The R3 and R5 are being reduced in price

[AJ]

The Canon R3 and R5 Are Getting Permanent Price Reductions

The EOS R5 price drops by $500 while the EOS R3 is now $1,000 cheaper.

petapixel.com

 

[danfaz]

Hmm, hope that reflects on the refurbished cams, too.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Clearly, they know the R1 will be a fail so they're going to call it the R3N instead. They dropped the R3 price so they could price the R3N $500 more than the new R3 price and $500 less than the original R3 price.

The internet has spoken.

 

[AJ]

Clearly, they know the R1 will be a fail so they're going to call it the R3N instead. They dropped the R3 price so they could price the R3N $500 more than the new R3 price and $500 less than the original R3 price.

The internet has spoken.

Funny. But it did get me thinking whether it's a signal that R3 and R5 replacements are on the way, or whether it's a response to competitor pricing.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Funny. But it did get me thinking whether it's a signal that R3 and R5 replacements are on the way, or whether it's a response to competitor pricing.

I suspect the former. Or something simpler – sales have slowed down and they want to increase them (of course, that could be related to moving current stock ahead of replacements).