In an interview around the time of the pixel shift firmware update for the Canon EOS R5, a Canon executive claimed that Canon wasn't even working on a follow-up to the EOS R5, which even on the surface was silly, because of course they are and have been for some time. Sometimes context gets lost in translation though.
We are also seeing some aggressive pricing and discounts on the Canon EOS R5, which isn't always an indicator of a replacement on the near horizon, it is an indicator that stock levels are a bit too high for retailers and Canon themselves.
We also expect Q4 of this year to be an extremely lively announcement cycle for a lot of companies. We expect Panasonic, Sony and Nikon to make some big camera announcements. We also think Canon is going to have something major to tell us about a camera body in Q4.
We have been told by one very good source that Canon has ever intention to announce the EOS R5 replacement one way or another in Q4. The same source is as certain as they can be about an R5 Mark II appearing before the long-awaited EOS R1, which will be a slow burn release cycle leading up to the Paris Olympic games.
Another source mentioned that it's possible Canon releases two EOS R5 replacement bodies. One being the EOS R5 Mark II, and the other being the unicorn high-megapixel EOS R5 variant. If you're going to make both cameras, it would be very good for consumers to give them a choice as to which way they'd want to go, instead of having to “settle”. The high-megapixel version won't have the same video features as the EOS R5 Mark II, which should be expected and quite frankly, welcomed.
Do not expect any meaningful resolution increase on the EOS R5 Mark II, that 45mp resolution may be the sweet spot for quite some time. Which is also welcomed from our point of view.
Neither source had any idea about the future of the EOS R5 C and if Canon has or can figure out cooling the EOS R5 Mark II without a fan. We're not engineers, but not much is impossible when it comes to camera bodies.
More to come on the EOS R5 Mark II and EOS R1 later this week.
And its 60g to the R6 II.
Maybe the weight can also reduced a little bit.
I have no complaints using the R5 which _has_ to improved. Oh, only the blinking LED to the front while (night) long exposure with 3sek-timer...
Or the display could be a 1080p display...
- preshooting feature as R6mkii
- digital converter
- IBIS High Res feature with RAW option
- shutter speed options up to 1/16.000 or 1/32.000 as R3
- higher resolution on LCD screen and maybe EVF
- black-out free EVF
- faster flash sync speed.... 1/400 would be nice, 1/800 would be great Sonys A1 has 1/320 and 1/400 when shooting in crop mode
- as always: stickier and faster AF
- dedicated button (or option to customize it) for switching detection mode scene (humans - birds - vehicle)
--> I heard there is no option to switch by the push of button while you're shooting.
Edit: built in GPS would be great!
High -Res body at the same time sounds really nice. It will be interesting to see what high-res means nowadays.
The construction is different. The R5 has a magnesium alloy shell, the R6 is plastic.
I used to have a 5D Mark III and I loved it, it felt just right as regards those criteria.
Adding a built-in GPS would be really nice. For those concerning about battery life, simply disable the feature or add a spare battery in your bag. Problem solved. But at least, those who need it can use it.
Purely photographic specs (MP count, AF, DR, etc.) are absolutely fine as they are. What this camera needs is to improve all the other aspects (some of them mentioned above) to make it really attractive. To me, the R5 is just simply not a camera that makes me want to grab it and start shooting when I see it. The spirit of the 5D series is not there... yet?
Again, just my opinion as a 5D shooter.
Maybe it can 8K 120fps as video or later stills for the sport photographer wet dream.... ?
Having both with low megapixels would make little sense.
People who want low MP will go with the R3.
People who want a higher MP stacked sensor camera would not have to switch to Sony or Nikon.
I do not foresee Canon coming out with something like the Z 8 any time soon but the R5 already holds its own and the R5 II will surely do that and then some.
History changes everyday.
It would be great to have stacked sensor, stickier AF, elimination of freezes, pre-capture buffer, hi-res EVF, 2x CFE slots and longer battery life.
But the original R5 will probably drop to $2500 towards the end of its cycle, so it makes zero sense to me to spend twice that amount for what is for practical purposes just a relatively minor upgrade.
I don't think Canon has to 'answer' anything the Z8 has done. They already have the answer with a more robust ecosystem, lighter and more compact body, and superior AF performance. So we may not see a stacked sensor.
I'd also like to see what the R1 is going to do. I have always wanted a 1, and may be able to get in to a position to buy one by next year (have been saving for a long time), but I think it may cost $10k USD, at which point I'd rather have the 100-300 lens.
Next burning question - when will an R5 body start selling for $2750? Used they can be found there already...but will we see a refurb at that price soon? Will they drop after the R5II release? Speculation of course, but for some reason that price sits in my head as a buy point for that body, and then wait for the initial price of the II to come down.
-Brian
Apart from that, it would be nice to have two USB-C ports (for simultaneous tethering and power supply) and built in GPS receiver.
Also, an R3 style AF-On button.
Therefore, I originally thought:
R1: high MP AND stacked sensor
R3: low MP and stacked sensor
R5: high MP and NO stacked sensor.
If the R5mkii has a stacked 45mp sensor and eye-control AF, the R1 would need a significantly higher MP count to differentiate from the R3/ R5 or some others stand-alone features which we might not are aware yet. If the R5 mkii has a stacked sensor it would change my original thought to:
R1: very high MP (70-80 MP) AND stacked sensor
R3: low MP and stacked sensor
R5: high MP and AND stacked sensor.
What could be considered truly flagship-defining would be QPAF and global shutter. My gut says global shutter. Your guts could say something else. Only Canon Knows.