I just got mine this week and WOW!!! I'll always say this, I'd rather have a 12mp shot that's in focus than a 60mp shot out of focus. 24mp is a sweet spot for me. People are so focused on specs and mp count when half the viewers are looking at a phone screen any how
I definitely agree that most are overly fixated on MP, but there's also definitely a place for higher values. I shoot 90% wildlife and was torn between the R3 and the R5 mkii and ultimately went with the mkii partly because cropping is just a reality of wildlife shooting. If you're on safari and confined to a vehicle, you'll miss a lot of great shots if you don't have that crop ability (unless you want to digitally enlarge the shot), even if you have the big glass. R1 would still be a legend for wildlife, but I know for how I shoot there'd be situations where some higher res would be appreciated. It does give me some joy to see comparisons between the A1 mk ii and the r5 mkii to see how well my camera stands up to it. Every Canon release seems to be controversial when in reality they're generally just crushing it.
@@SimonNorthernPhoto Crushing it not sure, though l love my Mii it just will not hold the custom settings l literally have to go over every button setting every time l use custom mode 1, 2, or 3. I believe l am not the only one suffering this l think Canon need to improve their software waiting and hoping for a firmware fix apart from that really enjoying it.
What a great video, I think your mindset of the R1 isn't the 'best at everything' camera but instead it is REALLY good at what it's intended for makes total sense. This is a very realistic mindset and we should reconsider what the term 'Flagship' means. Well done!
in a sea of review videos bashing canon and the R1 for its lack of one or another "flagship" feature, this is the best breakdown on this topic that i've seen yet - this is the context they're all missing. i shoot a lot of action (particularly in low light) and while the R3 i've been using for a while is leaps and bounds better than the 1DXs i was shooting on before, the R1 checks all my wishlist boxes.
Enjoyed the video. I’m patiently awaiting my R1 and currently shoot sports primarily with R3/5/6mk2 but also some wildlife and auto for fun too. Speed, AF, CF cards - those things matter to me. Having two CF B cards is tremendous. 30fps is great. 24MP is fine and I’ll grab the R5 if I know I need more. Handling bad light is also better with 24MP and that’s huge for indoor sports. It was a no brainer for me to order the R1. The Alpha 1 mk 2 looks great but when I’m processing over 10,000 photos per weekend, the last thing I need is larger file sizes slowing me down.
Excellent ‘flagship for dummies’ explanation! If Canon calls it their flagship model, then it is! the manufacturers, not the customers decide what is the flagship model! ( often based on being the most expensive.)
What amazes me is the robustness of the R1. Maybe in combination with the 24-105 / 2.8 (internal zooming) the perfect combination for very harsh conditions. And the high ISO performance is more than amazing. Also love the build in GPS.
I was lucky enough to get to shoot with the R1 this past week and it is incredible. Hands-down the best auto focus system I’ve ever shot with the ergonomics and body itself is rugged, durable, and comfortable. The thing is just a beast and the files are incredibly nice. You are spot on about Canon targeting a specific audience with this. They view the R1 and R five mark two is siblings not necessarily one greater than the other. Two different cameras with two specific audiences in mind.
The R5 II is not a sibling to the R1. The R3 is better than the R5 II in a lot of ways.. The R3 has better AF by just a bit and the R3 has better video because the R5 II data rates - Mbps with available frames rates have been moved across different 4K options. This means that you are limited to 24p in some 4K options and limited Mbps at 4k 120p. This is done because the R5 II must not be able to handle 4K 120p at 1080 Mbps data rate that the R3 can do. I have used the R3 and R5 II and the R3 is the better camera. They made the R5 II to be as close as the R3 as possible and it's not quite as fast for photos and is missing the same Mbps that I mentioned above. So, the R1 will be better than the R3 in a lot of ways but the data rates are still cut down but a little higher than the R5 II. For example, the R5 II records at 350 Mbps compared to the R3 recording at 1080 Mbps at 4K 120p. Not sure how 4k 120p looks like at 350 Mbps yet.
