Canon EOS R5 & R6, and RF Lenses

Canon EOS R5 & R6, and RF Lenses

Author: Steve Brazill July 20, 2020 Duration: 0:00

Canon recently announced the EOS R5 and R6, along with a number of lenses, and I knew right then I needed to get someone from Canon on the show to chat about all of the great new gear.The EOS R5 and R6 announcements were huge, and I am not saying that lightly. Since the EOS R was released I have heard a constant noise from people wondering when Canon would release the full frame mirrorless bodies that ‘real’ pros want. The announcements on July 9, 2020, answered virtually all of the concerns people were raising, but at the same time created a few new ones. I for one would LOVE to have both the R5 and the R6, for completely different reasons. Along with those two new bodies Canon announced the RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM, RF600mm and RF800mm F11 IS STM, RF85mm F2 Macro IS STM, and RF Mount Extenders at both 1.4x and 2x. They also announced a new printer, the imagePROGRAF PRO-300.

I decided to reach out to my friends with contacts at Canon about doing a live streamed technical Q&A chat, something that could help clarify the differences in the bodies and answer some of the questions people had been asking me.

I was able to get Drew MacCallum, Advisor, Technical Information at Canon USA, to do a live stream with me over on YouTube. Check it out, and I hope we were able to answer some, if not all, of your questions.

Canon Links

Canon USA: usa.canon.com
R5: Canon EOS R5
R6: Canon EOS R6
RF800mm: RF800mm F11 IS STM
RF600mm: RF600mm F11 IS STM
RF100-500mm: RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
RF85mm F2 Macro: RF85mm F2 Macro IS STM
Extender RF1.4x: Extender RF1.4x
Extender RF2x: Extender RF2x
imagePROGRAF PRO-300: imagePROGRAF PRO-300
July 9, 2020 Press Release: Canon Officially Announces The Canon EOS R5 and R6


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