BREAKING NEWS: Canon R1 Front & Back Photos Unveiled!

[@garnerboyd4206]

I switched over to a Nikon Z8 In January. Also bought two lenses the S lens the 85mm 1.2 and the 24 -70mm 2.8. It's taken me about two months to fine tune the menus the way I like it and it just keeps getting better. This is one camera that has blown me away....in 6o yrs. I just can't put the Z8 and the 85mm 1.2 down. I was waiting on the R5ll. Now, no matter what the R5ll has I am completely satisfied with the Z8. The best Camera and Lenses I have ever owned and I have owned a lot and paid a lot more for less Canon, and Sony and that's not to say Canon and Sony is not good. They are. Of all the good cameras out there right now for me the Z8 is the best bang for the buck Good quality, Feature rich, and a great camera for all venues. And arguably the best glass you can get They make their own glass.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Competition baby

[@Mark-i4h7r]

high MP is an absolute must for me, Im a wildlife photographer, Im using 2 x R5 with RF70-200 and RF600F/4, having 45MP is like having a built in 1.4x tele to the R3 for cropping. In wildlife we do crop quite a bit, not everything comes close to you. I can't tell you how important this is. Nikon seem to understand this, Canon don't seem to care for their flagship, they are definitely catering to sports photographers who need to transfer photos quickly. THIS is why I will most likely stay with the R5 series again, which I honestly consider to be the flagship.

[@jackakramer]

I've been with Canon since 1968 and have some wonderful FD lenses. There are FD > RF adapters which I use on my R5 & R6. Of course it is fully manual, no autofocus or auto F-stop, but that's how I worked for years.

[@megansmith9855]

I’m a sports photographer, I shoot with an 1DX Mk II as my prime body and R5 as my secondary body. 20 megapixels on the 1DX is more than adequate, shooting thousands of images at an event I get it right in camera first for auto ftp. I don’t have the opportunity to go back, edit and crop. My images go straight to the web and are sent as small JPG. I don’t need a high megapixel camera as my prime body for sports. The R5 I use for portraits or as needs arise and again small JPG is sent for auto ftp from that camera.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

24mp is no problem at all. People just need to focus on the R5ii. I think though the R3 looks to be in an odd position going forward

[@markysng]

exactly my point!!! While this is a flagship model, its very clear that the R1 is marketed towards sports and news photographers where speed is key. So many people are just mindlessly complaining about it without truly understanding the purpose of this camera.

[@Whatever-f6v]

Sometimes, it is not feasible to bring a second camera or even so, have to operate two camera side by side at the same time, let alone a need to pair each with lens that add to the burden. For example, I use my R3 with RF400f2.8, and use Leica SL90-280 APO / Hasselbald X2D at the same event. It’s tedious to switch gear…. Because I am not totally satisfied with what my R3 24MP is delivering. (I need bigger crop sometimes). Thus the reason why I really want a R3 equivalent or better R1 but with a higher MP.

[@alansach8437]

​@@markysngWhich has been the case for every 1 Series camera to date, which makes it even more surprising that folks expected this one to be different. The target audience for this camera, as in the past, are photojournalists and sports photographers.

[@kennethlui2268]

They should call it R3 II.

[@DmitryBrodsky007]

R3 at its current price looks better and better every day.

[@badboyvr4]

I said if the sensor is 30mp I was keeping my money. If it's 24mp like was stated in your last video, I"M DEFINITELY KEEPING MY MONEY!!

[@ChrisFacciol_LIFELINEPHOTO]

I’ll buy it just because I have spare 2TB CFexpress cards

[@Nicky411]

I just don't get it. The R5 has a 45 MP sensor - I'm getting 52MB images RAW. How can a next gen camera do less?

[@jamesburne3893]

Canon are playing a blinder.

[@marcrodet4900]

Why can’t you use 24 mp?

[@markysng]

@@Nicky411 because thats not its purpose. Y’all seriously need to understand this before complaining. While it is a flagship model, its main target audience is sports and news photographers. you can clearly see that on the canon announcement. High MP is actually an obstacle in the fast paced work environment of professional photographers in that field. They need to shoot edit and upload within mins so that their agencies can provide live coverage. High MP will just slow the whole process down. I worked as a press photographer and sometimes we dont even submit our RAWs for live coverages or breaking news.

[@jameslong1540]

I would have been happier if the R1 was 30MP and R5M2 50MP or 60MP

[@phynx2006]

I also thought it would be around 30 MP like the 5D Mark IV. All though I have no issues with 24 MP , and again the flag ship camera has always been a camera for the working photographer who do not need a lot of megapixels. At the end of the day I'm still interested in seeing how this camera performs. 👍😎

[@sylerpr]

Why do we need another low resolution flagship style camera? They should have made this R1 an R3II and developed an R1 that can actually hold up to the same use case as the competition. I’m a wildlife photographer that wants an R3 or R1 style body with more resolution because wildlife is often distant in my ecosystem. They don’t have anything that competes with the Z9 and the R5II without a built-in vertical grip doesn’t fill that niche for wildlife shooters because even with the grip the R5 doesn’t power the second focus motor on the RF 600mm F4.

[@RubyisCute]

I mainly do wildlife photography, and love to shoot birds. The problem with a 30 megapixel sensor that’s found in the canon. R1 is that you can’t really make use of any of the crop modes to get more reach out of smaller lens.

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

Nope, it's about sneaking up on your subject, getting close hunting style. It's the waiting that I find tough. Hours going by before getting my chance and cursing when I fumble the shot.

