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New "High End" Camera Announcement in March..... [CR1]

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Canon Rumors:
…. and not a 1Ds update.

The contact mentioned an announcement for a new high end Canon camera would be coming in March. It will NOT be a 1Ds Mark IV by the sounds of it. The general consensus is it will be a 5D Mark II replacement or bigger brother.
The 5D Mark II turns 3 at the end of the summer 2011, there are a few bits of information that put a replacement before its 3rd birthday.
A few dealers have mentioned a significant slowdown in 5D Mark II sales. The same dealers said the D700 wasn’t selling well anymore either.
I will say pinning down exact announcement dates this far in advance is difficult.
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Justin:
Interesting that 5D II sales have slowed a lot. It's a great camera, but I know I have been waiting for its replacement. Its limitations are obvious.

ronderick:
A slowdown in 5D2 sales and D700 not selling as well...

I guess the growing anticipation is taking a toll ::).

Perhaps this is why Canon is moving the release of a high-end camera (3D? 5D3?) to March. However, CP+ 2011 is slated for early February, so I guess we won't see anything at that time...

x-vision:
It might be the 1DV - the first full-frame sports camera from Canon.

Some might say it's too early for the 1DIV to be replaced but, IMO, it will be replaced next year.
It's about time the 1.3x crop factor gets retired.

rbr:

--- Quote from: x-vision on October 25, 2010, 01:44:08 AM ---It might be the 1DV - the first full-frame sports camera from Canon.

Some might say it's too early for the 1DIV to be replaced but, IMO, it will be replaced next year.
It's about time the 1.3x crop factor gets retired.

--- End quote ---

If you don't like the 1.3x crop then don't get yourself a ID series camera. If they do retire it a lot of people including myself who have been using the 1D series for years will be very unhappy. I love my Mark 4 and couldn't ask for a more ideal camera for myself in todays's technology. I do hope that they introduce a full frame camera with a faster frame rate. I have no interest in one, but it will keep the whiners quiet.

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