More R5 info

[John_SD]

Hopefully this won't get deleted, but Tech Radar interviewed David Parry of Canon (a product marketing specialist) and asked several questions about the R5. Some interesting stuff. I look forward to the camera's release. The last time I posted some info about the R5, in which a Canon source confirmed specs, our crackerjack mods deleted it almost immediately. 

[John_SD]

There is more to enthusiast photography than shooting amateur sports from the stands or sidelines. YMMV. 

[ebiggs1]

"Two simple questions:"

One simple question, why is there no pro level mirrorless, they are not ready for prime time............yet!  No matter how much you want it to be so, it ain't.

[John_SD]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"Two simple questions:"

One simple question, why is there no pro level mirrorless, they are not ready for prime time............yet!  No matter how much you want it to be so, it ain't.

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Ernie, we've been over this before. Pros all over the world are using mirrorless cameras now. Certainly not in the numbers that are using long-established DSLRs, but pros are using the Sony A9, A92, Nikon Z7, etc. I define a pro as someone who earns his living from photography. There is more to the world than small-town Kansas, Ernie, which seems to be your stumbling block. In think in time, you will figure this out and come around. 

[ebiggs1]

"...but pros are using the Sony A9, A92, Nikon Z7, etc."

I'll ignor your condescending remarks and calmly tell you something you seem to not know.  Pros may use a mirrorless camera but that does not make the camera a pro level model.  There are no pro level mirrorless cameras.  No matter how much you might try to spin it.  Even in my small town Kansas we know that much. 

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

"...but pros are using the Sony A9, A92, Nikon Z7, etc."

I'll ignor your condescending remarks and calmly tell you something you seem to not know.  Pros may use a mirrorless camera but that does not make the camera a pro level model.  There are no pro level mirrorless cameras.  No matter how much you might try to spin it.  Even in my small town Kansas we know that much. 

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OK, I confess to being confused. What, exactly, does "pro level" mean if not "commonly used (for business purposes) by pros"?

[kvbarkley]

It means it has the ebiggs stamp of approval, kind of like the Good Housekeeping Seal.

[ebiggs1]

" What, exactly, does "pro level" mean ..."

Simple, it means a 1 series type camera. Something like the D series from Nikon. The only two true pro level cameras made.  I am surprised you guys don't see this.

To help educate the other fellows, just because you made a buck with your cameras does not make you a pro. Gee, I put a bandaide on my gradson's knee so now I am a doctor.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

" What, exactly, does "pro level" mean ..."

Simple, it means a 1 series type camera. Something like the D series from Nikon. The only two true pro level cameras made.  I am surprised you guys don't see this.

To help educate the other fellows, just because you made a buck with your cameras does not make you a pro. Gee, I put a bandaide on my gradson's knee so now I am a doctor.

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So we're to infer that the classification of a camera as "pro level" has only to do with how it's built and has little or nothing to do with how often a professional photographer decides that it's the best solution for his/her needs? Well, I wouldn't have defined it that way, but I guess you got there first. I haven't actually heard the term used very much, except by you.

BTW, don't lump me in with those you say claimed to be a pro. But during my stint as a semi-pro (i.e., when photography was part of my job), the pros with whom I came in contact were as likely to be using a 5-series camera as a 1-series. Just sayin'.

[ebiggs1]

Robert,

"So we're to infer that the classification of a camera as "pro level" has only to do with how it's built and has little or nothing to do with how often a professional photographer decides that it's the best solution for his/her needs?"

I am glad you raised my G1x to pro status because I used it on a couple jobs.  One of the KC Star persons, I know, was still using a 40D another great pro level camera, huh?  Man, I had the whole 5 series line up less the Mk IV.  Pro level cameras are everywhere!   Come to think of it, all those Rebels, wow, I had not even realized how many pro level cameras I have or had.

Robert, tongue and cheek aside,  and the others, if you don't know the difference between consumer gear and pro gear, I fear there is little help for you.  Believe what you wish it is still a free country.

[ebiggs1]

"And do you seriously think you can resist trying out the R-mount version ..."

Yes!    No interest at all.