The Canon EOS M50 Mark II Might Get Announced In 2020

Canon Eos M50 Mark Ii

Here is some murmurings about the replacement for the highly popular EOS M50, the Canon EOS M50 Mark II.

The Canon EOS M50 Mark II could be announced before Christmas 2020. The weird thing: according to the source the EOS M50 replacement might first ship in Japan, and only in 2021 in the rest of the world.

The Canon EOS M50 is the company’s top selling mirrorless camera and it is to expect that Canon will follow up with a worthy replacement. The EOS M50 Mark II won’t be Canon’s APS-C mirrorless flagship but I think it’s safe to assume that Canon will announce a feature-rich successor, and it will be another best seller.

Stay tuned.

Canon EOS M50:

America: B&H Photo, Adorama, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Canon Canada, Canon USA
Europe & UK: Amazon DE, Amazon UK, Amazon IT, Canon IT, WEX Photographic, Canon FR, Canon UK, Canon DE

Source: Canon Rumors

What To Expect Next From Canon?

Canon Eos R5 Firmware

Time to sum up the speculations about what we might see next from Canon.

What’s happening on the RF lenses front? These lenses are likely to be announced next from Canon:

  • RF 50mm f/1.8 IS STM
  • RF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
  • RF 18-45mm IS STM
  • RF 100-400mm IS USM
  • RF 24mm f/2.8 IS STM Macro

Note that only the first two lenses (50mm and 70-200mm) are expected to be released this year. The remaining three lenses are most likely a 2021 announcement. Moreover, there might be more L-tier lenses on Canon’s release radar.

Canon might also release one more adapter for the RF mount. No reliable intel here so far.

Will there be more EOS R cameras to get released in 2020? We think that’s unlikely yet not impossible. Don’t put your stakes to high, though.

Will Canon release a new EOS M camera? A new flagship EOS M camera might indeed be announced in 2020. Here too we don’t yet have any reliable information.

And EF-M lenses? Canon might announce one or two new EF-M lenses for the EOS M system.

Will there be a Canon EOS 5D Mark V? Well, that’s a tough question and honestly we have no clue so far. Is there space for a 5D Mark V after the EOS R5? You tell me.

Stay tuned.

Source: Canon Rumors

These Are The Canon EOS R6 Specifications (20MP it is), US Price Starting $2499

Canon Eos R6 Specifications

After the full list for the Canon EOS R5, here are the Canon EOS R6 specifications.

Canon EOS R6 specifications

Compatible Lenses
Canon RF lens group (excluding EF, EF-S and EF-M lenses)
When using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R: Canon EF or EF-S lenses (excluding EF-M lenses)

Lens Mount
Canon RF mount

Image Processor DIGIC X

Sensor Type
CMOS sensor (compatible with Dual Pixel CMOS AF)

Effective Pixels
Approx. 20.1 megapixels

Screen Size
Approx. 36.0 x 24.0 mm

Pixel Unit
Approx. 6.56 micro m square

Total Pixels
Approx. 21.4 megapixels

Aspect Ratio
3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)

Color Filter System
RGB primary color filters

Low Pass Filter
Installed in front of the image sensor, non-detachable

Recording Format
Compliant to Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 and Exif 2.31

Image Format
JPEG, HEIF, RAW / C-RAW (CR3), C-RAW (Canon original) ; Movies: ALL-I (Time-lapse video only), IPB, MP4

Viewfinder Type
OLED color electronic viewfinder

Coverage
Approx. 100% vertically and horizontally relative to the shooting image area (with image quality L, at approx. 23mm eyepoint).

Magnification / Angle of View
Approx. 0.76x / Approx. 35.2 degrees (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 m)

Eye Point
Approx. 23mm (at -1 m from the eyepiece lens end)

Dioptric Adjustment Range
Approx. -4.0 to + 2.0 m (dpt)

Focus Method
Dual Pixel CMOS AF

Shutter Type

Electronically controlled focal-plane shutter: Electronic first curtain
Mechanical shutter
Electronic shutter

Shutter Speeds
When [Mechanical] or [Elec. 1st- curtain] is set: 1/8000-30 sec, bulb When [Electronic] is set: 1/8000-0.5 sec.

