thepancakeman said:
There's got to be more than meets the eye, because as others have said, there is nothing obvious here to cause the delay in bringing this to market. Still, without WiFi, I'm probably going to look at alternatives.
I'm finding this pervasive notion that the 7D update is delayed rather bewildering. Updates to bodies which are incremental and small, in much the same ways that smartphones get incremental and frequent updates is that really the way we want it? (At least to me this is a lot of how Nikon/Sony (canon in the low end) are playing the game, lots of resources in pushing out a staggering number of models, with tiny changes among generations..)
A delay is purely in our minds, Canon did not to my knowledge publish a roadmap.
What I'm thinking is, with the relatively minor updates each new generation get, unless there is a huge ground breaker what's the point? The megapixel wars are over, the video DSLR wars will probably settle soon, things have reached a plateau where the quality generally available is sufficient for the wast majority of users and applications.
Can what we're seeing now be a sign of a return to the pre-DSLR days, where high(er) end bodies were released on much longer schedules? Possibly with firmware updates down the line being planned to enable buried or not ready features? (Canon DPAF for the CXXX series, the huge 2.x update for the 7D and the 5D mkII)
Yes I could obviously have wanted a bit better ISO/noise performance from my current 7D, slightly sharper) But for the majority of my stuff at least, no, not any real desire for a different camera, nor am I faced with an inability to shoot because of any shortcomings or perception that other brands perform much better.
So yes I'd rather take longer cycles, with more substantial updates, that keeps the value of my gear in the 2nd. hand market instead of a constant trickle of small updates.
cant say am excited. Have to wait for reviews (user reviews) specially regarding AF and noise performance.
