New Canon DSLR incoming? Mysterious camera gets teased on social media

Or could it be a new pro-level EOS R mirrorless snapper?

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CanonUK ambassador and renowned wildlife and aviation photographer Andy Rouse has been posting images he took “using some new kit” on hisTwitterandInstagramaccounts, raising suspicions that a new Canon camera could be released in the near future.

A little gift for you all this weekend. Shot last night, it’s a very different image of a cuckoo using some new kit. No questions yet as I won’t answer!!! Just enjoy the pic. pic.twitter.com/YeBFPoJCCXMay 3, 2019

Rouse, of course, gives no information away on the camera itself, except that it’s capable of shooting at a 30fps burst speed which, he says, he had to drop down to 5fps as he “was taking too many sharp shots”.

Day 2 and after a frustrating morning with tigers, one half of the group took awesome leopard images in red light. The afternoon was much better with great encounters with T57, T105 Noori and the ever elusive T60 “Ghost”. Since any encounter with T60 is a rare one these days, and it’s even rarer to get her looking at you, I decided to post one of her. I know it’s quite straight but it’s a nice angle and she’s looking like the menacing old girl she is. Hope you like. . 💡A big contrast from yesterday and one that I like but it’s not my favourite style. I can only work with the light conditions I’m given, this avo was slightly overcast so this was as good as it gets. But portraits like this are great in overcast conditions as you can see the eyes, a rare event with our lovely Ghost. By the end of the encounter I had to take the motor drive speed down from 30 fps to 5fps as I was taking too many sharp shots. . 📷 300mm lens, iso 400, f4.5 @ 1/640th . #animalelite #majestic_wildlife #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeplanet #featured_wildlife #wildgeography #marvelous_animals #splendid_animals #world_bestanimal #awesome_photographers #our_planet_daily #animal_sultans #hubs_united #animal_sultans #featured_wildlife #splendid_animals #world_bestanimal #yourshotphotographer #ourplanetdaily #earthcapture #earthfocus #tiger #ranthamborenationalpark Andy Rouse

A photo posted by @wildmanrouse on May 9, 2019 at 10:43pm PDT

The possibilities

The Canon rumor mill has been rife with whispers of a new DSLR on the way. Talk of a32MP Canon DSLRbegan only a few days ago, while we’ve been expecting to hear more about theCanon EOS 1D X Mark IIIsince the end of last year.

Testing for the latter began in February, according toCanon Rumors, and Rouse was one of the first people to test drive theEOS 1D X Mark II, tempting us to put our money on the next iteration of the pro-level full-frame DSLR, especially since shooting at 30fps will likely be difficult for a 32MP APS-C system.

That kind of frame rate, however, is possible on a mirrorless camera. Back in April 2019,Canon confirmedit was working on another professional high-end full-frame mirrorless shooter to join the current EOS R line-up. This potential new EOS R series camera is said to feature in-body stabilization, something neither theEOS Rnor the more affordableEOS RPoffer.

Whether it’s a new DSLR or a mirrorless snapper remains to be seen, but Rouse does say he hasn’t “dumped anyone for anyone”, making us believe it’s definitely a Canon camera and not a new system from another manufacturer.

I haven’t dumped anyone for anyone and it wouldn’t be Sony anywayMay 3, 2019

[ViaCanon Rumors]

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