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Last month, we reported that the Canon EOS R1 and Canon EOS R5 Mark II would be announced during the third week of July. We were asked not to post the exact date at that time, but it appears the exact date of July 17, 2024 is making its way around the web and has been reported by Andrea on the SAR YouTube channel.
Andrea's sources claim that there will be no 8K60P, and it looks like we differ in that regard. While we have been told that it would, but that there would be “caveats”, unfortunately there has been no articulation on what “caveats” means.
So, mark your calendar for July 17, 2024 and this long and drawn out launch cycle will finally come to an end.
We don't expect the EOS R1 to be available to purchase until mid Q4, but the Canon EOS R5 Mark II will begin shipping some time in August of 2024.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II Specifications (Rumored)
- 45mp BSI Stacked Sensor
- New EVF design
- 12fps Mechanical & 30fps Electronic max burst rates
- Eye Controlled AF from the EOS R3
- New passive cooling design with two new vents
- Active cooling grip accessory
- Battery grip accessory
- 8K60P (with cavaets)
- CFexpress Type B / SD card configuration
- Launch Price: $3999 USD
- Announcement: July 17, 2024
- Shipping: August, 2024
See: https://www.canonrumors.com/canon-patents-a-built-in-tilting-viewfinder/
As a video enthusiast, I still regret to this day not buying the R5 when it came out. Won't make the mistake twice.
Called a store and preordered it to ensure to get it day 1.
DJI smartphone integration feels like EV vs 20 year old car when compared to Canon.
Bigger, much better rear screen!
Much longer battery life and more cycles.
Better charging from any odd USB-C source - not fun to have to use a 20W PD charger all the time and cannot - use a small power bank. maybe even usb-c on battery itself - there are aftermarket ones.
Bluetooth link with phone to get GPS on images.
Apple find my integration - 20$ license cost on a 4K device is nothing.
List of smart features goes on… canon will likely give us … none.
I’ll buy it for the dynamic range, fast sync speed and silent shutter. Anything else is likely a non-upgrade (compared to EOS R vs R5 esp)
Why all the new cooling features then?
And - as rumoured before - what new AF SW features it will get. (not displayed on this spec list).
R1 will be fascinating, but not for my shopping basket.
The cooling vents and added cooling option are a great idea, and make me wonder about using the cooling option for astrophotography use. Maybe it would make some great photos for those that don't have a dedicated astrophotography setup. I wonder if they have added any code for sensor shifting to assist in astrophotography?
I also wonder if they'll still have the stupid 4 digit wrap around in their photo numbering system if you don't manually increase your folder number?
I've given up hoping they add aperture bracketing, but maybe they will one day.
The cooling is passive without the battery grip.
Where they do, the rates differ from state to state and sometimes city to city.