It would be *nice* to have 50MP, but I'd hope that Canon's top priority would be high ISO performance and high DR.
www.dpreview.com
I know, that was my point. Cameras that 'look like that' are not necessarily "a Sport-Camera".For the record, when dpreview wrote about the 1Ds in 2002, they said:
"The EOS-1Ds features a full-frame 11 megapixel CMOS sensor. The sensor makes this camera the first Canon EF mount digital SLR without any field of view crop . . . Despite the increase in resolution compared to the EOS-D60, the EOS-1Ds sensor has a larger pixel pitch because of its larger effective imaging area,"
This is another way of saying that the 1Ds became a higher resolution camera (capable of shooting landscapes, etc, with its 11 MP) more out of the natural evolution up to full-frame digital sensor than because they intentionally made a "high megapixel model" with an integrated vertical grip.
Canon EOS-1Ds Review
The EOS-1Ds is Canon's newest professional SLR. Based on the EOS-1D body the EOS-1Ds raises resolution to 11 megapixels, uses a CMOS sensor (just like the EOS-D30 and D60) and is the first Canon digital SLR with a sensor which captures a full 35 mm frame.
Perhaps current 1-Series DSLR owners will buy an R3 as a second body, to dabble in mirrorless.
That is exactly my intention. I was going to get an R5 but couldn't bring myself to actually do it, now that R3 is out as a teaser I'm happy to at least wait and see what it actually turns out to be. But for me ergonomics, familiar button placement, battery cross compatibility and innumerable small details make enough of a difference.
I bought an EOS R to dabble. Well, actually I bought an M, then an M2 and an M6 first. I’ll be getting the R3.
Gee, imagine all the folks who don't shoot video and their dearth of great bodies for the past xx years.
I can't imagine CFe type C being used... See the dimensions of the card!! I don't think that there are any available in the marketplace
| Form Factor | CFexpress version | Dimensions (millimeters) | PCIe Lanes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2.0 | 20 x 28 x 2.8mm | 1 |
| B | 1.0 | 38.5 x 29.8 x 3.8mm | 2 |
| C | 2.0 | 54 x 74 x 4.8mm | 4 |
I think that cRaw on the R5 is a great option but still 45mp. Clearly that resolution is not needed for sports pros with wifi back to base even if the file size is half Raw file sizes. Downsampled 45mp to 20mp HEIF (not jpg) on the fly @30fps could be what Canon is referring to.
LOL.
HEIF is very size efficient but pretty slow to generate.
I am sure that either R3 or R1 will be a high-resolution camera.
I tend to agree, and I’d think the R1 will be lower resolution than the R3 which suits me! I’m sure the R1 will have some high value features like a global shutter and/or quad pixel AF, but I can easily live without them.
With high speed 5G connectivity available at most all sports venue now, I don't think that will be a problem. As an example, Verizon mmWave upload speeds in the US are running at around 200mbs. The bandwith can handle even faster speeds. I expect this to see 5G add-ons available for the R3 and possibly built-in on the R1. I think the R3 will be at least 45mp, if not more.
5G can be very fast back to the edge server but it isn't clear what the point-to-point sustained throughput would be. Be interesting to see how it is implemented though. Adding a sim card slot is relatively simple. You then have telco coverage quality in each country/ location. Would they use FTP to transmit? Not sure if lightroom or other editing software handle a 5G stream within tethering.
