We have been told that there will be major product announcements coming from Canon at the end of August. This has historically been a time of the year Canon unveils multiple products at once. Things have been somewhat different in the last few years.
We did report that there wouldn’t be any “announcements” until Q4, but I think we should have said “and/or shipping”. Thanks for pointing out that oversight forum people.
Canon EOS R6 Mark III
The Canon EOS R6 Mark III has been part of the rumormill for quite some time. The obvious successor to the EOS R6 Mark II is still expected to be announced this year, with multiple sources, our own and others saying pretty much the same thing.
The latest rumored specifications that we reported was back in early June, and we haven’t heard much since then.
Canon EOS R7 Mark II
The Canon EOS R7 Mark II has been harder to get information on, but there have been plenty of suggestions that it will be going “up-market” compared to its predecessor. While we expected the EOS R7 Mark II to come in above the $1499USD launch price of the EOS R7, there could be a bigger gap in pricing if announced today. A sub $2000 price tag will be important for the Mark II.
The last we reported about the EOS R7 Mark II was in the first half of June, and we were told that we may see the end of the mechanical shutter in Canon’s flagship APS-C camera. This isn’t confirmed, but we say it’s highly possible.
Both cameras to be announced at the same time?
We’re not sure what to make of being told that both cameras would be announced at the same time, as we think that’s an odd pairing from the marketing side of things. The EOS R7 was announced alongside the EOS R10.
That said, maybe they’re going to be close cousins with different sensor sizes? Nothing has really been “normal” for quite some time. So I guess that makes it the new normal? We think in the next couple of weeks we’ll be hearing a lot more about both cameras.
We’re shaking the tree a bit here.
More to come…
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At the moment, I am doing exactly this. Mainly with my 85mm F2 and 70-200mm F4. There is one lens I´m experiencing difficulties with atm: 35mm F1.8. Sometimes, it doesn't seem to produce sharp images (shutter speed 1/300 and faster, ap. 2.8...) for a series of images. Than again, couple days later, everything seems to be in order. I don´t know whether the 45mp of the R5 is too demanding or if the there is a problem with the lens. Also, I kind of have the suspicion that with the 35mm F1.8 and the R5 sensor, images above ISO 1600 seem to be very soft. Since I don't have enough technical grasp on this matter, I wonder if this could be true or if I am just off fantasizing in order to find an explanation. I´ve always loved this lens (especially with my EOS R) but atm it is giving me headaches. If anyone has the same experience or a solution/ explanation, please let me know.
The last lens I bought dates back to July 2023 (RF 85mm F2), but in 2024 I upgraded from the R to the R5. I currently have the RF 50mm F1.4 VCM for rent. It really is an absolute lovely lens, but I´m not quite sure whether I want to purchase it. I'll probably hold out and wait to see if Canon delivers a 85mm F1.4 VCM or a mkii of the 28-70mm F2 (trim the weight please!) or a 70-125/ 150mm f2. The latter one would be a reason to break the bank and purchase them if the weight is acceptable (something in the range like the Sony 28-70mm F2) Other than those lenses, there are none that are to my interest atm.
As for the lens portfolio to grow (without any personal interest), I´d hope for a 35mm F1.2, 200-500mm F4 L and TS lens to be announced soon.
I took the s9 out last night for the first time - and had a joy of time using something...well different, and full of features canon will never*(?) give you. My shooter friend is going sony for other reasons - zv-e1 because he is focusing on small form factor, high quality/cinema video and AF. He also has a r5 and r8- so that says something there. The canons lens jail has pissed us off royally. The sigma BF inspired me to seek out a small FF body to get that Iq jump I always knew I wanted vs. canon crop. (That said, my m50 and m62 have treated me very well and will not be retired.) I can move the histogram anywhere i want on the screen, overlays for multiple ratios, and a metric ton of ui/function options. Nice! Even the way that you can change the size of your focus point with the control wheel is nicely done.
The S9 basic design isn't great at all, but the features are sublime. In comparison, my m62 has been in a smallrig cage for a long time- and i immediately bought one for the s9 to solve its abysmal handling otherwise. And aside from the lens hood, its the same general size profile as the m62 with a smallrig cage and a 11-22 for example. Man I love that setup, the cage makes it into a different experience.
I'm not building out a new system - the goal / my use case was a SMALL ff walk around 50mm. See I've been stuck shooting my 50 1.4 at 2.8 for over 10 years....wider than that and it becomes very unreliable. Well..now I am shooting at 1.8 and everything is sharp all the time, and easy access to luts/ lumix labs to cut down my editing times and shoot directly towards moods. Also to be able to try out lenses- sigma especially - that I simply did not have access to as a canon shooter. I did not go with sony as the a7c does not fit the design I was looking for (m62 /sigma BF) style body.
I can concede that L mount has its own lens selection issues - however the smugness of canon and the direction they took with the long overdue 50mm 1.4 guaranteed that another OEM was getting my money. Having access to all sigma glass was priority, and hopefully the tammy 35-150 will get a L release someday. But for now the goal was reached.
That all being said, I freed myself from canon lens jail. (y) :p ALL sigma lenses are now in my purview, and that feels WONDERFUL. Maybe one day I'll go sony if they produced a body that I want and exclusively place a 35-150 on it. Z5ii is fantastic but also does not have access to sigma ff lenses. and its not compact. My canon loyalty was rewarded with the weak RFS line, no re-release of my beloved 22f2, expensive AF lens prices, and the 1400.00 covered up busted optics 50 1.4 ripoff debacle. Life is too short to keep waiting on canon anything. Get the tools you need/want and get your work done. Fin.
I headed into 2025 eyeing on jumping to full frame to benefit from higher tier standard lenses and was waiting for the R63 announcement to do so.
The multiple change in expected announcement dates made me pick up a second hand R8 to use with the few L lenses I managed to get lately and I'm perfectly fine with what I got for now and the savings it brings.
A lot of manufacturers are probably playing the waiting game now that the first half of the year is already over
This is one of the examples... the mountains are really soft...The pic is not sharp.
I checked all the settings several times:
1. tripod --> sturdy, because images taken with the 85mm, 70-200mm (at 200mm) and even 100-500mm (at 500mm) turned out to be sharp. (well 500mm in crop mode is just a little off...)
2. IS was turned off
3. according to the camera, manual focus was set --> in this case, sometimes the manual focus/ focus assist and focus peaking wouldn't react at all to the lens. I had to turn off, take it of the camera, mount it again and then it would work.
The best I managed with the 35mm was this pic:
I have taken night shots with the 35mm before, they all seem to be sharper...
I have that lens and use it frequently with no issues, but being cheaper I expect there's a lot more copy variation than with L lenses. Fwiw wide open it doesn't have the best sharpness so I stop down, just a bit if light is lacking (f/2), and often to f/4.
Now, that´ve mentioned it, I started thinking. I once had a temperature issue with the 35mm F1.8. It was in Galveston in 2023. We came out of a restaurant which was cooled down to 59 °F. The outside temperature was still at 100°F (during the day it was 111°F) and the lens immediately fogged up inside once I left the restaurant. It gave me a couple of interesting shots, but I ultimately switched to the RF 85mm F2. Interestingly, the 85mm wasn't affected by the temperature change at all. This might have been case here, too. I took the pics from the doorstep of our vacation home. So the lens very quickly went from inside temp to outside temp... I don´t know the difference exactly, but there probably was a 10°C difference.
Thx for insight!
I do the same. I rarely use the lens at F1.8, usually I stop down to 2.2 or 2.8. For me, 2.8 is the lens´ sweet spot.