How often for a refresh? (When to expect a model's "Mark II")

[kvbarkley]

How long before Canon releases a "Mark II"

I see the R5 was announced in July of 2020, while the R5 Mk II was announced in July of 2024.

The R6: Announced July 2020, R6Mk II: Announced Nov of 22 (less than 2.5 years!)

I am interested in an R7, but that was announced in June of 2022...

Of course, there might not be any refresh of the APS-C sized cameras...

[p4pictures]

There's no set formula, but some past observations.

1-series cameras EOS-1D and R1 - Olympics timing every 4 years

5-series - every four years typically includes 5D DSLRs and R5

6-series - seems like around 2 or three years

We only have R7 so far, but 7D DSLRs were 2009 then 2014 so 5 years

Often lower models in the range are refreshed every year, so if anything we are a little late for the EOS R10 successor and maybe EOS R50 too.