Canon officially announces the Canon EOS R system

[Deleted member 378875]

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Well, its got most of what I was hoping for ... high resolution viewfinder, eye AF and promising/oustanding ergonomics.

I really, really hope the EVF is superfast, and the diopter adjustment is actually usable, (unlike the M5 in both cases).

But, assuming they have attended to these then ...

Whilst this is not the camera to fit to my 85mm 1.4 Art nor my 70-200 f/2.8, I think my wife would love to use it for low-weight family and travel photography when coupled with the new R 24-105 f/4.

Overall, a very good start Canon.

8.5 out of 10 on features.

And, 10 if you can bring out the same but in a 5D body size with IBIS in 2019.

 

[bbb34]

EOS R System white paper with lens MTF here:

https://downloads.canon.com/nw/camera/misc-pages/eos-r/pdf/canon_eos_r_white_paper.pdf

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[memoriaphoto]

Well, its got most of what I was hoping for ... high resolution viewfinder (really hope its very fast) eye AF and promising/oustanding ergonomics.

Whilst this is not the camera to fit to my 85mm 1.4 Art nor my 70-200 f/2.8, I think my wife would love to use it for low-weight family and travel photography when coupled with the new R 24-105 f/4.

Overall, a very good start Canon.

8.5 out of 10 from me if the price is genuinely competitive.

And, 10 if you can bring out the same but in a 5D body size with IBIS in 2019.

Word

 

[Mark D5 TEAM II]

They're not out yet. They've been announced, but not yet available to order. Why not wait to see what the production camera ships with?

If it's ready for delivery by October, then the first batches are already out of the Japan factory with an older firmware. Read the press release above, it clearly states the upcoming firmware update would add a currently unavailable feature.

. An upcoming free firmware update will enable silent shutter in continuous shooting mode as well.

It's implied that the newest firmware won't make it before the shipping of the first batch/es of the body.

 

[dtaylor]

And no crop in 4K.

Is this confirmed?

Edit: other sites are reporting a 1.7x crop for 4k.

 

[AlP]

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Try from here:
https://www.usa.canon.com/internet/...cm_sp=full-frame-mirrorless-_-nav-_-resources

 

[PerKr]

is it just me or does the BG-E22 look like it came off a different camera?

 

[VOTOXY]

Well im in the same boat, ibis and 1080p at 120 and 2 slots. And I think my long wait is over, a7 III just ticks all those boxes for me at a price lower than the "lower end' EOSR. Will take a hit on my canon EF lenses, but it is bound to happen with switchingto native RF. Nonetheless a very sexy mirrorless from canon, it will make many photographers very happy.

About to jumpship too... Kinda fed up that Canon didn't take the lead of the market with this one.. I really hoped they did.. They had the best opportunity to do it and catch up.
Still hesitating to be honest.. but yeah, a7SIII is around the corner, and it will be groundbreaking (again) I'm sure. Might go for the combo a7RIII and a7SIII..

 

[weixing]

Is this confirmed?

Hi,
4K is auto cropped to "Super 35mm-like resolution"... may be to match the look and feel of their cinema camera output??

Have a nice day.

 

[Mark D5 TEAM II]

is it just me or does the BG-E22 look like it came off a different camera?

Yeah, the last time I saw that distended grip look on a body is when they reused the BG-E2 grip intended for the 20D/30D and made it compatible for the differently shaped 40D. The grip looks too wide for the body.

 

[lucuias]

So

Hi,
4K is auto cropped to "Super 35mm-like resolution"... may be to match the look and feel of their cinema camera output??

Have a nice day.

So 4k is crop. So sad.

 

[Quarkcharmed]

Is this confirmed?

All the official specs are online, I couldn't find anything about crop in 4K. https://store.canon.com.au/media/attachments/EOS_R_Camera_Brochure.pdf

 

[Maximilian]

So here we go.
Prices (US) seem to be quite reasonable, but of course cheaper would have been always better .

Total bummer - again - is that the kit (body+24-105) has the same MRSP than the individual prices summed up. (forget about that single $).
The only "advantage" you get is one box instead of two. *lol

 

[bbb34]

RF - manual focus by wire
Let's see how that feels.

 

[Quarkcharmed]

Ah, missed it in the new, the price is 2300 USD for body only. So is it good or bad? Looks like there must be a higher-end camera as a 5D4 successor, released later on.

 

[Quarkcharmed]

Total bummer - again - is that the kit (body+24-105) has the same MRSP than the individual prices summed up. (forget about that single $).
The only "advantage" you get is one box instead of two. *lol

Actually the kits are sold in separate boxes, at least the ones I've seen before.

 

[weixing]

All the official specs are online, I couldn't find anything about crop in 4K. https://store.canon.com.au/media/attachments/EOS_R_Camera_Brochure.pdf

Hi,
It's here:
http://learn.usa.canon.com/resource...eos-r/eos-r-video-operation-and-control.shtml

Have a nice day.

 

[Chaitanya]

Some good steps forward- USB charging+ type C connection, no more passive matrix lcd info panel, substantial grip, good 4k. Will wait for a year before getting one. Also finally a UHS-II SD slot though its still single slot.

 

[Quarkcharmed]

Hi,
It's here:
http://learn.usa.canon.com/resource...eos-r/eos-r-video-operation-and-control.shtml

Have a nice day.

Right, so there is crop in 4K. A bit disappointing. But I shoot video quite occasionally and don't really care much about crop in 4K.
Anyway I'm leaning towards waiting for a more advanced release, something like 5R (which I assume they're going to be releasing instead of 5DMkV).

EOS R is a 6DMkII successor from what I gather.

 

[tomscott]

Im very excited to have a play with this. This will replace my 6DMKII for sure.

 

[1Zach1]

I’m good with the specs, but that $2300 price I’m not a fan of. I guess I’ll see what the street price ends up being and how reviews go. Might just have to hold out for the 7D3.