Re: Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)
Necip wrote:
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.
In the UK Park cameras Nikon Z9 is £5,299.00 the Canon R5 is £4,299.00 + battery grip £419.00 + 2x batteries £228.00 total £4,946
Not only does it make the R3 expensive even the R5 is way over priced.
The Z9 is too impressive to ignore for me.
R3 + RF 800mm = more pixels on subject, more FPS and less money than the competition.
Does the Z mount even have an 800mm lens? Oh, but they do have a 400mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter. A nice lens to be sure, but the price? People are at guessing at $15,000... It won't take better pictures than the RF 800mm because it's razor sharp on the R3. @800mm you get nice bokeh even at f/11. Ask any real pro, what aperture for an 800mm lens? I'll just sit here and wait for you to realize what the number is...
Say Canon makes 3 800mm lenses? An f/5.6, an f/8, and an f/11. What then? How is Nikon going to make a dent in the market with that silly 400mm lens?
It won't out resolve the cheapo 800mm even on the R3.
Looks like Canon really has the market cornered... maybe if they give a free Z9 with that $15,000 400mm prime someone will buy into the Nikon system?? Maybe??
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