X-sync Speed
Mechanical Shutter: 1/200 sec. Elec. 1st-curtain: 1/250 sec.

Shutter Release
Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self Timer
10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay

Monitor Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor Size
3.0-inch (screen aspect ratio of 3:2)
2.95 in./7.5cm diagonal (2.44 in./6.2cm width, 1.65 in./4.2cm height)

Dots
Approx. 1.62 million dots

Coverage
Approx. 100% vertically/horizontally

Brightness Control
Manually adjustable to one of seven brightness levels

Touch-screen Operation
Supported for AF Point selection; Touch AF; Touch Shutter; Menu selection; Quick Control Menu; Magnified view

Coating
Clear View LCD II

Anti-smudge coating applied.

Anti-reflection coating not applied. Interface Languages

29 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Ukraine, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese)

Standards Compliance IEEE 802.11b/g/n

Transmission Method
DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b) OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g/n)

Transition Frequency (Central Frequency)

2.4 GHz band (5 GHz Wi-Fi not supported) Frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz
Channels: 1 to 11 channels

Recording Media
Two SD card slots:

Compatible with UHS-II

Eye-Fi cards and Multimedia cards (MMC) are not supported. Working Temperature Range

32 to 104 Degree F (0 to +40 Degree C) Working Humidity Range

85% or less Dimensions (W x H x D)

Approx. 138 x 97.5 x 88.4mm Weight

Approx. 680g (including battery, SD memory card; without body cap) Approx. 598g (body only; without battery, card or body cap)

[via Nokishita]

Full Canon EOS R5 Specifications (yes, it’s 45MP), US Price Starting $3899

Canon Eos R5 Specifications

A few hours before the announcement the full list of Canon EOS R5 specifications leaked over the web.

Canon EOS R5 specifications:

Compatible Lenses
Canon RF lens group (excluding EF, EF-S and EF-M lenses)
When using Mount Adapter EF-EOS R: Canon EF or EF-S lenses (excluding EF-M lenses)

Lens Mount
Canon RF mount

Sensor Type
CMOS sensor (compatible with Dual Pixel CMOS AF)

Effective Pixels
Approx. 45.0 megapixels

Sensor Size
Approx. 36.0 x 24.0 mm

Pixel Size
Approx. 4.40 micro m square

Total Pixels
Approx. 47.1 megapixels

Aspect Ratio
3:2 (Horizontal: Vertical)

Color Filter System
RGB primary color filters

Low Pass Filter
Installed in front of the image sensor, non-detachable..

Recording Format
Compliant to Design rule for Camera File system 2.0 and Exif 2.3

Image Format
JPEG, HEIF, RAW (CR3, 14 bit RAW format), C-RAW (Canon original); Movies: ALL-I, IPB, RAW

Image Processor DIGIC X

Viewfinder Type
OLED color electronic viewfinder; approx. 5.76 million dots resolution

Coverage
Approx. 100% vertically and horizontally relative to the shooting image area (with image quality L, at approx. 23mm eyepoint).

Magnification / Angle of View
Approx. 0.76x / Approx. 35.5 degrees (with 50mm lens at infinity, -1 m)

Eye Point
Approx. 23mm (at -1 m from the eyepiece lens end)

Dioptric Adjustment Range
Approx. -4.0 to + 2.0 m (dpt)

Focus Method
Dual Pixel CMOS AF

Shutter Type

Electronically controlled focal-plane shutter Electronic first curtain or mechanical shutter Electronic shutter

Shutter Speeds
When [Mechanical] or [Elec. 1st- curtain] is set: 1/8000-30 sec, bulb When [Electronic] is set: 1/8000-0.5 sec.

X-sync Speed
Mechanical Shutter: 1/200 sec. Elec. 1st-curtain: 1/250 sec.

