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The upcoming Canon EOS R6 Mark III and Canon EOS R7 Mark II have been two of the most popular cameras talked about here over the last few months. We now know that the R63 is going to be announced on November 6, 2025.
There was a lot of hope that we'd see a replacement for the EOS R7 in 2025 as well, but that is not going to happen. We can confirm that the follow-up to the EOS R7 will come sometime in the first half of 2026. It looks like next year will be the year of the APS-C sensor camera launches.
This isn't unusual, Canon has tended to do full-frame cameras in a series of releases and then does the same thing with APS-C. Yes, that's a broad stroke and there are obviously outliers to the observation. I just think Canon once again is releasing a bevy of new products to close out 2025, and there wouldn't be room for another camera.
There are going to be announcements from Canon later in November, but we only expect to see new lenses announced for the EOS R system.
When might we see the Canon R7 Mark II?
There is always a chance that we see a major product announcement ahead of the CP+ trade show in Yokohama, Japan. The next show begins on February 25, 2026.
This past CP+ show, Canon did a development announcement for the PowerShot V1, and that was it. So that didn't turn out to be a major product release show.
The Canon EOS R6 Mark III begins shipping on November 20, 2025, with the Cinema EOS C50 following in December, that may be a tight window to announce a camera in February and ship it soon after.
If I had to guess, March will be the earliest that we'll see the Canon EOS R7 Mark II.
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I suspect that the R7iii is a major step forwards for the 7 series....and as such the R6iii's innovation and developement has been pulled back a lot to let the R5ii and R7ii shine.
If the R7m2 gests the same ergo I'd beinterested in that, too.
Or am I dreaming again?There will be an APS-C C50 sort of camera at some point next year.
would you still call it just an „evolution“?
The C70 was updated/replaced with the C80. Slot for video would be lower at the 100 entry level. R100v maybe.
How is it delayed if it hasn’t even been announced yet? A delayed product happens when a company’s stated ship date slips. Rumored announcement dates are just that.
Based on what? None of the rumored R72 specs seem that difficult for Canon to accomplish. The OG R7 is long in the tooth. I sold my earlier this year because I couldn’t put up with either the rolling shutter or loud shutter. Then there is the noise. If the R7 2 isn’t announced until Q4 then it’s unlikely to ship before Q1. That’s way too late. It needs to be announced 1Q and shipping by 2Q 2026 or I suspect a lot of people like me willing to pay $2-2.5K for a crop sensor body are going to move on. I’m happy with my R52. The R72 is just a bonus.
I'm expecting a fairly big backlog of products needing to be moved. I hope my hunch is wrong and would expect to see first confirmed specs in January or February if a Q1 announcement for the R7 holds serve.