[@alansach8437]

​@@OrdinaryFilmmakerYou and I both, my friend! But the nice thing about digital photography is that you don't have to wait two weeks to find out that you flubbed up anymore! The fine art of stalking and sitting for hours in a blind seem to be lost. Nowadays, it's just take the shot from a long distance with a camera with a ton of megapixels, and call it a day! Crop later in Photoshop! They are taking all the fun out of it!

[@NikCan66]

Interesting to see if people that have used a higher megapixels from Sony or Nikon buy a 24 meg sensor from Canon

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

I love the responses. There's lots of insight here.

[@tonypalmer.photos]

I'm a part time surf and beach lifestyle photographer, starting out with a Canon 80d in 2019 (including taking it in the ocean with a water housing). I'd never picked up a camera, so I was very budget conscious in the start, but invested in an EF 100-400. When it came to upgrade to something more capable, I did a lot of research (and spoke to a lot of other surf photographers with R5, and the over heating was an issue in a water housings). I initially I liked the idea of having a big file for cropping, but eventually decided on the r6 mark ii. The rationale was for a number of reasons. 1) I'd rather see the framing during the shot (so rather than cropping I could get an extender). 2) I'd save money that can be used for some better glass (or a housing upgrade). 3) It was for paid work, which will fund the R5 eventually and keep the R6 as a back up. 4) smaller files sizes to store and process. After almost 1 year with the R6ii and 24-105f4 and 501.8 I've been very happy, I have been amazed that you can crop more heavily than the 80d (24mp apc) due to the full frame and modern sensor. Around the same time a customer asked for a print 60" x 40" of my old 80d files and was surprised how well it printed which was one of the main cons for the R6ii vs R5 - so that is well covered. I don't really feel the need for 45 MP for what I do, if it gets more serious and I'd need a back up camera the R5ii would be the logical choice. I hope that helps someone making a similar decision.

[@Daveswildlife]

24 MP was all we had for years, looking back at some of my old images they can be really good providing I was able to fill the frame. But shooting small birds requires heavy cropping that is where 600mm and 50 MP really helps. It will be interesting to compare the detail available at high iso (25600) from R1 24MP and A1 50MP.

[@sebastianberes]

Old-style screen. Possibly the same for R5 II. I really hope for something similar to A7R V.

[@zeiss1382]

I hope they make the R3mk2 a high megapixel camera for actual wildlife photographers. The R1 at 24 MP is not it for wildlife. I don’t care how clean the images are. I’ve never struggled cleaning up images from my R5 with the multitudes of great software out there. Simon and this other “wildlife” (elephant) photographer don’t know what it takes to shoot small and timid subjects. Subjects you simply can’t get close to because they are either dangerous or because you don’t want to get closer to change the animals behavior. And I use a RF 600 F4.

[@cameratool]

You're only shooting elephants with the R3 because you forgot your Fuji GFX100 II at home.

[@alisonandguywildlifephotograph]

I agree…I love my r3 .. but sometimes I want more mp

[@kenandcamera]

100% correct. Wildlife benefits from more megapixels.

[@zeiss1382]

@@alisonandguywildlifephotograph That’s really the struggle for me. The R3 uses the more powerful battery that would fully utilize the big white primes autofocus motors. My R5 does fine, but autofocus is a bit slower.

[@marknoll8052]

Hint: The R1 is the R3Mk2

[@billmartin1010]

24MP is a camera for Instagram, Facebook, and Squarespace. My iPhone offers better resolution. And it weighs less. (The professional bird photography community almost universally avoids the R3 because of its low resolution. Will this send them to Sony or Nikon for their professional body bird camera bodies? The R5ii is going to HAVE to compete with the Z9 and a1ii. Can it carry that load?) P.S. . . . With all due respect, Joshua's images are clearly low-res images. Most clients and galleries won't accept that look anymore. People want to see feather detail, iris detail, zits and skin tension. They absolutely demand catchlights in the eyes of birds. He's not giving them that.

[@PaulBawby]

Absolutely agree with you

[@glennn.3464]

In the not too distant future when almost all sensors will have well above 24 MP, all the people now saying that 24 MP is more than enough for me will be singing a different tune just like when people were saying 12 or 16 MP was more than enough. They will then be saying that 40 or 45 MP is all I need and not the 80 or more of the higher resolution models. Yup, time and technology marches on.🧐

[@mpgnz73]

If the R1 sensor has a scan rate of 2ms then this is roughly the same speed as the Z8/9. Whilst the 3.7ms time of the Z8/9 is longer, it has twice the pixels to scan.

[@CaliforniaPhantom]

I am of the school of thought that more MP the better. Back in the day, less was better because of the way the sensor dealt with lowlight conditions. These modern sensors really don’t have those same problems. Moreover, we live in an internet age and one of the thing I see the most is how we consume that medium. Pinch to zoom in on photos / areas within that photo you are interested in. This is the way, and the reality for modern photographs. You want to be able to re-crop and focus on where you want the shot to be and having greater MP allows that in a way that lesser MP sensors do not. The problem I have with readout speed is - is it significant enough to effect an R5 II user over an R1 user? “The juice is not worth the squeeze” I believe. The R5 mark II will far outsell the R1 for this reason.

[@JohnSwen-p6b]

5-series cameras have always outsold 1-series cameras. The 1-series camera is more specialized. Heavy cropping is not the way all photographers take photos. Many professional photographers get it right in camera and crop only minor for aspect ratio and printing. Also when you crop-in heavily pixel-based noise which is more prevalent on higher MP sensors becomes more noticeable. There is no free lunch.

