Rokinon on Facebook posted a new teaser for their upcoming “3-digit and all odd” lens. The text says: Keep Even More Calm and Wait for the Rokinon ???mm T?.?

Will it be a 135mm lens?

After the rumor suggesting the EOS-1D X replacement could be the high megapixel DSLR Canon themselves confirmed in a recent interview, my inbox got filled with new rumors. Most suggest the EOS-1D X will not be the upcoming high resolution DSLR.

Among the known sources there are two parties, one suggesting it will be the EOS 5D Mark IV, the other saying it will be a brand new DSLR (which might be the long fabled EOS 3D). It has to be said that most sources suggest the EOS 5D Mark IV as the upcoming high megapixel DSLR. That makes sense, since this camera would directly compete with Nikon’s DSLRs.

What do you think?

The highly underestimated Canon EOS M

I got new emails regarding a Canon mirrorless camera I think will be announced in 2015. I give this rumor a high plausibility to be true.

While these are new sources, at least one of them showed a good insight in Canon’s business. I am usually very conservative when it comes to publish the rumors that fill up my inbox. I decided to post because the emails are largely identical, covering similar aspects (as mentioned below).

What we can expect (it’s not much that leaked so far):

• Canon wants to go serious with mirrorless technology (Canon themselves confirmed it in a recent interview)
• The next M-system camera will sport the sensor of the EOS 70D – my take: though one of the sources stated it will be the 7D2 sensor, I believe Canon will go for the 70D sensor.
• Hence, it will have 20MP and the game changing Dual Pixel CMOS auto-focus.
• Canon is trying to miniaturise things as much as it is possible – expect a truly small and lightweight body
• Minimal physical controls – Canon will further optimise the already excellent touch interface introduced with the EOS M (and other DSLRs) – this is also necessary in order to keep the body size as small as possible
• There will be more EF-M lenses in 2015 – we have been told there will be two EF-M prime lenses coming before end of 2015 – no mention about the focal length. Personally I think at least one of them will be a 35mm pancake lens with at least f/2.8
• One source stated there will be an optional EVF (electronic viewfinder) – which I think is a reliable information. If it is true that Canon will try to make this MILC as small as possible no other viewfinder option is feasible.
• Announcement before Summer 2015

As usually, take everything with a grain of salt. The only thing I am pretty sure to be true is that Canon will announce a new mirrorless camera soon, and that it will be a cool piece of gear.

I also got mentions of a full-frame mirrorless camera Canon is rumored to be actively researching. Read about here.

Let me know what you think in the comment section.

At Northlight Images a speculation surfaced suggesting the high-megapixel DSLR that Canon themselves confirmed being in the works may have a 52MP sensor.

The speculation is based on the assumption that Canon’s new sensor might be based on the same 4.2 micron pixel design used for the sensor in the Canon EOS 70D and EOS 7D Mark II. This would translate to 52MP when applied on a full-frame sensor.

52MP would be a good marketing argument, considering that Sony/Nikon sensors reach 46MP. If true, Canon is on the way to win the megapixel race. We will see.

[via NL]

 

Thanks to the source!

I have been told that Canon is indeed researching a full-frame mirrorless camera (as posted before). However, according to the source this may not be a short term project. In other words, while Canon has a FF mirrorless camera on their radar and engineers working on the challenges such a camera poses, this camera may not come in 2015. The source says we might at best see a development announcement at the end of 2015, and that this camera will most probably not hit the market before 2016.

The source told me that Canon is researching if a FF mirrorless camera “makes any sense”, given that Canon is already able to make small-sized DSLRs (like the Rebel SL1, the world’s smallest DSLR) and is further researching ways to make even smaller DSLRs. Another point that was mentioned is that Canon already delivers very good image quality with APS-C sensors, and wants to push APS-C technology further. The high ISO performance of Canon’s new APS-C flagship, the EOS 7D Mark II, tells a long story. It’s simply amazing.

To some degree this fits with the things Canon’s Masaya Maeda said in an interview a few days ago. When asked if Canon is working on a full-frame mirrorless camera, Mr. Maeda said “Uh, I can’t answer that now”.

I think a Canon full-frame mirrorless camera is coming. It’s just a matter of when we will see it.