There may be a higher-end APS-C mirrorless announced in late 2020, early 2021 [CR2]

Codebunny · Jul 16, 2020

If they are doing this, why not give it the R5 body and weather sealing. Forgive me is I am mistaken, but a high end APS-C body would mostly be for wildlife guys with a 100-500mm lens permanently attached and having a wee wade through a humid environment or even a swamp.

I would be happy taking a 7dII or 1D body into the wild, but one with (in Canon's words suggesting inferior) 6 series weather/environmental sealing.

fox40phil · Jul 16, 2020

How much MP can we expect? A new 24MP would be sweet! But maybe they will use the 30MP of the 90D/6MII?

Lets hope for a really nice and not overpriced 7D-like camera!!

HenryL · Jul 16, 2020

Wasn't there a rumor a while back about a new M-series camera placed above the M6II? Maybe this is it. Honestly the M6II is great in actual use. Two things missing that make it lackluster and unsuitable as a replacement for the 7DII - not the most robust build (don't mean size), and more importantly the lack of tracking options/cases to make it suitable for tough situations like BIF.

The3o5FlyGuy · Jul 16, 2020

Might As well put my kidney on the market now. I only need one anyway

LRPP · Jul 16, 2020

Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

janhalasa · Jul 16, 2020

I was hoping for a higher end EOS-M camera, but I think it will not come - for pricing reasons. It would probably cost around $1500 witch is already a fullframe territory. It would also require better lenses. Canon prioritizes RF mount, so I think it makes more sense to spend that money on an RF camera.

Codebunny · Jul 16, 2020

fox40phil said:
How much MP can we expect? A new 24MP would be sweet! But maybe they will use the 30MP of the 90D/6MII?

Lets hope for a really nice and not overpriced 7D-like camera!!

28MP would be in line with the R5's sensor.

BeenThere · Jul 16, 2020

So maybe Canon is listening and will issue an R67. I have trouble believing there will be more than one or two telephoto zooms made for R mount APS-C size, but that would satisfy the small sensor bif crowd.

Marius Schamschula · Jul 16, 2020

Well, maybe this will save me from choosing between the R5 (a bit too expensive) and R6 (too small pixel density for wildlife and aviation, inferior weather sealing) as a replacement to my 7D. I was looking for a 7D mkIII, but a R7 looks to be a better choice.

Sharlin · Jul 16, 2020

fox40phil said:
How much MP can we expect? A new 24MP would be sweet! But maybe they will use the 30MP of the 90D/6MII?

The 32MP is an excellent sensor, gives a nice amount of croppability, and Canon's new tech should be plenty fast enough for wildlife/sports—after all, the M6II already shoots at 14fps with the mechanical shutter, handily beating the 7D2!

CanonFanBoy · Jul 16, 2020

Behold!

A lot of people will be happy about this. It looks like the chances of a 7D Mark III just got dimmer though. Bet this thing will be an aspc monster.

BroderLund · Jul 16, 2020

Seams weird to do a high end APS-C camera as an M camera as the native lens options are limited. M line up is saved by the Sigma primes.
RF mount sounds more likely given the lens selection. Yes, I know you can adapt on the EF-M mount, but still.

Whowe · Jul 16, 2020

I'm cancelling my pre-order. I can wait another year with my existing 7Dii to get a camera that better meets my needs. R5 sounds great, but really a lot for what I need.

I could see an APS-C R7 style costing well over $2,000, but that is better than $3,900 for R5.

Whowe · Jul 16, 2020

BroderLund said:
Seams weird to do a high end APS-C camera as an M camera as the native lens options are limited. M line up is saved by the Sigma primes.
RF mount sounds more likely given the lens selection. Yes, I know you can adapt on the EF-M mount, but still.

I agree. For what they would want to charge for it and the size to make it weather sealed, rugged, etc., it really doesn't "fit" the M Series line very well. I can see it as an R series and few or NO APS-C lenses in RF mount ever made for it. Just assume owners will use full frame RF mount lenses or adapt older APS-c lenses.

Many of the lenses I use on my 7Dii (and all of the better glass such as 100-400L, 70-200L, 300L) are full frame.

ahsanford · Jul 16, 2020

The $64,000 question: will they follow suit with Nikon and Sony and make smaller/lighter/cheaper APS-C sized RF lenses to go with it?

If they don't, it's Canon's way of saying 'FINE. Here's your damn 7D3, you guys never stop asking for it!' but birders/wildlifers lose their mirrors.

If they do, yowza -- it would mark the beginning of the end for both EF-M *and EF-S* mount bodies.

- A

Marximusprime · Jul 16, 2020

Whowe said:
I'm cancelling my pre-order. I can wait another year with my existing 7Dii to get a camera that better meets my needs. R5 sounds great, but really a lot for what I need.

I could see an APS-C R7 style costing well over $2,000, but that is better than $3,900 for R5.

I've got a 7D II also, and I didn't place any preorders. I'd thought about the R6, but I need more pixels.

blackcoffee17 · Jul 16, 2020

They should do what Nikon did. Have a high performance APS-C body with RF mount and 2 or 3 basic lenses. And keep the M mount for the compactness, just add 1-2 lenses per year.
That should be enough for 90% of the customers.

Groundhog · Jul 16, 2020

BeenThere said:
So maybe Canon is listening and will issue an R67.

I just imagined an EOS R with 6x7 sensor

amorse · Jul 16, 2020

I kind of wonder what this means for EF APS-C. I figured Canon would continue that because it draws a lot of customers, but if APS-C on RF mount or in R body style becomes a thing, maybe Canon is considering a larger pivot to mirrorless. The EF-M transition pathway to RF is obviously much more clunky than EF-S to EF was, so there is reason to consider that path.