Yeah, of course that would be nice, but that would make them a business that thinks only of its consumers. As much as we'd all like to think of Canon as having only the best for us in mind, it's just unlikely.
So, if they don't announce anything until after the deadline, there will be those people who are wanting to see what's coming next. So, instead of buying and taking advantage of [double] rebates, they wait to see what's new. And, in turn, by either the new item, or pay more than before for the old item.
But lets get serious here for a moment fellows. Canon needs to get back into what it does best. Marketing. I propose a list to features to get it back on top.
Range of colours. Lets face it, pink is the new black. And the red one would go at least 2 frames faster.
Pin stripping.
Ugly person face detection. Automatically locks 'out-of-focus' for best results.
And of course, fluffly dice to hang off the viewfinder.
Don't you think that it's about time for Canon to introduce a 1-series DSLR with pellicle mirror? Back in the film days, it was difficult to justify the loss of 2/3 stops of light, but with today's excellent high-ISO performance, I doubt that that would be a problem. And it would make for one of the most silent (D)SLRs in the world: no film winding, no mirror slap, only the sound of the shutter!
Rainer wrote:
Don't you think that it's about time for Canon to introduce a 1-series DSLR with pellicle mirror? Back in the film days, it was difficult to justify the loss of 2/3 stops of light, but with today's excellent high-ISO performance, I doubt that that would be a problem. And it would make for one of the most silent (D)SLRs in the world: no film winding, no mirror slap, only the sound of the shutter!
Not to mention constant viewing.. though it should still come with a option it use a mirror flip, mirror lock up, lock down.. on a button..
Rainer wrote:
Don't you think that it's about time for Canon to introduce a 1-series DSLR with pellicle mirror? Back in the film days, it was difficult to justify the loss of 2/3 stops of light, but with today's excellent high-ISO performance, I doubt that that would be a problem. And it would make for one of the most silent (D)SLRs in the world: no film winding, no mirror slap, only the sound of the shutter!
If you want some secret info on what canon has in store, just look at Dan Mitchell's equipment list. I think he knows a lot of things that he hasn't been sharing.
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