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josephandrews222 · Apr 23, 2026

R5MkII and 200-800 @ 800

Two chicks (in focus) at the same time

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Michael Clark · Apr 23, 2026

AlanF said:
Where did you get those figures from? I would like to understand them.

Just a guess, but I'd think from comparing blur circle size at specific MFTs with the sensor's sensel pitch?

dwkdnvr · Apr 23, 2026

MkSprintz said:
The odds of that ever coming to market are well under 10%.

My guess is that we’ll either see BOTH the uber-R7II and the Z90 or we’ll see neither.

josephandrews222 · Apr 23, 2026

R5Mkii and 200-800 @ 800

female brown-headed cowbird (with tongue!)

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female Northern Cardinal

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MkSprintz · Apr 23, 2026

JRetz said:
Looks like Canon just opened the door for the Nikon Z90.

The odds of that ever coming to market are well under 10%.

mimbu · Apr 23, 2026

Canon Rumors said:
Redheads are my favourite.

Just keep in mind that natural red hair is generally more a shade of orange than red.

Fun fact: English lacked a word for the color "orange" until the early 1500s. Until then, orange was just a shade of red. Hence "red" hair.

P-visie · Apr 23, 2026

Petapixel have updated their original review “streaking stars in the corners”. That issue was caused by a misaligned camera sensor.

Quote: “We retested a new lens with a newly-certified R5 II and lens and confirmed that the sensor issue was no longer a factor. It’s important to be clear that we did still see the same issues with vignetting, and the field curvature of the lens does cause stars at the periphery to streak. However, the lens does a good job at handling astrophotography situations with a little bit of care”.

See: https://petapixel.com/2026/04/23/update-and-correction-regarding-the-canon-14mm-f-1-4l-vcm-review/

ISO64 · Apr 23, 2026

josephandrews222 said:
R5MkII and 200-800 @ 800

Many years ago (and for decades), I admired the photography within the US-based magazine Sports Illustrated.

Their cover photographs, in particular, were often stunningly beautiful.

I remember wondering why photos taken at NFL (American football) games in which there was snow on the ground looked...so wonderful!

Now I surmise that reflected light from the snow-covered turf enables the facial details that you often don't get to see in football games.

I think the same thing happens in our birdbath (if the sky is right, reflections from the water (EDIT: and the white color of the bottom of the bath) are enabled, at least for the undersides of the birds).

Northern Mockingbird

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White helps so much, either as sand or as snow. Especially snow in winter for raptors in flight overhead, breast band of red-tailed hawk can be clearly seen.

danfaz · Apr 23, 2026

Del Paso said:
And colors are colours.

gmon750 · Apr 23, 2026

I do a lot of underwater photography. This is an issue for me as well as there are a lot of particulates in the water which tends to grab the focus instead of the subject.

I have all the fancy AF turned off. Just a spot-focus, along with back-button focus and I can easily nail the subject each and every time. I basically have my camera (R5) configured to behave like my old dSLR.

The AF tech is amazing... when it works. I suppose AF will improve even more down the road so that it's smart enough to know what the subject is, but at the same time people will depend too much on this technology instead of learning alternate methods to capture the focus of the subject.

Del Paso · Apr 23, 2026

AlanF said:
Rumors are rumours.

And colors are colours.

Exploreshootshare · Apr 23, 2026

I kind of think Canon has finished the R&D process for the R7, field tested it (it has been reported on multiple channels) and basically has the camera ready to go. Then all of a sudden, the R7 still keeps selling well plus nobody knows what happens to the worlds economy at moment. Sooooo, let's wait a little bit longer.

Would there also be a "game of chicken" to be played as it was between Sony and Canon with A7V and R6iii? I don´t believe the R7ii has a direct competitor.

TexPhoto · Apr 23, 2026

Would I love a successor to the 7D I and II? Yes!
Was the R7 that? H377 NO!
Was the R7 II going to be? Maybe.... a little.

Uneternal · Apr 23, 2026

Maximilian said:
Why should it (edit: the R8m2) get IBIS and the same 32.5 mp sensor?
Of course I would welcome that. But why should people buy an R6m3 then?

