Canon is thinking of bringing the APC-S sensor to the EOS R system - TechRadar

Reports of Canon developing an APS-C format EOS R camera have been around since October 2020?

While that's likely not going to happen, reports of a Canon APS-C RF mount camera are rife, with the oft-reliable Canon Rumors now suggesting that the Japanese camera maker has "actively been doing market research [...] to see if there's a real demand for such a camera".

We've already heard of three crop sensor EOS R cameras supposedly in the pipeline – namely the EOS R7, R8 and R9 – that could replace not only the Canon EOS 7D series of DSLRs but also Canon's M-series APS-C mirrorless cameras.

Interestingly, though, the new report suggests Canon has no plans to make RF-S lenses, meaning the company isn't looking at redesigning the RF mount and such a crop sensor camera, if produced, will use existing RF lenses or EF lenses via a lens adaptor.

Nikon has already gone and done it – there are now two APS-C format Z-series cameras in the Z50 and the newly-announced Nikon Z fc.

In fact, we can even speculate that Canon is already considering doing just that since the last camera to be added to the range – the Canon EOS M50 Mark II – was a disappointing upgrade from the first-gen EOS M50.

Both camera makers have done very well with their APS-C format A-series and X-series cameras respectively, with Canon's M-series falling far behind either brand.