Canon has announced the launch of the new EOS R50 camera body, a perfect choice for entry-level users, and the EOS R8, a compact, full-frame camera aimed at advanced amateur photo and video enthusiasts looking for budget-friendly options that won’t sacrifice performance. Additionally, two new RF-Mount lenses are being introduced to the ever-growing R-mount lens lineup.
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Canon EOS R50
Compact, lightweight, and ideal for those looking to improve their video quality, the EOS R50 provides an impressive movie-shooting experience thanks to the APS-C sensor, with 4K video, uncropped 4K capture (at all frame rates), and outstanding Dual Pixel CMOS AF technology. With the addition of whole area tracking, subject detection, and movie-prerecording, difficult photo and movie opportunities can be easier to capture with a 24.2-million-pixel, APS-C-sized image sensor.
In addition, the EOS R50 is equipped with an eye-level electronic viewfinder to help achieve shot steadiness and ease of viewing in bright sunlight conditions. A great camera for those looking to lean into interchangeable lenses, the EOS R50 camera can capture travel adventures, family portraits, sports, and wildlife and even help a small business with marketing imagery. For budding content creators, the EOS R50 will be available later in 2023 as part of a Content Creator Kit – packaged with a microphone, lens, and grip. Overall, the EOS R50 is a jack of all content creation trades.
Canon EOS R8
The EOS R8 — affordable and functional — is a full-frame mirrorless camera aimed at the up-and-coming video or photo enthusiast. This camera comes with class-leading autofocus while still extremely capable of everyday and general photography use.
Equipped with a 24.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor and DIGIC X image processor, the EOS R8 is optimal for full-frame RF lenses — allowing the enhanced wide-angle field of views when compared to APS-C sensor cameras. Extremely lightweight and compact, the EOS R8 shoots up to 6 fps with the 1st-curtain Electronic shutter and up to 40 fps with full electronic.
For users who’ve already explored interchangeable lens cameras but haven’t yet broken into mirrorless, the EOS R8 should be the camera that takes them over the threshold to capture events, weddings, still life, travel, and pets.
Quick Specs
Video Performance
- Uncropped 4K video to 59.94p (29.97p with EOS R50) (with 6k oversampling)
- Full-HD to 59.94 fps, and High Frame Rate to 119.8 fps (Full HD 180p with the EOS R8)
- Dual Pixel CMOS AF, with subject detection for people, animals, and vehicles
- Up to 2 hours of continuous recording (one hour with EOS R50); no 30 min limit
- Focus breathing correction
- Enhanced usability for video correction
Enhanced Usability for Video Correction
- Vertical Video Metadata
- Movie Self Timer
- Audio Noise Reduction (only in EOS R8)
- UVC/UAC Support for USB live streaming
- Recording Emphasis
- Aspect Markers
Connectivity
- Easy wireless connection from the camera to a compatible smartphone
- Camera Connect with USB connection to a compatible smartphone
- USB streaming direct to computer via Zoom™, Teams™, or Skype™
- MFI Certified (Apple); WPA3-Personal protected access
- Convenient firmware updates via compatible smartphone
- Cloud RAW processing
New Lenses
Alongside the camera bodies, Canon will release two new lenses. The RF-S lens line, optimized for the smaller APS-C sensor size, expands with the Canon RF-S55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM lens. This telephoto zoom gives coverage equivalent to an 88–336mm lens on a full-frame camera. The lens opens the door to telephoto photography and videography, with 4.5 stops of optical image stabilization and close-focusing that can fill the frame with a subject roughly 2×3 inches in size (at its 210mm zoom setting and minimum focus distance). And it does all this in an incredibly lightweight and compact package.
The Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM is a new, compact standard zoom lens for full-frame EOS R-series cameras. Ranging from true wide-angle to traditional “standard lens” coverage at 50mm, the lens is a travel-friendly design with an extremely compact exterior. The RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens is just over 2 inches long when fully retracted and under 3.5 inches when extended — weighing less than half a pound. Optical Image Stabilization, with 4.5 stops of shake correction, further enhances its appeal for video and still-image shooting. It’s also useable on an APS-C sensor Canon camera, where the lens’ effective coverage is equivalent to what a 38–80mm would deliver on a full-frame camera.
Pricing and Availability
The Canon EOS R8 camera body will be available for an estimated retail price of $1,499.00. The Canon RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens with the EOS R8 will have an estimated retail price of $1,699.00. The Canon EOS R50 camera body will be available for an estimated retail price of $679.99.
The EOS R50 with the RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens will be available for an estimated retail price of $799.99. The EOS R50 with the RF-S18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM and RF-S55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM lenses will be available for an estimated retail price of $1,029.00.
The RF24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens will be available for an estimated retail price $299.99 while the RF-S55-210mm F5-7.1 IS STM lens will have an estimated retail price of $349.99. All products are currently scheduled to be available in Spring 2023.
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Last Updated on March 13, 2024.
