Canon R1 has been announced

[Kayaker72]

Taking a step back, the R5 is really Canon's comparable "Flagship" and the R1 is really a unique offering aimed at a specific audience. The R5/A1/Z8 have similar MP (45-50) and fps (10-12 mechanical and up to 30 electronic). A simplistic comparison, sure, but two key features that are almost identical.

Going back 12 years, the 5D3 was 6 fps and the 1Dx was 12 fps. At the time, that was a significant and meaningful differentiation.

I am sure they are coming, but it will be interesting to see the comparisons of the R5 II to the A1 and Z8. But I might adjust my thinking a bit and start considering the R5 II as a co-Flagship camera.

[neuroanatomist]

Taking a step back, the R5 is really Canon's comparable "Flagship" and the R1 is really a unique offering aimed at a specific audience.

I suppose it's semantics. The best or most important thing owned or produced by a particular organization." Canon says the R1 is their flagship, so it is." The R5 II will probably sell 6-7 times as many units as the R1.

The Toyota Century is their flagship SUV, it costs $170,000. They'll sell many more Land Cruisers, though...and even more RAV4s.

Going back 12 years, the 5D3 was 6 fps and the 1Dx was 12 fps. At the time, that was a significant and meaningful differentiation.

I am sure they are coming, but it will be interesting to see the comparisons of the R5 II to the A1 and Z8. But I might adjust my thinking a bit and start considering the R5 II as a co-Flagship camera.

I think that's when Canon really started pushing the 5-series into the professional realm with the 5DIII. Same AF as the 1D X, which for Canon was a big differentiator for the older 1-series bodies.

For someone who wants more MP, the R5 II is almost a no-brainer. As I've said before, while I'm not opposed to more, the 18-24 MP range is enough for my needs. For me, the 1-series (and R3) is more about ergonomics.

[Busted Knuckles]

little update:
discovered that my 14T HDD is not bit locked - so whew!. Now it is really just getting stuff moved (outlook the largest data file) to the online platform and the task of getting transferred is pretty well under control.

Getting the apps etc reset within the Mac environment will be a structure as you go.

As to long term large storage - I am thinking of investing in an SSD type array. I will what and see before I go too hog wild.

[neuroanatomist]

As to long term large storage - I am thinking of investing in an SSD type array. I will what and see before I go too hog wild.

I suppose it depends on your access needs. For archiving, I don’t see much point in using SDDs, there’s a reason archival storage used to be (probably still is in places) done with tape. In my case, since file transfers and backups to my local NAS are via WiFi, HDDs are plenty fast. I did switch from HDDs to SSDs for the backups I transport offsite, that’s been nice since I need to connect the drive to 5 Macs for the weekly backups, and what took 20-30 min with an HDD takes <5 with an SSD.

I’ve used both QNAP and Synology 2-bay NASs at home. The QNAP was a PITA – it worked great except that firmware updates would occasionally brick it; QNAP replaced it once, the second time I tossed it and got the Synology and that has been great. Easy to set up for Time Machine backups, one volume for the RAID1 array with separate folders for each of the TM backups (with a quota appropriate for each Mac’s internal storage) and a general folder (each ‘folder’ on the volume is seen as a distinct mountable drive).

I highly recommend setting up a TM backup – with SSDs, when you delete a file and empty the trash, the data are just gone (unlike an HDD where deleted files could often be recovered). A TM backup runs hourly in the background and protects you not only from a drive or Mac failure, but also from your own mistakes.