As a Nikon shooter, I have nearly all those features, BUT What I expect for 2024 is a DX PRO body of at least 36Mp like the R7. Something is missing everywhere!!!
Hi from NYC, Duade! Been a Canon shooter since 1970 (Canon FT-QL, still have it!). Your list of wants is excellent, but I'd like to add three more to it. 1. Add the ability to program the M-Fn button to cycle through the Custom Shooting modes to ALL Canon cameras, as you detailed last year in your video tutorial on the subject. I have an R5 and couldn't be happier since I've set that up, but my wife has an R6ii and cannot take advantage of that. Bummer! 2. Add an integral Arca Swiss mount to all future lenses with tripod collars, and make all collars removable. 3. I read somewhere that Canon has discontinued production of the battery grip for the R5/R6 cameras. I hope this doesn't mean my current grip will be incompatible with the R5ii if I decide to upgrade. And I really hope this doesn't mean they won't have a grip at all for the series going forward. I've been using battery grips/ winders since my first Canon AE-1 back in the 70's! Thanks for all that you do for us, and please keep up the good work!
Customisable FPS - seconded! R7 electronic shutter is single frame, 3fps, 15fps and 30fps. At the very least a 7 or 8fps electronic shutter option in addition. Also: *articulated viewfinder *customisable focus limiter *focus preset recall button customisable to an on-camera button
Happy with all your points, a couple of additions I'd love would be to allow the focus bracketing to function when using speedlites, it's currently disabled in Canon when using off-camera lighting (Speedlites) Nikon and Olympus both allow focus bracketing with speedlites, only Canon hasn't been able to calculate the Speedlite recycle time. Be nice to have the same megapixel as the R7, it when you use crop mode you are no where near when the R7 gives, so that would be handy no game breaker just be nice, an extra programmable button on the body would be nice.
I would love so many of these features in the R7, but at the same time I don't want to see the price jump by 30%. I agree that faster memory cards would be a boost to performance, but if possible I think Canon should still provide some support for SD cards. Maybe have dual interface slot(s) that can use either type of card? I think some of the autofocus issue fixes would be great, but is subject tracking "there yet"? Bird photography is the most demanding on the focus system. There are so often times when other distractions are in the shot it means the camera needs to have a "brain" that can sort it all out! Back to the R7. Great example of many features that are not very useable! - Thanks Duade!
I agree for the R7m2. Moving to one CFExpress and one SD like in the current R5 would be the best compromise for supporting higher frame rates and still providing for a more wallet friendly card for the camera price point. For the R5m2 Canon should go ahead and move to dual CFExpress cards. A lot of users buying the mark 2 would be moving up from the original R5 and already have at least a couple of CFExpress cards and over the price shock of those cards. Also, the prices have come down quite a bit for the type B cards. 🤷🏻♂️
@@ThroughJoesLens well, if I buy an R5 I don't plan on buying CF Express cards in the near future. Having (say) 128 GB Sandisk Extreme cards at 22 Euros apiece is quite nice...
You might want to watch Mark Kerton's channel. He shoots mostly soccer and had the same problems with his R3 missing focus. He made a few adjustments and it's changed for the better. (R3 focus fixed )
Hey Duade, nice to see comparing sony and canon in terms of functionality. I would like to see on canon to adjust the settings for video, it is so anoying to go in the menu and 3 points down, to set 120fps. Sony makes this so easy, but like you I hope for a stacked sensor. Also to be able to set more functions on the custom buttons, they are so limited compared with sony.
Great video, Duade, and thank you. It's really good that you use and try out different camera systems. The main brands all have their strengths and weaknesses. Adding to your list are the following suggestions: - A more serious commitment to firmware updates. Even with its limitations, the R3 should have been updated to include raw pre-capture present in R6 Mark II. - Better super telephoto prime lens with a built-in TC, lighter and slightly smaller, preferably with an Arca-Swiss compatible lens foot. Mike
That's a good list. #3 is a probably the most difficult, the others seem trivial in comparison. Image processing is hard with a tiny camera chip. I sometimes wonder how it works as well as it does having some slight idea how complex a problem it is. The near/far focus option on some systems is a nice compromise...like directing a border collie. That first bird image was terrific. The images you show are great and the joy you have doing it is infectious, if I wasn't so lazy ;-)
Thanks Brian, totally agree, near and far would be a nice addition until they get AI AF that can find the bird in those tricky situations. Cheers, Duade
Spot on. Many of these deficiencies were the reason I finally left Canon (been with them since the late 1980’s). The other biggest deficiency IMHO is the lack of high quality, lightweight, mid-priced lenses.
Great video mate, and i think you are spot on, on your wishes. Maybe we will get some of this in the r5ii and the r1, but i am afraid that we will not get all of them unfortunately. when it comes to the r7ii, that i think will come next year, I hope first of all, that it will have a stacked sensor, and pro weather sealing. Wishing you and yours a great weekend and week. Cheers, Bjoern
Offer the R5ii body in TWO models: (1) Without the Low-Pass Filter for higher image quality. (2) With the Low-Pass Filter for people concerned about moire. Previously, Canon offered the 5DS and 5DSR models, as separate options. I'm not concerned about moire fringing -- SO I SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED WITH A LOW-PASS FILTER? JUST OFFER IT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT!
I agree with almost all the points you make and hope Canon is listening! The only thing I have reservations about is the zebra over exposure feature, with Olympus and Panasonic m 4/3 cameras the exposure reading is taken from the jpeg. and often leads to under exposed images, with Canon's histogram there's a similar problem. So I'd like exposure information based on the raw file capability and for the readings to be more accurate. As another viewer said weather sealing on an R7 ii would be welcome.
My only wish is a pro aps-c mirrorless body (R7 MII), can be a bit bigger and more robust with lcd display like R5, fast sensor, enough dials and buttons, high res viewfinder, 30mp more than enough and no focus issue with 3rd party lenses like Sigma 150-600. It would be an instant get for me to upgrade finally from 80D.
You pretty much got it all covered in the camera wish list for Canon. Now we just need a lens list from Canon like Nikon's so I can stop thinking about moving over to Nikon😂.
Me too.. Canon been dragging their heels and in the meantime been losing a lot of influential RUclipsrs to Nikon. Nikon capturing the market while Canon have been sleeping over the last few years. Sony grabbing the vlogging market. I am sooo tempted to go to Nikon Z9 and their lenses seem to be capturing my heart. Just do I want to learn a new operating system
Thanks for this great summary Duade! I just would change the ranking and set the hardware based features on top, like stacked sensor and processing power for readout, buffer etc.. Thats crucial, the rest could mainly be solved by software. But thats only a wishlist and Canon so far has paid little attention to wishes of their customers or what their competition already offers, preferring to integrate more marketing-effective features that nobody needs and overheats cameras. They are also reluctant to release firmware updates in order to hold back enough material for new models. Let's see what happens this time.
I want to see a rear screen that rivals that of phone screens. Even if it were to be equal to phone displays from 5 years ago, it'd be a huge improvement in the user experience.
R5 (Mark 1) has already GPS and I use it whenever I need it. Unfortunately you have to connect it to an app on your mobil phone, but once set up it works a treat.
Great feature list Duade! I'd like to see some security features added, like you see on smart phones. It could help deter thefts knowing that the stolen camera becomes a brick and useless to steal. It also may lower insurance cost for the camera.