*I wish someone would grab their R1 and go out and shoot 6K resolution video with it. I would really like to see what quality the video is at having the benefit of the new super speed readout sensor Canon has made for this camera. I've been searching for some footage tests here on UA-cam, but haven't found much of anything.*
Canon’s high-end cameras are the kind that you truly come to appreciate when you use them extensively. Anyone who spends time with the EOS R1 will likely agree that it feels every bit like a flagship camera. However, Sony and Nikon have redefined what it means to be a flagship camera, largely thanks to the groundbreaking A1 and Z9. Rather than being tailored primarily for action and sports photography, these models represent a broader flagship concept-designed to excel across all types of photography. While photojournalists and professional sports photographers might not require high resolution, Sony and Nikon offer the flexibility to shoot smaller JPEGs or RAW files when needed. The Canon R1, on the other hand, cannot shoot higher resolutions. I think this is a miss opportunity for Canon because the R1 has limited market appeal compared to the flagships of the other brands. All of the bird photographers I know were all once Canon DLSR shooters whom all moved to the Nikon Z9 thanks to its ability to crop and Nikon’s better selection of telephoto glass. Thats a chunk of customers Canon lost because it decided to stick with its old ways of keeping their gripped pro bodies low megapixels. They tell me that if the R3 were just at least 30mpx they would have considered sticking to Canon. Currently, the R1 is unmatched in autofocus performance, but with the release of the Sony A1 Mark II and the upcoming Nikon Z9 Mark II, it’s reasonable to expect the gap in autofocus capabilities to narrow significantly-just as it did with the previous generation of flagships (A1, R3, and Z9). Which were neck and neck of each other in terms of AF performance.
You're wrong! The R1 shouldn't be considered a flagship and here's why! Firstly, as the president of a meetup group Sony Rules, Canon Dhurl's! I find it hard for the R1 to be a "Flagship" Camera, because it doesn't have the megapixels I think it should have. you know, during my meetups with all of my friends, we sit around talking about which camera company is the best, while holding our entry level Mirrorless cameras that we purchased second hand, and then we make posts online about it, telling everyone why everyone in photography and videography is ditching Canon and Nikon and switching to Sony, and this is one of the hardest things for people to understand! But then comes out the Canon R1 and I think people get it now! listen, when I buy a camera (or I see other people buying a camera), I tend to tell them to buy off potential! you could potentially have the flagship one day, and when you potentially could get that flagship, which flagship would you want to get? a flagship with 24 megapixels or a flagship with 50 megapixels! I don't know about you, but the last time I checked... 50 is more than 24! so you get the camera with the potential for the most megapixels which is Sony! So I don't know what you people think, but the R1 isn't a flagship! it's just an updated R3 that canon's marketing team rebranded because they were scared of Sony's A1! and you've gotten this far, you should know, this is sarcasm and I am mocking Sony keyboard warriors because this is how they sound!
Do you know that r1 had 3 stops better dynamic range than r5m2 that I have. Do you know it’s muck better AF in dark scenes? Do you know it’s better stabilized handheld? Do you know that evf is bigger physically? It’s different cameras and now my r6m2 on sales in order to buy r1 on pair with my r5m2 because r1 is better than r5m2. MP is not main in camera my friend. iPhone has 48 mp. It’s 3mp more than r5m2 so it’s better for you think 😊
@@goldenstasgs You missed the R3. The R5 II has line skipped 4K and lower Mbps data rates compared to the R3. The R3 is closer to the R1 and the R5 II is below the R3.
@@scardoso95 Thank you for actually reading all of that! yeah I thought most people wouldn't bother to read it. But this is also how "Photographers" sound these days and I wish it would stop. The goal post for what a "Flagship" camera is, keeps moving, and "Flagship" only seems to be acceptable for brand loyalists who for some reason are living vicariously through their brand (as if that makes them a better photographer), while bashing the competition. The most ironic part of all of that is, it's always from the people who can't afford the equipment, or even if they could, afford the equipment, they wouldn't know what to do with the equipment other than shooting general stuff around their house. It's crazy to me, but not surprising honestly.
