RobertLynn
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Buy and Sell: On
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Look at the time line, the 40D has been out for 1 year. I don't honestly think that it's going to be replaced right now, maybe a half a year, but who knows, I could be wrong. It's happened many times before.
However, there's the crowd that wants all of the 1 series features, in a camera that's 1/4 of the cost. We all want cheaper, yes, however it's unlikely that it would happen. What Canon is just going to shit on its customers that bought their cameras at X price, less than a year ago, and offer them something that's entirely better, across the board, for the same starting price?
I can't see it happening.
Scenario;
The 40D comes out. You buy it, but wait, in one year, you could buy a 50D that has 3200, 6400, and 12800 ISO, more mega pixels, and micro adjustment of lenses, for the same price. Gee thanks, that would really make you want to continue dealing with the company.
I'm all about competition, because competition breads innovation, and an increased market. That means, more comparable products are released, and you can get more features for the dollar. That's ultimately what it's about.
I bought my 40D, and instead of bitching about the features that it didn't have, I used it for the features that it DOES have. Same with my 30D.
As for companies hanging on every word, no they shouldn't hang on every word, because the general thing would be, give me a 1dsMK3 for 1000$ kitted with a 16-35, 24-70, and 70-200 or something else ridiculously heinous, but what companies should do is listen to their consumers, complaints (reasonable ones) and praises, and go from there. Then take a look at the market, and see what the competition is offering/innovating.
If Canon releases this, with these specs, 1 year after they did the 40D, I'll be both surprised, and miffed.
We'll see when it happens/if it happens.
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