Fixed lens “Retro” camera coming from Canon?

[memoriaphoto]

Do you mean with the SOOC JPEGs or when using RAW? And if using RAW, which converter are you using?

JPEG for this type of camera

 

[PhotoBob]

I could see a lot of uses for this if it had a 40mpx-ish FF sensor and a perfectly rectilinear fixed lens so you don't have to diddle with the geometry in post. Other than that, meh. Too many other options out there.

 

[memoriaphoto]

The oversaturated, hyper-punchy, and "film" looks can be achieved easily in post; on the other hand, you may find some great tutorials (as the one linked below) to explain how to create beautiful Canon Picture Styles, using Canon software, that can be easily uploaded to use in camera. You can even download pre-made Fujii styles for the green skies, etc. Or you can demand out-of-the-box-options. Choice is good!

EDIT: Here's one more link for quick and easy "film styles":

Thanks, I'll give it a go! I've tried it before but wasn't really pleased with the results but I will spend some more time with it. That said I still think Canon (with waaaay more colorist knowledge than most end users) should put something really eye-pleasing and retro together for such a camera. IF they make it.

 

[neuroanatomist]

So, what does that tell us?

The Nikon Zf was the best-selling camera...at one chain...in one country...on one Thursday in February. Quick, have the Communications department draft a press release! Oh, wait...that's a Sony strategy.

 

[koenkooi]

The Nikon Zf was the best-selling camera...at one chain...in one country...on one Thursday in February. Quick, have the Communications department draft a press release! Oh, wait...that's a Sony strategy.

Sony marketing said they don’t do such press releases and heavily implied doing so would be tacky. Jared Polin asked them when Canon did their press release earlier this month. And then showed the press releases Sony did in the past

 

[neuroanatomist]

Sony marketing said they don’t do such press releases and heavily implied doing so would be tacky. Jared Polin asked them when Canon did their press release earlier this month. And then showed the press releases Sony did in the past

Yeah, I recall that Sony once did a PR for being the #1 FF vendor...in South Korea...for a two-month period. And Nikon PR'd that they were the #1 full frame camera brand in the US for the month of December, 2017.

For Canon, I have seen #1 in the US and globally on an annual basis, but I don't recall seeing such 'tacky' limited press releases.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

If you find a Leica for $2500, please order 50 for me!

Pay me in advance on the dark web in bitcoin.

 

[YuengLinger]

EOS R50 is currently at the first place:

https://www.yodobashi.com/category/19055/19056/200003/ranking/

So, what does that tell us?

I have no idea what this tells us, but my daughter tells me she loves her R50. (Even with the little hotshoe-adapter so she can use my old 430ex for bounce.)

It would be interesting to see if younger photographers would choose a modern design or retro. Without nostalgia, would the retro be appealing?

 

[Del Paso]

Pay me in advance on the dark web in bitcoin.

The money has been transferred, I'm impatiently waiting for my camera.

 

[neuroanatomist]

It would be interesting to see if younger photographers would choose a modern design or retro. Without nostalgia, would the retro be appealing?

The Hottest Gen Z Gadget Is a 20-Year-Old Digital Camera (Published 2023)

Young people are opting for point-and-shoots and blurry photos.

www.nytimes.com

 

[EOS 4 Life]

EOS R50 is currently at the first place:

https://www.yodobashi.com/category/19055/19056/200003/ranking/

So, what does that tell us?

That the list pretty much changes every day even though it is supposed to cover 100 days?

 

[Del Paso]

That the list pretty much changes every day even though it is supposed to cover 100 days?

Companies just have to wait for the right day to be number one.
So they can inform the hungry internet/youtube crowd "We are Number One selling camera in Llandovery's Biglyclick camera store"

 

[YuengLinger]

The Hottest Gen Z Gadget Is a 20-Year-Old Digital Camera (Published 2023)

Young people are opting for point-and-shoots and blurry photos.

www.nytimes.com

It's behind the paywall.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Companies just have to wait for the right day to be number one.
So they can inform the hungry internet/youtube crowd "We are Number One selling camera in Llandovery's Biglyclick camera store"

Even BCN, which aggregates many retailers, is not very stable outside of the top few (and sometimes, not even there). When a model can jump from #90 to #30 in one month, it suggests the actual number of units being considered is relatively small.

I suppose that makes sense – per CIPA, there were ~38,000 ILCs shipped to Japan in January, so the BCN data are representing ~19,000 units. Given the dozens of camera models available (multiplied a bit by BCN since they rank by SKU, e.g. sales of different colors or kits with different lenses are counted separately), that means probably a few hundred units for the most popular cameras and a few tens of units for the bottom part of the list.

 

[neuroanatomist]

It's behind the paywall.

Sorry, but the takeaway is mostly in the title. Old ('vintage') fixed lens cameras are very popular with Gen Z. So the rumor of a Canon 'retro' fixed lens camera is not out in left field.

 

[YuengLinger]

I don't know anything about the Nikon, and little about Canon's R8, but the Nikon stands at #51 in sales of mirrorless cameras on Amazon, while the R8 is ranked at #3.

The R6II is ranked at #5 in "DSLR Cameras." Seems to be some category ambivalence going on here.

 

[P-visie]

It's behind the paywall.

This trend has been going on for a while: Here is a link to a post (october 2022) on Petapixel.

 

[EOS 4 Life]

The R6II is ranked at #5 in "DSLR Cameras." Seems to be some category ambivalence going on here.

That just means that some Amazon storefronts list it as a DSLR.

 

[Sporgon]

Sorry, but the takeaway is mostly in the title. Old ('vintage') fixed lens cameras are very popular with Gen Z. So the rumor of a Canon 'retro' fixed lens camera is not out in left field.

Yes I can confirm this here in the UK. There’s one Olympus point and shoot 35mm with a sliding cover that seems to be the must have camera with younger people, the so-called Gen Z. (I believe I’m a ‘Baby Boomer’).

 

[AlanF]

Yes I can confirm this here in the UK. There’s one Olympus point and shoot 35mm with a sliding cover that seems to be the must have camera with younger people, the so-called Gen Z. (I believe I’m a ‘Baby Boomer’).

There was BBC programme on them. Advice was important to get one that takes an SD card and has obtainable batteries.