Venus Optics Laowa 55mm and 100mm f/2.8 FFII Tilt-Shift Macro 1:1

Next week Laowa will announce the Venus Optics Laowa 55mm and 100mm f/2.8 FFII tilt-shift macro 1:1 on October 14th for R-mount.

  • Venus Optics Laowa 55mm f/2.8 FFII tilt-shift macro 1:1 full-frame lens
  • Venus Optics Laowa 100mm f/2.8 FFII tilt-shift macro 1:1 full-frame lens

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Canon EOS R5 Mark II Teardown

Canon EOS R5 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Europe links: Erhardt | Calumet | Koch | WEX

Kolarivision published its full Canon EOS R5 Mark II teardown, which you can watch above or you can check out the images from the teardown on their site. Kolarivision does full spectrum and IR conversions and I own a Fujifilm camera they converted years ago, which works perfectly.

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Amazon Prime Big Deal Days


Amazon is having another Prime Day October 8-9th. You can find some of the best deals for photographers below:

Apple

Storage and Batteries

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Canon EOS R5 Mark II – AF Stuttering Issue Is A “Design Issue”


Canon EOS R5 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Europe links: Erhardt | Calumet | Koch | WEX

There is a report by gori.me that all Canon EOS R5 Mark II cameras might be impacted by an autofocus stuttering issue that Canon has confirmed is happening. The author of the article gORI noticed the issue upon recipt of the camera and sent it into Canon for repair. When he was contacted about the completion of the repair he checked the Canon repair portal to find the following note:

“① Regarding the issue you mentioned, “AF frame movement is jerky,” we have confirmed that this issue also occurs on the same model we own.
We are currently checking the details, including whether there is a workaround, so please wait a little longer. We
have also confirmed that some multi-controller operations may not respond properly, so we are replacing the parts of the rear cover unit, including the multi-controller.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and will contact you again as soon as we have more information.

*Updated to the latest firmware. (Ver1.0.0→1.0.1)”

It sounds like there was some issue with the electronic inside his camera, but when he recieved the camera back from Canon he noticed that the issue was still occuring. So gORI looked into the issue further with a Canon service center and was informed that the stuttering AF issue is a problem “that commonly occurs in the EOS R5 Mark II body” and that he was the first case in the country. Canon is working on a fix that will likely be firmware related, but until then as a temporary measure you can try the following:

  • Set the display frame rate to ” Smoothness priority “
  • Keep the information displayed on the TFT/EVF to a minimum , or use the INFO button to switch to a display with less information (or reduce the displayed information)

The temporary fix worked for gORI, but when he tried it previous to the repair it did not work, so there might have been something wrong with his camera beyond the bug that can impact all Canon EOS R5 Mark II cameras. gORI also loaded his settings onto a Canon EOS R5 Mark II  in the store to see if the stuttering issue was reproducable on other cameras and it was reproducable. Hopefully Canon will release an update to address AF stuttering soon.

via gori.me

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PP: Sony a7RV, Canon R5 Mark II, and Nikon Z8 Compared

 

Canon EOS R5 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Sony a7RV: B&H Photo / Amazon / Moment / Adorama
Nikon Z8:
 B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Petapixel published a video comparing the Sony a7RV, Canon R5 Mark II, and Nikon Z8 that you can watch above or check out a summary of it below:

  • Sony a7RV $3,900, Nikon Z8 $4,000, Canon EOS R5 Mark II $4,300
  • Handling
    • 1st Canon EOS R5 Mark II
    • 2nd Sony a7RV
    • 3rd Nikon Z8
  • Displays
    • 1st Sony a7RV
    • 2nd Canon EOS R5 Mark II
    • 3rd Nikon Z8
  • Image Quality
    • 1st Sony a7RV
    • 2nd Nikon Z8
    • 3rd Canon EOS R5 Mark II
  • Action Photography
    • 1st Canon EOS R5 Mark II
    • 2nd Nikon Z8
    • 3rd Sony a7RV
  • Video
    • 1st Nikon Z8
    • 2nd Canon EOS R5 Mark II
    • 3rd Sony a7RV
  • Overall
    • 1st Canon EOS R5 Mark II
    • 2nd Nikon Z8
    • 3rd Sony a7RV
  • All are great cameras and the Sony a7RV is by far the oldest camera in this comparison and the Canon EOS R5 Mark II is the newest

It shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the Canon EOS R5 Mark II came out on top as the batch’s newest camera. It will be interesting to see how Sony responds in the future with the Sony a7RVI.

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Sigma 50-100mm f/1.8 DC HSM Discontinued


The Sigma 50-100mm F1.8 DC HSM has been discontinued overseas, but it is still available for Nikon. There are a few lenses left on Amazon / B&H Photo / Adorama.

  • Kitamura Camera: Discontinued products
  • Map Camera: Discontinued products and new products in stock
  • Bic Camera: Sales continue
  • Yodobashi Camera: Low in stock
  • *Nikon F mount is still available for sale.

via asobinet

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