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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

Canonrumors.com has a good article on this camera. Snapsy has the same camera for sale for $100 less (https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1871558/) along with sample pics I shot with my R100. Here's the article.
https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-eos-r100-its-not-as-bad-as-you-think/
Jim

Sep 04, 2024 at 06:16 AM

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jgoetz4 wrote:
Canonrumors.com has a good article on this camera. Snapsy has the same camera for sale for $100 less (https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1871558/) along with sample pics I shot with my R100. Here's the article.
https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-eos-r100-its-not-as-bad-as-you-think/
Jim

Wonder how it compares to a M50.

Sep 04, 2024 at 09:56 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

Alan Kefauver wrote:
Wonder how it compares to a M50.
I believe the R100 has a newer sensor, better battery life, eye tracking, multifunction hot shoe and is cheaper and current. The M50 has a touch screen, swivel LCD, slightly more fps, but is no longer continued. Just some of the differences.
Jim

Sep 04, 2024 at 10:32 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

Alan, I like the fact that I can use my RF 1.4x tc with my 100-400, f/11 600 & 800 lenses without degradation.

Sep 04, 2024 at 10:34 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

I almost, almost bought one the other night. But all the negative reviews made me buy several more lenses (5 actually) for my M50. The lack of touchscreen along with the limited number of physical buttons and dials seems to frustrate so many. I couldn’t have cared less about the flippy screen omission. But the whole package looked like it would cause a lot of stress compared to sticking with my M50’s.

I’m not up R crop bodies, but am I right in thinking the R100 is the only model that has pop up flash and older style hot shoe?

Sep 04, 2024 at 11:19 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

I was surprised looking up the weight, the R100 is really light at 12.6 oz, right there compared to the lightest of the Fujis. And many of those aren't so light anymore, Rebels are light at 16-17oz, the recent fujis often more than that.

As far as negative reviews on inexpensive cameras, I remember looking up the reviews on a Rebel I'd shot quite happily. Pretty bad, one review hammered it for not having features (GPS & wifi or something) I didn't even want. So it's probably not going to have R5 af, might be missing a feature you'd prefer, but I'm not sure if I'd take any negative reviews too seriously

Sep 04, 2024 at 11:49 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

The R100 would make a great webcam for desktop YouTube sessions and streaming. On sale it costs the same as a decent tiny sensor webcam. You'd need a X Streamer or Elgato Cam link thingie tho'.

Sep 04, 2024 at 12:26 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

The R50 has flash.

Sep 04, 2024 at 03:36 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

The R100 is good for what it is. A small, lightweight camera with pretty good iq straight from the camera. The R100 also has a flash. I was impressed by the af nailing a squirrel through a metal fence and tall grass on several attempts. May have been the eye focus that nailed the squirrels. Using my f/11 800 with the 1.4x tc, I have a 1792mm telescope with af. Perfect for moon shots

Jim

Canon EOS R100 RF800mm F11 IS STM lens 800mm f/11.0 1/100s 100 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R100 RF600mm F11 IS STM lens 600mm f/11.0 1/80s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R100 RF600mm F11 IS STM lens 600mm f/11.0 1/60s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Canon EOS R100 RF600mm F11 IS STM lens 600mm f/11.0 1/60s 400 ISO 0.0 EV

Sep 04, 2024 at 04:39 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

I just did a weekend motorsports event for the organizers. They were also working with another photographer and he used a Sony a7RIII as his only camera. But halfway through the first of three days his camera died and the only option available was an R100 camera that was the social media team's backup, plus a couple lenses collected from others (including my 24-105 STM back up lens). He didn't like the R100 much, but he kept shooting and continued to deliver results from on and off track action comparable to what he did with his Sony gear.

Interpret that as you like.

Sep 04, 2024 at 10:01 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

Jeff Nolten wrote:
The R50 has flash.

It does yes, but also the newer style shoe too I believe?
So, it would appear the somewhat crippled R100 is ‘the’ only R model that has both flash and older style hotshoe. The hotshoe adapter here in the UK is I think £100ish, otherwise you need to invest in newer style flashguns? £££..

Why, why does Canon continually take things away?, I know it’s to drive you further up the canon line up but it’s actually just driven me away 😂, Just remind me what primes canon has in RF-s ?

So glad I kept all my M stuff (and dslr stuff too)
I’ve saved myself a fortune and a lot of angst.

Sep 04, 2024 at 11:44 PM

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Pixelpuffin wrote:
It does yes, but also the newer style shoe too I believe?
So, it would appear the somewhat crippled R100 is ‘the’ only R model that has both flash and older style hotshoe. The hotshoe adapter here in the UK is I think £100ish, otherwise you need to invest in newer style flashguns? £££..

Why, why does Canon continually take things away?, I know it’s to drive you further up the canon line up but it’s actually just driven me away 😂, Just remind me what primes canon has in RF-s ?

So glad I kept all my M stuff (and dslr stuff...Show more →

The R100 / R50 / R10 all have a pop-up flash.

