{"id":11808,"date":"2026-09-21T05:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/09\/21\/discussing-the-eos-r8-iis-new-design-your-reactions-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:06:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T03:06:29","slug":"discussing-the-eos-r8-iis-new-design-your-reactions-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/09\/21\/discussing-the-eos-r8-iis-new-design-your-reactions-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Discussing the EOS R8 II\u2019s new design, your reactions, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-gearpatrol-article-header has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gearpatrol-article-header-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-gearpatrol-dek\">\n\tThis week, DPReview\u2019s editors go together to talk about Canon\u2019s new camera and the just-released lenses from Sony and Panasonic<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image has-focal-point\" alt=\"Canon EOS camera held in a hand with the lens facing forward, set against a plain dark background.\" style=\"--dominant-color: #665857;object-fit:cover;object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=650,366 650w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=1920,1080 1920w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/canon-eos-r8-ii-in-hand-front-16x9-Lead-1.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"665857\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credit\">Mitchell Clark<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content-is-layout-constrained is-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been another big week for camera news, so the DPReview editors have once again gathered to discuss the latest releases from Canon, Sony and Panasonic. As usual, we\u2019ve also worked to incorporate some of the comments from our forum users, commenters and others into the conversation, talking about some of the reactions we\u2019ve seen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"ad-section--sidebar wp-block-gearpatrol-ad-slot\">\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Canon EOS R8 II: our thoughts and yours\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lh4VBvTQd7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you prefer to read, no worries; we\u2019ve covered all the products we discussed in-depth in articles, which are linked below. And, as always, you can often find us in the comments below, carrying on the discussion. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list wp-block-list--unordered\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/reviews\/canon-eos-r8-ii-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canon EOS R8 II initial review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/canon-eos-r8-ii-sample-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canon EOS R8 II sample gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/sony-targets-wildlife-and-sports-shooters-with-g-master-400mm-and-600mm-lenses-t\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony FE 400mm F4.5 GM OSS and 600mm F6.3 GM OSS announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/articles\/sonys-400mm-f4-5-and-600mm-f6-3-gm-lenses-hands-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony lenses hands-on<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/sample-galleries\/sony-fe-400mm-f4-5-gm-oss-sample-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony 400mm sample gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/samples\/sony-fe-600mm-f6-3-gm-sample-gallery-a-montana-field-test-of-sonys-lightest-600mm-prime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sony 600mm sample gallery and impressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/panasonic-20mm-f2p5-l-mount-lens-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panasonic S 20mm F2.5 announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-biography\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-author-biography__label\">About the Author: <\/span>Mitchell started taking pictures at 10 and hasn\u2019t stopped since. It\u2019s been a wide-ranging adventure, spanning a wide variety of genres and locales, and occasionally dipping into fascinations with video and filmmaking. They honed their technical knowledge doing documentation, programing and QA, writing for The Verge, and just generally messing around on the computer to see what breaks.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"alignfull wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"ad-section--sidebar wp-block-gearpatrol-ad-slot\">\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-gearpatrol-article-content has-global-padding is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d2a20ee2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:var(--wp--custom--color--grey-900);border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:10px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--m);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--m);padding:var(--wp--preset--spacing--m)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-caption-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Want to stay up to date on the latest product news and releases?\u00a0Add DPReview as a preferred source to ensure our independent journalism makes it to the top of your Google search results.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" google-add-preferred-source-btn=\"\" data-theme=\"dark\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wayfinder-xf-forum-activity\" id=\"comments\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/forums\/threads\/discussing-the-eos-r8-iis-new-design-your-reactions-and-more.4867502\/?embedded=1&amp;theme=auto\" data-embed-title=\"Forum discussion\" data-thread-id=\"4867502\" data-open=\"0\">\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"wayfinder-xf-forum-activity__toggle view-comments\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"wayfinder-xf-embed-674693\"><br \/>\n\t\tView 1 comment\t<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"wayfinder-xf-forum-activity__embed-wrap\" id=\"wayfinder-xf-embed-674693\" hidden>\n<div 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