I wonder if we’ll get anything in the $500 range next year. I’d love a cheap extra body for times I don’t want to stress about losing or damaging my R6.
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I already have the XA50. Next for me will bee the R6 (will buy it when I actually need it, now I got a different job with gear provided) and then a cinema camera with SDI, ND, bigger sensor than 1", preferably full size XLR etc. It could be the C70, but if Canon comes up with something along the lines of a C200 ii/FX6 I will go for that. Currently using a C300 ii at work.Consider the alternatives. I'm thinking of getting an XF605 camcorder. I already own a Vixia HF G60.
I would love that. But it will not happen... :-(I hope Canon brings in some rangefinder like camera, like M6 II is. Sony did it with A7C, Nikon with its Df camera. Come on, Canon.
I would love an updated RP, its small size if great for bringing it along, but it really needs better AF.
I wonder if we’ll get anything in the $500 range next year. I’d love a cheap extra body for times I don’t want to stress about losing or damaging my R6.
I disagree. There is much more room for R bodies. Five bodies (3 of which are over $2000) doesn't give us that many options. EF lenses on the other hand are still as good today as they were yesterday and adaptable to R bodies. Don't get me wrong, I look forward to more RF lens options, but I think there is a good foundation there already.Canon doesn't need more R camera bodies, they need more RF lenses.
Can't see any point in making budget consumer "Rebel" cameras anymore as they've been replaced by smartphones (which are actually better for everyday snapshots anyway)Reading the post again, R5C and R1 are not for me. I was focusing on everyone's R replacement comments, but I totally skipped over that both the R and the RP are getting new versions. Now that I have an R5 and R6, I'm a bit more interested in seeing how small they can go with a full frame sensor. And if they're going to put out two cheaper end R full frame bodies, I think that gives a higher chance that tee APS-C body is the R7 and not the beginning of the R Rebel line.
If that’s true, why do Canon’s entry level Rebel/Kiss DSLR and MILC kits remain at the top of the best-seller lists?Can't see any point in making budget consumer "Rebel" cameras anymore as they've been replaced by smartphones (which are actually better for everyday snapshots anyway)
Only professional and enthusiast cameras still sell reasonably well now
I don't know enough about how much parts cost for the sensor sizes and how that leads to total body cost. That would be the main reason, if something like that is needed to get a full range of body prices. But if it doesn't make all that much of a difference, then yeah I don't know what the point would be.Can't see any point in making budget consumer "Rebel" cameras anymore as they've been replaced by smartphones (which are actually better for everyday snapshots anyway)
Only professional and enthusiast cameras still sell reasonably well now
Using the R6/1DxIII sensor in the RP-II would be a huge improvement. I shot the 1DxIII and RP side-by-side and the 1DxIII pictures had a lot more fine detail and much less noise when taking pictures of dragonflies at dawn, even with less megapixels than the RP.[..]
I am also a bit stumped as to how they will refresh the RP for a mk ii version as it usually doesn't make sense to develop a new sensor just to be used on the lowest end market, so the only one available would be off of the R6 aka 1DX iii sensor, unless if they are willing to stick the R sensor in there and have entry level cam have about 50% more resolution than the R6 at less than half the price.
Really? Really? Rebel budget DSLRs are among the most popular and best-selling cameras on the market. Tens of thousands of them continue to be sold to novices who use them *in addition* to their smartphones, due to their much greater versatility, great image quality and affordable prices. And there are plenty of serious amateurs (and probably some pros) who use them as backup bodies to their main camera.Can't see any point in making budget consumer "Rebel" cameras anymore as they've been replaced by smartphones (which are actually better for everyday snapshots anyway)
Only professional and enthusiast cameras still sell reasonably well now
I completely agree budget DSLR's will be around for a while yet. I'm sure Canon can continue to make small tweaks to make it a new model (but probably not much better than a previous model but at least a new issue date and model number). There is also all this EF glass lying around to be purchased second hand which is still quite excellent, a new DSLR and old EF glass is a potent combination.Really? Really? Rebel budget DSLRs are among the most popular and best-selling cameras on the market. Tens of thousands of them continue to be sold to novices who use them *in addition* to their smartphones, due to their much greater versatility, great image quality and affordable prices. And there are plenty of serious amateurs (and probably some pros) who use them as backup bodies to their main camera.
I wouldn't be the tiniest bit surprised if the new 2022 releases included a couple of DSLRs - a Rebel and possibly even an upgrade to the 90D, which is still an extremely popular camera. There are a huge number of photographers who still much prefer a DLSR to a MILC.
Speaking just for myself, I've owned many DSLRs and the viewfinders on many of the APS-C modes have been abysmal, like looking at a dark window at the end of a tunnel. But the same can be said of the EVFs in many budget MILCs - often small, coarse, contrasty and generally unpleasant. I actually think that the "WYSIWYG" aspects of EVFs is overrated. For me, the real advantages of MILCs lie in the faster and more accurate AF and tracking systems.I'm not sure though there is a huge number of photographers who prefer a DSLR to a MILC per say. It probably depends on their experience with a MILC. A MILC has alot of advantages but the quality of the view finder is key. Newer ones are quite excellent. Silent shutter and seeing what the exposure actually is are huge advantages with MILC, maybe you have to use a DSLR to see what you are missing.