I think there will be a EOS RS (as replacement for 5DS/R) and a EOS RX (with 20+fps) at the end of the year, in the early 2020, because in summer 2020 there are Olympic games in Tokyo. Canon will never miss this chance at home!
But 1DX3 and 5D Mark 5 might be in the pipeline too, if Canon dont want a full switch to EOS R. Especially the fast fps is easier without a mirror... so maybe a "low megapixel" 24MP 20fps camera would be "sufficient" for all sporting events...
And IF there is no 5D Mark 5, there will be a EOS R2 with the successor sensor...
But I think they will do at least some years both paths, but the next DSLR camera announcements will be the last of every line. (7D4 also)...
IMO there won't be a 5D5, what's the point. Nikon at least made the Z7 a reasonable approximation of the D850 so you can bet there won't be a DSLR replacement for the D850. They have to go all in on mirrorless. Trouble for Canon is they will be releasing supposedly better cameras around the time Sony is in its next upgrade cycle. They'll have to compete against A7RIV, not A7RIII. They'll be lucky to get a camera that could compete with the A7RIII IMO let alone A7RIV.
1DXIII will come because they are light years from that sort of performance for a mirrorless camera and the Olympics is too big to use a less than stellar camera. Even Nikon will release a D6. 1DXIII better be a beast as Sony will unleash A9II next year and it's hard to imagine how good that will be for AF. If 1DXIII is as lame an update as the 1DXII, the first 1 series that I've not bought they'll be in big trouble. I have no faith Canon can even crack the 21MP 1 series barrier or if they'll do they'll only offer 22MP.
Upvote
0