Flash:
The R100 has a traditional hot shoe.
The R50 has a multi-function shoe but no support for traditional hot shoe without an adapter.
The R10 has both the pins for a traditional flash as well as the new pins for the multi-function accessories.

Handling:
The R100 has a fixed non-touch screen and only one dial. No custom-presets.
The R50 has a flippy touch screen and only one dial. No custom-presets.
The R10 has a flippy touch screen and two dials plus a joystick. Two custom-presets.

Sports/action/wildlife:
The R100 can crank out 3.5 fps with full autofocus and tracking.
The R50 can crank out 12 fps with efcs, or 15 fps electronic shutter, with full autofocus and tracking.
The R10 can crank out 15 fps with efcs, or 23 fps with electronic shutter, with full autofocus and tracking.

If you can get the R10 on a good refurb sale, it's a spectacular compact mirrorless camera. The only things you give up moving down to the R50 are legacy flash compatibility, a fair bit of handling niceness, and some speed. The R50 would make a great "first camera", but the R10 is a great dedicated sports camera for someone mostly running FF, or a great travel camera for an experienced shooter. I have a 5Diii, an R, and an R10, and the R10 gets used for sports/wildlife/travel, where the R gets used for landscape/portrait/events work.

Sep 05, 2024 at 07:20 AM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

AmbientMike wrote:
I was surprised looking up the weight, the R100 is really light at 12.6 oz, right there compared to the lightest of the Fujis. And many of those aren't so light anymore, Rebels are light at 16-17oz, the recent fujis often more than that.

As far as negative reviews on inexpensive cameras, I remember looking up the reviews on a Rebel I'd shot quite happily. Pretty bad, one review hammered it for not having features (GPS & wifi or something) I didn't even want. So it's probably not going to have R5 af, might be missing a feature you'd prefer,...Show more →

Funny how many pieces of gear I've owned and happily used turn to crap the minute I read a bad review...!

Sep 05, 2024 at 07:30 AM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · R100 camera, not a bad little camera

Here's my take on it...

I recently sold off my M50 (a camera I never really connected with for some reason), four M mount lenses and EF adapter, several EF mount lenses, and an SL1 body in order to help pay for a refurbished R6, three refurbished RF lenses (24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 28mm f/2.8) and an adapter.

Most recently using an M50 and SL1 (with a 5D, 1D, D700, and D300 on the shelf for "fun"), the R6 performance blew me away. Just a really sweet body to use (reminiscent obviously of the "old" Canon DSLRs as far as control layout etc.). As much as I love the R6, it isn't exactly petite and there are times when I miss my M50 or SL1 for a grab-n-go walk-around set up.

Since I just made a pretty deep investment (for me) into the R system, it made sense to look at R compatible options for a smallerlighter body to use as a companion to the R6.

Coming from the SL1 (a decent 18mp sensor married to a fairly crippled feature set), and the M50 (a decent 24mp sensor with a pretty good feature set), I knew pretty well what I could and could not live without.

Initially the R50 seemed the best option, but the pricing, lack of a mechanical shutter and funky hot-shoe were a turn-off. The R10 really seemed to be "the one" with the control layout basically mirroring the R6, but again the price was a turnoff (for my purposes). The R100? Seriously? With all those negative reviews? A "crippled" beginner's camera? What will the neighbors think?!

But wait...how does it compare to the M50 and the SL1, cameras I was very familiar with, and whose image quality I was for the most part satisfied with? Minus the toucharticulating screen, the R100 compares very well with them both, exceeding the SL1 in every area, and as far as I can tell, keeping up with or exceeding the M50 performance. Check: I could live with that performance-no problem.

As I don't intend to use it for sports, for weddings, for professional portrait work. I won't be taking it to the Amazon Rain Forest. I don't need wifi or gps. I don't do vlogging or take videos. What I will do is put a pancake lens on it and walk around taking pictures. So, for me, it's simply about having a capable, *almost* pocketable camera that plays with my other gear. It's for taking pictures. So far, it's doing *that* very well.

Oh, finding the R100 for $240 refurbished? Pretty much a no brainer.

Sep 05, 2024 at 08:37 AM

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Mongrel wrote:
...a refurbished R6, three refurbished RF lenses (24-105 f/4L, 70-200 f/4L, 28mm f/2.8) and an adapter.

Nice kit.

Mongrel wrote:
As I don't intend to use it for sports, for weddings, for professional portrait work. I won't be taking it to the Amazon Rain Forest. I don't need wifi or gps. I don't do vlogging or take videos. What I will do is put a pancake lens on it and walk around taking pictures. So, for me, it's simply about having a capable, *almost* pocketable camera that plays with my other gear. It's for taking pictures. So far, it's doing *that* very well.

Agreed. I think reviewers tend to look at the R100 as maybe the first "real" camera for a beginner and point out its limitations in that light. But as a second (or third) camera for a more experienced photographer who understands them, it is fine.

I disable the touchscreen function on all my cameras anyway, and I don't shoot video (4K or otherwise) so these likely would not be an issue for me.

Sep 05, 2024 at 09:26 AM


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