CANON’S ALL NEW EOS R MIRRORLESS SYSTEM
AFTER WE’VE WAITED for at least a couple of years for Canon and Nikon to get their acts together with full-35mm format mirrorless camera systems, both have launched within a couple of weeks of each other… emphatically ending Sony’s long honeymoon in this sector. Nikon was first with its Z series and, just 15 days later, Canon unleashed its EOS R system.
EOS R is based around an all-new RF mount which has an inner diameter of 54 millimetres and a flange back distance of 20 millimetres. It’s a three-claw bayonet fitting with 12 contact pins. The system launches with one camera body and four lenses, with the emphasis on pro and
