RF, EOS R and new Tele Lenses

[Kayaker72]

LOTS of news. I am on vacation and am focusing on that.

The 600 III is lighter than the 500 II. Amazing. Throw in the IS improvements. Glad that lens is out there. I will say the price jumped to $12,999. So it is not for the faint of heart.

The R system. I am impressed. I really like a lot of what Canon has done control on lens, touch bar, ergonomics, adapters, etc). If I was new to FF, I’d be tempted. But, as Canon does, it is situated as indicated by its price point. Somewhere between the 6DII and 5DIV. The reported AF speed, FPS, weather sealing being the biggest issues at this time (waiting in reviews). But in terms of what Canon will eventually bring, I am impressed.

R lenses. Yeah, those are some big words saying the 28-70 f/2 is better than the 24-70 II. Good. Other lenses look solid and promising for the future. Issues I am seeing discussed include focus by wire and some appear to be nano USM. As I am not buying any of these, it’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. If improved over previous generations or still limiting.

RF vs EF-m. Just weird. Next to impossible to have a RF to EF-m adapter. So EOS m will be able to adapt EF lenses, but not RF. Eventually, either the M stands on its own (they did just announce a new higher end lens) or dies off. It isn’t clear to me what Canon has decided in terms of long term plans. Support 4 lens mounts? Support less than 4? Maybe Canon’s plan is to let market will eventually decide. So they don’t actually have a firm plan. But, I believe in the gateway camera philosophy, and it is really odd that EF-m cannot overlap and thus be be a gateway to the R system. Makes me wonder if a less expensive crop R body is on the horizon along with higher end bodies. So the less expensive R is the gateway to the FF R bodies.

Good stuff.