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I love the trend of designing a slightly less ergonomic mirrorless with a flat top, and calling in a cinema camera.

The rumors about a 30ish megapixel sensor when combined with FX30 killer got me laughing out loud since Canon absolutely have a 30ish megapixel full frame sensor that they could put in a small cinema body and sell for a price slightly below the FX30... Putting all of that information together, we quickly arrive at the conclusion that Canon will be releasing a cinema version of the EOS R. Maybe they could even tweak their old stock sensors to be able to read out 4K from the whole sensor. 🤣

A clearer shot.

I’m betting not and despite the community crying out for it, won’t be happening any time soon, but it would be great if it did, or when it does! I’ve been doing some trials with a 2-5 stop VND on my S1Rii’s which are brilliant for hybrid shooters having 5 custom settings each for both stills and video, ie, flick one switch for stills or video and rotate one dial through 5 different custom options, and that is great and the VND starting at 2 stops makes zero real world difference when shooting stills. But how great would it be if there was some kind of auto VND internally and you could skip that whole thing? Someone has to do internal VND soon surely on full frame MILC? Maybe it will be Canon or Nikon…

Got it, thank you. I feel like we were both circling around the S1Rii at the same time frame. As far as the new Canon C50 and Nikon Zr, curious as well, I wonder if one will finally include built in ND's either physical or electronic!

It didn't and I have nothing against Canon, but it's a brand I have never owned. 5 years of college and uni was all Nikon film cameras. When I worked in commercial photography for a while, Nikon film. Started my wedding career, Nikon film. Approx 5 years of Nikon digital and then 9 years of Fuji mirrorless and then was split the last couple of years between Sony & Nikon for stills and Lumix for video. The only 'problem' I have with Canon now would be cost. Sold off all my Sony & Nikon recently and went all in on Lumix and the cost to trade was somewhere around zero because I reduced the amount of bodies and lenses. If I had moved to an all Nikon set up, it would have cost me a few grand. Sony a little more. Canon a lot more, and at a rough calculation, about 15k to have the equivalent set up to what I have with Lumix and what would I gain exactly? Nada in my opinion. I guess it mostly comes down to needs, but also what level you are invested in any system and Lumix made, makes and will continue to make the most sense for my specific needs. BUT, I'm still interested in what else is out there, but more out of professional curiosity than anything. On another note, there is supposed to be news coming from the Dolomites later today regarding DJI's full frame camera and if that thing isn't just rumour, could be interesting and shake the market up a bit?

I'm curious, why did Canon go so wrong for you? (only if you feel like elaborating 🙂)

I've only had the camera for 2 years and did not know that 🤯 Settings now changed!

I dunno, couple weeks ago it was an APS-C sensor, yesterday it was the 45MP FF R5ii sensor, and today it's a 32MP FF sensor.. which Canon doesn't have AFAIK. Maybe it's the new rumoured sensor from R6iii or maybe its APSC. Also it apparently has open-gate which would be a game changer... stay tuned folks!

The rumors seem to be sure that it's full-frame, 33MP, has an Open Gate, and has RAW. It's funny that there was a short circuit between the rumor sites. Andrea Pizzini's sites got the information first, and the Canon Rumors site had to play catch-up. All the info on a Canon camera was on the Sony rumors site. The Canon rumors site seems like Pravda, a direct mouthpiece for Canon (who isn't today?)

Mine records 6K with no limits. I think you have to change the thermal management settings to access it. I've had 2 S5mk2s filming a 50 min podcast in 6K with no problem (interior).

2 years ago, I had the S1H with the battery grip and the Leica 24-90mm f2.8/4 as my principal camera. That combo weighed almost 3k and not only was that a big lump to heft about in the hand on a 12+ hour day, it could not go on a camera strap as that would have been shoulder destruction and too heavy to hang off a Spider Holster all day as even with the tightest belt... Plus any momentum and that thing banging on your thigh left bruising! In the end, I used a sturdy Holdfast leather harness AND a Spider Holster to handle it when not in hand. Compare that with my S9 + Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 at not much over 1kg and less than 2kg including freestanding monopod and what a difference! My pair of S1RII's with lenses and mic etc weigh less TOGETHER than that lump above and are far more capable. In fact, both S1RII's and the S9 which now has the 50mm f1.8 on it, all 3 together weigh approx the same as 'The Lump'! It makes a HUGE difference when working and how you feel after. I do think there is very much a Goldilocks Factor when it comes to this kind of thing and some stuff is just too big and awkward and some stuff just too small and fiddly. I feel what I have right now is that middle option that works best.

