Canon R3 Users: Are you experiencing (any) focusing issues? I am!

tvstaff wrote:

expro wrote:

The R3 smokes the 1dx in every department especially AF.

I can’t believe how good it is and I thought my 1dxs were the ultimate.

High iso is insane.
I will still add an R1 if it ever surfaces.

I don't have to tilt any of my 1DX 1DXMKII or 1DXMKIII's to get them to focus and get almost 100% keepers.

Maybe you just don't understand that the R3 is for shooting action, sports and wild life. Not horizontal lines.

Tweaking the "cases" and properly using AISERVO is why the 1DXMKII and 1DXMKIII'S and their EF Big Whites are still the primary tools for professional sports photographers worldwide.

On the R3 with the EF 500ii, just put the case in Auto, and your hit rate will smoke any other Canon camera.

The R1 will be the true test of the large economic spend, if it can take all the 1DX, 1DXMKII and 1DXMKIII'S off the shelves of agencies, pro users and enthusiasts. There is a HUGE number of 1DX 1DXMKII and 1DXMKIII users out there that have "menu" and "muscle" memory with over 10+ years of using their equipment almost everyday.

The R1 will definitely be a better camera then the R3. It doesn't take a lot of thought to figure that out. The buttons and dials will be in different places than the DSLRs though. You get used to it fast though.

Canon allowing easy adaptation by this large user base will help a great deal. As somone who recently tried the Z9, my brain is definitely Canon wired, with using 1DXMKII 1DX and 1DXMKIII, for over ten years combined now. I did try an R3 and it did not feel as solid as my 1DXMKII that I brought along.

Most people like the lighter weight of the R3. I've got a friend with a Z9 who hates how heavy it is. However, I guess there are some who prefer to carry heavier gear.

In all fairness the R3 did not track as well as my 1DXMKIII but I had an EF adapter on the R3 trying my f/2.8 300mm II.

R3 has faster AF and better tracking than the 1DXMKIII according to just about everything you can read on the subject.

I also can't see the R3 "value" now that Nikon has a 45.7MB standard and the resolution and tracking are just amazing.

Was shooting birds with a friend last week who had the Z9 and the 500 5.6. She was not happy with the AF at all and her hit rate was a lot lower than my R3 with the EF 500 ii. I realize that is just two people shooting, but she said there are quite a few Z9 shooters she knows who are also disappointed with the AF and tracking.

So we get back to the R1.... A lot of people are waiting and in this market, if it's really an amazing camera, I don't see how Canon can produce enough of them. Nikon has back orders for the Z9 that are through the roof according to everyone I've spoken to. So does it matter when the R1 is announced.... yes! But getting one.... you better be pretty high up on the CPS pole.

If you really want one as soon as it's available, just stay up and order one as soon as it comes up on the Canon and B&H websites. That's how I got the R5 and the R3 when they first came out.

Best,