[@77dris]

I did comparisons of the R6 and R5 by upscaling R6 images to 45 MP using Adobe Camera Raw and layered the files on top of each other (portraits and landscapes using the best RF L lenses). My buddy and I have 30 years of photo/graphic design experience and we were only 50% on guessing which was which.. ie, we couldn't, it was just random. When I upscaled using the ACR/LR superscale feature then output the R6 files to 45 MP, and did the above. 90% of the time we picked the R6 files as sharper and more detailed (zoomed in to 100% on 5k monitors). So, at this point, I am confident in saying the MP is overrated and mostly for marketing. The 35mm full frame sensors are pretty much saturated. I can't see any instance where 45 MP would be better than 20-24 MP since I can upscale easily and get the same/better results. And even then, I've had 8 MP photos from the 1DIIN on huge billboards and they looked amazing! The same also applies to "cropping" (though I don't do that usually). I got the R6 II instead of the R5 and got much better autofocusing, no record limits, and saved $2000 and bought a 70-200 lens. Also, the files are way more manageable.

[@CaliforniaPhantom]

@@77dris without realizing you supported my own statement. You used software to upscale your 24mp R6 mark ii (I have one btw and it’s fantastic) and you upscale it to 45mp to match the R5 onboard 45mp. If we played this game of using software to pack more MP inside native images then the R5 would end up on top as it is 45mp native. You almost doubled the 24MP to match 45mp on R5. If you almost double the 45mp native R5 pics, they will defeat the 45MP upscaled R6 mark II pics. And let’s say you can upscale both up to 200% more, well then the finished results would be the R5 being on top. If megapixels didn’t matter then Hasselblad would not have 100-400MP cameras. It’s the biggest tired argument in photography. Can you get by with less - absolutely. BUT MORE IS BETTER.

[@CaliforniaPhantom]

@@JohnSwen-p6b heavy pixel based noise? This is a dinosaur term relocated to the past. Can you get by with less absolutely. This isn’t an argument for this. My statement stands as MORE MP THE BETTER. Hasselblad would not be selling top tier cameras that are 100-400MP if my statement was not true.

[@GOAP68]

😢😢😢 Extremely disappointed the last image number lcd is missing from the back. Very useful to any shooter that regularly records image numbers. The R3 not having one was the main reason I sided with the "It's not a flagship camera" crowd.

[@chasmoonie3403]

24mp won't suit us wildlife photographers , it's a retrograde step, as Nikon and Sony already have 45/50mp on flagship cameras and we still want more not less!

[@aarong2374]

I mostly take pictures and video of small birds. The more I can crop, the better. I would have thought they would go after the Sony a1, so I'm a bit confused by what Canon is doing here. I don't hear from sports people complaining about the higher pixel count on the a1.

[@JohnSwen-p6b]

For small birds I specifically use a Nikon Z9 and their 800 mm PF f6.3 lens. A dedicated setup for a dedicated subject. For other mammalian wildlife I am fine with a lower resolution sensor.

[@Daveswildlife]

@@JohnSwen-p6b I shoot Sony A1+200-600 but have been very tempted by the 800PF with a z8 rather than getting the monster 600 F4 + x1.4.

[@alansach8437]

For photographers like you Canon offers the 5 Series.

[@aarong2374]

@@alansach8437 yeah I have both the R3 and R5. I hope the r5m2 will fix the rolling shutter and pre post capture

[@christophercarlimages9003]

​@@alansach8437the 5 series is not even close to the performance of an R1. It's second tier in nearly every metric

[@goodwolf152]

Soooo…why isn’t this an R3 mark II? Will the R3 line be deprecated, then? Or is the R3 just going to be a discount version of the R1? At least with the Sony A1, it was clear that was supposed to be a halo product (with a halo price) that could do it all. The A9 series still had a reason to exist. At 24mp and all these insane speeds, does this not just make the R3 product line the budget option, or even obsolete altogether? I don’t understand Canon’s strategy, here. It sounds like an impressive camera…I just don’t see why both the R1 and R3 need to exist at the same time when this just seems like an R3 on steroids.

[@urosjovanovic3142]

The R3 was the original R1, but Canon had to rename it because of the A1. The R3 series will probably never see another camera.

[@alansach8437]

​​@@urosjovanovic3142If that was the case (which it wasn't) why would Canon wait two more years and STILL come out with a 24mpx R1? That would make no sense! Canon flagships are released in the year of the Olympics. The last one was. This one is. Likely, the next one will be. Also, Canon flagships have always been designed with photojournalists in mind, with highly advanced, state of the art, features and modest megapixel count. Built like a tank! I never doubted, and fully expected, this one to be the same. It does not disappoint.

[@christophercarlimages9003]

More like an incremental upgrade to the R3. Hardly one on steroids...

[@urosjovanovic3142]

@@alansach8437 Do you realise you just described the R3? Also, does it make any sense for Canon to release two series of cameras with the same concept and megapixel count? They didn't wait for 2 more years, they worked on it hard so that they can make a camera that is at least comparable to Sony's flagship (and later, Nikon's). They have a smaller sensor, so they had to make it faster in every sense. They still have nothing comparable to Z9 and A1.

[@tonypags5315]

I currently own the R3 and love it . Will I get the R1?? I don’t know ? I shoot mainly portraits and fashion and the 24 mp satisfies my needs . Never seen the reason for me to go any higher in mp. On another note: Simon , when you quote pricing could you also speculate on Canadian pricing as well please ?

