Canon News Roundup - Updated 5:30PM July 8th

Richard CanonNews / Wednesday, July 8, 2020

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Canon News Roundup - Updated 5:30PM July 8th

The rumors and leaks are starting to happen at a quickening pace as we are only 24 hours away from Canon's official announcement.

Nokishita has broken a lot over the last 24 hours, as has other sources, and of course we have CanonRumors to thank for breaking the R5 and R6 out in late January. Creating single posts would get a bit crazy for each tidbit over the next 24 hours. So here's what we know right now, and we'll live update this as we get more information. I fully expect that we'll have full specifications in around 12 or so hours.

First Update - 8:44am - we got some pricing for the R5 and R6 from Nokishita. R5 is £4199, the R6 is £2499 (body only) and the R6 with 24-105 STM is £2899. That converts to USD taking into account VAT at around $4250 USD, $2500 USD and $2900 respectively.

Update - 5:40PM - We got the specifications of the R6 and R5 now. They are brief but will give you a better idea of the features.

Update 5:40PM - A Japanese CNET article has leaked - it has some interesting tidbits we've added to each of the sections.

Update: 6:20PM - CanonRumors got the USD pricing. $3899 whoot!

Canon RF Lenses

Canon RF 85mm F2.0 Macro IS STM

12 lens elements in 11 groups (including 1 UD lens)
minimum shooting distance 0.35m
maximum shooting magnification 0.5x
image stabilization effect 5.0 steps
filter diameter 67mm
78x90.5mm
500g
Price around $650

Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM

20 elements in 14 groups (including 1 super UD lens and 6 UD lenses)
minimum shooting distance 0.9m (wide-angle end)
maximum shooting Magnification 0.33 times (telephoto end)
camera shake correction effect 5 steps
filter diameter 77 mm
size φ 93.8 mm x 207.6 mm
weight 1370 g
ASC and fluorine coatings
Price around $2899

Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM

11 elements in 8 groups (including DO lens)
minimum shooting distance 6.0m
maximum shooting magnification 0.14x
camera shake correction effect 4.0 steps
filter diameter 95mm
size φ101.6x281 - 281mm (when retracted) / 351.8mm (when shooting)
1260g
Price around $899

Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM

10 elements in 7 groups (including DO lens)
minimum shooting distance of 4.5 m
maximum shooting magnification of 0.14 times
camera shake correction effect of 5.0 steps
filter diameter 82 mm
size φ 93 x 199.5 mm (When retracted) / 269.5mm (when shooting)
930g
Price around $699

Canon Cameras

Canon EOS R6

We haven't received much information yet on the R6 - however we have heard not officially that it's a 20MP sensor that is supposedly a derivative of the 1DX Mark III sensor. That's good news for everyone hoping that it would have Canon's latest-generation sensor in it. You can now look at how the 1DX Mark III responds in terms of DR,etc to get an idea on how the R6 will do. I suggest looking at photonsonphotos.com. We also know that it will feature something Canon calls: Dual Pixel CMOS AF II and will use DIGIC X. It will be available in late August.

We've received the updated pricing on the R6 from a UK dealer. That takes into account VAT and works out to around R6 is £2499 (body only) and the R6 with 24-105 STM is £2899. That roughly converts to $2500 and $2900 USD for the body only and kit configurations.

According to CNET - R6 is the new "standard" full frame camera, and not an "entry level" camera. R5 moves further upscale.

AF is the same as the R5, the shutter is rated for 300,000 instead of the R5's 500,000.

Body is polycarbonate exterior with a magnesium alloy interior with a lead die cast screw hole.

Will shoot 5.1K oversampled up to 4K60p. CanonLog is supported as well as 10 bit 4:2:2

R6 Pricing

Canon EOS R6 $2499
Canon EOS R6 w/24-105mm IS STM $2899
Canon EOS R6 w/24-105mm f/4L IS USM $3599

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)

Canon EOS R5

I'm starting to wonder if there has ever been a Canon camera with so much pent up excitement before release. The R5 should be all accounts be a groundbreaking camera - the first 8K ILC camera, not to mention the first 8K ILC camera that can record internally. The big news that we have recently heard is that it will start shipping in July!! Original rumors had it not shipping until some time in September.

CanonRumors also states that there is one special new feature for stills photographers that they haven't told us about yet. Since CanonRumors has been right from the start, I'd start holding your breath. The theories are either DGO (dual gain output sensor) or pixel shifting.

We've received the updated pricing on the R5 from a UK dealer. That takes into account VAT and works out to around R5 is £4199 (body only).

Make no mistake - this will be a highly sought after camera, you had best get on a pre-order list as fast as possible if you want ANY chance of getting in on the first shipments.

From the CNET article we know that the body is magnesium alloy with the tripod screw hole being zinc die cast. It's according to CNET, dust a drip proof. EVF framerate supports up to 120Hz. We've added in CIPA ratings from the CNET Article.

AF according to CNET will even be able to detect shoes, helmets and the back of the subject.

What we do know about the video details;

8K RAW internal video recording up to 29.97 fps
8K internal video recording up to 29.97 fps in 4:2:2 10-bit Canon Log (H.265)/4:2:2 10-bit HDR PQ (H.265).
4K internal video recording up to 119.88 fps in 4:2:2 10-bit Canon Log (H.265)/4:2:2 10-bit HDR PQ (H.265). 4K external recording is also available up to 59.94 fps.
No crop 8K and 4K video capture using the full-width of the sensor.*
Dual Pixel CMOS AF available in all 8K and 4K recording modes.
Canon Log available in 8K and 4K internal recording modes.
A Canon first, the EOS R5 will feature 5-axis In-Body Image Stabilization, which works in conjunction with Optical IS equipped with many of the RF and EF lenses.
Dual-card slots: 1x CFexpress and 1x SD UHS-II.

Canon R5 Pricing

Canon EOS R5 $3899
Canon EOS R5 w/24-105mm f/4L IS USM $4999

Canon 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.

CIPA Battery

Viewfinder Shooting ECO Mode - 700 shots per battery, 1 hour and 20 minute 8K recording.
USB-PD
- High Speed Charging is 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)

Camera Accessories

Four accessories are accompanying this release. Two grips and two teleconverters.

Canon WFT-R10 Wifi Grip

This grip is going to provide advanced Wifi (most like extended 5Ghz range) and also what appears to be a network socket on the end. This will augment both the R5 and maybe the R6 as well with advanced communications that are usually not seen outside of the 1 series camera bodies.

Canon BG-R10 Grip

This is your standard battery grip for a Canon Camera. We don't have much details, but going by past battery grips, it will take two batteries, and provide around double the CIPA shots. This is obviously much more important for mirrorless as the battery life isn't as good as DSLR's. As with the other grip, it's supposed to work on both the R5 and maybe the R6 as well. That however has not been confirmed.