Poll Time! Will you buy the R Locked

diness wrote:

Canon has made it clear they feel IBIS is inferior to in lens stabilization so I doubt you will see it.

It's true they have. I wish they would still include it because you can always turn it off if you want, or in Sony's case the IBIS can work together with the in lens stabilization... but for a lens like the 28-70 or the 50mm that don't have IS it would be cool to have it added from the body.

Yeah, I'm with you here, I'd like to have an optional IBIS, especially for video with these fast primes. The only downside would be ensuring proper sensor alignment when off? I could see an argument for a "floating" sensor setup not being as rugged. Seems like Canon is increasingly unconcerned with the video side of things. I mostly shoot stills, but do some video and it would be nice to have IBIS for stuff like the 40mm pancake, and the faster primes like the 50/85 1.2, and 135 f2.

I’m curious as to how Canon is going to charge more for features found in Sony’s $2k entry level camera with a straight face. And will people actually buy it?

Because they are better built cameras maybe that does not matter to you but I have had to chip ice off my 1D to use it how much is that quality worth.

Interesting times.

Yes interesting especially when Canon takes full advantage of the mount to design lenses that Sony can’t match due to the restrictions of their mount size.

Are we sure that's true? Which lens are you referring to, the f2 zoom? It could just be that Sony hasn't tried to make a lens like this since no one else has either. Just saying.

I suspect they could do a f2 zoom, but I thought there were some AF limitations on the faster prime side of things that the larger lens mounts solved? Not entirely sure.

Yes, they have their issues for sure.

Exactly, and which issues you care more about will depend upon how/what you shoot. The better DR of the Sony sensor vs more rugged build of Canon's high end EOS bodies is an example of that, Canon color vs Sony color, preferred size of the body, these are all trade offs that depend highly upon the photographer. It's a bit annoying when people insist that they know better which is a good camera for you.