The three new cameras are expected to be released in the second half of 2022, but beyond that they don’t seem to get much more specific.Canon's X0D series was, for many years, essentially the default choice for keen enthusiasts, professionals and aspiring-professionals who wanted top-level image quality and functionality without the bulk (or price) of a pro-level camera such as the 1D series. Vloggers were a big chunk of customers for the original EOS RP. I would expect that it would possibly be the lower end entry-level model, perhaps targeted more towards vloggers who don’t really need one. One other rumour is that there will be no EVF on at least one of these cameras, although which one hasn’t been specified. I doubt it would be in the lowest new entry-level model if it uses the EOS R6 sensor as rumoured, but we might see it in the new model that sits above that and below the EOS R6. But, we might also see it come in at least one of the new full-frame models, too. It’s what they did with Dual Pixel AF, putting it first into the EOS 70D.

Which Canon will want to maximise on for quicker feedback.

The big question, though, is will any of these cameras see Quad Pixel AF? Many of us have assumed that QPAF tech would be coming on the EOS R3 (it didn’t) or the impending EOS R1, but if the APS-C body is something of a 7D Mark II replacement, targeted specifically towards fast-moving sports and wildlife, the smaller sensor will likely be easier to manufacture and test the tech out in the real world.Ī less expensive (than a full-frame flagship) camera also means it’ll get into the hands of more people more quickly, too. So, they seem about on schedule for replacements, especially when Canon has made massive leaps in mirrorless tech – and particularly autofocus – since those first two releases. By the time the latter half of 2022 comes around, the EOS R will be near four years old and the EOS RP around three and a half. The timing of this patent, along with the latest Quad Pixel AF patent does suggest that we might actually see a mirrorless update to the 7D Mark II, after all.Īs far as the other two go… They’re both full-frame and if they sit below the EOS R6, then replacement models for the original Canon EOS R and EOS RP announced in September 2018 and March 2019 respectively seems to be the logical conclusion. That being said, there’s also this recently discovered patent regarding a hypothetical “RF-S 16-55mm f/2.8” APS-C lens. So, it may end up being more of an EOS 90D replacement rather than a true 7D Mark II replacement. There aren’t any real specs on any of the cameras other than what was mentioned above, but it’s been suggested that the APS-C model might be a sort-of replacement for the 7D Mark II, with CR’s source suggestions that it was “maybe a little M50 mixed with some 7D”.

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