For those expecting a high resolution R1, or something just generally more advanced, all I can say is… Wait a bit longer. Canon have prior form in this, of course. The original EOS 1D was launched as a APS-H sports camera for high frame rates. It wasn’t until the 1DS came along, that there was a true flagship in technology terms and high resolution. For those shooting long bursts of thousands of shots, 24 megapixels is currently the practical choice – it also allows the best balance between resolution and low light performance. There’s a little bit of advantage of going down to 12 megapixel for low light, but only at the most extreme ISOs and there’s a big loss of resolution. So I can understand why Canon want their sports and journalism orientated camera to be 24 megapixel instead of say, 50. I have it on good authority the EOS R1 is not the last word. Be it the R1X or R1S, the true flagship is likely going to be a high resolution monster. Currently Canon only has the R5 Mark II to fit in that gap – it is relatively fast, relatively high end, relatively high resolution but it is not a 80MP pro body, and as an 8K cinema camera it has a lot of more able competition to contend with. I also believe there to be a R5C Mark II in the works, which will feature the recently patented internal ND filter. Mirrorless cameras for...
Published By: EOSHD.com blog - Friday, 19 July