From Retro Rebels to 600mm Reach: Every Canon Camera and Lens Rumor Worth Believing Right Now

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The EOS R8 Mark II is real, a 300-600mm may be weeks away, and the rumor mill says Canon isn’t done with 2026 yet.

Canon doesn’t do quiet autumns. Fresh off unveiling the retro-leaning, IBIS-equipped EOS R8 Mark II on September 15, the rumor mill is already buzzing about one more announcement day before the year closes; this time, it’s supposed to be all about lenses. Honestly, the leaks coming out of Canon right now read like a photographer’s wishlist: a long-rumored RF 300-600mm f/5.6L that has dealers buzzing, a compact 90mm macro outed by patent filings, Sigma glass quietly landing on the RF mount, and a 40MP-class EOS R7 Mark II that’s been delayed so many times it’s practically folklore. There are even whispers of an R5 Mark III in 2027.

Some of that is solid reporting; some of it is patent tea-leaf reading. And knowing the difference is the difference between buying smart and waiting forever. So let’s sort the near-certainties from the educated guesses: what just launched, what’s almost certainly coming, and what Canon’s rumored pipeline reveals about an RF mount finally entering its maturity phase.

1. The EOS R8 Mark II — Canon Goes Retro (Sort Of)

Let’s start with what’s no longer a rumor. On September 15, Canon pulled the cover off the EOS R8 Mark II, and the headline story is the redesign: a flatter-top, angular body that’s clearly courting the retro wave Fujifilm has been riding for a decade. Under the skin, it’s a familiar-but-smarter package. The same 24.2MP full-frame sensor carries over, but in-body image stabilization arrives for the first time at this tier, making this the lightest IBIS-equipped EOS body to date. Canon lists it at roughly 546g with battery and card. Drive speed is genuinely serious for the money: a blistering 40fps electronic shutter with pre-continuous shooting that buffers frames before you fully press the shutter. Price is $1,899 body only and $2,099 in a kit with the RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM. It ships late October alongside the Speedlite EL-5 Ver.2 ($379) and the optional EG-E2 Extension grip ($99,99). And yes, it keeps a single SD card slot; expect the internet to fight about that for a month.

The rumor-scorecard angle is what makes this launch worth studying. Reportedly, early leaks pointed to a 32.5MP sensor and dedicated manual dials; both were walked back in the final weeks before launch, and neither materialized. That’s a textbook case of how rumors calcify into “fact” and then quietly dissolve. Keep that lesson in mind for everything else in this post.

Why does this camera matter beyond its spec sheet? Two reasons. First, it’s Canon’s clearest admission yet that the Fujifilm aesthetic sells; dials, flat tops, and nostalgia have proven their market. Second, and more importantly, IBIS trickling down to the entry full-frame tier signals the end of stabilization as a segmentation tool. Canon used to treat IBIS as a reason to upsell you to an R6; that era is ending.

One honest caveat: plenty of early readers argue the R8 II reads “modern angular” more than genuine AE-1 homage. If you were hoping for a Nikon Zf-style time machine, temper those expectations.

2. The Super-Telephoto Pipeline — Canon’s Answer to Nikon

If the R8 Mark II was the appetizer, this is where the rumor mill says the year-end announcement will deliver the main course. And it’s aimed squarely at Nikon.

The star is the RF 300-600mm f/5.6L IS VCM, the long-rumored wildlife and sports zoom that follows the playbook of Canon’s beloved (but $9,000-plus) RF 100-300mm f/2.8L: take a professional supertele range and make it a zoom. Rumor mills have been tracking this lens for years and describes its confidence as higher than ever; retail chatter is heating up too, though nobody has official pricing yet. Also on deck: replacements for the RF 400mm f/2.8L and RF 600mm f/4L primes, the workhorses of the sidelines and safari circuit. Multiple sources say those two get announced in late 2026, ship in early 2027, and add a built-in 1.4x teleconverter; that would turn the 400mm into a 560mm f/4 and the 600mm into an 840mm f/5.6 with no accessory needed.

