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@rrc1967

"not meant as a diss to sony, but Canon usually follows Nikon more than anyone else. so their DNA is really watching for what Nikon does."

That was true in the DSLR era, but not in FF...

@Thoughts R Us

"R3 was years in dev"

It seems development began after the EOS R was released (late 2018) unless you believe that Canon planned to launch an RF sports camera without any telephoto...

@f1point4

If Sony had followed its usual naming scheme, the A1 would have been called the A9r. It's fairly obvious why they deviated and equally obvious why Canon did too - it avoids a negative...

@Thoughts R Us

"Probably longer battery"

This is unlikely. The battery life of the 1DXIII in live view mode is 610 according to CIPA....

@MyDog Is Incharge

"It could be the camera is moving heat away from the hotter components."

That's exactly what it means. The A1 has a dedicated graphite heatsink which conducts internal heat to...

@Thoughts R Us

"I won't debate about the A1...we could go on endlessly about that."

I'm not sure we could. You like to damn Sony products with faint praise, and you attempt it here saying the...

@Thoughts R Us

"it is even debatable about the A1"

I understand that you would like it to be, but it really isn't. There isn't another camera on the market that does what it does - takes high...

@DavitorR5

It's not a 'fact' that that Sony 'cuts corners to avoid overheating' - that's just nonsense. The A1 has a dedicated graphite heatsink which is why it has better heat management than the...

The Canon 1DXIII had an issue where the camera locked up using the artificial horizon and Canon had to deliver a fix. Why didn't DPR mention it in their test? Because they didn't experience it.

No...

Do you guys ever watch Sport?

I guess you must be pretty unhappy when one side wins or one competitor comes first.

You're muddling up two things. Yes photographers have different needs AND YES...

@Thoughts R Us

"Nowhere in the article is it suggested that the R1 was rebadged as the R3 in response to the A1."

Nice straw man. No-one said the article posited the theory that the name was...

@Thoughts R Us

"actually the article does not make the R1/R3 renaming argument."

Actually it does. The article posits that rather than being an intermediate model between the R5 and the R1 the R3...

@Thoughts R Us

"but then why come here to suggest that the R1 was renamed the R3? That's your narrative and please don't pretend otherwise."

Actually it's the narrative of the article you're...

I'm surprised there's divergence about this to be honest.

If you look at Canon rumour posts before the A1 launched you can see what is obviously the R3 as we now know it being called the R1:...

@Tom Holly

"Because Canon prefers to wait and release products that are finished."

IBIS existed for 16 years before Canon took it up. It was very finished. The reason they delayed introducing it...

@Rand Fotogit

"Just like the Super Bowl was over 90% Canon and Nikon shooters, it will be the same at the Olympics."

Lol. You have no idea what percentage was what.

Here's a shot from last years...

@Thoughts R Us

You can't give me a single spec of the 'R1' - but you're certain it's coming? LMAO.

You write such nonsense - even taking into account you're an astroturfer - 'Canon has caught up...

@kitsnet

Try walking with the camera slung over your shoulder.

@Thoughts R Us

"I may have thought, like most, that the next camera would be the R1...but Canon surprised us."

Yes, and this is the camera you thought Canon would release - a mirrorless 1DXIII....

@Rand Fotogott

"Nikon and Canon are in a race to release the first real professional mirrorless camera."

That ship sailed a long time ago.

Both manufacturers are in a race to catch Sony and one...