Nelu wrote:
I'm not familiar how this auto feature works.
Let's say you have a rider on a horse. The rider is your intended subject but the horse is also a valid subject.
How can the camera possibly know which one to pick?
The Auto future has nothing to do with prioritization, the algorithm to look and focus on an eye is different for People vs animals. The camera uses the focus point/area to determine if the subject in that area is an animal, Person, etc.. and runs the right algorithm to search and focus on an eye. That is a big improvement over the R5 where you have to set it manually.
AlphaPhotography wrote:
Is video bird/animal AF vastly improved over the original R5? Is video stabilization improved? Is ISO performance and dynamic range improved? Can electronic shutter be used while bracketing exposures?
When I had it in my handsI did not specifically check because r8 allows this. I would be very surprised if AEB does not work with electronic.
The r8 already had aeb/electronic, auto in subjects, and recapture and a much nicer menu. I think they merged r8 and R5v1 menu, and improved it.
armd wrote:
Had Canon pursued high quality, mid-priced, DO like lenses, I'd be back in a heartbeat.
Not saying Canon doesn't care about professional wildlife photography per se, but it is clear they are pursuing the hybrid photo/video market more with both new lens designs and cameras. This is probably where most of the professional market is today, so I understand this.
That said, it's a little ironic, since pro wildlife photographers were some of the early adopters that helped Canon sell the EOS system (due to the superiority of Canon's in-lens focusing at the time).
I remember Canon's old Explorers of Light program with people like Arthur Morris, Art Wolfe, and George Lepp. It seemed like Canon cared a lot about the wildlife discipline in those days.
Maybe they do have some DO lenses lined up for the next year or two. In the meantime, I think Nikon has been very smart in its approach to the market by offering some unique products.
At the end of the day, competition works for us all.
thedutt wrote:
For those who have it, can you confirm that the battery charger is still LC-E6 - same as R5? Or did they change that to a newer version?
I was looking for birds in the backyard but found this creature eating pears. He refused to fly, so I'm not sure what kind of bird is that. I think it's probably a penguin
How are people editing/opening the R5 Mark II RAW files? I tried updating the model number to the canon R5 using exiftool, but the photos open with wierd colors in capture one.
docusync wrote:
I was looking for birds in the backyard but found this creature eating pears. He refused to fly, so I'm not sure what kind of bird is that. I think it's probably a penguin
I've had one for a bit now. Will post a few things soon, but for those who rely heavily on AF, yes, it's pretty impressive. There is a lot of personalization to make it work how you want, but the Servo and tracking is pretty wild in action.
I still have one of my OG R5 bodies too.
Oh, I have a few 3rd party battery chargers and all work with the LP-E6P batteries so far.
The biggest ergonomic and control change for those who own an R5 are really two things. One, the Off/Lock/On switch being on the right side of the camera. Two, the joystick texture and shape is different. Where On/Off was on the R5, there is now a Still/Motion dial switch as well. Camera feels largely the same other than that in the hand.
docusync wrote:
Eastern Phoebe
100-500 + 1.4x @ f/10, 1/4000s. Had to run through Topaz...
Neither Topaz nor On1 do not support R5II CRaw yet
Congrats on the first BIF shots with the R5II!
Did you use pre-capture on these shots?
I know you're not a "bird" guy but how did the AF lock and tracking feel in comparison to the R5 on this little guy?
Did you get a chance to do any panning shots with trees in the BG?
lighthound wrote:
Congrats on the first BIF shots with the R5II!
Did you use pre-capture on these shots?
I know you're not a "bird" guy but how did the AF lock and tracking feel in comparison to the R5 on this little guy?
Did you get a chance to do any panning shots with trees in the BG?
Thank you!!!
Yes, pre-capture was on otherwise I would have missed everything. I'm too slow
Tracking worked great. A crow in flight - no issues, zero misses, but I don't want to post this kind of garbage
The taking-off shots are usually very hard for any camera IMHO, because everything is happening so fast with significant acceleration. Yesterday I got 6 out of 8 shots in focus of a cardinal taking off. Unfortunately the pics have some motion blur (my shutter speed was low-ish), so I didn't bother to process them.
I was able to test a drop from a 7.5m / 25' aerial rig. It's a rotational drop, and the rotation happens in multiple directions. The whole move takes a couple of seconds. The camera was able to track the face as long as it was visible, briefly switching into the body and then back to the face, regardless of the position and angle. I checked the AF points/areas afterwards. This is quite impressive.
