Canon’s upcoming full frame mirrorless camera may have leaked through certification authority

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Nokishita posted a list of unreleased Canon gear, taken from “test data” (which I guess means from a certification authority’s listing). Before you get all breathless, please keep in mind that if the gear listed below is in a development stage (i.e. prototypes) the listed specifications may not refer to the actual model (i.e. dummy specs or place fillers). However, it seems our so often copied rumors about Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera got an authoritative and serious endorsment by Nokishita.

The model numbers listed below may point to the long rumored Canon full frame mirrorless camera.

  • K424 [editor’s note: this might be Canon’s FF MILC]
    • Interchangeable lens camera
    • Full size [= full frame, editor’s note]
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
    • It is described as mirrorless image size (6720 × 4480) in the test data (since the detail column is filled with almost the same data as 5D Mark IV [K349], the image size may be a dummy possibility)
  • K433
    • Interchangeable lens camera
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
    • It is described as mirrorless full size in the test data (it is the same as the data of K424, so it is possible that the initial setting data was diverted for testing)

Please note that K424 and K433 may point to the same camera, and that the listed specifications may be “dummy specs”, i.e. place fillers (according to Nokishita too). It’s not easy to guess (or understand) if the models above really point to Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera. However, given the reliability of Nokishita we consider it a strong possibility.

The list goes on with more unreleased Canon gear. As you can see below there are DSRls, PowerShots, and one more mirrorless cameras on Canon’s agenda (EC 811). The DSLRs may point to the EOS 90D or EOS 7D Mark III or to the replacement for the EOS 5Ds/5Ds R.

  • K436 [editor’s note: a DSLR]
    • Lens interchangeable camera (probably single lens reflex)
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • K437 [editor’s note: a DSLR]
    • Lens interchangeable camera (probably single lens reflex)
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • EC801 [editor’s note: a PowerShot]
    • Compact digital camera
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • EC804 [editor’s note: a PowerShot]
    • Compact digital camera
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
    • More functions than EC 801 and EC 805 (probably G series)
  • EC 805 [editor’s note: a PowerShot]
    • Compact digital camera
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • EC 811 [editor’s note: a mirrorless camera]
    • Mirror-less camera
    • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed

The listed gear may be scheduled to be announced around Photokina 2018 (September).

What do you think, is K424 Canon’s upcoming full frame mirrorless camera?

Yet Again a Recycled Rumor Breaks the News

Canon Rumors

Again, an old rumor seasoned with some common sense made its round on the Internet, sold as breaking news. You guess, it’s about Canon’s upcoming full frame mirrorless camera, likely the most abused rumor since I started this site.

News outlets happily reported (again) that Canon is working on a full frame mirrorless camera, that prototypes are out, and that we will see this camera within a year. Well, nothing new here. People following CW knows that. We are reporting every bit we get about Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera since 2014. It’s a pity that some big news outlets stubbornly ignore us.

The non-rumor we are talking about (which you shouldn’t have issues to find) states that

  1. A Canon full frame mirrorless camera is coming – We know that since almost 2 years, we extensively reported about
  2. Prototypes of a Canon full frame mirrorless camera are undergoing field tests – We know that since over a year, we reported many times
  3. Canon may announce a full frame mirrorless camera within a year – We know since a while and reported it. Even Sony’s CEO said that Canon will announce a FF mirrorless within a year. Anyone involved in photography on this terraqueous globe of ours knows it.

If you have ever worked in R&D (Research & Development) then you know that prototypes (of electronic gear) are field-tested a long time before the final product goes to market, and that usually there are more versions of such prototypes. Depending by the criticality, electronic gear like digital cameras may be tested through prototypes years before it is announced. I am sure an important camera like Canon’s (hopefully) upcoming FF MILC has seen many prototypes coming and going, and not since a few months. And one more thing: the scope of prototypes is to get it right in the final product.