[@EricvanVuuren]

There was an FD lens on the R1, that's Vladimir Rys. The photographer for RedBull who is known for using vintage and weird lenses... he is an ambassador for Canon and also responsible for the Canon R3 launch video. This photo was shot last weekend during the Monaco GP, where a lot of ambassadors were shooting with the new R1 :)

[@paullanoue5228]

I shoot with a 24mp camera. I’ve had canon 1D’s and 5D’s. I worked in a professional photo lab that catered to wedding, industrial, fine art, and commercial photographers in the 1970’s. I sometimes shoot long form travel books for a European publisher, but I shoot birds,and other wildlife for the joy of it. Don’t have a problem with the 24 mp and have no problem making 16x20 prints from those files. Have made 24x36 inch prints from 20mp files. For commercial photographers go for the big mps. You never know what type of crop or size the customer will need for advertising campaigns. If you crop a great deal go for big mps. For me big megapixels simply means more drives stacked everywhere. I can make high quality prints from 24mps, so that’s all I require.

[@jameslong1540]

interesting that the 1 series for canon has been 20 something MP and the 5 series has pushed the MP.

[@jimbruton9482]

I'm a hobbyist photographer and have been since the 70's (I know I'm old). Having an R5, I see no compelling reason to upgrade to either an R1 or R5 mk2. Despite the promoters, there is not as yet enough of a significant breakthrough in technology that would make me shell out another $4000 or $6000 for a camera body. That includes all the hype on the new sensors. I have a sense (excuse the pun) that many feel the same way and Canon may suffer from it in projected sales.

[@Skux720]

The photo of the FD lens looks legit. Given the resolution it was probably taken with a telephoto which explains the very shallow DOF. It is strange to see a manual focus lens being used though, maybe there are new manual focus aids that the photographer was testing out?

[@robertm3951]

I have both an R3 and an R5 and use them both regularly. I am sure that the R1 will be better but the R3 and R5 II should be good enough for most people.

[@popcornparam]

So sad that it's still not a flip up and flip out screen like the A1

[@critterstocosmos]

I adapt many different vintage lenses to my RF bodies. There is an adapter for just about every brand! The combination of my R5 with an adapted Canon 50 mm F1.4 M39 lens (Leica thread mount, aka the Japanese Summilux) is an absolute dream, and a refreshing mix of old and new.

[@AzarathGirl123]

Canon is just a boat load of disappointment now, its just sad they lock down the best features under a 24mpx sensor Im willing to pay for 2 cfexpress card slots and quad pixel af and all that software wizardry under a 45mpx sensor, but they just dont make it

[@markysng]

You are only disappointed because you don’t understand the point of the R1. The R1 is primarily targeted towards sports and news photographers… these are two industries where speed is key and you have to shoot, import, edit, export and upload within minutes to your photo editor for publication. A high MP will slow down this whole process and make it an absolute pain in the less. Also the R5 markII is coming out, why would canon release a camera that eclipses a future model of cameras that they have yet to even release? Thats just stupid. Actually read the canon announcement and understand it before complaining.

[@Mr.Deeds.]

Exactly my thoughts!

[@Mr.Deeds.]

@@markysng You surelly must have heard of the Sony A1, Nikon Z9-Z8??? Is the R1 only for sports photographers??? How about wildlife photography? Where the crop is key to some photos, like birds etc.... Canon has once more shot themselves on the right foot.

[@markysng]

@@Mr.Deeds. Did i say it was only for sports? No i did not. I said it was PRIMARILY targeted at sports and news. Since you clearly understand english, you should understand what primary means. So let me teach you basic marketing. All products have a primary target consumer to which majority of it is catered to and a secondary target consumer whom will still be decently satisfied with the product. And 24MP is more than enough to get the job done for its primary target consumer, while doing a good job with its secondary one. Before you talk about compression and changing JPG and RAW size, go read my makn comment to the video (not my replies to other comment). If you have to rely on so much technology to get a great shot, then all I can say is go back to basics. Or maybe try picking up an analog camera. You’re a photographer, get creative an overcome your problems instead of complaining. Or if you love Sony so much, go buy it with its tilting screen and no fully articulating one.

[@KevinNordstrom]

@markysng Exactly If you want the better flagship the king of the crop for a master of everything get the sony a1 and nikon z9

[@pixelscaper]

So No tilty screen feature. Crap so that won't likely be a feature on the R5II :( ???

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

Nope, standard Canon articulating LCD

[@Nicky411]

Things get better day by day. I can't wait!

[@scboom374]

I have a R3, and R62, and the R5. I just got the R3 for the fact that its best fit is in my hand. I don’t mind the battery grip but I’ve never had a camera fit like a glove like the R3 does. If I know I may need to crop in any I’ll use the R5. If I’m going to be doing portraits I’ll use the R5. But for sports with all my daughter is into, the R3 will be the go to for sports and I will have to be very cognizant of my framing and am allowed to crop in a bit if needed, just not as much as the R5 allows.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

That rear LCD is definitely a traditional flippy screen, not the multi-angle one some have hoped for. Maybe the R5 Mark II will go that route instead.

[@AndiusTeijgeler]

As a nature photographer, I own 1 series cameras since the 1 D mark II. I used to buy a new one every second generation, as they are robust weather and relatively dust proof , fast cameras. Upgrading for Megapixels was never a topic. Currently I own the R3, which I use in combination with the 500 mm F4 EF Type II and the 100-500 RF lens. As long as I'm shooting wildlife and not birds, these combinations work great. In the past I sometimes used cameras with more megapixels, usually to end up disappointed with noise levels. But for bird photography it is an option. With respect to wether I will buy the new R1, I clearly want to see some reviews of the Autofocus system In case there is a further improvement of that system, this could convince me to spend the euros, even though that it will be more expensive in Europe. It is also dependent on the RF lenses, which will be coming. A 200-500 F4 RF lens and the new flexible converter could get a higher priority. Maybe even a R5 Mark II will become an option, but again dependent on the reviews.

