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Where is the successor to the original EOS R?

Started 9 months ago | Questions thread
EOSSpeedLite Contributing Member • Posts: 640
Canon EOS R Was Replaced Already!
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Thomas A Anderson wrote:

More resolution. IBIS. Stacked CMOS. Moderate performance and video bumps. I'll buy it.

The EOS R was Canon's first attempt to claw back market share from Sony with their first full-frame mirrorless.

The EOS R was Canon's Pilot project body for mirrorless entry. And the pilot sold very well, even with its warts, and that informed Canon marketing that the waters were safe to continue the development of future RF bodies, as they have.

The EOS R tried to be all things to all shooters; a camera for wildlife/birders, for portrait shooters, landscapers, and almost everything in between. It was a jack of all trades, a mount for the super awesome first batch of RF lenses, the RF 28-70L f2, the f1.2 primes, but a master of none. It was not an A-player...it was a good start, a strong C-player.

Canon does not need to replace the R, because Canon already replaced the EOS R with many other models, niched models, and each serves its niche very well.

I'd be very surprised if Canon releases an EOS R Mark II...that would seem weird from a marketing point of view.

Just my opinion...

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