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DaveMart wrote:
Completely unsubstantiated, but I heard the following from someone who claims to be 'in the know' - a replacement for the 30D - which has a bigger body than the 30D, and outdoes anything in this class in resolution.
My own gloss - no reason for it to be bigger, if it uses the same mirror box as the 30D, so onlyh a 1.3 would make sense to me, as the 5D fills the FF niche and FF costs are still out of line for a camera in the 30D class - from the recent Canon white paper the costs of 1.3 did not sound unreasonable for a camera in this class - the sensor might cost perhaps 2-3 times that of an APS-C sensor, and that could easily have 12MP or more.
Canon have also recently indicated that the 'would like' to continue using the 1.3.
Of course, this would not be good news for the EF-S mount, and 30D users might be miffed, but I think the introduction of the 400D indicates that this sort of consideration does not always weigh too heavily on Canon.
Anyone heard anything/ Thoughts?
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"Brian Worley, product manager of D-SLR cameras at Canon Europa, said that it's a long way before all EOS models will have a full size sensor, but Canon's aim is to equip all models, except the cheapest, with a 35mm sensor in the future. "
http://www.digit.no/wip4/detail.epl?id=59456
I don't think they will put out a new 1D model with the 1.3 sensor.
The Rebels will certainly continue with the APS-C sensor for a period beyond current Canon plans, and at some point there may be a transition of the xxD level to 24x36, but with DIGIC III in production, I would not place any money on another model with the 1.3 sensor.
The white paper contained the writing on the wall for that sensor--Canon is pushing the 24x36mm sensor as Nirvana for the professional market, and even most sports pros who can afford the 1Ds are using it.
Something Canon has said repeatedly since releasing the 20D is that their 1D cameras are not marketed to the photographer who buys his own equipment. In other words, they're priced for corporate purchasers, who have tax amortization advantages.
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