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The most asked question currently about the Canon EOS R5 is how much will it cost? Rumors have been mostly fueled by speculation on some retailer web sites.
I have been told that the Canon EOS R5 will come in under $4000 USD for the body, the source didn't want to divulge the exact launch price for anonymity reasons, but it has apparently been set.
With the announcement for the Canon EOS R5 coming in July, I should start to hear more about pricing and kits in the coming weeks.
You must not have read the other forum post when the previous pricing rumor came out... plenty of people thought it would be well over 4K because of the specs. This is perfect for me and within my planned budget for this camera :D
€3,700 before tax, or ~ €4,400 with tax in EU
£3,250 before tax, or ~ £3,850 with VAT in UK
Now, I'd expect the EU and UK base prices to be higher because Canon (and every other manufacturer) build in a margin to protect themselves from currency fluctuations. It's bad form to set an RRP, and then have to adjust it in 3 months because the currency is worth less against the dollar.
So I'd call 4499 EUR and 3999 GBP retail prices assuming the retail price in the US is $3999
$3999.00 USD - R5
$2499.00 USD - R6
The more important part of this whole CR3 is that it seems it will now be announced in July...what happened to announced in June available by July? I bet the next CR3 will be to state that the camera strap mount has passed some sort of certification. And why is so little being mentioned about the R6?
The cheapest Ford Mustang V8 in the Netherlands is priced euro 123.000,- so that's $135.000,- Taxes are high. My income tax alone is 55% (well, before covid was fashion)... But camera stuff is reasonably priced. It's 30% more than the advertised USA-price but 21% of that is VAT.
Anyway. The 5R will be expensive when you add the grip and battery, a few CF express cards and the new external wifi transmitter...
Not at all, the R5 is not a sports shooter (from what we know so far), it will not win over OVF shooters (myself included), it is not as rugged as the 1DXIII, it will definitely not be used at the Olympics, etc. The 1D series has always been a specialist camera which is a niche that the R5 does not fill; pricing is not everything; that's like saying it will render the C200 obsolete just because it is cheaper and on paper has some better video features.