Canon EOS R3 might not be available until mid-2022, says the camera giant

Catechism EOS R3 might non be bachelor until mid-2022, says the camera giant

The Canon EOS R3 camera resting on a map

(Paradigm credit: Catechism)

Canon has taken the unusual footstep of issuing an apology about delays to upcoming products, including the Canon EOS R3, that includes a worryingly distant estimate for their delivery.

The latest "apology and guidance regarding the supply status of products" find on the Catechism Nihon website is far from the get-go nosotros've seen this yr, but it does unusually include an guess for the delays. For the Canon EOS R3 and the new RF14-35mm f/iv L IS USM lens, that filibuster means "it may have more than one-half a year to deliver when you place a new social club."

The EOS R3 may exist a relatively niche camera, given it'south a professional mirrorless torso that costs $5,999 / £5,879 / AU$viii,599. Just that's however a pretty shocking delay, given it was announced in September.

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Canon's official reasons for the delay are that "we have received orders for each of the post-obit products in excess of expectations, and due to the touch of global parts supply, commitment delays are occurring."

In a previous argument on September 16, Canon warned of potential delays to the EOS R3 and many of its upcoming RF lenses, due to what it claimed was unexpected popularity. Simply this is the first time it'due south acknowledged the "touch of global parts supply", which feels similar a significant moment that hints at farther problems to come up in 2022 for the whole camera industry.

If you've already ordered ane of Canon's recent RF lenses, the news is slightly improve on that front. Today's statement says that the RF16mm f/ii.8 STM, RF100-400mm f/5.6-viii IS USM and RF400mm f/2.8 Fifty IS USM are all nonetheless existence shipped, just that "it may accept longer than usual to evangelize."

Canon says it "sincerely apologizes for the long wait," and if you've already ordered a Canon EOS R3, and so the wait could be within that six-month estimate. Just for those who haven't ordered the mirrorless powerhouse, you may have to expect until mid-2022 to get your hands on it.

Analysis: A sign of the camera delays to come

The front of the Canon EOS R3 mirrorless camera — (Image credit: Canon)

From PS5s to MacBooks and cars, the global chip shortage has cast a big shadow over virtually of tech this year – and cameras oasis't escaped the supply chain bug.

In the last few months, we've seen Sony warn of expected shipping delays to five cameras – including the Sony A7S III, Sony A6400 and Sony ZV-E10 – and Fujifilm apologize for delays to its highly anticipated XF33mm f/1.4 lens. The likes of Laowa and Ricoh accept also had to either delay releases or warn of supply shortages.

Just while this means Canon is far from lonely in having to outcome a sheepish apology, it'due south the calibration of the six-month delay to the Canon EOS R3 that's slightly shocking. Given the EOS R3 is an expensive professional camera, information technology's unlikely to bear on many people, merely information technology suggests next year is likely to exist similarly affected by the now-common shipping delays to new products.

The latest Camera and Imaging Products Association stats for October show that camera shipments are still down compared to this time last yr, and that isn't just down to the overall trend of a decline in sales – the global parts shortages have undoubtedly had a big impact, too.

That'south a shame for the photographic camera industry and photographers in general – and as we've explained previously, the global fleck shortage is more than complicated than it appears. This means that, while some accept predicted that the bug volition exist resolved old in 2022, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has predicted that it won't end until 2023, for laptops at least.

Until then, the best communication is to get your preorders of new products in equally early on as possible – or follow our tips and tricks on means to ameliorate your photography without buying a new camera or lens.

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Mark is the Cameras Editor at TechRadar. Having worked in tech journalism for a ludicrous 17 years, Mark is now attempting to break the globe record for the number of camera bags hoarded by 1 person. He was previously Cameras Editor at Trusted Reviews, Acting editor on Stuff.television set, also as Features editor and Reviews editor on Stuff magazine. Every bit a freelancer, he'southward contributed to titles including The Sunday Times, FourFourTwo and Arena. And in a erstwhile life, he too won the Daily Telegraph'due south Young Sportswriter of the Year. But that was before he discovered the strange joys of getting upward at 4am for a photograph shoot in London'due south Square Mile.