This is a great wishlist. You listed basically everything I would want. It almost sounds like you want Canon to make a Sony camera and fix the buffer and swap CF Express type A for type B. I'm on a waiting list for an R5 Mark II but if it doesn't have a stacked sensor, I won't buy it. I might buy a Sony A9 III instead. I'm really not sure. Hopefully, Canon will make an R5 Mark II that matches your wishlist.
I think getting a "speed boost" button should be doable for canon, as there are two button functions to recall/set a given ISO, SS, etc, and those should be able to set the framerate mode (H+, H, etc.) too. One temporarily overrides the settings as long as the button is pressed, the other resets the settings permanently to the selected default values. (i can look those up if anyone's interested, but i don't have the names in my mind) The way i did it is yet another easy way, having set the silent mode to a button. I typically use MS (12 fps) and by toggling silent mode, i can switch between this and ES (40 fps on the R6m2), thus having effectively a speedboost button and being able to switch between the benefits of MS/ES at any point.
What’s sad is my 2012 1DX Mark I has adjustable frame rates to the frame, why are we going backwards? Also the body on those older cameras are way better build quality specifically weather sealing, the memory card, and battery doors on these new cameras are crap in comparison… New world way less for more $$ all though I do realize that was a $6k plus body back in the day….Anyway you’re videos are great thank you for all the work you put in.
I think the body is the least of our worry but tbf stacked sensor with much better readout speed is big improvement also have pre bursts in individual files, then smaller thing is optional battery grip and built in GPS, now the problem is how limited Canon super telephoto lens lineup is, Sony and Nikon made an in-body zoom mechanism but I'm stuck with a extending barrel 100-500mm that is 40% more expensive than both with darker aperture and terrible collar... And I'm still stuck behind the line of 8 200-800mm backorders at my local shop as they only get A SINGLE one after 4 months...
Hi Duade. I have an R6 MKII and just finally received the 200-800 so haven't fooled with the lens yet. I traded an R5 for the R6 MKII. However, and I don't mean to insult your way superior shooting skills than me, in menu selection Auto Focus 2, I think, do you have your mode set to case 2? And below the case 2 selection main screen there are sliders. Set them to the left, extra sticky. That always worked for me when I had an R5 working with the RF 100-500. I had very little trouble with other objects in the way as long as I aimed the focus point close or on the subject as I had set with the thumb on the screen thing. Oh, I should add, I only shoot pictures, no video.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, that is how I have my AF setup also, it is fine the majority of the time and I am happy with it. Its just sometimes it does jump to grass, branches etc but once it finds the subject it is pretty good. Cheers, Duade
I'm quite happy with my R5, but definitely would love to have some of the features you mentioned, especially pre-capture and built-in GPS. They both imply something you didn't mention: LONGER BATTERY LIFE!!! :) Cheers Duade.
I've got an R5 and and R7. Yes x100 on state-of-the-art precapture, larger buffers, and FPS slowdown as buffer nears full. Got a taste of precapture on my R7, but waiting for the buffer to clear to take subsequent shots is madding, as is pulling the desired pics out of the bundled file canon creates. Wound up getting an OM1-Mii mostly for that feature. V2 of R5 and R7 must also a stacked sensor to address rolling shutter issues (not horrible on the R5, but I see it on backgrounds in BIF shots). Also a big jump in the ability of AF to find birds/animals in cluttered backgrounds. Even with all those features I probably won't buy until 2026 when my Canon CarePak runs out on the R5 and R7. I'm guessing the R5ii will be over 4K and the R7 over 2K if Canon adds the features I want. Gotta space out these purchase 🙂
I hope there is a R7 Mark 2, with the stacked sensor, improved AF and CF cards. I have been thinking of a second hand R5 when the Mk 2 comes out, but I would really miss the reach of the crop sensor.
Duade, good video. I would prioritize them differently but we all have our unique needs (translate, no company can please everyone with a given product.). My order would be: 1) improved AF Detection (or at least "cross type" AF sensors where it can focus on horizontal as well as vertical lines). 2) stacked (or faster) sensors to reduce rolling shutter, 3) Dual CF Express B cards (assuming that is a bottleneck. I like SD because they are so universal with card readers and picking one up on the road but if that is the bottleneck then yes, with CFe Cards). 4) Improved Buffer (I usually don't hit the buffer. I tend to shoot in shorter bursts and rarely just hold the shutter down for 2 seconds or more. I grew up shooting film with rolls of 36 and 2fps motor drives). The remaining 4 would be any order someone wants. The way the pre-capture works really doesn't bother me much. Having them all in one container file really helps me when going through my images. I can just pull out the couple I want and delete the original file and move on with my workflow vs wading through another 80 files. Seems silly but I find it easier when all the pre-capture sequence are in one container file. Everyone probably has different opinions. With your number 5 "Speed boost and adjustable fps, I would substitute programmable button that would enable pre-capture while being held down. I agree with nearly everything on your list (R7 shooter here) but would just rearrange the order a bit.
The Canon phone software enables Bluetooth connection to your phone and adds the GPS data to the Metadata of the image for my R7. Obviously better if it was built in.
I want better placement of the joy stick on the battery grip. I came from the 1Dx to the R6II and dealing with the joystick for vertical shots is frustrating. I have big hands but that doesn’t help. It’s just the worst placement of a control. I wish they would come out with a version II with better ergonomics.
Stacked sensor, bigger buffer, GPS, Pre-capture etc. would be nice. And I'm convinced it will come with new models. However, the Adjustable FPS would be easy to implement and solve the buffer issue without new hardware. Also, I would like to have the possibility to add a little sound when taking images using the electronic shutter.
It would be nice if the R5ll would do my dishes and vacuum the carpet. I entered bird photography with an old 7D Mkll with a Canon 100-400 and I've been happy ever since. In my opinion, we're becoming slaves to technology. I would rather spend money on great glass and challenge my skills to do more with less. Maybe it's just me, but I don't want my camera to get all the credit for a great bird shot. Duade, you're an outstanding photographer you don't need all that crap. Keep chasing those awesome and rare birds and making beauties with what you have my friend.
Thanks for your comment and I really appreciate your thoughts, you are not alone in your thinking and it is interesting to think about this question. I think advances in technology apply to just about everything in life doesnt it. My hope is that people will continue to use gear like you are for the joy and challenge. I think we saw this same topic when moving from film to digital with many saing digital takes away the skill. Its nice to see film is still popular with many today and I am confident DSLR will be popular for many years ahead. Cheers, Duade
Great video with a very big wish list, lol. I am very curious what the R5 mark II and the R7 mark II would have. Lets hope it has at least half the list in them.
Wow! You didn't miss a thing. The only one I really don't care about is GPS, but the rest have been on my wish list, too. At this point, I can't see why Canon doesn't do these upgrades for the R5 II. These features already exist in other cameras. Does Canon not have the engineers and technology to make this happen? Is it a cost thing? I truly believe that trying to keep the price of the camera the same as the R5 is not realistic for so many reasons. I feel confident saying that most photographers would pay $300 to $400 more for the R5 II in order to get this wish list. As always, thanks, Duade, for your thoughtful work.
I agree about GPS, I only have it on the 5D4, recently I bought a sat nav, that records location evert 10 mins so I can look at the time stamp and see where I was. otherwise I have to remember to take something on my phone or the 5D4. I thing the AF is perhaps the most important, using the 200-800 on the R5 in the UK can be stressful, too much hunting, probably due to low contrast
Thanks Duade. My Nikon Z9 has all those features. It seems like Canon is slowing down in advancing its technology. The summer Olympics are coming up. Maybe Canon and other companies will release new advancements.
