Following last week's unveiling of the Nikon Z 7 and Z 6 full-frame mirrorless cameras, Canon are now the latest manufacturer to be rumoured to be joining the full-frame party in the form of the Canon EOS R camera.
Perennial and unerringly accurate bean-spillers Nokishita Camera have listed the following Canon products for announcement sometime in September, now including the specification and some product shots for the EOS R camera and new RF mount lenses, whilst Canon Rumors and Petapixel have both explicitly specified the official launch date as being September 5th.
Canon EOS R bodyCanon EOS R 24105 kitCanon RF 35 mm F 1. 8 M ISCanon RF 50 mm F 1. 2 L USMCanon RF 28 - 70 mm F 2 L USMCanon RF 24 - 105 mm F4 L USMCanon EF-M 32 mm F 1. 4 STMCanon EF 400 mm F 2. 8 L IIICanon EF 600 mm F4 L IIICanon M (or Mount) adapter RCanon PD-E1Canon BG-E22
Canon EOS R Specifications
30. 3 Million Pixels Full Size CMOS
Dual pixel CMOS AF
The ranging range is 100 EV-6 low brightness autofocus
4K video
Touch panel liquid crystal
Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
Dustproof drip-proof · magnesium body
Battery: LP-E6N
Battery grip: BG-E 22
Size: Width of about 136 mm Weight: Approximately 580 g
Mount: inner diameter 54 mm, flange back 20 mm, 12 pin
Mount adapter: “Mount adapter EF – EOS R” “Control ring mount adapter EF – EOS R” “Drop – in filter mount adapter EF – EOS R”
If the rumours do pan out, there are some pretty tasty lenses listed, most notably the RF 50 mm F 1. 2 L USM and RF 28 - 70 mm F 2 L USM, whilst the EF-M 32 mm F 1. 4 STM would be a welcome addition to the still threadbare range of EF-M lenses and a great fit for the likes of the Canon EOS M5 (pictured above). There's no certain word yet on if the new EOS R mirrorless camera will only be able to mount RF designated lenses, or if it will also accept Canon's vast number of EF lenses via an adapter (which is the route that Nikon have gone down) or maybe even be able to mount them without one.
Note that Nokishita have internally designated the rumour as a so-called "C" authenticity rank, which they specify as "rumors from trustworthy sources. You can trust the rumor general, but there are many mistakes about trivial information. " This hasn't stopped all of the other rumour sites from reporting it as though Canon themselves had published the news themselves. We'd suggest staying tuned until next Wednesday to find out for certain if the rumour sites have once again got it right. . .
What do you think? Is a Canon full-frame mirrorless camera inevitable? Leave a comment below. . .
2018-9-1 10:00
