Taking your final question first, I am not too worried. The Canon DSLR line is pretty robust and full featured, so it can handle a year or so of neglect while Canon concentrates on getting the R-series camera and lens system "up and running".

However, personally I think Canon made a big mistake coming up with a whole different mount for the R-series. In my opinion, they'd have been better served simply using the EF mount for the mirrorless, so that buyers could use EF lenses they already had directly on the camera. Canon could have implemented all the other mirrorless features of the R-series (and maybe a few more), without changing the mount at all. Then they could have created great new lenses compatible with both the full frame mirrorless and their entire DSLR line. While Canon has done a brilliant job "adding value" to the EF to RF adapters by offering them with a control ring or drop in filters, it would have been so much better - they'd have had a huge, well established pool of potential buyer and would have sold a ton more R-series cameras - if they'd simply used the EF mount on them instead!

The EOS R and RP are wonderful cameras... but IMO would have been even better if they'd had an EF mount fully compatible with every existing EF lens (EF-S in crop-mode, too). The RF lenses are great, too... though wouldn't it be great if they could also be used on, say, a 5D Mark IV or 7D Mark II. Obviously, there would be less need, since most of the RF lenses to date are already represented in the approx. 90 lens EF/EF-S system. Perhaps new, improved versions of EF lenses instead... such as an EF 85mm f/1.2L "III" that could be used on both DSLR and mirrorless, instead of an RF 85mm f/1.2L that can only be used on R-series cameras.

What Canon is really neglecting now appears to be their M-series mirrorless system. They haven't done very well developing anyway, but now with the R-series it's gotten even less attention. It took them five years to make an M-series with a built in viewfinder and they've only developed a total of eight EF-M lenses... which are mostly "consumer grade" zooms, all of which use STM focus drive and are incompatible with both EOS/EF AND R-series/RF-mount cameras. There was so much potential for the APS-C mirrorless. Unlike the R-series, which will never be all that much smaller and lighter than DSLRs, the M-series and their lenses can be quite compact.

Now between the EOS/EF/EF-S, R/RF and M/EF-M Canon has three parallel systems with limited cross-compatibility. I have a nagging feeling something is going to have to give and suspect it's most likely that it will be the M-series/EF-M to get orphaned sometime in the future. I wish it were otherwise, because I still think that system has a ton of potential for someone who truly wants to "downsize" or is looking for a compact camera with great image quality for travel, hiking, etc.

Personally I have a Canon R, but I also own several Canon EF L lenses and Sigma EF Art lenses. What I have observed from Canon is that they are rolling out some significant RF lenses that are optically superior to their EF counterparts however at the same time the Canon R has not had near the success that the 5DMkIV has enjoyed, already Canon has dropped the price of the R in what I can only assume is an effort to attract more sales.

The problems I see are several, one is that many photographers are just not ready to make the move to mirrorless especially those who shoot sports action or action in nature because of the focus tracking and momentary loss of the EVF during shooting. The R is not considered to be a professional level camera because of a few missing features such as a second card slot and dials. And lastly the expense of the new RF line, so far only one lens has been produced in the $500 range, one in the $1000 range, and the others are between $2000 and $3000 and we are not even talking about their big Whites yet as they have not been yet produced and probably will be the last lenses they produce in that line because of the tracking problems.

I guess my question is that with so much emphasis being placed on the RF lenses, where does that leave the Canon faithful who are dedicated to their DSLRs?

I bought the RF 24-105 f/4 IS L lens for my EOS RP. I love it! I had the 24-105 f/4 IS L lens years ago that I used on my 5D Mark III, but was disappointed in it, as it was soft from 80mm to 105mm. This new lens is sharp throughout and it has a third programmable ring which I have programmed to change my ISO on the fly. I beieve the RF lenses will eventually come down in price as do all equipment after they have been out a while. In my opinion, I think Canon is trying to step up their game with the new RF lenses. From what I've seen in the reviews, these new lenses all have very good optics.

Personally I have a Canon R, but I also own several Canon EF L lenses and Sigma EF Art lenses. What I have observed from Canon is that they are rolling out some significant RF lenses that are optically superior to their EF counterparts however at the same time the Canon R has not had near the success that the 5DMkIV has enjoyed, already Canon has dropped the price of the R in what I can only assume is an effort to attract more sales.

The problems I see are several, one is that many photographers are just not ready to make the move to mirrorless especially those who shoot sports action or action in nature because of the focus tracking and momentary loss of the EVF during shooting. The R is not considered to be a professional level camera because of a few missing features such as a second card slot and dials. And lastly the expense of the new RF line, so far only one lens has been produced in the $500 range, one in the $1000 range, and the others are between $2000 and $3000 and we are not even talking about their big Whites yet as they have not been yet produced and probably will be the last lenses they produce in that line because of the tracking problems.

I guess my question is that with so much emphasis being placed on the RF lenses, where does that leave the Canon faithful who are dedicated to their DSLRs?

Personally I have a Canon R, but I also own several Canon EF L lenses and Sigma EF Art lenses. What I have observed from Canon is that they are rolling out some significant RF lenses that are optically superior to their EF counterparts however at the same time the Canon R has not had near the success that the 5DMkIV has enjoyed, already Canon has dropped the price of the R in what I can only assume is an effort to attract more sales.

The problems I see are several, one is that many photographers are just not ready to make the move to mirrorless especially those who shoot sports action or action in nature because of the focus tracking and momentary loss of the EVF during shooting. The R is not considered to be a professional level camera because of a few missing features such as a second card slot and dials. And lastly the expense of the new RF line, so far only one lens has been produced in the $500 range, one in the $1000 range, and the others are between $2000 and $3000 and we are not even talking about their big Whites yet as they have not been yet produced and probably will be the last lenses they produce in that line because of the tracking problems.

I guess my question is that with so much emphasis being placed on the RF lenses, where does that leave the Canon faithful who are dedicated to their DSLRs?

Personally I have a Canon R, but I also own several Canon EF L lenses and Sigma EF Art lenses. What I have observed from Canon is that they are rolling out some significant RF lenses that are optically superior to their EF counterparts however at the same time the Canon R has not had near the success that the 5DMkIV has enjoyed, already Canon has dropped the price of the R in what I can only assume is an effort to attract more sales.

The problems I see are several, one is that many photographers are just not ready to make the move to mirrorless especially those who shoot sports action or action in nature because of the focus tracking and momentary loss of the EVF during shooting. The R is not considered to be a professional level camera because of a few missing features such as a second card slot and dials. And lastly the expense of the new RF line, so far only one lens has been produced in the $500 range, one in the $1000 range, and the others are between $2000 and $3000 and we are not even talking about their big Whites yet as they have not been yet produced and probably will be the last lenses they produce in that line because of the tracking problems.

I guess my question is that with so much emphasis being placed on the RF lenses, where does that leave the Canon faithful who are dedicated to their DSLRs?