Thanks Mike, I am sure we will see many of the features in the R1, R5II. Hopefully Nikon give you raw precapture via firmware as the cameras are very good already so having that would be a bonus. Cheers, Duade
For me, my wishlist on an R7ii; Pre-shoot Larger/Faster buffer More AF points BSI or stacked sensor (i prefer the later. But to maintain a similar price point without compromising the rest of the camera, I'd setttle for BSI) A compatible battery grip Better video codecs I'm fine with everything else in my R7, even the dual SD cards. Sure, CFExpress would be so much faster but that comes at a cost that I believe pros on the R5/mkii are more able to justify the added cost. I use dual V90s and have rarely needed to wait long for the buffer to clear.
nice video, love your wishlist. can't help i am an Olympus user and sometimes i use nikon. but following the market i think canon bird shooters need like 200-500 mm f5.6 form Nikon. or just 500 mm f5.6. that zoom lens was so incredible in sharpness, yes heavy for me, but seriously great lens. glad you got the 300 f4 for the OM1 its much more fun to use. hope the rumored 50-250 mm f4 come soon and its made to accept the TC's. thanks so much. love that cisticola shot so much.
Stacked sensors sounds nice. But can Canon offer such a capability within reasonable prices? I understand the wish for better pre-burst and bigger buffers, personally I don't need it. A better implementation (without a humongous file being written at the end) would be nice. A better AF which doesn't get as easily confused by branches sounds wonderful (got caught by this in my R7 *ouch* - I think that my old dSLRs were more consistent on this) I don't agree on dual CF Express cards (I use exclusively SD cards, which are fast enough and cheap, and an SD card reader is incorporated into my laptop - great help). Maybe a combination of CF Express and SD cards is OK. GPS eats battery, by the way - already my LP-E6NH barely lasts for 450 or so photos, adding the energy requirements for GPS would be a real drain. Personally, I would like a little bigger size for the grip - my pinky on the R7 is almost on the air, without even wearing mittens. Maybe a new battery system, based on twin 18650 cells would solve also the small energy capacity of the current LP-E6NH form factor (it's a shame that the R7 doesn't offer a grip/battery holder)
I am a bit disappointed with the autofocus performance. I used to shoot with R7 and now I got a R6mk2. Both are good in different ways, but I notice that both struggle to find birds... I believe the software isn't trained on the birds I usually find here in southeast Brazil or it really struggles in ISO greater or equal to 1600, because it cannot focus for nothing! Bright sun, shade, clean background, busy background, nothing works! I searched a lot for some settings recommendation videos, but no settings I change make much difference. I use back button focusing using the small square more than the AI autofocus set to animals mode. Tried resetting the camera, same thing. It might be the lens, I used to use RF 100-400. I got the RF 200-800 to test that now
Thanks for sharing your experience and yes in low light, busy environments the eye AF really does struggle and I agree perhaps they have not trained the AI enough in those habitats to find and stick to the birds. I believe they have to train the AI on as many different birds/animals as possible so I wonder If Canon have not done enough in your part of the world. I too use Spot AF quite a bit in tricky scenarios. Good luck with the 200-800. Cheers, Duade
I have a Canon R5 and wear glasses. I wish it was easier to see if the movie recording was on or off. I once missed an osprey diving in front of me, thinking the R5 was recording when it was diving in and out of the water with a fish. ( Arr…I still cry in my beer at night) . I hope they improve the recording on feature to avoid confusion.
Thanks mate, yes, many of the other brands offer exactly what I need. Only major issue with Panasonic is the buffer write speed is too slow. Hopefully they can fix that. Cheers, Duade
From the thumbnail, I thought you were going to mention that poor English in the menu. Replace "Enable" and "Disable" with "On" and "Off". It could be done via firmware. What's up with that? Built-in GPS would be great. But I remember on my 7D Mark II that it really ran down the battery. I eventually turned it off.
Since I'm not a canon shooter or wildlife :) Yet, I'll give my thoughts anyway :) Points 1,2 and 7 - Pre-Capture and Buffer (and CF Express cards) Expectations need to be set and not expect a $/£1500 to perform like a $/£6000 however, for any camera that is pushed for wildlife a large internal buffer can offset the need for CF-Express cards on budget models (R7MKII) but dual CF Express card slots should be there on the expensive bodies. But I'd like to see all manufacturers implement a M.2 2230 card slot(hopefully user accessible) to allow transfer rates of 5000 MB/S at a much lower cost, a 1TB NVME M.2 2230 is around $/£100 or give us 1TB of internal storage, then a single card slot for backup. If you're dropping $/£2000+ on a camera adding £/$100 to the Bill of materials is nothing (considering you'd not be required to purchase an expensive CF-Express B card) Point 6 - Zebras in stills, Highlight clipping warnings have been on my cameras for years, didn't realise that canon didn't have this? or you specifically wanting Zebras? Point 4 - High MP Stacked sensor, fine for the Flagship models, but the R7 MKII but is too much to expect, I think Fuji got the right balance here, 1 stacked sensor, 1 high MP none stacked to give customers the choice in 1 "Flag ship" range Point 3 - Improved AF will just happen across the board and firmware updates can add a lot too (if the manufacturers want to support existing customers and not make them buy a new model) Point 5 - Speed boost and adjustable FPS , Speed Boost seems doable but requires processing power I think people will follow Sonys lead here and it will happen eventually. Adjustable FPSI can't see why this can not be implemented in firmware.. Point 6 - In built GPS, this is going to happen and probably will become more important to prove the photo is real and not AI
Regarding no2, a user setting would be better, keep the frame rate or tone it down for the buffer. Not sure why built in gps was removed, that should be standard. Why force us to sync our phones to record this, especially when the phone could be a bit away from the camera (not sure on the accuracy of the gps recorded). I would add a histogram during video recording, no need for it to disappear. Lastly, add a 1.3x crop mode, not just 1.6x. Cheers
I've seen a youtube video that said turning the camera 90 degrees eliminates rolling shutter as it's then reading left to right not top to bottom. Not tried it myself yet but sounds plausible.
To be realistic the R7 is limited simply due to the price, enhancing all the features would put it beyond the cost of those the camera is aimed at and also the technology will improve in the future to benefit all models at a lower cost ... hopefully! The R5 again is now quite old compared to other models we have to wait for improvements but also we have to counter balance the cost of doing so.
You are comparing a R7 at £1000 with the top end Sony at £6000, what do you expect? I also prefer the Canon precapture format as it collects them all in one folder, you can extract individual photos in camera. Think your videos are great by the way.
Thanks for the comment, I was referring more to the R5II than the R7II but I do hope many of the features can be implemented as they are largely software based. Interesting you like the zip file precapture, I just find individual raw files much easier as it works just like normal. Maybe they will have both options. Cheers, Duade
Well all these Stacked Sensor Cameras are certainly going to come with a Big Price Premium. Most folks won't be able to afford that. But Proper RAW pre Burst should have been standard Fare by now. Not so sure about having the most expensive Dual Cards. Certainly not on all their camera. Also, allowing at least the Sigma 500mm 5.6 as a option for Canon users would be nice.
