Canon EOS R5 launch price will be below $4000 USD [CR3]

melgross · May 26, 2020

Well, that’s something. I don’t expect that anyone here believed it would be more.

dancan · May 26, 2020

3.999,99

jeffa4444 · May 26, 2020

$ 3,999 US but in rip-off Britain that will translate to £ 3,999 maybe more.

koenkooi · May 26, 2020

Hmmm, it went from "Initial availability could come as early as July." to "announcement for the Canon EOS R5 coming in July"

PhotoRN86 · May 26, 2020

melgross said:
Well, that’s something. I don’t expect that anyone here believed it would be more.

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

privatebydesign · May 26, 2020

jeffa4444 said:
$ 3,999 US but in rip-off Britain that will translate to £ 3,999 maybe more.

Why do people insist on saying this every time a price for anything is mentioned? UK prices are listed inclusive of tax USA prices are not. In the UK the health service is included in your tax bill, in the USA it is not, personally I'd pay a few hundred dollars more each time I bought a camera and got health insurance included, in the USA you 'save' a few hundred dollars on the cost of your camera and spend $500 every single month on health insurance because "Freedom".

yeahright · May 26, 2020

probably 4499 in EUR = 4939 USD

bsbeamer · May 26, 2020

Most seemed to expect around $3500-3750 for a true mirrorless 5D4 replacement. Let's hope they're available to purchase in normal quantities before end of 2020.

Atlasman · May 26, 2020

Great news!

jolyonralph · May 26, 2020

$3,999 USD in US before sales tax equals (approximately)

€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

Eclipsed · May 26, 2020

$3999 was my prediction for a long time. Sony killer at that price. Will sell lots of expensive RF lenses.

The3o5FlyGuy · May 26, 2020

dancan said:
3.999,99

more like, $3999.98

herein2020 · May 26, 2020

As I've been saying for months...
$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?

Uneternal · May 26, 2020

Thats would be a bold move of Canon cause it basically renders the 1DX3 obsolete.

Fbimages · May 26, 2020

Now is a good time to stock up on CF express cards. ProGrade run a sale until the end of May with -25% on all products

hunck · May 26, 2020

privatebydesign said:
Why do people insist on saying this every time a price for anything is mentioned? UK prices are listed inclusive of tax USA prices are not. In the UK the health service is included in your tax bill, in the USA it is not, personally I'd pay a few hundred dollars more each time I bought a camera and got health insurance included, in the USA you 'save' a few hundred dollars on the cost of your camera and spend $500 every single month on health insurance because "Freedom".

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...

tianxiaozhang · May 26, 2020

If it's under 4000CAD my order will be on Day 1 too...

herein2020 · May 26, 2020

Uneternal said:
Thats would be a bold move of Canon cause it basically renders the 1DX3 obsolete.

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.