Canon Rumors
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
If you shoot Canon and time gear purchases around leaks, this free, long-running site is worth following.
Comparison
Canon Rumors vs Canon RF Shooters Forums
Canon Rumors lands on Worth it, and Canon RF Shooters Forums lands on Depends.
Canon RF Shooters Forums
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Free and worth joining if you shoot Canon RF bodies or lenses . solid gear talk, deals, and a used-gear marketplace.
| Compare | Canon Rumors | Canon RF Shooters Forums |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Canon shooters timing purchases | Canon RF mirrorless owners |
| Who it's not for | Non-Canon shooters . nothing here for you | Sony, Nikon, or Fujifilm shooters . wrong brand house |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.15 |
| Support quality | It's a blog; no support to judge. | Volunteer community answers; no official support |
| Public sentiment | Photographers across Reddit, DPReview and other forums treat Canon Rumors as the default source for Canon leak news.⁷ | Members actively discuss gear pricing, EF-to-RF lens decisions, and troubleshooting, but visible volume is modest. |
| Biggest gotcha | Forum closed Dec 31, 2025; discussions moved to independent sites like RF Shooters⁵ | No security page; standard forum account and privacy risks apply15 |
Pick Canon Rumors when
- Canon shooters timing purchases
- Leak and roadmap watchers
- RF/EF lens buyers
- Photography news readers
When Canon Rumors is not a fit
- Non-Canon shooters . nothing here for you
- Buyers wanting lab-tested reviews, not rumors
- Anyone treating rumors as confirmed specs
- People seeking community forums . they're closed
Pick Canon RF Shooters Forums when
- Canon RF mirrorless owners
- Used-gear marketplace hunters
- DPReview forum refugees
- Bird-in-flight autofocus troubleshooters
When Canon RF Shooters Forums is not a fit
- Sony, Nikon, or Fujifilm shooters . wrong brand house
- Buyers evaluating software . this is a community, not a product
- Anyone needing official Canon support . go to Canon directly
- Teams wanting vendor-backed moderation or SLAs
Sources
- Canon Rumors homepagecanonrumors.comofficial
- Canon Rumors Reviewscanonrumors.comofficial
- Canon Mirrorless [CR1] . earliest dated post foundcanonrumors.comofficial
- Canon EOS R5 launch price rumor [CR3]canonrumors.comofficial
- More Information About the Closure of the Forumcanonrumors.comofficial
news
- Canonrumors has shut down the forum . DPReviewdpreview.comnews
- R7 II rumors reversed . Digital Camera Worlddigitalcameraworld.comnews
- Canon Rumors reports on the 200-800 . DPReviewdpreview.comnews
- Canon RF Shooters Forums . homepagerfshooters.comofficial
- Canon RF Shooters categoryrfshooters.comofficial
- Marketplacerfshooters.comofficial
- Trading Rulesrfshooters.comofficial
- Security page (not found)rfshooters.comsecurity
- DPReview's Forum Changes threadrfshooters.comnews