It seems like everyone's dumping their a7r4 like crazy. You can buy it for 200€ more. 2nd hand a7r4 vs new r8. Yeah. Someone needs to do something with their prices in Europe.
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Canon Adds EOS R50 and EOS R8 to the Growing EOS R Mirrorless Camera System
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On my RP I could get almost a complete morning of shooting in the field out of it, usually 1000-1500 shots. When using the EF100-400L II the IS would drain the battery faster.
I still have 2 LP-E17 batteries, so I don't foresee many issue if I decide to get an R8.
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So sad that Canon didn’t make exactly the camera you want, which apparently is a dirt-cheap, small, highly capable FF camera that uses the LP-E19 battery in a compartment designed with the spell Hermione used on her purse.
So thrilled that now we’ll all have to read your incessant perseveration for a few more months or years, until the purple unicorn craps that camera into your eagerly waiting hands.
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In my trusted store the difference is 250 € (1009 € vs 1259 €, our VAT is 24 %). R8 / body only costs 1919,00 €. I am glad I am not in the market for new cameras at the moment.
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I like the R as a body, good image quality, but some of its features are outdated.
The shutter is very loud and in silent mode, the rolling shutter is very bad.
This is a lot lighter, way more usable electronic shutter, AF is miles ahead, much better to use for travel on the street.
And its sensor is more advanced in terms of ISO and dynamic range, so overall IQ looks to be better.
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You could say the 6D was a product management mistake, because it had a better sensor than the much more expensive 5DIII at that time, and could completely replace the 5DIII for many use cases such as travel and landscape, at a lower price point and weight. Apparently Canon learned from their mistake. Imagine they'd give us an improved R5 sensor in a smaller package, same battery, top LCD, just sightly more fiddly buttons and slower AF at half the price.... It won't happen.
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I have three LP-E17 (from M6, M6II and the spare I got with the M6), and a fourth will come with the R8 (like you, I preordered and have time to decide if I want to keep it).
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What quirkiness? Do you mean the comment from Bryan/TDP shared from a friend, “…a power source with a capacity of 5 Volts at 3 Amps (or higher) and a true USB Type-C connection (not a USB Type-B to USB Type-C cable) are required?”
I suspect that means his friend tried using a phone charger to charge the R8, and it didn’t work. Not surprising. My R3 and M6II also require an iPad/laptop-type USB-C charger and cable.
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Still, the numbers of battery life are wrong:
The R8 battery life is 370 / 220. That are the values I get from Canon.
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The 3rd LP-E17 went bad a few weeks ago, it wouldn't charge anymore, not in the dedicated AC charger, inside the body or using a 3rd party charger
I didn't want to get a replacement because I almost never empty the battery in the M6II in a day and 1st party LP-E17s are $$$$$$$.If Canon decides to do an R200 based on the M200, I have even more spare LP-E12 batteries to use on that
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I would have seriously considered the R8 if it had IBIS. Without it I can't justify spending that much money. The comparisons to the Nikon Z5 are pretty disappointing. And the bigger battery, which I have in my APS-C 80D, would have been nice. Guess I'll be living with my RP for a while.
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Practically speaking: a USB-C PD 3.x compliant brick that has a 9V mode that allows more than 2A and has a 5V mode. Since every revision of the PD spec makes previously mandatory things optional, it's hard to give a simple recommendation. But, vigorously handwaving to look more convincing: if it is 18W or more and has a PD logo, it should work. It will charge at 5V and use 9V when turned on.
The R5 and M6II also charge directly from my 2020 13" Macbook Pro, just don't leave it overnight doing so. I've had to do an NVRAM+SMC reset after doing that to revive it. Twice, since I'm a slow learner
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Only a mechanical second curtain. The first curtain will always be electronic. That can result in bokeh balls becoming half circles. And people who love bokeh will lose one stop of bokeh at the same f-stop.
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I haven’t tried using a Mac for pass-through charging. Generally when I travel, I’m using my camera or my computer but not both, so I just use the charging brick and cable on whichever device I’m leaving behind. For travel, I generally bring a 96W charger, I find that works fine for my 16” M1 Pro and it’s smaller/lighter than the 140W brick that ships with that Mac.The R5 and M6II also charge directly from my 2020 13" Macbook Pro, just don't leave it overnight doing so. I've had to do an NVRAM+SMC reset after doing that to revive it. Twice, since I'm a slow learner
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