Canon EOS RP Officially Discontinued: End of an Era for the Budget Full-Frame

[Canon Rumors]

It looks like the Canon EOS RP has been officially discontinued in parts of Asia. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as the RP was announced on February 13, 2019, and it has had a long run. Over the last six months, it seems the camera body was either removed from order books […]

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[ScreensMatter]

I dearly hope that they will release a new model to replace it. It has been such an easy recommendation for anyone wanting to pick up a first camera. Buy it new on promotion or used from a camera store that offers some time of warranty. Good enough for everything except maybe sports or birds in flight.

There is a room for a very cheap FF camera.

 

[PinholeR5]

I skipped both the EOS R and EOS RP while I waited for what would turn out to be the EOS R5 just over a year later. However, I have recommended it a lot over the years as an affordable option that will produce great results for photographers.

I also skipped the R and RP and moved from 5D3 to the R5. I planned to skip the 5DIV, but was unconvinced by the R, so waited for R5. Had planned on keeping the 5D3 as second body, but after tasting mirrorless AF, I sold the 5D3 + EF 24-105 f/4 kit for just enough to get a used R. The R turned out to be an awesome camera! Yeah, the R5 is much better in some aspects, but the R is fantastic camera. I ended up buying an RP as well (on a refurb sale) and used it for a light travel kit. It has plenty of compromises, but for FF stills on a budget it is a great option and can use adapted EF lenses with much improved AF, especially third-party lenses.

It is a bit sad to see the budget FF option discontinued, but if that means the R8 will fill that slot, perhaps dropping to the $800 range, afte the R8 II is launched, then it is a very welcome evolution. The RP is an excelent option for budget FF, but at this point with many compromises relative to newer RF cameras. The R8 has much fewer compromises and it would be great to see it stick around as the budget option for many years.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

I dearly hope that they will release a new model to replace it. It has been such an easy recommendation for anyone wanting to pick up a first camera. Buy it new on promotion or used from a camera store that offers some time of warranty. Good enough for everything except maybe sports or birds in flight.

There is a room for a very cheap FF camera.

The replacement is called R8. It is not quite in the same spot concerning the price, but it is getting there and it is also far more capable. The RP will be available for months, the price of the R8 will drop even further once the R8mkii is released.

R8 is also a super convenient and easy recommendation.

 

[ScreensMatter]

The replacement ist called R8. It is not quite in the same spot concerning the price, but it is getting and also it far more capable. The RP will be available for months, the price of the R8 will drop even further once the R8mkii is released.

R8 is also a super convenient and easy recommendation.

I hope you are right in that the R8 will become cheap. I had totally forgot the MSRP on lunch for the RP was $1299 body-only. The RP had fallen a lot in price before the R8 launch so the $1499 MSRP made think of it as a tier above and not so much a replacement.

 

[DocInfoSci]

I think it's sad to see any affordable camera leave the stable, but with newer bodies coming in I assume that pricing will eventually correct.

I do have to laugh at this, though:

"We still recommend it to EF shooters who want a full-frame mirrorless camera but have no intentions of replacing all of their EF glass with RF."

I mean, I get what's being said — but that stated, all contemporary bodies only seem to supercharge EF lenses (at least the USM varieties); and with full electronic shutter shooting the slower aperture blades don't hold anything back. I tell everyone with a serious EF stable to go get a modern body.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

I hope you are right in that the R8 will become cheap. I had totally forgot the MSRP on lunch for the RP was $1299 body-only. The RP had fallen a lot in price before the R8 launch so the $1499 MSRP made think of it as a tier above and not so much a replacement.

In Germany, the MSRP on launch day for the R8 was 1.799 €. Last November, it was on sale for 999 € on Black Friday (actually for over two weeks) and this was recently repeated with the added gift of a second spare battery and a 128 GB SD card which that cheap anymore. I believe the camera could hit 800-900 € price point but probably not less in the next two years. The RP had so much less to offer which made it slip in price.

 

[Exploreshootshare]

I mean, I get what's being said — but that stated, all contemporary bodies only seem to supercharge EF lenses (at least the USM varieties)...I tell everyone with a serious EF stable to go get a modern body.

I shot with the EF 100-400mm L mkii on the 6dii and the AF struggled with slightly higher aperture. I later used it on the EOS R and it worked flawlessly even down to f22. So yeah, I agree with the sentiment. In my experience the same can be said about the EF 16-35mm F4 L, 70-300mm and EF 70-200mm F4 L. Those are the only lenses with which I had a direct comparison. (rented the 6dii for testing it before deciding to purchase the EOS R instead).

 

[m4ndr4ke]

In Germany, the MSRP on launch day for the R8 was 1.799 €. Last November, it was on sale for 999 € on Black Friday (actually for over two weeks) and this was recently repeated with the added gift of a second spare battery and a 128 GB SD card which that cheap anymore. I believe the camera could hit 800-900 € price point but probably not less in the next two years. The RP had so much less to offer which made it slip in price.

The RP is usually under €700 here in Portugal, and it has dropped below €500 on last year’s black friday.

Currently is at €649 at the largest national retailer.

I bought mine a year ago, an open box with extra battery and a RF 50mm f/1.8 for €570. Then I sold the lens, since I already had it.

The R8 usually drops to about €1000~1100 (that has been happening for the past two years or so), and that retailer celebrated 30 years in March. On that day, the R8 was available for €840 with an extra battery.
Currently is at €1232 body only, and €1259 with extra battery.
At a photography store it’s currently available for 1180€ with two extra batteries.

 

[ScreensMatter]

In Germany, the MSRP on launch day for the R8 was 1.799 €. Last November, it was on sale for 999 € on Black Friday (actually for over two weeks) and this was recently repeated with the added gift of a second spare battery and a 128 GB SD card which that cheap anymore. I believe the camera could hit 800-900 € price point but probably not less in the next two years. The RP had so much less to offer which made it slip in price.

The R8 offers a lot of value, but even at 1000 euro to 800 euro it is a lot of money compared to a RP bellow 500 € new. That is why I hope they release a successor. Anyway, it will still be available in the used section of many camera stores for bellow 400 € with some months of warranty. I just hope there will always be a affordable path to get in to the RF-system for beginners.

 

[blackcoffee17]

I dearly hope that they will release a new model to replace it. It has been such an easy recommendation for anyone wanting to pick up a first camera. Buy it new on promotion or used from a camera store that offers some time of warranty. Good enough for everything except maybe sports or birds in flight.

There is a room for a very cheap FF camera.

The R8 is the new model. It's already couple of years old and discounted. Considering the competition, it makes no sense to release a model that is better than the RP but worse and significantly cheaper than the R8.