If Canon made a " truly ultimate" DSLR body for, say, $10k would you buy it?

[LovePhotography]

And by that, I mean a DSLR that is as good as good can get for 2015....
And, by "truly ultimate" I mean by whatever floats your boat that is realistic.
No, "Yes, if they added....." The definition of "ultimate" is your definition, not mine...

 

[meywd]

not enough cash ;D

 

[Jim Saunders]

Well now, is this a question of what I expect for 10 large or what Canon would sell for that much? The two are most likely different.

Jim

 

[Canon1]

I already have the ultimate camera in my 5d3. Does everything I need it to do and then some. Will be adding a 7d2 soon and hoping it will also impress.

For me the glass is more important... And the experience out in the field trumps both.

 

[tculotta]

That's way too much for a body for what I'm seeking. I expect that Canon will be offering everything I want by early 2015 - a high MP FF sensor with ~8-10 FPS. It'll probably retail for $3,500-$4,000.

 

[jdramirez]

I've mulled over buying the 1dx... so cost isn't that much of an issue... but I'm really happy with my 5D mkiii... really happy with it. Sure there could be better... but I'm a happy camper.

 

[Dylan777]

Yes, only if it can transform from DSLR to mirrorless at a push of a button... :

Otherwise, my crappy 1DX does quite in all situations

 

[Loswr]

I already bought it, it cost $6799.

 

[old-pr-pix]

For $10K I'm thinking medium format... current Pentax 645Z is "just" $8,500.

Realistically I suspect the manufacturers of 135 sensor size cameras are going to struggle to push prices much above current levels even as the technology improves. Cameras, sensors, processors, etc. are getting better and better but the improvements, nice as they are, are not huge and their added value is significant to a declining population (i.e more people are finding current technology is "good enough" for longer periods of time). The technology is maturing. In many ways we are approaching a replacement market - people only buying because their current camera has worn-out/broken.

I'm sure lots of folks will grab the new 5DIV when it arrives; but I doubt it will be a majority of current 5DIII owners - at least not in the first couple years. Many (certainly not all) 5DIII owners are satisfied with what the have and will remain so for 3-5 years. Ditto for the 1DX.

 

[tcmatthews]

I will wait until the technology trickles down to a more reasonable price. For me the 5D III is over priced. It looked like the price was going to get to a more reasonable then ML came out with the RAW video and the price skyrocket back up to list.

No I will buy a used 5D III or more likely a 6D II or III with most of the features of the 5D III.

 

[tolusina]

For $10K I'm thinking medium format... current Pentax 645Z is "just" $8,500.....

The Z has my attention.
What's it missing and what flash system to switch to that can be radio controlled by Pentax, Canon or whatever?

 

[privatebydesign]

I voted no, not because I wouldn't, but because my personal ultimate camera would be the 1DX MkII if it has >20MP, and that won't cost $10,000.

I have said since I went digital that when they make a digital camera that can replace my 1VHS's I have died and gone to heaven, I believe that is a 24MP, 10fps, full frame, best AF and metering 1 series body.

For me the 1DX MkII is the most important announcement for many years, if it comes next year and hits my personal bullet points I am a very happy camper, if it doesn't I will have to look at options, my 1Ds MkIII's really are showing their age! Maybe I'd have to go 5D MkIII's or IV's, but I can't wait too much longer.

 

[privatebydesign]

For $10K I'm thinking medium format... current Pentax 645Z is "just" $8,500.....

The Z has my attention.
What's it missing and what flash system to switch to that can be radio controlled by Pentax, Canon or whatever?

Put your Canon flashes on Phottix Odin II's.

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

I have no claim to a "final" camera. But I imagine this thing would have to be modular as medium format cameras:


Chassis.
Back digital with several options for sensor 18 MP (low ligth) until 50MP (landscape).
LCD and viewfinder interchangeable, in different sizes to choose from.

Something similar to Mamya or Phase One.

 

[dash2k8]

10K? No way. A 135 format DSLR should not cost 10K. For that price I'd expect at least medium format. If in fact any camera maker made a body so feature-rich that the 10K price tag is justified, it means the camera will have 150 advanced functions that will be useless to me. 200fps? Max ISO at 1,000,000? DR of 100 stops? Ultimate, but totally useless.

 

[Mt Spokane Photography]

And by that, I mean a DSLR that is as good as good can get for 2015....
And, by "truly ultimate" I mean by whatever floats your boat that is realistic.
No, "Yes, if they added....." The definition of "ultimate" is your definition, not mine...

I also voted no. The question is vague and I already have the best camera I can afford. I have no idea as to what is possible to cram into a 10k camera, but not likely anything I'd want to pay for. I think that what I need can be sold for $2500. Camera bodies come and go, but good glass can be used for 20 years or more.

 

[gsealy]

The 1DC was fairly close to the ultimate DSLR when it came out, and it was around $10K. I didn't buy it. The thing is that for me there were alternatives that were much less expensive and they fit my needs. I believe that will always be the case, and we will see technology continue to advance. Companies on a big budget can spend the big bucks or subcontract out specialized work.

 

[Halfrack]

For Canon to hit $10k for a body would be a huge reach. It would have to work amazing with all the second gen L glass we have already (300/2.8 L IS II, 24-70 2.8L II, etc), not require yet another outlay for 3rd gen L glass.

Canon's power is in leveraging what they already have, not creating a whole new system. The Pentax 645Z has my attention due to multiple factors, one being the existing crop of lenses that work with it.

 

[eml58]

Well I feel the word "ultimate" throws a bit of the impossible into the vote game, today's "ultimate" is generally tomorrow's also ran.

But, when Canon (note "when") develop & bring to Market a 1D body, 50MP Sensor, 8 fps, built in WiFi, +65 focus points etc etc, I'm on board in a New York second, hopefully that 50 MP sensor will have all the attributes of the current Sony 50 MP sensor.

Considering the 645z has most of these points, but lacks some, and sells for $8,500 I'de hazard a guess that Canon may bring this Body to Market at the 8k to 10k point, which would work very well for me, I can flick the 5DMK III which other than the focus system I feel hasn't been much of an upgrade over the 5DMK II, completely bin my 1Ds MK III & coupled with the 1Dx II (not a lot wrong with the 1Dx, but the 1Dx II has to be better, right ??), then I'm in the happy happy camper group.

For a year or two at least, but still waiting for that "ultimate" camera, which is a bit like that Unicorn of Nuero's, or the well hung squirrel of Sporgon's, don't see too many.

 

[jrista]

Nope. $10k for a DSLR, regardless what it does, is utterly ludicrous. I'd NEVER pay that much, not even if money was no object. If I was to spend that kind of money, it would need to be something with a much larger sensor than 35mm FF. For $10k, I would really expect, these days, to get a full 55x44mm sensor in an MFD with an excellent selection of lenses, and the option for interchangeable backs. You can already get a 44x33mm sensor MFD for as little as $8k.