The genuinely intriguing wildcard is a patent: an internal-zoom RF 180-600mm f/6.3L IS design, which was recently spotted alongside 70-135mm f/2L and 200-400mm f/4L concepts in the same filing. Nikon has been quietly owning the affordable supertele space with its lightweight telephotos, the 400mm f/4.5, 600mm f/6.3, and 800mm f/6.3, while Canon’s budget options stop at the 100-400mm zoom and the slow-but-cheap f/11 primes. If this patent becomes a product, Canon’s answer to Nikon wouldn’t be copying their primes. It would be one L-grade internal-zoom lens that replaces all three. Internal zooming also means the lens doesn’t extend while you’re tracking a bird in flight; that’s a genuinely meaningful upgrade over every consumer telephoto in this range.

For wildlife, bird, and budget-sports shooters, the takeaway is simple: the RF mount’s biggest weakness, the lack of credible mid-priced long glass, may finally be closing.

3. Compact Glass and the Third-Party Wave

From the biggest glass on the roadmap to the smallest: the freshest rumor in the pipeline also happens to be the most believable, an RF 90mm f/2.8 IS STM Macro. It’s a non-L lens by design, since the RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro already exists at the top of the range, and the whole point is compact: roughly 100mm long versus 148mm for the 100L. Expected to land under $1000, it is positioned as travel and hiking lens imo.

What makes this rumor unusually solid is the paper trail. It surfaced first it in late September, and the patent evidence has since grown from one design to two, and now to a third design (patent JP-2026-155997). Three independent optical layouts for the same focal length and aperture is about as close to a confirmation as patents ever get. The same reporting suggests a late October or early November announcement, right on schedule for the rumored year-end lens day. Bonus tea leaves: a separate Canon patent also shows 135mm f/2.8 and 180mm f/3.5 macro designs, so this 90mm may just be the first of a small macro family.

Meanwhile, the third-party wave keeps building. Sigma is rumored to be prepping an RF 50-120mm f/2.8 DC OS for APS-C in October; that’s an 80-200mm f/2.8 equivalent, giving the EOS R7 and EOS R10 the classic fast-telephoto zoom they’ve never had. Sigma already sells a licensed lineup of ten-plus RF-mount lenses, so this would be a natural next step rather than a leap. Between Sigma’s expanding RF lineup and Canon’s own push toward smaller, lighter “hybrid” lenses with VCM motors, the RF mount’s early reputation as a walled garden is fading fast.

4. The Long Game — Flagships and the “Unicorn” APS-C Body

Zoom out from this year’s roadmap and the rumors get fuzzier. But arguably more interesting.

The EOS R7 Mark II is, by wide consensus, the most-delayed camera in Canon rumor history. It’s been penciled in for 2025, then 2026, and now points to a Q1 2027 launch around CP+; one Reddit thread counts seven different release-date claims that came and went. When it arrives, the whispers say it gets a roughly 39-40MP APS-C stacked sensor, which would finally match Fujifilm’s high-resolution bodies, plus fast electronic burst shooting with pre-capture. For APS-C shooters who’ve watched the original R7’s 32.5MP sensor age gracefully since 2022, that’s the body worth waiting for. Or waiting again for, as it were.

Beyond that: R5 Mark III whispers point to a 2027 window (late 2026 at the earliest) with a 60MP-plus next-generation sensor and AI-assisted autofocus. The R1 Mark II and R6 Mark IV exist mostly as names and informed shrugs; the most concrete R6 IV chatter says 2027-2028. And the compact front is livelier than it looks: a PowerShot G7 X Mark III successor is reportedly coming before the R7 Mark II, possibly as one of three new Canon compacts, though Digital Camera World’s retailer source claims it may not carry the “Mark IV” name at all. With the current G7 X III still selling faster than Canon can make it, that successor is quietly one of the most consequential items on this whole roadmap.

5. How to Read Canon Rumors Like a Pro

So how do you sort all of this yourself? A quick toolkit, before you repost the next “leak.”

First: take it always with a grain of salt. Second: patents are not products. Canon has placed among the world’s top 10 U.S. patent holders for 41 consecutive years, and first among Japanese companies for 20 years running; it files thousands of designs annually, and the overwhelming majority never become lenses. A patent tells you what Canon is exploring, not what’s shipping.

You can also lean on Canon’s remarkably predictable calendar: big bodies around CP+ in late February, flagship and enthusiast announcements in late August/September, and a lens-focused announcement day in October or November. If a rumor claims a major camera is dropping in July, be skeptical.

And the practical takeaway: if you need a camera today, buy today. With the R8 Mark II shipping in late October at $1,899, the original EOS R8 and the EOS R6 Mark II are already sliding into bargain territory. Waiting for the 300-600mm or the R7 Mark II means budgeting realistically; the lens could be weeks away, but the R7 II means holding out until CP+ 2027.

