![]() ![]() ![]() Nikon has added programmable control rings to the lenses in the new system, but Canon's method can enable control-ring functions such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO speed and exposure compensation, for all lenses. The latter is cleverer than Nikon's approach. The RF mount has more pinouts than the older mounts, and there are a couple of useful mount-adapter add-ons: one for a drop-in filter and one for a control ring. Like Nikon, Canon's new mount has a very wide diameter, 54mm, which should allow it to support high-quality, sub-f1-aperture lenses as well. In which case, people who've already sunk money into the system are, well, you do the math. Or it means Canon will obsolesce the EOS M in favor of a revised APS-C line with the RF (or compatible) mount. This will give you no way to up your photos without buying an entirely new camera, and renders any EOS M camera a really bad buy. ![]() ![]() In other words, you'll never be able to use the new, higher-quality lenses on the APS-C mirrorless models.Īs Canon News points out, that means one of two things: The first possibility is that the EOS M line will never get a decent selection of fast, high-quality, lighter-weight lenses even if Canon is up to managing products for three active lens-mount lines. That leaves only 2mm (0.08 inches) for an EF-M to RF adapter, which is nothing to cry over, but less than zero for an RF to EF-M. The RF mount design has a 20mm flange distance - the distance between the sensor and the mount - while Canon's APS-C mirrorless EOS M models have an 18mm flange distance. RF-mount adapters for EF, EF-S, TS-E (tilt-shift) and MP-E (macro) lenses will be available, which can pass through autofocus, metadata and OIS.īut there won't be an adapter for the EOS M EF-M-mount lenses. The Drop-in Filter Mount Adapter EF-EOS R will all be available for purchase in February 2019 for an estimated retail price of $400 with a variable ND filter, or $300 with a circular polarizing filter. The Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R and Control Ring Mount Adapter EF-EOS R will be available in October for an estimated retail price of $100 and $200 respectively. The body is dust-and-weather resistant, though. And while it may focus fast, with all those focus points at up to f11, the continuous shooting speed with AF of 5fps doesn't suffice for many of the times you'd want such fast AF, such as bird photography. (The Canon Log profile supports 12 stops of dynamic range, but Canon's sensors have historically had less dynamic range than Sony's, which are used by Sony and Nikon.) But it only has a single card slot.įor still shooting, the camera's standout feature is a new autofocus system with 5,655 phase-detection points that Canon claims can focus as fast as 0.05 second (really fast) or in low-light down to -6EV that implies it can focus in the dark, at f1.2. Video capabilities include 10-bit 4:2:2 recording externally, an all-I codec, UHD 4K/30p and slower recording, and support for the Canon Log profile. Canon still really needs a camera with a high-resolution, broad-dynamic range OLPF-free sensor to match the competition. Even the two-year-old 5D Mark IV could use an update. But it can't wait too long: The high-resolution 5DS and 5DS R turned three in June, and Canon has fallen behind both Nikon and Sony in that class. It also gives the camera a chance to build up some word-of-mouth buzz (or not) before the consumer holiday shopping season starts, though it also gives Nikon a chance to see how well its higher price is received before announcing the price of the Z6.Ī pro still-targeted camera has the luxury of releasing a little later. If there are any issues, Canon has the chance to iron out the bugs before unleashing it on more demanding pros. If the body had lower-priced matching lenses, I do think that starting off with the cheaper model rather than the pro would have been a smart move. Sure, you can use Canon's cheaper EF lenses with a mount adapter, but why buy this mirrorless, then? Unless Canon thinks that the only people who will be buying the camera are those who've already invested heavily in Canon gear - which it just turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy. It incorporates Canon's next-generation Nano USM motor. While the 24-105mm f4L isn't slated to ship standalone until December - for $1,100 - given that it's part of the launch kit that lens will obviously be available earlier. In December, there will be a 28-70mm f2L USM for $3,000 and a 35mm f1.8 Macro IS STM for $500 (it supports Canon's hybrid electronic/optical image stabilization). But in comparison, the current EF-mount 50mm f1.2 USM is $1,450. Yes, it can focus as close as 0.6 inches (15mm), which is yummy. The first lens to ship will be a 50mm f1.2L USM in October for. ![]()
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