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

Canon EOS R8

  • 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)

Canon EOS R50

  • 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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