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    *UPDATED* Hello Amstelveen?

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    BEDTIME
    Back at it in the morning, I need a few hours at least.

    Hmmm
    We got the August 19, 2009 date from the following Danish web site.

    http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http……

    A few other online sources confirmed the date.

    Nothing yet! I have seen some announcements wait until 1AM EST.

    Canon USA’s point and shoot section is ready to go. Prices and “NEW” tags have been removed from various cameras.

    UPDATE
    There’s a press conference scheduled for 3PM CET today.

    http://translate.google.com/translate?u=………….

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    286 Comments

    2. Anonymous on

      The Pain!!! I need infos. Cut out the stills altogether. Give me full frame manual 24PEE at 1080PEE

    3. CanonLover on

      Yep that is right ! The prices are going off the site ! WAY TO GO CANON RUMORS !!!!!!!!! WOOOOOO !!!!!!!

    5. Mikey on

      For a country whose biggest export is IKEA, clearly nothing will be announced there beyond that of a bunch of bubble gum color p&s.

    7. WT21 on

      According to the same site, there is a press conference at 1500 hours dutch time (I think that’d be about 9am EDT?). This was just posted at 0600 today their local time, so it seems fresh.

      Still, lack of leaks means minor stuff, OR something REALLY huge (but that’s doubtful)

    10. Eric Ferguson on

      Hmm, true about the P&S assortment being modified.

      What announcement waited for 1:00AM EST? When was that?

    11. CanonLover on

      Ok so we know for sure that the ones with the missing price tags are going to be the ones that are getting removed ?

    16. yarrayering on

      are you guys aware of the fact that it`s around 5:30 am in Holland? Do they make announcements that early?

    20. CanonLover on

      I know ! HAHA ! I am about to start praying ! I hope that they are not expensive though !

    23. CanonLover on

      But howcome they are still on the cameras site ? Like I wonder if they are just making the prices go up or down ..?

    24. Haran on

      If you check the DXO pro website, there is a pdf, with 60D and all the lens are full frame, no AFS lens are compatible with it

    25. Neuron on

      Aha, please do! It seems like we’ll be waiting till tomorrow due to the whole press conference at 3pm thing. It’s only 6:30am now :-(

    26. Eric Ferguson on

      Interesting, that’s right, didn’t see that pattern. Nothing similar on the EOS pages though. Hope for the 60D is fading….

    29. Anonymous on

      I’ts that time of year for a 60D. 1.6x or FF, just needs 1080/24 and manual controls. I can feel it!

    30. homerfreak on

      It’s 6:37am here, I’m up since yesterday afternoon, I want a 60D announcement with full manual video and I’d like to have a T-Shirt ;) And a Canon neck strap with a Direct Print Button, that would be awesome.

    35. hungrybat on

      nevermind the PDF ’60D’ appears to just be a type of the D60 listed on the main page…. don’t bother

    39. Eric Ferguson on

      Announcements always seem to come from Amsterdam, thus the thread name.

      Coming up on 1am EST, so it’s midnight somewhere. Could this be it?

    48. Anonymous on

      It’s a new tactic from Canon. Instead of leaking before the deadline, they now do it after.

    50. CanonLover on

      Oh well, all of you guys are saying it is fake, So I am taking your word ! They didn’t go a pretty good job if they thought they could trick people….. U guys rock !

    51. Eric Ferguson on

      Very Photoshoppsed: a hoax pic. Look carefully at the “7”, it’s not even the same font as the rest of the text, or the usual canon branding. This is a 5D box, photoshopped.

    59. Eric Ferguson on

      In nine hours it will be the middle of the night in Japan…. this is all very strange.

    73. Eric Ferguson on

      Nope. But thanks for asking. So, whyddye say, are we staying up until 2:00AM? Anyone up for a game of tic tac toe….

    76. CanonLover on

      Good night …. I hope we will have better luck tomorrow .. It is not your fault Canon Rumors… You tried though !

    78. Anonymous on

      Wonder if Casiorumors was followed this much yesterday when they were announcing the new Exilm zoom!

    80. xcvbnm on

      yeah, forget it, not happening tonight

      very odd

      and would they really announce it in what would be the middle of the night in Japan tomorrow?

      very odd

    81. Eric Ferguson on

      I’ll hang around a bit longer but am starting to think more of the West needs to be in sunshine before Canon can properly reveal the SPECTACULAR FILMAKING TOOL that they have planned for today.

      The 60D really, really needs to come out today, so that availability can be secured for the beginning of the academic year in North America and Europe. Canon, if you’re listening: A 60D. Today! Please!

