Canonrumors reports that the R1 and R5II cameras will be announced the third week of July. Ordinary Film maker claims to know the exact date…July 17. I am curious to learn about the R1 specs althugh I expect the R5II to be the one camera selling hot!

CanonRumors is near certain both cameras will be announced in July. This is the summary from Asobinet:

• Canon announced the development of the Canon EOS R1 on May 15, 2024.
• We had hoped that, like with the EOS R3, new information would be provided leading up to the official launch. However, about a month has passed since the development announcement, and all we have seen are the images used at the Monaco Grand Prix.
• We expect the EOS R1 to be officially announced around mid-July, alongside the EOS R5 Mark II.
• We are receiving confirmation from various retailers around the world regarding when new product NDAs will go into effect. When this happens, major products are usually announced within 1-2 weeks.
• This gives retailers time to conduct their due diligence and plan their initial orders, and also gives Canon Distribution time to set allocations for each retailer and third-party distributor.
• Just because a retailer or distributor orders 100 units of a product doesn’t necessarily mean that will be the first shipment.
• While we know the EOS R5 Mark II will ship in late August 2024, the Canon EOS R1 is still a bit of a mystery.
• We have been informed that the EOS R1 won’t ship until November 2024 at the earliest, meaning a four-month delay between its official announcement and availability in retail stores. That’s still very much possible.
• Canon bodies like the EOS R1 are generally rolled out to agencies and CPS first.
• The EOS R5 Mark II will likely be more important to retailers than the EOS R1. We have a roughly 30 to 1 unit sales ratio between the EOS R5 and the EOS R3, clearly favoring the EOS R5.