One last thing, because it always needs saying: everything above except the R8 Mark II is unconfirmed. Rumors are for planning, not for guarantees.

The Bottom Line: What’s Real, What’s Next, and What It All Means

So let’s tally the scorecard. Confirmed and real: the retro-adjacent, IBIS-equipped EOS R8 Mark II, down to its $1,899 price and 40fps burst. Near-locks: the RF 300-600mm f/5.6L, which has dealers buzzing, and the compact 90mm macro, whose three patent designs are the closest thing to a paper trail rumors ever get. Informed speculation: everything stamped 2027, from the 39-40MP EOS R7 Mark II to the R5 Mark III and the big-prime refreshes with their built-in teleconverters.

Thread them together and a single strategy emerges: Canon isn’t chasing headlines anymore. It’s methodically sealing every gap in the RF mount; retro bodies for the heart, compact glass for the bag, and long lenses for the budgets that were always priced out of reach.

Which leaves a question worth sitting with: when a mount has everything, what are you still waiting for? The rumors we choose to believe tend to reveal more about us than about Canon.

So here’s your homework: bookmark this piece and come back after Canon’s year-end announcement; we’ll grade the rumor mill together, leak by leak. Which ones landed, which fizzled, and which we should have seen coming. And drop your Canon wishlist in the comments while you wait; I’ll revisit the best guesses when the next announcement drops. In the meantime, if you’re shopping, remember the one rule that never leaks: a camera that exists today beats a camera that might exist in February.

Canon EOS R6 V Rumor Round-Up: Everything We Know So Far

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Or: Canon Builds a Cinema Camera, Then Removes the Cinema Price Tag

Canon is announcing the EOS R6 V on May 13, 2026. By now, if you have been paying attention to the rumors mill, you know roughly what you are getting. A full-frame hybrid camera. Cinema guts. No EVF. A fan built in. And apparently, IBIS after all.

What It Is

The R6 V sits in a strange corner of Canon’s lineup: above the R6 Mark III in video ambition, below the C50 in price and “pro” audio features. It shares the same 32.3MP full-frame CMOS sensor as the R6 Mark III and the Cinema EOS C50. But it is its own camera, not a rebadged C50.

The official Canon USA teaser dropped on May 7, showing both the camera and the RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ lens. The cross-hatch grip pattern on the body mirrors the design language of the EOS R1. Whether that grip actually helps or just looks expensive is a debate for people who have held one.

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The Specs, Such As They Are

The full spec sheet has not leaked yet. Canon tends to hold back official images and marketing material until very close to announcement day. But enough has surfaced that Craig Blair at Canon Rumors has been able to confirm quite a bit. Here is where things stand:

SpecRumor / Confirmed
Sensor32.3MP Full-Frame CMOS (same as R6 Mark III, C50)
Max Video7K 60fps RAW internal
Open Gate7K 30fps RAW
Max Output4:2:2 / ProRes RAW 10-bit up to 6.9K @ 23.98/24/25/29.97fps
GammaCanon Log 2, Canon Log 3
IBIS7.5 stops
Active CoolingYes – low / medium / high settings
ShutterElectronic rolling shutter only (no mechanical)
EVFNone
Screen3-inch, 1.62M dots, approx. 170-degree coverage
AF Points1053
ISO Range100-64,000 (boosted: 50-102,400)
BatteryLP-E6P
Weight598g with battery
Dimensions14.17 x 8.33 x 7.98 cm
Body PriceEUR 2,549 (rumored)

Active cooling was a late correction. Early reports said the R6 V had side vents but no fan. That changed. The camera does have active cooling with three speed settings, which separates it cleanly from the R6 Mark III and makes it viable for extended video shoots without thermal throttling becoming the defining feature of your recording session.

IBIS was a surprise. Earlier speculation suggested Canon would omit IBIS from a video-focused body, following the pattern of the C50. The rumored spec sheet lists 7.5 stops, which is a meaningful number and not nothing. Whether that number holds up when the camera is running warm remains to be seen.

The electronic rolling shutter is worth noting. No mechanical shutter. If you are shooting fast-moving subjects with the intent to freeze motion, the R6 V may exhibit rolling shutter artifacts. The R6 Mark III and C50 share this limitation.

