thedutt wrote:
People asked for the moon , canon delivered (Top End AF, 20fps, IBIS, dual cards, all rounder that excels at wildlife, sports, weddings, portaits at 45MP) and with a free glass of champagne ( 8k video).
When all is boiled down to reality, maybe disappointment is expected for a few, but for the more part you are spot-on correct .. vs. .. say ..a few replies to the contrary.
Here's what came to mind this week ..
---Take the A7R iv. The feature is there, but limited and less useful than some people anticipated.
---Take the Canon M5's LP-17 battery !! Woah ... now we're talking some real limitations.
---Take the A7S iii ... just 12 piss-ass megapixels.
---How about the A7R iii's screen .. short of a Vulcan mind-meld, it's old tech .. the Sony cripple hammer.
Circle back to the R5. It sure can't do everything. But the camera is a beast with a legion of native and adaptable glass. Is there an 8K issue? Maybe for the 1% of buyers who may really ever shoot, transfer, store and process 8K.
With all the features available in the Canon R5 .. it's more like the pipe dream of a few "GAS" addicts overheated.
DanielPaul wrote:
What? In inflation adjusted dollars the R5 is cheaper than the 5D when it was released. ($3300 in 2005 dollars is $4378 in 2020 dollars.) You could disable all the video features and the R5 is still below the average price Canon would charge for a 5-series camera.
Bravo ...
Excellent retort. The R5 ain't cheap, but in many ways, it's a bargain.
thedutt wrote:
People asked for the moon , canon delivered (Top End AF, 20fps, IBIS, dual cards, all rounder that excels at wildlife, sports, weddings, portaits at 45MP) and with a free glass of champagne ( 8k video).
When all is boiled down to reality, maybe disappointment is expected for a few, but for the more part you are spot-on correct .. vs. .. say ..a few replies to the contrary.
Here's what came to mind this week ..
---Take the A7R iv. The feature is there, but limited and less useful than some people anticipated.
---Take the Canon M5's LP-17 battery !! Woah ... now we're talking some real limitations.
---Take the A7S iii ... just 12 piss-ass megapixels.
---How about the A7R iii's screen .. short of a Vulcan mind-meld, it's old tech .. the Sony cripple hammer.
Circle back to the R5. It sure can't do everything. But the camera is a beast with a legion of native and adaptable glass. Is there an 8K issue? Maybe for the 1% of buyers who may really ever shoot, transfer, store and process 8K.
With all the features available in the Canon R5 .. it's more like the pipe dream of a few "GAS" addicts overheated.
Aug 12, 2020 at 09:08 PM
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