Invites for February Canon Press Event Going Out [CR3]

mclaren777 said:
Here's my dream scenario: Canon announces the 1D X Mark II on February 2nd with immediate availability the same day.

Reason for doing this: they want to make sure photographers at the Super Bowl have access to the latest and greatest tech.

The 1DX2 will likely be at the Superbowl.... No one will know it's there except the shooter who's using it and under an tight NDA....
 
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Mancubus said:
To make up for recent disappointments I'm expecting no less than: 1dx2, 5d4, 6d2 and sl2. All announced at the same event for release no later than April and with specs that clearly outperform Nikon and Sony equivalents.

If Canon outperforms Sony and Nikon spec wise it won't do anything for me. I would love Canon to substantially improve upon current Canon models. I don't care what competition is doing. This is easier said than done as current models are excellent in what they are supposed to do.

If this is going to be a major announcement I feel that it won't be just about upgrade models. There should be something more.
 
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Mancubus said:
To make up for recent disappointments I'm expecting no less than: 1dx2, 5d4, 6d2 and sl2. All announced at the same event for release no later than April and with specs that clearly outperform Nikon and Sony equivalents.
You can go kill yourself now. This is not gonna happen.
I´m waiting for new sensors too, but if you look at Canon history, it is not likely (yet not impossible) they´ll make such a splash.
 
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5 days ago, someone in DPR mentioned February 1 announcement date for 1D XII. He actually said both 15+ stops of DR and 22MP were wrong. This is what he said:

"Didn't even get the Resolution right and they BS about DR ratio. Canon already handed out NDA for 1Dx II during CES. You guys can wait for Feb 1 release and stop reading Canon Rumors BS."

When asked how he knew about this he didn't want to elaborate referring to NDA.

There was another mention of February press event in DPR couple of days ago by another forum member. So, it seems that 1D XII announcement is only two weeks away.
 
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Diltiazem said:
5 days ago, someone in DPR mentioned February 1 announcement date for 1D XII. He actually said both 15+ stops of DR and 22MP were wrong. This is what he said:

"Didn't even get the Resolution right and they BS about DR ratio. Canon already handed out NDA for 1Dx II during CES. You guys can wait for Feb 1 release and stop reading Canon Rumors BS."

When asked how he knew about this he didn't want to elaborate referring to NDA.

There was another mention of February press event in DPR couple of days ago by another forum member. So, it seems that 1D XII announcement is only two weeks away.
I think that DR will improve by only 1/2 to 1 stop over the current model. They haven't built a new sensor fabrication plant so unless they get the sensors from another manufacturer I can't see them getting a huge increase in DR. What I do think is the DR will drop gradually as you increase the iso making it a more usable camera in lower light.
 
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sanj said:
I have noticed that Canon lately makes all their products available soon after announcement and in not so restricted quantities.

That's true of their mid and lower end stuff. High end products tend to take longer, especially when they get development announcements such as the 200-400 (15 months) and the 600 DO (still in the works). However, with the Olympics in under 8 months I doubt it will take as much as 5 months from announcement to release like the 1D X did.
 
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MintChocs said:
Diltiazem said:
5 days ago, someone in DPR mentioned February 1 announcement date for 1D XII. He actually said both 15+ stops of DR and 22MP were wrong. This is what he said:

"Didn't even get the Resolution right and they BS about DR ratio. Canon already handed out NDA for 1Dx II during CES. You guys can wait for Feb 1 release and stop reading Canon Rumors BS."

When asked how he knew about this he didn't want to elaborate referring to NDA.

There was another mention of February press event in DPR couple of days ago by another forum member. So, it seems that 1D XII announcement is only two weeks away.
I think that DR will improve by only 1/2 to 1 stop over the current model. They haven't built a new sensor fabrication plant so unless they get the sensors from another manufacturer I can't see them getting a huge increase in DR. What I do think is the DR will drop gradually as you increase the iso making it a more usable camera in lower light.

I think 14+ DR is quite likely. Many actually think that Canon has the technology to achieve it. We will know soon.
 
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Although I would never be able to afford a 1DX/1DXii, this is really exciting and I can't wait to see what the 1DXii will be like. I'm really hoping Canon do a huge upgrade for all the new bodies this year (6D2 especially).

Since Nikon and Samsung have that partnership now, what happened to their partnership with Sony? If it has ended, that does leave the slim possibility of a Sony/Canon partnership!
 
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crashpc said:
Mancubus said:
To make up for recent disappointments I'm expecting no less than: 1dx2, 5d4, 6d2 and sl2. All announced at the same event for release no later than April and with specs that clearly outperform Nikon and Sony equivalents.
You can go kill yourself now. This is not gonna happen.
I´m waiting for new sensors too, but if you look at Canon history, it is not likely (yet not impossible) they´ll make such a splash.
I think you missed the invisible sarcasm tag :)
 
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rrcphoto said:
dlee13 said:
Since Nikon and Samsung have that partnership now

they do?

Well not so much a partnership, but they did acquire their mirrorless tech. Actually seems I may have been wrong and it wasn't confirmed :-[
https://www.slrlounge.com/nikon-also-denies-samsung-purchase-olympus-f1-2-primes-confirmed-lightroom-mobile-free-daily-roundup/
http://petapixel.com/2015/12/02/nikon-acquired-samsungs-camera-tech-report-says/
 
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rrcphoto said:
MintChocs said:
I think that DR will improve by only 1/2 to 1 stop over the current model. They haven't built a new sensor fabrication plant

they don't need to.

No, they do not. They can convert an exist fab process in an existing plant. It's already been done. The C300II has on sensor ADC.
 
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