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The biggest question surrounding the upcoming Canon EOS R3 is what the megapixel count will be for stills shooters.

Over the weekend two anonymous sources told me that the camera will sport a 30mp sensor. One of the sources did say “around 30mp”.

Since this comes from unknown places, please treat it as such for now. If I receive confirmation from a known source, I will let you know.

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The Canon EOS R3 is inching closer to the full official announcement, and it looks like select photographers are getting their hands on the new Canon RF mount flagship.

The Canon EOS R3 is apparently being used at the G7 summit in the United Kingdom this week.

The Canon EOS R3 making a debut at G7 pic.twitter.com/gEoRg0y8B5

— Jakki Moores 📸 (@JakkiMoores) June 12, 2021

The early comments from shooters seem to be extremely positive, take this Nikon shooter for example.

I’m a Nikon shooter, today I’ve seen the Canon R3 and I’ve seen the future. Got over £10k worth of Nikon DSLR gear and it’s worthless. Wouldn’t get more than £3K trade in for it at all now. DSLR is dead.

— Lee Blease 🇬🇧⚓️ #UTM (@leeblease) June 13, 2021

Canon EOS R3 Specifications:

• Multi-Controller & Smart Controller
• Vari-Angle Touch Screen
• NEW accessory shoe
• Wifi 5GHz
• High speed 30fps electronic shutter with AF/AE tracking + RAW shooting at this speed
• AF down to -7.0 EV
• 8 Stops Coordinated Control IS with Optical IS and In-Body IS
• 4K Canon Log3​
• Oversampling 4K
• Internal RAW video
• Inclusion of cars and motorbikes in AF tracking technology
• RAW internal movie recording
• Speedlite shooting with electronic shutter
• The same weather sealing as the EOS-1D series
• LP-E19 Battery
• Dual card slot SD & CFExpress

A couple of weeks ago Canon released firmware v1.3.2 for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. It was a minor firmware update, but earlier this week Canon pulled the firmware. The exact reason Canon pulled it was unknown at the time.

A Canon Rumors reader has sent me communication from Canon USA that explains why the firmware was pulled.

From Canon USA

Firmware version 1.3.2 caused a phenomenon when using the self-timer shooting (10 seconds) with the electronic sound set to “ON” where the timer will repeat for 10 to 3 seconds and does not shoot.

This firmware version has been removed from our website and a current fix is being implemented. This fix is expected to be released in the first half of June, there is not an exact release date available at this time.

The Canon EOS R3 is getting all of the talk right now, and for good reason. The new camera will become Canon’s flagship RF mount camera until we see an EOS R1 late next year at the earliest.

I have been told that after the Canon EOS R3 begins and whenever supply chain issues are corrected, Canon will focus on the lower end of the RF mount lineup.

A replacement for the Canon EOS RP is coming, this will obviously be the new entry-level camera for the RF lineup. Pricing for this camera will be aggressive.

The RF mount APS-C sensor equipped unicorn is also “in the pipeline”. It will sit above the EOS RP replacement in price and will be the smallest camera in the RF mount lineup.

Reading between the lines, it doesn’t appear that an APS-C RF mount camera will be the EOS 7D series replacement a lot of people are hoping for. I could have read into this wrong, but that’s the way it feels at the moment. I personally think an RF mount replacement for the EOS M6 Mark II or EOS M5 would be a bigger seller in the current market than a mirrorless 7D series camera.

As for a direct replacement for the EOS R, that doesn’t seem to be something that will happen. Though I do imagine there will be a full-frame shooter between the EOS RP replacement and EOS R6 in price, I just haven’t heard anything about such a camera.

Canon to Assist NBC Olympics in Providing Viewers with Outstanding 4K UHD and HD Picture Quality During Its Coverage of Tokyo Olympics

STAMFORD, CT, June 7, 2021– NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, to provide a wide variety of 4K UHD and HD Field, Portable and Studio lenses for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, which take place in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 – August 8. The announcement was made today by Chip Adams, VP of Venue Engineering, NBC Olympics, and Kazuto Ogawa, President, and CEO of Canon U.S.A., Inc.

A broad array of Canon broadcast lenses will be used, including the UHD-DIGISUPER 90 long-zoom field lens, which provides outstanding 4K UHD imagery. Canon’s 4K and HD lenses will be at every venue and studio in Tokyo, allowing viewers to see NBC Olympics’ presentation of all the action. In addition, Canon service technicians will be on-site in Tokyo to ensure that every piece of equipment is in peak operating condition at all times.

