We are expecting that the Canon EOS R5 Mark II will be announced before the end of April with availability coming a few months later. We don't have a solid date, but we have been told that Canon has sent out some NDAs to a certain segment.
We have pieced together a specifications list of the EOS R5 Mark II from multiple known sources, so we're not putting a [CR3] on this yet.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II Specifications (Rumored)
- 45mp BSI CMOS Image Sensor (We believe it'll be a stacked design)
- 3.2″ OLED articulating screen
- New DIGIC Processor (Name unknown)
- No mechanical shutter (The source claims that they're pretty sure on this one)
- Max burst 60fps
- New AI autofocus features
- 8K RAW
- 4K @ 120fps
- Canon Log 1, 2 & 3.
We have more specifications that we'd like to verify before we say too much. As mentioned earlier, we do expect to see the EOS R5 Mark II in some form by the end of April.
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Soo... a global electronic shutter?
I can finally throw my Sony a1 into the bin.
G R E A T
The sensor must be stacked sensor or global shutter but I guess 0.01% to use global shutter.
May be Red sell their 8K global sensor to Canon? haha.
sensor speed should be faster than Z8 if Canon doesn't want to loss their face!
Not sure of the benefit of no mechanical shutter except for cost. It would need some way to cover the sensor when the lens is changed in any case
Remember that the R3 has a stacked sensor and still retained the mechanical shutter. They must have made a huge leap in their BSI sensor design and the next-gen DIGIC processor to allow such fast read-out and enable full-time electronic shutter for still and video applications, and there's probably an amazing AF to go along with that. I wonder if they will throw in a 2nd generation eye-controlled AF like what\'s in the Apple Vision Pro headset.
On the other hand, sticking with BSI sensor means the price is unlikely to creep above $4K at launch, I think they are shooting for that sweet spot between the R6 Mark II on the lower end and the R1/R3 on the other.
The only problem with this picture is that the current R5 is still holding its own very well, 4 years after launch.
Let's hope for a stacked sensor a la the R3. A blackout-free EVF alone would be a big deal.
So what changed? I have been shooting primarily musical events lately, and have left the camera in silent mode for the past couple of months. I typically don’t look into the camera when changing lenses (I keep the mount opening pointed down), but the other day I happened to do so, and noticed that the bare sensor was staring back at me despite powering the camera off to change lenses as I typically do. I went into the settings to confirm that I had not somehow changed it to not close the shutter with the power off, and the setting was grayed out – apparently, that option is not available when the camera is in silent mode.
Same ultrasonic cleaning happening, only difference is the shutter wasn’t closing with the power off. So, I’ll clean the sensor…and stop leaving the camera in silent mode.
Incidentally, I suspect it’s about more than just lens changes. The camera spends a lot more time powered off than it does powered on, so there is a lot more time for dust to settle in the interior when the power is off. If the sensor is covered during that time, the dust will settle on the shutter and not the sensor.