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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
James Artaius

Will Canon's retro camera have its newest image sensor?

Canon film camera sitting on a guitar with blue bokeh balls in the background.

Canon's highly anticipated retro camera – expected to appear in 2026, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Canon AE-1 – could be powered by the company's newest 32.5MP image sensor, seen in its latest camera bodies.

That's according to the latest camera rumors, doing the rounds on both sides of the Pacific. If true, the hotly tipped camera will have the classic styling of a classic film SLR (almost certainly inspired by the AE-1, given the occasion) but the resolution of the brand new Canon EOS R6 Mark III.

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