We have reported in the past that the APS-C lineup would get addressed in 2025, and that we would see some new segments in the lineup.
We feel that Canon’s current APS-C lineup was brought to market with their DSLR lineup in mind, and we didn’t see anything outside of that comfort zone. It’s similar to what we saw with the EOS R and EOS RP. Yes, the EOS R had the unique touchbar, but outside of that, it was pretty much an EOS 5D Mark IV, and there’s not wrong with that.
It did take nearly two years for Canon to develop the EOS R5 and EOS R6, which were truly the first mirrorless RF cameras from Canon built from the sensor out. Note, they both may have come sooner if not for the global events at the time.
It took Canon about 4 years after the original EOS R to bring APS-C RF mount cameras to the market. It just seemed that most of the R&D muscle went to the Full-Frame side of things which was obviously good business sense.
We have received specifications a couple of times for an unnamed APS-C camera that will reportedly be announced in the first half of 2025. We don’t know if this will be a camera in a new segment, an EOS R7 Mark II or the recently rumored “EOS RC” that didn’t come with any sort of specifications.
8K requires anywhere from 33mp to 45mp, depending on how much of the sensor you use. So we don’t see a 40-45mp APS-C sensor camera coming, one can just buy an EOS R5 or EOS R5 Mark II for those duties.
There have been some consistencies in the information below, but we’d suggest the usual grain of salt until we at least get the name confirmed.
Rumored Specifications (Unnamed Camera)
- 24.1MP Stacked APS-C Sensor
- 6K RAW
- 4K Up To 120-180FPS (Conflicting Information)
- 1080P up to 240FPS
- 30FPS Max Shooting for Stills
- DIGIC X + DIGIC Accelerator
- A “New Body Design Philosophy” (Whatever that means?)
- C-Log2/C-Log3
- Fullsize HDMI Port
- Sub $1500 USD
As a side note, no one mentioned anything about an EVF.
We’d say these specifications point to hybrid shooters more than photographers, which is likely going to be the focus for a lot of the new APS-C offerings.
We hold out hope that Canon will bring a baby EOS R1 to the lineup for photographers.
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Those two specs make me listen...
Stacked sensor performance and (hopefully) a small body would make that one mine.
1. Ditch the Touch Bar and give it a joystick
2. The EOS 5d mark IV had 7 FPS with full auto focus, the EOS R had a weaker FPS with full auto focus.
If the EOS R would have had these two tiny things, I´d still be shooting with it.
My goodness.. I read this article at least 5 times.... "R" and "D" still get me. :mad:
I do text reviews as well. And I also hate to overlook things. But hey, that why we are still human :ROFLMAO:
I really hope they revamp the body designs. I was never a fan of the relatively Goofy chunky crop bodies (not even considering something of the size of the r7 anymore that ship has sailed), and a recent trip to B&h confirmed it.
Now I travel with my M50 or my m62 and a small rig cage and form to function wise they are essentially as perfect as it gets for a crop camera. The c30 suffers from a big old chunky design and a wicked old sensor, the z50 Mark II is too big for a small compact, the S9 I'm a little fan of but it's design is just chunky nonsense.
With all of the recent resurgence of compacts, I'm simply amazed that none of the big three are showed to be interested in making compact m62 style bodies. The M50 was able to have a evf and not be a chunker into this day just handles so well.
The design direction for the r10 and r50 especially are just small rebels with a huge grip and it just doesn't really make much sense to me but I'm sure it makes sense to canon. The buttons especially on the r50 feel especially cheap with no grip. These two are absolute non-starters for me but for others that are not already invested in M mount hardware already, I really wonder if they wish they were there was something at least smaller and flatter in body sizes.
Lastly not bringing out the 22 f2 was an absolute crime. I feel like it's one of the best lenses Canon has ever made. And in my experience it has better bokeh than their new lobotomized trio of 1.4 lenses.
Sigh. Since my M gear is still incredibly usable then thankfully I'm not beholding to canon for these crop camera updates so I'm spared another year or two. Cool.
But no EVF? I'll rather spend the money on a new lens! :p
So the R7 II falls away for me, I guess it will be the RC. We allready have great full frame video bodies (R5 II, R5C, C80, C400) but actually no APS-C camera (except the C70) in the "cinema" lineup.
But I also hope for the R7 II to be brought out soon!