Canon updates EOS R5 8K and autofocus information
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This entire market is changing: While in the past they made money with volume, now they need to make money through price (with far lower volume).
It is wrong to assume that competition with smart phones leads to lower DSLM/DSLR prices as latter go upscale in capabilities to clearly distinguish. To my mind the only strategy to guarantee a future existence of DSLM/DSLR.
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Sometimes vid folks make a bigger deal of it when you don't absolutely need to buy a machine capable of direct workflow, you can just use proxies. Of course having enough power to not need to and getting faster transcoding to boot means more power is better. Just is good alternative (plus other reasons for those with the power) for those who compromise a proper workstation for portability of a laptop or for aesthetics ; some rigs are made to look nicer but can't handle thermals from running under full load thus throttle like a certain company that look good on paper specs but fall short in real life performance compared to equal spec but better cooled alternatives that don't come in white.
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I can’t help but laugh at the people who still think this is going to be $3299...
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I stopped at vid folks but thanks
(I just can't do the video mumbo jumbo)
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This . . . happens to video producers all the time
I've had to do major upgrades twice in the last 6 years due to video files I was working on being too beefy for my machine.
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I would also *really* like to have GPS in this camera. If it is missing, and is provided in another of their R cameras shortly after that then I would wait for the one with GPS.
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DPAF in 8K modes. Well holy dog poop. That means it should be in all 4K modes too. I wonder if perhaps the DX3 gets a firmware boost? Assuming the same CPU is being used. Digic X . This is huge. Still way more MP than I want, but Im hoping we see much of this in the R6 but without the 8K obviously
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If they can do 8k @ 30 FPS with full DPAF, the camera should have the processing power to deliver incredible stills performance. I am hoping the camera will be a solid performer for wildlife. I sold my 5dIV but decided to keep my 1dx II until I knew the full R5 spec. I definitely see an R5 in my future. If they can do birds, we should see support for additional animals in the future.
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Next time it may be wise to buy the best in the market to save money by buying frequently. And old machines work just fine if you use low res to edit. Simple.This . . . happens to video producers all the time
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I never learned to use GPS in a camera. How does this help? Honest question!
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I don't remember asking for your advice, but sure, you can save yourself some trouble (and additional resources) by employing offline editing, though even this strategy will only get you so far, since you will still eventually have to do your main renders, which will then be problematic if your footage (bitrate + size) and post processing needs far oustrip your RAM and video card.
I always bought what I needed for a job and used it for years, going for the best possible price/performance ratio. Simple!
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It’s not really a matter of learning how to use it. You just turn it on in the menus and geographic info will be in your metadata. It’s a question of why to use GPS. Some don’t need it, and some are a bit paranoid about using it. In the case of my macro-nature photos—mostly arthropods and various wild flora in situ—location data is mandatory because my photos are of no use to scientific or educational institutions without information on the location of the organism. In the case of my RP, which lacks built-in GPS, I make an iPhone photo at the scene and copy the coordinates to the scientific image In Lightroom Classic. Sometimes the Lr Maps feature provides sufficient accuracy.
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I took it to mean more buy once cry once for as high end as you'll ever see yourself potentially needing which I'd side with personally but it doesn't always work for folks and isn't always money well spent. Best bang for buck (for current market performance) can date pretty quick and generally you'll chase incremental upgrades with that which can work well for some not for others. Fwiw I get 6 years out of my rigs capable of heavy lifting without any problems or need for upgrades but they tend to be built around highest end desktop (not always flagship enthusiast bleeding edge but the normal consumer hedt) going on mid range for a dedicated workstation. Works out cheaper for me than a best bang for buck with upgrades as required but I'm able to predict what kind of heavy lifting I'll be doing for next x many years and can budget for it. Not everyone can and thus it could be wasteful. Sounds like going higher end may suit your need if you constantly run into that issue but I'm sure you know that since you know your own circumstances better than a stranger thus I don't intend it as teach you to suck eggs more just make a point worth considering perhaps.I don't remember asking for your advice, but sure, you can save yourself some trouble (and additional resources) by employing offline editing, though even this strategy will only get you so far, since you will still eventually have to do your main renders, which will then be problematic if your footage (bitrate + size) and post processing needs far oustrip your RAM and video card.
I always bought what I needed for a job and used it for years, going for the best possible price/performance ratio. Simple!
edit: fwiw I have seen some really bad future proof plans and editing hardware situations at a very large global content creators studio though so everyone makes mistakes in their plans so none of us are immune to it. They are large corp so probably write the cost off (not that I see any of the bean countersside of things) but led to a lot of money over given amount of time for rigs they are not quite as capable as same money spent correctly imho. Also some of the staff workflows were not exactly the best way of doing things for the job efficiency nor performance wise. This was kinda sore point when questioned as not that many really knew enough to change it and it was accepted as a fault of the job when really it was users doing things in a not ideal way. Those who did flag it including me just abandoned trying to help since it was taking on other peoples headaches for no real benefit and it sort of worked and people were happy with sorta worked to the extent rocking the boat and retraining staff just wasn't worth the better way pursuit. As usual we all make mistakes, ymmv so it all depends on many factors and sometimes good enough works for people.
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