 and EOS R6 along with 4 new lenses and two teleconverters
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Did anyone read or hear something about external power of the R5/R6? For longer videos or timelapses, it would be a much welcomed feature to have the possibility to charge with a Powerbank while the camera is shooting or recording.
Also, did anyone see any raw files yet?
I know Canon doesn't give out any specs regarding DR or ISO noise, except saying that it's "improved" which can mean a ton of things....
Also, did anyone see any raw files yet?
I know Canon doesn't give out any specs regarding DR or ISO noise, except saying that it's "improved" which can mean a ton of things....
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Did anyone read or hear something about external power of the R5/R6? For longer videos or timelapses, it would be a much welcomed feature to have the possibility to charge with a Powerbank while the camera is shooting or recording.
Also, did anyone see any raw files yet?
There was a USB-C port in the battery trap door, unless it is a pass through for the grip.
The RAW files will make the front page for sure and you likely can't do anything with them until the bodies ship and Lightroom and CaptureOne catch up.
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Codebunny,
You're quite right - those are great specs, and definitely not to be knocked.
But....... I still don't find them a "surprise" ...... maybe it's just that I hold Canon in high enough regard that I have unrealistic expectations about what would 'surprise' me in a new product launch
(My problem - no-one else's).Cheers
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As someone indicated, it can be continuously charged via USB C... however it requires either Canon's power adapter or a laptop level of USB C power charging capabilityDid anyone read or hear something about external power of the R5/R6? For longer videos or timelapses, it would be a much welcomed feature to have the possibility to charge with a Powerbank while the camera is shooting or recording.
Also, did anyone see any raw files yet?
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Yeah - I'll second the vote for Gordon's reviews. Liked his R5 mini-review. (He says there is a fuller one to come).Was just watching one of his reviews on the R5 and one of the battery grips comes with a gigabit wired network port! hardcoreand so far liking his reviews, they seem less drama, more info.
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I think battery life could become a talking point. Just as well the new battery has an increase in power - Gordon Laing's review mentions getting around 320 (he may have said 360?) shots when using EVF from one battery and more like 490 using the screen.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the camera - just think the grip may be less of an 'optional extra' and more of a 'required accessory' (at least for me).
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the camera - just think the grip may be less of an 'optional extra' and more of a 'required accessory' (at least for me).
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Below is a quote from the specks on Park Camera. Which put it inline with something like a 7D Mark II. Going solo battery does not sound like a good time. So bring a couple spare batteries with you(I have a half dozen of the older model) and a grip if you are really serious. For wildlife I am bringing a grip and spare batteries.
Edit: I just checked the Z6 and Z7 are 330 shots per battery. And the R is Approx. 70 shots.... I am sure all three of these cameras do a lot better than that so take the below spec with a huge grain of salt.
| POWER Rechargeable Li-ion Battery LP-E6NH (supplied) or LP-E6N Battery life With LCD Approx. 490 shots (at 23°C) With LCD Approx. 320 (at 23°C) |
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One stop of difference over the whole FL range of a lens is a real deal. Less than 1/3 stop of a difference in what may be a tiny span around 400mm is a rounding error. After all, lenses don't really work in nice 1/3-EV steps, and neither does the world at large. But 1/3 EV is a tiny enough difference to allow camera (and photographers) to work as if the world really were discrete like that. A 100–500mm lens that tells the camera to switch to f/6.3 at 405mm is technically different from one that switches already at 395mm in that only the first is "f/5.6 at 400mm". But thinking there's a real-world difference is just absurd.
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Over on DPR, someone noticed fine print that revealed that f/5.6 at 400mm is available when the camera is set to 1/2 stop aperture changes rather than the customary and more-precise 1/3 stop difference.
In short, Gordon Laing is likely correct that the lens drops to f/6.3 before 400mm. For me, if true, this is not a big deal. However, YMMV, and this is a rather tacky way--and daresay I, a deceptive way--to conduct business.
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Also, did anyone see any raw files yet?
DPR has published RAW files from the R6. Very unlikely that there's anything fundamentally different from 1DX3 photos. They haven't gotten their hands on a full production copy of the R5 yet, so no RAWs or full-size JPEGs as of now.
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Well, they did say "approximately". Given that the aperture values reported by the lens are approximations anyway, I really can't bring myself to care.
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I've used the 70-300mm and 18-135 Nano USM and they are like the fastest focusing I've ever used. I can't even imagine how fast Dual Nano USM is wow.
Overall, an exciting and anticipated launch. I think the official launch don't have too much surprises because Canon rumors have got a lot of the major points accurate. The price for the R5 and R6 are good to know, and also kind of expected from people here as well. Don't matter to me anyway cause I'll probably won't get any of them until like 2022 Christmas or later. Basically I am more the, "nice the R5/6 launched, time to get the R/RP," or "nice the 6D II is out, time to get the 6D" kind of person.
The 85/2 IS is interesting but like some people here said already, based on the price, I might just keep using the lovely and affordable EF 85/1.8. The 600 and 800 are interesting, as Codebunny said, "wildlife to the masses". But I just don't shoot that long, the 70-300 I have is generally enough for me.
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It doesn't matter to me either. f/5.6 or f/6.3 isn't going to ruin shots for me. However, I did see one video where the paid Canon photographer (I forget their title) claimed emphatically that it was f/5.6. I can live with "approximately", but the precise assertion of fact that aren't true I find irritating (though not enough to cancel my preorder
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I'm very much questioning if a 5D Mk V will materialize at this point, especially if the EVF on the R5 is everything it's supposed to be.I agree with you there. I'm in the camp of holding out for a 5DmkV, and have been a bit 'meh' about mirrorless - nothing against it, just happy where I am - but I have to admit that having seen the launch event today, and the AF capabilities in particular, I'm now feeling an itchy wallet
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Yeah - wouldn't really surprise me too much either if it didn't come. I'd be sad not to have another DSLR, but if it doesn't come, it at least saves me agonising over the choice of 5D or R5
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