Re: The Coming Canon ‘Retro’ Camera to Use Latest 32.5MP Sensor
johnctharp wrote: snegron7 wrote:
Leica has been around longer than any other current camera manufacturer, so it's not just the little red dot that attracts clients.
Sure! And basically anything Leica that isn't a rangefinder (M-mount) also does video...
snegron7 wrote:The Zf "can do" video, but video is more of an afterthought on it. If I were a videographer, I would buy a dedicated video camera (plenty of Panasonic and Sony professional video cameras out there). But, I'm not a videographer. I don't pretend to be. I shoot stills. Many folks out there shoot only stills. Video features on my cameras (R6II, A7iv, A7c, and OM-5) make my menus all the more unnecessarily complicated.
The video features on the Canon cameras that have a separate firmware for video that you physically switch over to... annoy you? Have you tried not flipping that switch?
snegron7 wrote.s. In addition to my three mirrorless cameras, I also own a dedicated Panasonic camcorder for when I feel the "need" to capture video clips of friends and family. It fits perfectly well in my camera bag.
There's absolutely a utility to a camcorder form-factor when doing run-and-gun video.
But here's the thing. Every feature that makes a camera a better stills camera - faster readout speeds, faster processing speeds, cleaner readout, faster refreshes for back screen and viewfinder... all of this literally makes the camera good for video too.
Which means that, unless you're Leica and cashing in on your brand's caché by intentionally excluding features, video features help make production runs financially viable and cost camera makers little extra to include now that they've been mostly figured and advances are fairly incremental (like they are for stills).
Essentially, including video features makes photo cameras cheaper.
The Canon R6II has 10 menu screens dedicated to video. I would dare say that's a bit more than "just a switch". In my non-video-user opinion, that's just unnecessary clutter.
I would understand your point if Canon stopped all production of every one of their current camera midels to sell only a retro body with no video features, but as I mentioned before, we don't need "yet another hybrid camera". One model with no video "features" is not going to bankrupt Canon. There will be many customers line myself who would buy it. For those who want video, they can choose any of Canon's current 15 or so camera models which already include video features
Re: The Coming Canon ‘Retro’ Camera to Use Latest 32.5MP Sensor
johnctharp wrote: snegron7 wrote:
Leica has been around longer than any other current camera manufacturer, so it's not just the little red dot that attracts clients.
Sure! And basically anything Leica that isn't a rangefinder (M-mount) also does video...
snegron7 wrote:The Zf "can do" video, but video is more of an afterthought on it. If I were a videographer, I would buy a dedicated video camera (plenty of Panasonic and Sony professional video cameras out there). But, I'm not a videographer. I don't pretend to be. I shoot stills. Many folks out there shoot only stills. Video features on my cameras (R6II, A7iv, A7c, and OM-5) make my menus all the more unnecessarily complicated.
The video features on the Canon cameras that have a separate firmware for video that you physically switch over to... annoy you? Have you tried not flipping that switch?
snegron7 wrote.s. In addition to my three mirrorless cameras, I also own a dedicated Panasonic camcorder for when I feel the "need" to capture video clips of friends and family. It fits perfectly well in my camera bag.
There's absolutely a utility to a camcorder form-factor when doing run-and-gun video.
But here's the thing. Every feature that makes a camera a better stills camera - faster readout speeds, faster processing speeds, cleaner readout, faster refreshes for back screen and viewfinder... all of this literally makes the camera good for video too.
Which means that, unless you're Leica and cashing in on your brand's caché by intentionally excluding features, video features help make production runs financially viable and cost camera makers little extra to include now that they've been mostly figured and advances are fairly incremental (like they are for stills).
Essentially, including video features makes photo cameras cheaper.
The Canon R6II has 10 menu pages dedicated to video. I would dare say that's a bit more than "just a switch". In my non-video-user opinion, that's just unnecessary clutter.
I would understand your point if Canon stopped all production of every one of their current camera midels to sell only a retro body with no video features, but as I mentioned before, we don't need "yet another hybrid camera". One model with no video "features" is not going to bankrupt Canon. There will be many customers line myself who would buy it. For those who want video, they can choose any of Canon's current 15 or so camera models which already include video features
Dec 09, 2025 at 07:46 PM
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.s. In addition to my three mirrorless cameras, I also own a dedicated Panasonic camcorder for when I feel the "need" to capture video clips of friends and family. It fits perfectly well in my camera bag.