A mirrorless '1 Series' that takes EF and RF without an adapter? - it makes me think of the time Homer Simpson was allowed to design a car.
This is one of those things I have difficulty in seeing why Canon would bother doing. I suppose it's a bit like wishing there was a hybrid FD/EF camera back when EF came in...
I can see why it would appeal to some, but Canon is going all in for the EF-> RF change. The 'hybrid pro' just seems firmly looking in the wrong direction from a business POV (of course, the dead hand of marketing could still step in).
Can't afford the new lenses? You're probably not in the true 'pro' market (horrible and essentially meaningless term that it is) ;-)
The RF mount is so much more than a slightly different bayonet and shorter flange distance. A look at Canon patents over the last year or two shows a lot of adapter related ones. I have a feeling that it is the actual adapters we'll see some novelty in.
Personally, I've been impressed by using an adapter with an EOS RP (and now looking forward to a mirrorless 5Ds replacement), but then again I'm not using the RP for much of my paying work. I'm interested in what the RF mount brings to lens design and the cameras that go with it. I'll carry on using some of my EF lenses for years I'm sure, much as I'm just testing a new M645->RF tilt/shift adapter for using my old M645 lenses on the RP.
This is one of those things I have difficulty in seeing why Canon would bother doing. I suppose it's a bit like wishing there was a hybrid FD/EF camera back when EF came in...
I can see why it would appeal to some, but Canon is going all in for the EF-> RF change. The 'hybrid pro' just seems firmly looking in the wrong direction from a business POV (of course, the dead hand of marketing could still step in).
Can't afford the new lenses? You're probably not in the true 'pro' market (horrible and essentially meaningless term that it is) ;-)
The RF mount is so much more than a slightly different bayonet and shorter flange distance. A look at Canon patents over the last year or two shows a lot of adapter related ones. I have a feeling that it is the actual adapters we'll see some novelty in.
Personally, I've been impressed by using an adapter with an EOS RP (and now looking forward to a mirrorless 5Ds replacement), but then again I'm not using the RP for much of my paying work. I'm interested in what the RF mount brings to lens design and the cameras that go with it. I'll carry on using some of my EF lenses for years I'm sure, much as I'm just testing a new M645->RF tilt/shift adapter for using my old M645 lenses on the RP.
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