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But... Let's recap.
1Ds Mk III: Rumour and expectations suggest possibly 22 mpixel, possibly hybrid 5 fps full frame and 8 fps auto-crop, maybe even a Foveon style 12 mpixel 3-layer sensor. DIGIC III is very likely.
1D Mk III: Not much to go on, bump to 12 mpixel, still the fps machinegun for sports we know and love.
5D: Will likely get a 20D/30D like upgrade, bump in resolution not very likely, minor adjustments and improvements and DIGIC III. After all, this baby is 18 months old, come PMA, and it could do with internal reworkings to save on cost and decrease warranty issues. There is no competition out there, so nothing dramatic is expected. Maybe it will get sensor cleaning.
40D: Yes, yes, the 30D really needs a successor, with the likes of the D200 and Pentax K10D breathing down its neck. Bump to 10 mpixel, sensor cleaning, improved AF, DIGIC III. The debate on wheter it will make the move to APS-H is chugging along nicely, no clear winner on APS-C or APS-H yet. It may be too early for APS-H, that may be a thing for the 50D, in 2 years time.
APS-H would distinguish the 40D nicely from all the 10 mpixel competition out there, with 50% more sensor surface compared to APS-C, so it would alleviate the problems of increased pixel density. But, it'd take a bite out of EF-S sales. Then again, as far as wel can tell, Canon is committed to full frame for anything except entry level, so who knows...
400D: It will have... Oh, wait, it's here already 
And if I go into speculation overdrive, then there may be a 4000D, a 8 mpixel APS-C lovechild of a digicompact and a dSLR, with a live viewfinder, no mirror, and EF/EF-S mount. But maybe that's a bit too much uncertainty.
Oh, and thanks to Doug Pardee's dilligent work, here's when to expect announcements:
Let's look at the history:
2006: All announcements (including 30D) on Feb 21; show started Feb 26
2005: Most announcements (including 350D) on Feb 17; show started Feb 20
2004: Most announcements on Feb 9 (1DmkII on Jan 29); show started Feb 12
2003: All announcements (including 10D) on Feb 27; show started Mar 2
2002: All announcements (including D60) on Feb 22; show started Feb 24
So generally, 3 to 5 days in advance.
PMA this year starts March 8.
Original post here: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/492792/0
Edited by Tentacle on Jan 15, 2007 at 03:55 PM GMT
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we can guarantee that that will not happen! Has the 50 f/1.2 even been out a year yet??