Just days after Nikon confirmed that it was working on a Nikon D6 digital SLR camera, new rumors have emerged that Canon is creating its own professional-grade camera.
Discovered by Canon Rumors, a Japanese business newspaper states for the first time in an article translated by Google that "Canon will introduce the high-end model of mirrorless cameras with a 35mm wide-format image sensor. 2021."
The article goes on to say that "the communication function between the camera housing and the interchangeable lens will be superior to that of the very expensive EOS R, launched in October 2018."
The EOS R (photo above) is the oldest model in the EOS R range, its only milestone being the EOS RP which arrived earlier this year. Rumors of a future camera placed on top of these cameras, called the EOS RX, have been circulating for some time.
EOS RX or EOS-1D X Mark III?
While Canon will undoubtedly expand its EOS R mirrorless range to suit a wider audience than the EOS RP and EOS models, with less than a year left from the 2020 Olympics, there is a good chance that the company will update its old ones. EOS-1D X Mark II products for the benefit of sports and press photographers.
Since the EOS R range is still in its infancy, it seems safer that professional photographers who shoot smudges and actions at the most difficult level prefer to rely on a model closer to what they already have. .
In fact, while Canon is focusing on how Canon will develop its EOS R and EOS M mirrorless product lines to challenge Sony and Fujifilm, the company has delivered on its promise to continue to meet the needs of DSLR users with the launch of the EOS Rebel SL3. / EOS 250D and EOS 90D this year.