Canon’s long rumored EOS R1 flagship camera is indeed upon us. Although it would also be appropriate to think about it as an R3 Mark II. This camera has a 24mp sensor and prioritizes speed and thus is less of an all-arounder than the Canon R5 II or the Nikon Z8. If you need the speed of this camera you know who you are. This camera also has good video specifications yet will likely be of less interest than the R5II to most video makers.
Despite Canon making a reasonable effort with this camera it feels disappointing. The direction Nikon went with the Z9 seems preferable. And if this was to be a R3 Mark II it would have been nice to give it something new or better than what the competition can muster. We could be wrong though. These are just first impressions.
Key specifications:
- 6K 60P RAW video recording
- 4K, 120P
- C-log2 and C-log3
- XF-AVC-S and XF-HEVC-S
- overhauled and improved DualPixel intelligent AF system
- 8.5-stop in-body image stabilizer
- AI in-camera integration for stills
- Professional, durable body and great ergonomics
- $6300
- 2 CFexpress Type B card slots
- up to 40 fps of RAW, JPEG, or HEIF (HDR-PQ) images using Electronic Shutter
- great buffer