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Imagemaster wrote:
I'm sure Canon and many Canon shooters don't much care if you think the 5D4 is great enough for you. Many are quite happy with the Canon gear they already own and don't NEED anything the competitors' models have.
It is always amusing to hear someone complain about a new camera that they have not even used. I hardly think that one new camera model that is not up to your expectations is a turning point for Canon.
There are some wonderfully florid misrepresentations of what I said in that post!
I may buy a 5D4, but then again I may not. I'm sure many Canon shooters are happy with the gear they own. The point I'm making is that the 5D line has been, in terms of sales, the dominant camera in it's segment. It may not entirely lose this dominance in one generation, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's dominance starts to weaken.
Nor am I basing this view on the idea on my view alone. Come and check out the wedding forum - where this is cross posted. Lots of Canon users for sure, but lots of people who have seen the benefits of Nikon cameras in particular and who have lamented the sensor inferiority that Canon have shown over the years. Sure the 5DIV represents a step forward but it remains a catch up game. I can think of a glut of serious shooters who have moved to Nikon and I can think of others, such as myself who have held on in the hope of something that will genuinely level the playing field. Many of those who have held on remain unconvinced. Of course it'll sell, but I think Canon are losing their chokehold on this segment.
Also, I may not have used the camera, but I've used every other model of 5D and I'm familiar with the AF system in the new model. I've not shot test images myself, but I've seen them, which amounts to much the same thing. Canon are welcome to ignore me, but I am free to complain. I've invested a lot of money in Canon and shot hundreds of thousands of images with them. Their unwillingness to develop the camera I and many others want is frustrating.
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