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Canon has had a busy last couple of months with the announcements of the Cinema EOS C50, EOS R6 Mark III and RF 45mm f/1.2 STM. The latter being extremely popular going by the pre-order numbers that we have seen.
Prior to the announcement of the EOS R6 Mark III, there were other “embargoed” dates told to us, and I believe the one for the end of November was the official shipping date for the EOS R6 Mark III. I hadn’t thought of that possibility at the time. So, there will be no lens announcements this week.
New Lenses?
I know at least two new lenses are going to be announced in the near future, though I don’t know the exact time window when we can except news.
We know that the RF 20-50mm f/4 PZ for full-frame cameras will be coming. I think such a lens is aimed at the EOS R6 Mark III and Cinema EOS C50 shooters, though it’ll be great on the EOS R5 Mark II as well.
Could it come in December? It’s possible as Canon has done December announcements in the past.
Canon RF 45mm f/1.2 STM
The second lens is the long-rumored RF 300-600 “affordable” supertelephoto lens. We know the lens has been tested in numerous places around the globe for everything from wildlife to surfing, but again. I don’t know exactly when.
The RF 45mm f/1.2 STM is one of the four new lenses, and we’re a bit surprised the RF 20-50mm f/4 PZ wasn’t announced alongside it with the C50s imminent shipping.
In the end, there will not be four new lenses announced this month, just the RF 45mm f/1.2 STM. Lens announcements are always tougher to nail down than camera bodies. I don’t like it, but I can’t change it.
Canon RF 45 f/1.2 STM  MSRP: $469 • €499 • £479Full-Frame |
New Cameras?
The Canon EOS R7 Mark II is expected to be the next EOS R camera from Canon. I don’t think it’s coming “soon” and is more likely to be a camera that is announced closer to or shortly after the CP+ show in Yokohama that will begin on February 26, 2026. I think Richard and I are going to be there if things go to plan.
I also think that the EOS R8 will be getting a Mark II version in the first half of 2026, but I don’t have any direct knowledge of that, just a hunch.
Outside of that, I have heard nothing about any other EOS R camera. Though there have been some mentions of a new Cinema EOS camera above the Cinema EOS C400, which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.
Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III
What about PowerShot?
There are more coming, and at a point I was told that we’d see a new “V” model before the end of 2025, but I think that was more of a wish than an actual product.
With Canon re-starting production of the PowerShot G7 X Mark III and PowerShot SX740 HS, along with announcing the PowerShot ELPH 360 HS A, for the moment it appears Canon is just putting products out to meet a growing demand and likely getting a better idea of what the demand growth will look like.
Cameras take some time to design, test and manufacture, so I wouldn’t expect a new PowerShot camera soon. I hope my expectations are wrong.
More to come
I hope to hear more over the next month or so. This time of year, is usually quiet on the rumor side of things unless something is coming very soon.
I’m close to biting the bullet on the current version but I would surely be happy if they can release a lighter, sharper version like the other manufacturers did
It’s a power zoom non-L lens, so I wouldn’t expect much.
I really wish Canon would copy the Sony 20-70mm f/4. It's probably the lens I miss most since migrating from Sony to Canon.
Then again, I'm waiting for my 45 f/1.2 to be shipped so there's that.
- compact fullframe camera, optimized for photo, not video
- quality non-L 28/1.8 or 1.4 with something better than current STM
- still a proper non-L 50/1.4 with something better than current STM (ok, anything between 45-55mm, I don't care)
- new 28-70/2 which is much lighter and not nose-heavy. I could live with 28-55/2 and non-L, but NO STM thank you very much
Saying the "nobody is asking" for a 20-50 is establishing your opinion as a valid rule. And this is what nobody is asking for!
Like a new gx5 of v3
So will the RP just be kept on indefinitely or would the original R8 take its place as the full frame budget option?
For FF it would be - if compact - a great emergency (not really) ultrawide lens which goes to the standard focal length.
But for me only interesting if it has good to very good IQ without digital corrections.