The Kit Lens: RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ

Canon will bundle the R6 V with a new L-series power zoom lens. The RF 20-50mm f/4L IS USM PZ is a full-frame optic, not an RF-S crop lens. No specifications on size, weight, or zoom ring behavior have been confirmed yet. One open question is whether the zoom ring feels like a natural mechanical throw or like a motor trigger that activates servo zoom. The RF-S 14-30mm f/4-6.3 IS STM PZ uses the latter, and it is a point of ongoing frustration for users who prefer a more tactile experience.

Canon is reportedly also announcing 8-10 SKUs total on May 13, including creator bundles, accessory kits, new macro adapter rings, and a new wireless remote, the BR-E2. The macro ring pricing will likely be described as “overpriced” by the macro photography community, which is not a surprising characterization.

R6 V vs C50: Not the Same Camera

Canon Rumors has been fielding comments calling the R6 V a “C50 with IBIS.” That framing is understandable given the shared sensor, but it is not accurate.

  • The C50 has dual base ISO, the Cinema EOS OS, HDR, IP streaming, timecode, 16 stops of dynamic range claimed, simultaneous crop recording, and full button customization.
  • The C50 has an XLR handle option and “pro” audio inputs.
  • The C50 has shutter angle, a feature Canon appears to be using for product segmentation.
  • The C50 does not have IBIS.

The R6 V will likely miss shutter angle, which is a meaningful omission for video shooters who have been asking Canon to add it to the R6 Mark III and R5 Mark II. Whether it shows up via firmware after launch remains an open question.

The one thing that has been clarified from multiple sources: the R6 V has only one mounting point on the left side and the standard tripod mount on the bottom, similar to the R50 V. The C50 has top mounts for the XLR handle. The R6 V does not.

The 7K RAW Question

There were reports that the R6 V would shoot Open Gate 7K RAW at 60fps internally, a capability neither the R6 Mark III nor the C50 has. When Canon Rumors followed up with the original source, the response was not a hard no but an “I do not think so.” So consider that one: unconfirmed, with a leaning toward no.

The current consensus on specs points to 7K 60fps RAW as the max, but not in open gate mode. Open gate stays at 30fps. If Canon adds 7K/60 open gate to the C50 via firmware after the R6 V announcement, it would not be the first time they have refreshed an older camera’s capabilities post-launch.

The Nikon ZR Comparison

The Nikon ZR, which retails for around $2,196 USD, has been the obvious comparison point since the R6 V rumors started. The ZR is Nikon’s small full-frame video camera, and the reviews have been largely positive. It shoots ProRes RAW 12-bit up to 6K and uses dual base ISO (800 / 6400).

The R6 V at EUR 2,549 (rumored) would be in roughly the same ballpark in USD terms. If Canon hits that price point, it undercuts the R6 Mark III by $300-$400 and lands close to the ZR territory. Whether the feature set justifies one over the other will depend on what Canon ships and what Nikon updates next.

Canon rarely directly copies another company’s camera feature-for-feature. They do, however, compete in the same segments on price. The R6 V appears to be Canon’s answer to the question: what if you want cinema features without the cinema budget?

What We Do Not Know Yet

  • Full official spec sheet and feature list
  • US retail pricing (EUR 2,549 is European estimate only)
  • RF 20-50mm lens size, weight, and zoom ring behavior
  • Whether shutter angle arrives at launch or via future firmware
  • Card slot configuration (dual SD vs. CFexpress)
  • Whether open gate 7K/60fps is real or a wishful rumor

The official announcement happens at 9:00 AM EDT on May 13, 2026. Full specs will probably surface in the week before then. Check back, or do not, depending on how much uncertainty you can handle.

Sources: Canon Rumors (Craig Blair), Ordinary Filmmaker YouTube channel

Canon’s Next PowerShot Is Getting an “All-New” Sensor (Whatever That Means)

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Canon is coming back to compact cameras with not just new bodies, but an “all-new” sensor. Because apparently reusing perfectly good silicon would be too easy.

According to the source of the rumor, the next “flagship” PowerShot will feature a brand-new image sensor, one that Canon won’t be recycling from the PowerShot V1. The source describes the new sensor as “more advanced” than the current 1.4″ unit. What does “more advanced” mean exactly? Nobody knows. But it sounds great, so let’s run with it.

