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Canon EOS R3 is official

Unless you have been living under a rock, its no secret that mirrorless cameras have basically ended the era of DSLR's, but if you were a working professional who shot sports-action-wildlife chances are that, though compelling, Mirrorless cameras looked and felt fragile when compared to workhorse cameras such as the 1DX or Nikon's D5 and didn't have the same endurance or ergonomics of the top tier DSLR's.


Canon being a brand which has taken a different approach to Mirrorless (unlike Sony and their angular/flat design language) has now basically made a compelling offering to those who would otherwise have not considered switching to mirrorless with the announcement of the new EOS R3 - a model that sits above the current EOS R5 and is almost en par with the status held by the EOS 1DX Mk3 but Canon does say the R3 is a tier below the 1DX and therefore we can expect a proper flagship someday in the future (EOS R1?).


The camera, unlike the top tier 1DX Mk3 is lighter than the flagship 1DX Mk3 as it has no pentaprism and  mirror assembly, but is still well built and has full weather sealing and a built in battery grip which could be doubled as your primary grip when taking portrait photos. The camera features a 23.1 BSI FX sensor and it can shoot 30 fps electronically and 12 mechanically (and is blackout free when shooting electronically). the sensor features ISO 100-102400 which can be expanded to 204800.The sensor is stabilized and offers 5 axis image stabilization - perfect for hand held scenarios or when shooting low light images, speaking of which , the camera can go down to -7.5 EV.


Focusing points on the new R3 consists of 1053 AF points and you can also enable Canon's excellent Dual pixel AF II for video if needed and the R3 is the first Canon mirrorless camera to bring Eye-tracking for the photographer by basically tracking the movement of the eyeball and predicting its position relative to the AF area - basically allowing the user to track focus instead of relying on the joystick for AF tracking. Canon also has its excellent object tracking and eye focus modes as well.The viewfinder on the camera is said to pack 5.7 million dots.

On the video side, the camera - unlike the flagship 1DX, has a fully articulating display and is useful for video production or low level/top down styles of photography. The camera supports 6K video recording at 60 fps while 4K could be recorded in 120fps (10 bit 4.2.2) and it supports dual card recording as well.


Speaking of dual cards, the R3 features a single SDXC UHS II compatible and one CF express type B slot, keeping the lights on is a LP - E19 battery with 820 shots with the rear LCD or 620 if you use the viewfinder. Pricing for the camera starts at $5999 (Body only).


 

 Source - Canon 


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