Canon China Teases ‘New Companion’ Coming Feb 24

[bbasiaga]

At this point everything I want I can't afford anyway. But I hope it something that reveals a bit of the future of APSc and what it is going to look like in the RF lineup or EF-m lineup. Probably wouldn't be a camera for me. But an RF 300 2.8 will be outside my price range, as would any of those super zooms recently offered.

-Brian

 

[tron]

EOS M7

EOS 5DMkV

 

[bbasiaga]

EOS 5DMkV

Oh the consternation if that ever comes! The internet would break. At least the photography corner of it.

 

[john1970]

Personally, I would hope for a RF 500 mm f4 L or 35 mm f1.2 L because those are the only two remaining lenses that I really would like to own.

 

[kaihp]

Interesting. Google lens translates the vertical text to the side of the big 3 as "There's still more to come from Canon's new product launch". If that 'still more' is translated accurately, it could be meant to indicate this launch is related to the last one from recent memory. Which is the R5C I believe.

That would indicate an RF body rather than some new gimmick camera to me.

The last '还有' definitely means "more". But what that refers is tricky.
For example, at a fashion show a photographer asked the staff '还有没有?', literally meaning 'more or not more?'. He was wondering if there was another brand show on this last day (there had been 2 brand shows the previous days, this last day there were 3). The answer was '有' (more, ie there's another show coming).

I'd translate it as "More is coming from/at the Canon new product press conference". But I could be wrong.

 

[jayli]

Most likely are those 800mm and 1200mm tele lenses I guess.
I don't believe it happening without some more rumors about it first, but I'll be happy to be surprised by an R7 anyway

Could also be some of these "stupid" chinese gadget things ("social-camera", Powershot Zoom, and that kind of stuff :-/)

That's a "stupid" comment. There is no such large demand for those "stupid" gadget things in China, and they are not Chinese neither.

 

[Stig Nygaard]

That's a "stupid" comment. There is no such large demand for those "stupid" gadget things in China, and they are not Chinese neither.

Point taken
(I have removed chinese reference from comment now)

 

[Stig Nygaard]

According to PhotoRumors the original post is tagged #canon8k ?!
So actually sounds like it could be a delayed announcement of R5C in China?...

Canon announcement in 3 days (new 8k camera?) - Photo Rumors

Canon has a new teaser on Chinese social media for a new product announcement on February 24th with the hashtag #canon8k - the number 8 is also present on the teaser as the infinity sign and even the gold number "3" will probably turn into an "8" by Thursday: Canon is rumored to announce two […]

photorumors.com

 

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There is no meaning of “friend” or “companion” in the poster. More accurate translation could be “Sorry for coming late” or “I am finally coming”.

The friend word wasn’t in poster, but on Weibo post title.
The translation you provided (thanks) does suggest something that might not be new, but for the China market.

 

[kaihp]

According to PhotoRumors the original post is tagged #canon8k ?!
So actually sounds like it could be a delayed announcement of R5C in China?...

Canon announcement in 3 days (new 8k camera?) - Photo Rumors

Canon has a new teaser on Chinese social media for a new product announcement on February 24th with the hashtag #canon8k - the number 8 is also present on the teaser as the infinity sign and even the gold number "3" will probably turn into an "8" by Thursday: Canon is rumored to announce two […]

photorumors.com

I'm not seeing that. Here's the original image. I checked the text and I don't see any Canon8k tags.

 

[Stig Nygaard]

I'm not seeing that. Here's the original image. I checked the text and I don't see any Canon8k tags.

I'm thinking you need to see the original post on Weibo to see it.
I believe it is this:
https://weibo.com/1832904402/LgwdSdowF
Though I cannot find tag either when copy/paste to Google Translate?

 

[Stig Nygaard]

Hmmm... The poster might not have been an expensive one made by Canon marketing. Maybe more likely an "amateur work" from a person resposible for their social media?:

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[melgross]

Most likely are those 800mm and 1200mm tele lenses I guess.
I don't believe it happening without some more rumors about it first, but I'll be happy to be surprised by an R7 anyway

Could also be some of these "stupid" gadget things ("social-camera", Powershot Zoom, and that kind of stuff :-/)

Those “stupid gadget things” are popular, which is why they keep producing them. You don’t have to like it.

 

[Blue Zurich]

Canon Cloud app or something with a carabiner

 

[Stig Nygaard]

Those “stupid gadget things” are popular, which is why they keep producing them. You don’t have to like it.

Exactly. It wasn't meant like a "hate thing". Just that, that is mostly not what we care about here (And a bit annoying just when we get our hopes up for something "better")

 

[justaCanonuser]

R7 please!

Yepp, I'm in your club!

 

[entoman]

It's a blow up doll that photographs you while you....

 

[justaCanonuser]

1. Spiritual Eos R successor (imho R8)

Could be a problem with Audi who introduced their R8 many years ago...

 

[John Wilde]

Whatever it is, it's probably China-specific, rather than a global launch of a new product. It may not even be camera related.

 

[Joules]

Could be a problem with Audi who introduced their R8 many years ago...

The R5 and R6 also have vehicle namesake according to Google results. So I doubt that's actually a factor.