Canon Has No Plans for a Fixed-Lens Full-Frame Camera

[Canon Rumors]

Last week Sony announced the RX1R III fixed lens full-frame camera to a somewhat of a tepid response. Along with the Leica Q series, Sony and Zeiss are the only manufacturers to produce such a camera, and legend has it that the Zeiss ZX-1 was only made to fight a patent battle with Nikon. Fujifilm […]

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[Skux]

I can't see it happening either. The main issue with the RX1R III (apart from the absurd price) is that it isn't actually pocketable and will take up the same space in a bag or on a strap as using an A7CR which is better in all areas while being much cheaper and only marginally larger.

So if you're Canon you're better off selling an R8 and RF lenses and benefitting from economies of scale and mass market reach, than spending a lot of money on an expensive niche one-off purchase product.

APS-C is another story. There's already precedent with the G1X III, if they made a modern version with a faster lens I'd preorder it tomorrow.

 

[John Wilde]

"Last week Sony announced the RX1R III fixed lens full-frame camera to a somewhat of a tepid response."

A good example of why Canon shouldn't make something similar.

 

[bn5fg]

I can't see it happening either. The main issue with the RX1R III (apart from the absurd price) is that it isn't actually pocketable and will take up the same space in a bag or on a strap as using an A7CR which is better in all areas while being much cheaper and only marginally larger.

So if you're Canon you're better off selling an R8 and RF lenses and benefitting from economies of scale and mass market reach, than spending a lot of money on an expensive niche one-off purchase product.

APS-C is another story. There's already precedent with the G1X III, if they made a modern version with a faster lens I'd preorder it tomorrow.

The RX1R III has one feature that the A7CR lacks: a leaf shutter, which allows for a very high flash sync speed. However, this advantage is largely negated by the existence of the A9 III with its global shutter.

 

[john1970]

Personally, I don't really see a market for a fixed lens FF camera especially at the $5000+ price point.

 

[LookingThroughMyLens81]

I would love to see Canon make a "bridge camera" like the old Fujifilm HS-series, which went away as mirrorless cameras became more popular. I think that would get a lot of sales, because it would check all the boxes for casual consumers, who don't really want to invest in a camera body and multiple lenses. If they kept the MP below 33 and used an APS-C sensor, it certainly wouldn't threaten their mirrorless cameras.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

So if you're Canon you're better off selling an R8 and RF lenses and benefitting from economies of scale and mass market reach, than spending a lot of money on an expensive niche one-off purchase product.

Imagine how many lenses you could add to R8 with the same budget of the Sony offering You'd have a complete set, at least.

 

[trexphotos]

Last week Sony announced the RX1R III fixed lens full-frame camera to a somewhat of a tepid response. Along with the Leica Q series, Sony and Zeiss are the only manufacturers to produce such a camera, and legend has it that the Zeiss ZX-1 was only made to fight a patent battle with Nikon. Fujifilm […]

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So thankful for this. It would really be wasting R & D money on something no body wants.

 

[rombe3jr]

Imagine how many lenses you could add to R8 with the same budget of the Sony offering You'd have a complete set, at least.

Maybe several STM primes but only a couple of STM zooms... or a single fast "L" series lens $$$