Canon EOS R1 Spotted in the wild at the Monaco GP
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The more time goes on and the more stuff that is on mobile, the less I care about megapixels.
Really the only reason I enjoy having an R5 is the odd situation I need to crop when at breaking news or while birding, but I've been making huge prints with around 18 megapixels for close to a decade now, I really can't imagine truly needing more for "quality."
For the most part for me, my R5 only makes things more time intensive in terms of file storage and downloading images. C-Raw has been a huge help since I switched to it, as the file sizes are a lot more manageable now, but for me 24 mp doesn't leave me wanting anything.
Ideally, I would love to eventually see a camera that could do both and switch between 24mp raw and high res raw, just so I could have two of the same camera for all uses, but I'm really not bothered by having an R5 with me for when I need to crop. Already, having an R5 is like having a 5D and a 7D at the same time, since I can hit a button to switch to 1.6x crop.
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24MP?
I just want a rugged R3/R1 body (for Antartica/Svalbaard etc) with 45MP. Nikon is the only choice at the moment, sadly.
I just want a rugged R3/R1 body (for Antartica/Svalbaard etc) with 45MP. Nikon is the only choice at the moment, sadly.
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One Taiwan CFexpress Card company told Hk dealer that "C" company flagship camera will support 4.0 speed (3000mb). Ask them to make the CFexpress card earlier. But 1-2 weeks ago. The Taiwan company delay to release the card because they know "C" flagship camera delay the schedule.
Wise Advanced
www.wise-advanced.com.tw
Some HK youtubera told this news before
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Sure we want more. We all crop the hell out of our pictures. But the higher MP's are not the holy grail.
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Interesting choice. I guess 24mpx is so the DGO sensor is able to have fast readouts. With that decision R1 has to be a lot better than the R3 and R5mk2 to justify 24mpx. People love to crop and today the number of different outlets for photos and videos has increased the need for reframing to fit all the different purposes.
I was also expecting it to be 30-35 mpx for my needs 35 would be ideal and I know few people that share my view on it. It seams I will have to go with R5mk2. Was hopping to go with the R1 if it was close to the weight of the R3 and if it had at least 30 mpx. Sony is an option but I do think changing systems is just a waste of money since most of cameras are good enough today.
I was also expecting it to be 30-35 mpx for my needs 35 would be ideal and I know few people that share my view on it. It seams I will have to go with R5mk2. Was hopping to go with the R1 if it was close to the weight of the R3 and if it had at least 30 mpx. Sony is an option but I do think changing systems is just a waste of money since most of cameras are good enough today.
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Agreed. I know I am not the intended market for this camera or any professional level camera but I was hoping to add a second body for wildlife to the R5 for landscape. Maybe now I can go with an upgraded R5II as a single body for both. Have been hoping against hope that both would move up in MPs to allow for freedom or more information to work with but it doesn’t appear to be the case.
Given my investment in lenses and the Canon system the cost of moving platforms is too great but I do lust after some of the capabilities in other systems. Sony for MPs, Nikon for some affordable lenses with reach and UWA fast lenses for astrophotography. Oh well, I will continue on with what I have and hope that one day third parties will be allowed the fill the niches Canon has left unfulfilled.
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To be honest, I would say that with the 1-series, form follows function. This is the sports camera, full of speed, ruggedness, and the features that the sports photographer wants.
24 mpx seems rather light to me - but I'm enjoying an R5 and an R7 so I don't really have a dog in this race. Once you go 45, you never go back.
Still, if you intend to use it for wildlife, more pixels is often desired to a point. As the folks on POTN used to say, more "pixels per duck" is a good thing. But there's also the consideration of the quality of those pixels. And consideration for such effects as heat distortion when photographing over longer distances. All the magnification, all the cropping in the world doesn't substitute for getting closer to the subject sometimes.
Myself, I'll likely end up with a 5D Mk II at some point but I'm not in a hurry to replace the great Mk 1. Same with the 7D - I'll gladly look at an update when it comes, depending on how it performs.
24 mpx seems rather light to me - but I'm enjoying an R5 and an R7 so I don't really have a dog in this race. Once you go 45, you never go back.
