Canon’s R series
Dec 31, 2021 22:49:26 #
Canon DSLRs have the suffix D for digital (1D, 5D, 7D, etc.)
What does the prefix R in the R series stand for (R, RP, R3, R5, etc.)?
Just curious.
What does the prefix R in the R series stand for (R, RP, R3, R5, etc.)?
Just curious.
Dec 31, 2021 22:55:06 #
Dec 31, 2021 23:05:15 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Mirrorless digital full-frame cameras, at least so far.
Yes, but why the R?
Why not build on the M series?
Dec 31, 2021 23:33:25 #
Cheese wrote:
Yes, but why the R?
Why not build on the M series?
Why not build on the M series?
The EOS-M series are cropped sensor bodies and corresponding lenses, with little popularity outside Japan. Not the platform to remain the #1 worldwide leader in photography.
Jan 1, 2022 00:35:30 #
Cheese wrote:
Yes, but why the R?
Why not build on the M series?
Why not build on the M series?
But then what would “M” stand for ?
Same schidt, diffrint day, no ?
Jan 1, 2022 02:15:53 #
Cheese wrote:
Canon DSLRs have the suffix D for digital (1D, 5D, 7D, etc.)
What does the prefix R in the R series stand for (R, RP, R3, R5, etc.)?
Just curious.
What does the prefix R in the R series stand for (R, RP, R3, R5, etc.)?
Just curious.
What makes you believe the D in the model designation actually stands for anything, other than part of the model designation. What does the G in Canon G1X or any other G series Canon digital camera stand for? And, if DSLR'S are called DSLR'S, why do so many people refer to MILC'S as simply mirrorless? None of my bridge or super zooms have a mirror in them, which makes them "mirrorless", yet they aren't referred to as mirrorless cameras!
By the way, the R is taken from the first letter in "Reimagine Optical Excellence".
Jan 1, 2022 05:53:37 #
rmorrison1116 wrote:
What makes you believe the D in the model designat... (show quote)
Oh, good is that the final correct answer? Thanks for answering it. Even I a non-canon user was curious. I think at one time I knew what the "K" in most Pentax models meant. Both for digital and film. I believe before the Spotmatic there were S-Pentax cameras. And after the film K series, L, M, P. Again not sure why K again for their digitals. The "Asahi" and "Tukumar" names were for people important to the president of the company at the time. I am sure Nikon has interesting stories for their camera names too. During my camera years, F for film and D for digital DSLR. But I know before the 1959 F there were different Nikon names.
Jan 1, 2022 06:54:26 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Oh, good is that the final correct answer? Thanks... (show quote)
It is the final correct answer.
https://www.mirrorlessrumors.com/canon-says-the-r-in-the-canon-eos-r-means-reimagine/#:~:text=MR.,up%20to%20the%20professional%20level.
Jan 1, 2022 07:01:02 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Oh, good is that the final correct answer? Thanks... (show quote)
I think Pentax went back to K after a number of IST-Dxx cameras that were very confusing.
Jan 1, 2022 09:10:52 #
BebuLamar wrote:
I think Pentax went back to K after a number of IST-Dxx cameras that were very confusing.
Yes, I know that but I skipped over that because I found it confusing too and never owned any of those models. I have had or do have a Spotmatic (early '70s 1/1000 sec), KM, K2, K1000 SE, K1000, ME, ME Super; K-100D converted to IR, K-20D, K-5, K-3.
Jan 1, 2022 09:53:49 #
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Jan 1, 2022 10:54:35 #
User ID wrote:
But then what would “M” stand for ?
Same schidt, diffrint day, no ?
Same schidt, diffrint day, no ?
Perhaps it stood for MIRRORLESS!
Jan 1, 2022 10:56:22 #
PHRubin wrote:
Perhaps it stood for MIRRORLESS!
May be mini because the M series is the smallest interchangeable lens cameras Canon made.
Jan 1, 2022 13:04:35 #
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