My trusty full-frame Canon EOS 6D has been a trusty friend for these past five years
That being said, I’m due for an upgrade as the amount of abuse this poor camera has taken over the years is no doubt pushing its life expectancy as well as seen some age in technology, specifically in the megapixels, focus points and non-movable LCD screen.
I’m holding out for a big jump in megapixels so I can crop at will while maintaining very large files for the fine art photography I offer. I’m also looking forward to more focus points then the original Canon 6D’s nine.
The Mark II version of the Canon 6D which came out last year is a nice camera but I’m looking forward to a big leap as my photography has grown over the years since I’ve been using the original Canon 6D.
So far Canon has released the Canon R which is a mirror-less camera as well as a new lens mount. I’m interested. My growing collection of Canon EOS lenses will work with the new system using an innovative adapter which can house a neutral density filter BEHIND the lens. That’s cool. As well as some other features a mirrorless system brings to the table like no flapping mirror with its big prism box and the ability to see exactly what kind of exposure you are getting on the LCD screen before the image is taken.
Size savings is not so much as some of the lenses build for the new system are larger then the old EOS lens versions. And these cameras eat batteries faster than more traditional DSLR cameras.
But the promise of a Canon R Professional model down the road has me holding out. I want me some 100 megapixels if the rumors hold out to be true.
Right now the line up is just the single camera, the Canon R which is said to be the middle of the road version at around $2,200. A more budget friendly version is said to be coming out next (in the $1,600 range). But I’ve been selling a lot of prints lately so I think I can save up my pennies and hold out for the pro model. Hopefully it won’t be too long of a wait.
Canon plans to roll out more and more lenses for the new mount while putting the old EOS mount lens line up on hold. Which makes sense. They already have an extensive line up of EOS lenses, enough to keep everyone happy one might think.
So perhaps when the new R mount lenses reach a point good enough to satisfy the pros, they’ll release the mirror-less professional level model. From what I’ve read they have abandoned the notion of coming out with a medium format camera and instead are concentrating on this
