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What are the chances (cross-posted in the Canon R forum as well)

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Sittatunga Veteran Member • Posts: 5,406
Re: What are the chances (cross-posted in the Canon R forum as well)

Ember88 wrote:

I've recently become aware of the excellent Canon EOS M6 Mark II in my search for a pocketable ILC. I waited to buy one thinking perhaps the R50 or R8 might be the R version of the M6II. Sadly, I seem to be mistaken.

With that said: In seeing how the M50, M5, M6, and M6 Mark II rolled out years ago, I'm curious about the following:

What are the chances that Canon plans to develop a future camera in the next couple years that combines the R50 and R8 into something similar to the M6 Mark II only in R mount? It seems like the RS lens they are "developing" are just "reworkings" of the M mount version

One of them is, the other two aren't.

...and seeing how they seem to push cameras out, is this a possible scenario? If so, when do you think it will happen…2 years from now, 3 years from now…next month?

Complete Tangent: I'm, personally, not too impressed by the R50 or R8. (I mean how many iterations of a similar body type can you produce...e.g. R5, R6, R6II, expected R5II, R7, R10, R50, R8...). I understand they come at different price points, but the Canon "hammer" is getting a little too ridiculous with so many bodies with only slight differences to spur the buyer into the next most expensive camera "up the ladder."

Posted this in the R Forum as well as I didn’t know exactly where to post.

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