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Canon
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Canon Officially Launches the New EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II Full-Frame Mirrorless Cameras | Canon U.S.A., Inc.
July 17, 2024 - MELVILLE, N.Y., July 17, 2024 — ... EOS R5 Mark II. The EOS R1 camera is designed for both professional still photographers and video creators in a wide range of fields including sports, news reporting and high-end video production....
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Fstoppers
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Canon Announces the EOS R1 and R5 Mark II, and They are Here to Take the Throne | Fstoppers
July 17, 2024 - Canon engineers have created a new camera, we feel, will challenge photographers, filmmakers, and videographers allowing them to re-imagine how they create and to inspire a whole new generation. I will share the specs for the new EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II below, then share some added notes from the highly attended YouTube announcement.
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The R1 and R5 mk II is really messing with my head
For your use case, I’m not sure what the r1 really offers over the r3. Maybe the face registration feature would be nice for weddings, but the r5ii has that too. R5ii would buy you more resolution while maintaining nearly the same speed as the r3 But if you’re that torn, why buy day one? Use your r3 until both are readily available to rent and see how you like them More on reddit.com
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R1 coming soon on canon USA
Ok surely the R5II is any second now, ain’t no way I can afford the R1 More on reddit.com
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Canon R1 and R5 II leaked final specs.
Built-in neural upscaling creates 96MP JPEG in about 10 seconds. Who do the engineers think is going to use this? I can upscale in LR if I want and not lose all the color data by a Jpg conversion. Seems like the 400mp ibis pixel shift mode from the R5 is better. You still get stuck with jpg 8 bit. But at least there is real new pixels. Why didn't they do this on the R1? More on reddit.com
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Deciding between the R3, R5II or R1
Since the R5ii is cheaper then the R1 and the R1 only has features that benefit the high tier pro fotographers I would go with that. It’s also lighter and with the money you save you could invest in new lenses More on reddit.com
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Canon Europe
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Introducing the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II - Canon Europe
What’s more, both cameras incorporate the latest imaging technologies. Each has a newly developed full-frame back-illuminated stacked CMOS sensor – with approximately 45 effective megapixels in the Canon EOS R5 Mark II and approximately 24.2MP in the Canon EOS R1.
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ProVideo Coalition
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EXCLUSIVE: Canon R5 mark II & R1 Hands On by Kenny McMillan - ProVideo Coalition
October 29, 2024 - The Canon EOS R1 camera is expected to be available in the Fall of 2024, for an estimated retail price of $6,299.00. The Canon EOS R5 Mark II camera is expected to be available in August 2024, for an estimated retail price of $4,299.00 for the ...
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Fstoppers
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Why the Canon R1 and R5 Mark II Aren't for Me | Fstoppers
August 25, 2024 - The much-anticipated flagship from Canon is, in some ways, much easier yet also harder to criticize. Long story short, it is not a crazy, career-changing improvement over the R3. The R3 is a very interesting camera indeed. In some ways, it was an interim flagship without ever being called a flagship. What the R1 is for many, myself included, is an R3 Mark II rather than a flagship.
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Jeffcable
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Jeff Cable's Blog: How DID the Canon R1, Canon R5 MKII and new lenses REALLY do at the Olympics?
August 20, 2024 - Most of the buttons are in familiar places, but Canon changed the power switch of the R1 so that it turns on and off in the opposite direction of the R3 and this took some getting used to. For the first 2 weeks of using the Canon R1, I kept trying to force the power switch in the wrong direction. The rest of the button changes were minor in my opinion. For the Canon R5 Mark II, I found it very easy to use this camera right away.
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B&H eXplora
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Canon EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II | B&H eXplora
Canon is making moves at the top of its EOS mirrorless camera range with the introduction of the flagship EOS R1 and the king of versatility, the EOS R5 Mark II.
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The Phoblographer
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The Canon EOS R1 and R5 Mk II are Official! Are They Worth it?
July 17, 2024 - The long-awaited Canon EOS R1 and the Canon EOS R5 Mk II—the successor to one of the most popular full-frame mirrorless cameras on the market—were announced today by the company.
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Canon Global
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EOS R1 awarded Camera of the Year, as EOS R5 Mark II and RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM Z also win prizes at Japan's Camera Grand Prix 2025 | Canon Global
May 16, 2025 - TOKYO, May 16, 2025—Canon Inc. and Canon Marketing Japan Inc. announced today that Canon's EOS R1 (released in November 2024), the flagship model of its EOS R System, received Camera of the Year, which is the highest honor, at the Camera Grand ...
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ThruMyLens
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Canon R1 Review: Better Than The R5 Mark II? | ThruMyLens
October 11, 2025 - Firstly, let me address the elephant in the room: The R1 really isn’t the R1 – it’s the next evolutionary step of the R3. Canon stubbornly refuses to admit this fact which everyone else seems to know. The R3 was the R1…or the R1 is the R3 Mark II.
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CanonWatch
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Canon EOS R1 And EOS R5 Mark II Announced
July 17, 2024 - The Canon EOS R1 camera is expected to be available in the Fall of 2024, for an estimated retail price of $6,299.00*. The Canon EOS R5 Mark II camera is expected to be available in August 2024, for an estimated retail price of $4,299.00* for ...
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Reddit
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r/canon on Reddit: The R1 and R5 mk II is really messing with my head
July 19, 2024 -

