Canon announces two new cameras and two RF-mount zoom lenses

Canon announced an array of new products today including two new advanced mirrorless cameras, the EOS 90D and the EOS M6 Mark II, plus two new RF mount lenses for the EOS R full-frame camera system. All of which will be hitting the market this fall.

The cameras both feature a 32.5 megapixel APS-C CMOS Sensor, Dual Pixel CMOS autofocus provides 5,481 manually selectable AF points, high-speed continuous shooting, can shoot uncropped 4K UHD video and have built-in WiFi and Bluetooth.

The two RF lenses have a fast f/2.8 maximum aperture, five stops of image stabilization, Nano USM, and now give Canon mirrorless shooters a zoom range that covers a large swath of shooting scenarios.

Here is everything else we know about these new goods.

Canon EOS 90D:

• 3.0 inch vari-angle touch screen LCD
• New multi-controller on the back, similar to what is found on higher end EOS cameras
• Shoots 10 frames-per-second
• 45-point all-cross type AF system
• 100 percent viewfinder coverage
• Now supports face priority detection
• 5.54 x 4.13 x 3.03 in. dimensions
• Weighs 24.73 oz.
• Available mid-September for $1199 (body only), $1349.00 for EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM kit, or $1599.00 for EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM kit

Canon EOS M6 Mark II

• 3.0-inch tilting touch-panel LCD screen
• Optional EVF-DC2 electronic viewfinder attachment
• Shoots 14fps with AF and AE tracking
• 30fps when using RAW burst mode
• Touch-and-drag AF
• Dual Pixel autofocus with Eye AF Servo now supported
• 4.71 x 2.76 x 1.94 in.
• Weighs 14.39 oz.
• Comes in black or silver
• Available late September 2019 for $849.99 (body only), $1099.00 for EF-M 15-45mm f3.5-6.3 IS STM and EVF-DC2 kit, or $1349.00 for EF-M 18-150mm f3.5-6.3 IS STM and EVF-DC2 kit

RF15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM

• 16 elements in 12 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and 2 ultra dispersion lenses
• 9 circular aperture blades
• 5 stops of image stabilization
• Nano USM focus drive system
• 4.99 inches long
• Weighs approximately 1.85 lbs
• Available September for $2,299

RF24-70mm F2.8 L IS USM

• 21 elements in 15 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and 3 ultra dispersion lenses
• 9 circular aperture blades
• 5 stops of image stabilization
• Nano USM focus drive system
• 4.95 inches long
• Weighs approximately 1.98 lbs
• Available September for $2,299

We got a bit of hands-on time with all of these products prior to their announcement. Read our thoughts and see sample images from the Canon EOS 90D and the EOS M6 Mark II. While we weren’t able to share any images from the two new RF lenses, we did spend a bit of time trying out the 5 stops of image stabilization. The lens and camera combo did an impressive job eliminating shake at low shutter speeds, but even with a ridiculous handheld five-second exposure, the results were reasonably sharp. We’re definitely looking forward to getting more hands-on time with these two lenses.

In addition to all of this Canon announced that new firmware is coming in late September for the EOS R system which will improve eye-detection AF, the AF Frame display delay, and subject identification. It’s impressive to see how Canon’s mirrorless line has grown in the past year.