50D & SX1 Replacements Next Week?

[Rocky]

"This mpix discussion is so ridiculous. What the hell do they expect, 18mpix is state of the art, why should they suddenly reduce it? And even more, why for the xxD which is a consumer/prosumer cam..
How can ppl. even think about that?"

This is a typical technie mentality. more is better, newest is also better. 18MP sensor may be state of art (in the Fab processing). That does not mean is best for the picture quality as mentioned in various web site and test sites.

[jius]

<p><strong>…. A Canon rep said<br />

<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">The August 11 announcement date is brought up again. This time from a Canon Rep in the southern hemisphere.</span></strong></p>
<p><em>“The 50D and SX1 replacements will be announced next week.” </em></p>
<p><strong>S90<br /></span>r<br />

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Well today is the 11th of August. Lets see if this is true or whats seems to be a re-occuring theme recently that its yet another bogus date/info pulled out of the air and mixed with a little fluff to pad it out and make it seem real....but I could be wrong.