Canon's roadmap

[Loswr]

I can see more than half of those pictures taken by 5D mark II.

Not half, more like a quarter. A link to a metadata analysis of those image was posted in this thread.

I wonder... All those people posting that Canon is behind, that they have to catch up, whatever...what do they think about Canon being behind when a collection of Reuters' 'best images' of the year was shot with the camera distribution in that collection? I realize that there are many categories of photographer besides photojournalists, but eyeballing the pie chart, Nikon has 9-10%, Sony 1%, and Canon around 90% of the images in the collection. When seeing a piece of data like that, it helps put some of Canon's design choices (e.g. the 1D X) into perspective.

 

[RustyTheGeek]

Hmm, that chart is mighty interesting!

In general (and I've said it before in nauseating detail), Canon seems to be taking a 'damn the torpedoes, full price ahead' attitude with insane pricing for products that are delayed to increase desire. I think they are taking the Apple approach. Let anticipation build, keep quite and let the press and the bloggers work everyone into a fever pitch, then pull the trigger on the release but release slowly to encourage more pre-orders in the future and immediate snapping up of scarce stock.

Canon seems to be treating their product releases like having their hand on a revenue steam throttle. If they open it up full bore, people will get saturated with product and not buy as quickly but it they release products slow and let the pressure build up, they produce more power revenue.

Just a thought...

 

[K-amps]

My vote:
The price of the 5D3

That.... one blemish in an otherwise very desirable Camera.

 

[2n10]

I can see more than half of those pictures taken by 5D mark II.

Not half, more like a quarter. A link to a metadata analysis of those image was posted in this thread.

I wonder... All those people posting that Canon is behind, that they have to catch up, whatever...what do they think about Canon being behind when a collection of Reuters' 'best images' of the year was shot with the camera distribution in that collection? I realize that there are many categories of photographer besides photojournalists, but eyeballing the pie chart, Nikon has 9-10%, Sony 1%, and Canon around 90% of the images in the collection. When seeing a piece of data like that, it helps put some of Canon's design choices (e.g. the 1D X) into perspective.

Reuters supposedly has a contract with Canon to use their products. ???

 

[verysimplejason]

Hmm, that chart is mighty interesting!

In general (and I've said it before in nauseating detail), Canon seems to be taking a 'damn the torpedoes, full price ahead' attitude with insane pricing for products that are delayed to increase desire. I think they are taking the Apple approach. Let anticipation build, keep quite and let the press and the bloggers work everyone into a fever pitch, then pull the trigger on the release but release slowly to encourage more pre-orders in the future and immediate snapping up of scarce stock.

Canon seems to be treating their product releases like having their hand on a revenue steam throttle. If they open it up full bore, people will get saturated with product and not buy as quickly but it they release products slow and let the pressure build up, they produce more power revenue.

Just a thought...

That's why you need to keep your hands tied for a while. Control that itching. Prices normalize after 3-6 months.

 

[verysimplejason]

I can see more than half of those pictures taken by 5D mark II.

Not half, more like a quarter. A link to a metadata analysis of those image was posted in this thread.

I wonder... All those people posting that Canon is behind, that they have to catch up, whatever...what do they think about Canon being behind when a collection of Reuters' 'best images' of the year was shot with the camera distribution in that collection? I realize that there are many categories of photographer besides photojournalists, but eyeballing the pie chart, Nikon has 9-10%, Sony 1%, and Canon around 90% of the images in the collection. When seeing a piece of data like that, it helps put some of Canon's design choices (e.g. the 1D X) into perspective.

Sorry, I'm wrong but I think it's more than a third.