No offense Joe but the R3 is not a stop gap camera. Look at the specs on the R1. You get lower data rates (Mbps) compared to the R3. AF and photo speed won't be that much better on the R1 over the R3. So, please test out the R1, R3 and R5 II before you place these cameras in the #1, #2 and #3 spots. Canon needed to release a couple of new cameras and the R1 and R5 II were those cameras. Lot's of AP sports photographers have already said they won't be getting the R1 because they have two or 3 R3's. They don't have an issue with hit counts. The R1 is also overkill for the wedding photographers and portrait market. The R5 II is a really c=good camera and way better than the R5 but it lags behind the R3 in all areas. The R5 II records at 350 Mbps in 4k 120p compared to 1080 Mbps on the R3. Tell me how bad 4K 120p is going to look with lined skipped 4K at 350 Mbps? The R3 also has a better, stronger processor compared to the R5 II.
Good description and debunking the "flagship" term for this camera and others by alternate manufacturers.. The R1 looks to be an excellent camera for those who need the speed and autofocus to create consistent images for sports and journalism genres. I don't ever see myself considering this camera for purchase as I'm in the photocentric stills category. Lastly if you look at existing images from great photographers, they are stunning without the need of a new camera body. Perhaps the skill of the one who is shooting using some very good glass is equally or more important than what the R1, SonyA1 II, and the Nikon Z9 bodies deliver.
The irony of the R1 is that R6 ii has this speed. I never use 40 fps for anything, other than for fun sometimes. My R3 shoots at 30 fps and thats still overkill.
@@goldenstasgs the Irony of all of this, is that the vast majority of photographers will never need beyond 12 FPS and both can shoot that in mechanical without rolling shutter or a bunch of other issues! but they compare their camera to a flagship as if that is their standard, when it's NOT needed for whatever they are shooting and it's not the same thing in any aspect.
I liked your video you were most of the time correct! Now as for the camera I won't say what it can do we all know what it is capable of. This camera can be anything you want it to be that's why it is called flagship camera!!! Either you are into different category of photography this camera can do more than amazing. Lastly, this camera is for photographers which are very well educated into photography field and the know what they are doing. It's not for rich people or amateurs or enthusiasts which can get one and they go into different groups asking what settings for landscapes or portrait or wedding. This camera demands knowledge about photography.
great video, but understanding why canon chose the market they chose for their flagship is easy, news/sports photographers need expensive bodies and expensive super telephoto lenses, similar to some wildlife photographers, but unlike wildlife photographers, news outlets will buy multiple kits, whereas typical wildlife photographers buy 1 pro body, maybe 2 if they have the funds, but certainly not the sheer number that sports/news purchase. all those Olympics photos tell us why THIS is the flagship market for Canon, the Super Bowl in Feb will show why this is the flagship market. its just capitalism
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I don’t know Man…I AM the Photographer that this is marketed to and I just don’t see anything from this body that makes me want to leave my 1DXMKiii behind…I’m Good! Great video though! 😅
Great review . I think Nikon and Sony set the standard with their “ flagships “ being higher mp. But if anyone knows Canon , their “ 1” series for years have never been high mp. I’ve got an R1 so I know what I get in a 1 series camera . It’s been Canon’s business model for years and I guess it works for them . 👍🏻✅🇨🇦📸
I just got mine this week and WOW!!! I'll always say this, I'd rather have a 12mp shot that's in focus than a 60mp shot out of focus. 24mp is a sweet spot for me. People are so focused on specs and mp count when half the viewers are looking at a phone screen any how
Agree but these days there is no excuse for that 60mp shot to be out of focus.😂
@@isotechimages.9130 Sometimes with so many megapixels, the critical focus point will look slightly soft if the sensor is over resolving the lens
I definitely agree that most are overly fixated on MP, but there's also definitely a place for higher values. I shoot 90% wildlife and was torn between the R3 and the R5 mkii and ultimately went with the mkii partly because cropping is just a reality of wildlife shooting. If you're on safari and confined to a vehicle, you'll miss a lot of great shots if you don't have that crop ability (unless you want to digitally enlarge the shot), even if you have the big glass. R1 would still be a legend for wildlife, but I know for how I shoot there'd be situations where some higher res would be appreciated.
