Canon’s Retro Camera is Coming as the EOS R8 Mark II

[Michael Clark]

Retro is all about nostalgia.

Let's take a moment to think about what Canon's executives might wax nostalgic about?

How about a time when they had the best selling mirrorless camera system in the world?
You know, the EOS M line of cameras and EF-M lenses?

What if a "retro" R8 Mark II camera looks and feels like an EOS M camera, only it's full frame?

What if the primary lenses intended for such a camera are the uniformly sized RF VCM series, all with 67mm filter diameters and virtually identical dimensions? This would be similar to the entire EF-M line which had a near identical diameter of 61mm?

 

[EOS 4 Life]

Interestingly enough, the EOS RP and EOS R8 use the same Canon battery grip

Canon does not make it

 

[neuroanatomist]

Interestingly enough, the EOS RP and EOS R8 use the same Canon battery grip, for what that is worth.

I believe you mean the Canon EG-E1 extension grip that is compatible with both. It does not have a battery, and as @EOS 4 Life points out, Canon does not make a battery grip for the RP / R8.

I use the RRS modular L-bracket for the RP on my R8, it’s a perfect fit.

 

[Michael Clark]

Canon does not make it

Ouch! You're right. I didn't notice that at B&H. And it's got a cable running from the grip to the wired remote jack on the camera to control the shutter. Ugh.

 

[justaCanonuser]

There are lots of those out there. I recommend URTH. I think I have all of their RF mount adapters. The C/Y, FD, M39 and Leica M adapters get a lot of use. I have started to buy some K mount lenses too.

Late addition: there are even RF/LTM (Leica Thread Mount, "M39") adapters available, I have a very solid one made by Novoflex. It's a lot of fun to adapt such really vintage lenses to an EOS R camera...

 

[justaCanonuser]

I am a bit late here, but I always have to laugh about Nikon's approach to "retro F" digital cameras. Here is the original top plate of an FM-2, a camera I used extensively before I went digital and switched to Canon:


This I call a clean, functional classic camera design, here you have all you need for (stills) photography, that's it, the camera supports everyone who wants to frame and shoot in a flow w/o any disturbance caused by bad design.

And what did Nikon with their digital retro F digital thingy bodies? Here for comparison the top plate of a Nikon zfc:

WOT a MESS! Obviously, this monster is designed for naive young nerds who think that classic camera design equals a lot of wheel & button bells & whistles to get the mystic process of taking an image done. Such a chaotic design reminds me of extremely pimped vintage cars like this one:

I am pretty happy to read that Canon seemingly takes photography too seriously to throw such a nonsense into the market.