However, they brought back the "good" joystick from the original R5/R6! I love my R5 II but I hate the feel of the concave joystick on the R6II/III/R5II/etc. That original joystick was the best I ever used. I hope this is what Canon uses in the future as opposed to just a "hey, we found an additional bucket of old joysticks in the back" type thing.
thw02 wrote:
I also don't care too much about the looks of a camera. This one looks just like my good friend, the EOS M5, which has been with me for more than 10 years. Definitely NOT like any of the Sony. Perhaps Canon is trying to pitch the R8MII to folks upgrading from the EOS M5. I would definitely have taken up the bait if Canon had not shut out 3rd party AF lens manufacturers.
I don't think it looks anything like the M5, other than the fact both are cameras. The M5 actually looks pretty cool. The AI mockup camera that Canonrumors used for the R8 II had some of that modern styling...It's one of the few times I think a random mockup looks better than the real thing. (it's the header in this article: https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-eos-r8-mark-ii-leaked-specs-24mp-7-5-stop-ibis-pre-shooting-and-3d-video/ )
mranger211 wrote:
People these days are clamoring for smaller cameras, so that they can then complain about the ergonomics and add third-party grips to it.
The people adding third party grips aren't necessarily the same people that are clamoring for smaller cameras. I wanted the R7 to be ergonomically the same as the R5 and R6 but it was not. But there wasn't anything else out there in the APS-C world that would do better for me, especially as I was already pretty much committed to Canon in terms of lenses and full frame bodies.
So I got the 7 and have enjoyed using it extensively, but a couple of years back, I did add a short aluminum alloy extension to give the body a bit more real estate for my hand. Which helps a lot when I use longer lenses on the body.
Tom_W wrote:
The people adding third party grips aren't necessarily the same people that are clamoring for smaller cameras. I wanted the R7 to be ergonomically the same as the R5 and R6 but it was not. But there wasn't anything else out there in the APS-C world that would do better for me, especially as I was already pretty much committed to Canon in terms of lenses and full frame bodies.
So I got the 7 and have enjoyed using it extensively, but a couple of years back, I did add a short aluminum alloy extension to give the body a bit more real estate for my hand. Which helps a lot when I use longer lenses on the body....Show more →
I would definitely have taken up the bait if Canon had not shut out 3rd party AF lens manufacturers.