In this Episode of Reviews from the Blind, I take a look at the Canon EOS R and if it can be used as a wildlife camera.
Showing posts with label mirrorless. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mirrorless. Show all posts
I keep hearing many rumors regarding the possible release of the Canon 7D Mark III, but before I speculate as to what I think the new camera might look like on a spec sheet, I want to redirect you to what the Canon CEO explained to us at the beginning of this year.
Will it be Mirrorless?
With all the talk about Canon's new mirrorless offerings, one simply has to wonder which camera will be next. Will the 7D Mark III be the next mirrorless? Personally, I don't think so. Since the 7D Mark III is the flagship APS-C camera and utilizes the same autofocus system as the 1 Series cameras, I think it will become mirrorless within the same time frame as the 1 Series bodies do. They will be the last to go mirrorless.
What will the Specs Look Like?
We can all sit here and make our predictions and let's be honest it is fun to do that. So why should I be any different. In light of the CEO's announcement above, here are my latest predictions.
Possible Additions
Conclusion
Personally, I think this will be the last 7D series to include a mirror. The 7D Mark IV will be mirrorless as well as the 1DX Mark IV. I think this will be a move that is not only expected by the shooters, but one which Canon has to embrace to continue to be a major player in the marketplace.
The 7D Mark III will not have any features that are earth shaking, but I do think that finally we are are going to see a camera that has had significant enough upgrades to be considered a win by most. This will be the last flagship body to receive the 4K upgrade and it is needed by many. Don't look for huge gains in image quality, but expect to see better noise performance and a huge boost to AF speed. If they remove the AA filter, the image quality will increase also and that could be a huge win for Canon.
I do think this upgrade will be worth moving up from the Canon 7D Mark II for those who are looking to take advantage of the newer features. I think the AF system alone will be worth the upgrade for wildlife photographers.
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“Our primary management goal this year is to raise our antennas high toward cutting-edge technology. It is on this point where we lag behind other companies. We will open up a research and development center in the U.S.’s Silicon Valley, where we will actively adopt new technology.”Furthermore, there were other quotes which talked about Canon halting development on some products in order to reevaluate and determine what the next steps were. I personally believe that the Canon EOS 7D Mark III design and prototyping was halted in order to determine if it was cutting edge enough and what the future might look like for the camera. As far as announcements, I personally feel like we are looking at Q1 of 2019, but who knows, I may be surprised.
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| Canon EOS 7D Mark II - the current flagship APS-C camera offered by Canon |
Will it be Mirrorless?
With all the talk about Canon's new mirrorless offerings, one simply has to wonder which camera will be next. Will the 7D Mark III be the next mirrorless? Personally, I don't think so. Since the 7D Mark III is the flagship APS-C camera and utilizes the same autofocus system as the 1 Series cameras, I think it will become mirrorless within the same time frame as the 1 Series bodies do. They will be the last to go mirrorless.
What will the Specs Look Like?
We can all sit here and make our predictions and let's be honest it is fun to do that. So why should I be any different. In light of the CEO's announcement above, here are my latest predictions.
- 28 Megapixel Sensor
- New AF comparable to the 1DX Mark II
- Autofocus sensor count will not increase or will increase very little
- 4K video at 60 fps
- 1080p video at 120p
- Ability to pull stills out of the 4K video
- 14 fps Continuous Shooting
- Dual Digic 8 processors
- Touch Screen LCD with touch focus on video
- Bigger buffer to handle 6 seconds of continuous shooting at 14 fps
- More cross point AF points
- Ability to shoot f8 lenses/TC on the entire center cluster
- ISO 1600 will be the new ISO 800
- No AA filter - I would love to see this, but I am skeptical.
Possible Additions
- Built in wifi
- CFast card slot(s)
- 30+ Megapixel Sensor (unlikely but possible)
Conclusion
Personally, I think this will be the last 7D series to include a mirror. The 7D Mark IV will be mirrorless as well as the 1DX Mark IV. I think this will be a move that is not only expected by the shooters, but one which Canon has to embrace to continue to be a major player in the marketplace.
The 7D Mark III will not have any features that are earth shaking, but I do think that finally we are are going to see a camera that has had significant enough upgrades to be considered a win by most. This will be the last flagship body to receive the 4K upgrade and it is needed by many. Don't look for huge gains in image quality, but expect to see better noise performance and a huge boost to AF speed. If they remove the AA filter, the image quality will increase also and that could be a huge win for Canon.
I do think this upgrade will be worth moving up from the Canon 7D Mark II for those who are looking to take advantage of the newer features. I think the AF system alone will be worth the upgrade for wildlife photographers.
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| Early Image of the Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera |
Canon rumors released a bunch of specs for the new Canon EOS R mirrorless camera on September 1, 2018. I have highlighted the specs I really think will be helpful to nature photographers. The specs are as follows...
- Number of effective pixels: 30.3 million pixels (Total number of pixels: 31.7 million pixels)
- Image type: JPEG, RAW (14 bit), C-RAW
- Dual pixel RAW support
- EVF: organic EL, 0.71 times
- AF point: Maximum 5,655 points
- Distance measurement range: EV – 6 to 18 (23 ° C at room temperature · ISO 100 with F1.2 lens)
- ISO sensitivity: 100 to 40000 (extended ISO: 50, 51200, 102400)
- Shutter speed: 1/8000 to 30 seconds, Bulb
- Continuous shooting performance: Up to 8 frames per second (at servo AF: up to 5 frames / sec)
- Video: 4K 30p, FullHD 60p, HD 120p
- Rear liquid crystal display: 3.15 type 2.1 million dots touch panel
- Recording medium: SD / SDHC / SDXC card
- Battery: LP-E6N / LP-E6
- Can charge inside the camera using the USB power adapter PD – E1 (only when using LP – E 6N)
- Size: 135.8 x 98.3 x 84.4 mm
- Weight: 660 g (including battery / memory card) · 580 g (body only)
Based on the fact that most of these are probably not just rumor at this point, I am going to put in my two cents on what I like on paper and what I think might be an issue. I am going to cover this more in depth in a podcast coming out soon.
- 30 megapixels is more than enough for most applications, so I don't see any need to complain here. Honestly, I actually applaud them for not trying to go for 40 or 50. I think that will help keep noise down.
- They are claiming it has 5,655 AF points. So that is pretty much the whole screen and is welcome. I am sure you will be able to choose how many you want to be active as this would be a must for fast action photography.
- I know that Canon is going to get kick back from photographers on only having 4K at 30p, but I still think this is a good offering on their first mirrorless targeting advanced photographers. Hopefully it will not be a crop like it is on the Canon 5D Mark IV.
- Some images suggest that it has a fully articulating screen. This is going to be huge for vloggers and shooting from low angles.
- Only 660 grams compared to 910 grams of the 7D Mark II. All you weight snobs should be happy about that. Personally, the camera is always the lightest part of the equation in wildlife photography, so I don't worry about it.
- Only 8 frames per second, but that is more than enough for wildlife photography. 8fps or above is the sweet spot for action work.
That's really all I have to say for now on this topic. We really need to wait a bit longer to see how everything shakes out. This is indeed exciting news as Canon moves into the new era of photography!
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