Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless camera

[Birna Rørslett]

is it really possible to convert FD Canon Lenses to F-Mount?

Only a very few. Amongst them, the venerable Canon 35 mm f/2.8 tilt/shift.

[Akira]

The mount adapter with the rear filter slit looks nice.  You can use an interference filter for a (super-) wide lens.

[longzoom]

A lot of nice things will be done with this new Canon offering. Big introduction set of lenses, very interesting and practical AF system, adapters, you have already named more - nice! But for me, personally, the deal breaker would be smaller VF and, most important, absence of IBIS. Very few new Canon's lenses have IS, and millions of earlier lenses are abandoned. As for me, the Sony's and Nikon's (SIC!) offering looks more advanced, especially if there will be possibility to use old manual glass.   LZ  (BTW, Canon's front mount - 5 bolts!).

[pluton]

The new Canon 35mm "Macro" lens, focusing to 1:2, is something I've always wished I had for Nikon.  I'd also make use of it for my Fujifilm APS-C cameras if it was adaptable.

[MILLIREHM]

Canon is offering a 35 mm f/1,8 with 1:2 Macro capability. There is nothing like that in the Z roadmap, nor in the F line. The Nikon 1 system was suffering from strange lens choices with not one offering macro capability. Every Coolpix was doing that better.
While typing I realized that pluton had a somewhat similar idea.

[Roland Vink]

35mm lens with 1:2 closeup ... working distance must be very short, even 50 - 60mm macro lenses have very little working distance at this magnification.

Having closer than normal focusing is useful though, for example, the old AF-D 35/2 focuses to 0.25m (compared to 0.3m for most 35mm lenses) and gets to 1:4, which seems a well balanced design, but I can't see myself going to 1:2 at this focal length.

[Akira]

The current AF-S 35/1.8 goes also up to 0.23x, which I miss traditionally with the 50mm non-micro lenses.

[Frank Fremerey]

The current AF-S 35/1.8 goes also up to 0.23x, which I miss traditionally with the 50mm non-micro lenses.

25cm distance, reproduction ratio 0.16x

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED

[Roland Vink]

AF-S 35/1.8: focus distance 25cm, reproduction ratio 0.24x (1:4.2)
https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/f-mount/singlefocal/wide/af-s_35mmf_18g/spec.htm

[Jan Anne]

A Canon engineer talks about the new EOS-R camera 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=129&v=OvDWQz0Z1lw

[Akira]

25cm distance, reproduction ratio 0.16x

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G ED

Frank, the data are erratically combined with those of the FX and DX versions.

AF-S 35/1.8: focus distance 25cm, reproduction ratio 0.24x (1:4.2)
https://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/lens/f-mount/singlefocal/wide/af-s_35mmf_18g/spec.htm

According to the Japanese website, the maximum reproduction ratio is 0.23x.   

http://www.nikon-image.com/products/nikkor/fmount/af-s_nikkor_35mm_f18g_ed/spec.html

[Akira]

A Canon engineer talks about the new EOS-R camera 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=129&v=OvDWQz0Z1lw

LOL!  The big afro guy.   

[Roland Vink]

According to the Japanese website, the maximum reproduction ratio is 0.23x.   

http://www.nikon-image.com/products/nikkor/fmount/af-s_nikkor_35mm_f18g_ed/spec.html

You should buy the non-Japanese version then, as you can gain higher magnifications

[richardHaw]

everytime I think theres something wrong with the Nikon Z, I look at what canon had to offer and I feel golden

[pluton]

everytime I think theres something wrong with the Nikon Z, I look at what canon had to offer and I feel golden

I haven't seen either the Nikon Z or Canon R in person, but based on the photos, the Canon styling is embarrassing.