Exactly, I doubt it will have IBIS.
Firstly, it would add cost. Secondly, Canon likes to segment, even regarding older models.
They will also make sure the R6II stays relevant, and the R8II will not slot in above it.
So my guess is: 32MP yes, but no IBIS, and mechanical framerate will be crippled to 6 fps, EFCS only. That way, they can slot it in between the R8 ($1549) and the R6 Mark II ($2099), ensuring professionals will rather choose the lower resolution sensor in favor of IBIS and 12fps mech shutter.
My guess is, it'll cost $1799.

dwkdnvr · Apr 23, 2026

Tom R5R7 said:
If true, this does not please me. But it makes my camera-buying future more sure. I won't be counting on an APS-C Canon body in the future because there isn't anything better than the R7 available. The decision now is to embrace full frame from Canon or change brands. Or just stay put and enjoy.

this is close to where I am. My flurry of activity here has reflected my re-evaluation of what I'm doing. Canon taking the R7II *way* upmarket wasn't what I expected, and I had to assess whether I was willing to dedicate that much $$ to the upgrade considering the overall Canon APS-C commitment and limited lens lineup. I might be more disappointed with the rumored RF-S 15-70 no longer being an option than the delay on the R7II - there was always an element of 'too good to be true' in the R7II rumors and I had a nagging suspicion that what we were seeing was a melding of multiple cameras into one bucket.

I did spend a lot of time looking at other platforms, and if I had any faith that Panasonic would still be making M43 gear in 5-10 years a G9II kit is awfully attractive. But I think my conclusion is that an R8 is in my future and I should starting accepting FF as the 'non-wildlife' platform and keep rolling with the R7 + 100-500 despite it's limitations. I probably have budget for one L lens to go along with the R8, and I'll have to decide between the 14-35, the 24-105/4 or possibly the new 20-50.

JRetz · Apr 23, 2026

Looks like Canon just opened the door for the Nikon Z90.

mb66energy · Apr 23, 2026

→ IBIS: Great if it is mechanical ISO and greater if it has mechanical auto level!
→ If it has free fps to choose from and wide ranges of available shutter speeds (up to 1/fps): Great
→ Missing EVF: A 200 bucks external EVF would be helpful, 800x600 would be enough for me.
... good times for interesting options ...

JRetz · Apr 23, 2026

I have been waiting for the R7MKii to replace my 90D. I could not see going to the R7 as it was not much of an upgrade for me and I do have a R5 as well as a Nikon Z6. For my wildlife photography (the majority of my photography) I use my R5 with a RF100-500 and RF200-800 along with my 90D with my EF 800 f/5.6. I was hoping for the R7 MKII to upgrade this. Since the delays in the R7 MKII I have been looking at the OM System OM-1 MKII for more range and better performance than my 90D. Looks like I will be adding the OM-1MKII to my camera systems and keeping the 90D for a while. I could even go to the OM-5 MKII and have an upgrade over my 90D and better performance over the R7. Canons marketing strategies has lost them another customer and longtime Canon user. Also, since I use the Nikon for street and travel photography, I can get rid of that and just use the OM System to cover all my photo needs.

Tom R5R7 · Apr 23, 2026

If true, this does not please me. But it makes my camera-buying future more sure. I won't be counting on an APS-C Canon body in the future because there isn't anything better than the R7 available. The decision now is to embrace full frame from Canon or change brands. Or just stay put and enjoy.

I already grabbed a 200-800 to use on my R5, and now that it's bird migration season, I'll be putting that to the test. If it works as well as I hope, then there will be some changes in my own camera lineup and my R7 will likely be hitting the used market.

zamorano · Apr 23, 2026

Why were they selling off the R7 I then? And interestingly enough, its price fell down to 1050 EUR just a couple of weeks ago when it rose to 1150. Seems almost as if they changed their mind.

neffels · Apr 23, 2026

"It wasn't only us reporting on it, a lot of other sites and YouTube channels ran with it as well."

Sure but the majority of those are just using you as a source. Like all the article and videos today will say "R7mkii not coming in 2026 according to canonrumors". There's only like two other people/sites that even at least pretend to have their own sources besides you

Juan El Buzo · Apr 23, 2026

Canon Rumors said:
The last week or so has been a flurry of information from people that I know and trust. Not much of the information about the EOS R6 V and EOS R8 Mark II has come from the world of the anonymous source. Any initial screw-ups in the reporting on both cameras was my fault, and […]

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From reading this: “I can now say with 99% confidence that the EOS R7 Mark II will be announced in Q2 of this year” a few days ago, to these rumors today.
Credibility is built on consistency—and nothing erodes trust faster than confidently contradicting yourself days apart. Even rumor platforms carry a responsibility to distinguish speculation from reliability, because once confidence is lost, reputation follows quickly behind. In an age of instant information, accountability isn’t optional—it’s the currency of trust.