Absolutely no reason to order from a large vendor unless there's no store in your area. They won't get shipments any sooner than small local ones, and the waiting list will be longer.
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Did Sony admit the A1 overheats at 8k in their announcements/marketing materials?Sure, they admitted it in the manual or maybe some interviews. But not in announcements or marketing materials.
I do agree the A1 beats the R3, but I've read lots of reports about the A1 overheating.Well being equally fair, the Sony A1 is smaller, matches the R3s’ 30fps, packs a 50MP sensor and shoots 8K… all without overheating! If Canon cannot tackle overheating in a camera with half the resolution and double the size, then the battle is already lost.
Perhaps it does make sense. As I’ve said repeatedly, Canon has the data to know if it does, whereas we can only speculate and observe that it hasn’t made sense to Canon yet, else they’d have released an APS-C RF-mount camera in the three years since the EOS R line was introduced.Yes , which is why Canon shouldn't ignore the aps-c market with the RF mount . They have their excellent M mount cameras and EF aps-c but I think it would make sense to make a line of aps-c RF cameras…
Maybe ‘needs to compete with’ means something different to you. Canon’s APS-C ILCs already outsell the other brands in Japan, and based on global numbers that is likely true everywhere.Canon needs to compete with the aps-c cameras from Sony,Nikon and Fujifilm
Fujifilm are rumoured to have a new high performance BSI stacked aps-c sensor coming soon too.
because of valid reasons or because you drank the MP kool aid? The R6 and many 1D's and their fantastic images (in capable hands) would beg to differ.I am still crying over the 24 megapixels…
You can cry for hours?Yes! And I am unstoppable
Hardly apples to apples. Flagship vs 2nd tier, not to mention unreleased vs out. Not a very good comparison.I do agree the A1 beats the R3, but I've read lots of reports about the A1 overheating.
Yes but if the R3 comes in at the same price as the A1 it is a very good comparison. It is the perfect comparison actually. If not the a1 I'm not sure what you would compare the R3 to, a $3800 a9ii vs a $6000 R3?Hardly apples to apples. Flagship vs 2nd tier, not to mention unreleased vs out. Not a very good comparison.
Maybe the R3 is not being announced? View attachment 200068Given that Canon have made it clear that the R3 will not be the flagship, it interesting that they have named the event
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If it’s ruling, it must be a flagship. R1 anyone?
Yes the 400 and 600, plus the 100-500 zoom and maybe the 800 f11.I'm pleased to see that the Canon Asia event will feature a veteran wildlife photographer. Hopefully this hints at improved animal eye-AF and (since I'm wishful thinking anyway) some new fast supertelephoto primes designed specifically for RF.
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Do you have a Sony A1? Virtually all the reviews I’ve seen say it’s pretty much good to record indefinitely with the battery and memory cards being the limiting factor. And that’s all in camera at 8K resolution.I wasn't addressing the overheating concern or the price, which we don't know. We do know it is a smaller form factor, and we'll see on the rest.
However, Sony does not shoot 8K w/o overheating. As compared to a stock R5, it goes longer before needing a break, and cools faster, but it does overheat. The R5 at this point is more limited by the 30 min hard stop; you can avoid both that and overheating with a Ninja V+ attached to the R5, but it does not support the Sony A1.
I don’t know, I’d rather the slogan be:I was getting some Tolkien vibes. Then I realized their marketing department was recycling old material. Apparently every camera is born to rule, so, not a huge endorsement.
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There is more to switching systems than compatibility. I know what to expect with Canon. I have no interest in learning about another brand and I know that switching systems isn’t going to make me a better photographer.To those who were talking about switching systems being too much of a hassle and expense... that is true for people who don't shoot Canon EF mount. If you do shoot Canon EF, then there isn't another system that won't let you use all your lenses. I shot Sony and Panasonic for a combined 1.5-2 years using my Canon lenses. Moved to the S1R when Canon wouldn't give me the resolution I wanted. Moved to Sony when their bonkers tracking system came out and they fixed some things. Now the R5 has Canon running circles around them again, so I'm back. Had I started with any other lens mount, none of that would have been able to happen. The adapters got to be quite good (thanks to Sigma).
For RF mount shooters, the resale value of the RF glass is about 90 percent of new, probably due to the fact that supply of new lenses is slow.
I grant that not a lot of people take the plunge, but there is relatively little cost for taking your Canon EF lenses to another company's body.
All that said, I don't think the R3 will cause much switching. Not everyone's cup of tea, but there is quite little that the other brands are offering that Canon lacks.
Will my 7 Canon flashes work on other systems? Do Sony or Panasonic even have something with the functionality of my MT-24 EX macro twin flash, which is pretty much a necessity with the MP-E 65 (regardless of what body it’s on)?To those who were talking about switching systems being too much of a hassle and expense... that is true for people who don't shoot Canon EF mount. If you do shoot Canon EF, then there isn't another system that won't let you use all your lenses.
That is true - especially for the majority of participants in this forum - including me. That said, the switch to RF is similar to when Sony first introduced their alpha series supporting adapted EF lenses. There will always be a personal tipping point for when to switch and a large number of users did switch to Sony full frame years ago.^^ This.
There are a (relative) few people who switch systems from time to time or run multiple systems. Sometimes agencies switch, but that's a financial decision with the change forced on photographers (and not welcomed by most, because really who likes change being forced on them?).
Most people stay in-brand.
As near points out, this is hardly a standard consumer camera. Most who will buy it are pro's or dedicated enthusiasts, probably heavily invested in one system.This competiton matters more to the consumer. The R3 points directly at the A9 series—and that's why there should be an A9III.
The Sony A1 does overheat in some video use cases...Did Sony admit the A1 overheats at 8k in their announcements/marketing materials?
What makes you say the A1 beats the R3 ?I do agree the A1 beats the R3, but I've read lots of reports about the A1 overheating.