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A Year with EOS R

Started Dec 18, 2019 | Discussions thread
sportyaccordy Forum Pro • Posts: 20,562
Re: EOS R more pro than the 1Dx

ZX11 wrote:

MikeB_2018 wrote:

The R, while still smaller and less comfortable to grip than my DSLRs was infinitely more comfortable than the Sony cameras. So the R really was a great camera at the right time. I do hope Canon will make a higher MP, dual card, IBIS version that is a bit more on the pro side, but the R is so good I bought a second as I shift over to mostly all RF lenses.

The R has more MP than the 1Dx.

1Dx owners are also saying they hope Canon will make a higher MP, and IBIS, version of the 1Dx that is a bit more on the pro side. Right?

Why is the 1Dx used by photographers for work, somewhat considered "pro", but the R with more MP and the very same IBIS as the 1Dx, not pro enough due specifically to those specs?

IBIS is pro? It sounds like a unique use feature. It needs no IS lens, low light, handheld, and a static subject to all be happening at once for IBIS to be handy. A feature that makes the camera a lot less durable. IBIS in a pro camera?

It would make more sense to say the R needs more frames per second, two card slots (three?), better weatherproofing, and faster/more-accurate AF to be considered pro.

I haven't heard of any IBIS failures. And it can be useful for some pros- I'm certain many pros shoot with unstabilized fast primes.

I decided to give the R another shot. 3 things really pushed me over: 1, the big upgrades in Eye-AF with the FW, 2, the fact that the RF 24-105 + 35 1.8, truly the only 2 lenses I need, are both better and much cheaper than the FE versions, and 3 obviously these big holiday sales. Waiting for mine to get shipped... hopefully it will be here at Christmas.

Canon doesn't have all the bells and whistles but I love the way Canon renders, and while I will miss Sony's customizability the R is nicer to use overall.

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