This Is Why The Canon EOS R Doesn’t Have IBIS (and why it may have it in future)

Canon Eos R Firmware Update
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Canon EOS R at a glance:

  • 30.3MP Full-Frame CMOS Sensor
  • DIGIC 8 Image Processor
  • UHD 4K30 Video; C-Log & 10-Bit HDMI Out
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF, 5655 AF Points
  • 3.69m-Dot OLED Electronic Viewfinder
  • 3.15″ 2.1m-Dot Swivel Touchscreen LCD
  • Expanded ISO 50-102400, 8 fps Shooting
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, SD UHS-II Card Slot
  • Multi-Function Bar, Dual Pixel RAW

As soon as the Canon EOS R was official, the Internet started to do what it likes most: complaining. Besides the ominous “2 card slot” polemics, there was another, maybe more interesting point to debate: why does the Canon EOS R not have In Camera Image Stabilisation (IBIS)?

The Nikon Z6/Z7 has it, Sony’s MILCs have it, the new medium format Fuji MILCs have it. So why not the Canon EOS R?

The people at Digital Camera World went straight to Canon UK’s product intelligence consultant, David Parry, to ask it. Here are some excerpts:

We [i.e. Canon, editor’s note] feel that in-lens IS is the optimum system for image stabilisation […]

With an in-body IS system you are creating something that needs to work over lots of different types of lenses and different lens groups, so you don’t get a dedicated system for that particular lens.

All lenses move in different ways, and you get different types of shake depending on what kind of lens you’re using, so dedicating the IS system to the particular lens is, for us, the optimum way of doing it – but that’s not to say that we aren’t looking at in-body IS.

Makes sense to me. Furthermore, Canon is very conservative when it comes to new features. My interpretation of what Mr. Parry said is that Canon might testing IBIS and that it may find its way in a future mirrorless camera.

All the new Canon gear announced ahead of Photokina 2018 can now be pre-ordered:

Pre-order the Canon EOS R in the USA: B&H Photo | Adorama | Canon USA | Amazon

Pre-order the Canon RF mount lenses in the USA: B&H Photo | Adorama | Canon USA | Amazon

Canon EOS R world-wide pre-order links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon RF mount lenses world-wide pre-order links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

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This Is What Happened at Photokina 2018 – All The New Camera Gear

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Gordon Laing posted a 16 minutes video where he’ll take you on a tour of Photokina 2018, showing you all the new camera gear that was on display.

Table of contents:
  • 1:13: Canon EOS R, SX70 HS, EF 400mm f2.8 III
  • 2:56: Nikon Z, P1000
  • 3:45: Ricoh GR III
  • 4:10: Fujifilm GFX 50R, GFX 100, SQ20
  • 5:52: Zhiyun Webill Lab, Crane 3 Lab
  • 7:30: Sigma ART 28mm ART 40mm, 70-200mm f2.8, 60-600mm, 56mm
  • 9:00: Laowa 24mm macro tube lens
  • 10:00: Tamron 15-30mm G2, 17-35mm, 24-75mm
  • 11:02: DJI Mavic 2, Ronin S 12:05: Panasonic Lumix S, 10-25mm f1.7
  • 13:00: Olympus playground
  • 13:46: Sony FE 24mm, RX100 VI, Tough SD

Hands-On Pictures of All New Sigma Lenses (28mm, 40mm, 56mm, 70-200mm and 60-600mm)

Sigma 28mm F/1.4 Art Deal
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Photography Blog posted a set of pictures of the recently announced Sigma lenses.

  • Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art (expected availability January 2019)
  • Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art (expected availability October 2018)
  • Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN | Contemporary (expected availability November 2018)
  • Sigma 60-600mm F4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM | Sports (user manual – expected availability October 2018, can be pre-ordered at B&H Photo | Adorama | Amazon)
  • Sigma  70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM | Sports (expected availability December 2018)

The 56mm is for mirrorless cameras and will not come with a Canon EF-M or Canon RF mount, all other lenses will come with EF mount.

Click here to see the Sigma lenses image gallery.

 

Real or Mistake? Canon EOS R with RF 24-105mm Lens Has $200 Discount on Pre-Order at B&H Photo

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We can’t say if it is real or just a mistake. B&H Photo is accepting pre-orders for the Canon EOS R with RF 24-105mm f/4L IS lens at $3,199. That’s $200 less than other retailers. And it’s for the pre-order.

All the new Canon gear announced ahead of Photokina 2018 can now be pre-ordered:

Pre-order the Canon EOS R in the USA: B&H Photo | Adorama | Canon USA | Amazon

Pre-order the Canon RF mount lenses in the USA: B&H Photo | Adorama | Canon USA | Amazon

Canon EOS R world-wide pre-order links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Canon RF mount lenses world-wide pre-order links:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE