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mb126 wrote:
Releasing a 24mp camera in 2024 is... a choice. Yeah, yeah, yeah I know 1-series is aimed at photojournalists, etc. I was a photojournalist. There's also a lot of people that work in multiple different areas of photography, and more than 24mp would make this a much better "do everything" camera.
I guess on the plus side, this might help take down used prices for R3s.
The r5m2 will drive down the r3 used prices. Same bursts, same card slots, similar read out speeds, more MP. There is no defending 24mp as a "flagship". You're not supposed to make compromises as a flagship, it is to push boundaries. The R3 (blatantly r1 rebrand) was marketed by canon as the sports/photojournalist blah blah, so what is this R1 with the same "target audience". I read the same defense of small files, quickly sending it over for sports/photojournalist. If MP count doesn't matter, speed to delivery is what is most important then we can afford scarifies on dynamic range. In that case why not go with a A9iii with a 120fps burst that costs less than a R1. Canon is just behind with the sensor tech yet still decides to charge more and do cripple hammer things like mixed card slots on the R5m2, worse rear screen on the R1 than the R3 had. I wish they would just buy sony sensors at this point and focus on the rest which they do better than everyone else (ergos, menus, lenses, etc)
The flagship helps bring new users in or attracts interest to those looking to start with a brand. These 2 release do neither given what is already out there. For existing folks already invested into RF, the r5m2 looks good but still a bit too pricey.
Edited on Jul 17, 2024 at 11:59 AM · View previous versions
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