I was thinking the thing on the side was the 'security attachment' mentioned by CRguy, not sure that would have to use the tripod mount.
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Canon EOS RV Image Leaks Out: The Small Mirrorless We Have Been Wanting
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The Canon R50 is available in both black and white versions. They will probably do the same with this camera.
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I don't think it's about "size". The EF-M 15-45 is the same size and somehow manages to be much wider and even slightly better optically. It's about cost, profit maximisation and market segmentation. Nikon created a much better 16-50mm lens that is even smaller.
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same here, I can live with the idea of small generally because it means lighter. Uncomfortable to hold or hard right angled control surfaces I dislike strongly though. If they made a higher priced feature rich body and went with small, but not impractically so, but as light as possible with less metal internal frame and body and instead used as much plastics/composites like a CFRP frame with suitable decent plastics over it I would be all over it personally. I know plastic gets a bad rep due to the amount of cheap injection moulded ABS tat but suitable engineering plastics done right in a camera body would be fine from weight and use PoV.
Heat dissipation is another story along with tooling and machining cost considerations (often very high vs metal fab and shrinkage and warp etc become problematic vs metals) so how possible it would be I have zero clue but if they could make it work it'd be great. On the side mount assuming a 1/4 it'd be handy for attaching QD socket whatever retention system other folks use as others mentioned. Weirdly I actually side mount QD points to my cage equipped bigger bodies sometimes as when hip sling especially via single point they bump against me less and point back and away when walking on my modified strap (modified rifle sling I can get 2 or 3 camera on and off quick)
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Imagine the scenario where the lens cap is changed to an actual lens as standard...
https://www.canonrumors.com/canons-new-patent-ultra-compact-body-cap-lenses-for-the-rf-mount/
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The suggestion was that Canon wants us to buy more expensive lenses but there is nothing available from Canon. The Sigma is nice but won't make profit for Canon and only starts at 18mm.
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Sigma is crippled, too. Their older lenses were great, I have the 17-70mm 2.8-4.0. Tack sharp, fast, light and has IS.
The new 18-55mm? Less wideangle, less reach and no IS. Like why would you take a step backward instead of improving an already great lens?
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Stranger things? What about the "regretted" touch-bar?
or that hideous abomination on the R7?
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How cruel, it’s is not the R100
. The R7’s design was inspired by a cheetah preparing to strike: https://petapixel.com/2023/12/19/a-cheetah-preparing-to-strike-inspired-the-canon-eos-r7s-design/
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Because I miss the size of the original M + 22mm, but not its glacial AF. The R8+28mm is near perfect, but still a tad large. The M would fit in a jeans pockets, the R8 would need customized designs
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I think the square to body shutter button is more ergonomic when taking selfies. Could be the reason.
I don't try selfies with my R5 often, but everytime I do the camera slips away due to the angled button. With a smaller camera doing selfies or vlogging are a more common use case.
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I'd settle for something competitive with the Sony FX30. I have four Sigma APS-C R mount lenses that work well for video on my R7.
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The image rather seems to show a 3d printed mockup of the camera body (which would explain its slightly off color and finish). But as you said, time will tell.
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