Canon officially registers a second unannounced EOS R camera body

[john1970]

I think the difference between a development announcement, and a regular one is just creative marketing. By the time the do a dev announcement, pre production models or even production models are in the hands of serious users and agencies. For the R5, its ''announce", pre-order, ship.

R1 will be 'dev announce' send stock to pros/agencies for olympics, then open general sales later in the year. The difference could be just the supply chain/marketing strategy.

Brian

My hypothesis based on current info is that we will have the R5 Mk2 officially announced in early May approximately three months after it was registered. on Feb 1, 2024.

The R5 will ship in late June / early July, which is when I also anticipate the official R1 announcement, which coincidentally is also about three months after it was officially registered on March 29, 2024.

 

[kaihp]

Does anyone make WiFi 6 capable cameras? There's probably a reason...... but I'm not an engineer.

Yes, the DS126922 is WiFi6 capable, as we discussed when it was 'leaked' in February.
See my post about it in the old thread:

Canon has registered a new ILC camera with regulators

It looks like Canon is nearing an announcement for an ILC in the near future. The registered camera has the name DS126922. The “DS” has historically related to ILC cameras. There is a second certification from Canon as well, this one is called ID0179. We have no historical reference for an item...

www.canonrumors.com

 

[Del Paso]

Don't you know after the eclipse we'll all devolve into lizards?

Do you mean we might lose our tails?

 

[TwoWheeler]

Don't you know after the eclipse we'll all devolve into lizards?

For some, lizardhood would be a step UP.

 

[EricN]

Do you mean we might lose our tails?

Yes, and the tails act as an antenna which is convenient since it will activate the covid vaccine nano bots -, we won't need to use the Canon connect app on our phones anymore. Unfortunately, Dr. Fauci cripple hammered us and we can't transfer raw files!

 

[EricN]

For some, lizardhood would be a step UP.

Almost anything is a step up from troll, right?

 

[Del Paso]

Troll food!

 

[Dragon]

I appreciate the information, now I actually get it. Standardisation logic is the best!

You only have sit through the multi-year group of committee meetings for one standardization effort to understand why the process is a bit warped. Technopolitics at its finest.

 

[WoodyWindy]

What if that second registered body is a combined R7/R10 replacement (R9?)? These APS-C bodies have been around for a while, and now the lower end is getting a little crowded with the R50 and R100. The R1 might see a development announcement, but maybe not shipping soon enough to warrant bugging the FCC...

 

[john1970]

What if that second registered body is a combined R7/R10 replacement (R9?)? These APS-C bodies have been around for a while, and now the lower end is getting a little crowded with the R50 and R100. The R1 might see a development announcement, but maybe not shipping soon enough to warrant bugging the FCC...

I don't know. If Canon is going to be distributing the camera to professional prior to the Olympics does it have to be registered before hand? A late March / early April registration suggests a July announcement (around the Olympics) and then shipping in Sept/Oct?

With both the R5 and R3 being heavily discounted by Canon dealers in the US the writing is on the wall that the R5 Mk2 and R1 are to be released this year.

 

[WoodyWindy]

I don't know. If Canon is going to be distributing the camera to professional prior to the Olympics does it have to be registered before hand? A late March / early April registration suggests a July announcement (around the Olympics) and then shipping in Sept/Oct?

With both the R5 and R3 being heavily discounted by Canon dealers in the US the writing is on the wall that the R5 Mk2 and R1 are to be released this year.

Possible. I was just thinking the R7 and R10 were about 2 years old, which is Canon's historical consumer camera (Rebel) cadence. Then again, maybe not. Both bodies are still holding their own pretty nicely, and could probably go out another year, but competitors are progressing, too...

 

[koenkooi]

Possible. I was just thinking the R7 and R10 were about 2 years old, which is Canon's historical consumer camera (Rebel) cadence. Then again, maybe not. Both bodies are still holding their own pretty nicely, and could probably go out another year, but competitors are progressing, too...

There have been only three 7-series bodies in the past 15 years, so that cadence is not so predictable.

 

[WoodyWindy]

There have been only three 7-series bodies in the past 15 years, so that cadence is not so predictable.

Fair enough. It has been a little fuzzy as far as body alignment in the classic EOS vs R series. There still seems to be a body missing at the midrange between the 7 and 10 to make the alignment closer, if you think of the R100 as the Tx, The R50 as the compact xxxD, the R10 as the Txi, there's still room for an XXD equivalent before getting to the R7. The R8 doesn't have a D equivalent, nor does the R3, as we're still waiting for an R1.

If we leave the R10 in the position of the Txi, then it should be due for a 2-year cadence refresh. If, on the other hand, it sits in the XXD position, then the cadence would be ~3 years, but then we're missing the Txi.

In any case, it's all speculation until it isn't. And isn't that really why we're all here?

 

[koenkooi]

Fair enough. It has been a little fuzzy as far as body alignment in the classic EOS vs R series. There still seems to be a body missing at the midrange between the 7 and 10 to make the alignment closer,[...]

And to make it even more confusing, the R7 is more like the 90D than the 7DII, it moved towards the double digit models.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

If Canon is going to be distributing the camera to professional prior to the Olympics does it have to be registered before hand?

I doubt it.
Registration is mainly for sales and rental but the Olympics may have their own requirements.
They would only need to register in France if anything.