Canon has announced a new camera in the full-frame line-up. The EOS R8 Mark II is a marked upgrade to the original R8 which was launched in February 2023, plus it's sporting a new angular SLR heritage-inspired look. The distinctly modern design marks a new chapter in the EOS R System. Canon says that the "EOS R8 Mark II carries forward [its] design heritage while evolving it into a more contemporary form that meets the needs and preferences of today's photographers and creators". The EOS R8 Mark II boasts a number of improvements over the original R8. Firstly it offers in-body image stabilisation (IBIS), up to a maximum of 7.5 stops benefit of co-ordinated control in conjunction with Canon lenses. It also fixes one of the bugbears we had at EOS HQ with the original – a lack of Multi-controller – giving you instant control over the position of your AF point. Canon also says that the subject tracking is improved compared to the EOS R8 and R6 Mark II, giving stickier...
Canon has released details of firmware updates for its two most recent EOS R6-series cameras, the EOS R6 Mark III and EOS R6 V . Most notably it adds support for the new Canon Bluetooth Remote Controller BR-E2 to both cameras, plus flash capability to the new R6 V which was promised at launch. EOS R6 Mark III Firmware Version 1.1.0 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes: 1. Adds the ability to set [AF for close-up demos] during movie recording in [Movie manual exp.], [Movie auto exposure], and other Creative Zone modes to allow for its use in combination with exposure and AF area settings. 2. Adds the ability to set [grid display] during movie recording. 3. Adds support for the Wireless Remote Controller BR-E2. 4. Adds support for the Software Development Assistance Kit (EDSDK/CCAPI). 5. Fixes an issue that may cause image transfers to an FTP server to fail and for Err41 to be displayed. 6. Fixes an issue that may impact the camera's shooting ability if the ...