It does give me some joy to see comparisons between the A1 mk ii and the r5 mkii to see how well my camera stands up to it. Every Canon release seems to be controversial when in reality they're generally just crushing it.
@@SimonNorthernPhoto Crushing it not sure, though l love my Mii it just will not hold the custom settings l literally have to go over every button setting every time l use custom mode 1, 2, or 3. I believe l am not the only one suffering this l think Canon need to improve their software waiting and hoping for a firmware fix apart from that really enjoying it.
As someone who uses the R3 daily… I wish the R1 just had a little more resolution…. 30mp would be perfect
I thought the same thing, but I upgraded from the R3 to the R1 anyway.
What a great video, I think your mindset of the R1 isn't the 'best at everything' camera but instead it is REALLY good at what it's intended for makes total sense. This is a very realistic mindset and we should reconsider what the term 'Flagship' means. Well done!
in a sea of review videos bashing canon and the R1 for its lack of one or another "flagship" feature, this is the best breakdown on this topic that i've seen yet - this is the context they're all missing. i shoot a lot of action (particularly in low light) and while the R3 i've been using for a while is leaps and bounds better than the 1DXs i was shooting on before, the R1 checks all my wishlist boxes.
Enjoyed the video. I’m patiently awaiting my R1 and currently shoot sports primarily with R3/5/6mk2 but also some wildlife and auto for fun too. Speed, AF, CF cards - those things matter to me. Having two CF B cards is tremendous. 30fps is great. 24MP is fine and I’ll grab the R5 if I know I need more. Handling bad light is also better with 24MP and that’s huge for indoor sports. It was a no brainer for me to order the R1. The Alpha 1 mk 2 looks great but when I’m processing over 10,000 photos per weekend, the last thing I need is larger file sizes slowing me down.
Excellent ‘flagship for dummies’ explanation! If Canon calls it their flagship model, then it is! the manufacturers, not the customers decide what is the flagship model! ( often based on being the most expensive.)
And we can call it canon that r1 is their best. Compared to others, it is not a lot.
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What amazes me is the robustness of the R1. Maybe in combination with the 24-105 / 2.8 (internal zooming) the perfect combination for very harsh conditions. And the high ISO performance is more than amazing. Also love the build in GPS.
I was lucky enough to get to shoot with the R1 this past week and it is incredible. Hands-down the best auto focus system I’ve ever shot with the ergonomics and body itself is rugged, durable, and comfortable. The thing is just a beast and the files are incredibly nice. You are spot on about Canon targeting a specific audience with this. They view the R1 and R five mark two is siblings not necessarily one greater than the other. Two different cameras with two specific audiences in mind.
If this is "The Nick Page" your landscape work on your website is absolutely beautiful without using the R1. Miss you on UA-cam.
Have you used the R3?
@@jimbruton9482 appreciate that thank you!
@@contentm3893 I haven’t had the chance to shoot with the R3 so I can’t really compare it to that
The R5 II is not a sibling to the R1. The R3 is better than the R5 II in a lot of ways.. The R3 has better AF by just a bit and the R3 has better video because the R5 II data rates - Mbps with available frames rates have been moved across different 4K options. This means that you are limited to 24p in some 4K options and limited Mbps at 4k 120p. This is done because the R5 II must not be able to handle 4K 120p at 1080 Mbps data rate that the R3 can do. I have used the R3 and R5 II and the R3 is the better camera. They made the R5 II to be as close as the R3 as possible and it's not quite as fast for photos and is missing the same Mbps that I mentioned above.
So, the R1 will be better than the R3 in a lot of ways but the data rates are still cut down but a little higher than the R5 II. For example, the R5 II records at 350 Mbps compared to the R3 recording at 1080 Mbps at 4K 120p. Not sure how 4k 120p looks like at 350 Mbps yet.
