Re: Official Canon EOS R1 Images and Specifications
johnvanr wrote:
I don’t get the references on how the R1 isn’t a flagship, as if it’s somewhere written in stone that the “flagship” has to have the highest resolution. In the film days, all 35mm cameras had the same resolution. The flagship was the sturdy, more capable camera meant for pros. Even in the DSLR days, Canon had the 5Ds/r with 50mp while the 1DX was around 20mp.
Canon dug it's own grave by marketing this as a flagship vs calling this an sports/journal flagship or high speed flagship:
If you look at Sony and Nikon, their flagships have speed and resolution, and that's what everyone has been waiting for at Canon, for years. Had Canon admitted they can't offer a true flagship but can offer a high speed flagship (R1) and a separate high res flagship (R5r) then at least everyone would have known what's coming and would't have had to wait several years for this R1 disaster. They claimed the R3 wasn't a flagship, but now they are calling this R3mkII a flagship?? Bad marketing to be unwilling to admit they just can't do a high resolution high speed camera.
Sony has both a high speed body (A9III) and the A1 which is about to be replaced and make Canon look even more pathetic in the flagship space.
Looking at the R1 all by itself it's the best sports camera available at the moment. But, it's definitely not a true flagship at 24mp. Canon screwed the pooch on this as they could have avoided the huge let down by calling the R1 a sports flagship to distinguish it from a high speed and high resolution (true flagship) that everyone was expecting.
Anyone who can call a spade a spade without fanboism would call Canon R1 an epic fail as a "flagship". Moving forward, Canon marketing needs to admit their line is broken up and each discipline has a flagship vs a flagship at the top over all disciplines. This would soften the blow with false expectation. With this R1 fail, now Canon really needs to introduce a high res camera for any landscapers left hanging around. This would also soften the blow.
Jul 17, 2024 at 01:55 PM
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