What I just understand, is why won’t Canon have in 2024 exposures zebra-lines for still photos. I remember many years ago I used Magic Lantern to get that in my dslr cams, but now its 2024 just make it a regular feature in every camera
Sorry if I'm peeing in the pool: I can understand a want for pre-capture, but I also do see that I as a photographer should accept to fail a shot (or a hundred) if I'm not smart, quick or not evaluating the situation properly. Yes, I will swear over missed shots, but c'est la vie, and I will have to be more aware and better prepared the next time. I still insist on shooting with an old mirror-slapper and I'm fully able to fail a lot more shots than I'm able to get good (or at least decent ones). It triggers me to become better. Buffers: I did manage to fill the buffer a few times on my first 50D, and maybe, just maybe, once or twice on the 7D, but never ever on the 1Dx Mark III. Fast memory to deal with huge buffers are extremely expensive and then you need to have a card beyond that that is also able to cope with all the data that flows its way. I understand that it needs to be a trade-off of some sorts especially on the lower end bodies. We would all love the bottomless pit of a buffer that never fills up and slows down the camera to a grinding halt but sometimes we need to consider if we can afford it or if we should accept to trade the buffer depth for something else. Someday all that we long for today, will be standard and we will have to long for something else.
Thanks for the comment, it is an interesting topic, I think the same applied from Film to digital with many film shooters saying DSLR require no skill and are ruining photography. For me I think there is space for mirrorless, DSLR and film. Ultimately it is up to us as photographers to choose the system we enjoy using the most. If you get more reward from using old gear than happy days. If you enjoy getting creative with precapture than so be it. We are just lucky to have the choice I think, thanks again for the comment. Cheers, Duade
Some of these features may not be legal for Canon to implement because they're patented by another company. It's unfortunate, but there may be things that they just can't do without getting sued.
Insane lighting on that first shot. I havent bought an R5 yet because of the rumors of the R5 mk2 being close to release and im still happy with my R6.
Where would we be without you! Up the creek without a paddle! This is the most enjoyable and informative channel on YT. A couple of gorgeous photos at the start too. Do trust the R5II is everything we're hoping for. Keep plugging for it, Duade.
For birding, I love my R7 with the RF 100-500. As much as I'd appreciate less rolling shutter or better pre-capture, my number 1 request would a higher resolution electronic viewfinder so I can better judge images before I get home to my computer. A nice list, though. Thanks.
I completely support all your points, Duade! Let us appoint you the head of a Canon customers committee for wildlife. I would add the improvement of a Canon’s app - its work should be more stable and it would be great to have a choice to transfer jpegs or raws to a mobile device directly in the app. Also there is a perspective of doing something with cataloging and choosing the best of a series of similar photos (the potential in-camera AI is to decide where the quality of a picture is the best).
I want R7 II with 39Mpix (8KUHD-able or 44Mpix 4:3 aspect) stacked sensor, 8K 60p, oversampled 4K 120p (or at least 90p), good quality 4K 180p, good quality fullHD 360p, 5.69Mdot EVF, up to 60fps 12-bit Raws, up to 40fps 14-bit RAWs all in R6 II body. And I would not feel offended if that was actually an APS-H camera. Even something completely new with 1.4x 6400x4800 or 7680x5760 4:3 sensor just for wildlife would be nice.
A bigger buffer would mean using bigger or more RAM chips and those are fairly power hungry. But I bet the bodies are designed to a price point as well, RAM is an easy choice to save a few $$$.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, maybe they produce more heat also, I would be willing to pay more for more ram/memory, much like Apple do with their Iphones. Cheers, Duade
I think Canon need to do more with the APS-C lens. It is a shame for Canon that it has no APS-C fast prime (like EFM 22m F2 and 32mm F1.4) or budget telephoto (like EFS 55-250mm F4.5-6.3). Also, Canon needs an overall professional zoom lens like EF-S17-55 mm F2.8 in the RF-S system. Yes, they need to improve their AF.
Hi Duade, excuse me for my question, but which camera between the R5 and the R7 give the better clear shots with the RF 200-800MM lens ? Sorry if I ask you this question here but I didn't found the answer in your wonderful videos. Cheers,Cassidy
Hi, not related to r7 but I have r50 and feel like its bird detection is really good. It’s my first camera and i am thinking of upgrading to r7. Is r7 worth upgrading to? Thanks!
That pre-burst definitely has potential. I want a stacked sensor in every new camera now.
Get a NIKON.
@@chipsrafferty8362 No thanks, I'm not partial to fixing a green cast in every image.
@@chipsrafferty8362 No thanks, I like my auto-focus to be a bit more reliable than that.
So everything in the Z9. Yes including the blown highlights warning. (There's a custom picture control that you install)
But z9 can take pre-burst only in jpg which is absolutely horrible.
As a Nikon shooter, I have nearly all those features, BUT
What I expect for 2024 is a DX PRO body of at least 36Mp like the R7.
Something is missing everywhere!!!
Yep a morrorless D500 is needed. Cheers, Duade
Totally agree... I love reading these but enjoy having these items in my Z7 today...
Hi from NYC, Duade!
Been a Canon shooter since 1970 (Canon FT-QL, still have it!). Your list of wants is excellent, but I'd like to add three more to it.
1. Add the ability to program the M-Fn button to cycle through the Custom Shooting modes to ALL Canon cameras, as you detailed last year in your video tutorial on the subject. I have an R5 and couldn't be happier since I've set that up, but my wife has an R6ii and cannot take advantage of that. Bummer!
2. Add an integral Arca Swiss mount to all future lenses with tripod collars, and make all collars removable.
3. I read somewhere that Canon has discontinued production of the battery grip for the R5/R6 cameras. I hope this doesn't mean my current grip will be incompatible with the R5ii if I decide to upgrade. And I really hope this doesn't mean they won't have a grip at all for the series going forward. I've been using battery grips/ winders since my first Canon AE-1 back in the 70's!
Thanks for all that you do for us, and please keep up the good work!
Great points and I totally agree, Cheers, Duade
Customisable FPS - seconded! R7 electronic shutter is single frame, 3fps, 15fps and 30fps. At the very least a 7 or 8fps electronic shutter option in addition.
Also:
*articulated viewfinder
*customisable focus limiter
*focus preset recall button customisable to an on-camera button
Happy with all your points, a couple of additions I'd love would be to allow the focus bracketing to function when using speedlites, it's currently disabled in Canon when using off-camera lighting (Speedlites) Nikon and Olympus both allow focus bracketing with speedlites, only Canon hasn't been able to calculate the Speedlite recycle time. Be nice to have the same megapixel as the R7, it when you use crop mode you are no where near when the R7 gives, so that would be handy no game breaker just be nice, an extra programmable button on the body would be nice.
I would love so many of these features in the R7, but at the same time I don't want to see the price jump by 30%. I agree that faster memory cards would be a boost to performance, but if possible I think Canon should still provide some support for SD cards. Maybe have dual interface slot(s) that can use either type of card? I think some of the autofocus issue fixes would be great, but is subject tracking "there yet"? Bird photography is the most demanding on the focus system. There are so often times when other distractions are in the shot it means the camera needs to have a "brain" that can sort it all out! Back to the R7. Great example of many features that are not very useable! - Thanks Duade!
