This talk has been around for a while & Canon already have mirrorless smaller APS-C sensor sized cameras (eg. EOS M50 & viewfinderless M100, see below).

canonRumors.com is reporting that:

" We’ve known about Canon having an announcement on September 5, 2018 (EST) for quite a while....

While we still can’t say for sure that a full frame mirrorless camera is going to be announced on September 5, 2018, by Canon, we’re now leaning towards thinking one is coming that day. "


(EOS M50 & EOS M100 - again, notice how compact is the APS-C EOS M50 - compared to say EOS 650/700/750 DSLR.)

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it's tiny !

too tiny to keep it stable ?

i don't think i'd want to use anything smaller than my x100.

I want one!

Was given a 7D, which replaces my 400D but its just too big for casual use.

Given a 7D!

A beast however

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Sept 1, 2018 11:06:24 GMT 12 michaelw said:

it's tiny !

too tiny to keep it stable ?

I don't think i'd want to use anything smaller than my x100.

Yes the Fuji X100's metal body & compact size, means that it feels 'solid'.

(However the X100's do not have Image Stabilisation, which the M50 etc do, in-lens IIRC.)

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Here it is - the Canon EOS R...

Canon's first Full Frame Mirrorless camera.

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Size comparisons - still looks big & clunky to me.
Although mirrorless body depth is reduced.

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