Make yer bed and lie in it man! But seriously, this was always going to happen. Lumix has been on a roll in 2025, but Canon and Nikon were of course cooking something up in the background just as Sony is and sure as night follows day, today's news is tomorrow's fish & chips wrapper. Except the tools of course do not instantly become junk. I made my own decision knowing that it was almost certain no matter what Canon did, I'd never go there but Sony or Nikon could have been a very valid option. Not quite as they were or are, - too many 'missing' elements for me with Nikon, but the most likely to resolve those, possibly/probably with the ZR, - we will find out. Sony would have been the most likely as things stood a few months back, having 3 great lenses and I could have made an all FX-30 line up work. So personally, intrigued/interested in what will come and I may have some envious eyes in some regards, but I really do need stability myself now in this department after spending years of chasing the holy grail of one man band full hybrid capability. Will other kit surpass what I have? For sure... Maybe not this year but certainly by next year and no question by 2027, but my primary focus is now firmly on the creative side. It always was, but was constantly distracted and hampered by kit and logistics and now that has been removed... But for anyone already with at least a foot in the Canon camp, of course it makes sense!

Yes, 100% Tokina made and these lenses predate the Kino and Komine partnerships. Vivitar lenses have a serial number system that will tell you which original manufacturer made the lens normally but these older 60’s preset versions predate that serial number system. I’ve researched them quite a bit over the years however and found information confirming Tokina. My 35mm is doing great and solid, maybe you got one that was not very well taken care of?

Man I might have to pause jumping all in on Lumix with this one, especially if there is also APSC version coming soon. C50 and maybe C30 (APSC version) will make my R5C and V1 more complete

The signs of growing old 😂 Totally feel you on that! Back then I was rocking C70 with 18-35mm 1.8 on gimball all day. Now with S9 + 28-70+ RS3 mini it is lighter than C70 + 18-35 alone.

You can extract pure Copium element under SAR comment section. How these people forget Canon owns 50% of the market? Of course they can and will make competitive camera.

"Why I jumped to Canon" What a time to be alive!

Cue all those who recently made, ‘Why I moved to Lumix’ pieces on YouRube gushing over the S1II, scrabbling for a piece of the Canon pie. Or Nikon pie. There’s 24 hours between the two so plenty of time to choose which ship to jump to next.

I was considering pulling the trigger on a used R50V (actually being sold by the guy who does the Camera Conspiracies channel) all weekend long - then I seen the Canon USA post on IG. If it is indeed a C50 then I believe it would be the final cam I need to complete my A/B/C trifecta and ride out into the sunset.

Definitely a C line camera!

Sony rumors claim from a "rock-solid" source it's the C50, a full frame FX3 killer with R5ii sensor. If true that would basically be the R5C mk2 in an FX type body. Also Nikon is supposed to drop Nikon ZR the following day. What a time to be alive!

Sept 9th premiere launch date. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOD3vIsDRuK/?igsh=MW1xc2cxcTMyanM3bw==

Tamron joining would be my preference, but I suspect they are too close to Sony? But they have some really great zoom lenses especially... Their 28-75mm f2.8 is arguably pretty comparable with the Sigma 28-70mm f2.8 (just moved mine to back up/static shorter option where the 70-200 is a bit much) but there is nothing within L Mount like Tamron's 70-180mm f2.8. That latter lens is much more compact and lighter than anything else available at that aperture with that focal range. Lumix's and Sigma's 70-200 may be 20mm longer, but they are fooking mahoosive in comparison. Handheld, I don't think I could go back to anything over 750g now and preferably under 500g. I tried the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 and thought the image quality was superb, but the reality of it was a negative and real world, what can it do that the <300g Lumix 35mm f1.8 cannot? I never say never however and if they ever produced a longer focal length, internal focus, ie, non-extending sibling to the Sigma 28-45mm f1.8 such as 45-90mm f1.8, I might be interested...but I'd realistically then need a battery grip for each S1RII and in each hand, I'd go from 1278g per unit (body, battery, cards, Swiss area plate, Spider Holster thingy, MKE 200 mic, mic cable, VND) to more like +1000g per unit...which is a whole other thing and exactly what I have worked towards getting away from!

Now confirmed officially by Leica. https://leica-camera.com/en-GB/press/viltrox-joins-l-mount-alliance I was hopeful that Viltrox getting involved would bring a Nikon F to L Mount adapter with AF as they would now have both ends of the puzzle but then you remember that Leica are the gatekeepers of the alliance so I suspect not. Let’s hope Viltrox are a bit more committed to making a go of it now they’ve been accepted than Samyang who started with a bang with the 35-150 after they joined but have released fuck all since in L mount.