Although my CFexpress Card-Reader from Sandisk does a good job, it is very bulky (approx. 2.5 x 6.3 x 10.6cm, about the size of a computer mouse), so I wanted to get a more compact CFexpress Reader to take with me in my backpack. I stumbled over the cheap CFexpress…
The Canon EF 24-105 f/4L IS was my "always on" lens on my Canon full frame DSLR bodies in the past. I always had it on my camera when I didn't want to carry all my equipment with me. In 2005 I bought the first version of the EF lens…
Barely a week after version 1.1.0, Canon has released another new firmware update, this time for both the Eos R5 and the R6, which benefits especially from it. For the R5 the only thing that has been improved is the IS functionality in combination with the new RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1…
One of the most outstanding features of the Canon EOS R5 is the new DualPixel autofocus. Covering almost the entire viewfinder area, it recognizes animals and humans, and even their eyes, on which it will then focus preferentially. I have already shown some static pictures in my blog. However, I…
Since with the release of the Canon EOS R5 there is often a system comparison with the Sony Alpha 7R, which is already available in 4th generation. Therefore I would like to briefly describe my experiences here, since I have now worked with both systems. Since 2003 I have been…
The first firmware update has just been released after less than 1 month of availability of the camera. Now Canon announces that more free updates, which will significantly enhance the video mode functionality of the camera, are available soon. The following future enhancements can be expected soon: Canon Log 3…
Hardly a month after its release, the Canon EOS R5 gets its first firmware update. Starting today, the firmware version 1.1.0 is available for download on the Canon Europe website. Besides bug fixes in the menu, a further improvement of the image stabilization for "certain RF lenses", an improvement of…
Yesterday, a new version 9.4 of Adobe Lightroom with Camera Raw 12.4 has been released, which now supports the new Canon EOS models R5 and R6. I have been using Adobe Lightroom Classic since the very first version, currently I am using the Adobe Creative Cloud Photo Subscription with 20GB*.…
As I wrote in my last article, the in-body stabilizer does not work on my new Canon EOS R5 with the Rokinon / Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8* in the EF version with the Canon EF-R Mount Converter. Yesterday I wrote an EMail to Samyang and described the problem. The following…
In the meantime, I have bought a second third-party lens:The Rokinon (Samyang) AF 14mm f/2.8*.I enjoyed using it with the Sony Alpha 7R III before. But since my Sony had to leave in the meantime in favour of the EOS R5, I also sold the Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 FE.The…
