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Where is the successor to the original EOS R?

Started 9 months ago | Questions thread
Thomas A Anderson Senior Member • Posts: 1,360
Assertions without much to back them up.
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EOSSpeedLite wrote:

I believe that the EOS R body will not be replaced. The reason is:

  1. The EOS R's purpose was to answer competitors ASAP to stop consumer departures from Canon before Canon can answer the market with a proper body.
  2. The EOS R was a kind of marketing Proof of Concept to prove Canon's direction for mirrorless full-frame and related features in order to collect feedback from the market.

Neither of those is supported by Canon or by the current line up of bodies. See below.

No more need for EOS R replacement, because now we have these:

0. R

1. RP

Not a good replacement for the R. Lower res, way older sensor, lower build quality, less performance.

2. R6

Lower resolution. IBIS. Very much not in the same segment as R.

3. R5

High res. High performance. High video specs.

4. R3

Low res.

5. R7

Irrelevant to FF discussion

6. R10

Ditto

Just my guesses...

I don't see anything there that fills the R niche.

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