Hands on with the EOS R and lenses :-)

Steve Balcombe wrote:

Canon has begun taking the EOS R around the UK and I was lucky enough to get a place on a session this afternoon. I guess I had about an hour with the camera in total - a decent amount of time but not enough to become totally comfortable with it as there's a lot to adjust to. It was impossible to go through things systematically but first impressions include:

- It's a proper camera which feels great in the hand. Just like a DSLR in that respect.

- The EVF is not like an OVF - I did feel I was looking at a screen - but I very quickly forgot that and just used it.

- AF is superb and the near-100% coverage is liberating. I did miss the joystick though.

- My shooting style often means trying to keep my eye to the viewfinder as much as possible, so all the extra information is superb.

Did you have the histogram enabled?

- The EOS R with the RF24-105/4L IS is similar in size to my 80D plus 24-70/4L IS, which I took along specifically to compare. Of the two, the EOS R handles better.

- Image quality of the kit lens wide open is impressive!

Looks like.

I am totally outside my comfort zone working with models, but luckily Rosie is a consummate professional.

- The 50/1.2L is fabulous, but I didn't get any shots I'm happy with, just through lack of experience with that sort of lens.

- We weren't allowed to shoot with the 28-70/2L as they only had a pre-production copy, but I did get to handle it on the camera and the size and weight are fine for serious work.

The camera, 24-105 and 50/1.2 are available in the UK from October 9th. The other two lenses sometime in December I think.