Canon FF mirrorless camera mock-up by David Riesenberg
Weird rumor I got (thanks). It's suggested there will be no Canon EOS 6D Mark II because Canon will launch a mirrorless camera with a full-frame sensor instead.
As weird as this rumor might appear, it's not entirely impossible. The EOS 6D was (and still is) Canon's entry-level DSLR to the world of full-frame cameras. Since it seems Canon started to take mirrorless seriously with the EOS M5, why should they not work on a full-featured mirrorless full-frame camera?
Moreover, rumor has it that this full-frame mirrorless camera might come with an EF mount, which would mean all Canon EF lenses can be used without adapter. If the rumor about the EF mount is reliable, it might not be worth for Canon to sell an entry-level full-frame DSLR along with a full-featured full-frame mirrorless camera.
I am pretty sure there are prototypes of a Canon full-frame mirrorless camera undergoing first tests, not necessarily on the field, mote likely in a lab setting. We also know that Canon filed various patents referring to lenses for a full-frame mirrorless camera (1 | 2). On the other hand, we also spotted a patent for an EF/EF-S adapter for a full-frame mirrorless camera. That Canon is working on such a camera is almost a sure thing, we got the rumor and reported it as first site in December 2014.
So far, anything about the EOS 6D Mark II is uncertain, the few specs we got look more like speculations than real leaks, and could also well apply to a mirrorless full-frame camera. The possible announcement date of the EOS 6D Mark II changed almost a half dozen times, it's not pointing to summer 2017. No one knows anything about the EOS 6D Mark II for sure so far.
What do you think, might Canon replace the EOS 6D with a mirrorless camera? Let's me know what you think in the poll and the comment section.
Source: No Canon EOS 6D Mark II because a full-frame mirrorless camera is coming instead? [CW3]
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