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p.21 #1 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

I can't get that URL to work, so they either pulled it, or it was made up.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 02:16 AM

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p.21 #2 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

"No time to read all of this, I shall just have to remain in the dark"

Actually, you could read the whole thing and still be in the dark. :-)

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p.21 #3 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Not only does the URL not work, the lens itself looks terribly balance. I cant imagine how many tripods something like that would pull over.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:05 AM

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p.21 #4 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

danmitchell wrote:
"No time to read all of this, I shall just have to remain in the dark"

Actually, you could read the whole thing and still be in the dark. :-)

ahahaha...yep, too true. Whatever you do, don't just read a few pages or you'll be even more in the dark than before

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:08 AM

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p.21 #5 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

just one thing:

about picking waters on smaller or bigger stores around the world....

is NORMAL that they deny any new commer at this point, even if they have a "guess" about it...
remember we have a month forward till the show, after that a wile till u can have a camera in your bag....

so if they would "confirm" something NOW who the hell would buy ANYTHING till over 2 months

the one who want the new goodies would certainly wait, so 30 would not sell at all, nor other replacements...the ones who have low budget would not buy nor the current models not competitors models like d80 or pentax u were talking about , cause they HOPE for froping prices at current models.....

so any rumor confirmation will FREEZE the market for at least 1.5 - 2 months.....

what store manager is that STUPID to confirm anything or even let anybody understand between lines some rumors are plausible

?

i think none, they have a business and they must sell something...2 months of dry weather means a lot of money guys...so let;s be realistic....
u ask in the wrong places the wrong people

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:10 AM

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p.21 #6 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Not sure whether it is fake or not, but if true, we can really expect the price to be bad. Really. Looking together at the price of the 400 DO and at the trend of pricing relatively high new lenses, there is little doubt this one would break the $10000 barrier at B&H...

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:29 AM

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p.21 #7 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

It's fake, I can't remember where, but I saw the admission that it was fake. They photoshopped a 500 f/4 if I remember correctly.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 04:02 AM

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p.21 #8 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

All of this is quite true. And it confirms something suggested earlier -- all reps lie.

parintele wrote:
just one thing:

about picking waters on smaller or bigger stores around the world....

is NORMAL that they deny any new commer at this point, even if they have a "guess" about it...
remember we have a month forward till the show, after that a wile till u can have a camera in your bag....

so if they would "confirm" something NOW who the hell would buy ANYTHING till over 2 months

?

i think none, they have a business and they must sell something...2 months of dry weather means a lot of money guys...so let;s be realistic....
u ask in the wrong places the wrong people

Edited on Feb 26, 2007 at 06:15 PM

Jan 23, 2007 at 04:23 AM

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p.21 #9 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

It's fake and this junk belongs in the rumor thread whether or not you are too lazy to post it there. (Hint: it already has been.)

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Jan 23, 2007 at 04:35 AM

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p.21 #10 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Andreas Schuet wrote:
I think the 40D should have 12 MP and crop 1.3
I remember Canon said the did not released the 30D with 10 MP because the camera would not have the image quality canon like to deliver for this kind of camera.
Why canon should chane this statement now ?

Why did Canon put only 3mp into the D30? Not because it was an unbreakable sound barrier. Or even better: why did Canon use the same sensor in the D60 and 10D? Because it made sense _at that time_. Doesn't mean technology and/or marketing doesn't change in the future ever again.

Same applies to the never ending whining about pixel size and noise. Again, compare the D30 with the 30D and learn.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 04:42 AM

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p.21 #11 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Has this link been posted yet? I've not the patience to search back through:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/22/canon-EOS-40d-on-the-way/

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Jan 23, 2007 at 04:52 AM

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p.21 #12 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

The name of the EF 400 f/4 DO IS isn't even written right. they left out the DO part in the text... What an incredibly stupid hoax.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 05:18 AM

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p.21 #13 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Pixel Perfect wrote:
Has this link been posted yet? I've not the patience to search back through:

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/22/canon-EOS-40d-on-the-way/

Yes. about 45x already

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Jan 23, 2007 at 05:50 AM

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p.21 #14 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Hi, I really never post here but I've got a question. I'm really a noob and I've owned a 20d with a couple lenses for over a year now. How does canons line up evolve? It doesn't seem to follow any predictable pattern. I'm going to be selling my car in about 7 months at which time I was thinking of dropping about 8k on a new body and two or three L lenses and I just don't see how to make an informed choice without kicking myself thirty or ninety days later. Don't get me wrong whatever I buy I'll be happy with but I just like the pleasure of not having my slr being old news after a short time.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 10:05 AM

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p.21 #15 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Oh, and something more on what to expect from PMA...

