Canon EOS R1, EOS R5 Mark II & More tomorrow at 6:00AM EDT/12:00PM CEST

[docsmith]

Very unfortunate about Rudy. I appreciated his insights and was the face of Canon USA for many of us.

 

[R1-7D]

I was actually thinking the other day that I was looking forward to Rudy going over the new cameras' features. Too bad. Hopefully he received a good severance package.

 

[RayValdez360]

Damn Canon just killed off Rudy. These announcements are worthless now.

 

[HotPixels]

Very unfortunate about Rudy. I appreciated his insights and was the face of Canon USA for many of us.

It's a shame about Rudy. But almost for sure he got a generous severance package, probably has done quite well through the years, and perhaps will have other opportunities. I think he'll be OK. Given his age, I wonder if they offered him an option to just retire, and he defiantly said "no" and so they laid him off?

Interesting timing right before these big announcements. Normally they would have him do the videos explaining the features of the new cameras. I wonder if they still will, given that he may have already recorded them? Or will they use this as an opportunity to introduce a new face or faces?

 

[john1970]

Some R1 Specs

 

[KT]

Sadly, it is real!
He'll probably get "replaced" with a young, dynamic, inexperienced and cheaper employee...

Aren't we all !!!

Sooner or later, big brother will kick you out....

You can run from fate but you can't escape

 

[Gendra]

Some R1 Specs

Interesting. I would be very interested what the chinese original of "Full dual core pixel AF" has been and what a native speaker would translate it to.
would it be dual-pixel AF instead of the rumored Quad-Pixel AF?

 

[frankchn]

Interesting. I would be very interested what the chinese original of "Full dual core pixel AF" has been and what a native speaker would translate it to.
would it be dual-pixel AF instead of the rumored Quad-Pixel AF?

It is just a machine translation of Dual Pixel AF. The chinese term is "双核CMOS AF", and if you plug that into Google Translate, you get "Dual-core CMOS AF".

 

[blackcoffee17]

Some R1 Specs

If these specs are true, i am not seeing why there was a need for an R1 instead of an R3 Mark II.

 

[Emyr Evans]

So, if true, the R1 is smaller (width & height) than the R3 and weighs c100g less?

 

[Canon Rumors Guy]

The YouTube specs are wrong. All the admins here have seen most of the specs for both cameras.

Someone will leak them by accident..... But I can't post them.

 

[Canon Rumors Guy]

So, if true, the R1 is smaller (width & height) than the R3 and weighs c100g less?

The R1 is a bigger camera than the R3, but it's still light and the lenses will make the weight just like the R3.

 

[fortylinks]

Anyone have thoughts about what the kit lens bundles will be for the R5? Will it be the RF 24-105 f4 L? (and is it worth it?)

 

[Canon Rumors Guy]

Anyone have thoughts about what the kit lens bundles will be for the R5? Will it be the RF 24-105 f4 L? (and is it worth it?)

There will be multiple official bundles. Retailers may make their own.

I have never liked the 24-105 f/4... DSLR days and the current one. However, lots of people like the lens. It all depends on what you want to shoot. How heavy you want the kit to be can be a consideration. The R52, I'd get the 24-70 over the 24-105... But as mentioned, many will probably disagree with me.

There will be a 24-105 f/2.8 bundle, but that thing is a brick. It's one you probably want to get in your hands before spending that kind of money.

I use the 28-70, but I wouldn't call it enjoyable... It's a brick. Epic optically.... On an R3 it's balanced ok, a gripless R5... Eeek.

 

[Yoms]

Tomorrow (July 17, 2024) is the day we finally see the Canon EOS R1 and Canon EOS R5 Mark II in all their glory. There will also be a lot more things announced. Kudos to Canon for keeping the lid tight, as we simply haven't been able to publish anything official about the new gear.

See full article...

I, for one, expect to be disappointed and "grumpy" as the R5 Mark II will most certainly not have a built-in GPS, and will retain the same body and handling. I just think the current R5 is not an enjoyable camera to hold and use. I like what Nikon did with the Z8, i.e. bigger and keeping the spirit of their DSLR lineup.

But that's just me ofc.

 

[Del Paso]

Aren't we all !!!

Sooner or later, big brother will kick you out....

You can run from fate but you can't escape

Nobody can kick me out!
I quit!

 

[Canon Rumors Guy]

I, for one, expect to be disappointed and "grumpy" as the R5 Mark II will most certainly not have a built-in GPS, and will retain the same body and handling. I just think the current R5 is not an enjoyable camera to hold and use. I like what Nikon did with the Z8, i.e. bigger and keeping the spirit of their DSLR lineup.

But that's just me ofc.

It's similar ergonomics. I never liked the R5... Stellar tech, but awkward to use.

We'll see about GPS, I haven't seen it officially mentioned, but it wasn't mentioned for the R1 either.

 

[Del Paso]

I, for one, expect to be disappointed and "grumpy" as the R5 Mark II will most certainly not have a built-in GPS, and will retain the same body and handling. I just think the current R5 is not an enjoyable camera to hold and use. I like what Nikon did with the Z8, i.e. bigger and keeping the spirit of their DSLR lineup.

But that's just me ofc.

Then why don't you just buy the Z8? There is enough choice, Nikons are fine cameras too.
Why do you waste your time on this forum?

 

[Yoms]

It's similar ergonomics. I never liked the R5... Stellar tech, but awkward to use.

We'll see about GPS, I haven't seen it officially mentioned, but it wasn't mentioned for the R1 either.

Yeah, I feel you. Never liked the R5 too. Exactly the same thoughts: "Stellar tech, but awkward to use."
Plus, I'm pretty tall and have big hands. Even on my 5D Mark III I needed the grip to have all my fingers on the camera

 

[Canon Rumors Guy]

Yeah, I feel you. Never liked the R5 too. Exactly the same thoughts: "Stellar tech, but awkward to use."
Plus, I'm pretty tall and have big hands. Even on my 5D Mark III I needed the grip to have all my fingers on the camera

Probably the same... I'm 6'5 with big hands.... And unfortunately a big nose that seemed to get in the way.