What We Actually Know

The PowerShot V1, released in early 2025, uses a 1.4″ sensor, the largest in the current PowerShot lineup. Before that, the PowerShot G7 X Mark III (2019, seven years old, still somehow selling for over $1,000 used) used a 1″ sensor. So the current range spans from “not bad” to “getting there.”

The new sensor will reportedly be smaller than 1.4″, but “more advanced.” The source of the rumor speculates it’ll be a 1″ BSI stacked sensor, Canon’s own design, built with current technology rather than 2019 technology. That would be a meaningful upgrade regardless of the size step-down, since BSI stacked sensors deliver faster readout speeds, better low-light performance, and improved dynamic range.

There have been whispers that the V1’s 1.4″ sensor is a cropped version of the APS-C sensor found in the EOS R7. Canon has never confirmed this, and Canon Rumors isn’t claiming it either. It’s the kind of rumor that sounds plausible and is very difficult to disprove, which is the sweet spot for camera internet speculation.

The Sensor Size Debate That Was Never Really a Debate

Canon briefly went full APS-C in a compact with the G1 X Mark III. It was an interesting camera. It was also large, expensive, and sold to exactly the kind of person who then bought a mirrorless camera instead. Canon hasn’t repeated the experiment.

A bigger sensor in the next PowerShot? Canon Rumors doesn’t think so, at least not at launch. The logic is sound: Canon isn’t coming back to compacts to win over EOS R5 shooters. They’re coming back to offer something between a smartphone and an interchangeable lens camera, at a price closer to $800–$1,000. An APS-C sensor in that package would push the price into mirrorless territory, which rather defeats the point.

What Models to Expect

The rumor points to a G7 X-style camera and a superzoom variant, both using the same new sensor. We covered the broader 2026 PowerShot lineup back in March when a retail source leaked that Canon had up to three new models in development. The “all-new sensor” detail adds a layer of substance to what had previously been a fairly vague product roadmap.

Announcements? Don’t hold your breath before late August, Canon is reportedly targeting Q4 for the release. There are other cameras coming first, specifically an EOS R7 Mark II that Canon Rumors has been tracking separately.

Should You Believe This?

The sensor claim is rated “likely true”. Given that Canon’s Executive VP publicly confirmed new compact cameras are coming at CP+ 2026, and we already know multiple models are in development, a new sensor being designed for them is the least surprising thing about this rumor.

The only genuinely vague part, and it’s quite vague, is “more advanced.” Canon knows they’re re-entering a market that will compare their new sensor directly against Sony’s 1″ stacked sensor in the RX100 VII, which is itself from 2019 and still outperforms most of the competition. If Canon’s “all-new” sensor doesn’t clearly beat the RX100 VII on measurable specs, the internet will have opinions about it. Strong ones.

New sensor, smaller than 1.4″, more advanced than current options, possibly 1″ BSI stacked. That’s the rumor. That’s all the rumor.

Source: Canon Rumors

Canon’s Legendary 24-70mm f/2.8L Might Be Getting a Wider Successor — And Yes, It Would Have VCM

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Canon’s Legendary EF 24-70mm f/2.8L Might Be Getting a Wider Successor — And Yes, It Would Have VCM

If you’ve been using the RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM and thinking “this is great, but what if it started at 20mm instead?”— first of all, congratulations on your very specific taste. Second: Canon may be thinking the same thing.

According to rumor source, the next iteration of Canon’s flagship workhorse zoom is reportedly in the works, with sources suggesting it could arrive sometime in 2026. The headline detail: the follow-up lens could be wider than 24mm — with the working hypothesis being an RF 20-70mm f/2.8L IS VCM. The source reportedly didn’t know exactly how much wider, which is either honest uncertainty or a carefully maintained air of mystery. We’ll give them the benefit of the doubt.

VCM: The Acronym of the Moment

Here’s the part that’s actually news: this lens would reportedly be Canon’s first VCM (Voice Coil Motor) zoom lens — a significant step, given that VCM autofocus is widely considered the future of high-performance lens AF. Canon already dropped the RF 14mm f/1.4L VCM ($2,599) in February 2026 — alongside the RF 7-14mm f/2.8-3.5L Fisheye STM ($1,899), which uses a leadscrew-type STM motor — so VCM technology is clearly in production and working in the RF lineup. A VCM zoom would be a new frontier.

Nikon and Sony have already been heading in the VCM direction, and Canon has made no secret of wanting to evolve its RF lineup beyond the traditional USM motor. So a VCM-powered 24-70 successor isn’t just a nice rumor — it fits the roadmap.