[@stojcic.studio]

The only reason I don't own R3 is because the resolution is too low for my needs. I shoot architecture and landscapes, along with some product photography. More importantly, I do large prints, even extremely large (think 30ft long photo wallpapers in public spaces). The 24 megapixels simply doesn't cut it for me. So that's why I won't be looking to buy the R1, it just doesn't fit my needs at all. My occasional sports / action photography is more than served with the R5. Speaking of which, the news that R5 mkII will be 45 megapixel is also underwhelming for me so I'll probably bite the bullet and buy the whole Fuji medium format system. Just can't wait for high resolution Canon anymore. I will buy the R5 mkII, because I need a second workhorse camera, and the R5 has excelled in this role, but most of my budget this year is probably going to end up with Fuji.

[@peterlai1985]

As a full time working pro shooting events and weddings the R3 mp is suffice for 99% of my work. We shoot around 2-3 sometimes 4 weddings/events per week not counting studio portraits work. The only 1% I would need is when the clients require a large photo print for group photos in my line of work at least. But the older 5DSR can do the job. For weddings and events we would hardly need to crop past 25% and if the shots that requires more than 50%, they’re not gonna be made into posters anyways. Usually they end up on web sites or in printed albums no bigger than A3. For studio work, people rarely even go for prints as large as 20x30” anymore, people don’t have that sort of space to hang pictures. So the “low” 20mp count is more than enough. Cos if you are doing this everyday most likely you are good enough at your job you rarely need to crop or make huge adjustment to your images. The most important thing would be quick file saves and processing and you’re on to the next project cos what time you can save is what time you earn. This is coming from a photographer who has to do video too and has 3 full time working staff for the time being. The main attraction of the R3 is the handling, the toughness, battery life, and its ability to shoot high quality videos too. It’s more hybrid than the R5c thanks to having IBIS imho. Not everyone shoots Netflix most of us just do regular work that requires a workhorse.

[@urosjovanovic3142]

You're right for sure, but wouldn't the R1 be a much better camera, covering all the options, if it had a 33-45mp sensor? Especially for the money, if that leaked pricing is right.

[@aaronjonellhall1937]

Didn’t know the R1 was going to have eye controlled af. Very interesting, I just don’t see myself using it though. I have astigmatism. I really thought Canon was going with the R3 being their high speed camera and R1 was going to be the Master of All. Oh well. R5 Mark II it is. I handle a range of professional photo and video. Having a camera that can do low res, high speed and then shift to high detail, low speed would’ve been awesome

[@slot9]

I'm really enjoying the quantity of videos lately!

[@harrisonstephen9907]

I don't think the lens is photoshopped. 1st, the photographers left hand is also blurred/out of focus compared to the right hand. 2nd, if this is a leaked image, why hide the lens and leak the camera? Wouldn't you leak both? And if they were hiding the lens, why wouldn't they just black out the lens info? I don't think I've ever seen cannon photoshop in fake product info before.

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

I know... just the FD throw me off...

[@derekv6479]

So I'm trading shittier images for more of them? Yeah, NO THANKS!!! In a $7000 camera the right route was variable or EITHER/OR!!!

[@BracaPhoto]

I won't mind the 24mp if they can improve the "pixel- shift" to near instantaneous ... 50 - 75 mega pickles 😋 That would be a neat trick 👌

[@BracaPhoto]

Ahhhhh .... that's an interesting concept - Dial in your Pickles by using different levels of Pixel-Shift 24mp at 60fps continuous 45mp at 20fps continuous 24mp is kinda ideal for 4k video as well Plus the higher dynamic range AND larger pixels for better signal to noise - Hmmmmm If "presented" to photogs correctly and with a new AI chip to handle the workload ... Hmmmm - could be a solution buried in there somewhere - but IM a FANBOY !! Wishful thinking maybe

[@jameslong1540]

It is one of the new lens!! They are not ready to announces yet.

[@hectorcuencas5075]

i would love to see it at 30 mega pixel, but i am definitely interesting in the DGO sensor cross my fingers , Mega Pixel is not a big deal for me.

[@jastorfilms301]

I think it’s hilarious how so many ppl who wouldn’t buy a 1 series anyway (and who the 1 series isn’t even targeting) are complaining so much about the potential mp count and saying it’s making them leave canon. Canon has shown us that they can make excellent mirrorless cameras and this will be no exception. This series was never meant to be the high mp monster. A Tesla plaid may beat a huracan in a straight line but the huracan is meant to be a performer around a track

[@edwardphilipmarianafzger9800]

It was this weekend at the fórmula 1

[@Travs_image]

I have the r3 and r5 with the rf600f4. I find myself using the r3 99% if the time because of the quality of the image. I’ll be getting both the r1 and r5 mkii. I don’t mind the 24 megapixel announcement at all as a wildlife photographer. It’s plenty.

[@joachimreiner7924]

I have many fantastic FD lenses and will be very happy, if there is a certain support to use it more. May be the adapter moves electric and makes them auto focus! That would be hammer!

[@stephenbarlow2493]

I think an FD lens, might have been pasted to cover up the actual lens, which might have revealed the source of the image and got someone in trouble for breaking an NDA.

[@Carlos-tm6zk]

Hi! If the R1 is in fact 24mp the I don’t get where it leaves the R3. I understand that in fact pros don’t need more MP, but, I’m scratching my head as to how this fits in the lineup. Unless the R3 ii will then climb up the MPs… Well, let’s see what happens All best!

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

That should be come evident as we get all the specs, but from what I see now, the R1 will be the best of the best in low light for sports and fast action, getting the shot in low light kind of camera.

[@kennethlui2268]

Simon, I mentioned that in one of your videos the new R1 and R5 II might use CFexpress Type B Gen 4 card as I saw Prograde Digital was selling that already even though no cameras in the market used Gen 4. Now you said R1 would use Gen 4. The memory card manufacturers know want what is coming.

