1. i am better than my gear and always will be.
2. specs do matter. especially having enough of the right ones for what you want to do rather than too much of the wrong ones.
eg: more DR would be helpful at times. having a viewfinder on my EOS M would be very helpful at times. my 5D3 being smaller, lighter and less conspicuous would also be helpful often. video capture not. lol.
3. my critique of imaging gear is valid, irrespective of my own images. a gourmet critic does not have to be a chef cook himself.
4. now chill. take a walk in the park with me in an inch of pristine fresh fallen snow.
http://www.nimbifer.eu/images/#14822489178800
5. or let's take a walk along fields of poppies on a glorious summer day. Each blossom is only there for one day. Don't worry, farming papaver somniferum is legal here and it is safe to inhale the air.
http://www.nimbifer.eu/images/#15325406081600
PS. for a number of reasons i rarely share images on open platforms/in public, especially not images of persons.
Liked your comment! I believe it is very assertive.
Let´s see....this is the eternal question...Why to make a primarily stills camera a powerful stills+video camera? Well....because they can!
And because regarding to the future of industry (either amateur or professional) this is the way to go. The majority of the market will prefer to buy a camera that makes stills and video, rather one that makes only stills, or only video. Why? Even if they don´t use it, it´s there and in some point you will use it! I do understand if someone asks for a "only stills" camera (because only video you already have), but nowadays I do believe that is a small market for Canon to invest....This could only be successful if they made a really cheap camera....which of course, cannot happen at all...You just can´t make a EOS R just still camera and pay only 990$. That´s just not realistic. Why? Even if you take off the software part of recording a video, "video" feature must be there! Because, like someone said in prior post, what you see in a mirrorless is a video image that you turn into stills. But Canon already gave you a lot of cameras with "shrunken" video features, like 5Ds!! If you make more stills than videos, well, so video is not a concern to you. Also, the criticism about video specs of Canon, is also a non problem to you!
In my perspective....and of course this is my perspective....I am so angry that Canon is taking a HUGE amount of time to equalize market....And I just don´t ask to surpass....just equalize it, damn!
I have already been forced to buy a Sony camera, the A7r3 because that camera just give´s me the best of the 2 worlds with great quality! Just like my 1Dx mkII! At this time, the 1dx mkII is the best camera of Canon and the only one that is prepared to fight in this market of having both stills and video top features! Why is Canon worse than Sony? Because of the damn codec that produces massive files! Otherwise it is a killer camera!! Superb imaging either on video or stills. The Canon 4k (even with the 1.3 crop which is a no problem to me...) is superb!!!
Then, after 2017 i was in the market for another camera, a 2nd body one, smaller so i can use in gimbals. Canon had nothing to offer in this segment and Sony and Panasonic where so strong in the market!! But i didn´t want to abandon Canon. I ended up to buy a Sony a7r3 and wow, what a peace of equipment!!
Well....but i am really a Canon fan, and when Canon turn heads to mirrorless i think to miself: "Yeeaahhh...Canon is back in the game!" So i started to think in selling the Sony to buy a Canon mirrorless...And then.... EOS R came out...And although i think it is a great camera, it stills falling way behind a A7r3. I told to myself...Ok...you just need to wait a little bit longer, and the pro bodies will appear! Then i have the news that maybe only by the end of 2019 we will see the new high end bodies. Say what???!! Have to wait one year to replace my 1 already year Sony??? Then i sit back again and relax and think to myself....well let´s see if i can old back one more year with this one, and then finally back to 100% Canon.
But then...voila....Sony just takes out another bunny from the hat with insane specs of new cameras just arriving (Yes, just rumours, but some ones are starting to feel solid ones). And guess what, they just might be around the corner!!
If Sony delivers another killer machine and I hear nothing about Canon, I will finish my wait and dreams to have again 100% Canon equipment and will invest again on Sony. And this time...will start to invest in all the ecossistem...it will be a good bye Canon!
I just can´t believe how long Canon took to react, and i just can´t believe that they can´t follow competition! My complains are not in the stills field, in that field they are equal to Sony (but i must say, Sony files are just impressive!!), my major complains are in video, they are just killing their machines because of the video features!! Of course dpaf is just amazing but it´s now the only thing that surpass competition! They what to protect cinema line?? No man....that´s just not an excuse! Sony have the cinema line FS5, FS7, etc...and they also have A7S and A7R!!! Don´t come with excuses!
And man....we just want from Canon simple things....Good Log, focus peaking, zebras, a GOOD codec...and of course...some inovation! 120FPS at 720P....Reaally Canon???? Come on....1080P was the minimum.
Give me a great mirrorless with 1080p 240fps and 4k 120fps, give me a superb 4k image, give me zebras, focus peaking (well, liked the concept of the EOS R), give me a great 36mp sensor and for god sake, forget that stupid AA filter!! My Sony doesn´t have it and guess what?? Never EVER missed it!!!
Please Canon, be innovative like you where with this new EOS R sistem, but splash your best in the cameras, don´t just give some candies to sweeten our mouth!! Just fill us with sugar!! We wiil be like bees!!!