New Canon EOS 7D Mark II Rumor

A  Far East Source told Northlight Images some new tidbits, mainly concerning the position of the the Canon EOS 7D Mark II in Canon`s lineup. NL had word

[…] that the 7D Mk2 is going to be firmly aimed at the sports and nature market, with a lot of features based on feedback from ‘pro’ users. The 10 fps rate is seen as an important feature, along with many features derived from 1DX developments, particularly AF and lower light performance Sensor size would be advertised as 21MP, but faster and less noisy than the 7D (25MP was apparently seen as not offering enough image quality) The 6D is aimed at a proportion of the 7D market, giving more flexibility in upping the 7Dmk2 specifications (and price). The current 7D will continue for some time and surplant the 60D, when the 700D comes along with increased specifications.

While it’s pretty much sure that the Canon 7DmarkII will be announced in Spring specs are coming (and changing) every couple of days/weeks. So take these rumors with a grain of salt!

[Rumor] Canon Set To Release A Firmware Update For The Canon EOS M Before Christmas

Got this today from a new source. Canon will release a firmware update for the Canon EOS M before Christmas. The new firmware release is said to address the auto focus problems, mainly the sluggish focus time, of the EOS M, both for the native lenses and for EF and EF-S lenses used through the EF/EF-S adpater.

I really hope this rumor is going to be true, although I didn't so far experience any major drawback with the AF. See my first impressions of the Canon EOS M here.

Canon EOS M price check: [shopcountry 6091]

Canon EF-M 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 STM price check: [shopcountry 6095]

Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM[shopcountry 6093]

Latest Canon EF-S Lenses And EOS 7D Mark II Rumors

Canon Rumors reports that Canon

has plans to introduce new EF-S lenses in the first couple of quarters of 2013. There will be a new push on the crop segment of the EOS lineup and new lenses are going to be a part of that revival. A few lenses are mentioned as highly probable and will appear alongside a new “pro” APS-C camera, currently expected to be the EOS 7D Mark II.

The rumored lenses are:

  • An EF-S zoom fisheye
  • A macro lens with IS
  • Replacement for the [shoplink 329]EF-S 10-22mm[/shoplink]
  • Replacement for the [shoplink 313]EF-S 18-200mm IS[/shoplink] that will have an STM focus motor and be longer at the telephoto end
  • Replacement for the [shoplink 325]EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS[/shoplink]

Moreover, delays in lens production are named, caused by new manufacturing technologies introduced by Canon in their factories.

Finally, the EOS 7D Mark II rumor got another mention, and the [shoplink 331]Rebel T3/EOS 1100D[/shoplink] and the [shoplink 335]EOS 60D[/shoplink] are said to get discontinued (see the rumor we posted a few weeks ago) with no imminent replacement planed.

[via CR]