I may be wrong but I think that CR previously didn't use one forum thread for all related articles. I'm not saying it's wrong, just saying that that can be the reason why this one got the most comments whereas previously it was spread among more articles (?)
For those using the xxD series, there's the R10, I had one for months, took a wedding with it, it's a war machine, has a joystick, AF is lightning fast and handles like a mini R6; I sold it for the RP as the latter, at VERY high ISO, still has a small advantage due to the FF sensor (and surely R8 is even better), so for my line of work RP/R8 it's a better backup body, even if all the other functions (for RP) are inferior to to R10's.
Hmm I'm somewhat hoping this 45mm is similar to the 50 Art wide open, but I doubt it'll be better at all. It would be great if I were surprised, though.
To be honest, I think the transition to mirrorless changed that balance a little. The fact that EF lenses perform much better when adapted to mirrorless cameras is an example of the higher importance camera bodies have now.
Lucky you. My copy of that lens was crap
Similar scenario here. A few weeks ago I ran statistics of all my photographs from the last year or so, and the 16mm accounted for approximately 5% of the shots (5 point something).
Is it? I had no idea
To be fair, the R6 II specs looked pretty boring compared to the original R6 but the camera was much better in every department.Good catch! But honestly I don't see anything interesting on that camera, except that it really seems to be a new one.
But it would be interesting, which white lens is attached to that 2x extender
Could this be a new one? Or is it an already released one?
For camera bodies, in fact, if you remember in the following paragraph I stated that the gimmicks on AF are surely the most important of the gimmicksTo be honest, I think the transition to mirrorless changed that balance a little. The fact that EF lenses perform much better when adapted to mirrorless cameras is an example of the higher importance camera bodies have now.
Lucky you. My copy of that lens was crap
I even sent it to repair once, but it didn't make much of a difference, it just improved slightly. Beyond 100mm mine was crap, unless I shot it at like f/11. I could get better detail by cropping from 70mm to 200mm on the 24-70mm f/2.8 II (yes, I really tested that).
YES, that! Looking back, perhaps I was a little optimistic. I don't think my copy of the lens was as sharp as I mentioned there
Yes, that easily! Also, the matte finished plastics didn't age well.The thing is, I feel like the ratio of usable photos has increased massively with the mirrorless transition. Sure, glass is still more important, but now we're getting consistency levels that were unimaginable with DSLRs. You aim, you initiate focus, and you know you'll have something.For camera bodies, in fact, if you remember in the following paragraph I stated that the gimmicks on AF are surely the most important of the gimmicks
With the GH5S Panasonic made the same no-IBIS decision, because that's what videographers wanted.
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Feelings and numbering aside, in the DSLR era we had 3 FF bodies families (6D, 5D and 1D), now we seem to have 5 (R8, R6, R5, R3 and R1)Hello! My thinking is this:
At the advent of the R6 / R5 there was no other R camera beyond the R and RP. RP clearly is a 6D2 successor, but I felt that the mantle moved to the R6 when it arrived and the RP simply... remained. So, in my mind, when July 9, 2020 came around the R6 was the natural successor because it had the number 6 and was priced below the R5. It cost more, yes, but so did everything Canon released around that time.
Fast forward to 2025 and I'd agree with your thinking -- or, at least, I wouldn't disagree in many conversation spaces. There's probably an argument that the R8 also exists to placate those who used to buy the x0D series as well. Maybe it does double duty?
Having owned the 80D (well, it was my wife's and now my son's), I felt it was a fun, geeky, and relatively affordable alternative to the much more expensive full frames: it gave the "feel" of an "upscale camera" as seen in the hands of the well-heeled out on holiday, like that stranger who steps onto a float plane in Alaska with their 5Dx amidst the sea of people clutching their Best Buy bodies. Canon kind of lost that feel with the R transition, I think, although cameras like the R8 are probably their attempt to at least slot in a price equivalent. I don't think the R8 spiritually captures what was happening, but it sits at a good price point in the catalog. They'd do well, I feel, to make a mini R5 body in crop form and re-introduce the X0D series as an X0R line -- and that's where the new video functionality they've been pushing for the new gen would fit very, very comfortably for people like my kiddo and his friends. But I agree, it also fills that 6D character as well -- competent, trade-offs, but serves. Someone mentioned earlier here that the R6 is kind of the 5D of yesteryear and the R5 is something new (or maybe the new 5DS/R?), in which case the R8 is now definitely the 6D equivalent.
I'll say this, though, because it's probably not obvious from my limited chatter here: I've had the privilege since 2005 to use a multitude of Canon's digital bodies -- either through ownership or via family and friends. I think they're all great for their time and serve a need or scratch an itch in one way or the other. They all take great photos when used well. I wouldn't turn down the chance to play with any! 600mm of big glass on a Rebel is so much fun, especially if you bring it along with a pal and pretend it's your serious body for the day.(And the memories it captures today are just as good as when it first hit my bag.)
And yes, the R6 captured a special place in my heart. Like the Rebel and my Mac 512ke, I'll probably never part with it even though I eventually will move forward with the times.
Only Canon knows for sure.
We won't know when Canon will sunset the RP. It also may be a one-off or remain the bridge from xxD or even XXXD to RF even though it is full frame vs APS-C for the others.
FF is not only the camera but also the system of lenses that comes with it. Initially RF-S was lens-starved, but now with the Sigma additions it has developed into a nice little system. What I mean is that I assume that the main "lure" for EF-S holdouts is RF-S. And whoever among the EF-S holdouts was susceptible to transition to FF, most of them have probably already done so, given the time since EF(-S) has been declared "dead".
Don't they have the R50 and R100 for that? We can agree that they are limited, but so are the xxxD and xxxxD cameras...
I don't know where you can get such a price for a used R5 MK2. The only person I know that can get a price around 3200€-3300€ are Canon's employees (for a new one).
