What We Want to See in the Retro Canon EOS R8 Mark II

[erader]

my first camera was the AE-1 in 1980. i am interested in the retro camera but i would use it as a back-up to my R5, not as a novelty. therefore here's what i'd like to see: ibis, 32mp, silver and black, joystick and LP-E6P battery. i don't care about video nor do i care about flippy screen, one card slot is fine. i don't care about lenses and other accessories

 

[daveohig]

I love my R8. I also envy retro design. For me the R8ii should have the following things:

33mp sensor same as R6iii
Longer battery life
Up/down (not to the side!) tilt screen
IBIS
High res, big, clear EVF
Included thumb and hand grip (removable?) to facilitate handling when needed (i.e. so regular RF lenses can still be used without buying 3rd party grips)
Metal body & gorgeous, design - make Nikon ZF / Olympus OM3 jealous!
Exp triangle dials (aperture on lens)
This should be a camera for photography - if video is included keep it basic
Detachable matching lenses made of metal with clicky aperture dials
- 28mm f2.8 pancake with distance scale for zone focus and manual override
- 43mm or thereabouts f1.4 (obviously bigger!) without focus issues of recent 45mm 1.2
All above ip53 weather sealed
Personally not fussed about 2 card slots, never needed more than one!
Keep it small! (Compared to chunky bloaters R5 / R6)

 

[mimbu]

A ‘retro’ camera is not for me, as I already have a real one. I’ll leave it to the influencers and trend-setters.

Yeah, I've also never been a fan of the retro designs. They just seem like modern tech combined with retro (lack of) ergonomics. But I have a friend who bought a Zf and loves it. I gave him a grip as a gift so at least the ergonomics are not as bad as they were, but man, it just seems like it makes the camera harder to use. But, to each their own. They seem to sell well.

 

[scyrene]

chunky bloaters R5 / R6

Coming from DSLRs, this made me chuckle.

 

[Traveler]

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- I don’t think they’ll do a boxy design. Canon is too proud of their ergonimics.
- no brighter EFV. The reason is power consumption (and costs)
- I wouldn’t expect a retro EF-RF adapter. I don’t think this is a transition camera for DSLR users. And they want to sell new (RF) lenses.

I also wish canon makes something new (better screen, new menu, etc). Retro or not.

 

[Eric84]

I don't see Canon replacing the LP-E17 battery anytime soon.

Why cant a R8 mkII have the same battery as the R6 mkII ?

 

[davidespinosa]

But they need to level up the RF 50mm 1.8.

How about the 45mm f/1.2 ?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1930513-REG/canon_7198c002_rf_45mm_f_1_2_stm.html

 

[SnowMiku]

Why cant a R8 mkII have the same battery as the R6 mkII ?

I also wish the R8 II would have the same battery as the R6 II, but the R8 is smaller and market segmentation.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Why cant a R8 mkII have the same battery as the R6 mkII ?

The camera would need to be larger.

To sum up several posts (not singling yours out)…why not just make the R8 the R6 but keep the R8 price? Because…no.