A tidbit of info
Canon is looking to expand their entry level line of cameras. Nikon has grabbed a lot of market share with theirs, as has Sony.
Some features being considered:
Articulating LCD on one model
Movie Mode with AF
A far more consumer friendly liveview mode.
Inbody IS does exist in Canon R&D labs
There is little chance of adding a 3rd Rebel, but they will continue to develop 2 different models
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If they put in a movie mode with better functionality than the 5DmkII (i.e. AF, aperature/shutter speed, IS) I’d probably pick one up. It’ll be interesting to see if they keep going for the megapixel marketing race.
Or better yet, throw in the old 5D sensor with dust protection and firmware for movie mode!
yep, the old 12MP FF sensor with those large photosites, plus DIGIC IV, 14 or 16bit, self cleaning sensor and movie mode (maybe faster frame rate? im just getting greedy)… yea, Id get that =) … and I still hope they expand the spectral response from their cutoff filter further into the red but Im not holding my breath :P
I wonder when we will see a pocketcam with a lens mount. A G10 with a EOS-mount. Something like the Panasonic Lumix G1, but from Canon and smaller. I dont like the 1000D, because its to big to fit in my camerabag, and its to small to provide good handling.
Like the sound of that. Like it indeed. HD movies with AF would be awesome.
My view is the Canon 450D came out with some features that were better then their 40D and I expect them to do similar thing with the 50D. Movie would be a big win. In my area, the camera stores that sell both Canon and Nikon, I have seen the sales folks push Nikon. Their speech is that Canon and Nikon go back and forth on being the leader and they say today Nikon is the leader in the sensor space in respect to quality. So from my perspective, the continue push for Pixel is a loosing battle. I suggest that the next low end Canon would be to take the 50D sensor and use 12 Pixel to raise the sensor quality with its gapless sensor technology to re-take the lead in the sensor space. An entry level camera does not need 15 or even 21.1 Pixel in my view… Large Pixel is better suited for FF camera such as the 1D3 or 5D2 which is already challenging for Canon.
In-body IS. If they put in-body IS in a Rebel, it would do serious damage to their XXD line. They’d have to put in-body IS in all their cameras if they did that. Awesome.
Per Otto’s comment – I am ALL for a compact digital rangefinder using the EOS EF and EF-S mount. But, it should use BOTH those mounts. I would buy that in a heartbeat.
If the rebel had moviemode with autofocus I would buy that.
any one at canon listening?
Canon has been adding in Lens IS to even many consumer lenses every time a new one comes out.
18-55mm IS
55-200mm IS
18-200mm IS
I doubt if they will go to in body IS in their DSLR line. There are likely several reasons for this.
1. They hold a ton of patents for in-lens IS that gives them a advantage. They might have to pay Sony royalties for patents on in-body IS, its a risk.
2. In Body IS does not work as good on longer telephoto lenses where its needed most. It is nice for normal focal lengths.
3. Canon IS lenses generally don’t sell for any more than Sony’s Non-IS lenses.
I hope they go back to CF cards rather than SD, but everything else sounds nice.
WHAT DID THAT SAY!!!? ARTICULATING LCD!!!?
Canon, I will have your baby if you put an articulating LCD on an XSI. I will apologize for Nagasaki because, darn it, we should have let you have the darned oil. I’ll let my blonde daughter dance in your strip bars! What have you been waiting for!?
@Otto and sirimiri
http://www.dcresource.com/news/newsitem.php?id=3807
something in the right direction at least…
I never can get why the “IS please!!!” crowd keeps up with that song and dance…
Sony and Olympus both charge you more for their good lenses that don’t have IS in them…and that is one of the big arguments they produce for the inbody but it’s wrong…
I’d also love a full frame smaller cheaper camera and I would LOVE to see them STOP!!!! the MP race…
12 is perfect for 90 percent of people…
faster AF – Faster frames per second – some sort of remote flash system closer to quantum than nikon (meaning with ttl) – that last one is actually the one thing I want more than anything in all their cameras…
If Canon is serious about winning back some market share, they should introduce articulating LCD and in-body IS.
Honestly, I am not very fond of their 15 MP APS-C sensor design unless they have some further tricks up their sleeves…
So, if Canon does not introduce the features I mention above, I will wait for the competition to come up with the lenses I want and then jump ship.
Please, Canon, NO 2000D.
Anyone remember the D2000?
Anyone remember the…Canonflex…R2000?
Go to Wal-Mart and buy a name. Any name that doesn’t have 2000 in it.