When will Canon Meet The Market Demand?

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I have been a long time Canon consumer and advocate however, they seem to be falling short with when it comes to releasing both the 5D MK3 and the 1DS MK 4. With the release of the Nikon D300 yesterday with a huge technical advancement and an affordable price I may be switching very soon.
 
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Am i the only one who´s worried about the D800? People are selling their Canon gear like crazy, nobody even cares about what the 5dmk3 will be. Is the new D800 the end for Canon? What is this?? Why are canon releasing a new 24 and a new 28?? It´s the same! just walk two steps backwards or forwards. And a new 24-70 prised almost like the same as a 5d2 combined with the old 24-70! What is wrong with canon?? What are they doing? Wake up!
 
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So, with your first post, you chose to:
1) presume market demand (my guess would be to get announced products to market is much higher priority)
2) assume the '5DmkIII' is going to be what you want
3) invoke "Nikon"

We have several threads running on this already and a few hijacked one IIRC.

I have a long-time, second-generation Nikon photographer friend that has been desperately waiting for the next body to come out, and I gave him a ton of new info on the rumors . . . and I only read this site.

Honestly, I feel dirty for shaming a newbie . . . but why bother with the post?
 
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All that is really up to you COPhotog, I'm not sure Canon isn't meeting "Market's demand", or yours specifically.

I for one have a 40D, that I purchased in March 2009, and it has paid itself MANY times, I purchased a 70-200 f/2.8L IS II USM last year in March, and it has already paid for itself. Now, that being said, sure, I wouldn't mind a new body with new features, and I'm start to think it might be time to get a 7D, but I don't think that it's impossible for me to take very nice shots with my 40D, I don't shoot with it and always think, gees, I wish... I just go out and shoot ;)

I look at the new Canon EOS 1D-X camera, and the web server functionality, would be very useful for my kiosk operator as I'm out there taking shots in an arena that has 3 rinks, the operator could download my pictures as I'm running between rinks.

Now if you think another manufacturer is offering exactly what the "Market" wants, or more specifically what COPhotog wants, and you can't live without, or whatever reason, go for it, and don't look back.

Bernard
 
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I guess Canon knows nothing about meeting market demand. That's why no one buys their stock and why if you check any sales statistics you'll never see Canon's products on those lists.

I certainly hope all these people decide to dump their Canon lenses. Maybe it will drive the prices down for the rest of us.
 
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I don't think Nikon will meet the demand - D4 delayed now until March 15th - firmware issue???

So this hurry to jump ship may come back to kick you in the nads later.

TBH its all a load of crap - you either like taking photos and the camera you have, or buy a new upgrade. Unless you make cash back from it, you make a loss.Its like buying the latest Iphone or Ipad you feel great at the time but you know in less than a years time you will be p*ssed off with your purchase when the new model comes out and go through the whole cycle again.
 
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Maestro said:
Am i the only one who´s worried about the D800? People are selling their Canon gear like crazy, nobody even cares about what the 5dmk3 will be. Is the new D800 the end for Canon? What is this?? Why are canon releasing a new 24 and a new 28?? It´s the same! just walk two steps backwards or forwards. And a new 24-70 prised almost like the same as a 5d2 combined with the old 24-70! What is wrong with canon?? What are they doing? Wake up!
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I'm not worried by the D800. It's good since it means there is a nice body out there. And it may pressure Canon to do more. I am a little worried that Canon yet realized they'd need to step up again and will be quite ready for it, but we will see.

I don't see how the new lenses are a step back. The 24-70 shows signs that it might be one of the sharpest zooms ever made, at least from the consumer brands, maybe even the sharpest ever. The 24 and 28 may be much sharper than the old versions too and have much better AF (for the price it does seem a bit odd they couldn't toss in any low dispersion elements though).
 
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Maui5150 said:
V8Beast said:
I'll give Canon until the end of the month to announce the 5DIII. If it doesn't, I'm putting in a pre-order for a D800 and putting 10 years worth of Canon gear up on ebay.
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Can you give us a list of your gear so I know what to look for?
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Sure:

- 1DsIII (tentatively sold)
- 1D Mark II N
- 5D Classic
- 17-40L
- 24-105L
- 70-300L
- Three 550EX flashes
- Remote release
- B&W 67mm circular polarizer
 
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COPhotog said:
I have been a long time Canon consumer and advocate however, they seem to be falling short with when it comes to releasing both the 5D MK3 and the 1DS MK 4. With the release of the Nikon D300 yesterday with a huge technical advancement and an affordable price I may be switching very soon.
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Does the D800 make better pictures than any 5D MkII or 40D?

I need tools for photography and I like my EF 2.8/24 because it is light, compact and gives lucid images. The only thing I missed was FTM by an USM drive.
And Canon added IS plus a slightly better correction (if I interpret the the MTF graphs at canon USA correctly) plus a closer focus distance. Not that I missed these specs too much with my old 24 mm lens but - as crop cam user - this might be highly interesting for video (shure, not with the D40).

I think it is not too odd to go that way. And - does each of us know "the market" ?
 
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The question being proposed is when will Canon meet the market demand, should be renamed to Canon should give me, a single person everything that I want for $10, with a $10 rebate. This seems so illogical to me, Canon is a business and it needs to look at not only what the market demands now, but what the market may need in the future.

People need to think of the fact that the camera is just a tool, if it doesn't have one feature, oh well, work with what you have. I still plan on purchasing the 5d mk2 even when the 5dmk3 is coming out, because I know the camera is only a tool and it will still produce award winning photos. It doesn't mean that my images will come out any worse because I don't have the latest and greatest camera.
 
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COPhotog said:
I have been a long time Canon consumer and advocate however, they seem to be falling short with when it comes to releasing both the 5D MK3 and the 1DS MK 4. With the release of the Nikon D300 yesterday with a huge technical advancement and an affordable price I may be switching very soon.
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first of all that was the D800. But why do you expect a 1Ds? I think canon gave up that with the 1DX. Nikon always had the high MP game covered with the D3X and if you thought that was expensive, then the 1DsIII wasn't for you. So it sounds you want high MP over anything else, yet it seems to me a 22MP 5DIII is plenty good.
 
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I am also thrilled with the possibility of a new Canon. But I like my 5DmkII - I shoot mostly landscapes- and I am not going to sell my gear if no camera is introduced. In fact I bought recently some Christmas presents for my 5DmkII: an EF100-400mm L and an EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II :)

However, I do not know if I will buy it the new 24-70 II as a birthday present since I do not
wish to make my 24-105L feel jealous ;D
 
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