Opinion: EOS-M transition that never was

I have the sense canon is not a company that will bend to complaints until it is a very high percentage of us upset about something. Some people might say there was a lot of complaints about the R5's 8k video and then they improved it with the firmware and then offered the R5c, but I'm not convinced that they weren't planning on those two things already.
I can remember only 2 instances: the RF70-200 consistent mis-focus issue and the EF600 shutter-shock issue. I'm still surprised Canon released the 70-200 as it was, you'd think QA would flag a consistent mis-focus on every copy.
That also showed that the open-loop nature of the current DPAF algorithms can remove the 'focus' bit from AF :/
 
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I can remember only 2 instances: the RF70-200 consistent mis-focus issue and the EF600 shutter-shock issue. I'm still surprised Canon released the 70-200 as it was, you'd think QA would flag a consistent mis-focus on every copy.
That also showed that the open-loop nature of the current DPAF algorithms can remove the 'focus' bit from AF :/
Can you elaborate on the RF70-200mm? I haven't heard about it before. Is it the f2.8 or f4?
 
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Hello, I don't speak English but I wanted to say thank you and thank you very much to the person who writes these reviews. In a world where there are only jackboots licking Canon's boots, someone speaks the truth and the lack of respect for customers. The criticism is pertinent and well done.
Cheers from Switzerland
 
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Yes, that sometimes happens. A security person once explained to me that some lenses are opaque on the scanner because of the composition of the glass in the lens. If I remember correctly it was the EF 24-70mm f2.8 II.
Probably best not to take my Thorium-glass FL 58mm f/1.2 on an air trip. That puppy lights up a Geiger counter quite noticeably.:cool:
 
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The pro photogs are also under pressure from a whole new side: generative AI. Already now we can see the effect on stuff like stock photography. If traditional camera makes have lost so much market share in just a decade, we can only guess where they will be in another decade. I would say most of them will produce niche products for pros and wealthy amateurs and that's it. Maybe they are fine with this, I don't know.
I'm not sure there's much Canon can do about AI eating into photography any more than they could stop the losses to mobile phones. I don't know what product you think they could offer that would have any effect on that transition.
 
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Yea, Canon was so smart that they just canceled their wonderful M. And they did sell a zillion of them to mostly casual shooters, grandpas, plumbers who want to make images at their daughter's birthday party, etc. Nothing wrong with that! But the M was never intended for enthusiasts who demand high qualities of their kit. So why did you buy into that inferior system? Oh, wait...it was weight savings!

Packing so many lenses for a trip might indicate a lack of planning on your part. So for you, it's all about packing weight, so then photography and quality are an afterthought?

We fly to Europe often, and I take my RF 28-70 f2, RF 35 f1.8, and depending on the venue, my RF 135L f1.8 and/or RF 16. I bring what I will need, so most of my RF lenses stay at home. You see, I bought my 12 RF lenses (and 5 EF) to use them, knowing that weight was part of the price of using the best kit. To bring instead an inferior system seems irrational to me.

What boggles my mind are those who equate the ability of a photographer with what images they post. There are far better metrics for sizing up abilities, and linking my flickr account here to show you my work would not change your mind.

I don't claim to be a great photographer, but I have received 6 million views of my images...I do not know what that means...I tend to ignore this.
So how would anyone judge your photography? Or are you the only one allowed to judge everyone else. Tip: if you want to be on a forum long term, don't start by treating everyone who isn't you with absolute contempt. Or maybe it's a smash and grab troll job.
 
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I'm not sure there's much Canon can do about AI eating into photography any more than they could stop the losses to mobile phones. I don't know what product you think they could offer that would have any effect on that transition.
The only things I can think of are emphasis on the differences between what AI and traditional photography can do
 
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So how would anyone judge your photography? Or are you the only one allowed to judge everyone else. Tip: if you want to be on a forum long term, don't start by treating everyone who isn't you with absolute contempt. Or maybe it's a smash and grab troll job.
Pretty sure he/she/they just post(s) something silly and then disappear(s) also deleting posts/comments. I admit being mildly amused and decided to play a little, but didn't feel as emotionally satisfied as when someone is serious about believing silly things.
 
