The Canon EOS R7 Mark II is expected to arrive at some point this year. We think that it’ll come in either Q3 or Q4 of 2025. As always, nailing down announcements dates is not an exact science, as there are so many variables that go into picking a day to announce a product.
The Canon EOS R7 Mark II looks like it’ll be going upmarket with the latest bits of information that we have received from a solid source, though they haven’t been perfect over the years.
Canon EOS R7 Mark II Rumored Specifications
We have been told that the camera will get a resolution bump to “about 40mp” and that it will shoot 8K video. That’s a lot of pixels on an APS-C sensor, but Fujifilm seems to have done a good job with it.
Also expect an increase in the size of the body, but it will remain as light as everything else in the Canon lineup. The ergonomics of the camera will be more like the EOS R5 Mark II than what we currently see with the Canon EOS R7.
That would be a terrific “upgrade”, as I don’t like the way the EOS R7 is laid out.
It was also suggested that current accessories for the EOS R5 Mark II, such as the cooling grip, will be compatible.
No Mechanical Shutter?
Can we also expect a faster readout speed?
There have been suggestions that the EOS R7 Mark II will do away with the mechanic shutter and rely solely on an e-shutter. As many know, that would require an extremely fast readout speed, especially for the target market for the speedy Canon crop camera.
I think that’s a 50/50 proposition, there is still a time and place for mechanical shutters, though removing it could reduce some costs making the camera. I hope the mechanical shutter remains.
Perhaps the rumored EOS R7 V would be the one to do away with the mechanical shutter.
What about the rumored global shutter equipped camera body that is apparently in the pipeline? It was suggested that we’d see a global shutter appear in an APS-C camera before a full-frame one. None of the sources of information in this article mentioned anything about a global shutter.
We can also expect a CFexpress Type B slot, along with the UHS-II SD card slot. If they didn’t do dual CFexpress cards with the EOS R5 Mark II, it’s not happening with an EOS R7 Mark II.
Conclusion
The above information comes from various people that we have known for the last few years, so we think there is a lot of truth here. Unfortunately, no one is 100% correct with leaks, but things are generally close.
If the rumors are true about a coming EOS R7 V, then there’s a possibility that some specifications are going to be attributed to the wrong camera model.
We have no further information at this time. The EOS R7 Mark II is still a way away and detailed specifications rarely come out this early.
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Hmm, that sort of thing could power the camera like in The Matrix.
So you can have them in parallel and not have to change thinking about the use.
I am not sure, how well 40MP APS-C would work.
I prefer better to more pixels. But if those more are also (much) better, that'll be cool.
Anyhow, I'm both glad and sad by the news. Glad because I started my pro career with 7D and made some of my best photographs with 7D/Mk2 and Canon decided to continue with a top of the line crop sensor, R7 on mirrorless. But I'm also sad because I barely bought R7 few months ago, and the replacement is already on the horizon with the upmarket possibility. We don't know for how much. Hopefully it won't reach R6mk2 levels.
I shoot almost exclusively with yhe electronic shutter, so I won't be heart broken over the loss of the mechanical shutter if the readout speed is similar to the R5 mark ii's. However, I am hoping for at least 35MP to allow 8k video on the rare occasions I shoot video.
What I would not really like would be a SD and CF-express slot. Dual SD slots would be a good option. Anyone who shoots more video can use USB-C SSDs to save it externally. And if the buffer is big enough an V90 SD card can be fast enough. Assuming it shoots 40fps in 40MP RAW, then a 100 picture buffer should hopefully work.
And maybe, just maybe Canon can finally develop ISO-invariant RAW file sizes...
But anyways I am hyped for this camera, and I want it as soon as possible.
Mechanical shutters and EFCS each have their issues: the former produces significant vibration, while the latter disables the automatic leveling function when enabled. Additionally, the pre-shooting feature can only be implemented with the electronic shutter...
I agree. Hopefully not, but with the rumored specs (new sensor, 8k, new ergonomics...) I really don't think that a price point close to 1.499 € would be realistic. It sounds like 1.999 € to me to be honest :/
Personally I prefer crop sensors for my own uses because of the size and weight savings. For instance, My 5d Mk3 was an amazing camera but that body with the associated L lenses was so heavy I often left it at home and brought the excellent M50 body with its lenses. The best camera in the world is the one you have when you need to take the shot.
Crop sensors are good for 2 things over FF. Reach and portability. I don't take pictures of birds in flight and I don't care about FPS, If canon makes the large R7 body even bigger then I want Canon to put IBIS in the R10 or R50 and I will go that way instead.
The only issue he had coming from a D70 was getting used to the new AF system and about the really high speed AF and fps.
We tried it hard but ran only once into an RS issue. But maybe bird and dragonfly wings are too slow compared to a golf club or else.
Just bought an R50. Don't need IBIS that much, as I shoot quite often above 1/1000.
But I'll vote for IBIS in a really small body, too.