Any rumors/news on a possible R7 Mk II?

[Levina de Ruijter]

I'm thinking of picking up another R7 again but I'm a bit on the fence thinking maybe the Mk II is just around the corner?

Although the camera was lauched in May 2022, so it's not that old and the price is very steady.

Any rumors about a possible Mk II?

 

[KD_Reno]

Most of the chatter I’ve seen has been about the R5II and the R1. So I think a new R7 is unlikely this year. But with Canon you never know.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

@KD_Reno

Hi Ken!
The R1 will be well outside my budget. The R5II, now that could be an option, yes... We have an R6II already, so a Mk II for the R5 seems overdue. Hmmm, that's something to think about.

 

[Jeff USN Photog 72-76]

I would get the R7ii is it has a battery grip! I hope they come out with one. I also have the R6ii but like the extra reach on the R7 although I am using my R6ii more and more

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

although I am using my R6ii more and more

The R6II is a great camera. But yeah, I would like a camera with a little more pixels, so I'm contemplating getting the R7. Yet again. I think this will be the third time. I buy them, then send them back...

 

[KD_Reno]

@KD_Reno

Hi Ken!
The R1 will be well outside my budget. The R5II, now that could be an option, yes... We have an R6II already, so a Mk II for the R5 seems overdue. Hmmm, that's something to think about.

Just to be clear, I only mentioned the R1 and R5II as those seem to be what Canon has planned for 2024, so any other new cameras are unlikely. The R6II came out 28 months after the R6, a very short update cycle for Canon. A similar cycle would put a new R7 at next October.

There have been some bargains on the R5 lately. I got an R7 for my wife, and I still like the R5 better. A firmware upgrade to give it the AF features of the newer bodies would be fantastic, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards at this point.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

The R6II came out 28 months after the R6, a very short update cycle for Canon. A similar cycle would put a new R7 at next October.

Next October is far enough away in time to get the R7 now.
However, an R5II might be worth waiting for.

Decisions.

Maybe I should give myself a nice new lens instead...

 

[KD_Reno]

Next October is far enough away in time to get the R7 now.
However, an R5II might be worth waiting for.

Decisions.

Maybe I should give myself a nice new lens instead...

Avoid the stress of choosing. Just get one of each, and a new lens.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

Avoid the stress of choosing. Just get one of each, and a new lens.

Right! Now where is that big stash of money...

 

[Scott M]

I would be more interested in a R7II if Canon would mimic the button/control layout of the R6II. Having identical controls on my full frame and crop bodies is one of the biggest things I miss about my old 5D3 + 7D2 combination. Actually, I think the controls on my R10 come closer to the R6II than the R7 does.

 

[Levina de Ruijter]

@Scott M
When I had the R7 in 2022 the buttons were a big frustration. No dedicated ISO button, a dial short. I hated that. I mean, you get used to it after a while, because you have to, but it was unnecessarily clumsy and just odd.

 

[Jeff USN Photog 72-76]

I would be more interested in a R7II if Canon would mimic the button/control layout of the R6II. Having identical controls on my full frame and crop bodies is one of the biggest things I miss about my old 5D3 + 7D2 combination. Actually, I think the controls on my R10 come closer to the R6II than the R7 does.

Yes the same layout would be great!

 

[Archibald]

I love my R5 and thought it was the perfect camera when I bought it. And I still love it - takes great pictures. It was my first FF body. With its eye detect and 45 mpx sensor it was a no-brainer at the time.

Then a couple years later the R7 came out. Its big advantage was greater pixel density. It was a big improvement over the R5 for reach-limited subjects. So I bought it, and no regrets. Perfect for macro and wildlife.

So what's Canon going to do next? Maybe an R5 II with 80 mpx. That would be irresistible.

Then after waiting for that market to satisfy, and only then, they might come out with the R7 II - hopefully with the pro features everyone has requested.

 

[West Coast Birder]

I’m always a generation behind on my purchases. I have had an R7 since last March and just picked up an R5 over Thanksgiving. I think I’m set for now as far as bodies are concerned.

 

[Jon]

The R6II is a great camera. But yeah, I would like a camera with a little more pixels, so I'm contemplating getting the R7. Yet again. I think this will be the third time. I buy them, then send them back...

Trouble is , when they add more pixels to the same sensor area, the pixels are smaller. So the image quality will degrade. I used to always keep buying a newer camera with more megapixels, until a started looking at sensor size instead. There will probably be a cut off point, as to how many megapixels is the optimum, for a given sensor size.

 

[Mr Chodes]

Trouble is , when they add more pixels to the same sensor area, the pixels are smaller. So the image quality will degrade. I used to always keep buying a newer camera with more megapixels, until a started looking at sensor size instead. There will probably be a cut off point, as to how many megapixels is the optimum, for a given sensor size.

My 5D2 20mp was better than my 5D 12.8mp. 5D4 30mp was better again. I don't think I have heard anyone claiming 5D4 is better than 45mp R5.
Now I have 61mp, almost 5 times the 12.8mp 5D. I don't have the 5D any longer but do still have 16mp 1DSII.
I also had 7D2 20mp and later, a 90D 32mp.
For every increase in pixels, I have never seen image quality degrade. Unless of course, I compared at pixel level, but that's not a relevant comparison.

 

[Archibald]

My 5D2 20mp was better than my 5D 12.8mp. 5D4 30mp was better again. I don't think I have heard anyone claiming 5D4 is better than 45mp R5.
Now I have 61mp, almost 5 times the 12.8mp 5D. I don't have the 5D any longer but do still have 16mp 1DSII.
I also had 7D2 20mp and later, a 90D 32mp.
For every increase in pixels, I have never seen image quality degrade. Unless of course, I compared at pixel level, but that's not a relevant comparison.

Exactly.

Others have observed the same, many times. Jake (@CyberDyneSystems ) offered a really good summation of this several years ago in POTN. Wish I had a link to that post.

 

[ct1co2]

I agree it's probably not on Canon's 2024 roadmap, but I'd be interested when an R72 comes if they can make it lean more towards a true 7D2 replacement.

• Increase the size to match the R6/R5. I don't personally care about a grip, but an incremental size increase would be welcome.
• Sensor readout speed improvement to vastly improve the rolling shutter
• Fix the mechanical shutter sound so that's it's more akin to the R6/R5.

I still hold onto my 15-85is in the hopes Canon can come out with an APS-C that checks my boxes. I had a 7D2 (before going to mirrorless with the R6) and really enjoyed that camera. I've captured some of my favorite images with the 7D2. I added the R7, gave it a year in my bag. I tried to love it, sometimes I did, but not enough to keep it.

 

[ShipleyNW]

I recently broke the bank on an R7, R5 and some RF lenses. My standard DSLR kit was 2 FF bodies and 1 APS-C, so I'm a body short.

I'm waiting for the R5ii to come out so that a decent number of used R5 classics hit the market. If the R5ii is, indeed, 80mp, then you should dump your old classic quickly and cheaply. It'll be junk then. I might be able to help you out and take it off your hands. You don't have to thank me.

 

[downhill on water]

We will see an R5m2 announcement shortly. We will also learn a lot about Canon's sensor technology with the R5m2 and R1.