The standard 1.4 and 2x extenders are on an approximate 10 year cycle based on EF and RF release cycles (EF I: 1987, EF II: 2001, EF III: 2011, RF: 2020), so I would be surprised to see any before 2028 or so.
I almost always get more than the base spec (I get the larger display, so that usually adds a CPU/etc. bump by default over the base smaller display models), that's even more important now that everything is soldered to the logic board. I had a mid-2010 17" core i7, and though I did opt for the 7200 rpm version of the 500 GB HDD at purchase, when I eventually installed a 1 TB SSD instead that was a great improvement. That was the penultimate 17" model and I used that Mac until they came out with the 16" MBP in 2019, and that is what I'm typing this on, core i9 with a 1 TB SSD.
Woow, that sounds quite powerful
I got a new MacBook Pro this month. I opted for the 14 inch, M3 with 24 GB RAM and 1 TB storage. So far, it is a great update over my mid 2018 MacBook Pro. I can actually take all my RAWs from the R5, put them on the Mac and browse through them via preview. My 2018 Mac (i5 I guess and 16 GB ram) was at a point where it couldn't handle those files (if it ever was able to do so). It makes my workflow sooo much faster and convenient, I love it! Before that, I usually browsed through the pics using Canons Camera connect app with the iPad but I didn't like it that much. This is much simpler and more enjoyable.
Thx for the info. I had no clue on what cycle they were. I´d wish for a RF extender mkii with the capability to use it on the RF 100-500mm across the entire zoom range. But I fear that this issue can't be fixed my a mkii converter and it would take a RF 100-500mm mkii which I'll probably never purchase. Unless... (*fillinwishedspecsformkiirf100-500mm)
For sure. 24 mm is decent for what I shoot and f 1.4 is quite welcome. I will always take wider!
We'll see what the reviews on coma/vignetting show.
I had to get the 1TB model with my M1 max/32GB RAM as it was off-the-shelf during the first week as my existing 7 year old MBP trackpad had basically died.
Isn't it good that we are a broad churchRF 28mm f/1.4L... don't care about the focus motor.... But come on... 24 is too wide and 35 is boring
The EF 28mm sigma is one of the worst designed lenses ever made.
The difference between 24mm and 28mm is enormous. I don't get why Canon won't do it, The 28 mm on the Leica q series saved them.
Yes, I'll continue to cry.
35 1.4 was just released. Don't think we are going to see an 1.2 version for years, if ever.
Haha yeahhhh, it can be, but I love it when you consider these clowns charge $200 for 1GB of extra storage!the 0% financing of the Apple Card is veryhelpfuldangerous.
Unless you use multi-stream ProRes video heavily and would benefit from the extra media engine, the Pro vs Max is almost certainly a wash. For the creatives we managed Macs for, we've always done a 2.5-3yr upgrade cycle but always bought mid-tier.
That’s sort of why my work Mac is an M1 Pro – I had a fraternal twin of my personal 16” i9 (only the color differed) that had a RAM module fail a day before I was leaving for a conference, and Apple needed 3-5 days for the ‘repair’ (logic board replacement, free with AppleCare+), so I bought one off the shelf.
Your projects are much bigger than mine. My 4K videos are typically of short performances (<8 min). R3 files are smaller and I rarely come home with >1000 RAWs from a day’s shooting
It’s a want more than a need. I typically run a Mac for 6-8 years, so more is usually better.
I’ve never traded one in. So far, they’ve been handed down to family members, except for one of my kids’ 2019 MacBook Airs where the butterfly keyboard slowly failed to register key presses (after the recall period), then the display backlight started failing and the key caps started melting.
I don’t have one. For me, 0% financing is the norm – I just pay my credit card in full every month (November will be a big chunk, with the MBP and the R1 both shipping).
That's a fair point and I'll consider it, thanks. The financials aren't much of a constraint for me (nice to have first world problems), the only concern I actually have about the Max chip is the reportedly higher level of fan noise at load compared to the Pro chip.
