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Canon Rumors 2025 So Far: Hype, Lenses, and Mysterious Timelines
More murmurings from the interweb of rumor mills. Here is a set of fresh Canon rumors.
TL;DR:
Canon’s teasing us with fancy lenses, delayed cameras, mystery models, and a retro throwback. No one knows what’s coming when, but it’ll be shiny, pricey, and probably require a firmware update within the first week. Classic Canon.
Canon kicked off 2025 like a kid tossing confetti with the EOS R50 V, the RF-S 14-30mm f/4-6.3 IS STM PZ, and the RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM – the latter being their widest f/1.4 ever. A bold start. But of course, the real fun is just beginning.
More announcements are expected before July (maybe), and again in late August or September (possibly), though Canon’s calendar remains as cryptic as ever.
EOS R7 Mark II
Expected around late August. It’s moving “up-market” – Canon-speak for “more expensive” – and clearly aimed at wildlife and sports shooters who’d like to avoid mortgaging their house for full-frame gear. High-end RF-S zooms might show up too, if Canon feels generous. See here for all EOS R7 Mark II rumors.
EOS R6 Mark III
Still MIA. People thought it might appear in May, but alas. Rumor has it there’s a hiccup with the LP-E6P battery — because what’s a Canon launch without a battery-induced delay? Forum threads are already lighting up, and we’ll hear more once the smoke clears.
Full-Frame “V” Camera
Canon seems to be cooking up a full-frame “V” camera – think PowerShot V1 and EOS R50 V, but beefier. Most signs point to an R6 Mark III base. This might be Canon’s way of saying goodbye to the EOS R5 C, without actually saying goodbye. Oh, and an R7 V? It was a thing… maybe still is… but probably isn’t. Rumors are so ephemeral ;-)
EOS R10 & Others
A new APS-C camera line is expected, though what or when is anyone’s guess. The R10 could use a facelift — it’s been sitting unchanged since 2022. Later this year, we might get a longer zoom PowerShot V (V3 perhaps), and Canon may dust off the “G” series, or whatever it’ll be called now.
Also, word on the street: a retro-style ILC is coming to celebrate 50 years of the AE-1. Expect that in late 2025 or early 2026 — because nostalgia always sells.
As always, keep the salt available.
[via CR]