    83. CanonLover on

      I just wished we could all go to bed, then have a loud alarm when the cameras come out ! LOL

    85. Anonymous on

      It’s 7AM in Dutch time.

      The rumor said the conference will be held 3PM in Netherland; hence, there are still 8 hours left….

    88. jbl on

      Nah, I do not agree with this. I believe that even if it’s annonced today or in a few weeks, there won’t be much changes in sales. Consumers will buy it when they can have it, either or not it’s sync with the begining of the academic year. and schools already have old crappy gear OR the 5d mk2. So a 2-3 weeks difference won’t affect the 60D.

    92. CanonLover on

      I mean .. I am going to get off of my MacBook Pro …. Get my iPhone, lay it beside me .. set my alarm for every 2 hours… then go to bed, then wake up them every 2 hours and get on my iPhones internet and check Canon Rumors again ..

    94. Anonymous on

      1.15 pm in Western Australia so I’ll be able to keep my eye on things while you’re all asleep – I’ll give you a call if I hear anything ;-)

    95. jbl on

      are you serious there?

      I mean, you shouldn’t sabotage your sleep only to learn a few hours in advance what the announcement was about. You should sleep a 8 hours night like you should and then see in the morning what happened during your sleep.

    96. Q on

      Maybe they will gather media together for a press conference and say: “We have an important announcement to make:

      DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON THE WEB!”

      Good night for now. :)

    98. Gws on

      Gimme your number, I’ll send you an sms to wake you up when the announcement is made. I’m in SE Asia :D.

    103. GT on

      Announcement is the 25th, I wrote it in another discussion a few days before, and nobody wants to believe it.

      Get a life. Really.

    105. theskunk on

      To be honest, I never thought the fall release made much sense. I know lots of people would be excited to rush out and get a new model before a major summer vacation, releasing in May would make a lot more sense to me. At least for xxD and 5 series. Perhaps Rebels might be more prone to holiday sales and with 1 series neither makes a difference, but for xxD and 5 and perhaps Rebel….

    111. Anonymous on

      ? even if it was announced last month it still wouldn’t be available for the academic year.

    112. Anonymous on

      Well, i’m invited to an evening event with Canon Australia on the 25th. Now i’m starting to think that it might be more interesting than i thought.

    120. Anonymous on

      Note the lack of “D” in the name.

      D in this case does NOT mean Direct print. :P

      It means Digital.

      Just to be obvious.

    122. GT on

      Well, I have the official email invitation for the press event on the 25th. Canon asks to keep it out of public reach before this date.
      Unless this press event counts only for my country – which I doubt – it is the 25 th.

    123. Anonymous on

      *Newsflash*!. Canon unveils the add on “Direct Print Button”. At the request of many, the DPB is now available as an add on item for all DSLR’s. There is no limit on how may can be added.

    125. Anonymous on

      I can’t believe dpreview.com haven’t said anything. I thought they would have known something and the NDA would have been finished by now, right?!

    127. Anonymous on

      But Canon are holding a press conference today right (19th).

      Maybe there is 2 going on. Maybe 3 if you believe the 1st Sept rumour.

    128. Anonymous on

      No, unless Andy Kaufman faked his death so many years ago, I don’t think pranks that great exist anymore. LOL

    129. GT on

      But… did you see an official invitation for the 19th ?

      I can’t believe that there is an official event today and another confidential one 6 days later. The mail I have talks about the “Fall collection” of products and covers photo, video and printing. Without giving any list of products.

    130. Kees on

      I’m sorry for you, but almost every announcement of Canon is made in Amstelveen, the Netherlands! and not in your country.

    131. Kees on

      The international headquarter of Canon is in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. It is 9 ‘o clock in the morning now, so it is not weird that there’s no notification yet.

    132. I love Direct Print Buttons on

      Yeah we need more Direct Print Buttons. One on the side grip, one on the flash, one on the lens, one on the screen and don’t forget the Direct Print Button!

    133. Roel Riphagen on

      Canon has a Dealer show in the Netherlands tomorrow for the new models/lineup. So the products should be announced today i think at 10:00 in the neterlands.

    134. Roel Riphagen on

      Canon’s dealer for the Netherlands with new products is tomorrow (20 august) so the announcement has to be today or either tomorrow.

    144. Pete on

      according to the website “http://zoom.comon.dk/nyheder/Masser-af-nyheder-fra-Canon-i-dag-1.239321.html” the news will be annouced at 15:00 (GMT+1), so yes the netherlands 15:00, New York – 09:00, Sinapore – 21:00…

    145. Anonymous on

      Among the 1D, xD, xxD, xxxD digital cameras of Canon, it seems that the xxD new camera is always be expected mostly, comparaing to the other series.

