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  • Canon's pro EOS R3 is ugly, will be hard to keep clean

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 1 06:27:18 2021
    That body texture is a big mistake.

    https://petapixel.com/2021/11/30/canon-eos-r3-review-blazing-speed-meets-robust-body/

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Dec 2 11:12:29 2021
    On 2/12/2021 3:27 am, RichA wrote:
    That body texture is a big mistake.

    https://petapixel.com/2021/11/30/canon-eos-r3-review-blazing-speed-meets-robust-body/


    Yes, looks a bit of a dust/grime-trap.

    General question, not just this, but with shutter-free mirrorless
    cameras, it there usually a definitive visual and/or audible (selectable
    ?) indication confirming that a shot (or series) has actually been taken ?

    geoff

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to geoff on Wed Dec 1 16:05:14 2021
    On Wednesday, 1 December 2021 at 17:12:56 UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 2/12/2021 3:27 am, RichA wrote:
    That body texture is a big mistake.

    https://petapixel.com/2021/11/30/canon-eos-r3-review-blazing-speed-meets-robust-body/

    Yes, looks a bit of a dust/grime-trap.

    General question, not just this, but with shutter-free mirrorless
    cameras, it there usually a definitive visual and/or audible (selectable
    ?) indication confirming that a shot (or series) has actually been taken ?

    geoff

    For that one, I don't know.

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to RichA on Wed Dec 1 16:59:33 2021
    On Thursday, 2 December 2021 at 10:05:16 am UTC+10, RichA wrote:
    On Wednesday, 1 December 2021 at 17:12:56 UTC-5, geoff wrote:
    On 2/12/2021 3:27 am, RichA wrote:
    That body texture is a big mistake.

    https://petapixel.com/2021/11/30/canon-eos-r3-review-blazing-speed-meets-robust-body/

    Yes, looks a bit of a dust/grime-trap.

    General question, not just this, but with shutter-free mirrorless
    cameras, it there usually a definitive visual and/or audible (selectable ?) indication confirming that a shot (or series) has actually been taken ?

    geoff

    On my Canon EOS RP, there's a definite, if quiet, 'click' accompanied by the viewfinder/external screen 'blinking' as it refreshes. Not sure if this is the case across the range, but it would be strange if it isn't. I've never dived deep enough into
    the menu to see if it can be turned off. However, in the manual there is a section headed 'Shooting Quiet Scenes' that says :"Where silence is needed, you can shoot without beeps such as shutter release sounds."

    Cheers,
    Magani

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  • From David Taylor@21:1/5 to geoff on Thu Dec 2 09:31:44 2021
    On 01/12/2021 22:12, geoff wrote:
    General question, not just this, but with shutter-free mirrorless
    cameras, it there usually a definitive visual and/or audible (selectable
    ?) indication confirming that a shot (or series) has actually been taken ?

    geoff

    With my MFT GX7 in electronic shutter mode, it is completely silent, but you can enable a sound if you wish (default is enabled), and you may get a viewfinder flash.

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    Cheers,
    David
    Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

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  • From Incubus@21:1/5 to RichA on Thu Dec 2 09:46:48 2021
    On 2021-12-01, RichA <[email protected]> wrote:
    That body texture is a big mistake.

    https://petapixel.com/2021/11/30/canon-eos-r3-review-blazing-speed-meets-robust-body/

    petapixel are basically owned by Canon. There are numerous inaccuracies
    in that article in favour of Canon.

    Have you held that camera?

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to RichA on Sat Dec 4 10:48:50 2021
    On 2021-12-01 09:27, RichA wrote:
    That body texture is a big mistake.

    https://petapixel.com/2021/11/30/canon-eos-r3-review-blazing-speed-meets-robust-body/


    As usual you need to hunt for anything to moan about.

    The texture is likely to make it less likely to slip from your hands and
    ruin all your fine lenses and the camera ...

    I have cameras with similar textures and they're easily kept clean with
    a very mild soapy solution on a soft cloth. Any 'harder' crud gets the alcohol, usually with Q-tip / toothpick in deeper nooks and crannies.

    As to looks, it's a tool, and it looks like a very well designed tool at
    that.

    --
    "...there are many humorous things in this world; among them the white
    man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages."
    -Samuel Clemens

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