From Northlight
One of Northlight's regular sources is claiming Canon will not announce a new 1D until the new year. That would put the camera on a 3 year product cycle. That would be the same as the 1Ds and 5D. Their source was involved in testing the camera.
Initial reports to us said the same thing some time ago.
From: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/….
Forum Link: http://www.canonrumorsforum.com/index.php/topic,98.0.html
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42 Comments
if anyone were going to move, they’d have done it already. why wait until Canon releases brand new product before moving? and which pros are moving because the release date is in 2010? Canon never promised a 2009 delivery date nor do the historical release cycle trends support a 2009 delivery date.
Canon may have lost some sports shooters to Nikon (I did see equal Nikon/Canon gear at some recent baseball outings) but Canon wrapped up the wedding photographer segment pretty well with the 5DMkII. and as the Man of 2009 Vince himself has said, wedding photography is the place to be now if you’re considering photography as a business
or can afford it. I could buy a 50D and trade in my Kawi for a 600cc’er with that much money
I’m a wedding shooter and I’m moving to nikon. I’ve never had a client ask for ANYTHING that requires a 5D(2). Pixel count is a pain in the rear when there are hundreds of images. The AF on the 5D AF can’t track a bride WALKING down the aisle. Customers need in focus photos and the 5D struggles if anything is moving and requires AI Servo mode. The D700 can focus and it doesn’t take a decade to load an image. Easy choice.
I like the reports of a decent AF system in a non 1 series camera. Hate the crop sensor side of this. Really like the end of megapixel madness. Canon has a huge hole in the product line not offering a FF with a working AF for under $6500.
if the 7d is a 1d with the vertical grip chopped off, nobody will care about the 1D IV