ahsanford said:Talys said:Personally, I think there will be a 5D consolidation.
Are you saying a future 5D supercamera is coming in the vein of the D850 / A7R3? High MP *and* high fps?
I only see Canon following suit here if the D850 is stealing Canon business hand over fist, and we don't have any indication that is happening yet. I think a yet-higher MP / 5 fps rig in the 5DS2/5DSR2 lets Canon continue to offer two pro FF bodies in the $3k neighborhood, which is something they very much want to keep doing.
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Well, it's entirely possible that they keep two 5D models (down from three), but my guess is that if they did that, it would be more along the Sony direction of A7/A7R, where they are very similar except for megapixels.
I think that there will almost certainly be a 5D model that has a megapixel/fps mix that is competitive with D850, because Canon would be loathe to release a new flagship enthusiast DSLR in 2019 that isn't competitive in headline stats with the 2017 D850.
The way I see it:
Scenario A) The simplest route would be to super 5DSR. Everyone would love a 5DSR with 50 megapixel dual pixel, Compressed CR3, 9 fps, and a little better high ISO performance.
Then, the question becomes, do they make another model that sits above the 6D2, or just bump the 6D series to fill that gap?
Scenario B) The alternate route would be to drop a buffed up 5D4, with more megapixels and a faster drive speed that makes it essentially a Canon D850.
The 5DSR would be a higher megapixel, slower drive version of this, like you suggest. I'm just not sure how popular 50-60 megapixels would be compared to 42-ish, because that's a much smaller difference than 50 vs. 30 megapixels.
Scenario C) They could, of course, keep 5D5 a 30 megapixel camera. But I really, really doubt that, because more megapixels sells new bodies.
I see the most likely as (A), because it would make for the splashiest launch before lucrative Tokyo 2020 sales.
AlanF said:Talys said:I've played with the Nikon. The problem with that lens is that it is not a satisfyingly sharp at 500mm. The niche it fills is people who don't want to send a lot, and want a first party lens -- because I can't see how it is better than the Sigma in any way other than it that.
I woudn't want that lens either. It's too heavy and has real competition from the 150-600s. The interesting lens is the Nikkor 300mm f/4 PF, which is very sharp and light and goes well with the 1.4xTC. Currently, you would have to rip the 400mm DO II out of my dead hands, and I wish Canon would update its smaller and slower primes.
Exactly. If Canon wanted a me-too consumer long reach zoom, I'd much rather see something competitive in performance with the 150-600s, which set a higher bar.
It would be great to see Canon update their smaller/slower/less expensive primes!
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