Interested in the IBIS refinement with EF lenses without IS. Much of the rest of it is focus related (vehicles, torso, hair-over-eyes), FTP related, some video stuff, etc.
p.1 #12 · Looks like R5 firmware v1.5.0 will be out any day [changelog posted]
Updated. Unfortunately, one of the things I was most looking forward has pretty severe restrictions, and that's the update to the smoother EVF in low light. It works a treat: EVF becomes exceedingly smooth in low, even in very dark conditions. Unfortunately, it effectively puts a cap on low light autofocus.
In low but not very dark conditions, the EVF is smoother, and AF still works fine. Once light levels drop beyond a certain threshold, though, while the EVF remains super smooth, the AF becomes essentially broken. So, this feature will be useful if shooting in low-ish light, but not something you will want to keep off by default and switch it on only if needed in the right conditions.
And indeed, this feature now carries the same warning as the R3:
Shooting under low light with [Suppress lower frame rate] set for shooting screen display may affect performance as follows.
Faster battery consumption
Fewer shots available
Lower image display brightness
Difficulty in autofocusing
Lower metering precision
Lower flicker detection precision
Lower subject detection precision
p.1 #17 · Looks like R5 firmware v1.5.0 will be out any day [changelog posted]
Jman13 wrote:
Updated. Unfortunately, one of the things I was most looking forward has pretty severe restrictions, and that's the update to the smoother EVF in low light. It works a treat: EVF becomes exceedingly smooth in low, even in very dark conditions. Unfortunately, it effectively puts a cap on low light autofocus.
In low but not very dark conditions, the EVF is smoother, and AF still works fine. Once light levels drop beyond a certain threshold, though, while the EVF remains super smooth, the AF becomes essentially broken. So, this feature will be useful if shooting in low-ish light, but not something you will want to keep off by default and switch it on only if needed in the right conditions.
And indeed, this feature now carries the same warning as the R3:
Shooting under low light with [Suppress lower frame rate] set for shooting screen display may affect performance as follows.
Faster battery consumption
Fewer shots available
Lower image display brightness
Difficulty in autofocusing
Lower metering precision
Lower flicker detection precision
Lower subject detection precision ...Show more →
I felt like that improvement was the star of the update. IMO, the low light AF is better and the EVF graphic acceleration is markedly improved. I have no issue giving up battery life for it (negligible IMO). I did a test last night at candle light or lower light levels, and the AF was super snappy... granted, that was with a f/1.2 lens. I'm so impressed with it, I'm calling it pseudo-night vision when attached to a f/1.2.
The last kicker, the EVF actually now has a substantially better looking image at ISO 102,000 (in low light) than the camera can even process. Again, IMO, great feature update.
p.1 #18 · Looks like R5 firmware v1.5.0 will be out any day [changelog posted]
Mike Jacks0n wrote:
I felt like that improvement was the star of the update. IMO, the low light AF is better and the EVF graphic acceleration is markedly improved. I have no issue giving up battery life for it (negligible IMO). I did a test last night at candle light or lower light levels, and the AF was super snappy... granted, that was with a f/1.2 lens. I'm so impressed with it, I'm calling it pseudo-night vision when attached to a f/1.2.
The last kicker, the EVF actually now has a substantially better looking image at ISO 102,000 (in low light) than the camera can even process. Again, IMO, great feature update. ...Show more →
I’m fine with the battery usage but your experience with the AF is opposite to what the manual says. I’ll just need to try it in real world conditions I guess. When I’m shooting dance floors it’s with my 15-35 so it could be different. At 1.2 maybe there’s enough light coming through that it doesn’t incur the AF hit.
p.1 #19 · Looks like R5 firmware v1.5.0 will be out any day [changelog posted]
Once again, Canon gives the middle finger to stills shooters. I sound like a broken record... zebras for stills, ES at rates less than 20 FPS (should be ridiculously easy to implement), improved programability to all of the buttons...
