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OK A 7D2 I guess is welcome even if some time passes between announcement and availability. They first have to make it right eeeer I mean they first have to make it anyway ;DViggo said:tron said:So as to consider it announced March... unless you meant 7d2 which in that case you should have said ... 7d2 maybe? :Viggo said:tron said:Except that you are wrong! It was announced Sep 1, 2009.Viggo said:Available early in May? That means mid June , which is seriously dissapointing. It means previous years ridicolous delays will continue. The 7d announced in March, actual availability, mid December... And the 35 L II will earliest be a 2015 product... Yes I'm whining, but with good reason ;D
http://www.dpreview.com/products/canon/slrs/canon_eos7d
Yes, I am pretty much aware of CURRENT 7d :
I thought my sentence followed the timeline from the G1x rumor past the 35 L II and the mentioning of 2015 at the end made it clear, but no.. But yeah, 7d2..
mrzero said:... It isn't going to get much smaller or lighter, or faster or wider or longer lens'ed, and it isn't going to get cheaper either. If Canon upgraded the G1X properly, people's heads would explode. If they put in an EVF, optical flash master capability, dual pixel sensor with faster AF, a 24mm equivalent on the wide angle with 2.8, decent close focusing without having to hit the button, plus GPS, Wifi, and a touchscreen, it would sell like crazy. But I think Canon is more interested in offering multiple models with varying strong points than they are in offering a single model that crushes everything else. They don't want to cannibalize their G line sales and their DSLR sales. They want to sell you one of each (worked on me).
distant.star said:.
[...]
Any smaller and it gets into the EOS-M range. With the EOS-M you get a lot more versatility with interchangeable lenses (and APS-C sensor, of course).
Current dimensions:
G1 X: 4.6 X 3.2 X 2.6 (in)
EOS-M: 4.3 X 2.6 X 1.3 (in)
[...]
Correct! The advantage of the big sensor is nullified by the lens max aperture. Sensor cannot increase in size so the lens must be made faster. Which of course would cause a size and cost increase etc, etc...AvTvM said:mrzero said:... It isn't going to get much smaller or lighter, or faster or wider or longer lens'ed, and it isn't going to get cheaper either. If Canon upgraded the G1X properly, people's heads would explode. If they put in an EVF, optical flash master capability, dual pixel sensor with faster AF, a 24mm equivalent on the wide angle with 2.8, decent close focusing without having to hit the button, plus GPS, Wifi, and a touchscreen, it would sell like crazy. But I think Canon is more interested in offering multiple models with varying strong points than they are in offering a single model that crushes everything else. They don't want to cannibalize their G line sales and their DSLR sales. They want to sell you one of each (worked on me).
I agree with your predictions. But ... for me Canon's strategy has not worked. I won't buy another DSLR from them, and I will only buy a full-frame MILC, if they ever bring one, taht is good enough AND affordable. hehe.
At least in Europe, people who know what they are doing have stopped buying Canon G-powershots a long time ago already. The G1X was a dismla flop. The successor will be an even bigger flop, because of
a) pricing ["Canon considers this segment a “top of the line” product and it will probably be priced as such" bla bla] and
b) much better products available LEFT and RIGHT.
8) ;D
tron said:Correct! The advantage of the big sensor is nullified by the lens max aperture. Sensor cannot increase in size so the lens must be made faster. Which of course would cause a size and cost increase etc, etc...AvTvM said:mrzero said:... It isn't going to get much smaller or lighter, or faster or wider or longer lens'ed, and it isn't going to get cheaper either. If Canon upgraded the G1X properly, people's heads would explode. If they put in an EVF, optical flash master capability, dual pixel sensor with faster AF, a 24mm equivalent on the wide angle with 2.8, decent close focusing without having to hit the button, plus GPS, Wifi, and a touchscreen, it would sell like crazy. But I think Canon is more interested in offering multiple models with varying strong points than they are in offering a single model that crushes everything else. They don't want to cannibalize their G line sales and their DSLR sales. They want to sell you one of each (worked on me).
I agree with your predictions. But ... for me Canon's strategy has not worked. I won't buy another DSLR from them, and I will only buy a full-frame MILC, if they ever bring one, taht is good enough AND affordable. hehe.
At least in Europe, people who know what they are doing have stopped buying Canon G-powershots a long time ago already. The G1X was a dismla flop. The successor will be an even bigger flop, because of
a) pricing ["Canon considers this segment a “top of the line” product and it will probably be priced as such" bla bla] and
b) much better products available LEFT and RIGHT.
8) ;D
But as it is a smaller camera (say one with a 1inch sensor) with a faster lens would seem the better choice.
Lee Jay said:Canon Rumors said:You can expect a smaller and lighter body, a big boost in image quality (sensor size is unknown at this time), DIGIC 6,...
Big boost in image quality? The 70D sensor would be a small boost in image quality, and the processing of the DIGIC 6 would likewise be a small boost in JPEG image quality. So is that what passes for a "big boost in image quality" or are they doing something else, like an exceptional lens or better sensor technology than in the 70D? It's hard for me to believe they'd introduce new sensor tech in a product such as this, so I'm at a loss.