Canon EOS 7D (New Source)
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This is the gist of a message I received about the upcoming SLR announcements.
Announcement of at least 1 DSLR on September 1st/2nd (Depends on planet location).
Specs were sketchy at best, but the following information was given.
– First Prosumer dSLR with Dual DIGIC processors from Canon.
– First Prosumer dSLR with dual card slots from Canon.
– Camera will NOT be full frame, but no crop given.
– Video features will best the 5D Mark II.
– Better AF as compared to the 50D & 5D Mark II.
– Noise Control is better than 50D and arguably better than the 5D Mark II.
– Very similar pixel density to the 5D Mark II.
New 1D
A new 1D will not be announced with the above camera.
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Strictly speaking, a “professional” product is any product a professional uses. In that sense, the 50D is a professional camera. For that matter, the Olympus E-3, with its tiny sensor, is a professional camera.
So what, then, does “prosumer” mean? In the context it’s commonly used, it means a product with professional features that doesn’t carry a “professional” price. For a digital camera, the defining feature is the size of the sensor. And if it ain’t 24×36, it ain’t “professional”.
I am sure the I will agree. Prosumer means a product that will be either used by professional or consumer. since most consumer will not pay an arm and leg for a camera, so they end up with a cheaper price model. I have seen a lot professional uses APS-C sensor cameras either by Nikon or by Canon. In fact I have never seen a professional using Olympus E-3. and you call E-3 a professional camera. You have just contradicted your self. just out of curiosity, what would you call a Leica M4 ??
I have never seen “prosumer” officially defined; I prefer my definition. And whether or not you or I have seen one, there are professional photographers using Olympus Four Thirds SLRs. (I have an E-500, and it takes beautiful pictures, fully suitable for “professional” use.)
Many years ago, Popular Photography had a short piece on a Kodak Instamatic camera with a spring-driven motor drive that was modified to be mounted on a sky-diver’s helmet. The author pointed out that this “professional” equipment, because it was being used by a professional. Which makes sense.
The issue here is what “professional” means in the context of the never-clearly-defined term “prosumer”. If any camera used by even one professional photographer is a professional camera (and it arguably is), then the term “prosumer” is effectively meaningless.
As I said, a prosumer camera has to have professional featueres — and the sine qua non (for me) is a full-frame sensor. Unless a pro photographer were deeply into sports or nature photography (which require long effective focal lengths and rapid motor-drive operation), he or she would insist on a full-frame sensor, for all the obvious reasons.
Can you explain to me what make a full frame camera a “professional”?
I think I’ve at least implicitly explained, but let’s give it another go…
A: If you were a professional photographer, would you use anything less than a full-frame camera? Of course not.
B: Did “professional” photographers ever use half-frame 35mm cameras? Not often.
Look, this is an issue of how a particular word — that exists only for merchandising purposes — is defined. I’m not going to argue it any more. A full-frame sensor is a professional feature, and any camera that wants to call itself a prosumer product, has to be full frame.
I’ve had my say. Take it or leave it. I will not respond to any further remarks.