Canon R1 Are you planning to buy R1?

[tpatana]

Show of hands, who's planning to buy one and what's your reason over other great bodies like R3 or basically any other RF body?

Or are you still waiting to hear the price before deciding?

For me, I'm fairly certain I'll get one since I shoot lot of sports and my current combo R5+1DX(1) would greatly improve by having two modern mirrorless bodies. The shooting itself wouldn't justify the price I'm expecting but luckily my day job helps to offset any costs I have to put towards the gear.

Most likely I'll pre-order as soon as possible since I have big tournament in July. Hoping to get one for me before all the Olympics shooters snatch all the inventory.

 

[tpatana]

My R3 came yesterday, took it quickly out today. The 30fps does help getting the impact timing (on my sports) just right but downside is that I'll soon have crazy amount of pics to cull through.

• Canon EOS R3
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 75.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

• Canon EOS R3
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 95.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[AntonLargiader]

I love the idea of X-sync in the 1/1000+ speed range, but I don't think that is enough to get me up to the sales counter.

However, besides new features like that Canon will lure R3 owners to the R1 by incorporating the features that the newer, cheaper cameras already have that the R3 lacks, like pre-burst shooting and USB tethering. Which I think is kind of sandbagging on Canon's part, but I guess that's just part of the game.

 

[Japeg]

I love the idea of X-sync in the 1/1000+ speed range, but I don't think that is enough to get me up to the sales counter.

However, besides new features like that Canon will lure R3 owners to the R1 by incorporating the features that the newer, cheaper cameras already have that the R3 lacks, like pre-burst shooting and USB tethering. Which I think is kind of sandbagging on Canon's part, but I guess that's just part of the game.

Hopefully the pre-shot isn’t the wonky implementation Canon has rolled out thus far. Currently the images are sequestered in a weird group you have to pull them out of, rather than just be images on the card.

 

[tpatana]

First full day tournament with R3. The 30fps really helps to capture the impact but also I'll end up with insane amount of pictures to cull.

• Canon EOS R3
• RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM
• 100.0 mm
• ƒ/2.8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 6400

Focusing loves to jump to the faces in the background, I wish they had some "helmets" focus to replace eye-focus so it'd better know to stick to the players.

 

[Photofarmer]

If i had mega money would prefer to spend it on a RF 100/300 2.8 L rather than body

But R1 a no and above mentioned lens a No

 

[tpatana]

Well I was hoping R1 was out within next 2 months but doesn't look like it so I cave in and bought R3. Hopefully I don't regret that when I see the R1 specs and price.

 

[Japeg]

Well I was hoping R1 was out within next 2 months but doesn't look like it so I cave in and bought R3. Hopefully I don't regret that when I see the R1 specs and price.

Having shot and carried two R3s for quite a while now, I can’t really think of what an R1 could offer me except maybe a better viewfinder auto brightness and a a vertical grip and buttons that is/are more similar to the horizontal grip. I may be in the minority, but I have large hands and miss the size of the 1dx series bodies. The R3 is a little cramped in some ways. But none of those add up to a reason for me to replace them. The R3s are great, have plenty of resolution, and I find the 30 fps is sometimes a bit too much.

I think you’re gonna love the r3

 

[Archibald]

I've shot with R3 and I know I'll love it. Just very curious to see what R1 ends up being since it's difficult to think what they could really improve besides some minor items.

Many years ago on another forum, someone was feeling great about the gear they had and saying that it was hard to believe how it could possibly be improved. Some of us thought about it and it wasn't at all obvious what the advances might be. But today we see there were many. As an example, the R5 has way more pixels, and eye detect AF. And the R5 seems old technology now.

I don't know what the R1 will bring. I bet it will be impressive. I expect it will be a massive thing, though, and that is not for me. I need a lightweight body.

 

[David Stallard]

See how silly they are with the pricing - would like to think it's build quality would be better, up to 1 series standard at least. But yes - highly likely I will end up with one for trackside work