We have been told that the Canon EF-EOS R mount adapters will be going up in price very soon, possibly by the first week of July.
Both the standard EF-EOS R and Control Right EF-EOS R mount adapters will go up by $50 USD.
If you're in the market for one of these adapters, this week is probably a good week to pick one up, especially if you don't get to partake in the Canon USA refurbished deals.
There was no mention of price increases on the Canon Drop-in EF-EOS R CP, Canon Drop-in EF-EOS R VND or Canon EF-EOS R 0.71x adapters.
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Meike has a number of other rather excentric filters on top of that.
I'm also curious what a BM filter would do when filming dragonflies with a 180L, time to plan a few more outings :)
Worth noting that you don't actually need the clear filter for the adapter. When I was investigating the Commlite mount adapter that I bought to modify for EF extender use (which was well after I bought the clear DI filter), I discovered this little $15 cover (Amazon link) that does the job, and more importantly for me saves space in the camera bag since I only need one of the DI filter canisters, not two, when bringing both the CPL and vND drop-ins. Unlike the supertele lenses that reportedly include the clear filter in the optical design and thus require something to be in the slot, the EF-RF adapter has no such need so a simple cap for the opening is fine.I measured it 3 times, paying close attention to how the weather sealing rubber squishes. The callipers had solid metal-to-metal contact each time.
Makes me feel better about paying the $129 for the clear drop-in, and means more to carry.
I came to the conclusion that my planned bag (Lowepro Fastpack BP 250 AW III) would be too small for use as a carryon (we're trying to minimize checked luggage pieces because we'll be renting a car during a portion of the trip and even the largest available vehicle where we're going won't fit much checked luggage, at least not when carrying 5 people). I ordered a Peak Design Travel Line 45L and a Camera Cube (two, actually – the small and medium so I can decide whether to use one bigger one or the smaller one and lens cases). I haven't used PD bags before (mostly Lowepro with a couple of Think Tank), but the design looks good so I'll give it a try.
Thanks again for pointing out the difference!
These adapters were already sold at the higher prices...they just came down for a bit, now back up.
The control ring version launched at $199, and dropped to $149 earlier this year, a $50 increase just returns it to the ‘normal’ price. But a 50% price increase on the cheapest version is a significant increase. We can speculate on the rationale for that increase, but the price increase relative to the past cost is fact, not theory. Also, who (besides you) said anything about conspiracy theories? My point was that this is a business decision.
The rotator way of fixing the straps isn't for everyone, I rate them "OK, not great", but other people have a more polarized opinion on them :)