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macfly
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So today I was in my local camera store (Samys LA) picking up a couple of S95's for clients for Christmas, and got chatting to the sales team. Turns out that they haven't had a Mklll on the floor for well over twelve months, they simply can't get them, and no one wants them either, the 5d has obliterated its sales.
So, given that we are in a global recession, I'd say we are not likely to see another 1Ds type camera. It appears that the focus of market interest has shifted massively to video, both in the media and with the amateur, so that is where all the manufactures are looking too. Based on past twelve months sales performance of the Mklll it is pretty obvious that there simply isn't a market for the MkIV, meaning that the 5D Mklll will almost certainly be promoted to Canon's 'flagship' camera.
That leads to the question of what is the body that has been talked about here that will break with the EOS tradition?
I suspect it will be a Red camera competitor with stills ability, because there simply isn't a market for a high end digital still only camera anymore. (Oh, yeah, they are selling only a very few medium format digi systems each month too, and that is at LA's busiest camera store, so I don't see much of a business case to chase that market segment.)
Thoughts anyone?
So, given that we are in a global recession, I'd say we are not likely to see another 1Ds type camera. It appears that the focus of market interest has shifted massively to video, both in the media and with the amateur, so that is where all the manufactures are looking too. Based on past twelve months sales performance of the Mklll it is pretty obvious that there simply isn't a market for the MkIV, meaning that the 5D Mklll will almost certainly be promoted to Canon's 'flagship' camera.
That leads to the question of what is the body that has been talked about here that will break with the EOS tradition?
I suspect it will be a Red camera competitor with stills ability, because there simply isn't a market for a high end digital still only camera anymore. (Oh, yeah, they are selling only a very few medium format digi systems each month too, and that is at LA's busiest camera store, so I don't see much of a business case to chase that market segment.)
Thoughts anyone?