awinphoto said:
bikersbeard said:
It looks like nikon are announcing 2 new FX camera bodies in late august ( prob the D4 and D800 ) wont even bother asking about the 5DIII, looks like next summer from some rumors, but then thats what they are... rumors, could be longer could be earlier, i cant see canon bringing out the 5DIII before the 1DsIV though.. :-(
Just to play devils advocate... people blamed the 5d mark II for killing sales for the 1Ds being the same MP and a fraction of the cost... Couldn't Canon look at that... release the 5D M3 FIRST, let the mad rush and demand die off, then bring out a much superior 1Ds flagship and rake up the sales on the flagship? That way instead of people compromising on the 5d and killing 1ds sales, each can have their own hype, have separation between the two, and have people "upgrade" and or "splurge" on the 1ds? Just saying
I expect that it would work backwards from what you've plotted out: People tend to buy what's on the market. People waiting for a 1D/1Ds series camera would be more likely to ditch it for a 5D series body if that 5D was a leap ahead of the current 1D series body for their purposes, and when the 1D/1Ds series body finally released they would have no budget for it or simply wouldn't think it worth another upgrade. Likewise, buying the 5D would represent a step ahead for many whereas waiting for a 1D would leave them with the same old camera and no sign of a future update - consider that Canon doesn't announce camera models long ahead of time, announcing when they have stock at hand, in reverse of Nikon who typically announce long ahead of time which allows people to plan their future purchases.
People who actually need 1D/1Ds series features are going to buy it regardless, for the same reason they aren't to be so likely to stop using a 1D for a 5D (people whose shoots are AF- and burst-heavy, sports and journos for example) but you might get some people buying upwards to a 1D/1Ds considering how old the 5D Mark II is starting to look. It doesn't work the other way though, because nobody would wait out the 1D/1Ds launch for a new 5D unless price was the limiting factor, as it will be for most folks, in which case there was never any chance of them buying a 1D/1Ds in any case. Given how big the price difference is between cameras, I think cases of people jumping across the divide from one system to another are a rare case, but when it does happen it probably is a case of jumping down from the 1D to the 5D - so release the 1D/1Ds first so that doesn't happen.
i dont care about more mega pixels i just want a great focus system and full weather sealing and ill be a happy shooter 
