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The Canon EOS R7 Mark II likely isn’t coming in 2026
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My guess is that we’ll either see BOTH the uber-R7II and the Z90 or we’ll see neither.
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First of, as a reader of rumor site you should never assume that all predictions actually come to fruition. Furthermore, the nature of rumors has they are contradictive at some times. Secondly, throughout a decade or two CR has been incredibly accurate, so if CR guys needs to spend some "currency of trust", he can easily do so because he has earned lots and lots of currency to pay for "mistakes". If you don't "trust" this site anymore, farewell and goodbye. Get your "trustworthy" information somewhere else.
CR Guy stated over and over again that these are rumors and one shouldn't count on it anymore. He has also stated that predictions have become increasingly difficult, therefore he eliminated the CR 0/1/2 rating. Look at the world, everything is unpredictable.
Lastly, companies nowadays place rumors on purpose to get attention or to disrupt predictions on purpose. Having the R7ii surely being next month would massively hurt current R7 sales. What to do? Kill the rumor, stop the hype, sell more R7 and announce it later. Maybe in August 2026, maybe in November or in March 2027. They don't tell anybody when they're announcing it. They are just protecting current sales.
Manchester United even employs/ employed a "director of transfer news", a guy who purposely talks about players and potential new club. They're aiming at misdirecting the market to make potential transfers for them cheaper and more expensive for the competition. Corporate business engage in such behavior as well at the moment.
I could easily see Canon creating rumors about the R7 (or letting them slip), then get some market research done and finally decided to delay it, announce it accordingly to their schedule or pulling the trigger asap. Last month I visited my wife grandparents in middle Germany. I went to two cameras stores (Foto Erhard/ Calumet) along the trip: in both stores I was told they don't expect/ don't believe the R7ii because the R7 is "still selling like hot buns". Sure, only small stores in grand scale, but still a hint of whats going on.
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Michael Clark
Now we see through a glass, darkly...
This is looking like 2017 all over again. Canon's product development division created a camera, field tested it, and then the business department decided it wasn't a good economic move to release it. With the instability regards tariffs into the U.S., and the soaring price globally of memory chips of all kinds due to the international "data center arms race", only higher end products make sense right now, where the margins are higher to be able to absorb the more expensive components that they all need.
Even spinning hard disc drives, almost on the endangered species list a couple of years ago, are now selling for 2X per TB what they were selling for a couple of years ago. And don't even think of building a new computer right now with the price of RAM! 32GB of DDR5 6000 was a little over $100 in the U.S. in 2024. Now you're lucky to find it for less than $400.
Even spinning hard disc drives, almost on the endangered species list a couple of years ago, are now selling for 2X per TB what they were selling for a couple of years ago. And don't even think of building a new computer right now with the price of RAM! 32GB of DDR5 6000 was a little over $100 in the U.S. in 2024. Now you're lucky to find it for less than $400.
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TBH, I don't see any "fault" here at all.
@Canon Rumors, @Craig:
You get bits of information, you interpret this, and then you share your conclusion with us.
Rumors are rumours
, it would be quite boring if they all became fact the moment you spread them. OTOH...
Those two are quite boring to me. And I already shared my thought, that I don't like the R8(m2) being hijacked for a retro style cam.
Make this retro cam a solitaire, make it unique, especially in its name (RE-1 was a no-brainer to me, just great!) , then even I would like it - but still won't buy it.
But please don't take away the product line of a small modern (!) FF entry camera, with modern egos and so on.
This was the one cam I was interested in.
Looking around, seems that 2026 is becoming more and more disappointing, in any facet I can think of... meh.
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I found the RF 14/1.4L VCM to be exciting, and I'm hoping for more good lens announcements this year.
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fox40phil
People, Events, Sports & Wildlife
Damn 
… this hit hard!
I was about to sell my r7
… but I have shot with it yesterday.. AF was better then remembered 
… soo expected the damn slow and loud shutter, annoying handling (1 wheel is missing)… it’s a really ok camera…
I would love to have a nice low light apsc with 24-26MP and stacked sensor…
… this hit hard!I was about to sell my r7
… but I have shot with it yesterday.. AF was better then remembered … soo expected the damn slow and loud shutter, annoying handling (1 wheel is missing)… it’s a really ok camera…I would love to have a nice low light apsc with 24-26MP and stacked sensor…
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There are still 8 more months to come, and, why not, a 14 TSE, a 20-70 L, new big whites...TBH, I don't see any "fault" here at all.
@Canon Rumors, @Craig:
You get bits of information, you interpret this, and then you share your conclusion with us.
Rumors are rumours
OTOH...
Those two are quite boring to me. And I already shared my thought, that I don't like the R8(m2) being hijacked for a retro style cam.
Make this retro cam a solitaire, make it unique, especially in its name (RE-1 was a no-brainer to me, just great!) , then even I would like it - but still won't buy it.
But please don't take away the product line of a small modern (!) FF entry camera, with modern egos and so on.
This was the one cam I was interested in.
Looking around, seems that 2026 is becoming more and more disappointing, in any facet I can think of... meh.
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You could also replace the Nikon Z6 with the Nikon Z6iii which is a fairly good wildlife option in and of itself. Yes the R6ii and R6iii even without a partially stacked sensor are marginally better, but its minuscule differences at best.
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GMCPhotographics
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With this news about the r7ii’s delay…are we ready to spot ourselves on the Kubler-Ross curve?
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Maybe Canon wants to skip minor changes and is thinking about a real leap forward IMO this might be a global shutter or at least a really fast readout of the sensor for video and electronic shutter as a real difference between other offerings.
To make such a sensor in a e.g. 2000 €-body is a large step.
To make such a sensor in a e.g. 2000 €-body is a large step.
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It is understood that rumors are rumors. However the way this site keep writing about a camera like the R7 ii, and keep coming up with posts to collect clicks, you are setting expectations. In the end it sure looks like it is just a lot of BS being posted to get the clicks and sell ads.
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Except the Z90 is every much Rumorware as the R7 II. Nikon Rumors explicitly said no such animal was expected in 2026 and it hasn't mentioned anything about potential specs or news this year.
However, the Fuji X-T6 is real and coming later this year, so there is that. The R7 II news is disappointing but always seemed too good to be true. I'll keep rolling with my R5 II but a solid performing APS body is still on my want list.
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Well, the rumored upgrades were hardly minor. Regardless, it doesn't explain a year plus of rumored specs from "accurate" sources. Canon didn't leak the false specs. That said, I have my doubts Canon will ever make a mirrorless APS body suitable for birding. Too much cost, too few buyers. We wanted to believe the fantasy.
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