Canon R5 Announced with 8k

Run&Gun said:
...and some are really trying to be helpful.
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Despite his faults and at times fragile ego, Andrew does believe passionately in what he is doing and does have a large following. He rode in on the early GHx revolution and has at times provided real insight.

And his blog does not have commercials....:thumbup:
 
Run&Gun said:
The reason I ask if they have real world experience actually shooting in real world conditions with real world equipment for real world clients, then their opinions/evaluations can carry more weight(i.e: they actually know what they're talking about instead of just regurgitating press releases and spec sheet info, trying to get clicks/likes). You need to be able to draw your own conclusions from available information and data in all its various forms. I'm not just going to buy something, because someone on the internet, regardless of who it is, says to. But if I'm going through reviews and evaluations of some piece of equipment and one of them is, for example, Matt Allard and one is Tony Northrup, the information that Matt is giving out is probably a lot more relevant for me.
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But I don't care about their opinion. At all. Nor Allard's.

I just care about the facts and the tests. "Here's how long the camera recorded before overheating in these conditions. Here's how long it had to rest before recording again." Or "heres an image showing distortion at 24mm on this zoom lens."

If they discovered an easy and reliable workaround to remove recording limits, I'd be very interested.

If a reviewer says, "I found the ergonomics uncomfortable" or "I found the menu confusing," then I'd be much more interested in Allard's opinion than theirs. But I'd still have to test that for myself to see how I felt about it personally

As far as people saying "you should buy this camera" or "this camera is unfit for professional work" - they can take their opinion and stuff it. I'll make the determination for myself
 
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To me, this looks almost random - as in, this sequence defeats the firmware cripple but no one knows why.

Of course, those who tried to disable the door hinge on C200 might recall this trick. I wonder if the same SSD-to-CFExpress dummy works here too.
 
NorBro said:
LOL. He is on a mission.
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Matt Granger fixed the problem with some curried rice. All one has to do is to cover up the battery door sensor and pop the battery out and then back in.


R5 is quickly turning to the camera story of the year and not the type that the cartel wants to read about.
 
I predict Canon's upcoming firmware update will offer a nice package of updates...including one under-the-hood that overrides these hacks.

Or maybe they'll just give in. I'd like to see that.
 
NorBro said:
I predict Canon's upcoming firmware update will offer a nice package of updates...including one under-the-hood that overrides these hacks...
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It's probably what they would do, had they not been exposed already.

The easiest solution for them to concoct some sort of a "fix" and allow a far longer recording with a much shorter recovery time. That, however, will eat into their C/RF series sales. Moreover, other cartel members were similarly crippling their own features - yes, that's you Sony - in order to slide into the same niche. If R5 (and R6, which also might be susceptible to the same "curried rice" type of mods) can record an internal 8K on an unlimited or nearly unlimited basis, then the Nikon's, the Sony's and the Panasonic's have to respond with a similar model or see their share of the market plunge to, in the words of Maxim Gorky, lower depths.

Then there's a batch problem. To paraphrase Keith Richards, life is a batch. If the early R5's are adjustable but the latter are not, there'll be a lot of disgruntled owners of the product on both sides.

Third, there's a legal problem. The more they "fix" something, the more complaints will be lodged with the US/Euro regulators. And those complaints are not likely to stop with Canon but can/should spread out to the whole cartel. Which, by the way, will be easy to crush based on the existing laws.

And it couldn't happen to a nicer bunch too.
 
he put a corn of rice into the camera? How stupid is this? You can put a thin tape on the sensor, close the door and open it again. And wait... the put the battery out during recording??

I better go back to shooting.
 
Run&Gun said:
The reason I ask if they have real world experience actually shooting in real world conditions with real world equipment for real world clients, then their opinions/evaluations can carry more weight(i.e: they actually know what they're talking about instead of just regurgitating press releases and spec sheet info, trying to get clicks/likes). You need to be able to draw your own conclusions from available information and data in all its various forms. I'm not just going to buy something, because someone on the internet, regardless of who it is, says to. But if I'm going through reviews and evaluations of some piece of equipment and one of them is, for example, Matt Allard and one is Tony Northrup, the information that Matt is giving out is probably a lot more relevant for me.
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Exactly. I respect opinions from all directions but it's always helpful to consider the source. Northrup has entertaining his 1.4 million subscribers to consider. I only care about facts. And it seems facts are a commodity in short supply these days.
 
Latitude in 4k Clog is very good, according to this test from lensprotogo. I'd put the DR of the R5 on par with the XT3, just behind the big boys, and ahead of the p4k and p6k and all Sony a7 bodies except the (still untested here) a7SIII. And that's not even going raw, maybe there's an extra half stop or something over there.

https://youtu.be/FSjj8ElTV-k

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Just got word my local camera store got their R6's in the warehouse, and I should get mine locally on Friday! Be aware,if you're looking for official Canon EF to RF adapters, they are hard to find at the moment. I had to overpay on eBay to get one. I also rented the Metabones EF to RF speed-booster to check out.
 
Samuel H said:
Latitude in 4k Clog is very good, according to this test from lensprotogo. I'd put the DR of the R5 on par with the XT3, just behind the big boys, and ahead of the p4k and p6k and all Sony a7 bodies except the (still untested here) a7SIII. And that's not even going raw, maybe there's an extra half stop or something over there.

https://youtu.be/FSjj8ElTV-k

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CineD just published their R5 DR test and they measured only 10.8 stops in 4KHQ and even less (10.3) in 8K RAW

https://www.cined.com/canon-eos-r5-lab-test-to-film-in-raw-or-not/
 
All three of the adapters are supposedly back-ordered for a few months. (The 4th and uncommon polarizer one seems to be in stock in most places, but you'll have to use the polarizer, remove it, and/or purchase the expensive separate ND filter or clear piece).

Still selling mine if anyone needs the ND filter one (really great).
 
Clermond said:
he put a corn of rice into the camera? How stupid is this? You can put a thin tape on the sensor, close the door and open it again. And wait... the put the battery out during recording??

I better go back to shooting.
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I don't think so because there is a tab on the door that presses into the slot when it is closed. The spoof is to make the camera think the door is closed when you pull the battery, which covering it with tape won't do. And for best flavor, a curried or seasoned brown rice should be used.
 
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