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The Canon EOS M mirrorless system could also be lifeless, however one in all its cameras is being exhumed and reincarnated into a brand new mannequin for the continuing EOS R sequence. The EOS R100 is the newest of Canon’s APS-C mirrorless choices. It encompasses a 24.1-megapixel sensor, eye-tracking twin pixel autofocus, and a really compact measurement for $479.99 body-only, launching in July. It’ll even be bought for $599.99 in a package with the RF-S 18–45mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM lens or $829.99 in a two-zoom package with that very same sluggish lens plus an RF-S 55–210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM telephoto. Launching alongside the R100 is a Canon RF 28mm f/2.8 STM pancake lens for $299.99 that’s appropriate with crop or full-frame cameras and solely a bit bigger than a physique cap.
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On paper, the R100 is nearly a lifeless ringer for the, nicely, lifeless Canon EOS M50 Mark II. It’s bought the identical sensor, Digic 8 processor, 2.36 million dot OLED EVF, and cropped 4K video as that swan track of the EOS M system did. However it’s additionally lacking some key issues from that digicam — belongings you usually count on in each fashionable digicam, frankly — like an articulating display screen, in-body picture stabilization, webcam streaming, or any contact controls. That’s proper, contact the R100’s three-inch rear LCD all you need, but it surely ain’t doing a factor.
No touchscreen, no joystick, not even a dang thumbwheel. It actually jogs my memory of my unique Digital Insurgent. Picture: Canon
That is actually scraping the underside of the barrel for budget-system cameras and searching just a little paltry in comparison with the extra succesful EOS R50 that sits above at $679.99. However to be truthful, the two.5-year-old M50 Mark II that the R100 is predicated on had a beginning value of virtually $800 (which perhaps speaks to why that system is lifeless), and for round that a lot cash, you may get this new mannequin in a package with two lenses. I’m not going to say these are good lenses or that it’s definitely worth the cash, however there’s one thing naively charming about Canon making an attempt to relive its glory days of its Canon Insurgent DSLRs — a time when an entry-level DSLR was a no brainer funding for anybody trying to get into images or simply take some respectable photos of household or main life occasions.
However whereas this digicam provides me a contact of nostalgia for the times of promoting regardless of the present Insurgent of the second was to anticipating dad and mom and faculty grads, the world of cameras is now a really totally different place. Positive, this sub-$500 digicam has an autofocus system that far outclasses something in the marketplace from these days, however sacrificing an articulating display screen and lots of different options which have change into desk stakes is probably going a deal-breaker for somebody making an attempt their hand at content material creation at present.
The brand new 28mm pancake looks like a pleasant price range walkaround lens, even for full-frame Canon house owners. Picture: Canon
Maybe the EOS R100 can thrive simply high-quality on its aggressive value alone, hoping to hook newcomers right into a rising RF lens ecosystem that retains them upgrading throughout the Canon household. However customers might not love what they see price-wise after they search for the road as a result of, along with entry-level person conduct altering over these years, midrange to top-tier cameras and lenses have solely trended extra area of interest and costly.