7D now marked as DISCONTINUED at Amazon

[x-vision]

Amazon spilled the beans:
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-CMOS-Digital-Camera-DISCONTINUED/dp/B002NEGTTW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406343927&sr=8-1&keywords=canon+7d

I bet they didn't ask Canon, so expect them to ... temporarily ... remove the DISCONTINUED wording .

 

[that1guyy]

Thanks for the heads up. Send that to the admin guy.

I think we'll see the new 7D within a few weeks then! Usually manufacturers notify the retailers a bit in advance so Amazon knows more than us.

 

[sanj]

Thank you for letting us know.

 

[Menace]

Interesting - thanks for sharing.

 

[wsmith96]

Thanks for the info!

 

[Zv]

Wow, and it doesn't seem like a mis-labeling error either - the bottom of the description pretty much states that it's discontinued so you should check out the 70D instead!

Then again when you hit the 28-135 button the bracketed (DISCONTINUED) vanishes.

???

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

We have previously seen reports of discontinued notices, so its not surprising that amazon is finally running out.

Canon has likely had their factory churning out the Mark II's for some time. It takes a few months to build up a backlog big enough to send stock all around the world.

Canon must be pretty confident that sales will take off. I plan to pass and wait for the next FF. I expect a $1799 price, and that's too much for a crop body. If it were under $1000, maybe.

 

[Lee Jay]

It's a sure sign that the 7D will soon be replaced with a mirrorless APS-H 1D-style camera called the 3Dx.

 

[mrsfotografie]

I know of one major internet retailer in the Netherlands that hasn't been carrying the 7D for quit a while now. There are two others that still list the 7D and various kits thereof, though.

 

[sanj]

It's a sure sign that the 7D will soon be replaced with a mirrorless APS-H 1D-style camera called the 3Dx.

Right on!

 

[Chuck Alaimo]

We have previously seen reports of discontinued notices, so its not surprising that amazon is finally running out.

Canon has likely had their factory churning out the Mark II's for some time. It takes a few months to build up a backlog big enough to send stock all around the world.

Canon must be pretty confident that sales will take off. I plan to pass and wait for the next FF. I expect a $1799 price, and that's too much for a crop body. If it were under $1000, maybe.

agreed on the first 2 points. And like you I will be passing on this - but not due to price - I just rarely find the need for more fps than my 5d3 has (and I shoot on silent mode 95% of the time). The reach would be nice for some scenarios, but, overall I just don't do the type of shooting the 7d series is geared towards.

I do have to disagree on price though - at least your statement about being interested if it were under $1000. If it were under 1K it would not be a worthwhile release, no new nothing really, it would be a 70D with weather sealing. I am hoping it is a 2k+ PRO crop body. LOL, I will still pass on it because I don't shoot sports or wildlife, but, if it's a 2K body then it will display some of the new tech that will be in the new FF bodies, and that does excite me!

 

[candyman]

It's a sure sign that the 7D will soon be replaced with a mirrorless APS-H 1D-style camera called the 3Dx.

That would be the best news for wickidwombat....

 

[mustafa]

Does this mean a Mark II might be imminent? Why did nobody tell us?

 

[Phil L]

Canon Direct just lowered the price on 7D refurb bodies to $720.
With free shipping and a 1year warranty that's a pretty solid deal in my view.

 

[Don Haines]

It's a sure sign that the 7D will soon be replaced with a mirrorless APS-H 1D-style camera called the 3Dx.

With 8K video and the infamous 120Mpixel sensor

 

[Loswr]

It's a sure sign that the 7D will soon be replaced with a mirrorless APS-H 1D-style camera called the 3Dx.

With 8K video and the infamous 120Mpixel sensor

$699 at launch. Canon will eliminate the Rebel/xxxD/xxxxD lines, and have only one crop camera except for the M line, which will be expanded to 3 current models. And a partridge in a pear tree.

 

[slclick]

This is nothing I personally discontinued it right before I got my 5D3.

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

donkey kong

 

[Marauder]

I wonder if this means they're still on track for a September release. Although sooner would be cool, I don't think it being out of stock at Amazon means that it will be released any sooner. It might be construed as further evidence that the September release rumours are accurate though.

 

[brad-man]

I wonder if this means they're still on track for a September release. Although sooner would be cool, I don't think it being out of stock at Amazon means that it will be released any sooner. It might be construed as further evidence that the September release rumours are accurate though.

7D replacement will likely be announced at Photokina in September. Availability is another matter.