What We Want to See in the Retro Canon EOS R8 Mark II

[Brown]

Keep the battery, one card-slot and no ibis. Just update the sensor and processor and add the new pre-capture.

Would a single SD card even be fast enough for a decent pre-capture buffer?

 

[neuroanatomist]

Would a single SD card even be fast enough for a decent pre-capture buffer?

Why would two slots make it faster? In any case, the buffer size is what matters more. With current memory market conditions, I would not count on big buffers.

 

[Fanitullen]

Would a single SD card even be fast enough for a decent pre-capture buffer?

Has nothing to do with the number of SD cards. The R8 already has pre-capture. I just want it to save the result in normal CR3 files as opposed to the proprietary package that it uses now.

 

[miketcool]

I just want an update to the EOS M6 mkii when it comes to compact size and features. To make it retro, give it a waist-level viewfinder screen that can convert into a viewfinder with a prism. In waist-level mode it’s just the image on the screen. With the viewfinder installed it displays all your information as well. I want a retro tool for street photography.

 

[riker]

SD+microsd? Dual microsd for what I care, I have already been using microsd cards with 5Dm4! Who uses fullsize sd anyway?? Now that you mentioned it, I forgot to rant about SD card slot for years now. It just needs extra adapter for microsd, adding an extra point of failure. Of course we use microsd, as we need microsd everywhere, drones, drone remotes, action cams, and how knows what. You want your cards to be compatible with all your equipment.

28/2.8 retro version? I'm in.

45/1.2 and 35/1.8 retro versions? Meh...I'd rather see new lenses developed, 28/1.8 and the previously rumored 55/1.8. 100/2.

 

[John Wilde]

Sorry but I see this as a distraction and a bit of a waste of time, but that's just me, I guess, whatever turns your fancy.

Years ago, a Canon exec said they had a "full-lineup strategy", meaning something for everyone. It makes sense for them to do something to address the retro camera niche.