I agree for the R7m2. Moving to one CFExpress and one SD like in the current R5 would be the best compromise for supporting higher frame rates and still providing for a more wallet friendly card for the camera price point. For the R5m2 Canon should go ahead and move to dual CFExpress cards. A lot of users buying the mark 2 would be moving up from the original R5 and already have at least a couple of CFExpress cards and over the price shock of those cards. Also, the prices have come down quite a bit for the type B cards. 🤷🏻♂️
@@ThroughJoesLens well, if I buy an R5 I don't plan on buying CF Express cards in the near future. Having (say) 128 GB Sandisk Extreme cards at 22 Euros apiece is quite nice...
@@ThroughJoesLens CF Express type B cards are very reasonably priced now and actually about the same as the fastest SD cards
Good to see you again duade
You might want to watch Mark Kerton's channel. He shoots mostly soccer and had the same problems with his R3 missing focus. He made a few adjustments and it's changed for the better. (R3 focus fixed )
Hey Duade, nice to see comparing sony and canon in terms of functionality. I would like to see on canon to adjust the settings for video, it is so anoying to go in the menu and 3 points down, to set 120fps. Sony makes this so easy, but like you I hope for a stacked sensor. Also to be able to set more functions on the custom buttons, they are so limited compared with sony.
Agree fully. And some nice pics spicing it up. Great job, Duade!
Thanks, for the feedback, Cheers, Duade
Great video, Duade, and thank you.
It's really good that you use and try out different camera systems. The main brands all have their strengths and weaknesses.
Adding to your list are the following suggestions:
- A more serious commitment to firmware updates. Even with its limitations, the R3 should have been updated to include raw pre-capture present in R6 Mark II.
- Better super telephoto prime lens with a built-in TC, lighter and slightly smaller, preferably with an Arca-Swiss compatible lens foot.
Mike
100% agree with you Duade, I have tried to use pre capture on my R8 but it is far too painful a process!
Thanks for sharing, Cheers, Duade
That's a good list. #3 is a probably the most difficult, the others seem trivial in comparison. Image processing is hard with a tiny camera chip. I sometimes wonder how it works as well as it does having some slight idea how complex a problem it is. The near/far focus option on some systems is a nice compromise...like directing a border collie. That first bird image was terrific. The images you show are great and the joy you have doing it is infectious, if I wasn't so lazy ;-)
Thanks Brian, totally agree, near and far would be a nice addition until they get AI AF that can find the bird in those tricky situations. Cheers, Duade
Spot on. Many of these deficiencies were the reason I finally left Canon (been with them since the late 1980’s). The other biggest deficiency IMHO is the lack of high quality, lightweight, mid-priced lenses.
Great video mate, and i think you are spot on, on your wishes. Maybe we will get some of this in the r5ii and the r1, but i am afraid that we will not get all of them unfortunately. when it comes to the r7ii, that i think will come next year, I hope first of all, that it will have a stacked sensor, and pro weather sealing.
Wishing you and yours a great weekend and week.
Cheers, Bjoern
Thanks mate, we can only dream, but I am confident we will get some of them. Cheers, Duade
Offer the R5ii body in TWO models:
(1) Without the Low-Pass Filter for higher image quality.
(2) With the Low-Pass Filter for people concerned about moire.
Previously, Canon offered the 5DS and 5DSR models, as separate options.
I'm not concerned about moire fringing -- SO I SHOULD NOT BE PENALIZED WITH A LOW-PASS FILTER?
JUST OFFER IT TO THOSE WHO NEED IT!
You nailed it Duade. I do alot of BHIF and riolling shutter sucks in R5! Also, a bigger flip out screen.
Thanks Scott, yes the Sony A9III screen is fantastic. Cheers, Duade
I agree with almost all the points you make and hope Canon is listening! The only thing I have reservations about is the zebra over exposure feature, with Olympus and Panasonic m 4/3 cameras the exposure reading is taken from the jpeg. and often leads to under exposed images, with Canon's histogram there's a similar problem. So I'd like exposure information based on the raw file capability and for the readings to be more accurate. As another viewer said weather sealing on an R7 ii would be welcome.
You should be able to adjust the zebra settings so it only strata showing up at a very high number
Can you imagine the price of the R5 mkII with all these improvements!
It’s needed though look at what Sony are doing all over Canon!
My only wish is a pro aps-c mirrorless body (R7 MII), can be a bit bigger and more robust with lcd display like R5, fast sensor, enough dials and buttons, high res viewfinder, 30mp more than enough and no focus issue with 3rd party lenses like Sigma 150-600. It would be an instant get for me to upgrade finally from 80D.
Thanks, you are not alone in your wish, lets hope the R7II is a more pro orientated body, Cheers, Duade
This is a fantastic wish list. Fingers crossed!
Hi Duade couldn't agree more the perfect wish list would like 50 mg pixels have to be realistic thanks Gavin
Hi Duade. Well what can I say, a great 'shopping list'. Fingers crossed. John
Thanks John, lets hope we get a few. Cheers, Duade
You pretty much got it all covered in the camera wish list for Canon. Now we just need a lens list from Canon like Nikon's so I can stop thinking about moving over to Nikon😂.
Me too.. Canon been dragging their heels and in the meantime been losing a lot of influential RUclipsrs to Nikon. Nikon capturing the market while Canon have been sleeping over the last few years. Sony grabbing the vlogging market. I am sooo tempted to go to Nikon Z9 and their lenses seem to be capturing my heart. Just do I want to learn a new operating system
Thanks, yes those PF lenses have me drooling to be honest. Lets hope Canon do some DO lighter primes to compete. Cheers, Duade
Wow...amazing image
Thanks for this great summary Duade! I just would change the ranking and set the hardware based features on top, like stacked sensor and processing power for readout, buffer etc.. Thats crucial, the rest could mainly be solved by software. But thats only a wishlist and Canon so far has paid little attention to wishes of their customers or what their competition already offers, preferring to integrate more marketing-effective features that nobody needs and overheats cameras. They are also reluctant to release firmware updates in order to hold back enough material for new models. Let's see what happens this time.
pre-capture on the OM-1 works great.....
I want to see a rear screen that rivals that of phone screens. Even if it were to be equal to phone displays from 5 years ago, it'd be a huge improvement in the user experience.
R5 (Mark 1) has already GPS and I use it whenever I need it. Unfortunately you have to connect it to an app on your mobil phone, but once set up it works a treat.
Great feature list Duade! I'd like to see some security features added, like you see on smart phones. It could help deter thefts knowing that the stolen camera becomes a brick and useless to steal. It also may lower insurance cost for the camera.
Good point and would be a great feature, Cheers, Duade
I've always thought about this too. It should have some security built in.
This is a great wishlist. You listed basically everything I would want. It almost sounds like you want Canon to make a Sony camera and fix the buffer and swap CF Express type A for type B. I'm on a waiting list for an R5 Mark II but if it doesn't have a stacked sensor, I won't buy it. I might buy a Sony A9 III instead. I'm really not sure. Hopefully, Canon will make an R5 Mark II that matches your wishlist.
I think getting a "speed boost" button should be doable for canon, as there are two button functions to recall/set a given ISO, SS, etc, and those should be able to set the framerate mode (H+, H, etc.) too. One temporarily overrides the settings as long as the button is pressed, the other resets the settings permanently to the selected default values. (i can look those up if anyone's interested, but i don't have the names in my mind)
The way i did it is yet another easy way, having set the silent mode to a button. I typically use MS (12 fps) and by toggling silent mode, i can switch between this and ES (40 fps on the R6m2), thus having effectively a speedboost button and being able to switch between the benefits of MS/ES at any point.
