Canon R5 listed for $6000

An online Camera store in Australia has listed the Canon R5 for $6000, about $2500 more expensive than I would have pegged it. I expected it to clock in at $3500 because it is the successor to the 5D series. Pricing it up near the 1DX series, I think, would be a mistake.

Sony ZV1 about to be launched

Sony has leaked that their fixed lens camera to be announced would be the vlogging camera the ZV1 and not the RX10 V that I was looking forward to. This has me sad because I don't really need a vlogging camera as there are already plenty of those out there. There will be a flippy screen and a better microphone built in but if I had the RX100 VII, I would not be rushing to buy this camera.

Panasonic GH6 to come with 41mp

The panasonic GH6 may be the refreshing breath of fresh air that MFT fans have been hoping for. After being stuck in the 20mp realm for ages, the GH6 will come with a 41mp camera with the ability to shoot 4k and 6k and possibly 8k. This is great news for the MFT crowd.

Nikon D6 to ship in 2 weeks

Nikon, after a month of delays is set to ship the D6 at the end of May. Although the D6 is only an incremental upgrade over the D5, it has been several years since the D5 release and the D6 will be a welcomed edition and possibly the last DSLR Nikon will make.

Pikes Peak State Park Hiking and outdoors

Still in Lockdown mode for a few weeks, so I went to Pikes Peak State Park just across the border in Iowa. Pikes Peak has expansive overviews of Mississippi River and Prairie Du Chien on the opposite side. It also features Indian Mounds and Bridal Veil falls.

Fuji announced they are keeping the XH-1 line

Fuji has announced that they will not trash the XH line of Cameras but will continue to make them. The issue is that there is not enough seperating them from the XT line of cameras and they cost more. IBIS is standard in most mirrorless cameras now and Fuji can't afford not to include it so where does that leave the XH line?

Sony New Camera and lens in June

Sony is going to announce a new E-mount Camera and lens in June. It could either be the Sony A7IV or AS7III and a new f/2.8 12-24mm lens.

Canon R6 announcement delayed

For those of us who do not need the R5's massive video features and are waiting for a more modest version in the R6, we may have much longer to wait because the R6 announcement has been postponed from May until July. This could be foreseen as supply shortages have cropped up in every industry due to the pandemic.

Pleasant Valley Hikng and Birding

During this time of lockdown, we all want to avoid people and that means not going to the just opened parks that will be crawling with people. Instead, go to some of the more remote state natural areas that no one knows about. One of those is pleasant valley, which is one of the best birdwatching areas in southern Wisconsin. It does consists of both hills habitat and grassland and field habitat neatly divided by a road.