Hello all.
This sounds like a very exciting camera. However, the specs are just too good to be true I suspect.
First and foremost is the dual card slot.
Looking at the leaked photos, I don't see a door on the side. Thus it looks like the cards load in the bottom in the battery area. Is there space for that on this body? That is very suspect.
Secondly, this would be a big departure for Canon in the way they have structured their lineups. Maybe so...they are changing things up in the R world? That would be nice. But a $2,000 - $2,200 camera with two slots? Two-slots is clearly, 100% undeniably a very-nice-to-have pro feature, I'd argue a must-have. Cards do die here and there, and it's a gamble running one card. Lot of people shoot commercially with one card, but at the risk of losing a shoot or a customer, possibly their reputation. Canon knows this and kept the 6D line a single card for this reason. That body had plenty of space for a second card (Nikon D7000 series is smaller, yet fits 2 cards, same with Sony A9).
Finally on the cards...that feature alone makes this a huge draw for serious use (combined with speed) and unless they seriously nerf/cripple other areas to make the R5 standout in a big way other than megapixels....the R6 is going to chew into R5 sales for still shooters who don't need 45MP. I would not buy an R5 for example if the rumored specs hold up. Alledged 8K and 45mp, even other bells and whistles don't matter to many. Canon has always kept their money-making features on the 5 series for $3,200 starting price....this opens the door for many to save. This is why I don't buy this spec.
20MP ....love it! While a lot of people are bashing this, not everyone wants nor needs more. 20MP makes data storage, post-processing workflow much easier and faster than 30mp, 45mp or 50mp. 20MP is more than enough for stunning prints of any reasonable size (not talking wall-sized super landscape prints)...and more than enough for any kind of online publishing even in the 4K monitor and TV age. 20MP only lacks the ability to crop a bit more, but the trade off in speed and ease is worth it for me.
However...what kind of 20mp is this? Is this going to be the same as the 1DX's sensor? If so, will it perform the same? Processing is a big part of it. Just because it's the same doesn't mean we'll get the same dynamic range, noise etc...Something to consider. Maybe it will be better! That would be a surprise.
FPS - I believe those numbers. Which are fantastic! But....buffer and write speeds. No way 12fps mechanical and 20fps electronic is going to be medium or long burst. That's ok. After all...at $2,000~ what does one expect? Figure...set it to (gasp!) JPG and fire away....There's going to be compromises at this price point.
No AF joystick is a big deal as keeping it separated from the R5....but in the mirrorless world with improved AF technologies, is it that relevant anymore?
With so much attention given to video features these days...maybe Canon's product separation will be in video features, rather than still shooting? That would be great for us still shooters. What could we miss in the stills? Ok, lower MP EVF. No biggie. More lag in the EVF? Ok, not a deal breaker. Less AF speed and points? Ok...if it's not an action camera, no deal breaker at all. Slower sync, 1/4000, and some other stuff....nothing big time historically as far as a cripple. "Only" 20mp ....sure! I'll take it. I'm not seeing any downsides in the stills side of things so long as one doesn't want all out landscape or massive print capability.
Anyway, post is long enough. For an old-school type stills shooter who does a variety of things, if this is 2 card slot, has at least 13 stops of DR (no worse than 5D4)....I'll trade all the other perks and they've got a buyer. This is why I'm a skeptic on slots and sensor performance.
Excited to see what happens....
This sounds like a very exciting camera. However, the specs are just too good to be true I suspect.
First and foremost is the dual card slot.
Looking at the leaked photos, I don't see a door on the side. Thus it looks like the cards load in the bottom in the battery area. Is there space for that on this body? That is very suspect.
Secondly, this would be a big departure for Canon in the way they have structured their lineups. Maybe so...they are changing things up in the R world? That would be nice. But a $2,000 - $2,200 camera with two slots? Two-slots is clearly, 100% undeniably a very-nice-to-have pro feature, I'd argue a must-have. Cards do die here and there, and it's a gamble running one card. Lot of people shoot commercially with one card, but at the risk of losing a shoot or a customer, possibly their reputation. Canon knows this and kept the 6D line a single card for this reason. That body had plenty of space for a second card (Nikon D7000 series is smaller, yet fits 2 cards, same with Sony A9).
Finally on the cards...that feature alone makes this a huge draw for serious use (combined with speed) and unless they seriously nerf/cripple other areas to make the R5 standout in a big way other than megapixels....the R6 is going to chew into R5 sales for still shooters who don't need 45MP. I would not buy an R5 for example if the rumored specs hold up. Alledged 8K and 45mp, even other bells and whistles don't matter to many. Canon has always kept their money-making features on the 5 series for $3,200 starting price....this opens the door for many to save. This is why I don't buy this spec.
20MP ....love it! While a lot of people are bashing this, not everyone wants nor needs more. 20MP makes data storage, post-processing workflow much easier and faster than 30mp, 45mp or 50mp. 20MP is more than enough for stunning prints of any reasonable size (not talking wall-sized super landscape prints)...and more than enough for any kind of online publishing even in the 4K monitor and TV age. 20MP only lacks the ability to crop a bit more, but the trade off in speed and ease is worth it for me.
However...what kind of 20mp is this? Is this going to be the same as the 1DX's sensor? If so, will it perform the same? Processing is a big part of it. Just because it's the same doesn't mean we'll get the same dynamic range, noise etc...Something to consider. Maybe it will be better! That would be a surprise.
FPS - I believe those numbers. Which are fantastic! But....buffer and write speeds. No way 12fps mechanical and 20fps electronic is going to be medium or long burst. That's ok. After all...at $2,000~ what does one expect? Figure...set it to (gasp!) JPG and fire away....There's going to be compromises at this price point.
No AF joystick is a big deal as keeping it separated from the R5....but in the mirrorless world with improved AF technologies, is it that relevant anymore?
With so much attention given to video features these days...maybe Canon's product separation will be in video features, rather than still shooting? That would be great for us still shooters. What could we miss in the stills? Ok, lower MP EVF. No biggie. More lag in the EVF? Ok, not a deal breaker. Less AF speed and points? Ok...if it's not an action camera, no deal breaker at all. Slower sync, 1/4000, and some other stuff....nothing big time historically as far as a cripple. "Only" 20mp ....sure! I'll take it. I'm not seeing any downsides in the stills side of things so long as one doesn't want all out landscape or massive print capability.
Anyway, post is long enough. For an old-school type stills shooter who does a variety of things, if this is 2 card slot, has at least 13 stops of DR (no worse than 5D4)....I'll trade all the other perks and they've got a buyer. This is why I'm a skeptic on slots and sensor performance.
Excited to see what happens....
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