Pardalote having a good sing in the conclusion!
What’s sad is my 2012 1DX Mark I has adjustable frame rates to the frame, why are we going backwards? Also the body on those older cameras are way better build quality specifically weather sealing, the memory card, and battery doors on these new cameras are crap in comparison… New world way less for more $$ all though I do realize that was a $6k plus body back in the day….Anyway you’re videos are great thank you for all the work you put in.
I think the body is the least of our worry but tbf stacked sensor with much better readout speed is big improvement also have pre bursts in individual files, then smaller thing is optional battery grip and built in GPS, now the problem is how limited Canon super telephoto lens lineup is, Sony and Nikon made an in-body zoom mechanism but I'm stuck with a extending barrel 100-500mm that is 40% more expensive than both with darker aperture and terrible collar... And I'm still stuck behind the line of 8 200-800mm backorders at my local shop as they only get A SINGLE one after 4 months...
Hi Duade. I have an R6 MKII and just finally received the 200-800 so haven't fooled with the lens yet. I traded an R5 for the R6 MKII. However, and I don't mean to insult your way superior shooting skills than me, in menu selection Auto Focus 2, I think, do you have your mode set to case 2? And below the case 2 selection main screen there are sliders. Set them to the left, extra sticky. That always worked for me when I had an R5 working with the RF 100-500. I had very little trouble with other objects in the way as long as I aimed the focus point close or on the subject as I had set with the thumb on the screen thing. Oh, I should add, I only shoot pictures, no video.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, that is how I have my AF setup also, it is fine the majority of the time and I am happy with it. Its just sometimes it does jump to grass, branches etc but once it finds the subject it is pretty good. Cheers, Duade
I'm quite happy with my R5, but definitely would love to have some of the features you mentioned, especially pre-capture and built-in GPS. They both imply something you didn't mention: LONGER BATTERY LIFE!!! :) Cheers Duade.
I've got an R5 and and R7. Yes x100 on state-of-the-art precapture, larger buffers, and FPS slowdown as buffer nears full. Got a taste of precapture on my R7, but waiting for the buffer to clear to take subsequent shots is madding, as is pulling the desired pics out of the bundled file canon creates. Wound up getting an OM1-Mii mostly for that feature. V2 of R5 and R7 must also a stacked sensor to address rolling shutter issues (not horrible on the R5, but I see it on backgrounds in BIF shots). Also a big jump in the ability of AF to find birds/animals in cluttered backgrounds. Even with all those features I probably won't buy until 2026 when my Canon CarePak runs out on the R5 and R7. I'm guessing the R5ii will be over 4K and the R7 over 2K if Canon adds the features I want. Gotta space out these purchase 🙂
Thanks, totally agree with everything you have said, I am sure it will come, just depends on how long, Cheers, Duade
What a wish list? Have you written to Santa? Thanks Duade
Lol, yes, I am very hopeful, fingers crossed we at least get a few of them. Cheers, Duade
I hope there is a R7 Mark 2, with the stacked sensor, improved AF and CF cards. I have been thinking of a second hand R5 when the Mk 2 comes out, but I would really miss the reach of the crop sensor.
Thanks Andrew, yes, totally agree, Fuji did it in the XH2s so no reason Canon can't with the R7II. Cheers, Duade
Duade, good video. I would prioritize them differently but we all have our unique needs (translate, no company can please everyone with a given product.). My order would be: 1) improved AF Detection (or at least "cross type" AF sensors where it can focus on horizontal as well as vertical lines). 2) stacked (or faster) sensors to reduce rolling shutter, 3) Dual CF Express B cards (assuming that is a bottleneck. I like SD because they are so universal with card readers and picking one up on the road but if that is the bottleneck then yes, with CFe Cards). 4) Improved Buffer (I usually don't hit the buffer. I tend to shoot in shorter bursts and rarely just hold the shutter down for 2 seconds or more. I grew up shooting film with rolls of 36 and 2fps motor drives). The remaining 4 would be any order someone wants. The way the pre-capture works really doesn't bother me much. Having them all in one container file really helps me when going through my images. I can just pull out the couple I want and delete the original file and move on with my workflow vs wading through another 80 files. Seems silly but I find it easier when all the pre-capture sequence are in one container file. Everyone probably has different opinions. With your number 5 "Speed boost and adjustable fps, I would substitute programmable button that would enable pre-capture while being held down.
I agree with nearly everything on your list (R7 shooter here) but would just rearrange the order a bit.
One of my biggest wishes is a write speed equal to the speed of the camera. This way I can keep shooting without filling the buffer.
The Canon phone software enables Bluetooth connection to your phone and adds the GPS data to the Metadata of the image for my R7. Obviously better if it was built in.
Thanks mate, yes, that is an option for sure, hopefully its easy enough to have it built in. Cheers, Duade
Love these features on your list but I'm certain Canon won't do Stacked sensor and Dual CF B cards.
I want better placement of the joy stick on the battery grip. I came from the 1Dx to the R6II and dealing with the joystick for vertical shots is frustrating. I have big hands but that doesn’t help. It’s just the worst placement of a control. I wish they would come out with a version II with better ergonomics.
Stacked sensor, bigger buffer, GPS, Pre-capture etc. would be nice. And I'm convinced it will come with new models. However, the Adjustable FPS would be easy to implement and solve the buffer issue without new hardware. Also, I would like to have the possibility to add a little sound when taking images using the electronic shutter.
Don't know what model you have but on the R7 this feature is in the wrench (yellow) menu, #3. Activate sound and options in Volume.
@@danielborcard2720 I have the R5. Unfortunately, Canon NEVER adds any useful features in the later FW updates unlike Nikon.
I wish Canon would also build in the battery grip.
The buffer is still pretty big even on the R6 Also what lens do your recommend me for general wildlife and birds for the R6?
Great ideas.
It would be nice if the R5ll would do my dishes and vacuum the carpet. I entered bird photography with an old 7D Mkll with a Canon 100-400 and I've been happy ever since. In my opinion, we're becoming slaves to technology. I would rather spend money on great glass and challenge my skills to do more with less. Maybe it's just me, but I don't want my camera to get all the credit for a great bird shot. Duade, you're an outstanding photographer you don't need all that crap. Keep chasing those awesome and rare birds and making beauties with what you have my friend.
Thanks for your comment and I really appreciate your thoughts, you are not alone in your thinking and it is interesting to think about this question. I think advances in technology apply to just about everything in life doesnt it. My hope is that people will continue to use gear like you are for the joy and challenge.
I think we saw this same topic when moving from film to digital with many saing digital takes away the skill. Its nice to see film is still popular with many today and I am confident DSLR will be popular for many years ahead. Cheers, Duade
the very reason why you're an awesome, insightful person and photographer. I love your work and continue to be inspired by it my friend.
Sony's zebras are the way to go, much better than Olympus colored highlight warnings. Wish my OM-1 had them.
Great video with a very big wish list, lol.
I am very curious what the R5 mark II and the R7 mark II would have. Lets hope it has at least half the list in them.
I am still waiting for a camera, that can brew me a cup of coffee, when I am on a shoot. 😉
Wow! You didn't miss a thing. The only one I really don't care about is GPS, but the rest have been on my wish list, too. At this point, I can't see why Canon doesn't do these upgrades for the R5 II. These features already exist in other cameras. Does Canon not have the engineers and technology to make this happen? Is it a cost thing? I truly believe that trying to keep the price of the camera the same as the R5 is not realistic for so many reasons. I feel confident saying that most photographers would pay $300 to $400 more for the R5 II in order to get this wish list. As always, thanks, Duade, for your thoughtful work.