I went all in with mirrorless, selling my dslr's when the R3 came out and was waiting for an R1 for a long time. Everyone was kind of expecting something more from it, myself included. I just wish it had a 32-35 mp sensor and MAYBE a global shutter, but it really does seem like the R5 has everything the R1 does and a little more. The only thing stopping me from getting the R5 is the smaller body, no touch AF controller, the overheating (even with the battery grip vent), and the LP E6 Batteries (they just aren't that good compared to LP E19's). I also used the original R5 and returned it after a few weeks because it kind of fell short. I do a lot of weddings, more video than photos sometimes, so the video features are nice, but the R1 would have been my main shooter for both photo and video but again, it just feels like a R3 update. Getting the R5, plus the vent grip, PLUS 8 BATTERIES (all the old LP E6's wont be as good) it would be $1,000 less than the R1 too. Money isn't the issue for since it's for work, but dude I really agree with the sentiment that it doesn't FEEL like a flagship body, especially when compared to Sony or Nikon. I already have my pre order for the R1 in since last night, but I've never second guessed myself on camera gear ever. Maybe someone here can help me make up my mind.

Edit: thanks to those who were helpful, not so much to those who weren’t. Cancelled my r1 order in favor of the r5. Losing some nice photo features in favor of video features. It is what it is.

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For your use case, I’m not sure what the r1 really offers over the r3. Maybe the face registration feature would be nice for weddings, but the r5ii has that too. R5ii would buy you more resolution while maintaining nearly the same speed as the r3 But if you’re that torn, why buy day one? Use your r3 until both are readily available to rent and see how you like them
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It sounds like you are really immersing yourself in the YouTube bomb of videos that dropped about the cameras and the opinions those influencers have put out, which means of course you’re going to be second guessing yourself ordering the camera that all of them are being wishy washy about based on comparisons to what other companies are doing, which should largely be irrelevant for someone like yourself. Strip out all the branding, stop using the term “Flagship”, look at the cameras, what they offer your specific use case, and make a decision based on that. If you need a highly video centric platform with some stills shooting on the side primarily for weddings…yup the R1 does not focus on a feature set that directly applies to you. Hell based on your use cases that you’ve presented in this thread I’d borderline argue that you should be looking at the R6mk2. Most of what is happening with canon right now, similar to the R5 launch, is a failure in Canon marketing. The R1 is basically exactly what it should be, maybe it should be called the R1mk2 and the R3 should have been the R1 but that’s in the past and in reality just doesn’t matter. Frankly the R5mk2 being significantly cheaper than the R1 while maintaining most of the tech and features with the higher resolution sensor…aka what most people seem to want seems like it should be the actual focus, not too many places in the tech sphere do you get companies who give you that option for 2/3 the price of the purely professional gear.
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TV Tech
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Canon Introduces EOS R1, EOS R5 Mark II Mirrorless Cameras | TV Tech
July 17, 2024 - MELVILLE, N.Y.—Canon has launched the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II, two full-frame mirrorless cameras for professional still photography and video production.
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Canon U.S.A.
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Shop Canon EOS R1 Body | Canon U.S.A, Inc.
EOS R1 Body
The Canon EOS R1 is our new flagship full-frame professional camera that is a powerhouse for professionals working in fast action situations, carrying on the legacy of the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III digital SLR camera. The 1-series has a long tradition of providing excellent AF performance, speed, durability and reliability, all areas the EOS R1 excels in, but there is so much more including new faster processing, state-of-the-art video features, and networking options that really make this 1-series camera the ONE everyone has been waiting for.
Price   $6,799.00
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Amazon
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Amazon.com : Canon EOS R1 Body : Electronics
The Canon EOS R1 is our top-of-the-line full-frame professional camera that is a powerhouse for professionals working in fast action situations, carrying on the legacy of the Canon EOS-1D X Mark III digital SLR camera.
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Beauphoto
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NEW! Canon EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R1 – Beau Photo Supplies Inc.
July 18, 2024 - On July 17, 2024, Canon announced two highly anticipated new digital cameras, the EOS R5 Mark II which is the successor to the hugely popular R5, and the EOS R1 which is their new top-end flagship sports/action mirrorless camera, taking the place of the previous flagship DSLR, the EOS 1DX Mark III.
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Wikipedia
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Canon EOS R1 - Wikipedia
January 2, 2026 - The Canon EOS R1 is a full-frame mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Canon. The R1 is Canon's first flagship EOS R System model. Canon announced its development on May 15, 2024, released its full specifications on July 17, 2024, ...
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Pozo Production
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Canon R1 vs Canon R6 Mark II: Worth the $4,000 Difference? — Pozo Production
May 23, 2025 - Both cameras are full-frame with a 24-megapixel sensor. On paper, they look surprisingly similar—so why is the Canon R1 over $4,000 more expensive than the Canon R6 Mark II?
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The New Camera
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Canon R1 vs Canon R5 Mark II: The Ultimate Battle « NEW CAMERA
June 18, 2023 - New cameras, Camcorder and DSLR · So the big question is: Canon R1 or Canon R5 Mark 2 camera – which camera will arrive early