Here is the Canon EOS R5 and Canon EOS R6, along with the announcement date

[xps]

Except for the tele lenses all are really exciting products. I am not saying tele lenses are bad but I would like to see how they perform in real world usage.

You need a lot of light or high Iso. Mostly practicable for "normal" users. The "pros" can switch to their fabulous primes. And I bet, we will see an RF prime>300mm in white colour in the next 2 years.

Maybe, those f11 lenses are good for filming?

 

[Tom W]

Looking good so far. I'm not interested in the slow super-telephoto lenses at this time (that can always change, of course), but the R5 is of great interest to me. Really waiting for something that will present an improvement over my very decent Sigma 150-600 lens.

 

[puffo25]

Canon bummer! Much rumors for the R5 and now it seams that R6 will be in the market before then R5. Waiting until August with probably realistic delivery by late October/November make me crazy! :-( And we still do not know much about final price tag nor the full specs.... Just part of them which have been around since early January....

 

[usern4cr]

I don't see myself preordering the Canon R5 for September when Black Friday is only two months later.

I'm curious - What discounts do you think there will be on Black Friday? R5/6, RF lenses?

 

[slclick]

By the way, I like your SWWYH signature. (Start With What You Have)

It's making me think about whether I really need to upgrade or is it something I just want to do. I love the specs of the R5 so far for photography, but I know I can still do so much more with the 7D mkii that I have. (Actually, I just picked up a second 7Dmkii with low count, one owner for $500 as backup/spare, "insurance policy for breakdown", etc.!) This extra time before shipping will give me a little more time to make sure if I really should upgrade now or not.

Thanks for the reminder...

Well, it stands for 'Shoot', but I'm glad it resonates with you. It's my Anti-G.A.S. slogan. Also a knee jerk reaction to the throngs acting like they would absolutely DIE if they don't get their hands on an R5 asap.

Hell, I'd be fine with a T2i if I had to be.

 

[slclick]

Canon bummer! Much rumors for the R5 and now it seams that R6 will be in the market before then R5. Waiting until August with probably realistic delivery by late October/November make me crazy! :-( And we still do not know much about final price tag nor the full specs.... Just part of them which have been around since early January....

There's been this thing, maybe you heard of it...PANDEMIC.

 

[unfocused]

I'm thinking we are gonna see a concurrent price drop on the R (and maybe a smidge on the RP) with the R5/R6 announcement.

All body only (Stewart's Crystal Ball BS):

RP = stays or drops to $799
R = $1399-1499
R6 = $1899-2199
R5 = $3499-3899

I think your high estimates for the R6 and R5 are probably closer.

 

[JustUs7]

Do you like your RF 35mm?

I’m very happy with it. Honestly it’s my first experience with a prime. It’s all I use in the house anymore for family stuff (birthdays, etc). Also use outdoors for flowers and such. I know it’s not true macro getting shots of bugs eyes and such, but for what I do (flowers) it’s great. It’s a decent size for a walk around as well. Attached a very early practice shot I took.

 

[esglord]

To me, one of the most interesting things here is the publicity photo showing all five bodies. My conclusion: (1) The R and RP are staying in the lineup. (2) We aren't going to see any additional bodies anytime soon.

There is a lot of price room between the R and the R5. The R6 is going to come in there somewhere. Maybe $2,300-$2,700?

1) Agree with you 2) but I bet we could see a mark II on the R to address shortcomings and get that price back up

 

[jam05]

Already sold the 5dmk3 and a few EF lenses. "Let's get this party started"

 

[arbitrage]

You need a lot of light or high Iso. Mostly practicable for "normal" users. The "pros" can switch to their fabulous primes. And I bet, we will see an RF prime>300mm in white colour in the next 2 years.

Maybe, those f11 lenses are good for filming?

Serious long-lens film makers would be buying one of these....go big or go home
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...8c001_cine_servo_50_1000mm_t5_0_8_9_with.html

 

[privatebydesign]

Serious long-lens film makers would be buying one of these....go big or go home
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...8c001_cine_servo_50_1000mm_t5_0_8_9_with.html
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No they are just for Super 35 sized sensors so you'd lose the FF video capability of anything you pout it on. For many years the Canon FD 150-600 f5.6 converted to PL mount was a highly sought after wildlife video lens. Indeed there was at least one company, Optex, that motorized the thing!

 

[gmail]

I have been hoping that an RF mount cinema camera will be also announced. I have been investing into RF lenses for 2 year now. Is RF mount is for professionals or for prosumer market only? Canon, please just give us a C250-RF camera with built-in ND filters. EOR-R5 is just a stop gap to what most of DSLR shooters, if serious, would really want.

 

[Danglin52]

If we believe the patent, the length of the 600 f/11 should be around 320mm to the mount. In this image it is slightly shorter than the 100-500. The 100-500 was seen next to the 100-400II at the photo show. It looked maybe 5-10mm longer than the 100-400 putting it around 200-210mm. So these must be extendable unless Canon used a totally different patent design. This fits with this new design of the two lenses.

How does the DO lens configuration affect length of the lens? If you look at the 400 f2.8 vs 400 f4 DO II, the standard 400mm is almost 4" longer than the DO version.
EF 400mm f4 D0 IS II. 5.04 x 9.16" / 128 x 232.7 mm
EF 400mm f2.8 L IS III 6.42 x 13.5" / 163 x 343 mm.

 

[Graphic.Artifacts]

Serious long-lens film makers would be buying one of these....go big or go home
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...8c001_cine_servo_50_1000mm_t5_0_8_9_with.html

At full extension with the extender engaged the 50-1000 (1500mm) is also around f11. Unless you are filming at very high framerates, which the Canon CineCam's don't have, F11 is not as limiting for video. IMO that has to be the ultimate wildlife lens. Amazing.

 

[WriteLight]

You need a lot of light or high Iso. Mostly practicable for "normal" users. The "pros" can switch to their fabulous primes. And I bet, we will see an RF prime>300mm in white colour in the next 2 years.

Maybe, those f11 lenses are good for filming?

I'm hoping it means the DR for the new sensor is good enough that they fell these can be more practical lenses.

 

[TracerHD]

So there is just 1 question left: will the R5 EVF be blackout-free?

 

[BakaBokeh]

I have 2 questions for video.

1) How much will dynamic range be improved?
2) Will rolling shutter be improved?

Canon not being as good at DR as other manufacturer's was never a deal breaker, but it'd be nice to see some improvements. I mean I'm used to it... skies are blown out, shaded areas are crushed. Who cares as long as the subject is exposed properly. I'd be welcome to some improvements though. Same with rolling shutter. Never bothered me much, but improvements would be nice.

The fact that the new processor and sensor are being touted, I'm kind of expecting some improvements, but tempering those expectations since historically those were never Canon priorities. Everything else, I'm confident they will implement really well. Like I have really high hopes for the IBIS. And the possibility of IBIS/Lens IS/EIS combo being really smooth.

 

[sanj]

You need a lot of light or high Iso. Mostly practicable for "normal" users. The "pros" can switch to their fabulous primes. And I bet, we will see an RF prime>300mm in white colour in the next 2 years.

Maybe, those f11 lenses are good for filming?

That focul length is very rarely used for filming

So there is just 1 question left: will the R5 EVF be blackout-free?

R1

 

[Joules]

So there is just 1 question left: will the R5 EVF be blackout-free?

I can't think of a reason why the 1DX III would perform better in LiveView than the R5 in the EVF. And the 1DX III LiveView is blackout-free. Jared Polin has a nice comparison to the A9.