Below is a bit more information about the upcoming Canon EOS RP.
- Canon EOS RP global shipping date: February 27, 2019
- EOS RP Body & Lens Adapter: £1399.00
- EOS RP & RF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM: £2329.00
For a quick comparison, the official MSRP of the Canon EOS R in the UK is £2,349.00 and $2299 USD. We've heard USD pricing between $1299 (Yes please!) and $1599 for the Canon EOS RP.
We're still waiting on the confirmation of pricing in USD.
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Anyways, I stand by my vote for a $1299 price tag.
6d2 MSRP (US): $1,799 (about 12.3% less)
RP MSRP (UK): 1399 = $1,800 USD
less 12.3% = $1,580
6d2 sale price (UK): 1500 = $1,930 USD
6d2 sale price (US): $1,499 (about 22.3% less)
RP MSRP (UK): 1399 = $1,800 USD
less 22.3% = $1,399
This this going to be a different, cheeper version of the adapter that we saw with the R? This is nearly £1000 less then the launch price of the R. Could be a 300D moment?
The same kit in the US is $2400: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1444244-REG/canon_eos_r_mirrorless_digital.html
So the pricing is by far not aggressive.
R+adapter MSRP (UK): 2350 = $3,022 USD
R+adapter MSRP (US): $2,398 (about 20.6% less)
RP MSRP (UK): 1399 = $1,800 USD
less 20.6% = $1,430
The R EVF would be great, but I would be surprised to see that at a significantly lower price point. Some data circulating last week mentioned the same EVF resolution as the M5/M50 and same rear LCD screen resolution as the M6/M50. That information might be incorrect of course. But add a potential 6d2 sensor and Canon might have "recycled" as much as they could for this model. That means lower cost of good for externally purchased components like LCDs and EVFs now used across three camera models (and the M50 is selling very well meaning already quite large numbers), and likely sufficient margin to lower the price of the RP significantly later on. Not good for the competition.
Its just not exciting to see a camera be so potentially compromised on launch.
It really does feel that way...recycle as much as possible to lower the price and see if the customer base really cares about specs or not.
That said, Canon dropping it at $1299 would be exciting because it would force Sony to drop the a7III price...in a way that $1599 for a recycled 6dII might not.
I don't think the target market cares at all (or if they really do, they probably need to work a bit harder and get the EOS R).
The MSRP is lower than the 6D Mark II, so as a model that is positioned lower down, it would be a big surprise to have any improvement in terms of video features.
Canon is not being known to introduce surprises, even if most comments seem to expect a lot of it (I guess a Sony camera may be closer to their hearts, since that is what they always seem to be pitching, even though these rival companies work fundamentally differently)
The race to the bottom. I'm assuming this move is to try and beat Nikon to the punch with the Z5 rumor(more than likely a Z6 without IBIS).
Could it still be $1299 or does mean that likely to be $1499 and $1799?
I think you can only make so many compromises (less battery life, weaker EVF, no 4k, fewer AF points, etc) before the reviews make an impact on sales. 4k feels like the easiest feature to include (since its already implemented in the R and M50) and the most glaring without.
And if anything, I have to imagine Canon wants someone to buy into the RP over a 6DII, since they'd be buying newer/more expensive RF lenses to supplement it.