There is still discussion internally at Canon about an APS-C EOS R camera

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I do. Moderate wide angle to portrait. Perfect for me. Paired with a 16-35 on a 6D2, or a 55-200 on an M series, as and when needed, that gives me pretty good choices for all kinds of general photography. We each have our own likes.
Still have (and sporadically use) the 1D Mk III. With an L-variety of lenses (from 8mm to 17, 85, 100, to 200mm). Never had an issue with weird focal lengths either...
But - as much as I like the idea of the APS-H sensor cameras - I don't believe Canon will reincarnate them. I suppose the nominal customers of the M series won't appreciate larger sensor if it comes at the expense of larger lenses...
 
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If it's true that there's no reason for APS-C cameras to be significantly less expensive than equivalent FF, then clearly Canon is fleecing its FF customers.

Judging by some of the "white-box" prices that used to be seen, the answer to that is "Yes, Canon is fleecing its FF customers."

Premium product, premium price.

If APS-C gets killed by Canon then what justification is there for FF having a premium price?

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... if Canon goes RF-M for APS-C then Canon needs to develop more lenses because it won't be able to make an adapter for RF-M to RF (or users just forgo using RF lenses) but just how many is a good question. that is unless Canon wanted to allow EF-M or RF on RF-M with an adapter, the thickness of the RF-M body would need to be thinner than that of the already thin EF-M/RF bodies (at least where the lens mount is)
... if Canon goes RF on APS-C then customers will need to deal with larger/heavier lenses which will negate one of the primary reasons for using APS-C on mirrorless to deliver smaller camera/lens combinations and possibly drive those customers to other brands
 
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Hope the M line will always stay, the bodies and lenses are so compact! I think it would be difficult to have an APSC R body as small as an M body, and even harder to have those nice and small EF-M optics at the same size and weigh ! See the difference between an EF-S 10-22 and an EF-M 11-22! The latter is so good, small and light !

But there's a clue about a possible APSC R camera : the existence of a RF 18-45 ! This lens would be very unusual for 24x36 sensors only ! What do you think ?
 
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The same justification as the price difference between the RP and R5?
I have read/watched various reviews of the R5 from professional photographers who say it enables them to get shots they would never of been able to capture with any other camera. For that Canon charge a premium which it appears people are willing to pay.
 
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Hope the M line will always stay, the bodies and lenses are so compact! I think it would be difficult to have an APSC R body as small as an M body, and even harder to have those nice and small EF-M optics at the same size and weigh ! See the difference between an EF-S 10-22 and an EF-M 11-22! The latter is so good, small and light !

But there's a clue about a possible APSC R camera : the existence of a RF 18-45 ! This lens would be very unusual for 24x36 sensors only ! What do you think ?
An RF 18-45 lens does not actually exist at this point, nor has one been announced by Canon. There are rumors that Canon will announce this lens, and they may well be correct. Such a lens might also be kitted with a rumored $799 full frame R body to offer a sub-$1,000 entry-level package. All speculation for now
 
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An RF 18-45 lens does not actually exist at this point, nor has one been announced by Canon. There are rumors that Canon will announce this lens, and they may well be correct. Such a lens might also be kitted with a rumored $799 full frame R body to offer a sub-$1,000 entry-level package. All speculation for now
The screen capture (supposed from Canon), showing this RF 18-45 to be postponed to end of 2021. It seems that it's not really a rumor.
 
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While market research team discussing, 7D2 upset owners make their google research and start and find REAL alternative very attractive.
I much prefer my old 7Dii to Sony's dinky little toy camera thanks , I'm still hoping Canon brings out an R7 but eventually I'll probably buy an R5 which is an improvement over my 7Dii but not as much as an aps-c version of the R6 would be and a bit overpriced especially here in New Zealand where it sells for NZD$6,500 whereas I'd expect the R7 to be about NZD$4,000 which is much more reasonable
 
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Premium product, premium price.
In the eyes of some, certainly. I do regret my choice of the word "fleecing" because it's judgmental and that wasn't my intent. The R6 is a premium product. Is it worth the premium? That's a choice each of us has to make for ourselves.

