Do you still want a big zoom point & shoot?Panasonic has announced Lumix FZ80D with a 60x zoom range.

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It looks like Panasonic is going to continue making large zoom range point and shoot cameras. There is still a market for them, as we do get questions fairly regularly if Canon is ever going to release another one. We're not holding our breath on that ever happening. Preorder Options Key Features Ultrawide to Super

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[bergstrom]

is 3200, why not 6400, c\'mon guys

 

[domo_p1000]

I have always loved having a \'big-zoom\' camera for occasions when I don\'t want to lug about a DSLR (\'big-zoom\' quite a relative term in the early days!) and have worked through many of Canon\'s higher end offerings... PowerShot Pro 70 | PowerShot Pro 90 IS | PowerShot Pro 1 | PowerShot SX1 IS | PowerShot SX40 HS |PowerShot SX60 HS | PowerShot G3X. I worry that my G3X is definitely showing its age, through pretty heavy usage and I long for another venture in the field from Canon. Perhaps this Panasonic announcement might spur them into action!

What would you look for in a new Canon super-zoom?

 

[John Wilde]

No. An Canon APS-C fixed-lens compact would be interesting though. The M100/200 shows that APS-C bodies can be really small.

 

[DhlcadR6]

A phone with RF100-400 on RF-S cameras will do

 

[EOS 4 Life]

The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS still sells pretty well.

 

[SnowMiku]

The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS still sells pretty well.

The used value of those and older models are ridiculously high at the moment, the used ones are selling for higher then new price! My SX710 is now worth more then what I paid for it.

 

[SnowMiku]

is 3200, why not 6400, c\'mon guys

You can use ISO 6400 extended, but it would probably look very bad with the small sensor anyway.

 

[koenkooi]

You can use ISO 6400 extended, but it would probably look very bad with the small sensor anyway.

Aren’t the extended modes just ‘software’ ways to do +/- 1 EV in camera? The EOS ones behaved like that, it was pure placebo effect.

 

[Sporgon]

The used value of those and older models are ridiculously high at the moment, the used ones are selling for higher then new price! My SX710 is now worth more then what I paid for it.

Indeed, there’s been a dramatic increase in the used value of these Canon Powershots, at least here in the UK. My brother was having a clean out of old gear as was offered £260 for his mint G16, at which I was really surprised. I’d just given away my original G1X to a pal, as they were going for about £50 on eBay a while back, later to find MPB are selling them for around £370…….
I think many are finding the diminishing returns in progress and expense on digital cameras is becoming quite acute.
If I stick my G1Xiii on a tripod the results are astonishingly good for landscape.

 

[Del Paso]

Indeed, there’s been a dramatic increase in the used value of these Canon Powershots, at least here in the UK. My brother was having a clean out of old gear as was offered £260 for his mint G16, at which I was really surprised. I’d just given away my original G1X to a pal, as they were going for about £50 on eBay a while back, later to find MPB are selling them for around £370…….
I think many are finding the diminishing returns in progress and expense on digital cameras is becoming quite acute.
If I stick my G1Xiii on a tripod the results are astonishingly good for landscape.

Well, speaking of MPB...
Meanwhile, they often sell used cameras and lenses at higher prices than you'd pay is a store for brand-new ones.
And declare water- or fungus-damaged lenses as in "excellenr condition".
In a recent past, I bought and sold a lot through them. And was always fully satisfied.
But, after they redesigned their website (coincidence?), they seemed to lack their former reliability. I even once experienced total chaos with a very clear warranty claim.
Edit: RF 10-20mm.
Calumet: Euro2699 - 2 years international warranty
MPB Europe: Euro2729 "like new" - 1 year MPB warranty
And if you can enjoy an official Canon Summer Promotion, you'll save another Euro200 buying new!

 

[EOS 4 Life]

I think many are finding the diminishing returns in progress and expense on digital cameras is becoming quite acute.

It is more of a retro trend.
Canon digicams were the best once you add CHDK.

 

[LookingThroughMyLens81]

The old Fuji Finepix HS-EXR cameras that had HQ zooms and CMOS sensors were great buys back in the day and there were even a few models that took AA batteries, making them the ultimate long-zoom P&S, but they dropped those and now, there's nothing really comparable to those great cameras, as most of the players have abandoned that part of the camera market. This Panasonic zoomer certainly doesn't look too compelling from the specs, but with the lack of competition in that market segment, it's to be expected.