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New Canon eos R system

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Canon eos R system out in October, as anyone got one on order.

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From sonyalpharumors -

Canon PROS:
– World’s fastest autofocus
– Full compatibility with existing EF lenses
– A cool adapter with drop-in filter (see this cool video by Caleb Pike)
– The new EOS-R lenses are focus by wire and have an extra customizable ring
– The new EOS-R lenses are stunning (50mm f/1.2 and 28-70mm f/2.0)
– It has 10 bit 4:2:2 output just like the Nikon Z
–$2299* for the body only. It will also be sold as a body-and-lens kit with the new RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM lens for $3399*.

Canon CONS:
– lack of IBIS
– single slot card
– Low battery life: 350 shots
– The EOS R does have eye-AF but only S-AF. (info via Jordan Drake)
– It uses the same “Old” 30MP sensor from the 5D IV (with more phase detection pixels added)
– The cool lenses are expensive: RF 50mm f/1.2L at $2,299, the RF 28-70mm f/2L at $2,999
– Roadmap doesn’t disclose what lenses we can expect
– The dial on the left is just an ON-OFF button
– Canon will not be opening up the RF mount specs to third parties (info via Jordan Drake)
– No AF-C in continuous high drive (slower FPS compared to Sony cameras)
– Still a huge ass crop in 4K recording (1.7 crop). Looks the same as 5D IV. Heavy rolling shutter as well. (info via Jordan Drake)
– 1080p does 60fps and not 120fps
– 34 RAW buffer only
– no compatibility with their EOS-M lenses



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Seen some early reviews and not very favourable on it,
Just shows how much canon have been left behined on the mirrorless system. Nikon are only just there because they use Sony internals.

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I'm interested, but not yet sold. I think it'll be absolutely great as a system, even if this body is not quite there. The new lens mount sounds like it has tons of potential to offer stellar optics.

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And don't forget it's rumoured that Panasonic are going to announce a full frame mirrorless on the 26th of this month.
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As an existing Canon user I've certainly been looking at one of these, mainly for the articulated screen which is something I've been after for a long time (also looking at the 6D2), as I was never one for crawling on the floor!

For myself most of the cons don't bother me too much - other than the battery life, however I have lots of LP-E6 batteries so even this isn't a major problem. It's still early days though and I'll wait for more reviews before deciding whether to go for one, or not.

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When I first saw the announcement i was hoping it was the new 5DSR sigh

AS another Canon user, I am hoping good things of the 5DSR and 5DS replacements that should hopefully come out early 2019

Faster, better handling of the shadows would be great, mirrorless version and an upgrade in focus points and MP would be the cherry on the pie.

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A 5D mk IV without a mirror.

Personally I can't get excited about it. If I were to buy another camera I'd certainly look at Sony or Fuji first, they and other manufacturers have a giant leap ahead of Nikon and Canon when it comes to mirrorless cameras.
I use a Fuji X-Pro1 rangefinder and to be honest I get more fun out of that camera than I do out of my 1DX but it's horses for courses.

At the end of the day it's just a tool and no one really cares what camera you use, it's only the photograph that matters.

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Panasonic have now joined the mirrorless full frame band wagon.

Key features of the S1R and S1:

1. Newly-developed 35 mm full-frame image sensor and image processing engine (Effective pixels: approximately 47M for the S1R and 24M for the S1)

2. World’s first support for 4K 60p/50p video recording in a full-frame Digital Single Lens Mirrorless camera

3. World’s first full- frame camera equipped with Dual I.S. image stabilization enabling handheld shots for dark or distant scenes that would previously have required additional equipment

4. A double slot for XQD memory cards and SD memory cards: a first for Panasonic

5. A rugged triaxial tilt LCD: emphasizing ease of use and supporting professional photography and videography

6. Utilising Leica Camera’s L-Mount, making it possible to use alternative lenses that meet the L-Mount specifications of partners Leica Camera and Sigma, increasing options for alternative lenses.


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A bit late there Brian, I said that over a week ago.
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That was a rumour, announced officially today it's now fact. :biggrin:

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OK you win :biggrin:
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