Canon EOS R3: additional pictures

grandmasterphill wrote:

The touchscreen looks massive. So to the viewfinder.

I have shot many Canon DSLRs starting with the 10D. I have big hands and have tried battery grips several times.  I just do not like how big they make the camera feel.  No matter what the orientation I prefer the normal camera dimensions.  I am a big guy with big hands.

I actually really like the size of the R5. Personally I don't want a bigger camera.

That said I think the R3 looks like winner.  Reminds me a lot of my EOS 3.

grandmasterphill wrote:

The R5 is already such a capable camera it would be a tough for Canon to make the A3 significantly better. Even right now many reviewers already compare the R5 to Sony's A1.

I see no advantage for me with the A1 over the R5. I see only disadvantages in A1 not to of course mention the cost switching of lenses as well as the camera body.

I am in the process of buying more RF lenses because I love the benefits the additonal contacts bring to the fast focus performance of new electronics and nanoUSM motors.  I just got the RF70-200f2.8 even though I have loved my EF 70-200f2.8 for fast shooting action RF nanoUSM model is just faster.   I plan to keep them both for awhile at least.  I still have my 5DIV for backup.

BirdShooter7 wrote:

1Dx4me wrote:

garyknrd wrote:

1Dx4me wrote:

this will be my last camera for the rest of my natural life (retired). glad i waited and by passed R5. but still waiting for the rest of spec. if it doesn't have at least 30-40pixle rez, i'll opt for R5. we'll see.

same here.

you have some outstanding bird photos on your flicker site, Gary. were those shots all taken in Texas? i know you guys have an excellent bird migration down in Texas. would love to come down in Texas during bird migration. up here in Midwest, we have a boring few species that migrate during some cold mornings that isn't worth the bother to go out early in the morning and get frozen besides, we only have a very limited species of birds here that are around all year that gets old real fast.

happy zooming.

I agree, lots of great shots there. I’m particularly jealous of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper!!

Thanks, 1Dx4me. Head down to Padre Island between April 15 and 1st of May. Maybe we will see one another..

Greg, that is one of my favorites also. Along with the white shouldered Ibis from Cambodia. A lot of great shots from your flickr site..

All the best.

1Dx4me wrote:

this will be my last camera for the rest of my natural life

I think I'll wait until the start of my unnatural life for this one. I think some bionic implants would come in handy for handling that. I'm still enjoying the size of the ungripped R, compared with the gripped 7DII which I used for six years. And the M6II is simply a joy to carry. The older I get (not yet retired, but jealous of those who are), the more I appreciate small in cameras. But I'd love to get all the capabilities of this R3 in a smaller package.

(retired). glad i waited and by passed R5. but still waiting for the rest of spec. if it doesn't have at least 30-40pixle rez, i'll opt for R5. we'll see.

justmeMN wrote:

RLight wrote: It should match or exceed the A1; I’d expect 45MP, or greater.

This isn't Canon's mirrorless flagship, so that's not guaranteed.

It’ll be interesting how the resolution works out. Does DPAF mean less pixels on a Sony Fab? One would assume no as they have that new not for consumer 100MP monster sensor...

tkbslc wrote:

RedYeti wrote:

Promit wrote:

that viewfinder looks absolutely colossal.

Possibly to help with (or a consequence of) the eye control AF?

Or just because a huge viewfinder is a big selling point for pro cameras.

May be closer to 0.9x viewfinder magnification of Sony A1?

BirdShooter7 wrote:

I agree, lots of great shots there. I’m particularly jealous of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper!!

Wonderful birds indeed! At the risk of taking this thread on a tangent, we were exceptionally fortunate to find a new breeding colony of them in Siberia a few years ago. I don't have the high res photos online anywhere currently but there's a few on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=nz.chris&set=a.10154257767906760

1those who are afraid or complain about heavier bodies due to muscular atrophy, my recommendation is to start lifting those tomato cans at home and get those noodle arms in shape

I exercise at least 5 days a week, and that certainly helps. Still I can feel that I am not as strong as before and age is winning the battle.

garyknrd wrote:

MP and price?

Not Enough and To Much.

1Dx4me wrote:

TOF guy wrote:

1those who are afraid or complain about heavier bodies due to muscular atrophy, my recommendation is to start lifting those tomato cans at home and get those noodle arms in shape

I exercise at least 5 days a week, and that certainly helps. Still I can feel that I am not as strong as before and age is winning the battle.

i don't know anything about your physical state or your age or your genetic makeup, TOF, but speaking for myself, i am 72 and have been pretty active throughout my short life it doesn't take much (a little weightlifting or gardening) for me to get my arms back into shape, even at this age. however, i do believe in entropy (believe me) and genetic makeup of an individual.

if you exercise 5 days a week (you may have lost a lot of weight), i'd use a little heavier weights and perhaps more repetition, that should take correct the "noodle arms syndrome" issue. i am sure you know all this, already.

I wish it was that easy, and certainly w/o exercise my arms would be chewing gum at this stage  , but age is age. A pro baseball pitcher, to take an example, does not throw as hard at 30 than at 26, and 35 vs. 30, etc. with a sharp decline after 30. You can't blame these guys for not exercising enough.