Hi Carl here from ProAV TV and I'm at the cannon stand at IBC 2018 talking to Barry right
so the eos r is a huge launch for you guys really isn't it has it has it been
it has been phenomenal it's been so good to get this camera onto the marketplace
I know people have been waiting for cannon to launch out a mirrorless system
and that's what we know you have and we have done that so this is a big
game-changer for us this is the future for cannon this whole system that we're
talking about and I love having this in my hand every time I put it in my hand
these days I just smile so going on about what the system is yeah because
obviously we get a lot of feedback on their Channel and all the rest of it
from about the camera specifically but that's it's exciting sure but it's also
equally got some problems but what's really exciting is the whole system
that's exactly it so when we're talking about moving on with the system we know
our heart with the EF system when it came out
moving from ft to EF I think people then even thought that was a bad move but we
now see how popular and help phenomenal that changed lenses for Canon and for
shooters going forward and now the RF system we're changing it
to the next level so breaking it down I'm gonna go straight into because I
love talking about this guy breaking it down this is the new mount this is going
to change things going forward long term for Canon yes we don't question that we
got was is this going to be as big for you guys's yes it is going forward long
term so we're talking about 30 years they said for the next 30 years this is
going to be the system that's going to change things so with this mount going
onto it we have the large open diameter 50 formed millimeters the same as the EF
so we were did a good thing then back in the late 80s going with 50 54 we knew
what we were doing straight away so we could offer things but now with the
flange distance going down to 20 millimeters this is now allowing us to
get though this optics the the optics our lenses closer to the sensor where
we can actually really start to push what optics can do going forward and
that's the exciting thing about this not only that a lot of people don't know
that we've gone for 20 millimeters because it's also a strong mount the
screw system we have in here the build system we have on here will be able to
handle and deal with heavier lenses easier so we've thought about that going
forward as well because some of the glasses you know they give them the new
2870 which we will talk about heavy piece of glass this system can hold it
because it's been thought about as well so the other thing that a lot of people
don't know we're not looking at either really is a better connection points so
we now have 12 points so now having a closer connected system so the actual
distance of signal is shorter having 12 pins allows for more data more
information to be transferred from lens to body and body to lens to give better
performance on the lens not only as an IAS and electronics but the optical
information for chromatic aberration and things like that can be sent through and
improved that's where that's going to really change on the lens as well so
that's great now one thing I noticed when I was playing with this at the
launch event it was I had a c200 there and I had this and it was real low light
like it was way lower light than I would ever expect autofocus work and sure
enough the C 200 was struggling sometimes sometimes it would nail it
straight on sometimes it would C which is probably one of the only times I've
actually seen that yes this was rock-solid all the time
do you reckon that's because of the new lenses or is that because of this
increased data throughput so it's a bit of both it is about the data information
that's been sent from the lens you're shooting with I think you were shooting
with the f4 there 24-105 but the information being sent through was
getting to the processor quick or via the sensor the processor was dealing
with that day the quicker so is able to perform better in AF in low-light so
that's technically in the sense what was actually happening it is about the digit
8 processor so you have an older digit DV processor in the C 6 C 200 and of
course you're also looking at an EF noun so that's why you'll have that so that
kind of proves the point in one sense of how this is going to step us going
forward in low-light performance and as you know as it stills photographer when
you're using it it does go down to minus ZV and the way we've done that is the
sensor the processor the flange distance the information going through it's a
sequence of things that's allowing that to happen not one or two things now
let's talk about the crop for a little bit because yeah sure
I've got to ask you about the crop yeah what why I can and still giving us a
crop in 4k so the whole thing about cannon cannon is all about image quality
who wants to to deliver the best image quality for the longest period of time
continuously with the 4k crop which is similar to super 35 yes its 1.7 similar
to is super 35 this allows for up to 29 minutes 59 seconds of 4k recording
without any heat sinking issues reduces any digital noise and artifacts going on
the sensor because of heating and then it assists also with the signaling to
reduce rolling shutter so we do full frame cameras and if you're looking for
a proper full-frame camera you know what it what's out there to do that it's all
down to for us did make sure that we get the best imaging performance and the
best quality to do that continuously we could have done that in here well I
think people would be potentially disappointed thinking you have those
restrictions that full-frame 4k offers on the marketplace I mean I'm
disappointed that it's not for a video but I'd also be disappointed if it
overheated and also disappointed if it had image quality so I guess it's just
managing it is managing this is a it's still a physical stills camera as a
full-frame sensor inside it but it's bringing down the crop factor to a good
area that's giving a one to one ratio readout giving is similar to super 35 as
a most professionals out there as we know they shoot on super 35 they should
be used to this so they're using lenses on that they'll use on this it will give
them the equivalence so I personally I don't see is a major issue and to be
fair I mean it's sure it's a disappointment but I use most of the
time for this general use and so this being a similar sensor size
in 4k doesn't bother me plus because you can now use EFS it will also crop in in
stills mode I can basically treat this as a super camera I mean so it's a shame
but it's certainly not a deal-breaker for me but yeah I know a lot of people I
know a lot of people are we get is we understand it there's products out there
that offer that it's on the spec sheet and you can do it and it's fantastic
that they're doing it with canons very conscious about making sure it delivers
the best optimal performance from the camera that's targeted let's see what
happens going forward in the future I'm sure that we can cool get better cooling
systems or the technology will allow for that 4k won't heat things up because we
as we know on professional cameras they have cooling systems for the same reason
and that's why you don't put it in here at this time long especially in our
mid-range camera overall though I'm super excited about I was really happy
with the images that I was getting from it the video looks really good really
clean Enloe as well yeah it surprised me this is the whole thing the people who
are actually shooting with this that people are actually interacting with
this camera you're seeing them saying oh guess what you should be reading spec
sheets you should get this in your hand and you'll see what it can do some
people have and they're finding the good points and bad points as you find in
every camera that people will actually like and do put the statement we've made
with this camera the physical camera itself which is great for the low-light
performance the AF but this as I said this is the exciting thing this is the
exciting part of the future for for Canon I can't wait to see more line you
can see me I'm cut this is just going to be such a wonderful time over the next
few years where optics are going to be able to go because of what we're able to
do with this cold thank you so much no absolute pleasure thank you