Canon EOS R
£2,349 / $2,299 (body only)
Ever since Sony changed the game five years ago, the rest of the industry has been playing catch-up. After watching the Alpha series decimate its market share for half a decade, Canon (following Nikon with the Z7, reviewed last issue, and the Z6) has answered back with its own full-frame mirrorless system: the EOS R.
Canon has eschewed the trend of releasing separate pro and enthusiast bodies, instead pitching the EOS R squarely in the middle. It boasts a full-frame 30.3MP CMOS sensor, which is on par with the EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR. The two sensors share much in common: the key difference is that the EOS R boasts a phase-difference detection system with the EOS-1D X Mark II’s Dual Pixel CMOS AF – and a staggering 5,655 focus positions, which cover 88% of the frame horizontally and 100% vertically.
On paper the autofocus should be untouchable, but in practice there are a couple of drawbacks. Out of the box, for example, eye tracking is only possible in Single
