I was actually leaning towards perhaps taking the leap of faith, but this review has me thinking twice...really should hold off until the R line fills out some more/the early bugs and quirks get addressed. That said, I was an early adopter of the original EOS M despite everyone panning it and liked it very much, but that was for a very specific purpose (to replace my old Elph P&S as the "take everywhere/get into stadiums" camera). Also, the financial commitment was lower (although not cheap, of course).
The issue is not having a similar use case for the R to justify the high asking price- too slow to replace a 5D4 and too large to replace an M6. I must admit the flip-screen is awesome though, and the tech has real potential. That said, it's not realized yet...
I'm waiting for a price drop, and then I'll probably bite. There are some good deals for the R body and R kit, but I'm waiting for it drop a little more. Really, the main reason to get the R is to use the RF lenses. I'm also waiting for RRS to make the L-bracket for the R (not currently in stock).
I finally played with the R and RF 24-105, and it was better than I thought. Single shot focus accuracy is great and better than my 5D4 with off center focus points. It's like every point is a center point. And this was with f/1.4 lenses and putting the subject into the corners. I would get this to replace my 5D3, which is currently backing up the 5D4. But without a faster frame rate, GPS, etc., the 5D4 will still be the primary. I don't understand why people hem and haw about the missing joystick. With 5000+ focus points, the joystick isn't fast enough. Maybe if they had it skip 10/20 points at a time and then if you push it in it moves 1 point at a time would make it usable.
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