above, you don't know until you've tried it, I expected Canon to be rolling out lenses quicker, mkii 24-70 2.8, or even a 20-60. Same with 100-500, I like its sharpness but 7.1, hmm. I do like the R5ii but the lens options are holding it back imo.
The one theory I keep coming back to is that Canon probably was targeting ONLY the Pro market. In my mind a Canon Pro shooter is the kind of professional that brings along an assistant. They are getting paid enough to not be bothered by the weight and bulk as long as the end result is what they were after.
Canon didn't realise or care about the "solo Pro" or enthusiast market.
They didn't realise the non-pro mirrorless users will take Canon seriously and convert to Canon. (I dumped all of my m43 gear once I took pictures of then three year old daughter with the R6 and realised what good AF AND excellent IQ/colors meant)
Sony has been besting Canon in terms of lenses but keep in mind that Canon is playing the catch up game with Sony. Sony a7 was release in 2013 whereas Canon R was released in 2018. That's 5 years of catching up to do.
Both Canon 24-70 f/2.8 and 28-70 f/2 are bulkier than Sony's. Sony has the global shutter whereas Canon doesn't.
I have tried (ie bought and sold) Sony a7r IV, a7 c2, a6700, rx100 vii. Having learnt what I learnt using Sony and Canon, and Fuji (still have kept the X100T), and Olympus, Panasonic ...
for me Canon is the best camera system in terms of IQ, haptics/customisability, speed and overall usability.
I don't know if there is any other camera that allows me to configure AF where the shutter button AF is single point one-shot, AF-ON button is for human eye-detect servo and *(AEL) button is configured for animal eye-detect servo. Couple that with Fv mode and mapping C1-3 to do all of the above except changing Picture Profile and couple other settings... my R6 II is in super-charged photo-ninja mode... works for me better than anything else I have tried.
The Fv mode is one of the most underrated features which only Canon has.
I wish they allowed direct control of contrast on the fly instead of customising picture profiles. (Olympus have this and also now there is the live ND Grad but I am not switching to Olympus just for that knowing what I know having used Olympus m43 for about 7 years)
I will be one of the first in line if/when Canon do get around to release a lighter RF 24-70 f/2.8 but until then there is the 28-70 f/2.8 (granted it kinda gives up at 70mm)
Canon in my opinion for stills shooting are somewhat like Arri Digital for cinema production. The IQ and output are pretty much 95% there and not much is needed in terms of editing or post-production. From what I am seeing and reading about R5 II, for me I think it is going to be the camera that will produce the kind of SOOC JPEGs I am after.
Looking forward to pairing R5 II with one of the new VCM primes. I have the 50 f/1.4 to start with.
But I agree with what you said,
you don't know until you've tried it.
We'll see. Some of people like Jan Wegener said mid September but added it may be delayed a few weeks.