[@ChrisFacciol_LIFELINEPHOTO]

Love this video. 🙏 I sold my R5 bodies and a bunch of my L RF lenses and now I have the R3 (when I heard the R1 was going to be a 30mp sensor, I scooped the R3 on the cheap) and I traded my 8 RF L lenses for the RF600 f4.0 😯😯😯😯😯 It’s a different world .. love it. I did get on Vistek waiting list for the R1 … but I’m super happy with the R3 but I’ll prefer a dual CFexpress card … and faster focusing …

[@OrdinaryFilmmaker]

You might also want to call Patrick at Downtown Camera. Mention my name and he might shave a little extra off the top ;)

[@romankuhler]

I do love the 24😅👍 it’s sharp, good for video and enough to print it. If there is another R6 coming I hope they make it more video first and put a 15 to 20 MP in there and a little bit less orangey😄 thx for making these videos. That rumor talk is so much fun😄 and some sort of satisfaction for my nerdy side👍 have a good day mate

[@thesharpercoder]

I’m going to give the image of the FD lens the benefit of the doubt. There are several FD-to-RF mount adapters out there. I’ll blame the OOF text on the front of the lens to DOF.

[@kenandcamera]

Wildlife can always use more megapixels for cropping purposes. 45/50 megapixels beats 24 megapixels for wildlife. I don't even think that's debatable. I'm wanting to stay with Canon, but Canon keeps making me re-think that decision. I'll keep hanging on to see what the R5 mk II offers. If the dynamic range isn't improved, I'm dropping Canon and begrudgingly going to Sony for the A1 mk II that will likely appear in 2025. Come on Canon...some of us have been waiting (years) for you to match Sony's A1 with megapixels/speed/dynamic range.

[@fabiansollner2473]

Yeah the discussion about the MP count is as old as digital photography. And I do understand that in some situations a higher number is beneficial, but for me personally that has very rare been the case. I remember the days when I was shooting with the 7d with its 18MP and in that time I thought that was incredible much. My mirrorless journey started with the RP (26MP) from which I stepped up to the R6 and later added a Nikon ZFc (both 20MP). From these three cameras the R6 has the best image quality overall which surprised me as I compared it to the RP side by side (same lens) and in that very moment I realized that the sensor and the processing power is also very or even more important than MP. Printing my pics in A2 by myself or even bigger in a shop has never been a problem with my photos. And in the rare cases I wanted to crop heavily, it was 99% my fault in choosing the wrong lens or being too lazy to get closer 😉

[@ytr8989]

It’s going to be incredible.

[@ToxicChillz]

I have an r7 and currently that is way enough mp for me, cropping in is possible even on the 7d mark ii, which is 18mp... for me 24 is the standard for a reason, its nice having more crop ability, but personally some of the images coming out of 24mp cameras are amazing. Don't get me wrong we all want more reach or being able to crop more, which is partially why I got the r7, but its doesn't help if you get it wrong haha. Its great but honestly its not needed for everything, there are definitely cases where I wish I had more. But for the price I paid for the r7, with adapater and sd cards (£1109) I cannot complain.

[@JaredRibic]

Been shooting with the R3 bodies since they first shipped. Love the R3 bodies, even though wish they were closer to 30MP. Happy not to have the overhead of the 45MP images from the R5 anymore! I mainly shoot weddings (photo and video), events, and fashion runway. I do 80% photo and 20% video. Never needed to shoot higher than 4k resolution for video, so I'm OK with My R3 bodies not having 8k. However, a full-size HDMI would be welcome, because the micro-HDMI jack is a sad joke. If the tiny Fuji bodies can handle a full-size HDMI jack, Canon has no excuse. They eye focus feature of the R3 never worked for me, so I don't care if they try to implement it in the R1. I want smarter autofocus, pre-record, and higher flash sync speed. This may be an unpopular opinion, but I like the mechanical shutter and would like to keep it. Yes, I often use the 1/64000 second electronic shutter when shooting at f/1.2 in direct sunlight, but for most everything else, I still prefer a mechanical shutter. The flip-out screen is one thing I wish Canon would update. Sony got it right mechanically, even if their screen doesn't look as good.

[@Tainted-Soul]

I may have been put off with the EOS-R 30MP I was not impressed with the image quality , but when I got the R5 and zoomed is (yes pixel peeking ) I was a lot more happy. but like you say and some others my old 50D I was happy with until you see what you can have LOL. I try and fill the frame and get the picture I want without editing as I dont have photo shop. but taking a photo of the moon with the 100-500 with and without the x2 I found I got a better picture without and Very heavy crop lol I got a good image I was happy with. now i am 100% sure if it was taken on a 24MP camera not a chance could I have Cropped as much. Sometimes when I'm out taking Macro ( my love ) I find that the DOF was to small and I need the shutter speed and im hand holding that I step back a little to give me that DOF knowing I can crop later. other times I just crank up the ISO 6400 easy or more to keep the shutter speed happy LOL the F stop at F8 to give me the best picture quality / shutter speed / DOF At F2.8 its far to small a DOF lol but sometimes that's cool subject dependant. But the normal photos yes you could say 24 MP may be good enough but once you have had 45MP there is no going back in my POV anyway

[@giovannispinosa182]

Good job with the info Simon. While not the "A9 III killer' some people hoped for this R1 is a very good camera, indeed. Any word on the dynamic range? (which is different than SNR). Also, is this sensor a dual-gain type? Nevertheless, those rolling shutter figures are quite excellent. Sensor read-out speed should also help with the AF as well as the FPS rate for stills. Seems to me that manufacturers are now making cameras targeted towards niche audiences. Perhaps, for the moment we'll see fewer generalist devices at least for now. (Sony takes the cake in this, creating these niche cameras with the hopes of Balkanizing the buying public.) I think Canon aficionados should be pleased.

