Wow! You guys are like a big ray of friggin sunsine aren't you.
I know I'm not at your caliber and my "current" gear pals in comparison to yours, but I do try my damnedest to get a few shots of some slow BIF action with my poor little 90D.
Matter of fact, I was out just this morning with it trying to get practiced up for next weekend when I hopefully have a big boy camera to play with.
Got a couple of shots. And just to make Geoff happy, I made sure to only click when they were facing the camera this time.
p.26 #2 · Canon R5 R6 Reviews LIST/HUB, see 1st post // review hands on specs
Jman13 wrote:
Harder to do that with the power switch on the left, but I get your point.
True. One thing I liked about the Fuji XT-1 was that I could grab, lift, and power-on in one motion all with my right hand. Same with the GH-3. Having the power switch all by itself on the left does seem like a waste of real estate.
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bobbytan wrote:
Not at all hard to do if you are used to having the On/Off switch on the left side, like all Canon and Olympus cameras.
Yup, just means us Canon shooters power off the minute we’re done with the shot, usually as we’re bringing the camera down from our eye. So we actually save more power than the people that don’t turn it off until it’s almost at their side
p.26 #5 · Canon R5 R6 Reviews LIST/HUB, see 1st post // review hands on specs
Good point. Old habits are not easy to shake. Any DSLR shooter who is not familiar with a mirrorless camera will get a rude shock when they see how power is required to operate a mirrorless camera. You have to retrain yourself on battery conservation.
highdesertmesa wrote:
Something worth mentioning since there have been reports of 1-hour battery time. I wonder how many early testers are DSLR shooters, and they keep the camera on (and therefore IS + IBIS) between shots and while walking around with it. Ever since moving to mirrorless with first the GFX, it became second nature to flip the camera on as I raised it to shoot and off as I lowered it after shooting.
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bobbytan wrote:
Good point. Old habits are not easy to shake. Any DSLR shooter who is not familiar with a mirrorless camera will get a rude shock when they see how power is required to operate a mirrorless camera. You have to retrain yourself on battery conservation.
I use my 1dx III in liveview mode lots and let me tell you the battery runs down much much faster in live view mode so some of us have a fair idea what to expect.... I can also judge other things when I see what they are shooting with the lcd screen or atomos ...
The AED seems to work awesome on static subjects, but I can do that with my 1 dx III.
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
I use my 1dx III in liveview mode lots and let me tell you the battery runs down much much faster in live view mode so some of us have a fair idea what to expect.... I can also judge other things when I see what they are shooting with the lcd screen or atomos ...
Yeah, the DSLR shooter using Live View for a lot of their shooting came after I moved to mirrorless, so I forget some of you are accustomed to using that little TV set on the back
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
I use my 1dx III in liveview mode lots and let me tell you the battery runs down much much faster in live view mode so some of us have a fair idea what to expect.... I can also judge other things when I see what they are shooting with the lcd screen or atomos ...
I don't have a 1D, but I do notice with my 5D3 and 7D2 that Canon batteries last longer in live view than my off brand batteries. The off brand ones do fine when the power draw is low while using the OVF, but fall on their faces when the demands are greater. I wonder what kind of battery Chelsea was using to only get an hour out of it.
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lighthound wrote:
I have AFMA'd on all my lenses but I don't recall off the top of my head what the 100-400II needed. I've been fortunate with all my lenses in that none of them needed more than +-5 or so.
This is one thing I'm very much looking forward to with the R5. No more of that crap to deal with.
Thanks. That's definitely a big deal and what I love about mirrorless.
p.26 #10 · Canon R5 R6 Reviews LIST/HUB, see 1st post // review hands on specs
In regards to reduced AF coverage with some EF lenses...who knows how much each one reduces but the 500 f/4 IS and 1.4TCIII end up with this coverage....
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arbitrage wrote:
In regards to reduced AF coverage with some EF lenses...who knows how much each one reduces but the 500 f/4 IS and 1.4TCIII end up with this coverage....
Ugh... I don’t know how I’m gonna be able to manage.
p.26 #12 · Canon R5 R6 Reviews LIST/HUB, see 1st post // review hands on specs
Thanks. That's definitely a big deal and what I love about mirrorless.
So if there's no need for AFMA for mirrorless, then if the autofocus box is on point on the eye (from the rear screen) but the actual image is out of focus, does not mean it's user error?
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arbitrage wrote:
In regards to reduced AF coverage with some EF lenses...who knows how much each one reduces but the 500 f/4 IS and 1.4TCIII end up with this coverage....
different lenses and Tc combos will affect it for sure. Will see in the months to come which ones work with 100% coverage.
Like I posted above, it is still bigger AF crop compared to RF 600 and RF 800, which are not L lenses and f11. So it isn't just EF lenses.
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Mike_5D wrote:
It's still useful to be able to shoot one-handed. I have little kids so this happens quite a bit.
Yeah, kinda wish Canon would put their power button on the shutter button like Nikon. I've found it easier for one hand use. They could use that left side space for something else.
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Awilson18 wrote:
How's the 70-200 II not on the list? Does that mean it won't shoot at 12fps?
Sure looks like it. I don't believe it has any restrictions with a 1Dx3 doing 16 fps mechanical, or does it? I also see the 100-400 II can handle 12 fps.
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tifa3 wrote:
So if there's no need for AFMA for mirrorless, then if the autofocus box is on point on the eye (from the rear screen) but the actual image is out of focus, does not mean it's user error?
AFMA is there to fix consistently bad focus. It doesn't fix focus in general. So the lack of AFMA doesn't mean shots won't be out of focus by the system. It is running hundreds of calculations a second and constantly shuffling AF around, so yes, you stand a good chance of hitting the shutter right at the point these calculations focused on the wrong thing.
User error would be not keeping the subject in the frame, or not using the right set of configurations or settings for the subject material, or trying to do too much with too little light.
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This Usher video lyrics could almost speak for the Canon R5, R6 (and even IDX mk iii) ..
"Know y'all been patiently waiting, I know you need me, I can feel it,
I'm a beast, I'm an animal, I'm that Monster in the mirror,
The headliner, finisher, I'm the closer, winner.
Best when under pressure with seconds left I show up.