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So it was you who made this video:)?:
No, but I have made the same observation and I have the same lens. It is actually a pretty cool lens for artsy portrait work as it has good low contrast detail even when wide open and the bokeh is good. You just have to be careful with lighting and too much contrast in OOF areas as there is noticeable LOCA. The chart shows the LOCA and the second photo shows that you can make decent pictures with some care in lighting and contrast.
 

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And yet there are plenty of examples of technology that became obsolete everywhere else continuing to be used there - eg fax machines.
A few months ago, I needed to fax some medical records here in the US. Apparently, that was the only method for receiving them. I was fortunate that 1) I have a multifunction printer with fax capabilities, 2) a phone jack was located near the printer, and 3) that I still have a landline.
 
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A few months ago, I needed to fax some medical records here in the US. Apparently, that was the only method for receiving them. I was fortunate that 1) I have a multifunction printer with fax capabilities, 2) a phone jack was located near the printer, and 3) that I still have a landline.
You can send a fax from your computer, but it does kind of defeat the attempt for security the the medical establishment is shooting for. But then, a VOIP phone with jack for a fax machine has a similar loss of security. Nothing IP is secure without serious encryption. In the old days, phone calls were accessible only by the phone company. Now, everything is accessible by both Google and the NSA, not to mention many others. The low tech (but reliable) solution for documents these days is to make a PDF and then Zip it with encryption before sending. That won't keep the NSA out if they are interested, but it discourages the riff raff.
 
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You can send a fax from your computer, but it does kind of defeat the attempt for security the the medical establishment is shooting for.
It just boggles my mind that it was necessary at all. I guess it shouldn’t, I used to work for a large pharma company that a decade ago was still collecting clinical trial data manually, transmitting it from sites by fax and then transcribing it into an electronic record for regulatory submission. Most other companies were using third-party electronic solutions by then, but my company’s IT department was very much against “not invented here”.

Actually, the whole company was against not invented here. At one point there was a meeting between the executive leadership and another company’s executive leadership, where our company took the position that we knew better than them how
to manage the logistics of getting clinical trial supplies to various local hospitals, so they should do it our way. The company on the other side of the table was UPS. But we knew more about shipping logistics. :ROFLMAO:
 
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It just boggles my mind that it was necessary at all. I guess it shouldn’t, I used to work for a large pharma company that a decade ago was still collecting clinical trial data manually, transmitting it from sites by fax and then transcribing it into an electronic record for regulatory submission. Most other companies were using third-party electronic solutions by then, but my company’s IT department was very much against “not invented here”.

Actually, the whole company was against not invented here. At one point there was a meeting between the executive leadership and another company’s executive leadership, where our company took the position that we knew better than them how
to manage the logistics of getting clinical trial supplies to various local hospitals, so they should do it our way. The company on the other side of the table was UPS. But we knew more about shipping logistics. :ROFLMAO:
Logistics is kind of a big word:LOL:, yet, I suspect the same company is in the mix for making up long unpronounceable names for new drugs.
 
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A few months ago, I needed to fax some medical records here in the US. Apparently, that was the only method for receiving them. I was fortunate that 1) I have a multifunction printer with fax capabilities, 2) a phone jack was located near the printer, and 3) that I still have a landline.
A general comment that the US does seem to be behind other countries when it comes to implementing general technology eg paper checks for payments vs bank transfer.
It seems common that Americans don't have a PIN for their credit card. Requiring signatures in the US (even if digitally recorded) seems quaint. Needing cash has long gone in Australia but still needed in the US (tipping?).
Is it just my impression as a foreigner or am I missing something?

Local pharmacy scripts are now a QR code sent to phones from doctors and telehealth appointments are very common (if appropriate) with annual appointments in person.
20+ years ago, real time bank balance updates couldn't be done in Belgium but were in Australia. Now we have real time bank transfers using your phone number (payID) avoiding avoiding the need to share bank account numbers.
 
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