Remember the Canon M30 and M80 imagetanks, pre-announced at Photokina?

The german press release on it says "Preis und Verfügbarkeit im Handel werden im 1. Quartal 2007 feststehen und kommuniziert." which roughly translates to saying that pricing and availability will be set and communicated in the first quarter of 2007. That might be PMA as well...

Source: here

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Jan 23, 2007 at 10:06 AM

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p.21 #16 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Tom Steele wrote:
Couldn't I just stack two 400 primes and get the same thing? ;-)

Well, I do have the 400 and a 2X and it works well. The 800 DO would probably be lighter, though.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 11:42 AM

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p.21 #17 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Tentacle wrote:
Remember the Canon M30 and M80 imagetanks, pre-announced at Photokina?

The german press release on it says "Preis und Verfügbarkeit im Handel werden im 1. Quartal 2007 feststehen und kommuniziert." which roughly translates to saying that pricing and availability will be set and communicated in the first quarter of 2007. That might be PMA as well...

I thought Canon had stated they had no intention of bringing that product to the US market? I'd like to see it before I buy one, but I had already decided I'd just buy one from overseas since I already have a BP-51x charger.

Edited on Feb 26, 2007 at 06:15 PM

Jan 23, 2007 at 01:47 PM

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p.21 #18 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Wow, this thread has really slowed down. Losing steam after 65 pages? That didn't happen for Photokina...

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:16 PM

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p.21 #19 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

A though just occurred to me...

There has been an ongoing thread about negative associations of the number 4 in certain Asian languages, with the result being a belief that Canon would not identify a new camera model with this number - hence no "40D."

What about the existing "400D?"

Dan

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:39 PM

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p.21 #20 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

stits wrote: I'm really a noob and I've owned a 20d with a couple lenses for over a year now. How does canons line up evolve? It doesn't seem to follow any predictable pattern. I'm going to be selling my car in about 7 months at which time I was thinking of dropping about 8k on a new body and two or three L lenses and I just don't see how to make an informed choice without kicking myself thirty or ninety days later.

Welcome to the FM Forums, stits. By the way, it is "20D".

Canon will be announcing new cameras and lenses in about 30 days and probably also in about 7 months. So given your timing, keep in touch with this Canon forum. With 8k, I would suggest moving up one level only to the 5D or 5D replacement and spending most of that money on four L or near L lenses and don't neglect a good $500 tripod with a good $300 ballhead.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:45 PM

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p.21 #21 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

I believe it was said that the two zeros make it okay.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 03:47 PM

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p.21 #22 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

Last time I checked, "4" is not the same as "40" or "400".

Thread slowdown - ya, only 65 pages based on nothing. Just wait until we get an actual leak in mid to late Feb.

I predict sales of Viagra will drop significantly.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 04:11 PM

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p.21 #23 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

In hopes of someone saving me the agony of scanning the 65 pages of this discussion..... can someone recap the serious, reasonable rumors of what Canon may announce as new products?

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Jan 23, 2007 at 05:27 PM

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p.21 #24 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

coppertop wrote:
In hopes of someone saving me the agony of scanning the 65 pages of this discussion..... can someone recap the serious, reasonable rumors of what Canon may announce as new products?

I would be glad to.

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Jan 23, 2007 at 05:40 PM

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p.21 #25 · 'Un-Official' pre-PMA Rumor Thread

I recapped the various opinions, rumours and suggestions from previous threads right at the start of this one, 6th post of the first page. There is little to add to that info

Well, maybe that the 1Ds Mark III will have a foveon-type sensor. Other than that, little was actually new. There have been some very insightful posts here, but that's tiny little gems in tonnes of mud.

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