      What’s the reason ?

    147. Anders on

      The reason is that the 50D was announced 12 months after the 40D. Now it’s been 12 months since the 50D was announced…

    148. Anonymous on

      1D are for pros who are too busy working to hang around on CRs. :P

      XD don’t come out that often (though the 5DII was VERY anticipated).

      XXD are enthusiast cameras that are reasonably affordable. Therefore a lot more people who would bother waiting for a new camera (and hang about on CRs etc.) anticipate it because, well, more of them want to buy it.

      XXX/XXXXD cameras are (dare I say it) “beginner” DSLRs so they’re mainly bought be people who don’t care too much about the latest and greatest camera (not enough to hang about on CRs etc.).

    150. raoul on

      I’m born in Amstelveen…
      And a friend of mine works in the building there….

      lets see…

    152. Anonymous on

      Come on dude…we need hard info. Obviously waiting a few more hours in unbearable and we’re all going to die!!!!1111111one

    155. fsantos on

      It seems today is indeed a great day to release new models (agaist the 25 Aug also antecipated) because today is the World Photography Day or International Photography Day. Let’s see what 3:00pm (GMT+1) will bring us. Just a little over 5h to go.

    156. Anonymous on

      I’ve been refreshing the CR website for hundred times today !!!

      What announcement will we get today on earth…

    158. John on

      1/3

      The 1D Mk IV is important because Canon need to be seen to lead the way, but ultimately the replacement for the 50D is really what matters.

      At the moment the D300 wipes it’s butt with the 50D because there is simply no comparison, particularly with the latest video upgrade to the D300. The 5D is not a good comparison because if I want to take 5+ fps, the 5D is not an option for me, while the D300 can take up to 8fps.

    159. Hacra on

      60D is ready to come out, probably announced today.

      If you go to canon website then click in the ad with the yellow car (advertisement to you connect)then in the option select cameras and then when you go to see the model, you will find out that 60D is already listed there.

      Cheers

      Andre

    160. John on

      3/3

      If Canon really want to make an impact I would like to see APS-H on the 60D/7D and run it as a slightly dumbed down version of a 1D Mk IV), but with 15.1MP and up to 8fps. Sales of the 1D should not be materially affected as it’s a pros camera and the pros will still want the best available to them, regardless of whether that will cost them another couple of grand.

      Last chance to make amends Canon or I’m out of here.

    161. Musouka on

      4 hours to go… yayyy!

      Let’s hope none of the new cameras looks as horridly ugly as the PS3 Slim announced yesterday :p

    162. Keith on

      “Last chance to make amends Canon or I’m out of here.”

      Can’t happen soon enough.

      Nobody cares what you think or what you want.

    165. Nogginthenog on

      The XXD line will never be APS-H , its owners are the bread and butter market for EF-S lenses , which , due to intrusion into the mirror box, wont work on either full frame or APS-H equipped bodies, the mirror assembly for those sensors is simply too big.

      As for the D300 comments, I can guarantee I could show you a dozen prints from the D300, 40D, 50D , D90 , and you could not pick which camera produced which image.

      people seem to lose sight of whats actually important, the image, not the spec sheet.

    175. restless on

      3h33mins to go…
      … a long way down to realize that nothing will be announced at all…

    177. restless on

      3h32mins to go…

      … to see new firmware downgrades, to provide moar Direct Push Bottoms

    178. John on

      Show me two identical images in low light at high Iso – one from 50D and one from D300 and I will be easily able to tell you which is which.

    179. John on

      Canon do you moron, I’m a customer after all. Why stay with Canon if they cannot produce a product to match one their biggest rival has had on the market for two years?

    181. restless on

      3h26mins to go…
      …to see that restless has given definitively up counting donw every minute

    183. Anonymous on

      15:00 CET time is 14:00 UK time it is currently 10:35 in the UK so it is 3 hours 24 mins

    187. restless on

      im in the same (time)zone as the weed smocking amsterdammers. so i might have to sinchronize my pc-clock with braunschweig before doin’ any more count down thing.

      3h16mins to go… though

    188. Anonymous on

      I’ve had it confirmed by a UK source that there will be some announcements this afternoon, but they can’t say what they will be.

    189. restless on

      im in the same (time)zone as the weed smocking amsterdammers. so i might have to sinchronize my pc-clock with braunschweig before doin’ any more count down thing.