[@NinetySix4]

that lens is loved for video. They're probably shooting video.

[@danielshepherd7306]

I'm usually happy with my S1H's 24mp, though to justify an upgrade, 45/50+ would be appreciated. So I imagine it depends what other camera people are coming from. It would be a huge improvement from the low 12/13 mp Sony a7Siii, which many people say is often enough.

[@SteveMitchell-bt8ez]

I can see no reason why they couldn't have went up to 30MP while they were making all the other changes. So disappointed. Might be the difference as to whether I buy or not.

[@levtecsystemstilingproduct7411]

It’s Vlad Rys.. his favorite lens is Fd 50 1.4

[@og7650]

What if the R1 can take both RF and EF lenses? I’m pretty sure canon was originally planing for that. Why else would they keep the RF mount almost identical to the 30-years-old one.

[@pauldarville3843]

Interesting Simon, Thanks!!!!

[@heidecker]

Well, following the EOS1Ds/DX series that seems to be the requirement what market research Canon has told. I am confident that Canon knows its market and customers (at least they know me, since I am customer for the Ds/DX series and lately R3). Why am I still relying on these 2X MPx bodies? Because they are built like tanks, are working under the worst conditions and their battery life is great. So I guess the R1 will be in the right place, right? Well, I am not a news photographer, and I found out that my personal sweet spot would be somewhere between 30 and 40 MPx, very much like the EOS R, because I find it quite convenient to have some contingency for cropping…so: where is a body built like a tank, weather sealed and with decent batteries like the R3 with some 30+ MPx? Caaaaannnoooon, can you hear me?

[@johnclay7644]

informative news thanks Simon.

[@kernzilla]

Going to disagree on the photoshop job. Just looks like normal CA/shallow DOF. Actually makes sense for a high-profile tester to try out MF lens to see how the peaking/addl cine video features work in the field.

[@ilyasovich]

What some people don't get is, if 24 mpix isn't enough, that's fine, other cameras can do more, sports oriented cameras never had high mpix count, sports shooters prefer smaller files for on the fly quick transfer times. And yes, those new features will soon trickle down the lineup as they did with other mirrorless. Look at the R50, R10, R7, R8 R6 Mark II, they all have a very close AF to the R3 with very close capabilities in terms accuracy anf whatnot... So yeah, just stop crying like toddlers, if you feel this one isn't right for you, just don't buy it, it's that easy...

[@edwinmajno]

Theres a photographer in f1 red bull that used fd lenns and old lenns and his R3 that could be the R1

[@Ben_Stewart]

Sounds like the Nikon D6.

[@Mr.Deeds.]

SOLUTION: Get a higher resolution body and have SRAM with 30 MP. Why can't they do that? Pixel Binning method. +1 (have instant pixel shift up to 100MP in RAW mode...not jpeg!)

[@anildangol]

Regardless of how many awesome feature it has or even 0ms readout speed, out of the world af, that 24mpx will be the reason why this camera will be dead before its arrival. It's not because they dare to out 24mpx on flagship camera, it's because people have high hope on this camera. specially a1 in near horizon, there is absolutely 0 reason why people should seek this camera.

[@vegansoy]

I think someone was using an FD lens because they had it and wanted to use it.

[@dons_trains]

Canon is competing with the R3. But 2x the price. Smart move guys. I will get a second R3 for less. That will do just fine.I have 2 R5's for portraits and studio. Use my R3 for sport. If the R1 was 30mp I would sell everything and get 2. For a all in one camera 30mp is perfect (5dm4)

[@vo.images]

Looks like this is an AI generated image!! or I'm missing something from previous videos where you probably mention this

[@JohnSwen-p6b]

Is the 24 MP sensor a DGO sensor? The "incredible signal to noise ratio" and "very clean images at high ISO" suggests that it may be....

[@mymusic5772]

Cheers Simon

[@gerhardbotha7336]

Yaaaaaaggggghhhhhhhnnnnnnnnn!

[@anthonyk27]

Never hear much about the vid features

[@dentonator96]

You already told us who said November. Good grief

[@3-piece129]

Josh 😂

[@januszciechowskiphotograph7297]

I don’t see anything funny about FD Lens I’m constantly using my FD 135mm f2.5 S.C and I got very good copy I can shoot wide open it produce awesome results super sharp on my R5

[@gregmccarthycronulla]

24 MP is more than enough for what I shoot which is surfing, cycling, athletics and border collies on the run. I use a range of RF and EF lenses on my R3 body which includes EF800mm f5.6, EF300mm f2.8, EF70-200mm f2.8, RF100-500mm f4.5-7.1 as well as RF14-35mm and RF24-105mm lf4.0 lenses + some others including the RF16mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm and 50mm.. Fast accurate autofocus and high ISO capability plus minimal rolling shutter is what is important to me. I will be buying the R1 over the R5 MkII. I also have the R6 MkII which I use in a waterhousing and like it almost as much as the R3. I do shoot a lot of video as well as stills. I can get exceptional prints up to 60x40 inches from 24MP but the vast majority of my work is on the web and some in magazines so 24MP is more than enough. I can crop 24MP up 50% and still get exceptional quality images for magazines.

[@fredlar9421]

Who will buy this 24MB camera @ $6,500 with his own hard earned money? Those got 110% brain-damaged ones will.

