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Canon EOS R1 Review: Canon's First Mirrorless Flagship Bets on Speed and Smarts Over Megapixels

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The Canon EOS R1 is the camera Canon builds for the Olympics, the World Cup and the photo agencies that cover them. Announced in July 2024 at $6,299 for the body, it’s the first mirrorless camera to carry Canon’s “1” badge, a name that has meant Canon’s toughest, fastest professional camera for decades.

It has 24.2 megapixels. That surprised people. Sony’s A1 II has 50 and Nikon’s Z9 has 45.7. Canon’s argument is that pros covering sport care most about speed, reliability and files small enough to send fast.

Nikon Z9 Review: The Flagship With No Mechanical Shutter That Brought Nikon Back

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

When Nikon announced the Z9 in October 2021, a lot of people had written Nikon off in mirrorless. Sony led, Canon was catching up, and Nikon’s early Z bodies were good but not class-leading. The Nikon Z9, priced at $5,500, changed that story overnight. It’s the camera that made pros take Nikon mirrorless seriously.

It was also bold. No mechanical shutter at all. Nikon trusted its 45.7MP stacked back-side illuminated sensor to read out fast enough to do every job electronically, flash and fast action included. It does.

Sony A1 II Review: 50MP at 30 FPS, With the Handling Fixes the Original Needed

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The original Sony A1 from 2021 was the camera that proved you didn’t have to choose between resolution and speed. Fifty megapixels at 30 frames per second, 8K video, flash sync with an electronic shutter. The Sony A1 II, announced in November 2024 at about $6,500, keeps that stacked 50.1MP sensor and spends its upgrades on the things A1 owners complained about: autofocus intelligence, stabilization, the screen and the grip.