Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens Diagram Leaks, Shows A Newly Designed Lens

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An image of the upcoming Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM already leaked, now we also have the lens diagram.

The leaked lens diagram shows a lens based on a new design, and not simply adapted from the EF 50mm f/1.8 STM. The RF 50mm f/1.8 is a nice and small pancake lens and I am pretty sure it will sell like hot cake (if it has the same reasonable price as the EF 50mm f/1.8).

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    Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens diagram
  • Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM lens diagram

We expect the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM to be announced within a few days.

Latest Canon EOS R6 Firmware Brought A “big improvement” To Thermal Issues

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Canon released a Canon EOS R6 firmware update a few weeks ago. Did it influence the so-called overheating issue?

DPReview‘s Jordan Drake and Richard Butler put Canon EOS R6 firmware 1.1.1 under scrutiny. They compared an EOS R6 with the new firmware to one with the old firmware and “found a big improvement”. Moreover, it seems the firmware update solves the overheating issue for most shooting sets.

For more Canon EOS R6 review stuff see here. User manual are available for download for the EOS R5 and the EOS R6.

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And The Winners Are… (Hyperion handmade camera strap giveaway)

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Thanks to all for taking part and thanks to Pavlos from Hyperion Camera Straps for sponsoring the giveaway.

Three lucky winners have been picked and already contacted via email: Ocarinapro, Keith K. and Jessica N. Congrats!

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If you weren’t lucky and still want one of these beautiful handcrafted camera straps you can get a 15% discount with our code CanonWatch on the already affordable price. The camera straps are shipped worldwide.

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM and RF 70-200mm f/4L IS To Be Released Within Days

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The Nifty-Fifty (RF 50mm f/1.8 STM) for the Canon EOS R full frame mirrorless system might be announced within days along with another RF lens.

A tweet by Nokishita suggests the announcement of the Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM (patent) and RF 70-200mm f/4L IS lenses for the EOS R system is a matter of a few days.

Canon will also release the ET-83G (WIII) and ES-65B lens hoods.

Stay tuned.

A Canon EOS R With APS-C Sensor Coming 2021 (no EOS 7D III it seems)

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It appears Canon is indeed going to release an EOS R with APS-C sensor. Or at least with an RF mount.

Canon Rumors is rather confident that Canon will release a mirrorless camera with APS-C sensor in the EOS R lineup in the second half of 2021. While no specifications have been suggested so far, the camera will aim at sport photographers (as the EOS 7D lineup did) and videographers. Moreover, it seems it will be the smallest unit in the EOS R lineup. A newly developed imaging sensor with Dual Pixel AF II is also mentioned.

So, RF-S lenses also on Canon’s radar? Not clear for the time being. The rumor states that “there will be lenses that will suit both the APS-C and full-frame shooter” but also says “that there aren’t any plans for RF-S lenses“.

If Canon releases an EOS R mirrorless camera with APS-C sensor then it will clearly be the mirrorless replacement for the EOS 7D Mark II. I wonder if an EOS 7D Mark III would still make any sense in 2021.

We have always been very skeptical about an APS-C EOS R. It seems we could have been utterly wrong.

Stay tuned.