Don't try this at home! Lens Rentals have taken the rather unusual decision to pull apart their brand new Canon EOS R camera, bolt by bolt, component by component, just to have a peak at what's inside. Fortunately for us, they've shared the step-by-step results.

Perhaps the most important takeaway from this rather painful process is that Roger Cicala, founder of Lensrentals.com, doesn't think that IBIS will ever make its way into a Canon EOS R body:

"Do I think future Rs are going to have IBIS? No, I don’t. Canon has been very clear that they think lens stabilization is superior. The space is probably just a matter of ergonomics and perhaps heat diffusion. But there’s certainly room for it."

Roger also comments on the EOS R's weather-sealing:

"Speaking of the Sony A7RIII, it’s taken a bit of internet trashing for its lack of weather sealing. Throw no stones from your glass house, oh Canon shooters. The Canon EOS-R is just about the same; well-sealed buttons and dials, not much else. That means, I think, that it will be fine in a misty rain for a while, but don’t get it saturated and don’t set it somewhere wet."

Fascinating stuff and well worth a read.

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