I agree about GPS, I only have it on the 5D4, recently I bought a sat nav, that records location evert 10 mins so I can look at the time stamp and see where I was. otherwise I have to remember to take something on my phone or the 5D4. I thing the AF is perhaps the most important, using the 200-800 on the R5 in the UK can be stressful, too much hunting, probably due to low contrast
Please have a decently sized back AF button like on my R3. I am not sure why it is so silly small on my R5.
Thanks Duade. My Nikon Z9 has all those features. It seems like Canon is slowing down in advancing its technology. The summer Olympics are coming up. Maybe Canon and other companies will release new advancements.
Thanks Mike, I am sure we will see many of the features in the R1, R5II. Hopefully Nikon give you raw precapture via firmware as the cameras are very good already so having that would be a bonus. Cheers, Duade
@@Duade yes it has pre capture and you dial in the amount of time ( I believe) from 0.3 second to a second
@@mikebartow9415 Great to hear Mike, just need it to shoot RAW and it will be fantastic. Cheers, Duade
For me, my wishlist on an R7ii;
Pre-shoot
Larger/Faster buffer
More AF points
BSI or stacked sensor (i prefer the later. But to maintain a similar price point without compromising the rest of the camera, I'd setttle for BSI)
A compatible battery grip
Better video codecs
I'm fine with everything else in my R7, even the dual SD cards. Sure, CFExpress would be so much faster but that comes at a cost that I believe pros on the R5/mkii are more able to justify the added cost. I use dual V90s and have rarely needed to wait long for the buffer to clear.
nice video, love your wishlist. can't help i am an Olympus user and sometimes i use nikon. but following the market i think canon bird shooters need like 200-500 mm f5.6 form Nikon. or just 500 mm f5.6. that zoom lens was so incredible in sharpness, yes heavy for me, but seriously great lens.
glad you got the 300 f4 for the OM1 its much more fun to use. hope the rumored 50-250 mm f4 come soon and its made to accept the TC's.
thanks so much. love that cisticola shot so much.
Stacked sensors sounds nice. But can Canon offer such a capability within reasonable prices?
I understand the wish for better pre-burst and bigger buffers, personally I don't need it. A better implementation (without a humongous file being written at the end) would be nice.
A better AF which doesn't get as easily confused by branches sounds wonderful (got caught by this in my R7 *ouch* - I think that my old dSLRs were more consistent on this)
I don't agree on dual CF Express cards (I use exclusively SD cards, which are fast enough and cheap, and an SD card reader is incorporated into my laptop - great help). Maybe a combination of CF Express and SD cards is OK.
GPS eats battery, by the way - already my LP-E6NH barely lasts for 450 or so photos, adding the energy requirements for GPS would be a real drain.
Personally, I would like a little bigger size for the grip - my pinky on the R7 is almost on the air, without even wearing mittens. Maybe a new battery system, based on twin 18650 cells would solve also the small energy capacity of the current LP-E6NH form factor (it's a shame that the R7 doesn't offer a grip/battery holder)
I am a bit disappointed with the autofocus performance. I used to shoot with R7 and now I got a R6mk2. Both are good in different ways, but I notice that both struggle to find birds... I believe the software isn't trained on the birds I usually find here in southeast Brazil or it really struggles in ISO greater or equal to 1600, because it cannot focus for nothing! Bright sun, shade, clean background, busy background, nothing works! I searched a lot for some settings recommendation videos, but no settings I change make much difference. I use back button focusing using the small square more than the AI autofocus set to animals mode. Tried resetting the camera, same thing. It might be the lens, I used to use RF 100-400. I got the RF 200-800 to test that now
Thanks for sharing your experience and yes in low light, busy environments the eye AF really does struggle and I agree perhaps they have not trained the AI enough in those habitats to find and stick to the birds. I believe they have to train the AI on as many different birds/animals as possible so I wonder If Canon have not done enough in your part of the world. I too use Spot AF quite a bit in tricky scenarios. Good luck with the 200-800. Cheers, Duade
I have a Canon R5 and wear glasses. I wish it was easier to see if the movie recording was on or off. I once missed an osprey diving in front of me, thinking the R5 was recording when it was diving in and out of the water with a fish. ( Arr…I still cry in my beer at night) . I hope they improve the recording on feature to avoid confusion.
Maybe you should change to Panasonic Lumix cameras 😊 they do have a number of options you need...just saying 😉
Thanks mate, yes, many of the other brands offer exactly what I need. Only major issue with Panasonic is the buffer write speed is too slow. Hopefully they can fix that. Cheers, Duade
From the thumbnail, I thought you were going to mention that poor English in the menu. Replace "Enable" and "Disable" with "On" and "Off". It could be done via firmware. What's up with that?
Built-in GPS would be great. But I remember on my 7D Mark II that it really ran down the battery. I eventually turned it off.
Thanks mate, yes, that would help, true I did not think of the battery implications, that could be why its not included. Cheers, Duade
Since I'm not a canon shooter or wildlife :) Yet, I'll give my thoughts anyway :)
Points 1,2 and 7 - Pre-Capture and Buffer (and CF Express cards)
Expectations need to be set and not expect a $/£1500 to perform like a $/£6000 however, for any camera that is pushed for wildlife a large internal buffer can offset the need for CF-Express cards on budget models (R7MKII) but dual CF Express card slots should be there on the expensive bodies.
But I'd like to see all manufacturers implement a M.2 2230 card slot(hopefully user accessible) to allow transfer rates of 5000 MB/S at a much lower cost, a 1TB NVME M.2 2230 is around $/£100 or give us 1TB of internal storage, then a single card slot for backup.
If you're dropping $/£2000+ on a camera adding £/$100 to the Bill of materials is nothing (considering you'd not be required to purchase an expensive CF-Express B card)
Point 6 - Zebras in stills, Highlight clipping warnings have been on my cameras for years, didn't realise that canon didn't have this? or you specifically wanting Zebras?
Point 4 - High MP Stacked sensor, fine for the Flagship models, but the R7 MKII but is too much to expect, I think Fuji got the right balance here, 1 stacked sensor, 1 high MP none stacked to give customers the choice in 1 "Flag ship" range
Point 3 - Improved AF will just happen across the board and firmware updates can add a lot too (if the manufacturers want to support existing customers and not make them buy a new model)
Point 5 - Speed boost and adjustable FPS , Speed Boost seems doable but requires processing power I think people will follow Sonys lead here and it will happen eventually. Adjustable FPSI can't see why this can not be implemented in firmware..
Point 6 - In built GPS, this is going to happen and probably will become more important to prove the photo is real and not AI
Regarding no2, a user setting would be better, keep the frame rate or tone it down for the buffer. Not sure why built in gps was removed, that should be standard. Why force us to sync our phones to record this, especially when the phone could be a bit away from the camera (not sure on the accuracy of the gps recorded). I would add a histogram during video recording, no need for it to disappear. Lastly, add a 1.3x crop mode, not just 1.6x. Cheers
I've seen a youtube video that said turning the camera 90 degrees eliminates rolling shutter as it's then reading left to right not top to bottom.
Not tried it myself yet but sounds plausible.
