The next RF mount camera that Canon will release will be APS-C, but we can also expect a new full-frame RF mount camera in the next 6 months or so.
The new camera will be a replacement of sorts for the original Canon EOS R, but it won't be called the Canon EOS R Mark II. The new full-frame camera will sit below the Canon EOS R6, but will not be a new version of the Canon EOS RP. We think the rising costs in the supply chain may have delayed or nixed the rumored $899 full-frame R series camera.
We have been told that the new camera could be announced in late 2022 or in early 2023, with a ship date coming in Q1 of 2023.
We have seen some rumored specifications, but we aren't confident in their accuracy, so we'll hold off on that until we are.
More to come on specifications…
Disappointed.
I still believe there is a missing link between the R5 and the R6 (47 MP & 20 MP).
But let's just wait, it's a rumor, after all.
For R replacement only thing canon should do is add dual SD slot and new CPU. As things stand EOS R is a good mirrorless camera at its current price and far better than overpriced R7.
But it could indeed benefit from a second SD slot, an improved EVF and IBIS. But bthese added features would place it above the R6... The R6, in my opinion, lacks a top display, which I often use, and a few more MPs. As you wrote, it's more sports-wildlife oriented, and for many users, an ideal camera. But maybe not as universal as the R.
The specs will be very tricky for Canon because they obvious need to upgrade the R but they also need enough wiggle room to differentiate it from the R6. So here's my guess:
- 30-34 MP
- no IBIS
- single SD card slot
- 8-10 FPS (mechanical) and 18 FPS e-shutter
--> these specs might have to be better because the R10 would outperform the R successor...
- no Touch Bar, instead the new dial from the R7
- improved AF performance
- improved EVF --> higher refresh rate, higher resolution
- improved video specs, but I've no idea which specs would be suitable because I hardly shoot any video.
These are just guesses based on the fact that the camera will sit underneath the R6. Of course, IBIS and Dual Card slot would be nice and welcome but from price point of view and don't see that coming.
Of course, they could drastically improve the R successor and then release a monster R6 Mk II in Q1 2023
- higher FPS
- but AF tracking (it's a shame there haven't been any firmware updates in the past two years or so)
My guess would be a higher resolution sensor (30ish MP) but no IBIS and maybe a bit slower then the R6.
I guess it could be a slower R7 with similar quality EVF (just bigger to support the FF image) and still hit a $2k price point.
-Brian
So more like a FF-Rebel and RP successor ... but priced at R7 level with this feature set I doubt many will go for it, especially when used R6 go for less than 2k.
Do you still believe in fairies and unicorns?:)
And yes, the missing link between the R5 and R6 is disappointing - a 30MP inbetweener would be very desirable, but would leave Canon with two problems - firstly - what would they call it?, and secondly, I suspect Canon would rather entice people to spend a bit extra on the R5, than to have an "inbetweener" cannibalise R5 sales.
I think it unlikely that they'll introduce a higher-spec (30ish MP) camera below the R6. More likely they'll re-use the R6 sensor, and reduce the spec in certain areas to keep the cost down. Examples could include lower res EVF, fixed screen, elimination of IBIS, elimination of mode dial and buttons (by using advanced "intelligent-auto" metering, and dispensing with P, S, A, M). I'm assuming that the camera would be aimed at budget-conscious novices, who would probably prefer a simplified camera.
For what I do with a camera, mostly landscapes and flowers, sometimes insects, I would neither replace the R with a lower caracteristics R II, nor witth an R6.