Ever since the Canon EOS R was announced, one of the big questions was whether or not we'd see an APS-C equipped EOS R to replace the EOS 7D Mark II, or if that sensor size would be left for the EOS M line.
A good source tells us that such a camera is in active development at Canon, but likely won't see the light of day until 2021. More lenses in the RF lineup are a priority over an APS-C body we have been told, but that there definitely would not be “RF-S” lenses developed for a smaller sensor EOS R camera body.
This is the first we've heard about such a camera body in a long while, and I do think we'll eventually see one as a performance model, and not “entry-level”.
There's not much new here, but I'm glad it gets another mention.
Current 7DII users:
It'll be a rebel/kiss/xxxD
I still want my 1D features at a price I can afford, and the sensor is a comprise i'm willing to make.
IMHO, R will never be entry level. Crop or not.
I do not not have a source. I am basing this on the speculation that the entry level bodies sell better and don't need a spectacular AF and viewfinder that a 7d body would need. I think sports people might want a very low latency view finder, the one on the R felt like it was a little behind the subject.
What are you smoking?!
If they did this, it's not just fan service to the 7D3-wanting crowd that would fuel this. Think about an RF mount crop-sensored mirrorless Rebel in 3-5 years -- I'm serious. Now that we think (or know?) that adapting EF-M to RF will never happen, there isn't the step-up option for EF-M to RF. One solution to that would be to offer a bare bones and small RF mount body with a crop sensor on the cheap. The pros for Canon are pretty clear if they did this:
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Whoa there.
EOS M was very profitable for Canon, especially in Japan. In comparison, Nikon 1 was an unmitigated disaster.
I think he question is: does Canon want folks amassing EF-M glass that will never work on an RF body? With SLRs (where EF-S doesn't mount on EF), this never stopped them. But Canon may possess marketing information that shows how much money they are losing by crop users not wanting to move up to FF because of the EF-M glass they've gathered.
So going to crop + RF is a way to eliminate that gap in the future. I'm not saying it's a great idea, but there is some merit to it.
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