And some sort of antitheft features!!! When the phone brands started to do that the theft dropped to almost zero…
Which camera you use buffer full you still taking picture ? A1? Om1 ? Or Panasonic ?
I hope Canon are watching. 👍🏻😃
Do You think there will be R7 mark II ??
Yes, hopefully later this year. Cheers, Duade
To be realistic the R7 is limited simply due to the price, enhancing all the features would put it beyond the cost of those the camera is aimed at and also the technology will improve in the future to benefit all models at a lower cost ... hopefully! The R5 again is now quite old compared to other models we have to wait for improvements but also we have to counter balance the cost of doing so.
You are comparing a R7 at £1000 with the top end Sony at £6000, what do you expect?
I also prefer the Canon precapture format as it collects them all in one folder, you can extract individual photos in camera.
Think your videos are great by the way.
Thanks for the comment, I was referring more to the R5II than the R7II but I do hope many of the features can be implemented as they are largely software based. Interesting you like the zip file precapture, I just find individual raw files much easier as it works just like normal. Maybe they will have both options. Cheers, Duade
Well all these Stacked Sensor Cameras are certainly going to come with a Big Price Premium. Most folks won't be able to afford that. But Proper RAW pre Burst should have been standard Fare by now. Not so sure about having the most expensive Dual Cards. Certainly not on all their camera. Also, allowing at least the Sigma 500mm 5.6 as a option for Canon users would be nice.
You have hit all of the nails on the head!
What I just understand, is why won’t Canon have in 2024 exposures zebra-lines for still photos. I remember many years ago I used Magic Lantern to get that in my dslr cams, but now its 2024 just make it a regular feature in every camera
Oh, you had that one here #6 😅 👍🏼
Hey daude, what do you think when will the canon r7 mark 2 release??
I want 4k 120fps in r7 mark 2😊✨
Yes please tag me with the answer
When doing video i want to see the entire back screen border light up red when recording so i know i am recording. Sony does this.
hmmm... how about time to get Canon to move from all these rumors and wish lists and get the camera out...:)
Sorry if I'm peeing in the pool: I can understand a want for pre-capture, but I also do see that I as a photographer should accept to fail a shot (or a hundred) if I'm not smart, quick or not evaluating the situation properly. Yes, I will swear over missed shots, but c'est la vie, and I will have to be more aware and better prepared the next time. I still insist on shooting with an old mirror-slapper and I'm fully able to fail a lot more shots than I'm able to get good (or at least decent ones). It triggers me to become better.
Buffers: I did manage to fill the buffer a few times on my first 50D, and maybe, just maybe, once or twice on the 7D, but never ever on the 1Dx Mark III. Fast memory to deal with huge buffers are extremely expensive and then you need to have a card beyond that that is also able to cope with all the data that flows its way. I understand that it needs to be a trade-off of some sorts especially on the lower end bodies. We would all love the bottomless pit of a buffer that never fills up and slows down the camera to a grinding halt but sometimes we need to consider if we can afford it or if we should accept to trade the buffer depth for something else.
Someday all that we long for today, will be standard and we will have to long for something else.
Thanks for the comment, it is an interesting topic, I think the same applied from Film to digital with many film shooters saying DSLR require no skill and are ruining photography.
For me I think there is space for mirrorless, DSLR and film. Ultimately it is up to us as photographers to choose the system we enjoy using the most. If you get more reward from using old gear than happy days. If you enjoy getting creative with precapture than so be it.
We are just lucky to have the choice I think, thanks again for the comment. Cheers, Duade
Ai will help with af
How long did it take you to learn all these bird names 😅
Some of these features may not be legal for Canon to implement because they're patented by another company. It's unfortunate, but there may be things that they just can't do without getting sued.
so what your wishing for is a camera built to enhance the inexperienced shooter...... seems about right in this day and age
Just switch to Sony they have it all
One could wish but Canon nerfs cameras on purpose.
Canon cannot improve the buffer due to CrippleHammer™ rules.
Lets hope they leave the R5II and R1 alone, Cheers, Duade
@@Duade help me obi-wan Canon, help me.
I shoot Canon since 3 years, the only improvement I would like is to fix those overinflated prices 🫰🫰🫰
Insane lighting on that first shot. I havent bought an R5 yet because of the rumors of the R5 mk2 being close to release and im still happy with my R6.
Sounds sensible.
Brighter viewfinder in R7. Great list, thanks Duade!
Thanks Edward, yes an EVF upgrade would be nice. Cheers, Duade
Where would we be without you! Up the creek without a paddle! This is the most enjoyable and informative channel on YT.
A couple of gorgeous photos at the start too. Do trust the R5II is everything we're hoping for. Keep plugging for it, Duade.
Thanks Joan, you are too kind, lets hope Canon surprise us all. Cheers, Duade
For birding, I love my R7 with the RF 100-500. As much as I'd appreciate less rolling shutter or better pre-capture, my number 1 request would a higher resolution electronic viewfinder so I can better judge images before I get home to my computer. A nice list, though. Thanks.
Thanks, yes, I should have mentioned the EVF, the R7II does need at least the 5 million dot EVF and make it big. Cheers, Duade
I completely support all your points, Duade! Let us appoint you the head of a Canon customers committee for wildlife. I would add the improvement of a Canon’s app - its work should be more stable and it would be great to have a choice to transfer jpegs or raws to a mobile device directly in the app. Also there is a perspective of doing something with cataloging and choosing the best of a series of similar photos (the potential in-camera AI is to decide where the quality of a picture is the best).
How much are people prepared pay with ever increasing prices .. ??
The New Sony A9 in Glasgow at Wex is priced £6,100 ..
I want R7 II with 39Mpix (8KUHD-able or 44Mpix 4:3 aspect) stacked sensor, 8K 60p, oversampled 4K 120p (or at least 90p), good quality 4K 180p, good quality fullHD 360p, 5.69Mdot EVF, up to 60fps 12-bit Raws, up to 40fps 14-bit RAWs all in R6 II body. And I would not feel offended if that was actually an APS-H camera. Even something completely new with 1.4x 6400x4800 or 7680x5760 4:3 sensor just for wildlife would be nice.
Thanks mate, looks like quite the camera, we can always hope. Cheers, Duade
A bigger buffer would mean using bigger or more RAM chips and those are fairly power hungry. But I bet the bodies are designed to a price point as well, RAM is an easy choice to save a few $$$.
Thanks for the feedback, yes, maybe they produce more heat also, I would be willing to pay more for more ram/memory, much like Apple do with their Iphones. Cheers, Duade
I think Canon need to do more with the APS-C lens. It is a shame for Canon that it has no APS-C fast prime (like EFM 22m F2 and 32mm F1.4) or budget telephoto (like EFS 55-250mm F4.5-6.3). Also, Canon needs an overall professional zoom lens like EF-S17-55 mm F2.8 in the RF-S system. Yes, they need to improve their AF.
Hi Duade, excuse me for my question, but which camera between the R5 and the R7 give the better clear shots with the RF 200-800MM lens ?
Sorry if I ask you this question here but I didn't found the answer in your wonderful videos.
Cheers,Cassidy
G'day I prefer the R5, the AF is better, Noise performance is better and if you get close you have 45mp. Cheers, Duade
Hi, not related to r7 but I have r50 and feel like its bird detection is really good. It’s my first camera and i am thinking of upgrading to r7. Is r7 worth upgrading to? Thanks!
I would wait for the R7II which is likely this year or early next year. Cheers, Duade