CES Announcements Expected from Canon

[Canon Rumors]

CES 2016 is just over a month away, the show runs from January 6, 2016 until January 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Canon usually announces some consumer products for the show during the first part of January.</p>
<p>At the last CES, Canon announced a slew of lower end PowerShot cameras, as well as the Connect Station and a new EOS 6D kit with the EF 24-105 f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. In 2014, Canon announced PowerShot cameras as well as consumer camcorders. Can we expect the same sort of thing for CES 2016?</p>
<p>History says we’ll get a few announcements from Canon, but as I’m writing this, the possibility of an EOS M product being announced for the show seems highly unlikely. The entry level EOS M10 was just announced about 6 weeks ago and that would fit the CES show a lot better than a “pro” mirrorless camera, or even a replacement to the EOS M3.</p>
<p>Is a DSLR possible? If there was going to be a DSLR announcement, I’d say it would be for the EOS 70D replacement. There have been a few hints over the last 3-4 weeks that the 70D was on its way out. Though an announcement, even for a lower end DSLR, would be very unusual for Canon.</p>
<p>A lot of people are asking about the Rebel SL1 replacement, to which we have no answer for.</p>
<p>We are hearing there will be a second set of announcements the 4th week of January, but we’ve been unable to confirm that with any sort of certainty.</p>

 

[brianb]

Is it too much to ask for a 5D4 announcement? Come on Canon!

 

[bseitz234]

Is it too much to ask for a 5D4 announcement? Come on Canon!

For the Consumer Electronics Show? Yes. I mean, I get that technically anyone who buys a product is a consumer, so even the 1D series is a "consumer camera", if you're considering the right pool of consumers. But I think an SL2 announcement would fit best of anything at this show, if they're going to announce a DSLR at all and not just stick to point and shoots and selphy printers...

 

[kaihp]

Last year Canon announced a slew of lower end PowerShot cameras, as well as the Connect Station and a new EOS 6D kit with the EF 24-105 f/3.5-5.6 IS STM. In 2014, Canon announced PowerShot cameras as well as consumer camcorders.

Last year?
We're still in 2015 according to my calendar

 

[Ozarker]

Can anyone attend CES? I live just 90 miles from Las Vegas.

 

[bcflood]

I just bought a 70D on Cyber Monday, so of course they'll announce an 80D. You're welcome, everyone :

 

[jebrady03]

If the rumors about Nikon and Samsung turn out to be true, anything Canon announces will go practically unnoticed.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

Can anyone attend CES? I live just 90 miles from Las Vegas.

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[David Littleboy]

I just bought a 70D on Cyber Monday, so of course they'll announce an 80D. You're welcome, everyone :

Thanks!

But I'd rather that it were the 6D that you bought.

(I want to see what the 6DII (or 6Ds (!!!)) looks like before splurging on a 5Ds, but Canon's taking their own sweet time about coming out with the next 6-series camera. Sigh. Maybe CES.)

 

[9VIII]

I was really hoping for the SL2 this fall, oh well.
Maybe if they wait long enough it'll share some sensor tech with the 1DXMkII.

Not that it would stop me from experimenting with other systems, but ironically the SL series would be my ideal wildlife body, to be used with supertelephoto lenses.

 

[bkxmnr]

So no full frame EOS-M. {sigh}.

 

[CG photography]

I am confused why CR guy does not think the 1dxii is a possible announcement. I keep hearing that the 1dxii will be shipping by spring/summer 2016; so January is already a late announcement if we are looking for an early summer release. Do we now think the 1dx ii will be pushed back?

 

[Peer]

I am confused why CR guy does not think the 1dxii is a possible announcement.

Because, as the "CR guy" explained, Canon has a history of announcing consumer gear at the CES -- which isn't much of a stretch since this is after all a CONSUMER Electronics Show. An 1DX2 announcement would rather fit for the NAB show.

-- peer

 

[Ozarker]

I am confused why CR guy does not think the 1dxii is a possible announcement. I keep hearing that the 1dxii will be shipping by spring/summer 2016; so January is already a late announcement if we are looking for an early summer release. Do we now think the 1dx ii will be pushed back?

Funny. Why would you be confused? At this point what will be announced is anybody's guess... except for insiders who already know and cannot divulge the information.

 

[plam_1980]

Is it too much to ask for a 5D4 announcement? Come on Canon!

It was repeated several times here that 5D4 will (and should) be announced after 1D X2, and is likely to be available not earlier than next autumn. So first, because of the Olympics, we should see an announcement of 1D X2 (of course not at CES) and only some considerable time after that 5D4

 

[plam_1980]

I am confused why CR guy does not think the 1dxii is a possible announcement. I keep hearing that the 1dxii will be shipping by spring/summer 2016; so January is already a late announcement if we are looking for an early summer release. Do we now think the 1dx ii will be pushed back?

Next year is an Olympic games' year and 1DxII should be in time for that, they absolutely cannot afford to miss it.

 

[AWR]

If I remember right, there was other announcements around CES last year.
At around these times in December we started to hear about "3 different 5D models", which didn't make any sense then, and nobody seemed to believe at first.

And If I remember right, it was around January last year when strong believable rumors about 5Ds and 5Ds R started surfacing.

 

[Maximilian]

Is it too much to ask for a 5D4 announcement? Come on Canon!

It was repeated several times here that 5D4 will (and should) be announced after 1D X2, and is likely to be available not earlier than next autumn. So first, because of the Olympics, we should see an announcement of 1D X2 (of course not at CES) and only some considerable time after that 5D4

Remember that fall 2016 is photokina time. Perfect fair for a 5D4.
but much to far in the future for us

 

[Quackator]

Well..... let's muse about the rumour that Nikon acquired Samsung
and imagine what happens when they announce the new D5 is imminent,
saying it will be mirrorless with a Samsung BSI sensor........

It is unthinkable that an acquisition that large was offered only to one party.

So, Canon knows what is coming, and will likely have an answer to that.

*IF* they have something, I'd expect them to race in order to announce
theirs before Nikon. NX1 critiques have been too good to not raise
expectations sky high for a full frame Nikon with that tech.

The very near future will be a show of force from all competitors,
trying to put up their stake in a room full of expectations.

 

[Maximilian]

Well..... let's muse about the rumour that Nikon acquired Samsung
...

To make it short:
In another thread it was corrected that Nikon didn't acquire any part of Samsung or even whole Samsung (too expensive) but bought some rights/patents.
So no aquisiton but closer cooperation at best.

Now let's muse on...


edit: see here http://www.canonrumors.com/forum/index.php?topic=28489.msg562093#msg562093