A Week in Rumors

[AG]

One can get a brand new 5dII for 2062AUD (mind you that's 1985 USD)

You may want to check your exchange rates.

$2062AUD = $2,141.59USD (1:1.039 current exchange rate)

 

[te4o]

@AG, yes, sorry I was calculating the reverse, still not used to the aussie strength... but it will reverse today or tomorrow again...

 

[Canon 14-24]

well if there may or will be 0 announcements for DSLRs for the remainder 2011 I hope there will be annoucments for lenses!

 

[awinphoto]

No release prior to the holidays seems like a poor decision. Sure, they want to be able to meet production requirements, but they're going to take a hit if the D5100 becomes the hot selling dSLR for the holidays. Honestly, if I was just getting into photography, the D5100 would seem a more attractive buy than the T3i. The latter is essentially the same guts as the 2010 T2i; nearly two years old. The point and shoot market could take a hit this holiday if the iPhone has another update to its camera and the other phone makers follow suit. I'm not sure what Canon is predicting it will be selling a lot of camera-wise this holiday season...

From a marketing perspective, i couldn't agree more...

 

[awinphoto]

"It was suggested this was to make sure Canon could meet the production demands that the Christmas and holiday  seasons require"

What demand? There is a big xmas demand for the 1DmkIV? 5DmkII? I think these products are all on the downslope of their sales...there is no large demand. Canon would be foolish to push their releases into early next year if indeed they make higher sales at xmas time.

As for not annoucing new models that won't be available for 2-3 months....isn't this the norm? Doesn't Canon ALWAYS do this?

The 1DmkIII was announced in Feb and wasn't available until May...I'm no math whiz, but that's 3 months.

The 5D mkII was announced in the middle of Sept and was only shipped at the end of November. um...that would be 2 months.

I'm pretty confident this is exactly what will happen when Canon (finally) announces some new bodies.

sean

You're missing the big picture... the 1d and 5d cameras (to professionals) are tax write off's... so whatever profits we get and can afford upgrades at the end of the year, we do what we can to upgrade so we can write it off in the next year taxes... almost every company in every industry does this...

 

[awinphoto]

seriously guys, do you always get canon bodies for xmas? i mean, expensive pro bodies...

Not me. I agree that the xxxxD/xxxD are Xmas presents, less so the xxD, and not really the xD.

Personally, I keep a separate 'gear fund' in which I accumulate supplemental income (consulting, etc.). When there's enough in there for what I want, I buy it. Voilà, Xmas any time of the year!

As for Canon ' concentrating on consumer bodies' for the holidays, it seems that a few years ago they managed to ramp up production of the 5DII around November...

It's all about taxes... At the end of every year just before christmas I always evaluate what i am missing in my lineup and what money i have after bonus's, paychecks, and kids christmas presents goes towards my new lenses, flashes, lighting, etc... Its amazing how much those writeoff's knock you down a few tax brackets in april.

 

[nikkito]

well, it seems you guys have money if you wanna give me a xmas present i'll take it with my biggest smile

today i went to this photo shop in Zürich and i asked the owner about new canon cameras. He told me he talked to a representative and he said that there are no new bodies coming up in 2011. Damn, surely not what i wanted to hear.

 

[aldvan]

today i went to this photo shop in Zürich and i asked the owner about new canon cameras. He told me he talked to a representative and he said that there are no new bodies coming up in 2011. Damn, surely not what i wanted to hear.

In any case, a very naïve question to ask a shopkeeper...

 

[silver_dot]

today i went to this photo shop in Zürich and i asked the owner about new canon cameras. He told me he talked to a representative and he said that there are no new bodies coming up in 2011. Damn, surely not what i wanted to hear.

In any case, a very naïve question to ask a shopkeeper...

He could tell you "If i let my beard grow, it will reach my feet before the DSLR you wait will be released." Would you prefer he told you frankly? ;D

 

[EYEONE]

No release prior to the holidays seems like a poor decision. Sure, they want to be able to meet production requirements, but they're going to take a hit if the D5100 becomes the hot selling dSLR for the holidays. Honestly, if I was just getting into photography, the D5100 would seem a more attractive buy than the T3i. The latter is essentially the same guts as the 2010 T2i; nearly two years old. The point and shoot market could take a hit this holiday if the iPhone has another update to its camera and the other phone makers follow suit. I'm not sure what Canon is predicting it will be selling a lot of camera-wise this holiday season...

They aren't going to release the T4i anyway so what difference does it make? The cameras that Canon is holding back on aren't going to compete with the D5100 anyway.

 

[nikkito]

today i went to this photo shop in Zürich and i asked the owner about new canon cameras. He told me he talked to a representative and he said that there are no new bodies coming up in 2011. Damn, surely not what i wanted to hear.

In any case, a very naïve question to ask a shopkeeper...

He could tell you "If i let my beard grow, it will reach my feet before the DSLR you wait will be released." Would you prefer he told you frankly? ;D

desperation makes me dumb
i know the guy, that's why i asked him