The 20mm Difference

For anyone who’s shot wide, the jump from 24mm to 20mm is not trivial. It’s the difference between “that almost fits in frame” and “yes, that absolutely fits in frame.” The RF 20mm f/1.4L VCM prime is already in Canon’s lineup, and those who’ve used it know the focal length has real character. A zoom that starts there — at f/2.8 — would be genuinely exciting for event, wedding, and documentary photographers who live on that lens.

It would not, however, be cheap. Plan accordingly.

Don’t Expect It Tomorrow

The CanonRumors source is confident enough that this lens is coming “at some point this year,” but also notes that no new lens announcements are expected in the next couple of weeks. Attention will likely shift to the EOS R7 Mark II first, expected in the coming months. After that, the L glass pipeline should open up again — and we may start hearing more concrete details about the zoom.

NAB in April is traditionally a Cinema EOS moment, so don’t hold your breath for a 24-70 successor there either. But summer? Fall? A man can dream.

Bottom Line

Confirmed: Canon is moving toward VCM zoom lenses. The RF 7-14mm and RF 14mm f/1.4L VCM are real, shipping, and in the wild.

Rumored (with moderate confidence): A follow-up to the RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM is in the works, likely wider than 24mm, possibly an RF 20-70mm f/2.8L IS VCM.

Speculation: It will cost more than you want to spend, arrive later than you’d like, and you’ll buy it anyway.

Source: CanonRumors

Canon Is (Maybe, Possibly, Allegedly) Working on Three New PowerShot Cameras in 2026

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Because one vague promise wasn’t enough.

Let’s review the facts, such as they are: a retail source, in a country that must not be named, like some kind of camera Voldemort, sat in on a “future products” meeting with Canon sales reps and came away with this bombshell intelligence: Canon might have up to three new PowerShot cameras coming in 2026.

Up to three. That’s technically anywhere from zero to three, which is essentially the range of outcomes for any Canon compact camera rumor at any point in the last eight years. But hey, it’s on the record now.

Canon’s Executive Vice President Has Spoken (Vaguely)

At CP+ 2026 in Yokohama, Canon’s Executive Vice President and Head of Imaging, Go Tokura, told DPReview that the next compact camera needs to “offer new technologies or a new use case.” That’s a sentence that means everything and nothing simultaneously. A true masterpiece of corporate communication.

What kind of new technology? Unknown. What use case? Unclear. When? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

But crucially: Canon said it. Out loud. In public. That alone puts us ahead of schedule compared to the previous eight years of absolute compact camera silence.

So What Are These Three Cameras?

Here’s what the rumor mill is grinding out:

Camera #1: The Super Zoom PowerShot

Think Nikon P1000 energy, but Canon. The source specifically mentions “pre-capture” functionality, a feature that records frames before you press the shutter button, so you can finally photograph that bird that flew away 0.3 seconds before you were ready. Canon will reportedly not replicate Nikon’s bonkers 24-3000mm equivalent zoom range (good, that camera is basically a telescope with a shutter button), but something with serious telephoto reach is on the table.

Fact check: The Nikon P-series (P950, P1000) is a real product line that genuinely exists and genuinely costs around $600-$800 USD. Bird photographers actually love it. Canon abandoned the SX super zoom line in 2018. The demand is real. ✅

Camera #2: The G7 X Series Successor

The PowerShot G7 X Mark III, which currently sells for over $1,300 new and over $1,000 used because Canon hasn’t made a better one, is getting a new sibling. Canon reps apparently confirmed a G7 X series camera is coming, with a “fast constant aperture lens.” It won’t be called the Mark IV because Canon apparently wants to keep us guessing about naming conventions too.

Fact check: The G7 X Mark III was released in 2019 and runs on Canon’s DIGIC 8 processor, which launched in 2018. DIGIC 8 is now seven years old. For reference, in smartphone years, that’s roughly the Jurassic period. The resale prices are genuinely absurd for a 2019 camera. ✅

Camera #3: The Mystery Box

Nobody knows. The source says it’ll be something “affordable” for the mass market. The source of the rumor floats the idea of a modern PowerShot ELPH 360 HS (a slim little pocket camera) as the mass-market option. It would complete a lineup of: enthusiast zoom, vlogger/creator, and “I just want a camera that fits in my pocket and isn’t my phone.”