Besides all the murmuring and rumor-recycling, we know very little about Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera. All tidbits we collected and were told in the past are listed here. Please note that none of the following has been confirmed so far:

  • Dedicated full frame CMOS sensor
  • Different sources and sites were reporting that early prototypes exist, at least to be tested inside Canon’s labs. This intel came in 2016 and early 2017.
  • Canon is possibly working on a full-frame mirrorless camera with EF mount. There have been rumors saying that Canon is delaying this camera because of issues in implementing the EF mount. There is a lot of talk about this. If Canon manages to engineer a full-frame mirrorless camera with EF mount, thus allowing us to use our beloved EF lenses on a smaller and hopefully performing body, it will be a winner. Imagine what you could do with a MILC that goes along with your EF lenses. There is a serious chance we may see this.
  • The latest bit of info I got suggests Canon will announce a full-frame mirrorless camera with a sensor having a resolution of 36-38MP.
  • Announcement may come for Photokina 2018 (September), or later in 2019 Q1.

Stay tuned, we keep you posted with the important stuff.

Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS II USM lens may be announced before Photokina 2018

Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS II
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The Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS II USM lens might be announced soon, likely before Photokina 2018, according to Nokishita.

There have been rumors on other sites about an EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS III lens. Unfortunately it turned out to be wrong.

The upcoming Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS II will replace the Canon EF 70-200mm F/4L IS (announced in 2003).

Canon EF-M 32mm F/1.4 STM lens for EOS M may be announced soon

Canon Rumors

According to Nokishita, Canon may soon announce a new lens for the EOS M system, the EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM.

We were told many times Canon was working on a fast 50mm equivalent lens with EF-M mount, the last bit said it may be announced before Photokina 2018 (September). Our source was wrong on the lens speed, though.

This will be the first really exciting lens for the EOS M system (canon rumors), and the fastest too. Can’t wait to see the EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM

Stay tuned.

Yet another mention of Canon working on a full frame mirrorless camera

Canon Rumors

Last week it looked as if the world learned for the first time that Canon is working on a full frame mirrorless camera.

Big and smaller news outlets reported it, and made it look like a breaking news. Well, it’s not. People following CW knows that. We are reporting every bit we get about Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera since 2014. And we got a lot of tidbits, suggestions, etc.

The latest about Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera is a bit weird, and I have a hard time to take it seriously (it got a very low credibility ranking by its editors, indeed). However, according to the latest murmurings, Canon has a full frame mirrorless camera prototype out there (we heard this in the past), and this prototype is said to have a top down LCD (like the Leica SL), a flange distance that looks to short for the EF mount (so maybe it’s an EF-M mount?), a frame rate over 10fps, and was without any moniker or branding (on the camera body, which is normal for prototypes).

It’s always possible that Canon will put some new kind of camera on the market, but nothing here suggests this one may have a full frame sensor.

So, what do we know about Canon’s full frame mirrorless camera. Very little, to be honest. The only thing we can be sure is that there will be such a camera. There have been too many rumors in the past 3 years, and I think it’s a logical conclusion that, given the competition doing it, Canon will also sooner or later put a full frame mirrorless camera on the market. Since we are talking about Canon it may be more on the “later” side.

The following list sums up what we got so far:

  • Dedicated full frame CMOS sensor, resolution of 36-38MP
  • Different sources and sites were reporting that early prototypes exist, at least to be tested inside Canon’s labs. This intel came in 2016 and early 2017.
  • Canon is possibly working on a full-frame mirrorless camera with EF mount. There have been rumors saying that Canon is delaying this camera because of issues in implementing the EF mount. There is a lot of talk about this. If Canon manages to engineer a full-frame mirrorless camera with EF mount, thus allowing us to use our beloved EF lenses on a smaller and hopefully performing body, it will be a winner. Imagine what you could do with a MILC that goes along with your EF lenses. There is a serious chance we may see this.
  • Canon might announce it before Photokina 2018, i.e. before September 2018.

I have some doubts about the suggested announcement date. If it was reliable, we probably would already have some new bits.

Stay tuned!

[via CR]