AvTvM said:HarryFilm said:Canon would literally KILL Hasselblad and Phase-one dead in one fell swoop if that 25 fps at 50 megapixels specification is actually TRUE! Even MORE SO if the 2nd version came out at the same time with a 120 megapixels MF sensor size at 8-to-10 fps!
I agree. BUT am still not convinced MF would be a truly profitable business proposition for Canon. Market simply too small, even 100% of it. For a large company like Canon. Small niches are game for (somewhat) smaller players ...
so ... don't believe Canon will launch MF system ... and agree with this:
Normalnorm said:I am casting my lot for those who are voting for an XC-15 type video camera with an EFmount.
While it is tempting to fantasize about Canon making a kitchen sink fanboy wet dream, judging from their history of conservative development that is not what they would do.
They have a very large user base that by and large is happy with incremental change ....
... as evidenced by scores of mirrorslapping, no adapters, Canon-apologists around here ... and by Canon market share as they love to point out ;D
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It's no longer a "Niche Market" if 30%+ of the pro-level Canon Sports, Action and Wildlife Photographers switch over from the 1D-series to a Canon 50 megapixel 25 fps Medium Format Camera. 400,000 Users switching within one to two years years at up to 16 000 Euros is over 6 400 000 000 Euros or Almost 8 BILLION US DOLLARS! That is a market ANY manufacturer would loooooove to have!
In fact, I say it's a NO BRAINER FOR CANON to offer a Medium Format Camera as a higher end version to the 1D-series....BUT AGAIN....the ABSOLUTE KEY FEATURES are 25 FPS burst rate (5 second buffer) at 50 Megapixels and 4K (4096x2160 pixels) at 60 FPS 10-bits-per-colour-channel 4:2:2 video sampled from the ENTIRE sensor (i.e. NO crop sensor sampling).
Those two features ABSOLUTELY MUST be in the camera TO HAVE ANY CHANCE of bringing over the current 1D-series pros! If the stats are true then Canon has a COMPLETE WINNER on their hands!
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