“We are honored to once again be able to showcase our finest broadcast digital imaging solutions and to be chosen as the broadcast lens provider for NBC Olympics,” said Kazuto Ogawa, president, and CEO, Canon U.S.A., Inc.

“With today’s multi-format camera systems, Canon has shown that it is on the forefront of providing advanced optics for today’s UHD and HDR-capable cameras, which we are utilizing at the Olympic Games,” said Adams. “The images, equipment, and the support we receive from Canon are always exceptional and we look forward to partnering with them again for the Tokyo Olympics.”

Last week Canon released a minor firmware update for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. Over the weekend, it looks like Canon pulled v.1.3.2 for the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV due to an issue(s) reported by users.

I have not heard what the exact issue is, but if you have downloaded v1.3.2 and not yet installed it, please hold off until Canon releases a fixed version.

If you’ve been saving your money for some RF lenses that you can’t get your hands on due to the manufacturing issues around the world, that may turn out to be for the best.

Wetzlar Camera Auctions will have a Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM up for auction starting on October 9, 2021. How much will this lens fetch at auction? That’s tough to predict at the moment, but the EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM has sold a few times for more than $150,000 USD in the past.

The Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM was released in July of 1993 as a built-to-order lens and retailed for around $100,000 USD. The number of these lenses out there is unknown, but it has been hypothesized that there are less than 20 of these lenses in existence.

A Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM took about a year to build once it was ordered, as Canon could only manufacture about 2 of these a year because of the time required to form fluorite crystals.

About the Canon EF 1200mm f/5.6L USM

This super-telephoto lens has the longest focal length of an interchangeable lens for AF SLR cameras at the time. Silent and fast AF is realized using a ring USM (Ultrasonic Motor) and rear focusing system.

Extremely sharp, professional-quality images are realized through the use of two large-diameter artificial crystal fluorite lens elements (3rd & 6th) that thoroughly eliminate the secondary spectrum. Although the optical design is the same as FD1200mm f/5.6L (prototype), this lens is optimized for the EF system with a nonlinear focus cam for moving the focusing lens group, a focus preset function for quick focusing at a predetermined point, and a power manual focusing with three focusing speeds.

A one-touch revolving mechanism for quick switching between vertical and horizontal formats is possible. Extenders EF 1.4X or EF 2X transforms the lens into a manual focusing super-super-telephoto 1700mm f/8 or 2400mm f/11 lens.

Canon News has uncovered a patent with various APS-C RF mount lenses. On the Canon Rumors RF mount lens roadmap, I have had an RF 18-45mm f/4-5.6 IS STM for quite some time. I’ve always thought this was a strange focal length for full-frame image sensors based on Canon’s history of kit lens focal lengths.

I have not heard anything about an APS-C image sensor equipped sensor for the RF mount in quite some time, but I still believe such a camera is part of Canon’s long-term plans.

Canon RF-S 15-45mm F4-6.3

• Focal distance: 15.46mm 24.00mm 43.65mm
• F-number: 4.16 4.92 6.50
• Half angle of view: 38.73° 29.65° 17.38°
• Image Height: 12.40mm 13.66mm 13.66mm
• Total length of lens: 96.84mm 85.69mm 84.27mm
• BF: 26.19mm 34.03mm 49.18mm

Canon RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3

• Focal length: 18.53mm 30.00mm 43.65mm
• F-numbe:r 4.56 5.48 6.50
• Half angle of view: 33.78° 24.48° 17.38°
• Image height: 12.40mm 13.66mm 13.66mm
• Lens total length: 89.11mm 81.23mm 81.40mm
• BF: 28.48mm 38.21mm 47.77mm

Canon RF-S 16-45mm F4-6.3

• Focal length: 16.41mm 24.00mm 43.65mm
• F-number: 4.21 4.90 6.50
• Half angle of view: 37.08° 29.65° 17.38°
• Image height: 12.40mm 13.66mm 13.66mm
• Lens total length: 99.00mm 87.77mm 83.61mm
• BF: 24.60mm 31.13mm 45.64mm

Canon RF-S 20-45mm F4-6.3

• Focal length: 20.01mm 27.0mm0 43.65mm
• F-number: 4.60 5.15 6.50
• Half angle of view: 31.79° 26.84° 17.38°
• Image height: 12.4mm0 13.66mm 13.66mm
• Lens total length: 92.00mm 84.32mm 83.15mm
• BF: 33.77mm 39.3mm 52.69mm