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On September 9, Canon will be announcing the replacement of the EOS R5 C with the launch of the Cinema EOS C50. Canon will also be announcing two new lenses that will pair well with the Cinema EOS camera.
Canon RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM
In July we reported that an 85mm lens would be joining the VCM lineup of L prime lenses. We can now confirm that the RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM will be announced on September 9, 2025.
The RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM will retail for $1649 USD.
Current Canon RF VCM Prime Lenses
Canon RF 11-55mm
The second lens is something we haven't started hearing about until recently and don't know much about it. we believe it will be a full-frame lens with a focal range of 11-55mm. We can't say for sure, but it's possible it will be a PZ lens, similar to the RF-S 14-30mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM PZ.
Update: This is a CINE-SERVO 11-55mm T2.95 – T3.95
Cinema EOS C50
Unfortunately, we don't have too much more we can share about the new Cinema EOS camera. Though there are a couple of things worth noting.
Firstly, it won't have an EVF, as we can obviously tell from the teaser image. Perhaps Canon will have some $1000 accessory to give you one?
There will be no mechanical shutter like there was in the EOS R5 C. The C50 will have a video/photo switch, so it is potentially a capable photography camera, but it will be a video focused camera. If the photo capabilities are good, this form factor, even sans EVF may appeal to some.
I was excited about the C50, but now less and less. Seems to me like an R6c. I hope to be in the wrong.
How can a 4K camera (even from a 6K sensor) that may not shoot photos replace a hybrid 8K hybrid camera.
That’s like saying the C80 is a replacement for the R5C. They are very different things.
I shoot 8K immersive 180 footage for Vision Pro with my R5C , can I buy this replacement camera and do the same?
Doesn’t seem like it. So how is it a replacement ?
The VCM line-up seems complete, except for the glaring hole that is the 28mm F1.4. Maybe, just maybe, they'll also be able to add a 100mm F1.4. I don´t believe a 135mm F1.4 would fit the size of the VCM lenses.
I will autobuy the 85 and still keep the 50!
My theory has always been, that the primary reason for Canon to make the R5C, was because they needed a portable/compact and "affordable" 8K videocamera for their VR180 lenses/ecosystem (where 8K/highres is important). So yes, I totally agree. C50 doesn't sound like an R5C replacement from what we have heard so far.
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