February 10, 2009?
I received some info today that Canon is planning their next announcements on February 10, 2009.
SLR’s being announced:
1D Mark IV (won’t be given the “4/IV”moniker)
Rebel XSi Replacement
Rebel XS Replacement
*UPDATE* As always with Canon, there’s a chance these cameras will be split into 2 different days of announcements. Ala the 50D and 5D2.
Lenses
There will be 2 lens announcements. One of them will not be the 35L, that’s being held for the 1Ds4 launch in the fall.
The 40D will also be discontinued by this time and the 50D will come in around the $1000 mark. This will again leave a gaping price point in Canon’s lineup. The source didn’t say there would be a camera added to the lineup beyond the replacements, It just looks like there could be…. again.
One thing that could determine Canon’s direction with product announcement is how well this Christmas season goes and how the economics of the planet are doing. A model or two could be held off until Christmas 2009.
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17 Comments
1d Mark IV or 4 or X?
Will they go the way of their Dig!c chip and call it 4 or will they just skip to Mark X.
What were you implying in the parenthesis?
Regarding the new lenses, do you have more info like Prime or Zoom ? EF or EF-S ? L or non L ? Thanks to let us know that the 35L won’t before fall.
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Question, this says the 1D Mark IV (or whatever they call it) and recently there has been the buzz about the 1Ds Mark IV. Did you find out if it (at least suggested) is the “D” or the “Ds”?
Thanks!
Do I cancel my 5DmkII pre-order and wait a few months to see if the 1DmkIV has more what I am looking for?
What is a few more months when I have already waited this long?
I’m just a little surprised that no new lens rumors have surfaced. Given the advances in the 5DMKII I would think that Canon would be looking to upgrade several of their older model “L Series” lenses like the 400mm f/5.6L.
Bebopcola:
I use a 1D3, and while the 5D2 looks fantastic. It’s pretty easy for me to wait for the next 1D. I know I won’t regret waiting.
+1 on the 400 5.6L, I’m sure it’s not doubt a great lens but some improved coatings, distance reporting, and potential IS and non-IS versions, that would be great.
Ok there obviously going to be a Feb announcement or around there w/ PMA.
Now there will likely never be a Mark IV – hear me out:
There was no G4, S4 IS, and some others. 4 is a very unlucky number in many SE asian countries and I’d expect canon to just go with the Mark V.
That’s my thoughts.
I’m hanging in there for a 1D mrk IV (or whaterver) also.. figured that if I have waited this long, I can wait a little longer :)
should www see the next 1Ds in the fall of 2009? That is a long wait!
I’m hoping it’s a 1D IV (or whatever moniker they give it).
It’s time to enter the 1 series market, and I’m certainly not going to try the 1D III!
Who cares? By then I’ll be with Nikon (very unhappy Canon user). Canon has about the worst customer service relations of any company that I’ve dealt with over the past 20 years. I don’t reward companies like that with buying more of their products.
Dave
I think Canon is dropping the ball in not offering a low MP full frame camera, something around 12 or 15 MP. The Nikon D700 stands pretty much by itself in this area and is a big reason I am considering the swith to Nikon. I think most non pros have no use for 20+ MP and I’m frankly tired of Canon’s approach of increasing pixels drastically with every new camera IE 40D to 50D, I can clearly see the negatives to this many pixels on a small sensor in every sample photo I have seen from the new 50D…..I’ll pass!
so 500D is coming???
50D for $1000 by February? Its already a great $1200 camera, unfortunately priced at $1400. Canon missed on this one, just not by as much as they did on the 40D last year. It should have had a 12Mp gapless sensor, new AF system, improved AF and a working auto iso. The latter probably could been done in software. Its too bad because Canon has a great collection of lenses.
Jay Says:
“I think Canon is dropping the ball in not offering a low MP full frame camera, something around 12 or 15 MP.”
Uhm, it’s called the Canon 5D and it’s been available for over 3 years.
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