p.14 #1 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
I'm finding that the R1's Action Priority is huge for basketball--consistently achieves sharp Eye Detection focus in crazy difficult scenarios. I'm getting sharp images that would have been deletes with the R3. Sure hope they add more sports (currently only basketball, soccer and volleyball).
p.14 #2 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
dragsd666 wrote:
In terms of image quality is the R1 any better than the R3 or it’s about the same? Because the autofocus might be a little better on the R1 but it’s worth the buy??
The image quality of the photos posted on this thread look no better to me than those posted from many previous models in the last ten years. JMO.
p.14 #3 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
I would say the image quality is very similar to the R3. The reasons to buy the R1 over the R3 are pre-capture, much better EVF, better AF, faster fps, more control options (dual function AF-On, better eye control). I think the AF varies on easy subjects it's a little better, on harder subjects it seems noticeably better in some cases.
p.14 #4 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
Imagemaster wrote:
The image quality of the photos posted on this thread look no better to me than those posted from many previous models in the last ten years. JMO.
I agree! IQ has hit a plateau in my opinion and we only see incremental improvements in noise. Want better IQ? Time to go to medium format. I watched a comparison on the Hasselblad XD2 and R5, and it was shocking what that sensor can capture as far as color and detail. Too bad it cost a bajillion dollars and is slower than sloth from Ice Age
p.14 #5 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
dragsd666 wrote:
In terms of image quality is the R1 any better than the R3 or it’s about the same? Because the autofocus might be a little better on the R1 but it’s worth the buy??
Imagemaster wrote:
The image quality of the photos posted on this thread look no better to me than those posted from many previous models in the last ten years. JMO.
David83 wrote:
I agree! IQ has hit a plateau in my opinion and we only see incremental improvements in noise. Want better IQ? Time to go to medium format. I watched a comparison on the Hasselblad XD2 and R5, and it was shocking what that sensor can capture as far as color and detail. Too bad it cost a bajillion dollars and is slower than sloth from Ice Age
I do love my R1 though
Get the Fuji instead of the Hasselblad?
Regarding R1 image quality vs anything else 24MP... it's not going to be noticeable to anyone other than pixel peeping photographers. And even then, it's splitting hairs. Compared to my R6II experience, I did have the impression that the R1 was very slightly sharper at the pixel level, but is otherwise irrelevant for real world image use. That said, the R1 was a vastly superior camera to USE for what I photograph, compared to anything I've used from the last ten years. As I've commented before, the user experience for me is a higher priority than sheer image quality and is the primary reason I'd entertain getting the R1 over a higher MP camera.
Therefore my 2¢ is that if you want the absolute best user experience from Canon currently available, it's the R1. Is that worth paying 2x more than a discounted or used R3? That's your decision.
p.14 #6 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
I'm very interested in the R1. I don't know if anyone will find my comments useful, but I thought I'd share them anyway. One of my favorite cameras I've ever owned was a Nikon D3s. I miss that camera often and never found its 12MP to be a problem or constraint. I will probably buy an R1 in 2025 and I don't think the 24MP is any sort of handicap unless cropping is an essential part of your workflow. I have fairly large images that I've printed from an Old Canon 6D (6MP) and some great pictures and printed large from the D3s (12MP), as well as other images made with cameras around the 20-24MP mark. While I think 36-45 MP is probably a kind of sweet spot, 24 is fine--especially given some of the other advantages of that sensor. My 60MP files from a Sony A7RIV, are absolute hogs for space and processing power and they aren't being churned out at 40FPS. And I don't find myself printing them any larger than the files from other cameras. My gut tells me that the megapixel/print debate is more hypothetical than one based on actual results experienced by those involved. I also appreciate that the R1s memory cards are the same. I prefer that over two different memory card slots.
p.14 #7 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
I'm currently saving up for the R1 as we speak! I'm looking to pair it up with a 200-400 as I hope to get the opportunity to shoot D1 Football next fall, so watching the BYU photo videos and reading these reviews gives me a LOT of FOMO(darn it ).
It's pretty impressive to see what Sony has done with that very old A1 sensor at twice the MP of the cameras it's being compared with. And also the A9III, at 3x the speed of the R1 with a GS. So many people complained about its IQ when it was released and now look at how the R1 compares.
Bottom line, if you want super speed or want to shoot in the dark you will take a small hit in the IQ department.
Another interesting link. Thanks for sharing Mark!
Although I purchased a Canon Rumour Premium Membership and my preferences are set to "receive news and update", I never recieve anything from them directly or in a timely fashion, I always get it third hand.
p.14 #15 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
No surprise at the surprise of the R1 not quite matching the older and cheaper R3, even if only at
"base and low ISOs"
They even point out R1 "surpasses expectations" by achieving remarkable consistency across mechanical shutters.
IMHO they explained a surprising, minor difference and also identified another, minor difference.
I see no fuss.
bcaslis wrote:
The images from my R1 are stunning. I find the measurements shown as a big fuss over nothing.
p.14 #16 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
The R1's rated mechanical shutter life of 300,000 is less than the R3's rating of 500,000. I imagine Canon believes professionals will mainly use the R1's electronic shutter, but the same could be said about the R3.
p.14 #17 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
At 5-minutes into this video, Jared Polin discusses these dynamic range measurements, and he articulates his feelings about putting too much stock into them:
p.14 #18 · Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
Jared Polin put up a new, 20-minute long video comparing the sensors of the R1 and the R3.
The video is oriented towards 'real world' use of these cameras, and delved into the 'high ISO' performance of both cameras.
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