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Lenses / Re: Why The EF 200-400 f/4L IS 1.4x Delay?

« on: November 13, 2012, 10:48:04 AM »

This lens and 6D will show up in HK at the end of Nov , to celebrate the 40th year anniversary of Canon HK.
Here is the link, sorry, only Chinese version is available.
http://www.canon.com.hk/imaginenation/

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Canon General / Re: Canon Can't Even Make a Billion Dollars Anymore

« on: October 29, 2012, 09:53:14 AM »

I am living in Hong Kong. The 1Dx shows up in a lot of the camera shops now, like other luxurious items - watches, jewelry, French and Italian handbags, Apple items, expensive camera gear, ... etc, waiting for the rich Chinese to buy. 
In the past few years, this drive of luxurious items have pushed the local shop rent and residence prices sky high.
This might sound exaggerated, but cinema closed down to become Luxury Item Shop(s?), a section of the most popular shopping area is now filled with expensive watch shops, and can you image a whole street of camera store chains - you can spot 3 stores from the same chain within 100 meters and they are not small!
As the economic growth in China slows down, this bubble will burst soon.
Canon's marketing dept will have a hard time forecasting the demand and pricing their products. 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: What will happen with 5D2 in the marketplace? (poll)

« on: September 18, 2012, 02:17:02 AM »

Unlike Nikon, the consideration to go Canon FF is not just body but EF lens as well. There will be increasing demand of old(er) EF lenses, and FF bodies.