I’ve been using the Canon EOS R5 Mark II since launch, and I love this camera. With firmware 1. 0. 0, autofocus performance was incredible—snappy, confident, and accurate. It tracked subjects better than anything I’ve used before.
It looks like Canon has announced an RF 75-300mm f/4-5. 6 lens, but it isn’t being announced in the USA for the moment. This is obviously a surprise to us, but we don’t get a lot of information about entry level lenses ahead of time, and that’s cool.
One of the most requested lenses from Canon shooters has been a fast ultra wide angle prime, especially for astrophotography. The sort of lens has been long rumored, and we have seen plenty of optical designs in the past.
Canon has released their first quarter of 2025 financials results, and the business seems to be doing quite well. The imaging division saw a 20% increase of net sales, helped by a 30% jump in network camera sales.
The 2025 TIPA World Awards were handed out, and Canon won a few awards in various segments. Yes, the Tipa awards are pretty much for fun, but it’s recognition anyway. Manufacturers do have to pay to enter each segment, and it appears that everyone does, which may make the awards a bit more meaningful.
Canon recently released their annual report for 2024, and there are a few interesting things Canon mentions in the report. One of the biggest takeaways is Canon has moved in automated production lines for cameras and lenses.
Canon USA will be raising prices by 7-8% on all Canon cameras and lenses as soon as April 21, 2025. If it doesn’t happen that day, it will happen before the end of April. Canon Canada will also be raising prices in the near future.
Canon Japan has updated their camera and lens end of service dates. This is great information to have if you’re using current EF or EF-M gear. If you’re buying older gear on the used market, it’s good to know when Canon will officially stop servicing cameras and lenses.
It looks like we may see Canon USA increasing prices across the board in response to the current trade-war between the USA and China. While the USA has paused the 24% reciprocal tariff on Japan, there is still a 10% tariff in place.
The RF 200-500mm f/4L IS USM has been rumored for ages, and we know that prototypes were out there, but where is it? We have reported and blown possible announcement dates. Apologies for that. Canon RF 300-600mm f/5.
The Canon PowerShot V1 has begun shipping, likely yesterday if you preordered one. Preorder numbers were pretty good for a PowerShot camera, but it looks like Canon in the USA brought in a good number of cameras.
The Canon RF 200-800mm f/6. 3-9 IS USM has been a terrific selling lens for Canon. We’re big fans of its performance and price performance. It has allowed so many photographers get reach without selling their car or a kidney.
There have been a lot of mentions about new RF mount lenses coming in 2025 and 2026. The number continues to grow, and if Canon sticks to their 8-10 new lenses a year declaration from a few years ago, we’re quickly hitting that number in rumored lenses.
The Canon EOS R7 Mark II is expected to arrive at some point this year. We think that it’ll come in either Q3 or Q4 of 2025. As always, nailing down announcements dates is not an exact science, as there are so many variables that go into picking a day to announce a product.
Unlike 2024, it looks like Canon is going to be announcing things in a more spread-out fashion. As you know, most of what Canon announced last year came late in the year. That won’t be the case in 2025.
This week Canon officially announced their first two “V” series cameras globally, the PowerShot V1 and the EOS R50 V. Both are targeted at video creators but are more than capable tools for photographers as well.
MELVILLE, NY, March 26, 2025 – Canon U. S. A. , Inc. , a leader in digital imaging solutions, has announced two new lenses designed for social media creators: the RF-S14-30mm F4-6. 3 IS STM PZ, Canon’s first RF Lens with Power Zoom optimized for cinematic video, and the RF20mm F1.
MELVILLE, N. Y. , – March 26, 2025 — Canon U. S. A. , Inc. , a leader in digital imaging solutions, answers the needs of video creators with the new PowerShot V1 and EOS R50 V. Both cameras are part of Canon’s growing EOS/PowerShot V Series which seeks to help all creators, including cinema, livestreaming, vlogging, and VR, heighten their visual [.
Canon PowerShot V1 Canon EOS R50 V Body Only Canon EOS R50 V & RF-S 14-30mm f/4-6.3 IS STM PZ Canon RF-S 14-30mm IS STM PZ Canon RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM The post Canon’s New PowerShot V1 & EOS R50 V: Pre-Orders Open appeared first on Canon Rumors.
The Canon EOS R50 V will be announced on March 26, 2025 alongside the global announcement of the PowerShot V1. Canon will also announce the RF-S 15-30 and the RF 20mm f/1. 4L VCM. Below are some of the Canon EOS R50 V specifications and improvements over the original EOS R50.
Canon will announce multiple new products on March 26, 2025. We expect to see the EOS R50 V, PowerShot V1 and a couple of new lenses announced. We now have USD pricing for the coming products, we’re still waiting to find out what the Euro and GBP pricing will be, but customers there should probably [.
Canon USA has released a teaser showing off the Canon PowerShot V1 and the Canon EOS R50 V. Both cameras will be announced globally on March 26, 2025. Hey, we got an announcement date correct! Canon EOS R50 V We don’t have definitive specifications as of yet, but it’s safe to assume that it’ll be [.
There has been a lot of information recently about Canon’s plans later this month. We expect multiple products to be announced on March 26, 2025. Obviously depending on where you are in the world.
We have learned from multiple sources that Canon will launch a new VCM L lens later this month. For the moment, we can’t go into great detail, but it will be very well received from the Canon universe.
One of the most anticipated cameras is the Canon EOS R6 Mark III. The EOS R6 Mark II is the bestselling full-frame camera in the Canon lineup, so a replacement needs to come sooner than later. Canon will be announcing the PowerShot V1 globally, along with the Canon EOS R50 V and Canon EOS RV [.