[@markysng]

So many people are complaining about the low MP and its actually getting annoying because its quite clear that y'all don't understand the purpose of the camera. So let me clarify for all of y'all. Yes this is marketed as a flagship model, but canon has also made it quite clear that this is meant as a professional camera for WORKING photographers in the industry. More specifically those working in the sports and news industry. Most of the camera's tech is geared towards this, such as the AF tracking etc. Canon even specifically highlighted that it will greatly benefit sports and news photographers in their official announcement. So its quite clear that they are the primary target audience. It doesn't mean that other professionals like wildlife photographers won't benefit as much, but seeing as they are not the main target audience, its specs aren't catered to them as much. It will still be able to do a good job, just not a mindblowingly good one. The sports and news photography industry is a very very fast paced environment. Shooting, wirelessly send photos to the media desk, editing, exporting and sending images to the editor sometimes has to happen within 30mins. High MP becomes more of an obstacle here because it just slows the whole process down. Imagine doing that whole process with thousands of images that are huge in file size, and sometimes even at locations where wireless connection is slow. Some of y'all may say that compression software exists for a reason. Compression software is indiscriminate, and its much better to shoot at the camera's native resolution to balance good quality and efficiency. People complain about Instagram's compression all the time. What if you use in camera compression to reduce the file size? The camera is already doing so much and you want it to do more???? I'll give y'all an analogy, why do people not shoot auto? because we still want to remain in control of the photographic process.... same concept here, we don't want an indiscriminate software deciding whats best for the photo. We want to be in control. Canon is also releasing the R5mkII soon.... It makes absolutely no sense that they will release an all-powerful camera that will eclipse and out-perform a future model in the professional line. Makes more sense to improve on an older model like the R3 than to overshadow the performance of a future camera. Its not a good business model and is much better to have individual cameras that each do their job and do it well. I mean shouldn't this be common sense? Cmon, we apply the same logic with lenses. To all the enthusiasts, this is a professional camera made primarily for people to earn their living and is hence based off their needs. Your needs as an enthusiast come secondary. So seriously, just get it through your heads and try to actually understand what the product is for instead of mindlessly complaining about what y'all want it to be.

[@Mr.Deeds.]

You surelly must have heard of the Sony A1, Nikon Z9-Z8??? Is the R1 only for sports photographers??? How about wildlife photography? Where the crop is key to some photos, like birds etc.... Canon has once more shot themselves on the right foot. R1 should have been the master of all genres.

[@PaulBawby]

@@Mr.Deeds.like Simon, markysng has probably never heard of professional wildlife photographers 😂

[@markysng]

@@Mr.Deeds. Did i say that it was only targeted at sports photographers? No I did not. Don’t put words into my mouths. I said that sports and news photographers are the PRIMARY target audience. You seem to understand english so how bout I educate you in marketing instead. Target audience does not mean only audience. Every product in the world has a primary target and secondary audience, with the main difference being that it is able to greatly meet the needs of the primary and adequetely satisfy the needs of the secondary. I am sure the R1 is capable of safisfying the basic needs of the photographers of other genres, however the R1 focused to meet all the demands of professional news and sports photographers. Canon’s announcement did not say it was a “master of all” genres, but everyone seems to expect it to be. it said that it would provide an enhanced experience across most genres and specifically highlighted sports and news. Canon’s 1 flagship models have always been targeted towards sports and news, even from the days of the 1Dx. Everyone knows this. It was just such a reliable model that it was capable of meeting the needs of other photographers as well. If sports and news has been the focus of their flagship models, why would people now suddenly expect it to be any different???? I’ve done work in both press companies and sports and I can tell you that 24MP is more than enough for this area. As mentioned in my main comment having a higher MP becomes a hindrance in sports and news. So the Sony and Nikon models that you mentioned will just slow down even more. If you feel that the R1 isnt good, then don’t get the R1. I don’t care and canon doesn’t care. Also if you need to rely on technology that much to produce a good image, it calls into question your photography skills and maybe you should go back to basics. Or even better, pick up an analog camera. If not, stop unfairly criticising and complaining about thing you clearly know very little about

[@christophercarlimages9003]

​@@markysnginstead of preaching to people that they don't understand Canon's target audience, why not just understand yourself that there obviously is a large market for a high mpx pro body camera and this is an area where Canon offers ZERO choices. Stop with the myth that the R5 is anywhere close to a high mpx R1 in performance. I think people who have invested plenty of money into Canon products can understand the nuances of the market. What they justifiably can't understand is why Canon doesn't offer a legitimate competitor to the Z9??

[@Mr.Deeds.]

@@PaulBawby indeed... this is why canon hasn't evolved.... old sensor tech...24MP...R5 is the only camera they offer to nature/wildlife and landscape photographers.

[@stevefitzgerald9193]

simon, lets get real here. ok? canon at this point is not worried about the R1. the market for this camera is about 2% of camera sales. this camera is not for the average photographer. THE R5ii is more of a camera that will sell. please do a video on MP!!!!!!!! everyone is hung up on MP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!it is really foolish. when i got my R5. i hated using it. it took so much time to work with the files. i used my R6 a lot more. i also had to buy a new computer. you DO NOT NEED 50,60,100 MP!!!!!!!!!!!! 24 MP is more than enough. i would like it with your knowledge. stop this misconception. no one i know of. is going to buy a R1 for 7,000.00 to shoot pics of there kids!!!!!!!

[@TravisCurry]

It’s an AI image.

[@janvanholten7592]

Stop all that complaining about " not enough megapixels". If you think you need more, buy another camera. It's that simple!

[@post1967]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@allend6137]

First

[@geekgee]

I'm so proud.

[@badboyvr4]

2nd

[@robmcd]

anything above 36mp is stupid for this kind of camera.

[@Noah-Promates]

我非常感谢您可以如此认真的撰写这些消息，但也记得要好好休息~