

There’s some speculation, based around a patent, that the flange could vary in size. Long flange mirrorless cameras look daft. What I don’t want is a tiny body with a toilet roll on the end. I don’t particularly mind a slightly larger camera. That would mean the camera system would forgo most of the size reduction benefits of removing the mirror.Īn EVF is so useful for video and it is time Canon moved onto to a future without the mirror either way. However what’s curious is that the RF mount is expected to maintain a long flange distance so EF lenses mount straight on without an adapter. In this case it might mean something else. In SLR terms the letter “R” means “Reflex”. The 24-105mm is the kit lens if you elect not to go for the body-only. No news on whether the body features in-body stabilisation. A 50mm F1.2L is there – my favourite prime of the Canon EF range… Did they make it smaller (like the old Canon FD version) for mirrorless? These are joined by a 35mm F1.8 which finds room for IS and a 24-105mm F4 which curiously does not. Would surely be enormous? Starting at 28mm rather than 24mm does help a bit and ensures there’s still demand for a possible 24mm F1.4. The list contains a couple of very exotic lenses. The mirrorless camera will be named Canon EOS R.

Nokishita Camera has a list… A very interesting list. There have been no rumours worth even mentioning, until today.

Not surprising, it’s a big strategic move and Canon needs to wrong foot the opposition. The new full frame mirrorless camera from Canon has been kept very much under wraps.
