Steve Balcombe wrote:
quiquae wrote:
lighthunter80 wrote:
9VIII wrote:
http://thenewcamera.com/canon-eos-r7-rumored-specification/
Report is Canon is testing multiple sensors in the R7 body, which one do you think they should choose to release?
I reckon an R7 would be targeted at photographers who want speed and reach. 20MP would be underwhelming and Canon already has a 32MP sensor for APSC.
I am not sure about lenses though. The current RF line up is not very attractive for APSC. They should come out with at least a suitable kit lens.
The rumored RF 18-45 would fit the bill for a crop standard zoom, if a bit short on the long end, and the already-released 70-200/100-500 would be great long telephoto lenses on crop. They need to do something about the 45-70mm gap, though: carrying an 18-45 and 24-70 or 24-105 together doesn’t sound terribly elegant.
An 18-45 with an APS-C image circle would be totally underwhelming, and underwhelming is not what we need for a high-end crop body. This is one rumour which doesn't make any sense to me. If the rumour mill has got it wrong and this is in fact an entry-level ultrawide option for full frame (in the same spirit as the EF-S 10-18 for crop DSLR) then I can see how it would be credible.
Rumors suggest that the 18-45 is going to be a full frame lens: a consumer-grade ultrawide zoom for full frame users, a standard zoom for crop users. In other words, a successor to EF 17-40L. If its optical quality on full frame is at least comparable to EF 16-35F4L while being much smaller, I'd certainly give it a thought even if I never buy a crop RF body. 16-35F4L is rather long when mounted on the R with an adapter.