I have had many discussions with various sources about the upcoming Canon EOS R3. One of the most asked questions is how much will the Canon EOS R3 cost at launch?
Multiple folks have told me that Canon has been vague about pricing, but that the Canon EOS R3 would undercut both the Sony Alpha a1 ($6498) and Canon's own EOS-1D X Mark III ($6499) at launch.
One source did say that they think the EOS R3 would launch at $5999 based on hints from a couple of people at Canon.
That price definitely doesn't fall under “affordable”, but it would be a pretty big achievement when compared to the Sony flagship, which doesn't have a full-size gripped body.
There will be some more information to share about the Canon EOS R3 in the next few days.
Canon EOS R3 Features:
- Full-Frame Stacked BSI CMOS Sensor
- Eye Control AF, Dual Pixel CMOS AF
- Subject Tracking with Deep Learning
- Continuous Shooting Up to 30 fps
- Integrated Vertical Grip
- Weather-Sealed Construction
These RF L lenses seem to be doing that too….
Sometimes Canon say a new model sits below a particular existing model, but then spec and features of the newer model outweigh the model it is supposed to be sitting under.
The EOS R3 sounds awesome and putting the EOS R system into Pro Bodies will be a big nail in the coffin of Canon DSLR’s
It looks like the R3 could take the current 1 series battery, irrelevant for many but for me it means I have forward/backward compatibility and I only need to travel with one charger.
how much would anyone here pay for an R1, no matter how good it would be? Seriously? $7,000, $7,500, $8,000, more?
if the R3 were $6,000, how much would Canon NEED to charge for a flagship in order to differentiate between the two? $500, $1,000, more?
to me, the idea of this costing $6,000 causes problems.