>"I expect Canon to put out 2 R bodies a year until there are models from low to high."
Considering how many DSLR models Canon makes they are going to have to up their game beyond that unless the plan is to massively consolidate their line up. The alternative is decadal refreshes for cameras which the 7D guys will tell you seems to be the current plan. They also risk their model naming scheme becoming irrelevant ala the M5/M50 or 7D or 77D/80D for that matter. It doesn't matter which one is supposed to be the king if the refresh rate becomes to long.
They farcked around and farked around on the EOS DSLR side for so long while they got the C series, M series and the R series out the door that they don't really have room to keep coasting any more. To put it another way they have used up their buffer space. They can choose to put their feet up on the desk, light a cigar, drink some scotch and gaze at their navel. But the competition is fighting for their lives and are going to keep pushing ahead. The Canon name won't carry the kind of premium price Canon takes for granted if every thing they release is a few years behind the competition and focused on just copying tech after every one else has already adopted it and it is no longer note worthy, especially since they seem to have a team at Canon dedicated to crippling every thing they release.
The competition has been catching up to and even surpassing Canon on auto focus and color science. The need to buy Canon so I could get good lenses greatly diminished when Sigma and other third parties started upping their game and releasing native mounts for other systems. I don't need to buy Canon for compatibility with lighting systems since third party lighting companies started producing triggers for almost all the competitors cameras. IMO the only 2 things Canon has going for it at this point are ergonomics which the Fuji and Nikon guys would argue against and the world wide support system only available to high end professionals.
I am looking at the R but I can get as good or better from Fuji for half the price. The cost of lenses used to be the thing to keep me back from switching but Canon seems to think they are entitled to a whole new price premium with the R system which now makes Fuji glass look cheap. The question is why choose Canon in 2019? Canon needs a 100MP IBIS camera even if they only sell one so they can say they are still relevant for people looking towards the future. If your 80 that won't matter. If you just starting your photography career it matters a lot.
Considering how many DSLR models Canon makes they are going to have to up their game beyond that unless the plan is to massively consolidate their line up. The alternative is decadal refreshes for cameras which the 7D guys will tell you seems to be the current plan. They also risk their model naming scheme becoming irrelevant ala the M5/M50 or 7D or 77D/80D for that matter. It doesn't matter which one is supposed to be the king if the refresh rate becomes to long.
They farcked around and farked around on the EOS DSLR side for so long while they got the C series, M series and the R series out the door that they don't really have room to keep coasting any more. To put it another way they have used up their buffer space. They can choose to put their feet up on the desk, light a cigar, drink some scotch and gaze at their navel. But the competition is fighting for their lives and are going to keep pushing ahead. The Canon name won't carry the kind of premium price Canon takes for granted if every thing they release is a few years behind the competition and focused on just copying tech after every one else has already adopted it and it is no longer note worthy, especially since they seem to have a team at Canon dedicated to crippling every thing they release.
The competition has been catching up to and even surpassing Canon on auto focus and color science. The need to buy Canon so I could get good lenses greatly diminished when Sigma and other third parties started upping their game and releasing native mounts for other systems. I don't need to buy Canon for compatibility with lighting systems since third party lighting companies started producing triggers for almost all the competitors cameras. IMO the only 2 things Canon has going for it at this point are ergonomics which the Fuji and Nikon guys would argue against and the world wide support system only available to high end professionals.
I am looking at the R but I can get as good or better from Fuji for half the price. The cost of lenses used to be the thing to keep me back from switching but Canon seems to think they are entitled to a whole new price premium with the R system which now makes Fuji glass look cheap. The question is why choose Canon in 2019? Canon needs a 100MP IBIS camera even if they only sell one so they can say they are still relevant for people looking towards the future. If your 80 that won't matter. If you just starting your photography career it matters a lot.
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