    191. restless on

      and they cant say where neither (NDA?). in fact it’s kept so sectret that even after the anouncement noone will be able to get any information

    192. John on

      An anonymous poster telling us that they have had it “confirmed” by an anonymous UK source that there will be some announcements this afternoon. Whatever next….

    193. restless on

      canon will make anonymous anouncements on the internet. this is what will make it official, no?

    195. fsantos on

      If breaking an NDA means loosing your job, then the down economic situation may be the reason for not leaks so far :) People are afraid to loose their job… Anyway, it is 11h30 UK time, so 2h30 away from show starting (I hope!)

      Also if there are no rumors, either it is a BIG announcement that we really kept secret or nothing at all.

      my $0,02.

      fsantos

    197. Fran on

      I think Conon Inc must be working on G14 nowadays…. I went yesterday to buy G10 and they advertised to me about the new G11, amazing……

    198. Musouka on

      Are they? When it comes to the real value of money, they are about the same. The PS3 Slim for instance will set you back $300/€300.

    200. Musouka on

      To each his own, I guess. It looks cheap to me, has a larger footprint and the buttons on the panel are downright ugly. I guess the matte finish is a plus (though it still is glossy on the sides).

    204. Anonymous on

      It was someone who works at a UK camera magazine. Maybe they just know about the press conference (which makes sense that they would) but not what will be announced.

    205. ossme on

      i think that the direct print button is overrated. How about we move on and get our selves a wireless direct print button ?

    211. Mac dee on

      LOL this is by far the most entertaining thread on cr. It’s 1930 here in south east Asia. Maybe my bedtime story will be actual news from canon…

    213. Anonymous on

      When canon rumours guy wAkes up I bet there will be heaps of rumours posted…about 5 minutes before the official anouncement. LOL

    215. restless on

      i can not fall asleep wihtout a good bedtime story. May be that the megapixel monster will be killed in the end by moar dierct print butons.

    222. Anonymous on

      Just checked across the street after lunch but could not see anything interesting at Canon.

    223. Jorge on

      12h41 on Portugal while i’m sitting over my towel on the beach writting on my iPhone, life’s great =D

    224. restless on

      again, a solid source “anon camera mag”, “they just know”, which i agree “makes sense”!

      -1

    229. Anonymous on

      Got a source on the time zone? 3PM CET doesn’t make much sense in the middle of the summer. Did you mean CEST?

    245. Hacra on

      Hi there

      I think they remove the ad but you can still find it if you search for you connect

      here is the registration form in the portuguese web site…

      http://newsletter.canon-europe.com/Web/Locale/pt-PT/2009_08/Register.aspx?origin=http://newsletter.canon-europe.com/web/locale/pt-pt/2009_08/default.aspx

      in the bottom where it says “categoria do produto” choose camera
      and then in the next space where it says “modelo” you can find all the models of cameras including the 60D

      regards

    248. restless on

      looks like, though i was hoping and whishing that much a 2000D with 45mp, ff, pro af in the 300$ range

    249. Hacra on

      well just checked it again and now i cannot find the 60D anymore there.. they only state D60 which is a totally different camera. I though i had seen it before but since i didnt take a picture maybe i was wrong… i guess we have to wait an extra hour for the 3pm press conference (as rumored).

    250. restless on

      so why such an e-mail doesnt leak out? i mean that you surely didn’t sign a nda by reading this mail?

    253. Doug Laurent on

      according to my canon service point’s owner, i have the reliable info that there will be a d4 with video next month, but no 7D.

    256. restless on

      why should you do that. microchips and sand does not comply very well. unleast your pc or our iPhone has 100% weather seals. like the dslr hopefully being anounced soon

    262. Anonymous on

      I has mic, also, the left shoulder of camera looks smooth like old 5D (wich is realy nice)

    263. piotr on

      ok 7d FF (as a current 50d user – i want to buy one) but what with all the ef-s lenses???

    268. Anonymous on

      If it is real it looks as thogh it will be an APS-C camera as that lens looks like the 18-55 as the AF/MF switch is very close to the body.

    270. piotr on

      ok but they put a lot of money to develop it – and now they gonna drop it? maybe 7d and 60d??????

    273. Marty on

      Ixus 120 IS
      Ixus 200 IS
      PowerShot G11
      PowerShot S90
      PowerShot SX20 IS
      PowerShot SX120 IS
      Legria HF21
      Legria HFS11

      (Sorry, no SLRs)

      the G11,S90 and SX20 IS look sweet though

    275. Dean on

      seriously?

      oh well i guess it will pop up soon… early september im hoping for the 7D, 60D, and 1DmkIV :D

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