Andrea Pizzini. Don't know much about him but I've seen a few of his videos.
He runs Sony rumors site. Like with all rumors, you never know what will come as true.
Thanks. There are a few other more recent videos on YT. There was one that predicted Q1 2026 like others have stated.
Recently I saw a Chris Nichols (PetaPixel) video where they (and possibly a few others) were in Japan. This was a review of Canon RF 85 f/1.4 VCM.
I wonder what they are up to in Japan.. maybe some Sony event coming up ? But some of the b-roll is from Canon factory.
Maybe another announcement is incoming ... October maybe ?
Announcement on Nov 6.
+1
It is quite evident indeed
... however I have already put my money on an R5 II (and 50 f/1.4 VCM). Not sure whether to feel smug or repent about it. R5 II is a lot of camera for me and then some !
Maybe the biggest advantage of the R6III over the R5II is the lower price. To me, the advantage over the R6II is very obvious:
a little over 30Mp is sweet spot for best zoom IQ, whereas 45Mp is a bit much at times and 24Mp can leaving you wanting for more, especially when shooting primes like that 50 VCM stopped down a little.
Agree (to the bold part). Can relate to that...
But good to see Canon working on newer bodies and lenses as well. That 45 f/1.2 sounds interesting for the rumoured price.
I was sceptic about the "stm" descriptor when the 28-70mm f/2.8 stm was announced, but in fact that lens seams to focus pretty fast.
Haven't tried it for sports but at 70mm the STM tracked my kids on various rides at Disney. Had several keepers from a carousel ride this time compared to just one from a Nikon D90 + Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 in 2014 and then an Olympus E-M1 + 45-150 f/2.8 in 2018 each on that very same ride.
I'm really curious what Canon can do with stm AF for AF speed in an f/1.2 prime. Canon needs a differentiator between this 45mm lens and the 50mm VCM and f/1.2 L of course, and for the VCM at least the AF speed most likely will be that differentiator, however, I'm hoping for a positive surprise. If Canon manages to give it fast AF and the differentiator is rather soft IQ below f/1.8 and maybe a little extra weight compared to the VCM this 45mm might cause some extra sales for Canon bodies.
I guess people (Canon customers i.e.) will pay Canon for a "relatively inexpensive" f/1.2 normal focal length lens. IMO a bright lens with acceptable/good-enough sharpness wide open is more versatile (hence a better value) than a lens with outstanding sharpness but darker aperture for most users.
That's possible.
Guessing again but I think sacrificing Servo tracking AF performance for corner-to-corner sharpness will be the wrong trade-off
Well, at f/1.8 or so should be sharp in rule of thirds territory, at f/1.2 in the center only is good enough at this price point. Corners from f/4 or so. f/5.6 or never is fine as well. Very corners in a 600 euro f/1.2 lens don't have to give stellar IQ.
and this 45 f/1.2 might well turn out to be a fast focusing lens ... at the cost of digital image correction for the corners/edges.
digital corrections is a good trade off in this case, and yes, that gives hope it will AF well.
We'll find out soon
I hope/wish Canon complete the "budget" f/2.8 trinity with a 70-180 or 70-200 f/2.8 STM. Or maybe even a 70-300 f/4-5.6
Personally I wouldn't pay for f/2.8 and carry that weight if it doesn't focus fast.
I believe stm AF at longer focal lengths can't do it.
That is an interesting point to consider/think about. Can't know for sure until (if at all) Canon do end up completing that trinity...
The Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 G2 has double VXD motors, and costs 1300 euro in my market. Add a bit of "Canon closed RF mount tax", and a lens like that can be sold for 1700 euro or so. That would be in line with the two f/2.8 stm lenses: not exactly affordable, but still a lot less than L stuff.
You can do stm in long lenses of course (the ef-s 55-250mm comes to mind), but it makes such a lens worth so much less it's simply a too destructive design choice in a large aperture lens. Large apertures are often used for capturing action. Variable aperture lenses ending at f/5.6 are less hindered by slow AF.
A 70-300mm is nice, but it's even better if it starts at 50mm.
Won't mind as long as they don't cap the long end to f/9, f/8 or f/7.1
There's a Tamron FE 50-300mm ending at f/6.3. That's flexible imo, could save me a lot of lens changes outdoors, and it's yet bright enough.
I remember shooting a Sigma 100-400mm at f/7.1 (for extra sharpness) for action in sunny weather. ISO 400, 1/1200th of a second. Works. For overcast days f/5.6 is dark anyway.
More light and separation is always better for in between stuff of course, but in terms of use cases, for non action, stabilization can do the job, again, imo. But I agree with you something next to the pretty dark and not so flexible 100-400mm would be nice.
