How Good Is The Canon EOS R6 And EOS R5 Autofocus With Adapted Lenses?

Canon EOS R5 Review
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This is an interesting question. How does the Canon EOS R6 and EOS R5 autofocus system perform when the cameras are used with lenses mounted through an adapter.

The autofocus system on the EOS R5 and EOS R6 got some enthusiastic reviews. But with adapted Canon EF lenses? See for yourself in the video below, courtesy of Jared Polin.

The EOS R5 seems to be highly regarded as a stills camera. In particular, the EOS R5 autofocus system seems to be huge leap forwards. More Canon EOS R5 review stuff is listed here, for the EOS R6 see here. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6.

Canon EOS R5 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon EOS R6 body and kits preorder links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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Who Has The Best Eye AF? Canon EOS R5 vs Sony a7R IV vs Nikon Z7 Comparison

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Eye autofocus has evolved tremendously over the last years. The question is: which brand has the best?

Coming from Jared Polin (aka FroKnowsPhoto) the review below aims to see which camera has the best performing eye autofocus. It’s Canon EOS R5 vs Sony a7R IV vs Nikon Z 7. Enjoy.

More Canon EOS R5 reviews are listed here.

Canon Patent Application For RF 200-800mm f/6-8.5 Lens

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Another Canon patent application for an RF mount lens, that’s a lens for the Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless system.

Hi Lows Note spotted Canon patent application 2020-118816A. The patent application describes the optical formulas for an RF 200-800mm f/6-8.5 lens.

  • Focal length: 199.97 399.99 784.76 mm
  • F number: 6.00 6.80 8.50
  • Half angle of view: 6.17 3.10 1.58
  • Image height: 21.64 21.64 21.64 mm
  • Lens length: 285.44 355.65 385.65 mm
  • Back focus: 22.57 43.72 83.86 mm

Interesting: the patent application also discusses optical formulas for a RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 IS USM lens. We guess it might well refer to to just announced RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1L IS.

  • Focal length:101.99 199.92 489.99 mm
  • F number: 4.60 5.20 7.20
  • Half angle of view: 11.98 6.18 2.53
  • Image height: 21.64 21.64 21.64 mm
  • Lens length: 222.94 272.65 312.20 mm
  • Back focus: 19.88 36.44 69.71 mm

More Canon patent applications are listed here. Some particularly interesting patent applications we think might get into production are these:

Canon Is Still The Alpha Dog In The Camera Industry, Sony And Nikon Follow Up

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Well, maybe the right headline should say Canon”was” the alpha dog since the reported market figures refer to 2019. But we guess little has changed from last year.

Techno System Research data, a major marketing research company located in Japan, published global sales figures for the DSLR and mirrorless market.

  • Canon: 45,4% (+2.4%)
  • Sony: 20.2% (+0.9%)
  • Nikon: 18.6% (-1.6%)
  • Fujifilm: 4.7% (-0.4%)
  • Panasonic: 4.7% (0.0%)

Canon is the undisputed king of camera sales here, and we are sure it will not change any time soon.

[via Nikkei]

Canon Might Announce Two EOS Cinema 8K Cameras In 2021

C300 Mark Iii Canon Firmware Updates 8k Cameras
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Canon might well be set to announce and release two new 8K-capable EOS Cinema cameras next year.

The first of these 8K Cinema cameras will be the next flagship, boosting some pro-oriented features.

The other one will be a modular and more similar to the Cinema EOS C300 Mark III and Cinema EOS C500 Mark II cameras.

No price nor specifications so far. We assume that Canon might announce these cameras around April 2021, i.e. when NAB 2021 is scheduled.

Stay tuned.

Source: Canon Rumors

Deal: Datacolor Spyder-Lens-Cal AF Calibration Aid – $30.99 (reg. $69.99, today only)

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Only for today (8/12/2020) Adorama has a pretty good deal on the Datacolor Spyder-Lens-Cal Autofocus Calibration Aid.

Get the Datacolor Spyder-Lens-Cal Autofocus Calibration Aid on sale at $30.99. Compare at $69.99. Free shipping. This is a professional solution to finetune the autofocus on you lens. If you want to save money, here is a inexpensive solution for lens calibration (and it works fine).

Datacolor Spyder-Lens-Cal key features:

  • Accurate and repeatable calibration of your lenses and recent DSLR bodies
  • Worthwhile investment to ensure your camera is focusing your lenses as precisely as possible
  • Fast, easy solution for your interchangeable lenses and recent DSLR bodies provides razor-sharp auto-focusing, using modern DSLR autofocus micro-adjustment technology
  • Compact, lightweight and durable, with integrated level and tripod mount, making this the most convenient way to adjust your own camera gear
  • Save time and hassle of sending your equipment in for service. Now you can check or calibrate your own lenses
  • Accurate and repeatable calibration of your lenses and recent DSLR bodies
  • Worthwhile investment to ensure your camera is focusing your lenses as precisely as possible
  • Type: Color Calibration, Focus Calibration

More hand-picked deals are listed here.

Today’s Gold Box and one day only deals at Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK, B&H Photo, eBay, Adorama.

Refurbished lenses and DSLRs at Canon Store (best deals might be found here)

Save $10 on Luminar 4 and/or Aurora HDR 2019 using our code “WATCH” at checkout.

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