Canon: No Plans for High Resolution R1

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Canon sat down with Petapixel, and the conversation came up about the R1. Will users who want more than 24MP on the flagship get their wish?


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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. Canon sat down with Petapixel, and the conversation came up about the R1. Will users who want more than 24MP on the flagship get their wish? Canon once had the Canon EOS-1Ds and Canon EOS-1D...
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Canon sat down with Petapixel, and the conversation came up about the R1. Will users who want more than 24MP on the flagship get their wish?


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Canon: No Plans for a High-Resolution Canon EOS R1 - Canon Rumors

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's how it works. Canon sat down with Petapixel, and the conversation came up about the R1. Will users who want more than 24MP on the flagship get their wish? Canon once had the Canon EOS-1Ds and Canon EOS-1D...
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"until then". I will also "continue to whine" about wanting either, A higher Mp 5 series, basically a mirrorless version of the 5DsR which now would need to match the Sony and 60Mp, OR a damn pro body shape 50Mp choice, which would be so lovely.
 
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"until then". I will also "continue to whine" about wanting either, A higher Mp 5 series, basically a mirrorless version of the 5DsR which now would need to match the Sony and 60Mp, OR a damn pro body shape 50Mp choice, which would be so lovely.
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Well I for one am blown away by the images coming from my R1. So beautifully clean. This MP banter is extremely overblown. I suppose it depends on what you actually shoot, subject wise, but it seems clear that Canon have drawn lines which stressing about it on the internet will not change.
 
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Imo the r3 doesn't really make sense in the lineup especially with the r6iii getting the same sensor, maybe the r3ii could have the r5ii sensor but the r5ii is already so good that it would be hard to create any seperation between the two
 
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Imo the r3 doesn't really make sense in the lineup especially with the r6iii getting the same sensor, maybe the r3ii could have the r5ii sensor but the r5ii is already so good that it would be hard to create any seperation between the two
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The R3 has far better ergonomics for normal-sized hands!
 
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Are you saying no one would? How do you know that?
I wasn't aware that Nikon sold 0 units of Z9 and Sony 0 units of A1 I/II
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Well.. Canon sold more R3's and now R1's than Sony and Nikon sell of their "flagships" combined times 10. Sony gives away half of theirs just to be relevent in the segment. Nikon sells less cameras a year than Canon sells a quarter, if one goes by their financials. Nikon actually doesn't matter in this segment anymore. For better or worse.

There hasn't been a high-resolution 1 series for 17 years. The 1Ds III is older than this website! It seems the strategy is working?

The 1/3 series cameras aren't retail consumer products, the bulk of units sold come from agencies and CPS. CPS programs in each region purchase the cameras from Canon Japan. Agencies are not buying another 1 series camera, They have already bought 5 series cameras if they desired resolution. So no, there is no market for it. Even if PhotoMan2005 from DPR is crying for one, but in the end will never spend $7000 on such a camera.
 
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Well.. Canon sold more R3's and now R1's than Sony and Nikon sell of their "flagships" combined times 10. Sony gives away half of theirs just to be relevent in the segment. Nikon sells less cameras a year than Canon sells a quarter, if one goes by their financials. Nikon actually doesn't matter in this segment anymore. For better or worse.
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Well... why would that matter to me?
While I am not one to say "Canon is d00med" or some such nonsense, and I am well aware that Canon is outselling the competitors, that doesn't change by a single iota the fact that I am not satisfied with Canon's choices in recent times and that I much prefer the direction Nikon has taken, market shares be damned.
I am nowhere near to the point of even starting to consider jumping ship, but this is my hobby and my passion, so if I am not happy I air it.

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There hasn't been a high-resolution 1 series for 17 years. The 1Ds III is older than this website! It seems the strategy is working?
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For many for sure, not for me.
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The 1/3 series cameras aren't retail consumer products, the bulk of units sold come from agencies and CPS. CPS programs in each region purchase the cameras from Canon Japan. Agencies are not buying another 1 series camera, They have already bought 5 series cameras if they desired resolution.
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Agencies seems to be shopping around and Canon has lost some.
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So no, there is no market for it. Even if PhotoMan2005 from DPR is crying for one, but in the end will never spend $7000 on such a camera.
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I would...
I'm under no illusion that my money matters to Canon in the grand scheme of things. But if Canon does want more of my money, then they will have to make some different moves, simple as that.
In the meantime, DJI will get some and so will Hasselblad second hand sellers for my beloved (and truly and sadly dead) HC system.
 
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Well... why would that matter to me? I am not one to say "Canon is d00med" or some such nonsense. I am well aware that Canon is outselling the competitors.
Doesn't change by a single iota the fact that I am not satisfied with Canon's choices in recent times and that I much prefer the direction Nikon has taken.
I am nowhere near at the point of considering jumping ship, but this is my hobby and my passion, so if I am not happy I air it.
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That's fine, as long as you realize the irrelevance (to Canon) of airing complaints here.

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Agencies seems to be shopping around and Canon has lost some
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Agency 'shopping' is done by the procurement department, not by the photographers. CRguy's comment about Sony giving away half of their flagships referred to that – agencies switched to Sony because free cameras are the best cameras available...to accountants.

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I'm under no illusion that my money matters to Canon in the grand scheme of things. But if Canon wants more of my money they will have to...
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As you say, Canon doesn't care if they get your money, so they will have to...do what they are going to do anyway. What they've done for the past two decades has been 'right' as far as the camera market is concerned.
 
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