Six months ago, I would have gladly paid well north of US$2000 for an R7. But once I came to believe that there won't be an R7 any time soon, I looked around and found other ways to meet the needs I was looking for in a hypothetical R7. Could an R6 or R5 have filled those needs, as others have suggested? Probably in a lot of ways. But I made my choice and I'm happy with it.

If APS-C gets killed by Canon then what justification is there for FF having a premium price?
(y);)
 
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The are asking to Pro photographers.
So it is "expensive" aps-c body, same price range as the original R.

Looking at this forum we know people want aps-c RF but will never buy it for the same price as a FF camera.

This is not a cheap Rebel RF for people stuck in the delusional upgrade path.
I'm not expecting to pay less than full frame for an R7 , if it's based closely on an R6 I would be happy to pay similar or higher price than the R6 as it would be better for my bird photography than the R6 or even the R5.

If Canon decide to make an all out pro aps-c R body similar to the R3 I'd be prepared to pay the same as the R3 price too as this would be the best camera in the world by far for what I do.

I think it's unlikely Canon will make this pro body though.

I don't want to buy a full frame camera if I can get an aps-c version instead but only because the full frame wouldn't be as good for what I do.
I don't expect a bargain but will only consider a full frame if no R7 is produced as it's the reach advantage I want.

The reason I'd prefer aps-c is that with this I can use lenses like my EF100-400ii rather than a EF600 f/4 which is ridiculously expensive at $18,000 NZD and far too heavy to handhold and isn't nearly as versatile as my zoom.

The R5 is the best camera Canon make for wildlife but I don't really want to pay so much if I can get an R7 for an R6 level price which would perform much better than the R5 for my bird photography
 
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Hope the M line will always stay, the bodies and lenses are so compact! I think it would be difficult to have an APSC R body as small as an M body, and even harder to have those nice and small EF-M optics at the same size and weigh ! See the difference between an EF-S 10-22 and an EF-M 11-22! The latter is so good, small and light !

But there's a clue about a possible APSC R camera : the existence of a RF 18-45 ! This lens would be very unusual for 24x36 sensors only ! What do you think ?
The 18-45 makes perfect sense as a compact low-cost replacement for the 17-40. Holding the short end to 18 rather than 16 or 17 would keep the size, weight, and cost down. Every millimeter at the short end add size, weight, and $. Look at the current WA R lenses for reference. Neither are even close to being "kit lenses".

Actually, 18-45 is a pretty interesting range for a walk-around FF lens. I can see a lot of folks liking it a lot.
 
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The R5 is the best camera Canon make for wildlife but I don't really want to pay so much if I can get an R7 for an R6 level price which would perform much better than the R5 for my bird photography
It would be nice if you posted some of your bird photos, especially birds in flight, in our two birds threads as images there are much appreciated.
 
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It would be nice if you posted some of your bird photos, especially birds in flight, in our two birds threads as images there are much appreciated.
Thanks Alan , I had now idea there were threads for that here and I've just posted one now
 
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The 18-45 makes perfect sense as a compact low-cost replacement for the 17-40. Holding the short end to 18 rather than 16 or 17 would keep the size, weight, and cost down. Every millimeter at the short end add size, weight, and $. Look at the current WA R lenses for reference. Neither are even close to being "kit lenses".

Actually, 18-45 is a pretty interesting range for a walk-around FF lens. I can see a lot of folks liking it a lot.
Which is why- if Canon does make crop R series cameras - they don't need RF-S crop lenses. The 18-45 will work as a wide angle on FF and a standard zoom kit lens for crop. They could also go ultra-wide for FF and wide for crop with the same lens. All other focal lengths can work for both as well and telephotos that will obviously work for both FF and crop will be the major lenses that many crop users will be looking at.
 
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Which is why- if Canon does make crop R series cameras - they don't need RF-S crop lenses. The 18-45 will work as a wide angle on FF and a standard zoom kit lens for crop. They could also go ultra-wide for FF and wide for crop with the same lens. All other focal lengths can work for both as well and telephotos that will obviously work for both FF and crop will be the major lenses that many crop users will be looking at.
And if they do make the cropped R, there will be thousands of folks in forums denigrating them for not making dedicated small crop lenses. Frankly, I think they will be better off building an R5s for those looking for more reach and enhancing the M line for the vast majority of APS-c users. I find it hard to believe that there are a lot of people who own an EF 500mm f/4L who can't afford to choke up for a high res FF.
 
