Jared Polin has completed his real world review of the Canon EOS R, you can view the 48-minute review above.
For a stills camera, it appears to be a fantastic camera from Canon. Jared thinks you should definitely choose the EOS R over the Canon EOS 6D Mark II and he makes a pretty good argument to choose the EOS R over the EOS 5D Mark IV.
On the video side of things, we know it's definitely nowhere near as capable as other cameras from Sony, Fuji and Panasonic, but for the casual shooter, it may do just enough.
While it's not as good as the Sony A7 III, Canon appears to have done a fantastic job on their first iteration of the EOS R system. Mix with that the initial RF mount lens releases, and you really have a compelling system to think about when purchasing a full frame mirrorless camera.
The EOS R interview shows very well who they are targeting with this camera. Someone who is an enthusiast and does not mind being an early adopter of a new system.
I'm very tempted to get one to go along with my 6D MKII , just a shame no GPS inbuilt. May wait to see what the lower spec EOS R rumoured for next year turns out to be. If it has a 6DMKII type sensor with GPS, I'd be sold on it...
The GPS from your phone via the Canon APP works very well on the EOS R. It is very simple to connect in real world use. Once it is set up the first time, all you need to do is to open the Canon APP in your phone, and GPS data is communicated automatically.
I have very brief experience with it, but didn’t notice a big hit on battery drain on either my phone, or camera.
Yes; quite effusive, actually. He feels Canon did such a good job, he hopes Canon ditches the 5D V (and their entire dSLR lineup) and goes all in with R.
(Here's the tail-end where he sums it up):
But seriously, have some dignity and don't give Jared the views or attention. The guy goes out of his way to misinform people for the sake of maintaining his cult of personality, not to mention is generally a gigantic dick to the majority of the industry unfortunate enough to come into direct contact with him. There are a hundred other more respectable, more helpful, more sincere, and less damaging YouTubers doing reviews of the EOS R you could feature instead.
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"fantastic job". LOL. :-)
I'd rather use the term "half-assed" and give Canon grade "C" at best [or 3 out of 5 stars].
Canon managed to launch a
* mirrorfree 6D III
* at twice the price of 6D II with
* lacklustre Servo-AF tracking/fps performance
* "less-than-optimal" changes to UI
* crippled 4k video (not that I personally care, but some potential buyers do)
* no IBIS
* and a single card slot
And 25% more expensive than Nikon Z6 and Sony A7 III. oO
As far as "compelling system" goes ... 2 fancy "irrelevant to most" pink unicorn lenses [albeit a bit more useful than a manual focus Nikon f/0.95 lens]. Plus RF 24-105 kit zoom not significantly smaller, lighter or better than existing EF versions. And one 35mm f/1.8 lens, weirdly enough with "1:2 pseudo macro" and little working distance from front lens. Not much of a system there (yet).
Only major upside are the "really right" chosen R-mount parameters. (y)
As Canon has found out, sales of DSLR's took a dive while people were waiting to see what Mirrorless looks like. With rumors of both a higher end and a lower end model, it looks like Canon is going all out.
A $1500 FF entry level mirrorless might turn the industry on its head. I think Canon can do that if they want.
they will do it. (If) they have to. I am hoping their next quarter is down another -22%. Because then I will get my 999 "Mirrorless FF EOS R-ebel"! :p :D
The biggest difference between specs and real-world usage for me is definitely battery life. I've gotten over 1000 shots each time I've used it, and the battery level only reaches a bar or two down from full.
And as Jared mentions, the touch screen focus point sliding alleviates some of the problems from no joystick, but you do have to move your face away from screen a bit. Even if you have the focus slide area set to the button corner, it seems like and contact to the rest of the screen makes it harder to drag the focus. And since my nose is usually touching the left side, this has been a (minor) problem.
I do wish that you could just set the function bar for straight-up AF, because the placement of the back AF button is now too close to the right side, which basically negates the better ergonomics of the bigger grip size. My hand get particularly sore after just five minutes of continuous shooting because I have to pinch my thumb in unnaturally far.
but bottom line... I started using this side by side with a 5Dm4 at first, but my last shooting sessions I've taken this by itself and I'm not missing the 5D. I usually had two cards in the 5D but I never shot to both at the same time since the SD card slowed things down, so one card isn't that big a deal for me. The burst rate/buffer are great, and I'm using a mid-level SD card. If I only need one body during a shoot, I'm totally comfortable taking this as my sole body (with a couple backup SD cards).
https://www.canonrumors.com/two-canon-eos-r-series-bodies-coming-in-2019-cr2/
I don't think it will be anything earth-shattering and other manufacturers can also respond, but it will definitely further encourage people to enter into the system and just makes a bit more sense for the 'enthusiast' market. I just hope they don't cripple the EVF down to M50 level, other downgrades I can live with.
Up to him/her to decide. Not to you. Being a Canon Fanboy is no prerequisite to post on this forum. Luckily. :-)
I always like getting direct, first-hand information and feedback from Non-Fanboys.
Not necessarily. I have no issues owning multiple systems and I might be interested when Canon releases a real FF mirrorless. However, I am not paying $4k just to get dual card slots, 10fps, full 4k video, a joystick and a wheel when the competition delivers all that for half the price. The prices on the insanely expensive RF lenses needs to come down quite a bit too IMO.