One for the people: Canon launches the EOS RP

Canon today launches the EOS RP – a small, light and practical full frame mirrorless camera, for advanced amateurs looking to take a step-up into Canon’s revolutionary EOS R System.

Ideal for travel, landscape and portrait photography and videography, the EOS RP promises greater potential opening up all the benefits of the EOS R System – including the world’s fastest autofocus at 0.05 seconds.

Today, Canon also announces the development of the RF 24-240mm F4-6.3 IS USM – the perfect travel companion – practical in both size and performance, plus a further five RF lenses that are in development and will be released in 2019.

The EOS RP is an affordable yet advanced camera in Canon’s full frame line-up. Offering next generation full frame optical performance with the potential that the RF lens mount offers, with its high-speed 12-pin communication system, short back focus and wide 54-mm mount diameter. Built from the ground up, the RF mount provides lenses with new levels of optical performance, responsiveness and functionality.

And what's with the P? It stands for Popular – Canon says that this is a camera 'for the people', meaning it's intended to have wide range appeal. AT EOS magazine, we're think they're right – the camera has instant familiarity and all of the right elements to it.

One new feature that caught our eye is Focus Bracketing for macro photography – we'll be putting that and the new EOS RP camera to the test in a future issue of EOS magazine.

Read the Canon EOS RP press release and full specification

Key features

• All-new 26.2 megapixel full frame CMOS sensor
• DIGIC 8 processor
• Dual Pixel CMOS A
• -5 EV low light AF
• Weighs just 485g with battery and card
• World’s fastest autofocus (0.05 seconds)
• Touch and Drag AF – 4.779 selectable AF positions
• New Focus Bracketing feature
• ISO range from 100 to 40,000, expandable to 50-102,400)
• Magnesium allow chassis, dust- and water-resistance
• OLED Electronic viewfinder with 100% coverage
• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity
• Silent shooting
• Vari-angle LCD screen
• Dual sensing image stabilisation (IS)
• 4K video and time-lapse
• CRAW file format
• RAW files compatible with DPP Express
• In-camera Digital Lens Optimizer for automatic lens correction
• Optional Extension grip EG-E1 for improved handling
• Direct compatibility with RF lens system, plus compatibility with EF and EF-S lenses via adapters

The Canon EOS RP will be available from 27 February 2019 with the following RSPs:
• EOS RP body with Mount Adapter EF-EOS R £1,399.99/€1,629.99
• EOS RP with RF 24-105mm f4L IS USM and Mount Adapter EF-EOS R £2,329.99/€2,729.99

Canon teases new hybrid lenses

Canon has announced its intention to add new lenses to its hybrid RF L-series range on 30 October 2024, teasing with the image above. Canon’s hybrid lenses are a range of RF L-series primes and zooms designed for high performance stills and video capture. They are able to perform multiple roles and harness technology from Canon’s broadcast, cinema and existing RF lenses to make for a truly versatile range. The first two lenses in the range are the RF 24-105mm f2.8L IS USM Z , launched in November 2023, and the RF 35mm f1.4L VCM lens , announced earlier this year in June. Keep an eye out as full details will be published as soon as they're available on 30 October 2024.

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RF 28-70mm f2.8 IS STM announced

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