The rumor mill has been quiet for a little while now, well until yesterday. A good source has laid out the camera body plans for Canon in 2021.
High-resolution RF body
This has been long rumoured, we were talking about it even before the EOS R5 hit the scene. Canon will release an RF mount body with at least twice the megapixels of the EOS R5. I was told that the new sensor will “utilize new technologies for Canon”.
APS-C RF Body
This is another long-rumoured camera, and news of it has picked up steam over the last couple of months. The source claims that the new APS-C RF mount camera will be “directly aimed at sports, wildlife and videography”.
A pair of New Entry-Level RF Full-Frame Bodies
I have been told that the plan from Canon was to release two cameras simultaneously to replace the EOS R and the EOS RP in the RF mount lineup.
The first body would be the most affordable full-frame camera Canon has ever made, so it sounds like it'll come in under what the EOS RP launched at.
The second camera will slot in between the EOS RP replacement and the EOS R6. While pricing is obviously not known yet, I could see these bodies priced at $899 and $1499 respectively.
The timeline for an announcement is unknown. The source did say that these cameras could be delayed due to continued manufacturing challenges in Japan.
The EOS R1 Flagship
The camera everyone is waiting for will show its face in 2021, whether or not you'll be able to actually buy one this year is not known. I have been told by the same source that the “EOS R1” will be shown off ahead of the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
Canon Cinema EOS C50
Canon will likely announce the EOS C50 in the first half of 2021, it was apparently scheduled to be released in late 2020, but that obviously didn't happen.
The rumors point to the EOS C50 being a box camera design.
Canon Cinema EOS C90
While I have reported on this body in the past, however, the source doesn't have any knowledge about this camera.
The Canon 8K Cinema EOS Camera
Canon recently teased a new 8K camera, so an announcement can be expected soon. There have been some rumors of two 8K cameras coming in 2021, but that hasn't been confirmed.
Eight new cameras in a single calendar year does seem like a lot, especially with the current manufacturing issues hampering the industry. If I had to guess, a few of these cameras will fall into next year, but we could see announcements in 2021.
More to come…
This is amazing news for me personally. Hope I can replace my 200d to have much better video features while keep using my current glass with an adapter. Hopefully it will include sharp detailed 4k 60p 10 bit, 1080 120fps, IBIS, C log and animal eye AF. I am willing to pay for it even if it's similar priced as the R6.
This would be a perfect hybrid camera for me which is also more economical than switching to FF.
Hopefully we see it in 2021.
Megapixel count can be in between 20 and 30, just to have a little more room for cropping than 20mp and to enjoy the glorious sharpness of RF lenses a bit more.
Basically what people expected the original R to be, an evolved A7III like camera.
Maybe it’s just me though
Looking forward to more info there!
Correct me if I am missing anything but regarding the speed needed for a sports and wildlife body. This can also be used to have faster video specs no? Maybe that is the main part this body will share the higher framerates. I wonder if Canon can come up with something nice regarding the low light performance and dynamic range as well. But we can't expect too much I assume from Canon for just an APS-C body.
3D haptic/gesture touch bars, push hard and turn the control ring for ISO, push medium for aperture, push light for shutter, double-tap and hold for focus, triple-tap for program settings. Everyone will love it!
It's absolutly not just you. We've got a 5DIV for weddings and I am somehow reluctant to go down to 20mpx. Asked my wife, how much she crops, maybe not that much, but sometimes we do and then we print up to cca A2 metric format. So curious if the camera under the R6 could have more megapixels, hence a new sensor? But then what would Canon leave off, to have it cheaper than the R6?
>> The source claims that the new APS-C RF mount camera will be “directly aimed at sports, wildlife and videography”.
The first two sound like the mirrorless 7D many of us have been wishing for. Not sure what "videography" means. 4K and a flippy screen? I'd expect that to be a given at this point.
>> ...the most affordable full-frame camera Canon has ever made...
Just being persnickety, but I assume this means *digital* full frame. Those 35mm Snappy P&S's were pretty affordable back in the day. ;)
Seriously though, this is all very good news.
Is Canon going to fill out the RF lens lineup to match the broader (=less expensive) range of bodies? Right now it seems the RF lenses are mainly L's.