A lot of photographers and videographers are eagerly awaiting the global launch of the Canon PowerShot V1. The first “real” PowerShot camera in 5 years. Canon has continued to sell the PowerShot G7 X Mark III and PowerShot SX740 HS, likely to Canon’s surprise.
It looks like we’re going to have a big day later this month. Canon is going to announce two new “V” series EOS R APS-C cameras along with the global announcement of the Canon PowerShot V1.
Canon will continue to broaden the RF and RF-S lens lineup in 2025 with some exciting new lenses for APS-C and Full Frame cameras. It looks like 2025 is going to be a big product launch year for Canon, especially for the APS-C line of cameras.
As we all know, a leaked image revealed the existence of a Canon EOS RV. This brought about a lot of excitement and discussion. We could hear the EOS M faithful cheering at the direction we’re going to see in the APS-C lineup.
PhotoTrend, a french publication has posted an interview that they had with Canon executives and the topic of a Canon retro style camera came up. It’s interesting how open Canon executives were this time.
Canon sat down with Petapixel, and the conversation came up about the R1. Will users who want more than 24MP on the flagship get their wish? Canon once had the Canon EOS-1Ds and Canon EOS-1D lineups at the same time, so Canon has previously produced a high-resolution and a lower-resolution “sports” camera.
Canon sat down with Petapixel, and the conversation came up about the R1. Will users who want more than 24MP on the flagship get their wish? Canon once had the 1Ds and 1D lineups at the same time, so Canon has previously produced a high-resolution and a lower-resolution “sports” camera.
The Canon EOS RV will be a new segment in Canon’s APS-C lineup of cameras. We have written about that topic in the past. We expect to see 3 new camera segments in the EOS R lineup. Both APS-C and Full Frame sensor cameras.
It seems that someone snagged a photo of a future Canon camera, with the identifier of Canon EOS RV. It’s a compact camera looking to have a similar frame to the PowerShot V1. The Canon EOS RV will be one of three new RF mount camera segments being added to the Canon lineup in 2025.
The Photography trends of yesterday, seem to be making a comeback today. We are seeing growth in 35 and 120 film, there is the obvious boom of instant cameras, the return of the fixed lens compact, such as the Canon PowerShot V1 and it looks like the next thing will be “retro” styled cameras.
In this patent application (2025-029311), Canon features some rather slow, but very small lenses. At first, I thought of these as pancakes and then doing something like maths, it became obvious that these are much smaller than pancake lenses.
In this patent application (2025-029311), Canon features some rather slow, but very small lenses. At first, I thought of these as pancakes and then doing something like maths, it became obvious that these are much smaller than pancake lenses.
Canon’s supertelephoto lenses are the stuff of legend. They have always been insanely reliable, built like tanks and optical quality that has always been superb. Somehow, with each iteration of their lenses, they get better.
After every announcement, there’s always the desire to know what’s coming next. The Canon PowerShot V1 was announced in Asia as you know, but when it will come to the rest of the world could be up in the air.
CP+, held in Yokohama, Japan, every February and early March, is the largest camera-related show that occurs now. Photokina used to be it for photography, so much so, that camera and lens releases were often released in August and early September just to get ready for the Photokina buzz.
We reported back in mid January that new firmware was going to be announced ahead of CP+, which is currently running for the both the EOS R1 and EOS R5 Mark II That has not come to pass and we continue to wait for bug fixes and feature enhancements for both cameras, including the authentication [.
Canon announced the PowerShot V1 for markets in Asia last week, which is a unique way for Canon to launch a new camera. The global announcement for the Canon PowerShot V1 is currently schedule for March, with initial availability coming in April.
Preorders have barely opened after Canon’s Asia announcement of the PowerShot V1. But true to form, Canon has already said, “Sorry, we’ve received more orders than we can handle.
This started as the featured Friday article and then became an opinion. So here we are. With the release of the PowerShot V1, we are rejoicing in the demise of PowerShot scalpers worldwide. I have nothing against people making a dollar, but the prices are ridiculous.
This started as the featured Friday article and then became an opinion. So here we are. With the release of the Powershot V1, we are rejoicing in the demise of Powershot scalpers worldwide. I have nothing against people making a dollar, but the prices are ridiculous.
In this patent application (2025-023325), Canon is demonstrating some advanced primes with IS. We already know that Canon has come out with the Canon RF 135mm f/1. 8L IS USM, this isn’t the same element design, but a new one from Canon.
The Canon PowerShot V1 has been written about a lot recently and we figured we’d put all of the information we have in one place. There is some new information about the upcoming camera. The announcement for the Canon PowerShot V1 will be a bit different than normal.
As always, most imaging companies will make announcements ahead of the CP+ show in Japan, which begins later this month. We have already seen announcements from OM Systems and Nikon, with the latter having another round.
Back when the EOS R7 was announced in 2022, there were immediate rumors about a Canon EOS R7 C. We’re confident that such a camera was on the roadmap but was cancelled before it ever came to market.
We have received more information and some confirmation on the sensor size of the V1 powershot. This is a newly developed sensor from Canon, and it certainly appears to be different as its a size that no one has done before.
Well, the hits keep on coming during the current economic fun. We already know that Canon USA will be increasing prices by 7-8% on their entire line-up of cameras and lenses. There may also be some inventory issues in the near-term.
Given how popular Ricoh GR series cameras are with a broad range of photographers, it should come as little surprise that people capture amazing photos using their GRs.
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Last month Canon announced the EOS R50 V alongside a new type of lens in the RF-S 14-30mm f/4-6. 3 IS STM PZ. The “PZ” meaning the lens has a bult-in Power Zoom function. Over the last year or two, Canon has also released a new line of “Z” lenses for full-frame cameras, but they require [.
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