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

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istscott
istscott Regular Member • Posts: 467
Re: What are the chances (cross-posted in the Canon R forum as well)
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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...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.

Pure speculation here, but my opinion is that the M200 styled camera to fit below the R50 will show up next. They might make something even cheaper than the R50 in a SLR shape like the cheapest of cheap Rebel T7 and T100, but I think they would hold off on those two so they can sell as many R50 cameras as possible at a higher margin.

After that I think it's more likely we will see some type of camera that mimics the content creator focused cameras where Sony placed the ZV-E10/FX30 and Nikon the Z30. Basically a R50, R10, or R7 with no EVF but a step above a R200 plus extra video features like a microphone array. I'm thinking it could be the R7C. That would kinda be like the M6ii but I don't know if Canon would bother adding support for an external viewfinder.

I'm not sure we will see a camera like the M6/M6ii again.

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