EOS 100D/SL1 finally discontinued?

[applecider]

I've always wondered if the SL1 was an attempt by canon to deny the need for mirrorless cameras by showing what a dsl could be, it was a great statement to that effect. Certainly the more or less contemporaneous M1 was not a whole hearted endorsement of the mirrorless ideology.

If that is the case then perhaps they won't be refreshing it, sadly.

If however it is the beginning of a line cameras then we should be seeing the replacement fairly soon.

If the upcoming show is all about mirrorless, then that may be the answer that cannon has come to kicking screaming and denying all the way, that is that the small dslr is a mirrorless body.

A refresh of the SL1 will probably come out at $600 +, and sell like crazy once it gets shifted to a "refurb" at $400. But then I've always wondered if the refurbs are really new items that canon has decided to unload.

 

[tcmatthews]

I've always wondered if the SL1 was an attempt by canon to deny the need for mirrorless cameras by showing what a dsl could be, it was a great statement to that effect. Certainly the more or less contemporaneous M1 was not a whole hearted endorsement of the mirrorless ideology.

If that is the case then perhaps they won't be refreshing it, sadly.

If however it is the beginning of a line cameras then we should be seeing the replacement fairly soon.

If the upcoming show is all about mirrorless, then that may be the answer that cannon has come to kicking screaming and denying all the way, that is that the small dslr is a mirrorless body.

A refresh of the SL1 will probably come out at $600 +, and sell like crazy once it gets shifted to a "refurb" at $400. But then I've always wondered if the refurbs are really new items that canon has decided to unload.

I am quite convinced my Canon 7D II refurb bought from Canon was new. Everything was packaged just like a new Camera. I checked shutter count today and it read around 250. Which I am sure are probably all mine. (I had to test out a high speed burst.) It came in a plain brown box. Sometimes boxes get damaged during shipping. Cameras with damaged boxes do not sell.

 

[KeithBreazeal]

SL-1 in it's normal function

Pole Cam details © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal, on Flickr

 

[Poz]

I will be very unhappy if Canon are going to ditch the SL-1 line in favour of some EVF or mutant alternative. For many foks, the SL-1 was a perfect 'back up body', and in my case I've been salivating at the thought of an SL-2 with a better sensor...

 

[Snzkgb]

I will be very unhappy if Canon are going to ditch the SL-1 line in favour of some EVF or mutant alternative. For many foks, the SL-1 was a perfect 'back up body', and in my case I've been salivating at the thought of an SL-2 with a better sensor...

Totally agree with you. 100D or SL1 as people in US call it, is a perfect everyday camera, and it MUST be continued.

 

[slclick]

I will be very unhappy if Canon are going to ditch the SL-1 line in favour of some EVF or mutant alternative. For many foks, the SL-1 was a perfect 'back up body', and in my case I've been salivating at the thought of an SL-2 with a better sensor...

Totally agree with you. 100D or SL1 as people in US call it, is a perfect everyday camera, and it MUST be continued.

That can happen yet it entails people buying them new. Enough of them. Nothing else.

 

[Boyer U. Klum-Cey]

Hopefully, my SL1 lives long enough for The Great Canon "M" mystery to be solved. Sounds like we are getting near to, "Professor Canon in the Library with a Mirror less Wrench", eh?

 

[Bennymiata]

If you're looking for a replacement for the SL1, check out the M5.

Does everything an 80D does, but just so much smallerand lighter.

 

[Crosswind]

If you're looking for a replacement for the SL1, check out the M5.

Ahhhhm... I'd basically agree, but the price difference is a bit too gigantic to say that the M5 can be a replacement. And not to forget the specs difference between them two.

There is no real "replacement" yet, and probably never will.

I have to say that the M5 is the best camera I've ever had (coming from the 6D and jumped back to APS-C, and I do not regret it). If you are looking for a small but still ergonomic camera (some here believe you can't have both), you guys should definitely check it out, if the price tag doesn't scare you.