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Re: Newest R5II Rumours and Thoughts | |
Yeah, I have mixed feelings about blackout shooting sports. It's different than what I experienced with the 1DX series. With those cameras I could usually follow erratic motion with little difficulty. With the R6II in EFCS H or H+, the longer the sequence the more I feel like I'm falling behind, trying to catch up to the subject, particularly if shooting verticals and shooting as tight as possible. The EVF jumpiness Geoff mentioned in his post is also another annoyance. In e-shutter it's less of a problem because there isn't the blackout caused by the mechanical second curtain shutter, but there is still some cumulative lag due to apparent still-frame insertion. But likewise, at its price point, the R6II is apparently a better action camera than its competitors.
I agree though it doesn't have to be stacked as long as there is significant improvement in sensor read speed. Canon has shown that non-stacked can be reasonably fast and certainly faster than comparable non-stacked BSI models from Sony. Everyone was over the moon with the a9 back in 2017 and that sensor is about 1/150. If the R5II can come close, it would be good enough for most uses. 1/250 stacked could be for the R1, R3II, etc. Global is just splitting hairs even more. Sure, eventually we'll all be there (global) and will be happy with it, but IMO most sports coverage will gain marginal benefits over decent stacked performance.
Jeff Nolten wrote:
I don't know what the R5 II will bring but I'm sure it will be an excellent all-rounder like its predecessors. Probably along the lines of what Artsupreme is looking for. Look at the delta between the R6 and the R6 II and expect similar change.
R6 -> R6II was only about two years and the seemingly minimal improvement are reflective of this. But in actual use, the R6II is a better experience (smoother EVF even though the same panel due to underlying processor improvments), battery life, AF customizability, high frequency flicker compensation, slightly faster sensor read speed than the R5, etc...
So for the 4-year R5-R5II gap, there *should* be more revolutionary than just evolutionary changes. At minimum considerably more powerful processor performance to allow significant speed improvements coupled with newer sensor tech to really speed up overall performance. I agree it will still be a generalist camera, like the 5 series always has been, but with a much smaller performance gap than the 1, 5 and 6 series cameras had in the DSLR era, as we've already seen with the R3, 5 and 6 models.
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