Thank you for this article. I'm personally very excited about the R6V, this is something I've been wanting since the R5C. My hope is they will add IBIS to the video-line "V" cameras, and leave it out of the "C" cameras. Generally - and I don't speak for everyone here - but generally cinema cameras are preferred not have IBIS, as there can be issues with vibration distortion, even with a floating sensor that has IBIS disabled. The types of video work I do involve tripod (interviews, no ibis needed) handheld (terrible without ibis) and gimbal (ibis optional). Canon has/had some corner wobble distortion in video with ibis on wide angle lenses - for this I am thankful that the R5c works great on a gimbal with no ibis, and thus no corner wobble. Handheld, however, is as jittery as an iphone 5 after 4 cups of espresso.

If Canon is aiming the R6V at small content creators, vloggers, and indie film folks - those users are absolutely going to be pissed off to not have IBIS, especially when all the previous R6 series cameras have it. For those folks that don't want IBIS, there's the C50. I would appreciate a dual line of cameras with and without ibis, like an R6V and an R6VI (with ibis) something like that, similar to the 5DS and 5DSR without the antialiasing filter. This would make a lot of people happy. Choices. Then we can complain about something else other than ibis.

Canon Rumors said:

I'd be cool if they did the 16-28 and 28-70 2.8s. They won't touch an L. I have no idea if lenses are in the cards

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my first camera was the AE-1 in 1980. i will buy this camera if it is a legitimate back-up to my R5 -- i am strictly a stills shooter. i have my lenses already

Canon Rumors said:

It has been a weird few days around here. There have been lots of gaffes on my part, but the full-frame “V” series camera is coming soon. I have been trying to figure out where an EOS R6 V would fit in the line-up from a pricing angle. I have no idea what the price […]

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I hope it has an active hotshoe for flash and IBIS. It will make it a clearer distinction from the C50, but I doubt it due to its placement being cheaper than the C50 in the lineup

neuroanatomist said:

You would be interested in an RF 456mm f/1.4L VCM? I’d think that the 325mm diameter front element would make it a wee bit heavy.

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Yes but @AlanF’s wallet will be so much lighter that carrying this behemoth lens into battle will not be a problem.

SD card slot? That would mean no 8K video i guess. So no 33 MP Sensor neccessary, could work with the R6II 24MP sensor. And no IBIS. Except for the LP-E6 Battery (and the ?dual SD slot?) we are pretty much in R8 territory with that.

AlanF said:

14+20+24+35+50+ 85 = 228. Double that and I'll start getting interested.

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You would be interested in an RF 456mm f/1.4L VCM? I’d think that the 325mm diameter front element would make it a wee bit heavy.

neuroanatomist said:

You and someone else I know... 14-20-24-35-50-85, pretty crowded space already, but hope springs eternal!

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14+20+24+35+50+ 85 = 228. Double that and I'll start getting interested.

It has to have CFExpress B to do any of the 7K and raw codecs, but perhaps just a single slot.

If this camera doesn’t have IBIS, I think it will struggle. I use my R6 III way more than my C50 for video because it has IBIS (I like fast, manual focus primes). A big reason for the FX3, S1 II, and ZR success is that you can keep them small and handheld because of the IBIS. Plenty of ways to differentiate the R6V from the C50 (handle, XLR, timecode, cooling) and R6 III (EVF, mechanical shutter) and still have IBIS.

Not to sound dramatic, but I used the ZR and was blown away. The 4" screen should be mandatory for any video-focused camera going forward (nice work, Kinefinity Vista).

My main wishlist for R8ii is IBIS. For me to buy a retro camera, it will have to be totally retro. Like FM2. Yum. This mock-up with a silver top plastic-like - not good for me.

A testable set of predictions. Courageous!

Well written article and it seems logical. Now, let´s wait and see what Canon actually is up too

Antonn and Alan,

Beautiful series. Well done, guys.

Canon Rumors said:

The Nikon ZR uses CFexpress Type B and a microSD card to fit everything into its thin body. We haven't seen that configuration from Canon yet, but microSD is going to start appearing in more cameras this year and in the future.

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MicroSD? Interesting. The PowerShot V10 has a microSD slot, as does my little PowerShot Zoom monocular (I took a couple of pictures on it once, then spent quite a while trying to find the little adapter for the card).

*I'll be sitting in the corner on timeout and taking the wrath from the basements of the internet*

Timeout didn't last very long lol

Darrell C said:

I just want a RF 28 F1.4 L VCM....

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You and someone else I know... 14-20-24-35-50-85, pretty crowded space already, but hope springs eternal!

Internal ND filters please.

R6V makes more sense than an R8V to be kitted with the 20-50 PZ as that won't be a cheap lens.

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AlanF said:

I don't know how many are familiar with this, the courting ritual of the Great Crested Grebe. It needs a movie or as here an animated gif to appreciate it. (R5ii 800mm).

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The mating has another ritual. The female squats on the nest waiting for the male, the male mounts and mates, they then have a post mating display of beaks.

Kjsheldo said:

Does that have internal zoom? never used that lens before.

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Yes

I just want a RF 28 F1.4 L VCM....

Zahnete said:

My solution to this problem was to switch to the Sony A1 II.

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If you're going to troll, at least make your posts interesting, funny, or intelligent-sounding. Trolling is one thing, but a boring troll? That's just pathetic.

Wow, that's really a surprise to me. I honestly believed in a R8V given we have a R50V and dedicated video camera which shares the sensor with the R6iii. Plus, the R6iii doesn't seem to be too bad for video (actually, quite from what I read). We will just wait and see.

Since I am not a video guy the R6V is not for me, but I´m very interested in what the R8ii with retro aesthetics and the R7ii will bring.

Seeing the 20-50mm F/4 release is music to my ears! I hope it is very small.

R3 + RF600/4 + TC1.4, Podiceps cristatus

Canon Rumors said:

It'll be the same as the RF-S 14-30 PZ.

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Does that have internal zoom? never used that lens before.