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ConcreteSnowman
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pedro said:Catastrophile said:if
1) 5D cannibalizes 1Ds sales, and
2) a traditional 1Ds is just too expensive to have good sales in these difficult economic times, and
3) the next 1D is going to be FF and probably merge with 1Ds,
then maybe Canon should just have 2 full frame cameras beyond the 7D-60D-550D subframe range, one budget FF and that's obviously the 5D, the other should be a sort of 3D that is considerably higher specc'ed than 5D but also considerably less costly than 1D/1Ds. APS-H should be delegated to 7DII, and 70D should restore the xxD line to its previous glory and maybe add more 7D features as it would then be the 1.6x flagship. So the lineup according to this should be something like: 3D (FF), 5DIII (FF), 7DII (1.3x), 70D (1.6x), 600D (1.6x), 1100D (1.6x).
nice idea. but if it comes to canon marketing, don't know what happens to that.
Agreed.. 7D II to be APS-H could end up a solid legacy for that model. A 70D to follow with a 1.6x crop and select 7D features could suffice for an extreme take on flagshipping both tiers. . the real question is, at the suggested price-point (eg. somewhere at least around $2k), could there be room for a lesser (than the next 1D) 1.3x body with the frontier heading towards modular and higher density sensors? Not to mention a FF 5D III only (presumably) $1000 away.
Assuming that the weather sealing, battery life, etc are manageable, what's to stop it from shooting better progressive video and higher FPS; especially with a new Digic V??
Also, that will allow Canon to charge more for the higher-spec.d 60D successor.. continually reeling in the Benjamins.
Any thoughts?
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