ePZ: Canon EOS R5 Mark II Review – Superb Sensor Quality

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 12, 2025


Canon EOS R5 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
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The Canon EOS R5 Mark II has been a pretty hot camera since it launched and ePhotozine just published its full review which you can read in full here or check out the excerpt below:

Pros

  • Excellent handling
  • Superb sensor quality
  • 60% less electronic rolling shutter distortion than Mark I
  • Fast and accurate highly sophisticated AF
  • IBIS up to 8.5 stops
  • Superb OLED EVF
  • Subject recognition and Eye Control
  • Vari-angle monitor
  • Dual shooting of stills/video
  • Up to 8K 60p video
  • Improved cooling when shooting video
  • Weather resistance

Cons

  • Cold performance limited to 0C
  • Price a tad high

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New Hollyland LARK M2S Mini Combo

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 10, 2025


New Hollyland LARK M2S Mini Combo:
B&H Photo

Record up to two people in mobile journalism or content creation applications using this LARK M2S Mini Combo Wireless Microphone System from Hollyland. The system includes two ultracompact transmitters with built-in omnidirectional microphones for discreet recording, a USB-C plug-in receiver for direct connection with mobile devices, a camera-mount receiver, and a charging case. The transmitters feature a titanium clip-on design to attach securely to your talent and do not have visible logos for a low-profile appearance.

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Corrupted images captured with EOS R5 Mark II and certain SanDisk SD cards

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 9, 2025


Corrupted images captured with EOS R5 Mark II and certain SanDisk SD cards

Thank you for choosing Canon products.

Still images taken with Canon EOS R5 Mk II may be recorded as corrupted/abnormal due to incompatibility of certain SanDisk Extreme PRO SDXC UHS-II 64GB, 128GB and 256GB V60 cards.

For more information, please see the link to SanDisk support:
Steps to Resolve SanDisk Extreme PRO® SDXC™ UHS-II V60 64, 128, and 256GB Still Image Problem with a Canon EOS R5 Mark II | SanDisk

To learn about compatible SanDisk Memory Cards for EOS R5 Mark II, please visit the below link.
Learn About Compatible SanDisk Memory Cards for the Canon EOS R5 Mark II Camera | SanDisk

This information is only for residents of the United States and its five territories. If you do not reside within these areas, please contact the Canon Customer Support Center in your region.

Thank You,
Service Strategy & Support Group
Canon U.S.A., Inc

Affected Cards

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Canon 200-600mm f/5-6.5, 125-500mm f/5-6.5, and 200-700mm f/5-7.6 Lens Patents Found

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 9, 2025


Patents were found from Canon 200-600mm f/5-6.5, Canon 125-500mm f/5-6.5, and Canon 200-700mm f/5-7.6

Focal length 185.00 300.00 582.00
F-number 5.15 5.70 6.48
Angle of view 6.67 4.12 2.13
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64
Lens length 329.56 329.56 329.56
BF 41.56 41.56 41.56

Focal length 125.00 250.00 485.00
F-number 5.15 5.70 6.48
Angle of view 9.82 4.95 2.55
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64
Lens length 299.54 299.54 299.54
BF 67.21 59.21 50.54

Focal length 204.00 300.00 682.50
F-number 5.15 5.70 7.65
Angle of view 6.05 4.12 1.82
Image height 21.64 21.64 21.64
Lens length 344.56 344.56 344.56
BF 46.13 46.13 46.13

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Canon EOS R6 III Coming As Early As March

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 8, 2025


The specs for the Canon EOS R6 Mark III were leaked back in October with an anticipated announcement expected during the first quarter of 2025. Now we have a better idea of when that will be and it could be as early as March.

  • Canon registered DS126941, dual-band WIFI, suspected to be EOS R6 III.
    • Rumored specifications:
      • 24-megapixel LC1720 sensor.
      • DIGIC Accelerator accelerated processor, 8.5-stop collaborative image stabilization.
      • Same focus system as EOS R5 II.
      • Highly reliable 14-bit 30fps RAW electronic shutter continuous shooting, reading speed 1/180s.
      • In-camera neural network noise reduction and high-resolution magnification.
      • Supports XF-AVC S and XF-HEVC S recording of C4K/120p (S35) and 6K oversampled C4K.
      • Supports 6K30p and 4K60p (S35) Cinema RAW Light recording.

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Canon EOS R6 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Canon EOS R5 Mark II: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Canon EOS R1: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
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ePZ: Canon 28-70mm f/2.8 Review – Very Good to Excellent sharpness

By Louis Ferreira | Published: January 7, 2025


Canon 28-70mm f/2.8: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

ePhotoZine posted its full Fujifilm X-M5 review which you can read in full here or you can check out the excerpt below:

Pros

  • Very Good to Excellent sharpness
  • Fast f/2.8 constant aperture
  • Well controlled CA
  • Very low distortion
  • Very good flare resistance
  • Weather resistance
  • Moderate vignetting
  • Close focusing to 0.24x
  • Excellent AF performance
  • Reasonably compact
  • Fairly priced

Cons

  • No lens hood provide

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