It looks like 2024 will be the year of the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II, but there will be other new cameras this year. One of those cameras may be the EOS R7 Mark II.
A solid source has let us know that there have been hints about the follow-up to 2022's Canon EOS R7, which is a fine camera, but in our opinion, the follow-up should go ever so slightly up market. We think the stacked sensor future at Canon should definitely have an APS-C entry.
There have been no specifications given, or even a clue on an announcement time frame, but we don't think this is at all far-fetched.
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And please keep it 32,5 MP.
- had an option to add a vertical grip
- would loose that thumb dial (I accidentally messed up my settings several times) but keep the joystick
- had a faster read-out speed --> I actually had to wait due to buffer issues when shooting dogs/ wildlife/ sports quite a few times
Those are the three main reasons I sold the R7, the other being that I had to chose on vacation "R7 or R?" and it gave me decision nauseau (is this spelled correctly? It looks weird to me...), but I could see myself getting a R7 for sports and wildlife. Especially, with the RF 100-500mm it would give me a great range without using the RF extender and limiting the usability of the lens.
For hiking, I could add the RF-S 10-18mm. This UWA option was missing during the summer of 2023, therefore I usually opted for the R and RF 16mm or 14-35mm F4.
I think 2024 and the following years are shaping up nicely for me in terms of cameras. I will have many options and have to decide what to do :) I will either buy a R5/ R5mkii or just add the R7mkii and wait a couple of more years for a new FF camera. Exciting times :)
And in that case the megapixel count would probably decrease slightly, but it would be more than worth it.
I'm surprised this rumour has a [CR2], it seems very soon to replace the R7. As I've said a tedious number of times, the R7 should have been the R90, and as such it would have been very well received by all. And that would have left room for a true R7 to come along in 2024. Maybe the rumoured camera will be a high-end body with another name, leaving the R7 where it currently sits in the range?
A few excellent EOS M lenses are waiting for a new bayonet...
I hope for:
- A faster read-out sensor. If not stacked, then at least as fast the R5 or R6II sensors.
- A good shutter. The shutter on mark I is simply brutal (very loud and badly damped for vibrations).
- Build-in GPS (I know, Canon probably wont - but they really should. All external workarounds work like s**t).
- An extra dial on body would be highly appreciated. I like the one on top of the R6II that also functions as a power-switch.
Unlike others, I don't mind the current thumb-wheel next to the viewfinder. But of course, an R6II body would also be very nice :)
I don't care much about megapixels either. Current number is fine. I care more about the speed it can deliver.
As a bonus, please also give us some "prosumer" RF-S lenses. A super-wideangle zoom (9-20mm?) and a 15-85mm ?
It is more likely that they do a high resolution APS-C stacked sensor first, and then scale it up to a high megapixel FF camera later on.
Or maybe they just don't use a stacked crop sensor at all like Sony, in order to keep the price point.
Still, this camera routinely surprises me with some of the images I’ve gotten with it. I’ve switched to shooting (begrudgingly) to Fv mode to improve the experience and it has helped. I’ve MacGyvered a battery grip onto the camera, and essentially spray and pray -deliberately overshoot- with this camera because of how erratic and unpredictable the autofocus can be. This fault in the camera has been well documented at this point and it’s not uncommon for me to take a sequence of 10-20 images and 90% of them are just slightly out of focus or have nothing really “crisp” from shutter shock or electronic shutter readout…you just have to live with it and it’s frustrating.
I sold it once and bought another one because the fact is, I need an APS-C camera in my bag and this one is capable of capturing some incredible images and video. This is currently the best APS-C that Canon makes, but I would like a better one with much less held back just so it could meet a price point of $1700. I would love to see what they came up with at the $2000-2500 price like the Fujifilm X-H2 and X-H2S. I’m absolutely certain that the R7 is the best sub-$2000 APS-C camera and this price point sells more than $2000-2500…but, hopefully, they make a camera that’s more “professional” for those who want it.
Bring on a stacked sensor R7X!!
What I find intriguing is where it would land in terms of price and features - a lot of enthusiasts on here are clamouring for better features, but that would surely bump up the price a fair bit. Does Canon want to push it upmarket at the expense of losing (relatively) mass market appeal?