*I wish someone would grab their R1 and go out and shoot 6K resolution video with it. I would really like to see what quality the video is at having the benefit of the new super speed readout sensor Canon has made for this camera. I've been searching for some footage tests here on UA-cam, but haven't found much of anything.*
Canon’s high-end cameras are the kind that you truly come to appreciate when you use them extensively. Anyone who spends time with the EOS R1 will likely agree that it feels every bit like a flagship camera.
However, Sony and Nikon have redefined what it means to be a flagship camera, largely thanks to the groundbreaking A1 and Z9. Rather than being tailored primarily for action and sports photography, these models represent a broader flagship concept-designed to excel across all types of photography.
While photojournalists and professional sports photographers might not require high resolution, Sony and Nikon offer the flexibility to shoot smaller JPEGs or RAW files when needed. The Canon R1, on the other hand, cannot shoot higher resolutions. I think this is a miss opportunity for Canon because the R1 has limited market appeal compared to the flagships of the other brands. All of the bird photographers I know were all once Canon DLSR shooters whom all moved to the Nikon Z9 thanks to its ability to crop and Nikon’s better selection of telephoto glass. Thats a chunk of customers Canon lost because it decided to stick with its old ways of keeping their gripped pro bodies low megapixels. They tell me that if the R3 were just at least 30mpx they would have considered sticking to Canon.
Currently, the R1 is unmatched in autofocus performance, but with the release of the Sony A1 Mark II and the upcoming Nikon Z9 Mark II, it’s reasonable to expect the gap in autofocus capabilities to narrow significantly-just as it did with the previous generation of flagships (A1, R3, and Z9). Which were neck and neck of each other in terms of AF performance.
You're wrong! The R1 shouldn't be considered a flagship and here's why! Firstly, as the president of a meetup group Sony Rules, Canon Dhurl's! I find it hard for the R1 to be a "Flagship" Camera, because it doesn't have the megapixels I think it should have. you know, during my meetups with all of my friends, we sit around talking about which camera company is the best, while holding our entry level Mirrorless cameras that we purchased second hand, and then we make posts online about it, telling everyone why everyone in photography and videography is ditching Canon and Nikon and switching to Sony, and this is one of the hardest things for people to understand! But then comes out the Canon R1 and I think people get it now! listen, when I buy a camera (or I see other people buying a camera), I tend to tell them to buy off potential! you could potentially have the flagship one day, and when you potentially could get that flagship, which flagship would you want to get? a flagship with 24 megapixels or a flagship with 50 megapixels! I don't know about you, but the last time I checked... 50 is more than 24! so you get the camera with the potential for the most megapixels which is Sony! So I don't know what you people think, but the R1 isn't a flagship! it's just an updated R3 that canon's marketing team rebranded because they were scared of Sony's A1! and you've gotten this far, you should know, this is sarcasm and I am mocking Sony keyboard warriors because this is how they sound!
Do you know that r1 had 3 stops better dynamic range than r5m2 that I have. Do you know it’s muck better AF in dark scenes? Do you know it’s better stabilized handheld? Do you know that evf is bigger physically? It’s different cameras and now my r6m2 on sales in order to buy r1 on pair with my r5m2 because r1 is better than r5m2. MP is not main in camera my friend. iPhone has 48 mp. It’s 3mp more than r5m2 so it’s better for you think 😊
But personally I wait for hasselblat 150 mp next year with 16 stops in DR❤ but only because of DR
@@goldenstasgs You missed the R3. The R5 II has line skipped 4K and lower Mbps data rates compared to the R3. The R3 is closer to the R1 and the R5 II is below the R3.
I’m glad I read the whole thing to the end. You had me going for a second. Apparently everybody’s not doing the same.
@@scardoso95 Thank you for actually reading all of that! yeah I thought most people wouldn't bother to read it. But this is also how "Photographers" sound these days and I wish it would stop. The goal post for what a "Flagship" camera is, keeps moving, and "Flagship" only seems to be acceptable for brand loyalists who for some reason are living vicariously through their brand (as if that makes them a better photographer), while bashing the competition. The most ironic part of all of that is, it's always from the people who can't afford the equipment, or even if they could, afford the equipment, they wouldn't know what to do with the equipment other than shooting general stuff around their house. It's crazy to me, but not surprising honestly.
