Amazing the level of responses on this compared the relatively muted response to the 1DX III.
That's easy to explain. There's many more potential R5 users than 1DXIII users on this forum. Also, 8K video!!!
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Amazing the level of responses on this compared the relatively muted response to the 1DX III.
Perhaps the 1DX3 is targeted at professionals who don't spend that much time on fora like this...Amazing the level of responses on this compared the relatively muted response to the 1DX III.
Amazing the level of responses on this compared the relatively muted response to the 1DX III.
I'm delighted Canon is bringing out such a camera but where are they going from here.
I'm sure it will be very expensive but why will you ever need to buy another one?
12/20 FPS and 48 MP, 8K and IBIS. Probably decent ISO performance. Eye tracking (The R is pretty decent already at tracking).
Canon camera business could be doomed from the perspective they have developed the ultimate mirrored and mirrorless camera in quick succession. What would make a user upgrade from here? The glass is already near perfection. (Canon INC overall I'm sure will do perfectly fine)
I think both are an amazing achievement and a credit to Canon but some part of me feels sad in that I love new technology but its at the point of maturing and there will only be little incremental improvements from here on.
I've lived through a period of amazing technological change, and I've loved it. The invention of the mobile phone, personal computers / laptops, flat screen televisions, electric cars, the internet , google (that you could search the world and get answers back) , wikipedia (unbelievable the knowledge it contains for free).
It all just seems to be slowing down. It's all improvements now but nothing breakthrough. I'll miss it.
What was the last major invention of something we didn't have? The iPhone is the last game changer I can think of and while its got better the latest iPhone is remarkably similar to the original.
Personally I miss all that improvement and daring to believe it could be made better.
I just can't think anymore how Canon can improve the camera (or at least an improvement that I'd find great).
If they brought out next year a 200MP full frame camera at 24FPS I'm not sure it would move me.
I'll be interested in the hype cycle for R5. I'm on a very high peak of inflated expectations. I'm personally expecting near perfection. That probably won't last.
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You heard it here first folks... Their cameras are too good, Canon is doomed!Canon camera business could be doomed from the perspective they have developed the ultimate mirrored and mirrorless camera in quick succession.
Trade price of the R: That will fall deep. Future bodies will have IBIS and one without will not be competitive. However, the R is a great camera that can be kept as backup body.Sounds amazing from the little that was disclosed and based on the original rumour. I dread to think what the price will be and how that will destroy the trade in price of the EOS R.
Contrary to most previous posts, I love the EOS R with the exception of the low FPS rate which the R5 should resolve with a mind blowing rate.
I need to sell something & save up quickly!
The R5 unlike the R doesn't have a shutter anymore that closes
when you take off the lens, as it seems from pics with the exposed
sensor visible.
Plus, the R5 does have a mechanical shutter.Wrong conclusion: Like the in the R you can keep the sensor exposed when switching the camera off before switching lens.
I come here because it is far less depressing than the world news. There is actually, comparatively, good news here. I get to see beautiful work by members, get great advice, and some humor too.Perhaps the 1DX3 is targeted at professionals who don't spend that much time on fora like this...
And people, myself included, who spend time on fora like this to talk about things and who have real interest in photography are limited - for finanical reasons mainly - to EOS 5-style cameras...
And people interested in rebel-style cameras are not enough interested in photography to participate in fora like this...
In all, this might be why there is the most talk about semi-professional cameras here...
Sounds amazing from the little that was disclosed and based on the original rumour. I dread to think what the price will be and how that will destroy the trade in price of the EOS R.
Contrary to most previous posts, I love the EOS R with the exception of the low FPS rate which the R5 should resolve with a mind blowing rate.
I need to sell something & save up quickly!
I'm assuming you're assuming this just based on the press photos showing the sensor exposed on the R5. But the fact that the sensor is exposed in Canon's press photos means nothing. Even the photo of the EOS R on Canon's page shows the sensor exposed. I suspect it's because they feel that it looks more impressive in photos to have the sensor exposed as opposed to showing the shutter. But it means nothing as far as whether or not the shutter will close when you turn off the camera.The R5 unlike the R doesn't have a shutter anymore that closes
when you take off the lens, as it seems from pics with the exposed
sensor visible.
The R5 unlike the R doesn't have a shutter anymore that closes
when you take off the lens, as it seems from pics with the exposed
sensor visible.
Even if they feel they can convert 80% of full frame DSLR users to mirrorless, I doubt they want to lose that remaining 20%. Everyone says "Canon is going to force us to..." But, last I checked, they don't have a gun to my head.
They changed the way the shutter functions after the release of the R. For the R, the shutter comes down when the camera is turned off. On the RP, the shutter stays up to prevent damage to the shutter. That's why you can see the sensor directly in the RP and R5.
I don't know if this was covered here already, but any idea what this (see orange marking) might be?
Maybe some part of a cooling system?
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Totally off topic, but you… look very different from what my mental image has been.
They're on the front now for many bodies, I presume for peaceful L-bracket coexistence: