Canon EOS R1 Spotted in the wild at the Monaco GP

I do not know if it is a EU regulation. In the Netherlands it is required when mentioning prices for consumers since (at least) 1968.
That law has been amended a few times, for example adding remote purchasing. And since 2008 or so there is “Wet Oneerlijke Handelspraktijken” which tries to outlaw all hidden charges/taxes/fees.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/NL/legal-content/summary/unfair-commercial-practices.html implies that there was an EU directive in 2005 for consumer protections that included correct pricetags.

So you’re correct that consumers should have seen the full price since 1968, but that vendors have used all the loopholes they could find :)
 
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It has already gone down to €11.111,00 :LOL:

It's quite funny that you can preorder the R1 on almost every major camera dealer without knowing any details nor the price.
Canon must be desperate that they’re already discounting the R1 ;). In the Netherlands you could pre-order the R1 (and pre-pay a 100€)on the day that it was announced.
 
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While I was watching the European Athletics Championships on TV last night, a photographer entered the frame. He was using a camera that I thought was an R1, the branding of which was covered with black tape. It's normal so far. We know that R1 is used in the field. However, the lens on it attracted my attention. It looked like 200-400, like I'd never seen it before. What do you think about this? Are you waiting for Canon to introduce a new telephoto lens?
 
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Hello everyone.
While I was watching the European Athletics Championships on TV last night, a photographer entered the frame. He was using a camera that I thought was an R1, the branding of which was covered with black tape. It's normal so far. We know that R1 is used in the field. However, the lens on it attracted my attention. It looked like 200-400, like I'd never seen it before. What do you think about this? Are you waiting for Canon to introduce a new telephoto lens?
There have been rumors of a 200-500mm lens. A few have speculated it would be announced along with the R1.
Edit: see this thread: https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-rf-200-500mm-f-4l-is-usm-delayed-to-the-second-half-of-2024/
However, I'm not sure Canon would allow this lens to be out in the field without a development announcement of some sort. Speculation on my part.
 
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Hello everyone.
While I was watching the European Athletics Championships on TV last night, a photographer entered the frame. He was using a camera that I thought was an R1, the branding of which was covered with black tape. It's normal so far. We know that R1 is used in the field. However, the lens on it attracted my attention. It looked like 200-400, like I'd never seen it before. What do you think about this? Are you waiting for Canon to introduce a new telephoto lens?
Are there any images of the R1 or the lens from this event?
 
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Looks like Canon got the heat pump system right this time due to the front to back thickness of the body. It looks to be about a full quarter inch aka 8 mm thicker than the original R5.

I am thinking they are also using the handgrips and base plate as heat sinks to cool the camera body much faster than previously.

One day Canon will hopefully use my suggestion of a carbon ceramic tile as a fast internal heat sink and some silicone oil as a heat dissipation liquid out to some machined cooling fins possibly embedded into part of the handgrip assembly!
 
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Hilarious how so many are repeating the "pros need small files for workflow speed" theory. All recent desktops/laptops are plenty fast enough loading and reviewing 50-60 MB 45Megapixel .CR3 files out of a Canon R5. If you've got problems maybe spend $2k on a new computer instead of a buying another lens.

Many of the pros we're talking about here don't even have a laptop, much less a desktop, in their workflow - at least not for the most high profile sporting events. They're outputting in camera JPEGS straight out the RJ-45 port to a server for the wire services during every commercial break.
 
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THIS! Absolutely THIS.

I still personally think a bump to 30-36mp would have been a welcome addition, but it likely would have impacted resolution scaling performance for video as well as others areas of data throughput. That said, I would rather have a camera with its only practical limitation being image resolution because I prefer 24-26mp (sweet spot) and only need resolution higher resolution for the commercial and magazine work I do. The R5 comes in and handles that job very nicely and then goes back into the bag.

I make the majority of my income covering motorsports, events and shooting video - currently, the R3 is arguable the best camera in the world at this job with all things considered. The R1 will no doubt best the R3 in all of these categories and offer up a new, modern battery that I’ve been yearning for. It’s currently one of the few weaknesses I deal with on my R3 (I currently use up the health of 2 LP-E19 batteries a year, something I simply didn’t experience with my 1DXII.) So the R3 is my personal “flagship” camera and comes with me to every single job - photo and video.

I completely understand that my needs aren’t the needs of other photographers. Resolution may take priority for more photographers out there…but I also think that many people have set unrealistic standards for how much resolution they think they need. Just like 8 years ago a 40+mp camera may have been considered Sci-Fi space technology and now it’s considered “not enough” for a YouTuber that has never made a print or been hired for a commercial job in their life. Haha But progress is progress. I agree that it’s frustrating to see no increase in resolution from Canon while other manufacturers appear to be moving ahead. I’m just not sure there is that much importance on pushing those boundaries from a practical application, and I’m sure Canon agrees with that…

I still want a 100mp camera!! :LOL:

The 50MP EOS 5Ds was introduced in 2015, NINE years ago.
 
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Many of the pros we're talking about here don't even have a laptop, much less a desktop, in their workflow - at least not for the most high profile sporting events. They're outputting in camera JPEGS straight out the RJ-45 port to a server for the wire services during every commercial break.
Or in real-time over that Ethernet port to an editor without waiting for a commercial break. Or, for that matter, they're sitting at a tablet monitoring and running multiple remote cameras all connected via Ethernet and clicking which ones to send to their editor as the images show up.
 
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Or in real-time over that Ethernet port to an editor without waiting for a commercial break. Or, for that matter, they're sitting at a tablet monitoring and running multiple remote cameras all connected via Ethernet and clicking which ones to send to their editor as the images show up.
Multiple remote cameras on robotic gimbals to the truck as well as primary and secondary shooters in key postions. We have about 9.0 dBm on the 5 GHz band and approx 100mbs to give you a sense of speed with a belt pack. That being said we still use runners who take whole card(s) to the truck and replenish with formated empties and batteries. The beginning of a meet is uploaded while we're still shooting. This is the first year 10bit 4:2:2 8K is being included from Z9's to each editor to augment broadcast and stills. This year we have four less photographers at the games due to automation but an additional engineer and one editor in the trucks. I think this is as far as we can cut on the field without sacrificing coverage. FYI we have had to pull Z9 batteries a few times.
 
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Multiple remote cameras on robotic gimbals to the truck as well as primary and secondary shooters in key postions. We have about 9.0 dBm on the 5 GHz band and approx 100mbs to give you a sense of speed with a belt pack. That being said we still use runners who take whole card(s) to the truck and replenish with formated empties and batteries. The beginning of a meet is uploaded while we're still shooting.
It surprises me how many people think it's still the days of a photographer with a press pass in his hat brim, chewing on a stogie while shooting a Speed Graphic.
 
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