Canon Teases Canon EOS R8 and EOS R50 announcement on February 8th

Canon will announce several new products on February 8, 2023. In North America, the announcements will happen at 10AM EST on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. The following gear will be announced.

Canon EOS R8

  • Will be body only or kitted with the Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
  • Pricing: $1499 Body Only (USD)
  • Pricing: $1699 Canon EOS R8 with RF 24-50 IS STM (USD)

Canon EOS R50

  • Possibly two colors for the body
  • Kitted with Canon RF-S 18-45 f/4.5-6.3 IS STM & Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM
  • Pricing: $679 Body Only (USD)
  • Pricing: $1029 with both the Canon RF-S 18-45 f/4.5-6.3 IS STM & Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM

Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

  • Pricing: $299 (USD)

Canon RF-S 55-210mm f/5-7.1 IS STM

  • Pricing: Unknown at present

Rumored Canon EOS R8 Specifications

A set of alleged specifications for the Canon EOS R8 has already leaked:

  • Resolution: 24 million pixels full size CMOS sensor
  • Kit lens: RF 24-50mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
  • International price: $1,499 body, $1,699 lens kit
  • Weight: 461g
  • DIGIC X processor
  • Dual Pixel CMOS AF II
  • Object detection (aircraft, railroad, car, animal)
  • 40 fps maximum
  • 4K 60p (6K oversampling)
  • Full HD 180fps
  • C-Log3
  • No in-body image stabilization
  • vari-angle monitor
  • 3.5mm microphone jack
  • Streaming over USB-C
  • Positioned between EOS R7 and R10
  • new form factor
  • A new kind of vari-angle monitor

See also Updated Canon RF Lens Roadmap 2022-2023

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