DSLR & Lens Coming on January 15, 2013? [CR1]

[gmrza]

Hmm, it's 4pm AEDT on the 15th - nothing yet.  I would have expected an announcement to be out by now....

[wickidwombat]

Why would it be a 70D when the 7D is older?

It's hard to tell if it's going to be the 70D or the 7DII. Either one is possible. 

The 60D is the 'weakest link' in Canon's lineup right now.
They need a strong seller at the $1K price point.
So, a new 70D priced at $900-1200 (USD) is a very good candidate for announcement - to boost sales.

The thing is, the 7D is selling for $1200 right now.
So, it's also possible that the 7DII might get announced first for $1600-1800, while the 7D remains on sale for $1200.
In this case the 60D will get discountinued until a replacement comes in the fall.

Nothing is certain, as we don't know what Canon's strategy is for their 1.6x lineup.

if the 7DII comes out with the same poxy 18 MP APS-C sensor then there will be a flood of tears the likes of which the world has never seen...

[vlim]

So we're january the 15th, let's see what happens, if something is really announced

[macrodust]

Canon launches imagePROGRAF iPF765／iPF760

Was that it?

http://cweb.canon.jp/newsrelease/2013-01/pr-ipf765.html

[candyman]

Canon launches imagePROGRAF iPF765／iPF760

Was that it?

http://cweb.canon.jp/newsrelease/2013-01/pr-ipf765.html

LOL
I won't buy that. It is too big to carry 

[carlosmeldano]

http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/newsroom?m=getPress&pid=2066

this is the announcement, but not mentioning any dslrs 

[carlosmeldano]

well there is a rumor canon will announce two new lenses on 22.1.2013

and another that they will announce 70d at the end of January I heard from a Canon representative this weekend...

[alexturton]

7d MK ii sighted


http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexturton/6942558872/#

[caruser]

7d MK ii sighted


http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexturton/6942558872/#

Looks more like a 3D to me ;-)

[Rienzphotoz]

Hmm, it's 4pm AEDT on the 15th - nothing yet.  I would have expected an announcement to be out by now....

Past 3.20 pm GMT, nothing yet ... the only announcement from Canon today was about sponsoring the 2013 Sundance Film Festival

[K-amps]

LOL I bet the 70D will be this

same ol crap 18 MP APS-C sensor
Plastic body with flippy screen and pop up flash
11 pt AF from 6D
wifi
GPS
single SD card
VF? maybe the same 97% as the 6D

+1

Am I the only that thinks the 6D should have been called the 8D? Seems to me the 7D will have a much more professional feature set and maybe even be priced higher than the 6D, thus should have a lower model number...

[tron]

well there is a rumor canon will announce two new lenses on 22.1.2013

and another that they will announce 70d at the end of January I heard from a Canon representative this weekend...

And another that they will announce something sometime in the future     

[Efka76]

K-amps, completely agree with you! It seems that Canon EOS 6D is cripled 5D Mark III and EOS 7D This model is aboslutely ridiculous and it is very clear that marketing department in Canon should be fired for such product!

[Dianoda]

K-amps, completely agree with you! It seems that Canon EOS 6D is cripled 5D Mark III and EOS 7D This model is aboslutely ridiculous and it is very clear that marketing department in Canon should be fired for such product!

Or we could say that the 6D is a smaller 5DII with expanded feature set and better high-ISO IQ, metering, AF, etc....

[Ricku]

It is now the 16th of january in my neck of the woods, and still no announcement.

So..