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Setting up the Canon EOS RP for still photos 24 May 2022
The RP is the second RF mount full frame mirrorless interchangeable lens model, released in 2019. Three years into the model cycle is a bit late to be posting a “setting up” guide, but better late...
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Canon EOS R7 An ergonomic mistake ? 25 May 2022
Photo courtesy of Digital Photography ReviewTrouble ahead for that combined joystick/rear dial module on the EOS R7There has been much excitement about the announcement this week of two new Canon RF...
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Canon EOS R10 and R7 What is their place in the catalogue ? 5 June 2022
Canon Powershot G1X.3 A compact alternative to a crop sensor ILCThe R7 and R10 are the first APS-C crop sensor models using the Canon EOS RF mount.They have generated considerable discussion on...
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Is this an APS-C revival ? 6 June 2022
The Canon EOS R7 and Fujifilm X-H2S are very similar in size and general configuration. Each has its little idiosyncrasies.In the early days of digital photography, about 22 years ago, sensors having...
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The compact camera is not dead yet 15 June 2022
I recently visited Sydney’s Barangaroo (Look it up) together with increasing numbers of post covid overseas tourists, to see what progress on construction has been made in the last two years. As...
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The Canon RF mount model muddle 7 July 2022 A consumer perspective
Australasian Gannet Juv. EOS R5 with RF 100-500mm LCanon introduced the EF mount and the EOS line of interchangeable lens cameras and lenses in 1987. The EF electronic mount represented a complete...
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Why did Canon release RF mount APSC crop sensor models ?
Preamble: As I write this there are strong rumors that Canon will soon announce several RF mount interchangeable lens models without an EVF. Based on the leaked product renditions these look like EF-M...
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Canon RF lens user roundup and quick reviews 8 December 2022
Luna Park Sydney Canon EOS R5 with RF 100-500mm LI have bought, owned and used 15 Canon RF and RF-S lenses over the last three years. Some have been used very frequently, others less often. But I have...
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Canon EOS R7 and R10 User review and commentary 10 December 2022
Grey mangroveThe Canon EOS R7 and R10 were announced together in May 2022 together with two RF-S lenses designed for RF mount APSC crop cameras. These are the RF-S 18-45mm and RF-S 18-150mm. The...
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Canon RF mount full frame lens shootout Primes vs Zooms 16 December 2022
I own and use 11 full frame RF mount lenses, 5 primes and 6 zooms. Each has its uses but I thought it might be interesting to compare them side by side at each focal length. The standard doctrine is...
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Canon EOS R5 User review and commentary
Art gallery of NSW new North building R5 with RF 16mm f2.8. A versatile compact kit for big interior spaces.Why I think the R5 is the best all purpose Canon MILC and also the best value. Canon...
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Focus bracketing and compositing with Canon RF mount cameras and Adobe...
Canon EOS R5 with RF 100mm f2.8 L macro hand held. Only two shots were required for compositing from a 5 frame sequence.In the good old days of sheet film and view cameras we could manipulate the...
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Making multi exposure panoramas using Adobe Photoshop 29 December 2022
Zinc smelter Hobart Tasmania Panasonic Lumix FZ300 multi image panoramaIn the good ol’days of film photography if we wanted to make a panorama photo we had to crop the top and bottom off a standard...
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Canon EOS R7 and R10 Ergonomic evaluation and scores 5 Jan 2023
Multi shot panorama stitched in Photoshop. Canon EOS R5, RF 50mm f1.8 lensThese two RF mount APSC crop sensor cameras were released together in mid 2022 to a positive reception by reviewers and users...
View ArticleCollected camera ergonomic scores January 2023
Collected camera ergonomic scores January 2023Cameras are evaluated using my standard schedule which you can read about here. CameraSetup Phase max score 15Prepare Phase max score 15Capture...
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Full frame mirrorless as compact camera ? 29 January 2023
Canon EOS R5 with RF 50mm f1.8 A very capable compact kit I have been using cameras of one sort or another for 70 years. Many of them have been compacts. This genre has always appealed to me as it...
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Canon EOS RF mount cameras Ergonomic roundup February 2023
Sydney harbour Canon EOS R10 with RF-S 18-150mm lens Canon’s first foray into the mirrorless interchangeable lens camera (MILC) market was with the crop sensor EOS M of 2012. This used the new EF-M...
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Canon EOS R mount travel camera kits compared: Budget vs Top of the line
Noisy miner Canon EOS R10 with RF 100-400mm lensWhen travelling with camera gear I dislike carrying any more gear than necessary and I really hate changing lenses. My preferred photographic subjects...
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APSC Crop sensor roundup March 2023
Sail GP Sydney February 2023 Canon EOS R10 with RF-S 18-150mm lensSince the introduction of mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras (MILC) early in the 21st Century the APSC sensor size (Sony...
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Canon RF-S 18-150mm zoom lens user review 11 March 2023
All photos Canon EOS R10 with RF-S 18-150mm lensSometimes camera makers produce a lens the purpose of which seems unclear. Some of these lenses look more like vanity projects than practical tools....
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