300-600mm f/5.6. We wants it. We needs it.

"A new PowerShot camera geared towards photographers."

That's a safe bet.

AJ said:

Pardon my ignorance, but why is it so important to rotate cards?

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ah, you've missed all my lectures on the subject!

Consider a card like a small SSD, there's a finite number of times that you can write to each cell before you start to get problems. and unlike SSD's where alot of the data on them is atypically static, cards typically get their entire contents flushed and re-written frequently. Also some cards have wear leveling, and some do not. it's not something they commonly mention either.

so it's just a bad idea to keep using the same few cards over and over, especially if you use your cameras frequently and take a ton of photos or video. To be fair, this is usually measured in years of use. it's not as if they'll die in 6 months, but if you tend to fill a card, wipe it and use it again, and do this over and over - just realize there are limits - especially with high capacity cards.

it's probably a good topic to discuss on it's own - sounds like an article in there. I may have to blow up a few cards to write it.

Michael Clark said:

Give it a few weeks. The 3rd party quality battery makers will have cracked the code and be selling batteries that the camera will "see" as genuine Canon OEM. I'm not talking about crappy $5 batteries on eBay (where "genuine" Canon batteries are more likely to be counterfeit than genuine). I'm talking about the better ones sold by places like B&H that are still only 1/3 to 1/2 the price of Canon batteries.

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Hi Michael,

All the older batteries are in the R5 and R6mk2, for now I have I have 2 of the new batteries in a battery grip on the 6mk3, but the battery grip restricts image transfer to the phone! But the 2 batteries is a huge plus. I never felt the need with the 6.2

I am shooting 2 NHL games this week, normally I would use the R3 for that, but I want to try out the 6.3 and see how it does.
I will keep the 3 between my feet just in case, but I think it will be fine.

Glad I purchased a bunch of 1.3 TB CFE type B v 4.0 cards in the past year. I don't see any need to purchase more any time soon unless Canon changes the card formats.

I’m hoping to see a new 400mm f/2.8 with a 1.4× TC, along with a new, lighter 28–70mm f/2 and a 50–150mm f/2.
It’s also about time for 24mm and 35mm f/1.2 lenses, as well as new 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2 versions.

If all of these come out, it’ll be a crazy expensive but awesome year.
If none of them—or maybe just one—gets released (which is also totally realistic), it might end up being the cheapest Canon year in a long time.

eero said:

EF500 4.0L IS II USM lens hood has been unavailable for several years now, and apparently no longer produced (according to Canon UK and US). That is quite sad, as it is the most easily breaking part of the product (even if it is not part of the actual lens). I wish the support promise would also cover spare parts like that.

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Perhaps you can 3D print one of your own? I find that works well, when needed. If you don't have access to such you might consider a service with options such as this:

Note: I have not used them, but I with some homework / calls you might be able to assure yourself of the product. After all, it's a static piece.

Photographers change cards often; if you don't, then you should. If you have been listening to me, rotating your cards and continuing to put new cards into your rotation is something I've always recommended doing over time.

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Pardon my ignorance, but why is it so important to rotate cards?

Woah! I just looked up the price of CFExpress cards. They went through the roof! The a 2-pack of Lexar GOLD 512GB cards were selling for $344.99 back in December. That same CFExpress B 4.0 2-pack is now $1199.99. The exact same cards.

How much RAM (in capacity) is used in cameras like the R1 and R5?

LSXPhotog said:

SSD prices are a problem indeed.

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Mostly because of OEM's attempts to use the awful M.2 standard in non-mobile applications.

Please Canon, NO to 300-600mm! We here at the dreaded rumor site hate the idea of that lens! Please do not publish it as soon as possible!!! No!!!

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Consumers getting screwed by AI again. I do remember 4000 series nVidia cards going nuts because of mining.

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That was mostly the 30 series (Ampere), wasn't it?

Bought a 512GB CFExpress from ProGrade in May, now a 240GB version costs the same, so basically doubled in price.

I bought some Crucial DDR5 6000Mhz DIMMs (2x32Gb) for
$199 in April 2025 to build a Windows PC with 128Gb RAM.
Now Micron is dropping out of the consumer memory business
in Q1 2026, and closing down Crucial. Those same DIMM’s
we’re selling on Amazon for over $600 USD before Christmas.
I bought some Crucial x10 Pro SSD’s during the Black Friday specials.

