Having read an internet and a half worth of opinions on what one would think is the worst camera to ever ship from Japan, I went down to the local best buy and tried out the EOS R on display: following are my impressions.
-On/Off Switch Wheel - Yes, it seems like this space could be better used. But for a mode dial? Nah. How about a power indicator to free space from the main LCD?
-Mode Selection - Mash the Mode button and roll the wheel, simple enough .
-AF point selection - This is a big one.
- Touch Screen - Forget it, slow, not accurate enough and needs a lot of fine tuning
- There is no joystick - I've had a 5D3/5D4 for 5 years and never once used a bloody joystick to select an AF point. No fuss here.
- Direction pad - Not fast enough for point selection
- Use the 2 wheels for horizontal / vertical movement , bingo! Works perfect.
-Sadly, for Auto AF selection us canon guys dont have anything comparable to the D8x0.. will we ever?
-Switching between video and stills - Mash the info button while selecting modes - simple enough
- For the amount of video modes, this exposes why the mode wheel is now gone. And the lack of a hardware connect allows additional modes to be added via firmware perhaps?
-The M. Fn Bar. The most controversial part of the EOS R interface. For this model it was set to ISO, and it just takes too much effort to get moving, and is too unpredictable once working. Maybe it can be programmed to something else but another dial or buttons would be a better use of space.
The M. Fn bar really does seem to be a fly in the custard here but otherwise everything is very well and nicely thought out. As I was walking up to the display, someone was buying an EOS R and a bunch of other stuff for themself. At this price its not a casual purchase, and seems to be a promising sign of the R's acceptance.
Here's hoping Canon has something good coming for the future mirrorless RF bodies! This first step could have been much worse. Canon over delivered on lenses and under delivered on the body, exactly the opposite of Sony.
-On/Off Switch Wheel - Yes, it seems like this space could be better used. But for a mode dial? Nah. How about a power indicator to free space from the main LCD?
-Mode Selection - Mash the Mode button and roll the wheel, simple enough .
-AF point selection - This is a big one.
- Touch Screen - Forget it, slow, not accurate enough and needs a lot of fine tuning
- There is no joystick - I've had a 5D3/5D4 for 5 years and never once used a bloody joystick to select an AF point. No fuss here.
- Direction pad - Not fast enough for point selection
- Use the 2 wheels for horizontal / vertical movement , bingo! Works perfect.
-Sadly, for Auto AF selection us canon guys dont have anything comparable to the D8x0.. will we ever?
-Switching between video and stills - Mash the info button while selecting modes - simple enough
- For the amount of video modes, this exposes why the mode wheel is now gone. And the lack of a hardware connect allows additional modes to be added via firmware perhaps?
-The M. Fn Bar. The most controversial part of the EOS R interface. For this model it was set to ISO, and it just takes too much effort to get moving, and is too unpredictable once working. Maybe it can be programmed to something else but another dial or buttons would be a better use of space.
The M. Fn bar really does seem to be a fly in the custard here but otherwise everything is very well and nicely thought out. As I was walking up to the display, someone was buying an EOS R and a bunch of other stuff for themself. At this price its not a casual purchase, and seems to be a promising sign of the R's acceptance.
Here's hoping Canon has something good coming for the future mirrorless RF bodies! This first step could have been much worse. Canon over delivered on lenses and under delivered on the body, exactly the opposite of Sony.
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