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Friday, September 14, 2018

New Canon DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras Coming Down The Pipeline




My readers know me as The Wildlife Ho-tographer and I have used Canon equipment for over three decades. Throughout the years, I have embarked on many worldwide photo shoots. You can follow my travels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and see my equipment bag and works on MichaelDanielHo.com

I attended an invitation only Canon EOS-R event last night in California and had a hands-on session with the production camera, all the RF lenses and adapters.

The feel of the body with the BG-E22 grip is reassuring for those who are used to grips on their EOS-5D and EOS-1 bodies. The LCD rear panel is super sharp but unfortunately, those are the only two things that impressed me.

The layout of the buttons and functionalities on the EOS-R are so different from the EOS DSLR series and the new features are not enough for me to spend time and money learning, adjusting and building a new line of lenses for my equipment bag.

For those who are willing to build up another line of lenses and like to keep their present EF glass, the EF - EOS-R adapter is simple and straight forward to use but the other two adapters with control ring and drop in filter features are 'solutions' to an non-existent problem and a waste of money.

I am waiting to upgrade my EOS-1D X Mark II and EOS-7D Mark II bodies to the Mark III models. They should be announced by the middle of 2019 or before. Below are some upcoming Canon announcements discovered through their certification applications.

K433

  • Mirrorless camera (a cheaper EOS-R model?)
  • Full size
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Maximum image size of test machine: 6240 x 4160
  • Probably will be released within 1 year

K435

  • Single lens reflex camera (Rebel T7i replacement?)
  • APS-C
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Battery level indication is displayed in 4 levels (same as 9000 D etc.)
  • Maximum image size of test machine: 6000 × 4000
  • Probably released in 2019

K436

  • Single lens reflex camera (EOS-80D Mark II or EOS-90D?)
  • APS-C
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Battery level indication is displayed in 4 levels (same as 9000 D etc.)
  • Maximum image size of test machine: 6000 × 4000
  • Probably released in 2019

K437

  • Single lens reflex camera (EOS-7D Mark III?)
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Battery level indicator is displayed in six levels (same as 5D Mark IV etc.)
  • Maximum image size of test machine: 6960 × 4640
  • Probably released in 2019

EC804

  • Compact digital camera (PowerShot G7X Mark III?)
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Powershot G series

EC 805

  • Compact digital camera
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed

EC808

  • Compact digital camera
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Powershot G series

EC 811

  • Mirrorless camera (EOS M5 Mark II?)
  • APS-C
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Maximum image size of test machine: 6000 × 4000
  • Probably released in 2019

EC 812

  • Mirrorless camera
  • APS-C
  • Wi-Fi · Bluetooth installed
  • Maximum image size of test machine: 6000 × 4000
  • Probably released in 2019 or later

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