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

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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.
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They also announced the RF24-105 f4-7.1 IS STM

The video makes it clear that you can take pictures of little things like coffee beans. Is that a thing? I can’t read the menus but could they have a limitable macro close focus distance. That’s my complaint about the RF 35.

that’s a slick video. Makes me want it, even though I have the f/4 24-105.
 
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How do you say April? That would be nice
One of the press releases said April 2020, but it may be referring to the Cloud service. The sentence structure left it open for interpretation. I kinda think Canon would LOVE to have this in hands of the Olympics same as the DX3 though
 
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Maybe not all the EF-RF adaptors -- the CPL one may block the T/C protruding element.

But yes (maybe?) on the other two EF-RF adaptors I think?

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They’d be crazy not to offer a mechanically lengthened version of each TC for use with EF big whites.
 
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Can you offer reasons? Do you like the Sony? Do you see them as similar or different?

I presume the 100-500 zooms externally
Like the RF70-200.
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.
 
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That 360 rotation on the Japanese site looks pretty beefy for a MILC. Maybe bigger than the R. Which would be really really nice. This camera should come out and fit perfectly in the hands of current 5D pros. That's the #1 thing 'I'd want if Im Canon
 
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From Canon USA Press Release:

A preview of the EOS R5 will be on display at the 2020 WPPI Show (February 25-27) in Las Vegas.

Looks like the wait won't be long for a lot of details. At least we should know the type of cards and probably confirm the resolution. It will be interesting to see how fast and accurate the autofocus is. I hope it doesn't hunt and lose focus like the R. Otherwise that 500mm zoom won't be of much use to birders.
 
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My conservative guess was $3299 and the Facebook groups told me "In your dreams dude."

We shall see.
Find better Facebook groups. If they think this camera will be $5000, then they have been smoking Tony Northrup's clown show crack pipe again
 
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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 100-200 range is far more useful to me than the 500-600.

Although a 2x TC makes the RF70-200 a 140-400 f5.6 and thus mostly redundant, the 100-500 might be tempting.
 
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