New rumor of Supertelephoto DO’s and the R1 [CR2] | Canon Rumors

In accordance with a dependable rumor supply (thanks!) Canon is testing prototypes of the next DO tremendous telephotos;

• RF 400mm f/3.5 DO IS USM
• RF 400mm f/4 DO IS USM
• RF 500mm f/4.5 DO IS USM
• RF 500mm f/5 DO IS USM
• RF 800mm f/9.5 DO IS USM

In accordance with the supply, solely certainly one of these is anticipated to make it out of the prototype and into manufacturing.  The 500mm lenses have had the very best outcomes up to now, with certainly one of them at the moment within the wild.

Whereas we didn’t have an RF 500mm DO IS USM on our roadmap, with present provide chain delays Canon could also be pressured to do one thing out of order with these lenses.

Curiously, the supply states that Canon hopes to announce this lens both with an precise announcement or growth announcement together with the R1 announcement.   The supply mentions that manufacturing delays might power Canon to do only a growth announcement for this lens this 12 months.  The supply is definitely implying that the R1 announcement is anticipated afterward this 12 months.

Canon definitely may do the R1 this 12 months, particularly after so firmly stating that the R3 is most positively not their flagship mirrorless digital camera.  An R1 announcement later this 12 months, could be 18 months other than after we first discovered in regards to the R3, and three years for the reason that growth announcement of the 1DX Mark III.

This prior to now is nothing uncommon as Canon has had pretty fast turnarounds within the 1 collection cameras;

So there’s nothing traditionally completely different from Canon releasing the R1 this 12 months.  The one oddity could be that it’s removed from the subsequent summer season video games hopefully held in 2024 and that the foremost “sports activities” succesful flagships are launched through the Olympic years.  However confronted with stronger Nikon and particularly Sony competitors, Canon could also be feeling the warmth to launch it as quickly as doable.

(The EF 400mm DO is proven above as a reference)