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I'm not expecting to pay less than full frame for an R7 , if it's based closely on an R6 I would be happy to pay similar or higher price than the R6 as it would be better for my bird photography than the R6 or even the R5.

If Canon decide to make an all out pro aps-c R body similar to the R3 I'd be prepared to pay the same as the R3 price too as this would be the best camera in the world by far for what I do.

I think it's unlikely Canon will make this pro body though.

I don't want to buy a full frame camera if I can get an aps-c version instead but only because the full frame wouldn't be as good for what I do.
I don't expect a bargain but will only consider a full frame if no R7 is produced as it's the reach advantage I want.

The reason I'd prefer aps-c is that with this I can use lenses like my EF100-400ii rather than a EF600 f/4 which is ridiculously expensive at $18,000 NZD and far too heavy to handhold and isn't nearly as versatile as my zoom.

The R5 is the best camera Canon make for wildlife but I don't really want to pay so much if I can get an R7 for an R6 level price which would perform much better than the R5 for my bird photography
Wait for the R5s and dig a little deeper into your pocket. The added FOV combined with high res gives you the best of both worlds, wide FOV so you can keep the bird in the frame and high res so you can ruthlessly crop the image. Then again, the R3 just could be that high res camera .
 
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And if they do make the cropped R, there will be thousands of folks in forums denigrating them for not making dedicated small crop lenses. Frankly, I think they will be better off building an R5s for those looking for more reach and enhancing the M line for the vast majority of APS-c users. I find it hard to believe that there are a lot of people who own an EF 500mm f/4L who can't afford to choke up for a high res FF.
Well , many people don't have , want or can afford the very expensive and heavy EF 500mm f/4 or other Great whites but would like a cropped version of the R6 so they can use smaller , more affordable telephotos like the EF100-400ii and still get decent reach. I'm one and I don't want or expect RF-s lenses.

I can afford an R7 that's priced about the same as the R6 but the R5 would be a real struggle and would still have lower pixel density than my 7Dii.
 
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Which is why- if Canon does make crop R series cameras - they don't need RF-S crop lenses. The 18-45 will work as a wide angle on FF and a standard zoom kit lens for crop. They could also go ultra-wide for FF and wide for crop with the same lens. All other focal lengths can work for both as well and telephotos that will obviously work for both FF and crop will be the major lenses that many crop users will be looking at.
I'm sure price and crop lenses are all part of the "discussion internally" that Canon is allegedly having.

To me, the main advantage of APS-C is that it provides higher pixel density for users of long lenses, e.g., birds/wildlife and sports/action photographers. I've read statements by others in these forums that longer lenses don't benefit as much from being tuned for a smaller sensor, since the image circle and back-focus distance isn't a limiting factor. I'm not a lens designer, but the fact that there are no EF-S or EF-M lenses longer than 250 mm tends to support this statement.

Assuming the majority of R7 advocates primarily use longer lenses, I don't believe Canon has to come out with an entire range of cropped RF lenses like they had in the heyday of EF-S or even the current EF-M lineup.

One possibility is to make RF versions of the EF-M 11-22, 15-45, and 18-150 lenses. The optical formulae might need to be tweaked a little bit due to the longer flange distance of the R, but it's only 2 mm so they might be able to accommodate it with lens element placement (again, I'm not a lens designer). With just those three existing optical designs, they'll have a good, basic lens range covered as kit lenses that will satisfy many users. People who want more than that in terms of range or aperture can use the full frame lenses. It's no different than what they've done for years with xxD bodies and EF-S lenses.

Another possibility is to keep the EF-S 10-18, 18-55, and (maybe) 55-250 lenses in production and tell people who want those focal lengths on a crop R body to use an adapter. Personally, I don't see that as being quite as likely. It will send the message that the R7 is just a one-off to keep the 7D Mark II crowd in the Canon ecosystem (which it might be, but I don't think Canon will be that "in your face" about it).
 
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