Canon Announcements Coming August 14, 2015

[pedro]

Hi, found this over at NL.

Considering the product cycles, Ken could be spot on. Q3 announcement and Q4 release? Winter olympics...
What might be the lenses?

"We've been told (thanks) that Canon's next announcement will be on August 14th and include a camera and two lenses.
Unfortunately no real details, so hold that credit card for a while ;-)
Probably to early for a 5D4 and 6D2, so perhaps the 1D x mk2?"

CRguy: any additional rumored info?

Regards
Peter

 

[Maximilian]

Hi Peter!

Yeah, let's hope that's something for the rumor mill.
I'd really like to see some [CR2 to 3] specs of all those cameras.

...Winter olympics...

I suppose you mean Summer Olympics

2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang
2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro

 

[pedro]

Uuh, yeah. As I am not much into sports, you are right of course! However, every Canon announcement is fine, whatever sports may be up to 8) Cheers, Maximilian...!

 

[TheJock]

I hope they hurry up and announce this “competitively priced” super tele lens that’s been rumoured all year!

 

[Tugela]

Hi, found this over at NL.

Considering the product cycles, Ken could be spot on. Q3 announcement and Q4 release? Winter olympics...
What might be the lenses?

"We've been told (thanks) that Canon's next announcement will be on August 14th and include a camera and two lenses.
Unfortunately no real details, so hold that credit card for a while ;-)
Probably to early for a 5D4 and 6D2, so perhaps the 1D x mk2?"

CRguy: any additional rumored info?

Regards
Peter

Probably this camera:

http://www.canonrumors.com/2015/06/another-premium-powershot-this-summer-cr1/

 

[pedro]

well, hope Keith is right...other bodies would be at least for me: underwhelming...my two cents...

 

[memoriaphoto]

We don’t expect to see an EOS 5D Mark IV at this time, it’s more likely a Rebel SL2 type of camera

The image of 5D Mark IV is misleading then...

 

[Proscribo]

If an L is announced, I’d expect a non L EF/EF-S lens to get announced as well.

50mm f/1.4 IS!! 8)

or a EF-S 15-55mm f/2.8 IS or...

 

[M_S]

Since the a7rII will be available around that date, it would be wise to announce some groundbreaking stuff in the mark 4 by then. Just to make sure some customers will wait a bit more and stay with Canon instead of them running to Sony instead.
Just my two cents in the marketing pot.

 

[meywd]

We don’t expect to see an EOS 5D Mark IV at this time, it’s more likely a Rebel SL2 type of camera

The image of 5D Mark IV is misleading then...

or the EOS-1D X Mark II

its the 1D X II not the 5D IV

 

[Don Haines]

I hope they hurry up and announce this “competitively priced” super tele lens that’s been rumoured all year!

500F5.6?

 

[pdirestajr]

SL2!!!

 

[dtheune]

The company I work for just per-ordered 2 Sony A7R II & ordered 2 Canon 5D Mark III's. We had to use budget money right away, I hope they announce the 5D Mark IIII soon, so I can send the 5D Mark III's back before it's too late.

By the way, isn't it funny that people keep referring the the Sony A7R II as the Sony A7R "Mark" II.... That's not the name I see Sony using. I guess it's the Canonazation of things...

 

[LonelyBoy]

Wonder if the 70-300/IS STM will makes it debut?

Gotta agree with you this time - that was the first thing that came to mind as the second new non-L lens to be announced. There's been zero chatter on another new 50, and the 70-300 was in the pipeline from earlier this year.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I'm pretty confident that Canon is going to give the new 50mm f/1.8 STM at least a year to sell like mad and then get you to pony up again for the more premium mid range 50mm when it shows. They wouldn't want to cannibalize sales, and I suspect that the current gen 50mm f/1.4 is probably taking a bit of hit right now from the STM lens.

 

[vjlex]

its the 1D X II not the 5D IV

The image was changed. There was a mock up of a 5DIV before it was changed to a 1DX2

 

[NorbR]

I'm pretty confident that Canon is going to give the new 50mm f/1.8 STM at least a year to sell like mad and then get you to pony up again for the more premium mid range 50mm when it shows. They wouldn't want to cannibalize sales, and I suspect that the current gen 50mm f/1.4 is probably taking a bit of hit right now from the STM lens.

Agreed, no hopes for another 50mm so soon on the heels of the recent STM.
I know there are several more likely candidates, but I'm still hoping for the 85mm in that mid-range class, 85mm f/2 IS USM or so.
And I'd take a long hard look at that rumored "cheap" super tele as well ...

 

[jeffa4444]

Whilst the EOS 1DX 2 excites the Pros and those with deep pockets it will not sell in volumes that get Canon fortunes revived. I see more sense in either the 5D MKIV (not likely as that would affect 5DS / 5DS R sales) or the upmarket 6D replacement placed at the level of the Nikon D750. Dont really see any point in a SL2 if Canon are trying to shift their buyers upmarket unless it has a full frame sensor!

 

[unfocused]

I'm hoping for a SL2, so I can start a bunch of threads about it being the "Mirrorless Killer."

 

[Nelu]

By the way, isn't it funny that people keep referring the the Sony A7R II as the Sony A7R "Mark" II.... That's not the name I see Sony using. I guess it's the Canonazation of things...

Yeah, neither is "Canon 5D Mark IIII"...maybe "Canon 5D Mark IV"?