The main reason l with Canon is l enjoy their autofocus the most.
No offense Joe but the R3 is not a stop gap camera. Look at the specs on the R1. You get lower data rates (Mbps) compared to the R3. AF and photo speed won't be that much better on the R1 over the R3. So, please test out the R1, R3 and R5 II before you place these cameras in the #1, #2 and #3 spots. Canon needed to release a couple of new cameras and the R1 and R5 II were those cameras. Lot's of AP sports photographers have already said they won't be getting the R1 because they have two or 3 R3's. They don't have an issue with hit counts. The R1 is also overkill for the wedding photographers and portrait market. The R5 II is a really c=good camera and way better than the R5 but it lags behind the R3 in all areas. The R5 II records at 350 Mbps in 4k 120p compared to 1080 Mbps on the R3. Tell me how bad 4K 120p is going to look with lined skipped 4K at 350 Mbps? The R3 also has a better, stronger processor compared to the R5 II.
Good description and debunking the "flagship" term for this camera and others by alternate manufacturers.. The R1 looks to be an excellent camera for those who need the speed and autofocus to create consistent images for sports and journalism genres. I don't ever see myself considering this camera for purchase as I'm in the photocentric stills category. Lastly if you look at existing images from great photographers, they are stunning without the need of a new camera body. Perhaps the skill of the one who is shooting using some very good glass is equally or more important than what the R1, SonyA1 II, and the Nikon Z9 bodies deliver.
Got my R6 m2 rather than Sony A7iv
More than 24 is scary to me
Expensive cards
More data storage needed in post
Speed vs MP: i need speed
The irony of the R1 is that R6 ii has this speed. I never use 40 fps for anything, other than for fun sometimes. My R3 shoots at 30 fps and thats still overkill.
You must not shoot birds in flight.
Are you kidding? R6m2 has 12 bit in ES and rolling shutter 16 ms sensor speed compered with 14 bit raw and 2 ms in r1😅
@@goldenstasgs the Irony of all of this, is that the vast majority of photographers will never need beyond 12 FPS and both can shoot that in mechanical without rolling shutter or a bunch of other issues! but they compare their camera to a flagship as if that is their standard, when it's NOT needed for whatever they are shooting and it's not the same thing in any aspect.
@@TigaWouldtotally agree
I liked your video you were most of the time correct!
Now as for the camera I won't say what it can do we all know what it is capable of. This camera can be anything you want it to be that's why it is called flagship camera!!! Either you are into different category of photography this camera can do more than amazing. Lastly, this camera is for photographers which are very well educated into photography field and the know what they are doing. It's not for rich people or amateurs or enthusiasts which can get one and they go into different groups asking what settings for landscapes or portrait or wedding. This camera demands knowledge about photography.
great video, but understanding why canon chose the market they chose for their flagship is easy, news/sports photographers need expensive bodies and expensive super telephoto lenses, similar to some wildlife photographers, but unlike wildlife photographers, news outlets will buy multiple kits, whereas typical wildlife photographers buy 1 pro body, maybe 2 if they have the funds, but certainly not the sheer number that sports/news purchase. all those Olympics photos tell us why THIS is the flagship market for Canon, the Super Bowl in Feb will show why this is the flagship market. its just capitalism
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I don’t know Man…I AM the Photographer that this is marketed to and I just don’t see anything from this body that makes me want to leave my 1DXMKiii behind…I’m Good! Great video though! 😅
Get the R3 if you want o upgrade. The R3 is miles ahead of the 1DXMKiii . Trust me.
the best camera if it’s 1990s
Man’ I wish I had any of these cameras back in the 90s.
I used the 1D II in 2007 and it had 8mp.
Great review . I think Nikon and Sony set the standard with their “ flagships “ being higher mp. But if anyone knows Canon , their “ 1” series for years have never been high mp. I’ve got an R1 so I know what I get in a 1 series camera . It’s been Canon’s business model for years and I guess it works for them . 👍🏻✅🇨🇦📸
Canon simply can't do better.