Fact check: Canon did re-release the PowerShot ELPH 360 HS A in 2025 as a sort of nostalgic stopgap. The original ELPH 360 HS launched in 2016. Yes, they re-released a 2016 camera in 2025. Canon is just built different. ✅

The Elephant in the Room

Canon already released the PowerShot V1 in 2025, a video-first compact. So the video lane is covered. What’s been missing is a photography compact that uses Canon’s current sensor and processor technology. The current flagship compact uses DIGIC 8. Canon’s current mirrorless cameras use DIGIC X and DIGIC Accelerator. That’s not a gap, that’s a canyon.

To Canon’s credit, Go Tokura’s CP+ statement was surprisingly direct: new compact cameras are coming, and they’ll have new technology. No hedging, no “we’re always looking at market opportunities.” Just: yeah, we’re doing it.

Should You Believe This?

The “up to three cameras” claim comes from a single unnamed retail source, in an unnamed country, who attended an unverified sales meeting. That’s about four layers of telephone game. However, it aligns with what Canon executives said publicly at CP+ 2026, and with the broader industry chatter about a compact camera revival.

There’s clearly something happening. Whether it’s three cameras, two cameras, or one camera arriving at some point before 2030 remains to be seen.

But at least Canon’s executives are using the word “coming” now. That’s progress. We’ll take it.

Source: Canon Rumors | Canon executives quoted by DPReview at CP+ 2026

A New Canon Macro Longer Than 100mm With Variable Magnification? Yes Please.

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An anonymous source claims that Canon is planning a new macro lens, longer than 100mm, and with variable magnification ratios. No focal length. No aperture. No timeline. Just a dangling carrot for the macro crowd, and honestly? That’s enough to get people excited.

Canon’s Macro Legacy (The Good Old Days)

Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane, because Canon has made some genuinely wild macro lenses in the past.

The EF 180mm f/3.5L USM Macro, a telephoto macro that gave you true 1:1 reproduction and a generous working distance, meaning you didn’t have to shove the lens two inches from a bug’s face to get a sharp shot. Beloved by macro shooters. Discontinued. No RF replacement has appeared. Macro fans are still waiting.

The MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro, now this was something special. A manual-focus-only lens capable of magnification from 1:1 all the way up to 5:1. Five times life size. At 5x you’re essentially photographing the cellular structure of a gnat’s wing. A deeply weird lens that attracted a deeply passionate following. Also discontinued. Also without an RF successor.

Both lenses are gone from Canon’s active lineup, but you can still find them new-in-box if you look hard enough.

The New Rumor: Combining the Best of Both

Here’s where it gets interesting. The source suggests a lens that would combine:

  • Focal length longer than 100mm (the 180mm territory)
  • Variable magnification ratios (the MP-E 65mm territory)
  • Potentially with autofocus — which the MP-E 65mm notably lacked

The rumor source floats the idea of something like an RF 200mm f/4L with variable magnification as one possibility. That’s entirely speculative, no specs were provided, but it’s a plausible direction given Canon’s recent RF lens design philosophy.

What About the RF 100mm f/2.8L?

Canon does have a current macro for the RF mount: the RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM, which features 1.4x maximum magnification (slightly beyond 1:1) and excellent hybrid IS. It’s a good lens. But some shooters have noted a focus shift issue when stopping down, and it doesn’t scratch the itch of the longer working distance crowd or extreme magnification enthusiasts.

A 100mm macro is great. A 180mm+ variable-magnification macro with autofocus would be on a different level entirely.

Fact Check

ClaimStatus
Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L USM existed✅ Confirmed — real lens, now discontinued
Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x existed✅ Confirmed — real lens, MF only, now discontinued
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM exists✅ Confirmed — current RF macro, 1.4x magnification
RF 100mm focus shift issue✅ Reported by multiple shooters
New macro longer than 100mm planned❓ Single anonymous source, unverified
Variable magnification on new lens❓ Same anonymous source, unverified
RF 200mm f/4L specifically❓ Canon Rumors speculation, not from source
Timeline❌ None given

The Verdict

Low confidence on specifics, but Canon absolutely should make this lens. The EF 180mm and MP-E 65mm communities were passionate and underserved. A modern RF macro that merges long working distance with variable magnification, and adds autofocus, would be a statement lens.

Whether it actually happens is another question. As Canon Rumors admits, the source is anonymous and confidence is low. But hey, a macro shooter can dream.

Source: Canon Rumors