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 p.13 #16 · Official: Canon Announces the EOS 6D Mark II | |
RustyBug wrote:
The fact that Toyota could offer a Lexus for the price of a Toyota doesn't absolve them of not offering it either ... that's kinda the same hogwash of the first statement. Pentax COULD have included 4K video in the K-1, but didn't. Nikon COULD have included 4K video in the D610, but didn't. Sony COULD have priced the A7R II at $2,000, but didn't ... I don't see folks claiming insanity and decrying absolution for those companies bringing their products to market as they saw fit.
Why people feel they have some ordained expertise to expect Canon to do what nobody else has done, and crucify Canon for not bringing the Caviar & Champagne for the price of a Hot Dog & Coke is what is really the absurdity of a double standard.
Imo, the 6D2 will be a VERY GOOD sell for those wanting FF entry. The original version 6D (which is a bargain now, btw) had a few shortcomings (AF @ f/8, etc.) that put some folks off. That has been improved ... AND, oh BTW ... Canon LISTENED to the market clamor for FF with a fully articulating display, ala big brother to the 80D, please. This is what they have brought to the market ... I expect it to sell very well for those coming into FF for the first time.
Also, realize this ... many of those who have NEVER shot FF, have shot smaller cameras with articulating displays and touch screen and the other techno-goodies NFC, GPS, etc. that Canon HAS put into the 6D2. Imo, There are FAR MORE current non-FF users in the masses of "new to FF" that want articulating display, and the geo-tagging than those who care about the 4K video.
It is speculation on your part (and mine) at this point as to whether it will be a "hard sell" or "winner" for Canon. But, I'll go on record and state that the 6D2 will be a GOOD SELL for Canon, despite the claims of "insanity" for leaving out the 4K video. Folks will wade through all the negative noise about the lack of 4K video ... only to find they have to spend more $$$ to get 4K video (i.e. Sony, 5D4, etc.) and then realize that the REASON they want FF isn't for the 4K video (which they can get in non-FF packages), thus the main thing for moving to FF is to get ... ummm, FF.
Sure, folks can WISH they could get 4K video & FF for the lowest price point in the FF market ... but that's just unrealistic. I can WISH to get the Navigation System and Panoramic glass with 4X4 for the price of the entry level Jeep ... but am I gonna bash Jeep for OMG having an entry level SUV with less features than their better equipped / appointed models? Seriously, why do folks think that Canon should be expected to conduct business in the "let's give it away" mode, when it is fully understood (although, apparently not by those claiming "insanity") that the marketplace is predicated upon what the market will bear and mfr's DO bring variant models to the market.
Imo, such claims of "insanity" are evidence of hyperbole, lack of mature understanding and / or cyber-sensationalism. Suggesting that Canon isn't "absolved"  ... isn't much better.
In the end, the 6D2 is what it is .. and it is a BETER (equipped with AF @f/8, etc.) FF than its predecessor, at a BETTER price point than the original 6D release price. It has a BETTER articulating display than any FF on the market. Do the math and Canon gave the market MORE (than the original 6D) for LESS (than the original 6D) ... and yet, folks want to claim things of "insanity", "absolved", and just generally bash Canon for not fulfilling their fantastic fantasy of give me everything for nothing.
6D2 ... don't like it, don't buy it (it wasn't built for you). Go spend your money on something else to get your FF + 4K video.
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I think the issue here is that people:
#1 Don't perceive Canon as being an innovative company
#2 Feel features are withheld, often times that are not hardware limitations but instead software, that keep the products from filling their needs and don't see enough benefit to go one more model upstream
#3 Feel locked into to Canon because of lens, flash, etc... investments
It's the same thing almost every release.
Dave
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), but I'm not sure that suggesting Canon thinks their customers are morons is where they were at with it. Rather, I think they saw 6.5 as 6 + a bonus. 
