Sony is going to be adding to their FX line of cameras with a new Sony FX2. Sony's FX line covers their video focused line of prosumer cameras. They currently make the FX3, FX30 and the FX6 cinema camera.

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I went to an awards ceremony yesterday to shoot a few pictures of graduating seniors in a temperature controlled indoor gym. It was about 70F inside and I was sitting with my R5M2 on and not shooting pictures for about 30 minutes, raise the camera up to take my first shot and already at 3 bars on the temperature gauge. This seems absurd to me that an idle camera would run so hot. I have the fan grip for it but do not use it all that often, guess I need to make it a permanent addition after seeing this.

Venus Optics, a leading manufacturer of professional camera lenses, is proud to release an interesting Wide-Angle Macro lens - the 15mm f/4.5 lens with a 0.5x magnification ratio.

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Canon’s EOS 7D series once held a proud spot in the bags of wildlife and action shooters — a true “baby 1D” for those who needed flagship performance with reach. And now, rumors are swirling that the Canon EOS R7 Mark II might pick up that mantle. In February, Craig suggested that the R7 II would deliver something like a baby R1.

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Canon Inc., the parent company of Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, announced that the company’s EOS R1 full-frame mirrorless camera, intended for professionals, won the “Best of the Best,” the highest honor, at the Red Dot Design Award: Product Design 2025 competition hosted by the Switzerland-based Red Dot Award AG. The awards ceremony will be held on July 8 in Essen, Germany.

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I tried the combination of a R3 and an EF400mm-F2.8 (with RF adaptator) with a 2X version III extender
A combination who give a 800mm F5,6 and the result is superb!!

I tried also the same combination with an 1,4x extender added
A combination who give a 1120mm F8 and the result is very good!!

For the animal domain in low light, these combinations are perfect

Saw this rumor...I would love for Canon to add "Image Stabilization" to a new 180mmf3.5 Macro or even a new 200mm Macro.
My 180mm has been with me over 20 years and still performs flawlessly BUT I am getting old and have hand tremors.

I have found that most "IS" lenses work very well to stop the OOF from the hand tremors.

With the resurgence of the compact camera market, the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS is a popular choice for people looking for a smaller camera with a large zoom range. The SX740 HS covered a range of 24-960mm (35mm equivalent).

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The-Digital-Picture has published their Canon RF-S 14-30mm F4-6.3 IS STM PZ Lens Image Quality and Vignette testing results. The lens looks to perform quite well, especially considering the relatively low price of $329.

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Lens maker TTArtisan has launched the RF 35mm f/1.4 Tilt Lens for RF APS-C cameras for only $169. Tilt lenses are a lot of fun, and are definitely worth trying out for under $200. Tilt lenses are manual focus by nature.

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Happy Mother’s Day

One of the most asked questions that we get here at Canon Rumors is whether there will be an EOS R5 C Mark II? We have spent a fair bit of time over the last while figuring out if we'll indeed see one this year or in the future.

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This article took a couple of days going back and forth as to whether or not it should be written. The topic of third-party RF lenses for full-frame cameras has been a polarizing one.

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Panasonic has announced a livestream for two new cameras and a new lens happening on May 13, 2025. It's rumored that Panasonic will announce the LUMIX S1 II and S1 IIe and a 24-60mm f/2.8 lens.

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I'm now getting the main site newsletter daily. 3 times the last 3 days. Sorry but that is just crazy and will make me unsubscribe.

I've been subscribed to the newsletter for years and it usually brings me back to the site. But why would I want a daily newsletter for Canon Rumors (or any site) in my emails? Do the marketing guys think that will help the site? Less is sometimes more. Sending a newsletter daily (with ads) will also ruin your deliverability.

Note that I'm not talking about forum emails. Those are transactional, and different. And I visit the forum almost daily, rather religiously.

EDIT: And not to be ungrateful, thanks for keeping the lights on here. Just pains me to see someone shoot themselves in the foot like this. I do hope it's just a fluke or misconfiguration and you'll get it figured out.

Sigma is going to be increasing prices on their entire camera and lens lineup on June 2, 2025 in the USA. Stock that is already in the USA will not be affected by this price increase, but it's probably best to purchase new Sigma gear before June 2, as supplies may start to deplete before that date at the current prices.

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As we published last month, the long-rumored Canon RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM appears to have been shelved. In its place, sources tell us, Canon is working on a new super-telephoto: the RF 300-600mm f/5.6L IS USM — a professional-grade zoom designed for wildlife and sports photographers who want the very best.

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Hi I have just started my macro season this year and I had been looking forward to it But I am getting the error 70 message and the Camera shuts down. every time I put The extension tubes on on my R5 mk2 and the RF 1002.8 they are kenco brand as canon do not do any for the rf lenses is there a chance these will be on the lens list to be coming out at I need them for small macro work ? or is their a way around my problem ?

I'm a hobbiest photographer who mainly shoots rec sports (outdoor football, outdoor baseball both mostly daytime) and events for friends and family. I've been shooting with an R8 (upgraded from a T6i) for the past year and change. I've found a few things that annoyed with me with the R8.

First of which was the battery life. I have 3 batteries and I can go through them like water sometimes not even lasting an hour.

Another gripe I have is I just can't get used to using the touch screen to adjust my focus point on the fly. I feel like a joystick would make my life so much easier.

Some smaller but still anooying things are that the R8 has a pretty small buffer, rolling shutter is terrible, and when I'm out in the sun I've had it overheat a few times even without recording video or taking that many photos.

All that being said I've really enjoyed shooting on it and I can definitely improve on technique but as a hobby where I just want to not worry about all those things listed above and just shoot, I'm interested in upgrading to either a used R3(been seeing some around the 3-3.3k range) or possibly a used R5( cheapest I've seen is 3.5k) money isn't the biggest issue but I want to make sure I get the best (for me) and renting would be too expensive to smtest out both.

Any input would be much appreciated.

Edited: I totally meant to write r5mk2 but I appreciate all of the feedback and definitely still helpful

The Canon EOS R6 Mark III will be the next full-frame camera from Canon, and it will be a massive launch for Canon. Things have been fairly quiet about the camera for the last couple of months, but it was rumored to be announced later this month.

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Friends. I want to sell my R5c, 85 1.2, 50 1.2 and 15-35. My sister is visiting me from Australia. Should I give them to her to sell there? I live in India and no one wants them here. Do you think I will fetch better price in Australia compared to the USA? Thxxx.

I’ve been using the Canon EOS R5 Mark II since launch, and I love this camera. With firmware 1.0.0, autofocus performance was incredible—snappy, confident, and accurate. It tracked subjects better than anything I’ve used before. But after updating to firmware 1.0.3, something changed—and not for the better.

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A new May promotion from Canon Germany called "From City Lights to Ocean Sights".
Instant rebates on R5, R6 Mk II, R7 and R8 bodies.

Instant rebates and/or cashback on a bunch of L and non-L lenses.

Also, instant rebates on video bodies from R5 C, XA60 to XA75 and LEGRIA HF G70.

More details see here

What's puzzling me: the link is the one for the typical summer promotions that normally last until August.

But as always: ENJOY YOUR GAS!

It looks like DJI will soon be announcing the MAVIC 4 PRO, which is sure to be a big deal in the drone community. The full specifications have been leaked by DroneXL ahead of a rumored announcement date coming in mid-May.

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Digging through Canon’s patent filings at the Japanese Patent Office has paid off once again. We’ve uncovered documentation showing Canon’s efforts to reduce the impact of high temperatures on lens elements.

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