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

[davidhfe]

lack of mechanical mode dial and separate video switch are the only negatives so far

I'd add the lack of the new AF button from the 1DX3 as a minor disappointment, but the reality is its a lot easier to use the touch screen to move the AF points on the smaller R5 (with its big screen) than it would be possible to do on the 1DX3.

(360 video via @canonnews

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[WhereDoWeGoFrmHere]

Am I the only one that hates Canon's flip out screens?

 

[ahsanford]

Is that card door a tell for anyone? Is it... deeper than the EOS R?

Does EOS R have that similar text? It's not quite legible what the text is.

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[Ozarker]

Am I the only one that hates Canon's flip out screens?

Probably not, but I love them.

 

[dwarven]

 

[ahsanford]

Is that card door a tell for anyone? Is it... deeper than the EOS R?

Does EOS R have that similar text? It's not quite legible what the text is.

- A

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Well shucks -- the 1080 version video above (thanks davidhfe) just says CARD OPEN.

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[Ozarker]

Is that card door a tell for anyone? Is it... deeper than the EOS R?

Does EOS R have that similar text? It's not quite legible what the text is.

- A

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Looks the same. The text says, "Card Open".

 

[wanderer23]

Probably not, but I love them.

I think alot of stills shooters might prefer the normal flip up/down instead of articulating. For me the articulating is a huge draw

 

[Heath Walker]

Great news of course, but does look like Canon is trying to buy time.

 

[bellorusso]

Let's speculate on the price. Canon was never too shy to overprice new products a little. But this phenomenal monster must cost a lot more than any non-existing competitors.
So, $4500-5000?

 

[Ozarker]

I think alot of stills shooters might prefer the normal flip up/down instead of articulating. For me the articulating is a huge draw

I'm a stills shooter and it is a big draw for me.

 

[Woody]

I am curious what the other 6 upcoming RF lenses are.

 

[wanderer23]

Let's speculate on the price. Canon was never too shy to overprice new products a little. But this phenomenal monster must cost a lot more than any non-existing competitors.
So, $4500-5000?

I really agree with this but people (maybe stills shooters?) keep shooting me down....
unless the video specs end up being cripple hammered....

 

[ahsanford]

I am curious what the other 6 upcoming RF lenses are.

I have never been more sure about anything: it will clearly be six more 24-105 lenses.

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[David - Sydney]

Probably unpopular opinion:

I must say, as someone who has used the Sony 200-600 (which maxes out at f6.3 and is internal zoom), the 100-500 doesn't particularly impress me. Unless it's significantly cheaper, but I seriously doubt it will be. I suppose they're trying to keep the lenses smaller, like the RF 70-200.

Could be cheaper... Sony front element is 95mm vs 70mm for the 100-500. If it is sharp @500mm (which it should be or at least sharper than 100-400 + 1.4x @ 500mm), this could be a great addition and should be designed for use with the RF 1.4x = 140-700mm! Perfect for birders on a budget and simply crop to taste! Is there a compelling case for APS-C now... except perhaps for price?

 

[AlanF]

The Sony is nice, but I'm sure the Canon will have better optics and build. I was just hoping they'd compete directly and make a 200-600mm. Personally I prefer the internal zoom but that's a controversial topic.

The Sony lens is in a league of its own - look at the TDP image quality results. Even if Canon is of the same optical quality, a 500mm f/7.1 with an aperture of 70mm will be significantly outresolved by a 600mm f/6.3 with an aperture of 95mm. However, the Sony is on the too long and heavy side for me and I would prefer the 100-500 as a hiking lens. But, it may in practice be little better than a 100-400mm f/5.6 which has a 71mm aperture. I’ll probably end up with one if the quality at 500mm is spectacular.

 

[ahsanford]

Could be cheaper... Sony front element is 95mm vs 70mm for the 100-500. If it is sharp @500mm (which is should be), this could be a great addition and should be designed for the RF 1.4x 140-700mm!

I see the Sony living in the 'nicer than budget' space -- internal zoom, f/6.3 long end, etc.

Canon has enormous brass ones to paint that f/7.1 lens white and put a red ring on it. I'm 100% down with f/7.1 and the 401mm barrier has been a plague forever, but I thought slower than f/5.6 surely would have been non-L.

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[Gloads]

Bummer it lacks the same AF on bottom as the 1dx.

Was looking forward to that feature, if they don't announce an RS before this is shipping, and I end up buying one. I wonder if this means anything about the AF system?

Also, no mention of frame rate for 8k...

 

[ahsanford]

Also, no mention of frame rate for 8k...

8,000 things were not mentioned. We'll have to live in suspense.

- A

 

[Nelu]

Am I the only one that hates Canon's flip out screens?

Yes!