Canon’s rumored mirrorless flagship won’t arrive until ‘late next year’

With camera manufacturers feeling the effects of global stock shortages along with everyone else, it comes as little surprise that the expected Canon EOS R1 – set to be the company’s highest-end flagship mirrorless model – is unlikely to be appearing any time soon.  According to the usually well-informed CanonRumors (opens in new tab), retailers have been warned not to expect the R1 until the second half of 2023, meaning it could be at least a year before we see what could be an exceptionally exciting camera. The EOS R1 – if indeed it’s called that – will almost certainly be seen as a replacement for, or mirrorless equivalent to, the long-serving DSLR flagship models in the Canon EOS 1DX series.

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