Shutter Release
Soft-touch electromagnetic release

Self Timer
10-sec. delay, 2-sec. delay

Monitor Type
TFT color, liquid-crystal monitor

Monitor Size
3.2-inch (screen aspect ratio of 3:2)
3.15 in./8.01cm diagonal (2.63 in./6.67cm width, 1.75 in./4.44cm height)

Dots
Approx. 2.1 million dots

Coverage
Approx. 100% vertically/horizontally

Brightness Control
Manually adjustable to one of seven brightness levels

Coating
Clear View LCD II

Anti-smudge coating applied.

Anti-reflection coating not applied. Interface Languages

29 (English, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese, Finnish, Italian, Ukraine, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Greek, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Vietnamese, Hindi, Romanian, Turkish, Arabic, Thai, Simplified/Traditional Chinese, Korean, Malay, Indonesian, Japanese)

Standards Compliance
IEEE 802.11a/ac/b/g/n

Transmission Method
DS-SS modulation (IEEE 802.11b)
OFDM modulation (IEEE 802.11g/n/a/ac)

Transition Frequency (Central Frequency) 2.4 GHz band

Frequency: 2412 to 2462 MHz Channels: 1 to 11 channels

5 GHz band
Frequency: 5180 to 5825 MHz Channels: 36 to 165 channels

Recording Media CFexpress card:

Type B: Card slot
SD card speed class-compatible.

SD card:
Compatible with UHS-II
Eye-Fi cards and Multimedia cards (MMC) are not supported.

Working Temperature Range 0 to +40 Degree C

Working Humidity Range 85% or less

Dimensions (W x H x D)
Approx. 138 x 97.5 x 88mm

Weight
Approx. 738g (including battery, SD memory card; without body cap) Approx. 650g (body only; without battery, card or body cap)

Canon EOS R5 And EOS R6 Price For UK Leaked (£4199 and £2899, respectively)

Canon Eos R6 C Log 3

There are no real doubts left about the Canon EOS R5 and EOS R6 price.

The Canon EOS R5 body only option will sell at £4,199 in the UK. The Canon EOS R6 price for the body only option is £2,499, and the EOS R6 kit with the RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM lens at £2,899.

A French retailer posted what most likely is the Canon EOS R5 price for the EU (give it or take it), and the US$ price for the EOS R5 should be around $4,000.

[via Nokishita]

Canon EOS R6 Shipping In Late August 2020, And Some Upcoming Marketing Phrases

Canon Eos R6 Best Enthusiast Full Frame

Latest rumor suggest the Canon EOS R6 shipping in Japan will start in late August 2020, the USA are set to follow soon after.

If you’re waiting to put a preorder and want to know more about the Canon EOS R6 shipping, here is something for you. According to latest news the Canon EOS R6 will start shipping in Japan in late August. We have reasons to believe that shipping in the USA will follows soon after (as with the EOS R5).

We also know some of the marketing slogans that are coupled withe the upcoming EOS R5 and EOS R6. The EOS R6 has a “CMOS sensor based on flagship model” [the R5, editor’s note], “DIGIC X” and “Dual pixel CMOS AF II”. The EOS R5 has “the world’s first 8K video recording“, “the world’s first 8 step image stabilization“, “about 45 million pixels” and “high-speed continuous shooting at up to about 20 frames per second

Tomorrow is the day! The Canon EOS R5, EOS R6 and more stuff will be announced by Canon during a livestreamed press conference.

Latest leaks and rumors for the July 9 announcement are listed here.

On July 9, 2020, Canon will announce new EOS R cameras:

  • EOS R5 body
  • EOS R5 with RF 24-105mm USM
  • EOS R6 body
  • EOS R6 with RF 24-105mm STM
  • EOS R6 with RF 24-105mm USM
  • Wireless transmitter WFT-R10 (A/B/C/D/E)
  • Canon BG-R10 battery grip
  • Canon LP-E6NH battery

…and new lenses too:

Stay tuned!