Canon Teases Canon EOS R8 and EOS R50 announcement
Canon China has released a teaser for a major product announcement. In North America, the announcements will happen at 10AM EST on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
The Canon EOS R8 seems to be a lower model that uses the same sensor and image processing engine as the current Canon EOS R6 Mark II while the EOS R50 will be APS-C model likely be the evolution of the EOS M system to the RF mount. There is also another STM lens coming with these cameras, the Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM and the previously rumored new entry-level Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM lens.
A set of alleged specifications for the Canon EOS R8 has already leaked:
Rumored Canon EOS R8 Specifications
- Resolution: 24 million pixels full size CMOS sensor
- Kit lens: RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
- International price: $1,499 body, $1,699 lens kit
- Weight: 461g
- DIGIC X processor
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
- Object detection (aircraft, railroad, car, animal)
- 40 fps maximum
- 4K 60p (6K oversampling)
- Full HD 180fps
- C-Log3
- No in-body image stabilization
- vari-angle monitor
- 3.5mm microphone jack
- Streaming over USB-C
- Positioned between EOS R7 and R10
- new form factor
- A new kind of vari-angle monitor
The following gear will be announced.
Coming on February 8, 2023. : Canon EOS R8, R50, RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 & RF-S 55-210mm F5-7.1
- Will be body only or kitted with the Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
- Pricing: $1499 Body Only (USD)
- Pricing: $1699 Canon EOS R8 with RF 24-50 IS STM (USD)
- Possibly two colors for the body
- Kitted with Canon RF-S 18-45 f/4.5-6.3 IS STM & Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM
- Pricing: $679 Body Only (USD)
- Pricing: $1029 with both the Canon RF-S 18-45 f/4.5-6.3 IS STM & Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM
Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
- Pricing: $299 (USD)
Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM
- Pricing: Unknown at present
See also Updated Canon RF Lens Roadmap 2022-2023
$400 off on Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens $1999 at B&H Photo Video/Adorama (Reg $2399)
$200 off on Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM $1299 at Amazon /B&H Photo Video/Adorama (Reg $1699)
See also Updated Canon RF Lens Roadmap 2022-2023
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