Still, if you intend to use it for wildlife, more pixels is often desired to a point. As the folks on POTN used to say, more "pixels per duck" is a good thing. But there's also the consideration of the quality of those pixels. And consideration for such effects as heat distortion when photographing over longer distances. All the magnification, all the cropping in the world doesn't substitute for getting closer to the subject sometimes.
Myself, I'll likely end up with a 5D Mk II at some point but I'm not in a hurry to replace the great Mk 1. Same with the 7D - I'll gladly look at an update when it comes, depending on how it performs.
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UPDATE 1 (05-25-2024 @ 3:24 PM) of what we found out:
@Canon Rumors Guy here is a little update for you
Let me know any further things you have noticed, and i will update it again.
- the coating is the same as on the one R1 picture we got from Canon, so this is the R1 (what a surprise)
- The Viewfinder is huuuuuge, so i am pretty sure we will get close to 10MP resolution AND the 2. generation of Eye-Control
- the multishoe has a lockable cap as far as i and others have spotted
- the R1 is far bigger than the R3, just look how small the 85mm f1.2 gets on it
- A metal bar for straps at the bottom (not seen at the R3, but aviable at many vertical grips and all the 1D-Series cameras)
- battery percentage on the top LCD is also new, not seen on the R3 Top Screen or any other, but aviably on the normal flippy screen
- The top button layout is the same as on the R3, plus a WB-Button
- On the top are also two new symbols near the M-Fn button and the LCD-light button in a blueish colour: according to Tool the gas-station-like Symbol is the FTP-Symbol which indicates a dedicated button for wireless transmission. The other one shows a crop-symbol which might be a sign for a integrated teleconverter
- the ON-OFF switch on the side, is for controling the vertical grip functions and was used on previous 1D-series Cameras, but is not built into the R3
- the card slot seems just a little bigger than on the R3, and has a new locking mechanism
- the bottom shows us an HDMI logo, so it features full HDMI
- a diopter control is also built into the viewfinder. I expected it, but just have it in here
- Also the mode-switch is the same as on the R3 and R5
- SN shows a 31, so this is number 31 to be produced
- The registration-ID says DS126925, according to most of the people, it is not the same as on of the 3 (-22, -28, -04) we have seen in the rumored registrations
- overall is the camera bigger, but especially thicker than the R3, that also improves the ergnomics (it is possible to measure the dimensions, with the dimensions of the 85mm f1.2, but i won't do that
) - the battery voltage is something over 10V - while the 1DX III and R3's LP-E19 Battery runs with 10.8V, the R1 runs with something like 13 or 15 point something Volts as far as i have spotted out of the pictures. So does this lead to a new battery? It would be no surprise to me.
@Canon Rumors Guy here is a little update for you
Let me know any further things you have noticed, and i will update it again.
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When did Red Bull Racing become Oracle Red Bull Racing?Hi all, my first commentand I want to say, that guy with R1 is Vladimir Rys, F1 and sports photographer, Canon ambassador from Czechia. You can even check his instagram, he is in Monaco right now...
https://www.instagram.com/vladimirrys/
That is a strange name combination.
I guess they have separate logo decals so it makes sense.
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I can confirm that the v4 cards are out and will be announced shortly. I have a pre-release 325GB v4 card staring at me on my desk right now, sent by Delkin as a sample for testing. I've only just begun to put it through some standard tests.
It is a little frustrating because I don't have a camera that can really take advantage of its theoretical speed. They also sent me a new card reader, presumably because the older ones don't show off the speed increase. Will try to see what info I can get out of their people when I talk with them regarding their expectations of the speed with which cameras taking advantage of this should be coming out.
One thing I can say is that it definitely runs cooler. I looked at the two card readers with an infrared camera I use to locate night wildlife. Night and day. This probably will do some good things for battery life too. I think especially with Dual CF-B cards, this may have been a good incentive to upgrade to the new standard. Really hope the R1 does this, as Canon has a loooong history of being a little late in upgrading card standards, thought that has mostly been in their lower-tier lines.
I wouldn't be surprised if Delkin was encouraged to push these cards out so that they could be provided WITH the sample cameras Canon was distributing. If anyone out there has an R1 without one of these pre-release cards and wants to combine our chocolate and peanut butter together, contact me.
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