Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications

[rameshk]

Possibly the least inspiring flagship release since the release of 1D mark 3.

 

[tpatana]

The pre-buffer feature, if done properly like saving as raw/jpg instead of container, that could sway me to order one earlier than later. At this point I have no urgent need to upgrade, R3 and R5 are still good cameras. So I'll wait to see how it works on R1 and see from there.

 

[koenkooi]

The pre-buffer feature, if done properly like saving as raw/jpg instead of container, that could sway me to order one earlier than later. At this point I have no urgent need to upgrade, R3 and R5 are still good cameras. So I'll wait to see how it works on R1 and see from there.

You get separate CR3 files for the pre-captured shots. Unless you shoot jpeg, then you get a bunch of jpegs

 

[EOS 4 Life]

as a sports photographer, mainly polo and rugby

Those are two sports out of many.
I think generalizing "sports" out of 2 is not a big enough sample size.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I do find it strange that the R1 has similar specs as my R8: 24MP and 40fps. I expected the R1 to have something extra, just for marketing purposes.

That is just not how Canon rolls.
They sell the most cameras so however they market seems to work.

 

[koenkooi]

That is just not how Canon rolls.
They sell the most cameras so however they market seems to work.

True, but it won't stop me from saying "My R8 has the same performance as an R1!"

 

[rameshk]

Jared Polin is thinking very highly of R1 and R5II autofocus.

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[charly1d]

I do find it strange that the R1 has similar specs as my R8: 24MP and 40fps. I expected the R1 to have something extra, just for marketing purposes.

The R3 has the special 195fps mode, does the R1 have something similar?

I don't buy cameras based on specification, I just want them to allow me to achieve my goal when I need it.

 

[charly1d]

One instance where I wished I had a very high FPS + precapture camera was when I was a sports photographer for my college newspaper, and my editor always wanted ball on bat/racket/paddle photos for specific players.

With those two features, that assignment would be trivial.

I admit it's a good point.
It's not something I can do easily, lots of missed shots to get a shot, but work alongside photographers who have done it with cameras like 1D mkIV or 1DX on a regular basis.

 

[charly1d]

Those are two sports out of many.
I think generalizing "sports" out of 2 is not a big enough sample size.

I used the word “mainly”, to avoid generalizing, yours is out of place, but you are free to misrepresent since it is a public forum.

 

[Quack]

I can see that their sports photographer focus groups telling them 24 MP is fine since most images are just published to digital where 8 MP is plenty, but I am not sure the same focus groups will also tell them, "40 fps is enough" at the same time.

From what I know of them, those folks will take as many fps as they can get away with, even if they may not use all of it all the time.

If the focus groups were telling them that 40 fps is not enough, then Canon would have added more FPS in JPG mode just like Nikon does with the Z8 and Z9. Seriously, why would Canon use their focus group data to use 24 MP and then ignore the focus group when it comes to FPS? Sorry, Canon is not that stupid.

 

[Quack]

Possibly the least inspiring flagship release since the release of 1D mark 3.

Since you have not actually used the camera, your opinion is irrelevant.

 

[koenkooi]

If the focus groups were telling them that 40 fps is not enough, then Canon would have added more FPS in JPG mode just like Nikon does with the Z8 and Z9. [...]

I've always wondered why Nikon opts to use a format that requires more processing for hi-speed usage. RAW, by its nature, requires almost no processing before being written to the card. JPEG/HEIF/etc require a lot of processing, some of which requires scanning the image buffer forwards and backwards.

 

[neuroanatomist]

I've always wondered why Nikon opts to use a format that requires more processing for hi-speed usage. RAW, by its nature, requires almost no processing before being written to the card. JPEG/HEIF/etc require a lot of processing, some of which requires scanning the image buffer forwards and backwards.

I would think it's because processing data tends to be significantly faster than writing data to storage media, i.e. processing a large file to a small file then writing that small file to the memory card is faster than writing the large file to the memory card.

 

[MikeGalos]

I've always wondered why Nikon opts to use a format that requires more processing for hi-speed usage. RAW, by its nature, requires almost no processing before being written to the card. JPEG/HEIF/etc require a lot of processing, some of which requires scanning the image buffer forwards and backwards.

RAW files, as they work now, include, among other things, a JPEG thumbnail as part of the file so that there is a preview image for both chimping and for previewing in tools. It's not just like the old days when it was a straight dump of the data from the sensor.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I used the word “mainly”, to avoid generalizing, yours is out of place, but you are free to misrepresent since it is a public forum.

There is no way you have shot every sport in existence.
You are the one who is generalizing.
Some sports have different requirements.
Your comments are polite and professional so I apologize if I have insulted you in any way shape or form.

 

[Ozarker]

Cross type DPAF (QPAF) and Action Priority aka Mind Control AF™

Will certainly check a few boxes for a lot of people.

"Mind Control AF"

 

[Ozarker]

¿Del ISO Maximo se sabe algo?

El ISO nativo máximo de Canon EOS R1 es 100-102400 y se puede ampliar a 50-204800 en el modo boost.

 

[Ozarker]

That would be rather pointless.

It's a conspiracy!

 

[Ozarker]

I was mainly hoping for cross-type AF and related improvements, and Canon delivered on at least some of that (still unknown if the extreme defocus performance is better).

Other notable improvements for me:

• Finer control over frame rate (10 options vs. 3)
• Faster flash sync (1/400 s)
• Pre-shooting (I read somewhere that it outputs separate RAW files, hope that's true)
• The 2-Stage AF-ON button (Smart Controller is already great functionality, this seems to add the ability to have another custom function to the same button, I'm thinking One Shot <> Servo AF assigned to that)

Some early 'worries' were moot (the B&H specs had a couple of steps back from the R3, e.g.max shutter speed and no flash in ES listed, but those were/are wrong, and they still have 1/320 sync when it's actually 1/400).

So I'd say there's enough there for me to move from the R3 to the R1.

I'm sure that sync speed is going to be useful to folks using f/1.2, and others. I'd always hoped for a higher sync speed than what was previously offered. Sure hope this trickles down.