Canon: there is no rumored EOS R5 Mark II camera, and the RF card will not be opened for the time being.
CTOnews.com March 26, according to CanonRumors previously revealed that the Canon EOS R5 Mark II camera may be released in the first half of 2024 together with the rumored EOS R1, making many users who intend to buy EOS R5 take a wait-and-see attitude.
Recently, Junxing Ishii, executive vice president of Canon (China) Co., Ltd. responded in an interview that there is no rumored EOS R5 Mark II camera.
"Canon squeezed out all the toothpaste he could squeeze out of the EOS R5," Mr Ishii said. "Thank you for consumer support, please continue to rest assured to buy EOS R5, we do not have other considerations such as the rumored R5 Mark Il."
In addition, Junxing Ishii revealed that Canon is currently developing an EOS R1 camera and will always implement the "SLR micro-single-hand grasp" route.
As for the controversial topic of opening RF bayonet recently, Junxing Ishii said that Canon will first try its best to build its own system completely and well, so there is no plan to open RF bayonet.
According to CTOnews.com, according to the specifications given by Simon, Ordinaryfilmaker's official Youtube channel, the rumored EOS R5 Mark II may have the following specifications:
61MP CMOS BSI sensor
Dual DIGIC X processor
30 FPS electronic shutter / 12 FPS mechanical shutter
Top eight IBIS
New high resolution mode
2x / 4x / 8x digital zoom support
Full pixel dual core CMOS AF II
8K 60p video recording (8K RAW specification to be determined)
4K 30p / 60p / 120p video recording (oversampling)
FHD 240p video recording
Support for video breathing correction
New heat dissipation design
4K recording time is 60 minutes.
Dual CFexpress B card slot
Standard HDMI port
Dual USB-C port
9.44 million points EVF
A newly designed multi-angle folding screen for video shooting
