Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 13, 2021 Administrators Share Posted April 13, 2021 Canon are expected to announce the mysteriously numbered EOS R3. https://www.eoshd.com/news/development-announcement-of-canon-eos-r3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxxx Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 No need to use the R6 sensor (the same of the 1D X Mark III) nor the one from the R5, it should be a very new sensor, what's is to be expected is the class leading R5 IBIS and the same or better shutter than the 1DX III, a mechanical shutter at 20fps is already the best a camera can get, could even be improved, but 20fps mechanical is already a lot, E-shutter could be (and should be) much faster, I expect this camera to be a lot better than the R5 and as a consequence a lot better than any other comparable camera, this will be expensive, but not in the class of the future R1, in the past the EOS 3 was the "affordable" EOS 1 with just few and minor features missing, I expect the R3 to be 4999~6499$ while the future R1 6999~9999$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Hummus Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Something looks off about the rendering. Perhaps a early internal mock-up design? Also, the naming. Reviving a one off EOS 3 back in the film days. Could also be they are just segmenting the market more to make sure they hit every price point because they plan on charging a hefty price for a flagship R1. Will be interesting if this is the “R5C”, ie not a real C badged Canon but basically an R5 internal specs on steroids with mechanical shutter and then the R1 will be $2000-3000 more and perhaps global shutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 13, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted April 13, 2021 The EOS 3 film camera was basically cheaper version of the 1v wasn't it? So that should give us a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 13, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted April 13, 2021 1V was quite a looker... kaylee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger 2.0 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Eye-Activated autofocus from EOS 3 is back 😀 ntblowz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sewell Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 14 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: 1V was quite a looker... I've got one of these. I bought it 'spares'n'repairs' and found that the only reason it wasn't working was that the power winder contacts had corroded. A spot of tinfoil sorted that, but I also picked up a new standard battery grip. Total cost (for what was Canon's flagship)? £100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameraeye Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 They Brought back eye-controlled autofocus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted April 14, 2021 Author Administrators Share Posted April 14, 2021 1 hour ago, cameraeye said: They Brought back eye-controlled autofocus! Now your username is relevant again 😉 cameraeye, Marcio Kabke Pinheiro, Avenger 2.0 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Hummus Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Depending on how they implement the eye-controlled AF it could be really, really useful, especially in video applications. Although, it would take practice. I'm not sure how it was implemented in the EOS 3, but hopefully it is programmable to a button like back-button-focus and that it uses your eye focus as an intelligent subject focus giving it more information about what is important in the frame. Think switching quickly between two athletes in the heat of the action or wildlife/bird photography and focusing on the bird and not the grass or branches in front. Kinda like a AF limiter that narrows the amount of decisions the AF has to make to determine what it should track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcio Kabke Pinheiro Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Hard to believe that the eye-focus would be precise enough to get a small focus point - the old EOS3 had only 45 af points. More probably (and still very useful) is that the eye could move a large box around the screen to set the focus area to where the AF mode (zone, Eye Af, etc) starts to scan. Or to move between faces in a scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger 2.0 Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Or with face detection, the eye AF can select the right person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWR Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Will it be able to focus on the masked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameraeye Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 8 hours ago, Andrew Reid said: Now your username is relevant again 😉 My time has come. Interesting they may have a 1 series body with the high megapixel count and this for speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSMW Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 20 hours ago, RWR said: Will it be able to focus on the masked? Spider-Man maybe, but not Batman as there’s zero contrast and good luck with The Flash. herein2020, leslie, Juank and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcio Kabke Pinheiro Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 On 4/15/2021 at 12:22 PM, MrSMW said: Spider-Man maybe, but not Batman as there’s zero contrast and good luck with The Flash. With The Flash, you have to consider the camera's flash sync speed (it exists for it, don't?) And rolling shutter, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androidlad Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 Based on information from multiple sources, Canon originally planned to announce this camera as R1. However the Sony A1 was completely unexpected and too competitive. So Canon made a strategic decision to reposition this camera as R3, buying time to develop R1 that can truly compete with A1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Hummus Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 41 minutes ago, androidlad said: Based on information from multiple sources, Canon originally planned to announce this camera as R1. However the Sony A1 was completely unexpected and too competitive. So Canon made a strategic decision to reposition this camera as R3, buying time to develop R1 that can truly compete with A1. Interesting. Probably a 20MP sensor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger 2.0 Posted April 18, 2021 Share Posted April 18, 2021 12 hours ago, Video Hummus said: Interesting. Probably a 20MP sensor. Indeed makes sense. The R1 will be like the R5 a higher megapixel body and the R3 like the R6 a lower megapixel body. That way they probably give the R1 8k video as well. Hopefully they will also release some new entry level full frame and crop frame bodies in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rp Einstein Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 No read the new rumors about the R3 2 days ago and this camera will compete with the A1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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