ted1000

Found this in my wife's 80D manual (page 290).  Look familiar?  It's amazing watching the internet in action.

Page 277 5DsR manual

3 hours ago, hoodlum said:

Some more details from the manual.  It looks like IQ of images are reduced first before it gets to the point of total shutdown.  I suspect reviewers are not realizing this.

 

This is nothing new.  My 5DsR has something similar in its manual.

To change the subject from overheating cameras how do the Sony A series perform in cold weather? I'm talking "not being able to feel your fingers "cold.  I have used my DSLR down to -23F with no problems (though I'm sure that's below it's rated temp range).

Ted

So the 4K/120p is limited to 30 minutes? Does that make it unusable for many of you?

Ted

27 minutes ago, ajay said:

Well, being a wildlife photographer/videographer there are a few issues in my opinion.

• I shoot primarily 120p 4k now with a Zcam. I can use the footage in regular time and in slo-mo. I love that kind of flexibility. My interest in the R5 is to shoot 120p 4k. When shooting on the Z Cam I can get close to 90 minutes of footage on a 256GB chip. On the R5, that's 16 minutes of run-time using ALL-I. That's the only option.
• I often record a lot of footage while waiting for wildlife to do something. I don't have the liberty of going back and pressing the record button to capture something I may have missed. How long can I run the R5 in outdoor warm-weather conditions before it will overheat?  (Unanswered at this point.)
• The processing power to edit these humongous files will require an upgrade to my computer more than likely.

There are so many things that I do like about the R5. Having a robust image stabilized camera with that form factor and fully articulating screen, 10 bit, etc. is really appealing. I really want a compact system and not have to carry around a bunch of large batteries, an external EVF and cables dangling, etc. Will this camera be my answer? I was hoping it would be but I'm having a hard time rationalizing an investment in 1TB CF Express cards at $800 a pop and not knowing how long I can record before overheating becomes an issue.

 

Curious of what lenses you use with the Zcam for your wildlife?  I'll be using a EF 600f4II, EF 300f2.8II and a EF 100-400f5.6II and only do birds (the 15 crane species to be specific). My experience doing wildlife stills professionally is it's 99% waiting for something interesting to happen and 1% action. I understand about your concern about missing something but what I do is fairly predictable ( I work with these birds daily). 

I see you're from SE Minnesota. Do you by chance know Neil Rettig?  He is working on a project now that I've been able to assist him with. Nice guy and has some great stories.

I'm still waiting to hear why the R5 is unusable for wildlife?

Ted

Curious why you think the overheating issue will be a problem for wildlife? I'm new to this but what I've done are very short clips when the animal does something interesting or maybe a fly-by. I'm lucky if they last a minute. I would think the autofocus of this camera sets it apart from everything else.

Ted

I work for a conservation organization. The long term time-lapse is of our prairie restoration. I also study sandhill and whooping cranes and use the video features for them. Attached is an image of the time-lapse set-up.

I've been using the Camdo BlinkX with GoPros for a timelapse that has been going on for over a year. They also sell a waterproof enclosure for it. Not a cheap solution but it's been working great.

https://cam-do.com/products/blinkx-time-lapse-camera-controller-for-gopro-hero5-6-7-8-cameras

It's connected to a voltaic battery and solar panel. With a large memory card I only have to check it every other week. It's taking one image every minute, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. You can schedule it to shoot video too.

Ted

At least Canon won't sue you if you say something bad about their cameras ?

Ted

If not the EOS R then what camera? Serious question and I'm open to any brand. I'm a stills wildlife photographer. The organization I work for is pushing me to do video also. The lenses I have are a Canon 600 f4 II, 300 f2.8 II and a 100-400 F5.6 II. I recently got a loaner EOS R from CPS and rented a Ninja V. I was happy with the image I got from the combo (miles better then the 80D I borrowed to learn on). The 4K crop is actually an advantage for me because the 300 f2.8 is much easier to handle then the 600 f4. I don't care about IBIS because I'll always be on a tripod. I'll never use it for stills because I have 1 and 5 series cameras for that. I'm not too impressed with the EOS R controls (compared to my other Canon bodies) but had no real problems with them. RS is a concern but didn't see any issues with the testing I performed. I want an EVF instead of an OVF for panning flying birds (tried that using the back LCD on the 80D and the 1DXII and it's no fun). So if any of you Canon haters can suggest another option I will definitely consider them. It HAS to be able to autofocus the above lenses as good as the EOS R. I can wait to see what the A7SIII is capable of (and the next possible pro EOS R) before purchasing if it's before fall of this year.

Ted