Canon Japan discontinues the EOS RP entry-level full-frame mirrorless camera
Canon Japan has ended EOS RP sales, while repair support is still undecided for the main model. That makes Canon’s cheapest RF full-frame entry look both like a bargain and a ticking clock.
Canon Japan has put the EOS RP on its sales-ended list, closing the door on one of Canon’s easiest and cheapest ways into full-frame RF. The move matters because the camera has long been the low-cost new-body option for photographers stepping up from Canon APS-C and older DSLR bodies.
Repair support has not fully followed sales yet. Canon Japan’s repair-support table still listed the EOS RP as undecided as of June 1, 2026, while the gold-colored EOS RP variant was already set to lose repair support in June 2026. That split tells the real story here: Canon has started winding the model down in Japan, but after-sales support is still in a separate, slower lane.
The EOS RP launched on February 13, 2019, as Canon’s second EOS R camera. Canon pitched it as an entry-level full-frame mirrorless body for users coming from EOS Rebel, EOS M, and EOS 80D cameras, and it arrived with a 26.2-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor, DIGIC 8 image processor, and Dual Pixel CMOS AF with 4,779 manually selectable AF points. At launch, that combination made it a straightforward full-frame door-opener rather than a spec-sheet monster, and Canon built the body around portability and ease of use.
That positioning held up in the market. In April 2019, DPReview called the EOS RP the smallest and lightest current full-frame camera, and the least expensive full-frame camera ever at launch. Those were the numbers that made it click with first-time full-frame buyers: small body, Canon color, RF mount access, and a price that did not immediately shove shooters into the much pricier end of the system.
The catch in 2026 is that the U.S. market is not moving in lockstep with Japan. Canon U.S.A. still lists the EOS RP product page as active and keeps a support page live with drivers, downloads, and manuals, while Canon’s broader U.S. retired-product area shows how availability and support can be handled separately. Canon U.S.A. has also maintained that the EOS RP is not fully discontinued everywhere, which leaves buyers with a familiar Canon pattern: one region starts the wind-down while another still has stock and support pages in place.
For anyone shopping for a cheap full-frame Canon body, that is the decision point. The EOS RP is still the entry ticket many people wanted, but once regional stock thins and repair coverage gets tighter, the bargain starts looking less like a deal and more like a countdown.
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