Canon announces development of the EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera

[Deleted member 381342]

My guess for the RF lenses are

135mm
100mm
24mm
35mm
Budget 50mm
Maybe another tele zoom or prime

The main reason I think they will likely release these lens this is a pro body for sure and a lot of the above lenses would come in handy for Pros. The Macro to me is a must!

I think we might see the RF 300 and 500 primes; they didn't get v3's with the 400 and 600, and what are we putting a 1.4x and 2x converter on? Surely not the 100-500 which would make a f/14 1000mm.

 

[tron]

All it needs now to compete with A9 is a 200-600 f/5.6-6.3L lens (a f/7.1 lens up to 500mm will not do the trick).

 

[tron]

It looks like a small 5DIV with articulating screen. I like it!

More like a small 5DV (assuming they make 5DV).

 

[tron]

Let's hope it has a USB Type-C and can charge via USB just like EOS R (I cann't see why not). If they also made it to be able to charge while operating it would be perfect. Think timelapses, etc.

 

[Marphoto]

I’m wondering whether this means I can sell my Sony gear? Glad I’ve kept my long EF lenses which are worth virtually nothing. Wish we knew further details and ballpark pricing?

 

[.jan]

Reliable and disgusting at the same time maybe?

Possibly. But reasonable from abusiness point of view. Given Canon's history I'm inclined to say there isn't going to be a 5DV. The 1Dx was the last significant DSLR from Canon and I believe the main reason is that there simply wasn't enough native RF tele glass ready and out in the world for a mirrorless R1.

 

[Optics Patent]

Personally the best surprise for me of the RF lenses so far has been the 35mm 1.8 IS. It really is tiny, focuses very closely, is sharp, has IS. I am hoping it heralds a whole series of high quality, small, modest aperture primes. Imagine a 20/2.8, 28/2. 50/1.8, 85/18 and 100/2 all brought up to modern optics, all remaining very small and light, all having top notch IS - would be great fun and form a solid base for the RF mount

Agreed, except I wish they would let me limit the close up focal range in firmware because 3/4 of the focus range of the RF 35 is closer than a foot and that makes focusing closer and noisier.

 

[tron]

Possibly. But reasonable from abusiness point of view. Given Canon's history I'm inclined to say there isn't going to be a 5DV. The 1Dx was the last significant DSLR from Canon and I believe the main reason is that there simply wasn't enough native RF tele glass ready and out in the world for a mirrorless R1.

I believe Canon's intention to make 5DV has been mentioned in this forum a couple of months ago. We will know in about a year tops.

 

[TMACIOSZEK]

Has anyone seen if the 12fps are in still mode or in servo mode?

 

[PureClassA]

I should have tradmarked this

I liked Craig’s twitter question. “Is 8k enough or do you want more Ks?”

 

[.jan]

Has anyone seen if the 12fps are in still mode or in servo mode?

Nope, that info is unavailable but it'd be a big surprise if it weren't full AE/AF in any AF mode for 12 and 20 fps.

 

[scottydog]

"The EOS R5 will be the first Canon camera equipped with IBIS (In Body Image Stabilization)

So, R5 will come before R6. Either that or R6 won't have IBIS.

Yup. Noticed this too. Is the R6 vaporware, then?

 

[Optics Patent]

For what it’s worth, while reading this thread on my phone I was served an ad for the new Nikon D6, and it changed to a JCPenney ad for jeans for really fat women.

I’m still processing the irony.

 

[Kit Lens Jockey]

The R didn't have it and had Bluetooth connectivity to be able to have remote shutter on everything from your phone to iPad to pc. :/

The R most definitely does have a remote port, it's just the lower end, 2.5mm mini jack style you find on most lower end Canons.

 

[Michael Clark]

Honest question from a new to Canon student: do some people really just yank the hood to zoom that one?

I've seen user of all brands do it with "push-pull" zooms, a/k/a "dust pumps", which is what the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS is. The EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS II, on the other hand, has a zoom ring.

 

[BeenThere]

Welp, that’s about it. I think 2020 is the year that I start dumping money into the R series. Can’t wait to see what the 100-500 yields image-wise. Is there a link to more info on the lens announcements?

If comparable to the EF 100-400mm, including close focus, it will be amazing.

 

[Michael Clark]

Has anyone seen if the 12fps are in still mode or in servo mode?

'AI Servo AF' is a still imaging mode. Do you mean 'One Shot AF' mode?

 

[ahsanford]

Okay, I've had a night to sleep on it. I'm geeked about what we all think is coming, but I just have to wonder if what they aren't telling us is a really big deal or not.

Big stuff we still don't formally know yet:

If this camera truly is in the 45 MP neighborhood (even though it's 44.7 MP or so for 3:2 8K to be true...) -- hear me out

• Any chance at all that 'other tech' is making an otherwise lower-res-than-we-think sensor accomplish more? Is there any chance we've got a sensor in the 20-25 MP range and some realtime combination of DPAF, IBIS or the electronic video stabilization we've had on prior rigs is 'spoofing' a higher resolution like some cameras do with multi-shot? (Is that even possible for video?)

If this camera will capture 8K video onboard and right out of the box

• Perhaps the camera costs $3-4k and the external 8K recorder costs the same?

From the announcement:​

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"The new full-frame mirrorless camera currently under development will fully leverage the advantages of the EOS R System, helping to produce a camera that features high-speed continuous shooting and 8K video recording"​

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Once more, with feeling:​

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"The new full-frame mirrorless camera currently under development will fully leverage the advantages of the EOS R System, helping to produce a camera that features high-speed continuous shooting and 8K video recording"​

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Sounds like they are forming Voltron. Is there any chance that the R5 is just part of an 8K recording setup? ​

• Do we need a very special and expensive grip to record this video? (Nikon's top fps on the D850 requires a grip, right?)
• Perhaps the camera costs $3-4k but you have to have some hardware tweaking done by Canon to unlock (or make safe) onboard 8k -- possibly for a nontrivial sum?

I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade, but they didn't actually say the MP count was in the 40s or that this camera will record 8K onboard / out of the box. Any chance they won't deliver on those two specs?

- A

 

[TMACIOSZEK]

'AI Servo AF' is a still imaging mode. Do you mean 'One Shot AF' mode?

Bless your heart.

 

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There's alot of things that over the years canon has kept to the 1 series line deliberately. heck spot metering at your AF point comes to mind

I think this is a fantastic test when the R5 comes out. If Canon intends this to tide over pros for the next 18 months, we'll see point-linked spot metering. If Canon intends to come out with an R1 anytime in the next couple years, it won't be there.

PS:
I have to say that I use this a ton on my A7R4s. It's nice on the A92, but to lack it on a camera designed for a different purpose is super frustrating in Canon land. Word to Canon: when you choose a feature to deny lower-end bodies, don't use a feature that is needed in the top-of-the-line specialty cameras, like the 5DSR.