In the end, it's a second electronic control ring. We don't know how the control ring communicates with the camera. We don't know how it communicates with the video or stills side of things. We don't know how the hardware and communications are handled between the two modes in the cameras.
Adding a second electronic control ring may not have been on table when the current line of cameras were developed. Video and stills have been two separate teams in software development in the past, I imagine Canon has worked hard to bring those two teams closer together along with more aligned engineering (See the R5 C and Wifi communication that is built into the camera, but only really works for stills). Again, we don't know.... they don't tell us.
Unless someone can break down the engineering on how all that works inside of the camera, I don't think it's prudent to suggest it's simply Canon's inability to write good software.
The AF magic of the EOS R3 and other cameras are certainly fine examples of Canon's software development ability.
The EOS R line is evolving to meet new demands in the market, and sometimes you're not going to see things you may want to do down the road.
There are only two lenses in the RF line-up that have the aperture ring. It could also simply come down to "What's the point?", let's focus our resources and manpower on the next generation of cameras and not spend those resources on a what would likely be a benefit to a very small segment of customers. You still have the control ring that can be set to aperture.
How many people use the the existing control ring? For what control? It took me a while to utilize it, but I don't use it for aperture, I still prefer doing it the same way I have always done it.
Adding a second electronic control ring may not have been on table when the current line of cameras were developed. Video and stills have been two separate teams in software development in the past, I imagine Canon has worked hard to bring those two teams closer together along with more aligned engineering (See the R5 C and Wifi communication that is built into the camera, but only really works for stills). Again, we don't know.... they don't tell us.
Unless someone can break down the engineering on how all that works inside of the camera, I don't think it's prudent to suggest it's simply Canon's inability to write good software.
The AF magic of the EOS R3 and other cameras are certainly fine examples of Canon's software development ability.
The EOS R line is evolving to meet new demands in the market, and sometimes you're not going to see things you may want to do down the road.
There are only two lenses in the RF line-up that have the aperture ring. It could also simply come down to "What's the point?", let's focus our resources and manpower on the next generation of cameras and not spend those resources on a what would likely be a benefit to a very small segment of customers. You still have the control ring that can be set to aperture.
How many people use the the existing control ring? For what control? It took me a while to utilize it, but I don't use it for aperture, I still prefer doing it the same way I have always done it.
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