Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)

rlaplaca wrote:

I'm a very happy owner of an R5 camera with 4 RF "L" lenses, including the spectacular 100 - 500 mm zoom lens. I can afford an R3, but continue to choke when I remember the price ($6000 US). I simply can not justify that price given the resolution and overall capabilities of the R5.

Then today, I see that Nikon's Z9 is priced at only $5500 US and I wonder what Canon is thinking now. I'm surprised that no one on this forum has mentioned this up to now. Before Nikon's announcement, I was thinking that Canon's price for the R3 is very aggressive. Now I think it's just plain arrogant.

Until Sony woke Canon up, Canon has been notoriously incremental in how it offers "new" camera models. 40D to 50D, and it was not until the 7D when there had been considerable improvements. The 5D series went through the same lazy incrementalism. The M series - from the very first M to the M5/M6 combo and the M50 to M50II (the incrementalism champion, I must say). It was not until the 90D and M6II when they introduced a new sensor, among others. They kept 4k video out of their mainstream cameras for the longest time, justifying all over it's "not needed." When they finally offered it in the 5DMIV and EOS R, it was heavily cropped. It means up to that point, they were struggling big time to match what Sony has to offer.

It's only with the R series that Canon is appearing innovative again, and am sure it's not because for the love of us I hope they sustain it this time.