Canon EOS R1 & impressions by professional sports photographer Jeff Cable

[EOS 4 Life]

Exactly my point. Had they used the exact sensor from R5mkII with these exact same specs and placed it in R1 body, while adding the R1 focusing system, that combo would've had much stronger claim to "flagship" title. I also think that would've actually expanded the potential market compared to what market R1 is actually covering with it's 24 mpix sensor.

That may be true but I am not 100% convinced.
The market for people who need ultra-performing high MP cameras is not that big.
The R5 II will fit the needs of most people.
People are already complaining about the price of that.
I am aware of a lot more people who earn a living in sports photography than who earn a living in wildlife photography.
The R7 is good enough for most hobbyist wildlife photographers and a lot will just stick with the original R5.

 

[Quack]

flagship noun /ˈflæɡ.ʃɪp
the best or most important product, idea, building, etc. that an organization owns or produces

Seems like something Canon gets to decide upon, not you or me.

Clearly, a Flagship must be the camera with the mosts MPs. Not the most rugged, dependable body, not the fastest sensor readout or FPS, not the best image quality. Who cares about that crap.

 

[Sporgon]

Clearly, a Flagship must be the camera with the mosts MPs. Not the most rugged, dependable body, not the fastest sensor readout or FPS, not the best image quality. Who cares about that crap.

I’d have thought that usually the ‘flagship’ product is likely to be the most expensive.

 

[AlanF]

95% success for sports? Now, most of you will think I am just a bird and dragonfly shooter. But, I am actually a pro in one sports area, and my success rate is at least 95%. Here are some shots I took on the old 7D (not the 7DII).

Look at Garry Kasparov - the thoughts are flashing through his mind at light speed, and I caught them.




And, look at this extreme movement as his hand grabbed a pawn.

 

[Omn]

Apparently the definition of “flagship” has also changed, from Petapixel “Canon seems confused about what it means to have a flagship camera in 2024. Flagship now means versatile and, unfortunately, the R1 is incredibly niche.”

Link: https://petapixel.com/2024/07/21/canon-doesnt-win-on-price-technology-or-public-opinion/

Attempting to change word meanings is an attempt of manipulation.

Flagship for a professional camera means a product with best quality and performance. And targeting professional niche.

Calling camera maker confused by people who are not engineers, gear developers nor tech experts is a great example of arrogance, audacity and being divorced from reality.

That article mentions the A9III as flagship, but switches to the A1 after declaring 24MP as old and boring. You can’t have it both ways!

The author is babbling nonsense by cherrypicking premises from his fantasy land clueless about the technology, imaging performance factors and target market.


Check colour, detail and texture quality in low level signal.

Image comparison: Digital Photography Review

 

[Omn]

Exactly my point. Had they used the exact sensor from R5mkII with these exact same specs and placed it in R1 body, while adding the R1 focusing system, that combo would've had much stronger claim to "flagship" title.

It doesn't work that way, no it wouldn't and they have proper flagship now.

Folks clueless of what they are talking about, with gear sites nonsense and propagated pixel count obsession don't get to decide on what is a camera flagship and are not target customers for it.

Let's see again why 6 microns and 24Mp.

Image comparison: Digital Photography Review

 

[P-visie]

95% success for sports? Now, most of you will think I am just a bird and dragonfly shooter. But, I am actually a pro in one sports area, and my success rate is at least 95%. Here are some shots I took on the old 7D (not the 7DII).

All that honing your lightning quick reflexes with birds and dragonflies has paid off!
And no rolling shutter in the shot where he lunges to grab the chess piece. The 7D must have been an A9 III in disguise .

 

[Navism]

Finally see photo with photographers.
Let count how many Canon in this photo

https://www.reuters.com/pictures/best-photos-paris-olympics-day-5-2024-07-31/VVF5Y4CJZ5O63IB2YCDSXMQUFU

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