Love dreaming like this

From a camera body standpoint, I would love to see the "retro" AE-1 camera as my fun travel camera. I sold nearly all my Fujifilm gear to get a Nikon Zf and it's really nice...but I sorely miss Canon cameras just all around being better at basically everything - menus, AF, colors, lenses, ergonomics, etc.

An R7II is on my radar and so it an R3 if it's a global shutter, which I believe is incredibly unlikely. With the R7II, I hope we get a true 7D replacement we've been clamoring for that shares ergonomics more with the R6/R5 bodies. The R3...if they went global shutter then I would jump all over it. I shoot several gun events a year and have captured some very cool photos of frozen bullets with the R1, but there is still distortion in some of the images with higher muzzle velocities. We're renting an A9III to see how well it does. I imagine it will do a magnificent job without distortions. The R3 body is still my favorite camera body of all time, so I hope they wouldn't deviate too much from that like the R1 did.

Lenses: let's please finish the "Affordable Trinity" and get us a 70-180 or 70-200 that's smaller/lighter and cheaper than the current options. I would also like a nice lens that would compliment the 100-300, so the 300-600 sound interesting indeed. Finally, an ultra-wide Z lens is an instant purchase for me. The Z lenses have totally reshaped my kit and how I work. I think they're totally brilliant and the 24-105 is the most important professional lens Canon makes - in my opinion.

I would really love seeing a 100-400 F4 lens for sport photography....

Great article, SSD prices are a problem indeed. Since October and the late November sales, the prices have skyrocketed. I was able to procure 12 4TB drives for $250-330 each to last me through 2026. I may start backing up to spinning disks again because of this and I really don't want to do that. But I would suggest everyone buy a drive now before the prices get too high. It's not like it's a perishable item (to an extent) so you can comfortably use it when you need it.

I sent Delkin the same info I posted above. They already responded and are looking into the matter. For what it’s worth, Delkin gets my compliments for responding so quickly each time. I’ll provide an update as I get them.

It's pretty amazing how long vintage (or so-called vintage) gear works when cared for, so definitely interesting for commercial needs but shouldn't deter collection or hobby purchases when done eyes wide open. I have stuff like the original 70-200 f/4 — it works robustly, and it even still produces competitive images compared to more modern options when DLO is applied. And I still bring nostalgic gear like the 20mm f/2.8 USM along for certain trips as it continues to shine well enough when used intelligently in the real world.

Very nice sequence. I like the texture in the sky, it creates a dramatic effect.

I think that with the R6 III refocused on multi-media hybrid of moderate convenience it makes sense for the R3 II to also refocus on multi-media in a robust yet still moderately convenient manner.

R5 = general competent all-around stills / video camera
R1 = robust competent all-around stills / video camera
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No sacrifice, best of ability within body and all of the creature comforts

R6 = general hybrid stills / video camera
R3 = robust hybrid stills / video camera
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Limited convenience, capable ability within body but one works harder for the same effects as top-tier

Cinema - when stills just don't matter

Whether that means the R3 should have more or fewer pixels than the R6 probably doesn't matter, so long as it can record equal or higher resolution video. In which case, more pixels would either be higher quality video (reduced from read for apparent sharpness) or marketing fluff (higher resolution video for ooh ahh).

But what I really want, not that it matters, is an R6 II or R3 with more pixels and no degradation in other stills oriented specs. If I want video of a serious nature I'll just go get a video rig... guess that makes me old.

Red-tailed Hawk lift off sequence.
Last pic is rear-end shot, but they were glancing back in my direction, so I kept it.

neuroanatomist said:

If we're putting in requests for the CanonRumors-hating Canon people to not read, a TS-R 14mm and an RF 600mm f/4 + 1.4x, please.

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... and a RF 35mm f/1.2L, pretty please?

GMCPhotographics said:

So here in early Jan 2026, I'm now telling myself to save for a R5ii to replace my R5 mkI later in the year and then focus on glass. I got such a good deal on my R5, I'll probably get close to what I paid for it anyhow.

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R52 is definetely worth it over the 1, AF is spotless if you have a capable RF lens. How much did you pay for the body?