A confusing new rumor is hitting the gear sites about a “pro” EOS R camera.
This rumor suggests that a 60mp “Pro” EOS R camera with a similar feature set and an EOS-1 level camera will be announced ahead of the Photography Show 2020 in March of 2020.
There are a couple of issues and confusion about this report.
- No EOS-1D X level EOS R camera is going to get a 60mp sensor. It'll be much lower resolution, likely in the 24-28mp range.
- Announcing after CP+ in February doesn't make a lot of sense, the Photography Show isn't a major event for Canon. Now it could be announced ahead of CP+ and obviously showcased in the UK the following month.
- We've been told that the high megapixel EOS R camera is what is coming next (other than the EOS Ra astrophotography camera). Such a camera could definitely be considered “pro”, but it won't be an EOS-1D X level professional camera.
Definitely take this report with a huge grain of salt.
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If this camera includes Eye AF (the one which evaluates the eye position to set the AF spot), gets a sensor with overall excellent quality including a very clean 15 MPix full color mode (60MPix/4) and an advanced IBIS system it might be revolutionary and then they could stretch the introduction to get more attention ... because of a well rounded revolutionary product.
Some are confusing a "pro" EOS RF with a 1 series RF mount camera, like CW in this rumor. They are two different cameras.
5DIV line is highly unlikely to have a 2x jump in megapixels.
A 60Mp R camera can only be a candidate for a 5DS replacement. But +10Mp increase doesn't sound plausible. It'll be just a catch-up to A7RIV.
So no, this rumour doesn't sound plausble. However it can make a good lengthy thread that will eventually fade away into the dynamic range discussion.
Actually I'm already asking myself if this 60Mp candidate will have DR any close to A7RIV...
(1) a little more resolution to put it somewhere around the D850/A7...even 40-something MP would be great
(2) weather sealing equivalent to 5D series. This is the only reason I still use the 5D4 on landscape shoots. in fact, this is why I have no RF lenses yet...
no point in switching if both my bodies can't use 'em
(3) some firmware things like focus bracketing and some minor body ergonomic changes would be nice, but not really a big deal IMHO
So I wish they would just get on with it. Not sure why the ongoing foot dragging on the high resolution version, since the items above are fairly obvious to most people who would buy such a body.
I imagine lot more engineering needs to go into a R series 1D equivalent, so the delay there is easily understandable.
My bet is they are working on the next generation of sensors, so when they finally release the high MP R, I bet it will be very nice indeed.
why wouldnt they want? panasonic ,sony,fuji and olympus been makeing amazing cameras this year ,how suddenly canon cant make one?
They got technical problems past but, maybe those solved now. you never know :)
Engineering issues, understanding. But the word 'milking' comes to mind.
I don't think a 60 mp r equivalent '5dv' is out of the realm of possibility. I consider the a7riii the competitor to the 5div for two of the biggest categories of photographers: weddings and 'general purpose' pro shooters, even if they didn't make as many inroads into those markets as they hoped with that camera. After that release Sony then went on to have a major hit on their hands with the prosumers with the a7siii, and really learned just how valuable their eye tracking and having 10fps was to the market. They made sure those two aspects of performance were included with their next a7r version, and it's now out and getting rave reviews from people who dismissed the last one.
The a7riv is squarely aimed at the 5d crowd. Same price for much better specs than what is currently available, resolution AND speed. Canon HAS to be in the same ballpark on this one. I can almost guarantee that a Nikon version of this sensor will come as well next year. There's no rule that says Canon has to use a sensor that is a perfect upscaling of the new aps-c chip that puts it at 83mp. By having a less dense sensor they might be able to keep the speeds up and the heat down, which means lower baseline heat before you add in heat generated from IBIS.
They hinted all along that the R mount cameras might not directly correlate to existing lines, so maybe if the Sony a7riv is $3599, the similar in performance pro R is $4100 or so. And maybe when the real high rez r mount version is out we'll see that mythical 100mp+ sensor we've seen patents on. Some point down the road we'll probably see the 5dv mirrored version and a R II with a 38-42 mp sensor , and the price difference between the two might not be as dramatic.
I just got a rose-colored filter for my camera. It works out great!