Canon and Stella McCartney Unveil Limited Edition Camera Bag Collaboration

[SoullessPolack]

Another tacky-chic item for the "Hello Kitty" prepube crowd.

Canon grasps for a few more dollars rather than dignity.

Disappointed to even see this on this forum (but i guess it IS canon "news", if the bar is low enough.) :

Well you're certainly a beacon of intelligence there, aren't you? I guess because it doesn't suite your tastes, Canon has lost dignity. Is that how the world works? If Larry doesn't like something, but someone else does, they have no dignity?

It's funny reading through all these responses that say this shouldn't be on the site. Other camera bags have shown up on CR, with no outcry such as this. Is it because the bag is white? Are only black bags allowed? Is it because it's expensive? Doubtful, because there's been other bags and accessories on here which have been a bit ridiculous in price.

Calm down y'all. It's a camera bag. If you don't like it, you have a very good option at your disposal. Don't read the post, or the comments, and you save yourself time! Wow, what a concept!

 

[Maiaibing]

available from Harrods and Selfridges on from early November 2014 for £1,200.

Clearly something unique when you fling it around. Probably mostly interesting for those who want their picture taken rather than those who want to take pictures.

However, as a luxury item I am surprised the bag looks cheap in the promotional picture.

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Folks.
Wow,first thing that went through my mind was HOW MUCH?
EOS 100D White £479 Park Cameras, £599 Canon recommended price. £601 to £721 for a bag????

Cheers, Graham.

 

[Eldar]

I am not too fond of Stella McCartney and I am not too fond of that camera. I think I´ll wait for the pink & diamonds Liberace purse for the 1DX ... :

 

[Larry]

Another tacky-chic item for the "Hello Kitty" prepube crowd.

Canon grasps for a few more dollars rather than dignity.

Disappointed to even see this on this forum (but i guess it IS canon "news", if the bar is low enough.) :

Well you're certainly a beacon of intelligence there, aren't you? I guess because it doesn't suite your tastes, Canon has lost dignity. Is that how the world works? If Larry doesn't like something, but someone else does, they have no dignity?
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Hello Soulless,

Please note that some posts on this forum are informative, ...some others are "opinion".

I have one of the latter and posted it.

Feel free to do the same.

Sorry about the sore toes.

Actually, I have thought some more about it, and I think the white camera and plastic looking purse/"camera bag" will go great with a pair of nurse's shoes. ;D

Whatcha think?

 

[Austin]

It's called the "Linda", for goodness sake. I'd be so embarrassed to tell my father that I was "honoring" my mom by making a crappy bag and giving it her name. This is nothing but a cash grab. How could Stella think this is a good idea??

Hi Folks.
Wow,first thing that went through my mind was HOW MUCH?
EOS 100D White £479 Park Cameras, £599 Canon recommended price. £601 to £721 for a bag????

I figure stella will bank around 500 pounds per bag, so a quick - but very shamefully gotten - half-a million for her.

 

[mrsfotografie]

Another tacky-chic item for the "Hello Kitty" prepube crowd.

Actually that makes this camera bag very Japanese! Go Canon!

Oh wait. Too late ;D

 

[funkboy]

Like Apple, Canon has realized that some of their products are as much fashion accessories as they are electronic devices (or at least they want them to be , and is acting accordingly.

Personally I think that statement applies to a lot of their smaller cameras, but I'd be surprised if anyone gives a crap what you carry your DSLR around in (from a fashion perspective).

 

[AcutancePhotography]

Probably a low risk product for Canon. I can't imagine it costs that much and they will probably sell enough to cover the costs.

Probably some foundation will buy a few hundred and use them for fund raising.

 

[transpo1]

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

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[AcutancePhotography]

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

That would mean shutting this forum down. ;D

 

[Phil L]

If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.

Have you ever read a TV, book, restaurant, movie, fashion, automobile, theater or photography, review?

 

[Hillsilly]

Am I alone in thinking it looks ok?

 

[Valvebounce]

Hi Hillsilly.

Judging from the feelings expressed here, yes quite possibly!

Cheers, Graham.

Am I alone in thinking it looks ok?

 

[Maximilian]

Hi Hillsilly.

Judging from the feelings expressed here, yes quite possibly!

Cheers, Graham.

Am I alone in thinking it looks ok?

Hi Hillsilly!
Hi Graham!

My impression of this thread is that the expressions (mine also) are not so much about the look.
I indeed think, that this bag looks not so bad at all. But of course it's all about taste when it comes to fashion.

I think, that the posts are more in a way that they say:
"Okay, let's put this tiny £450 camera kit (in ugly white) into this bag and add up the £750 for the bag and - yeah - that's a really good deal. At least for Canon and Stella McC.!"
I think there are a lot here (focussed on tech, not fashion) that have different thoughts about spending some £/€/$ 1.200. And this is the reaction.
(Yes! I know, I don't take care of and exchange rate here. So what)

 

[Sella174]

Am I alone in thinking it looks ok?

It's not so much whether or not the bag looks OK. For me the main issue is that Canon is resorting to "fashion" so that they can sell a camera that is in itself "fashion". What I mean is, the regular 100D obviously did not sell very well - because the 700D outspec'ed it for not much more dinero and the small size of the camera was negated by the big'ish zoom and lack of EF-S prime. So, Canon made a white 100D - although I suspect a light pink one would have sold better - in order to catch the "dare to be different" crowd. Now that that has obviously failed, they're going for the whole hog and putting a "serious" name on an accessory.

What is very interesting - to me at least - is that Canon appears to be incapable of learning from its competitors. Olympus tried the same to boost sales of the (overpriced) E-P5 and it was a terrible flop ... yet here we have Canon doing the same thing. :

 

[jrista]

I can see this being a good product for Canon. I don't think its crass, certainly not like a Hello Kitty item would have been. It's white. Well, white with a little offwhite. I can see a lot of women being interested in this, and even beyond that, I can see it being "stylish" (there are a couple places in Colorado packed with high-end restaurants and clubs, and it;s pretty common to see guys in all-white suits and things like that). In particular, though, women are becoming the dominant buyers of a lot of items like this, and it'll probably end up being a lucrative thing for Canon.

(Although, I think it could become even more lucrative if hey would offer more variety...a black case, maybe a couple other colors. I could easily see people matching their Rebels to their phones and tablets.)

 

[Hillsilly]

Perhaps if Canon collaborated with more designers, we'd get more functional gear. And even this bag actually looks quite functional and a nice accessory for the very casual female photographer. There's not a lot out there for female photographers who want something nice.

FWIW, I've just checked out Stella McCartney's website and this bag looks like a bargain.

 

[Maximilian]

Perhaps if Canon collaborated with more designers, we'd get more functional gear.

Thinking back of the T90 when Luigi Colani was re-interpreting camera design and seeing that this is still the major design approach of todays EOS Cameras... I think you're right.

 

[Sella174]

(Although, I think it could become even more lucrative if hey would offer more variety...a black case, maybe a couple other colors. I could easily see people matching their Rebels to their phones and tablets.)

Or a white 1DX to match the white 600mm L lens; or black L lenses to match the current black of cameras; or the 1DX & 7DII in "team colours" for sports photographers (official & supporters). ;D